2023–24 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team represents Sacred Heart University (SHU) during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by 11th-year head coach Jessica Mannetti, play their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).

2023–24 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Liz Flooks
  • Candice Leatherwood
  • Marc Taney
Home arenaWilliam H. Pitt Center

This is the Pioneers' final season in the NEC. On October 25, 2023, SHU and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference jointly announced that the university would join that conference on July 1, 2024.[1]

Roster

2023–24 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
G 1 Ny'Ceara Pryor 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) So Baltimore, Maryland
G 3 Amelia Wood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Wynantskill, New York
G 10 Afia Owusu Mensah 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Glenn Dale, Maryland
F 22 Ciara Brannon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Westampton, New Jersey
G 24 Sierra Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Richmond, Virginia
F/C 34 Kelsey Wood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Wynantskill, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 16, 2023

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rhode Island Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
November 11, 2023*
at Morgan State Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, Maryland
November 15, 2023*
7:00 pm
at Monmouth OceanFirst Bank Center 
West Long Branch, New Jersey
November 19, 2023*
2:00 pm
Hofstra William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
November 23, 2023*
9:00 pm
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez  
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 24, 2023*
6:30 pm
VCU  
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 25, 2023*
6:30 pm
UCF  
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 29, 2023*
7:00 pm
Fairfield William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
December 2, 2023*
2:00 pm
at Bryant Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm
NJIT William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
December 10, 2023*
12:00 pm
at Iona Hynes Athletic Center 
New Rochelle, New York
December 16, 2023*
2:00 pm
at Providence Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
December 20, 2023
11:00 am
at Vermont Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
December 31, 2023*
1:00 pm
Mercy William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
Northeast Conference regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm
Merrimack William H Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
January 8, 2024
at Saint Francis DeGol Arena 
Loretto, PA
January 13, 2024
at LIU Steinberg Wellness Center 
Brooklyn, NY
January 15, 2024
2:00 pm
Le Moyne College William H Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
January 21, 2024
4:00 pm
at Wagner Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, NY
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm
LIU William H Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson William H Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
February 1, 2024
6:00 pm
at Stonehill Merkert Gymnasium 
Easton, MA
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm
at Le Moyne College Ted Grant Court 
DeWitt, NY
February 9, 2024
7:00 pm
Central Connecticut William H Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
February 17, 2024
Wagner William H Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson Rothman Center 
Teaneck, NJ
February 24, 2024
at Central Connecticut William H. Detrick Gymnasium 
New Britain, CT
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm
Stonehill William H Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
March 2, 2024
3:00 pm
at Merrimack Hammel Court 
North Andover, MA
March 7, 2024
Saint Francis William H Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

[2]

References

  1. "MAAC Welcomes Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University as Newest Full Members" (Press release). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Sacred Heart Athletics. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
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