2023–24 Merrimack Warriors women's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record3–10 (0–0 NEC)
Head coach
  • Kelly Morrone
Assistant coaches
  • Emily Taylor
  • Paige McCormick
  • Jermaine Cooper Sr.
2023–24 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Le Moyne*3–0 1.0005–11  .313
Sacred Heart3–1 .7509–9  .500
Central Connecticut2–1 .6674–12  .250
Fairleigh Dickinson2–2 .5004–13  .235
Stonehill*2–2 .5002–15  .118
Wagner1–2 .3334–11  .267
LIU1–2 .3333–12  .200
Saint Francis1–2 .3332–14  .125
Merrimack1–3 .2504–13  .235
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 NEC tournament winner
As of January 15, 2024

The 2023–24 Merrimack Warriors women's basketball team represents Merrimack College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season.

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

Offseason

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious school
Izabella Forker12G5'8"FRTelford, PaFairfield
Rose Caso40G/F5'10"R-SOEllington, Conn.Quinnipiac

Roster

2023–24 Merrimack Warriors women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
F 0 Madison Roman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Fairfield, Conn.
G 1 Jayme DeCesare 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Johnston, R.I.
G 2 Diamond Christian 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Bronx, N.Y.
G 3 Ava Owens 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Pelham, N.H.
G 5 Kaylee Thomas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) North Chelmsford, Mass.
G 10 Paloma Garcia 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Corozal, Puerto Rico
G 11 Thalia Shepard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Boston, Mass.
G 12 Izabella Forker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Telford, Pa.
G 13 Tara Murray 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Deer Park, N.Y.
F 14 Amaya Staton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Lorain, Ohio
F 15 Antoinette Okoh 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Brockton, Mass.
G/F 21 Cadence Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Mattapoisett, Mass.
G 22 Lydia Melaschenko 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Ottawa, ON
G 24 Molly Manion 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr West Chester, Pennsylvania
F 32 Kylee Fears 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Oxford, Ohio
G/F 40 Rose Caso 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Ellington, Conn.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2023

Schedule

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m.		 Albany L 55–58  0–1
 Merrimack Athletics Complex 
North Andover, MA
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at NJIT L 45–48  0–2
 Wellness and Events Center (345)
Newark, NJ
November 12, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Rider L 47–61  0–3
 Alumni Gymnasium (518)
Lawrenceville, NJ
November 16, 2022*
8:00 p.m.		 at Northeastern L 47–58  0–4
 Cabot Center (231)
Boston, MA
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m.		 Bryant W 65–60  1–4
 Merrimack Athletics Complex 
North Andover, MA
November 24, 2023*
9:30 p.m., P12N		 at No. 10 Utah L 34–98  1–5
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,375)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Siena W 67–64  2–5
 MVP Arena (577)
Albany, NY
December 1, 2023*
11:00 a.m., NESN		 UC Riverside L 53–65  2–6
 Merrimack Athletics Complex (296)
North Andover, MA
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., NESN		 Yale W 84–73  3–6
 Merrimack Athletics Complex (671)
North Andover, MA
December 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m., NESN+		 Penn L 62–71  3–7
 Merrimack Athletics Complex (413)
North Andover, MA
December 10, 2023*
1:00 p.m., NESN+		 Dartmouth L 45–49  3–8
 Merrimack Athletics Complex (754)
North Andover, MA
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Bucknell L 44–64  3–9
 Sojka Pavilion (286)
Lewisburg, PA
December 20, 2023*
10:30 a.m., ESPN+		 at Holy Cross L 43–55  3–10
 Hart Center (3,316)
Worcester, MA
Northeast Conference regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Sacred Heart William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
January 8, 2024
7:00 p.m.		 at Fairleigh Dickinson Rothman Center 
Teaneck, NJ
January 13, 2024
3:00 p.m.		 Le Moyne Merrimack Athletics Complex 
North Andover, MA
January 15, 2024
3:00 p.m.		 Central Connecticut Merrimack Athletics Complex 
North Andover, MA
January 19, 2024
7:00 p.m.		 at Wagner Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, NY
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m.		 at Stonehill Merkert Gymnasium 
Easton, MA
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.		 at Le Moyne Ted Grant Court 
DeWitt, NY
January 27, 2024
3:00 p.m.		 Saint Francis Merrimack Athletics Complex 
North Andover, MA
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m.		 at Central Connecticut William H. Detrick Gymnasium 
New Britain, CT
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m.		 LIU Merrimack Athletics Complex 
North Andover, MA
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.		 Stonehill Merrimack Athletics Complex 
North Andover, MA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m.		 at LIU Steinberg Wellness Center 
Brooklyn, NY
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m.		 at Saint Francis DeGol Arena 
Loretto, PA
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m.		 FDU Merrimack Athletics Complex 
North Andover, MA
March 2, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Sacred Heart Merrimack Athletics Complex 
North Andover, MA
March 7, 2024
3:00 p.m.		 Wagner Merrimack Athletics Complex 
North Andover, MA
*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 November 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Merrimack Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
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