2023–24 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

American college basketball season

2023–24 La Salle Explorers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record8–22 (5–13 A–10)
Head coach
  • Mountain MacGillivray (6th season)
Associate head coachChris Day
Assistant coaches
  • Gillian Abshire
  • Jeryn Reese
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 16 2   .889 29 6   .829
VCU 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
Saint Joseph's 15 3   .833 28 6   .824
George Mason 14 4   .778 23 8   .742
Duquesne 13 5   .722 21 13   .618
Rhode Island 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Saint Louis 9 9   .500 22 18   .550
Davidson* 8 10   .444 18 8   .692
Loyola Chicago 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Fordham 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
George Washington 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Dayton 5 13   .278 12 19   .387
La Salle 5 13   .278 8 22   .267
UMass 2 16   .111 5 27   .156
St. Bonaventure 1 17   .056 4 26   .133
* Season cancelled on March 1, 2024.
2024 A10 tournament winner

The 2023–24 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team represents La Salle University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Explorers, led by sixth-year head coach Mountain MacGillivray, play their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Explorers finished the 2022–23 season 17–14, 8–7 in A–10 play to finish in eighth place.[1] They were defeated by George Mason in the second round of the A–10 tournament.[2]

Roster

2023–24 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Tiara Bolden 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Eastern Arizona College Eugene, Oregon
F 3 Emilee Tahata 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Woodcrest State College Springfield, Australia
G 4 Fiona Connolly 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Brewster Academy South Burlington, Vermont
C 5 Amber Bullard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr The Christian Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 10 Nicole Melious 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Susan E. Wagner High School Staten Island, New York
G 11 Emma Egan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Bullitt East High School Mount Washington, Kentucky
G 12 Molly Masciantonio 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Holy Family Morton, Pennsylvania
G 13 Makayla Miller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Ouachita Baptist Little Rock, Arkansas
G 20 Laia Monclova 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Valencia Basket Mallorca, Spain
F 24 Ashley Hopper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Abington Senior High School Rockledge, Pennsylvania
G 25 Julie Jekot 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Cumberland Valley High School Enola, Pennsylvania
G 30 Aryss Macktoon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. Timothy's School Catonsville, Maryland
G 31 Gabby Turco 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Saint Anselm Wildwood, New Jersey
G 32 Jolene Armendariz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS San Francisco State Canyon Lake, California
C 33 Hailey Chiles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Greenwood High School Greenwood, South Carolina
Head coach
  • Mountain MacGillivray (Temple)
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm
at Coppin State W 73–68  1–0
 17  Macktoon   10  Armendariz   4  2 Tied  Physical Education Complex (541)
Baltimore, MD
November 9, 2023*
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Maine L 48–58  1–1
 13  Macktoon   4  2 Tied   2  2 Tied  Tom Gola Arena (247)
Philadelphia, PA
November 11, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
American W 62–53  2–1
 22  Melious   10  Turco   3  2 Tied  Tom Gola Arena (778)
Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2023*
6:00 pm, FloSports
at Drexel
Big 5
L 46–71  2–2
 10  Melious   6  Macktoon   2  2 Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (529)
Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rider W 72–44  3–2
 16  Turco   11  Armendariz   5  Masciantonio  Alumni Gymnasium (516)
Lawrenceville, NJ
November 29, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Penn
Big 5
L 71–79  3–3
 23  Miller   7  Armendariz   6  Masciantonio  The Palestra (573)
Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Virginia L 73–94  3–4
 15  Miller   7  Miller   4  Masciantonio  Tom Gola Arena (387)
Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 2023*
7:00 pm, B1G+
at Rutgers L 67–98  3–5
 12  2 Tied   10  Armendariz   6  Miller  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,216)
Piscataway, NJ
December 7, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lehigh L 60–106  3–6
 16  Melious   8  Bolden   4  Masciantonio  Stabler Arena (703)
Bethlehem, PA
December 17, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Temple
Big 5
L 61–85  3–7
 12  Masciantonio   6  2 Tied   3  Masciantonio  Tom Gola Arena (412)
Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Villanova
Big 5
L 60–74  3–8
 15  Masciantonio   4  2 Tied   4  Miller  Tom Gola Arena (612)
Philadelphia, PA
A-10 regular season
December 30, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Mason L 37–74  3–9
(0–1)
 8  Melious   9  Armendariz   1  2 Tied  EagleBank Arena (5,100)
Fairfax, VA
January 2, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Davidson L 50–69  3–10
(0–2)
 17  Masciantonio   5  2 Tied   3  Melious  Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Fordham W 64–53  4–10
(1–2)
 19  Masciantonio   8  Bolden   6  Masciantonio  Tom Gola Arena (323)
Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure W 75–71  5–10
(2–2)
 19  Miller   7  Armendariz   4  Masciantonio  Reilly Center (155)
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 13, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
UMass W 70–64  6–10
(3–2)
 17  Turco   7  2 Tied   6  Miller  Tom Gola Arena (1,647)
Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 2024
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Saint Joseph's L 39–64  6–11
(3–3)
 14  Miller   4  2 Tied   3  Miller  Hagan Arena (715)
Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU L 50–66  6–12
(3–4)
 16  Miller   7  Armendariz   4  Masciantonio  Siegel Center (1,126)
Richmond, VA
January 24, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
Rhode Island L 47–75  6–13
(3–5)
 15  Melious   6  Armendariz   3  Masciantonio  Tom Gola Arena (1,202)
Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at UMass W 63–61  7–13
(4–5)
 16  Armendariz   8  Miller   8  Miller  Mullins Center (3,069)
Amherst, MA
February 4, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Dayton L 69–72 OT 7–14
(4–6)
 18  Masciantonio   7  Miller   4  2 Tied  Tom Gola Arena (382)
Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Loyola Chicago L 39–73  7–15
(4–7)
 14  Melious   4  2 Tied   4  Miller  Tom Gola Arena (156)
Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Duquesne L 52–57  7–16
(4–8)
 15  Armendariz   10  Armendariz   7  Masciantonio  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (988)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 14, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Washington L 49–71  7–17
(4–9)
 16  Miller   6  Masciantonio   3  Masciantonio  Charles E. Smith Center (224)
Washington, D.C.
February 18, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Joseph's L 29–60  7–18
(4–10)
 13  Miller   6  Armendariz   1  4 Tied  Tom Gola Arena (418)
Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Richmond L 54–74  7–19
(4–11)
 12  Melious   8  Melious   7  Masciantonio  Robins Center (832)
Richmond, VA
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
VCU L 50–75  7–20
(4–12)
 12  Masciantonio   6  Egan   4  Masciantonio  Tom Gola Arena (436)
Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Saint Louis L 57–78  7–21
(4–13)
 13  Bolden   8  2 Tied   5  Masciantonio  Tom Gola Arena (234)
Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fordham W 93–83  8–21
(5–13)
 28  Melious   8  Bolden   7  Miller  Rose Hill Gymnasium (422)
Bronx, NY
A-10 tournament
March 6, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(12) vs. (13) UMass
First Round
L 49–54  8–22
 17  Melious   8  Miller   3  2 Tied  Henrico Sports & Events Center 
Henrico, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Falls in Heartbreaking Loss to George Mason in the A-10 Tournament". La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "La Salle Explorers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
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