2023–24 St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team

2023–24 St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record4–26 (1–17 A–10)
Head coach
Associate head coachTiara Johnson
Assistant coaches
  • Kelcie Rombach
  • Jim Brunelli
Home arenaReilly Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
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 St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by head coach Jim Crowley in the first season of his second stint (17th overall), played their home games at the Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

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The Bonnies finished the 2022–23 season 6–26, 3–13 in AAC play to finish in 14th place.[1] As the #14 seed in the A–10 tournament, they were defeated by #11 seed Davidson in the first round.[2]

On January 15, 2023, St. Bonaventure announced that they would be firing head coach Jesse Fleming, who was in the middle of his seventh season as head coach, with assistant coach Erica Morrow being named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[3] On March 10, Providence and former Bonnies head coach Jim Crowley was announced as the team's next head coach, after previously serving the role for the school from 2000 to 2016.[4]

Roster

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2023–24 St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Nadechka Laccen 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Tyler Junior College San Juan, Puerto Rico
G 10 Tianna Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr New Mexico Junior College Peoria, Illinois
G 11 Kirah Dandridge 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So New Hope Academy Richmond, Virginia
F 12 Taylor Napper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St. John's College High School Lorton, Virginia
G/F 13 Maddie Dziezgowski 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Bethel Park High School Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
G 14 Isabellah Middleton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Slippery Rock Leesburg, Virginia
G 20 Tamar voor de Poort 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lekdetec.nl Doetinchem, Netherlands
G 22 Dani Haskell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Canisius Franklinville, New York
G 24 Payton Fields 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Western Nebraska Community College El Paso, Texas
F 33 Claire Cody 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Carmel High School Carmel, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2023*
1:30 pm
D'Youville W 62–48 
 18  Napper   9  Middleton   2  3 Tied  Reilly Center (225)
St. Bonaventure, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Niagara L 51–75  0–1
 10  Laccen   9  Laccen   4  Dziezgowski  Gallagher Center (588)
Lewiston, NY
November 11, 2023*
1:30 pm, ESPN+
Robert Morris W 70–52  1–1
 23  Haskell   8  Middleton   4  3 Tied  Reilly Center (4,500)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 16, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Albany L 56–66  1–2
 13  Johnson   7  Haskell   3  Cody  Reilly Center (130)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 18, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Binghamton L 65–73  1–3
 16  2 Tied   6  3 Tied   2  Dandridge  Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
November 22, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Buffalo L 69–78  1–4
 22  Haskell   4  3 Tied   5  Johnson  Alumni Arena (1,286)
Amherst, NY
November 25, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola (MD) W 55–51  2–4
 17  Laccen   7  Laccen   4  Dandridge  Reitz Arena (230)
Baltimore, MD
November 30, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Canisius L 56–63  2–5
 20  Middleton   10  Dandridge   4  Dandridge  Reilly Center (321)
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 2, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at West Virginia L 50–90  2–6
 11  Haskell   6  Laccen   3  2 Tied  WVU Coliseum (1,535)
Morgantown, WV
December 5, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cornell L 53–55  2–7
 16  Laccen   7  Laccen   5  Dandridge  Newman Arena (112)
Ithaca, NY
December 16, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State W 55–47  3–7
 11  Cody   8  Middleton   3  2 Tied  Reilly Center (225)
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 21, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Colgate L 45–58  3–8
 15  Haskell   5  Dandridge   3  Fields  Cotterell Court (226)
Hamilton, NY
A-10 regular season
December 30, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola Chicago W 84–72  4–8
(1–0)
 27  Haskell   12  Middleton   4  2 Tied  Reilly Center (485)
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 3, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
at Fordham L 57–65  4–9
(1–1)
 13  Laccen   7  Dandridge   3  2 Tied  Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,800)
Bronx, NY
January 6, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rhode Island L 41–65  4–10
(1–2)
 12  Middleton   8  Middleton   4  Haskell  Ryan Center (1,200)
Kingston, RI
January 10, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
La Salle L 71–75  4–11
(1–3)
 16  Haskell   8  Laccen   7  Laccen  Reilly Center (155)
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 14, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
George Washington L 62–78  4–12
(1–4)
 15  Laccen   8  Dandridge   5  Laccen  Reilly Center (115)
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 17, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Duquesne L 67–76  4–13
(1–5)
 15  Middleton   9  Middleton   4  Dandridge  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,007)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola Chicago L 50–78  4–14
(1–6)
 13  2 Tied   9  Dandridge   5  Dandridge  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (384)
Chicago, IL
January 24, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Joseph's L 40–65  4–15
(1–7)
 10  Middleton   5  Laccen   3  Middleton  Reilly Center (193)
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 28, 2024
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Dayton L 43–64  4–16
(1–8)
 13  2 Tied   6  Fields   2  Laccen  UD Arena (2,503)
Dayton, OH
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Davidson L 57–65  4–17
(1–9)
 21  Haskell   7  Middleton   2  Haskell  Reilly Center (194)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 7, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Washington L 48–69  4–18
(1–10)
 21  Middleton   9  Fields   3  Dandridge  Charles E. Smith Center (328)
Washington, D.C.
February 10, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU L 40–54  4–19
(1–11)
 17  Haskell   5  2 Tied   1  5 Tied  Siegel Center (432)
Richmond, VA
February 14, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Duquesne L 50–66  4–20
(1–12)
 12  Laccen   6  Fields   3  2 Tied  Reilly Center (112)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 18, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Fordham L 48–70  4–21
(1–13)
 15  2 Tied   10  Middleton   2  Fields  Reilly Center (364)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 21, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
George Mason L 53–57  4–22
(1–14)
 13  Middleton   8  Middleton   2  Cody  Reilly Center (243)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 25, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Louis L 61–83  4–23
(1–15)
 24  Middleton   5  2 Tied   6  Dandridge  Chaifetz Arena (825)
St. Louis, MO
February 28, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UMass L 45–58  4–24
(1–16)
 16  Middleton   8  Middleton   2  2 Tied  Mullins Center (1,220)
Amherst, MA
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Richmond L 46–61  4–25
(1–17)
 20  Middleton   7  Laccen   2  2 Tied  Reilly Center (225)
St. Bonaventure, NY
A-10 tournament
March 6, 2024
2:30 pm, ESPN+
(14) vs. (11) Dayton
First Round
L 52–66  4–26
 15  Middleton   8  Middleton   3  Johnson  Henrico Sports & Events Center (1,044)
Henrico, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Falls to Davidson in A-10 Tournament First Round". St. Bonaventure. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "St. Bonaventure fires women's basketball coach Jesse Fleming after six-plus seasons". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "Crowley back for 2nd stint coaching Bonnies women's hoops". AP News. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". St. Bonaventure. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "St. Bonaventure Bonnies 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2023.