2023–24 Monmouth Hawks women's basketball team explained

Sport:women's basketball
Prev Year:2022–23
Year:2023–24
Team:Monmouth Hawks
Conference:Coastal Athletic Association
Short Conf:CAA
Record:22–10
Conf Record:14–4
Head Coach:Ginny Boggess
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach1:Anjalé Barrett
Asst Coach2:Sean Bair
Asst Coach3:Geoff Lanier
Arena:OceanFirst Bank Center
Tourney:WNIT
Tourney Result:Second Round

The 2023–24 Monmouth Hawks women's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks, led by third-year head coach Ginny Boggess, played their home games at OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch, New Jersey, as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 18–16, 9–9 in CAA play to finish in a tie for seventh place.[1] As the #7 seed in the CAA tournament, they defeated #10 seed Charleston in the second round,[2] upset #2 seed Drexel,[3] #3 seed Northeastern,[4] and top seeded Towson to become the lowest seeded team to ever win the CAA tournament, doing it in their first season in the CAA, sending the Hawks to just their second NCAA tournament appearance, their first since 1983.[5] They earned the CAA's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament, receiving the #16 seed in the Greenville Regional 2.[6] They were defeated by Tennessee Tech in the First Four.[7]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings. Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). January 22, 2024. en.
  2. News: FAST START POWERS MU WBB TO WIN OVER COFC, 69-54. Monmouth University Athletics. January 22, 2024. en.
  3. News: Drexel Drops Heartbreaker to Monmouth in CAA Quarterfinals. Drexel University Athletics. January 22, 2024. en.
  4. News: Historic run for Northeastern women's basketball team ends with loss to Monmouth in CAA semifinals. Northeastern Global News. January 22, 2024. en.
  5. News: Surprising Monmouth routs Towson to win CAA women's tourney. AP News. January 22, 2024. en.
  6. News: 2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket. NCAA.com. January 22, 2024. en.
  7. News: Monmouth women's basketball falls to Tennessee Tech, 79-69, in March Madness return. Asbury Park Press. January 22, 2024. en.
  8. News: 2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule. Monmouth University Athletics. January 22, 2024. en.
  9. News: Monmouth Hawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule. ESPN. January 22, 2024. en.