2023–24 LIU Sharks women's basketball team

2023–24 LIU Sharks women's basketball
2023–24 LIU Sharks women's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	7–20 (4–10 NEC)
Head coach	Rene Haynes;
Assistant coaches	Chris Dunn; Toccara Toland;
Home arena	Steinberg Wellness Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Sacred Heart †	15	–	1	.938	24	–	10	.706
Le Moyne*	14	–	2	.875	18	–	15	.545
Fairleigh Dickinson	11	–	5	.688	14	–	17	.452
Merrimack	8	–	8	.500	12	–	19	.387
Central Connecticut	7	–	9	.438	9	–	21	.300
LIU	5	–	11	.313	8	–	22	.267
Stonehill*	4	–	12	.250	4	–	26	.133
Saint Francis	4	–	12	.250	5	–	25	.167
Wagner	4	–	12	.250	7	–	21	.250
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 NEC tournament winner

The 2023–24 LIU Sharks women's basketball team represents Long Island University (LIU) during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season.

Offseason[edit]

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Alexzeya Brooks	3	G	5'11"	JR	Binghamton, NY	UMass
Estie Varga	10	G	5'8"	GS Senior	Kaposvár, Hungary	St. Francis Brooklyn
Nigeria Harkless	15	F	6'2"	JR	Jacksonville, FL	Mercer
Samantha Bailey	23	F	6'1"	GS Senior	Grand Island, NY	Marist
Amaya Dowdy	25	F	6'0"	JR	Woonsocket, RI	UMass Lowell

Roster[edit]

2023–24 LIU Sharks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	De'Asia Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Sapulpa	Tulsa, OK
G	1	Emaia O'Brien	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)	Jr	Chandler Park Academy	Detroit, MI
G	2	Nia Santiago	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Viera	Melbourne, FL
G	3	Alexzeya Brooks	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Westtown School/UMass	Binghamton, NY
G	4	Kayla Tilus	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Notre Dame Catholic High School	Bridgeport, CT
G	5	Janessa Williams	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	The King's Academy	Lake Worth, FL
G	10	Estie Varga	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	PTE Babits Mihaly/St. Francis Brooklyn	Kaposvár, Hungary
G	11	Mariah Elohim	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Westlake	Westlake Village, CA
G	12	Ashley Austin	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Lynwood/Texas Southern	Compton, CA
F	14	Dia Dénes	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Szabó lorinc	Budapest, Hungary
F	15	Nigeria Harkless	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Jean Ribault/Mercer	Jacksonville, FL
G	22	Racky Kane	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	South Shore	New York, NY
F	23	Samantha Bailey	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Grand Island/Marist	Grand Island, NY
F	25	Amaya Dowdy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	St. Raphael Academy/UMass Lowell	Woonsocket, RI
C	33	Sydni Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Union	Tulsa, OK

Head coach

Rene Haynes (Michigan State)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Dunn (West Virginia State)
Toccara Toland (Ferrum)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2023

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		at St. John's	L 44–81	0–1	Carnesecca Arena (386) Queens, NY
November 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., Big Ten+		at Minnesota	L 57–92	0–2	Williams Arena (3,141) Minneapolis, MN
November 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		at Iona	L 59–80	0–3	Hynes Athletic Center (783) New Rochelle, NY
November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m.		Lafayette	L 51–54	0–4	Steinberg Wellness Center (175) Brooklyn, NY
November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		CSU Bakersfield	L 57–62	0–5	Steinberg Wellness Center (125) Brooklyn, NY
November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m.		Hampton	W 60–53	1–5	Steinberg Wellness Center (140) Brooklyn, NY
November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SNY		Saint Peter's	L 54–63	1–6	Steinberg Wellness Center (89) Brooklyn, NY
December 4, 2023* 5:30 p.m.		at Delaware State	L 59–84	1–7	Memorial Hall (400) Dover, DE
December 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 15 Virginia Tech	L 50–98	1–8	Cassell Coliseum (3,849) Blacksburg, VA
December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., SNY		Manhattan	L 55–66	1–9	Steinberg Wellness Center (196) Brooklyn, NY
December 31, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at NJIT	L 54–58	1–10	Fleisher Center (250) Newark, NJ
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m.		Stonehill	W 54–52	2–10 (1–0)	Steinberg Wellness Center (134) Brooklyn, NY
January 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Wagner	L 66–75	2–11 (1–1)	Spiro Sports Center (487) Staten Island, NY
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m.		Sacred Heart	L 56–67	2–12 (1–2)	Steinberg Wellness Center (154) Brooklyn, NY
January 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m.		at Chicago State	W 66–58	3–12	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (84) Chicago, IL
January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		Saint Francis	W 72–64	4–12 (2–2)	Steinberg Wellness Center (134) Brooklyn, NY
January 21, 2024 1:00 p.m.		at Central Connecticut	W 57–50	5–12 (3–2)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (371) New Britain, CT
January 25, 2024 2:00 p.m.		at Sacred Heart	L 55–70	5–13 (3–3)	William H. Pitt Center (520) Fairfield, CT
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		Le Moyne	L 62–80	5–14 (3–4)	Steinberg Wellness Center (178) Brooklyn, NY
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		FDU	L 56–59	5–15 (3–5)	Steinberg Wellness Center (130) Brooklyn, NY
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Saint Francis	L 56–61	5–16 (3–6)	DeGol Arena (392) Loretto, PA
February 5, 2024* 5:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		Chicago State	W 80–71	6–16	Steinberg Wellness Center (182) Brooklyn, NY
February 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Merrimack	L 51–68	6–17 (3–7)	Hammel Court (653) North Andover, MA
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at FDU	L 53–84	6–18 (3–8)	Rothman Center (207) Teaneck, NJ
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m.		Merrimack	L 61–79	6–19 (3–9)	Steinberg Wellness Center (130) Brooklyn, NY
February 22, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Le Moyne	L 45–58	6–20 (3–10)	Ted Grant Court (458) DeWitt, NY
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		Wagner	W 70–65	7–20 (4–10)	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m.		Central Connecticut State	L 56–65	7–21 (4–11)	Steinberg Wellness Center (135) Brooklyn, NY
March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Stonehill	W 74–65	8–21 (5–11)	Merkert Gymnasium (112) Easton, MA
Northeast Conference women's tournament
March 11, 2024 7:00pm	(6)	at (3) FDU Quarterfinals	L 59–71	8–22	Bogota Savings Bank Center (677) Hackensack, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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References[edit]

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". LIU Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". LIU Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

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v t e LIU Sharks women's basketball
Venues	Schwartz Athletic Center (1965–2005) Steinberg Wellness Center (2006–present)
Rivalries	St. Francis Brooklyn
People	Head coaches
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