# 2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fourth-year head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones, played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as second-year members of the Sun Belt Conference.
The Monarchs finished fourth ranked in conference play, losing to Marshall in the conference tournament semifinals. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to North Carolina A&T in the second round.

## Previous season

In their 2022–23 season, the Monarchs finished fifth ranked in conference play and lost to rival James Madison in the conference tournament semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2023* 6:30 p.m. | | Christopher Newport | W 65–48 | – | 14 – Buford | 17 – Cunningham | 5 – Clark | Chartway Arena (1,981) Norfolk, VA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lincoln (PA) | W 72–50 | 1–0 | 14 – Buford | 9 – Cunningham | 3 – tied | Chartway Arena (1,914) Norfolk, VA |
| November 11, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Buffalo MAC–SBC Challenge | W 59–48 | 2–0 | 11 – tied | 9 – tied | 4 – McLaughlin | Chartway Arena (2,024) Norfolk, VA |
| November 14, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Xavier | W 55–43 | 3–0 | 12 – Buford | 9 – Cunningham | 3 – tied | Chartway Arena (2,096) Norfolk, VA |
| November 17, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Texas Southern | W 57–38 | 4–0 | 10 – Buford | 11 – Fontana | 3 – tied | Chartway Arena (2,552) Norfolk, VA |
| November 28, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Elon | W 60–29 | 5–0 | 15 – Clark | 12 – Cunningham | 4 – Buford | Chartway Arena (1,653) Norfolk, VA |
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at William & Mary Rivalry | W 72–66 | 6–0 | 22 – McLaughlin | 8 – Brown | 5 – McLaughlin | Kaplan Arena (829) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 55–42 | 7–0 | 22 – McLaughlin | 16 – Cunningham | 1 – tied | Chartway Arena (1,759) Norfolk, VA |
| December 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Delaware | W 57–53 | 8–0 | 9 – tied | 6 – tied | 5 – Clark | Bob Carpenter Center (1,325) Newark, DE |
| December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VCU Rivalry | L 50–64 | 8–1 | 15 – Buford | 6 – McLaughlin | 2 – Fontana | Siegel Center (756) Richmond, VA |
| December 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 3 NC State Anne Donovan Classic | L 50–87 | 8–2 | 12 – Fontana | 4 – tied | 4 – McLaughlin | Chartway Arena (3,874) Norfolk, VA |
| Sun Belt regular season |||||||||
| December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | W 62–56 | 9–2 (1–0) | 12 – McLaughlin | 7 – Fontana | 3 – McLaughlin | Mitchell Center (326) Mobile, AL |
| January 4, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 61–66 | 9–3 (1–1) | 22 – McLaughlin | 7 – Cunningham | 3 – tied | Chartway Arena (1,745) Norfolk, VA |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 68–62 | 10–3 (2–1) | 19 – Fontana | 6 – tied | 6 – McLaughlin | Chartway Arena (1,816) Norfolk, VA |
| January 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 71–57 | 11–3 (3–1) | 14 – tied | 8 – tied | 5 – McLaughlin | HTC Center (555) Conway, SC |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | W 70–50 | 12–3 (4–1) | 12 – tied | 7 – Clark | 4 – tied | Hanner Fieldhouse (697) Statesboro, GA |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 60–90 | 12–4 (4–2) | 14 – tied | 6 – tied | 4 – Buford | Cam Henderson Center (1,098) Huntington, WV |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison Royal Rivalry | L 64–72 | 12–5 (4–3) | 18 – Buford | 7 – Cunningham | 3 – Buford | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,611) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 25, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | W 68–49 | 13–5 (5–3) | 14 – Buford | 12 – Cunningham | 4 – McLaughlin | Chartway Arena (2,189) Norfolk, VA |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 73–65 | 14–5 (6–3) | 18 – Buford | 10 – Cunningham | 4 – McLaughlin | Chartway Arena (3,198) Norfolk, VA |
| January 31, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | W 66–58 | 15–5 (7–3) | 13 – tied | 9 – Cunningham | 2 – tied | Strahan Arena (3,318) San Marcos, TX |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 63–76 | 15–6 (7–4) | 16 – Cunningham | 8 – Fontana | 5 – Clark | First National Bank Arena (2,743) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | W 63–59 | 16–6 (8–4) | 21 – McLaughlin | 9 – Clark | 5 – Clark | Chartway Arena (2,685) Norfolk, VA |
| February 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kent State MAC–SBC Challenge | W 82–76 | 17–6 | 22 – Buford | 10 – Cunningham | 9 – Clark | MAC Center (1,044) Kent, OH |
| February 14, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 65–58 | 18–6 (9–4) | 18 – Fontana | 7 – Cunningham | 5 – Buford | Chartway Arena (1,710) Norfolk, VA |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marshall | L 75–89 | 18–7 (9–5) | 16 – tied | 10 – Cunningham | 4 – McLaughlin | Chartway Arena (2,556) Norfolk, VA |
| February 22, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | W 81–62 | 19–7 (10–5) | 17 – tied | 10 – Cunningham | 5 – Clark | Holmes Center (332) Boone, NC |
| February 24, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | W 67–51 | 20–7 (11–5) | 25 – Buford | 10 – Cunningham | 3 – Buford | GSU Convocation Center (1,536) Atlanta, GA |
| February 27, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 61–54 | 21–7 (12–5) | 20 – Buford | 9 – McLaughlin | 5 – tied | Chartway Arena (1,896) Norfolk, VA |
| March 1, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | James Madison Royal Rivalry | L 58–70 | 21–8 (12–6) | 14 – Fontana | 12 – TEAM | 6 – McLaughlin | Chartway Arena (4,342) Norfolk, VA |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Louisiana–Monroe Quarterfinals | W 67–64 | 22–8 | 19 – McLaughlin | 11 – Fontana | 5 – McLaughlin | Pensacola Bay Center (785) Pensacola, FL |
| March 10, 2024 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (1) Marshall Semifinals | L 70–76 | 22–9 | 16 – Clark | 12 – Clark | 7 – Clark | Pensacola Bay Center (754) Pensacola, FL |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 24, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at North Carolina A&T Second round | L 45–48 | 22–10 | 16 – Clark | 8 – Clark | 5 – Clark | Corbett Sports Center (3,224) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
* Source: Old Dominion Athletics