# 2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh-year head coach Matt Bollant, played their home games at the newly renamed Groniger Arena located in Charleston, Illinois, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 21–8, 14–4 in OVC play, to finish in second place. They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Tennessee Tech in the semifinals of the OVC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Chicago State Maui Disaster Relief Charity Game | W 86–64 | – | Lantz Arena (–) Charleston, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | L 72–77 | 0–1 | IUPUI Gymnasium (501) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at No. 9 Indiana | L 43–96 | 0–2 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (8,380) Bloomington, IN |
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Valparaiso | W 75–62 | 1–2 | Lantz Arena (545) Charleston, IL |
| November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. Nicholls GCU Women's Basketball Classic | L 55–63 | 1–3 | GCU Arena (212) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 25, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. Fresno State GCU Women's Basketball Classic | L 60–70 | 1–4 | GCU Arena (114) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 28, 2023* 8:00 p.m., MW Network | | at New Mexico | L 78–81 $^{OT}$ | 1–5 | The Pit (4,471) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 2, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Chicago | L 44–58 | 1–6 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (615) Chicago, IL |
| December 5, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bradley | W 79–67 | 2–6 | Renaissance Coliseum (372) Peoria, IL |
| December 7, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Dakota | W 67–55 | 3–6 | Groniger Arena (2,546) Charleston, IL |
| December 9, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 67–81 | 3–7 | Nutter Center (1,219) Fairborn, OH |
| December 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | L 52–59 | 3–8 | Laker Fieldhouse (175) Mattoon, IL |
| December 18, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | L 55–65 | 3–9 | Convocation Center (326) DeKalb, IL |
| December 21, 2023* 6:30 p.m., B1G+ | | at Wisconsin | L 64–76 | 3–10 | Kohl Center (3,622) Madison, WI |
| Ohio Valley regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 80–74 | 4–10 (1–0) | First Community Arena (–) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 4, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | W 72–70 | 5–10 (2–0) | Skyhawk Arena (1,107) Martin, TN |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 49–53 | 5–11 (2–1) | Jack Stephens Center (–) Little Rock, AR |
| January 11, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Morehead State | L 67–69 | 5–12 (2–2) | Groniger Arena (705) Charleston, IL |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | W 72–63 | 6–12 (3–2) | Groniger Arena (727) Charleston, IL |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lindenwood | W 68–60 | 7–12 (4–2) | Hyland Performance Arena (621) St. Charles, MO |
| January 25, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 73–71 | 8–12 (5–2) | Groniger Arena (735) Charleston, IL |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | W 71–67 $^{OT}$ | 9–12 (6–2) | Groniger Arena (841) Charleston, IL |
| February 1, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Martin | L 65–80 | 9–13 (6–3) | Groniger Arena (568) Charleston, IL |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Little Rock | L 48–55 | 9–14 (6–4) | Groniger Arena (588) Charleston, IL |
| February 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | L 60–70 | 9–15 (6–5) | Screaming Eagles Arena (803) Evansville, IN |
| February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | W 105–103 $^{4OT}$ | 10–15 (7–5) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,158) Morehead, KY |
| February 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 71–52 | 11–15 (8–5) | Groniger Arena (864) Charleston, IL |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | W 68–62 | 12–15 (9–5) | Groniger Arena (913) Charleston, IL |
| February 22, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | W 66–56 | 13–15 (10–5) | Gentry Complex (443) Nashville, TN |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | L 73–75 | 13–16 (10–6) | Eblen Center (1,278) Cookeville, TN |
| February 27, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 80–66 | 14–16 (11–6) | Groniger Arena (1,056) Charleston, IL |
| February 29, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Illinois | L 54–64 | 14–17 (11–7) | Western Hall (811) Macomb, IL |
| Ohio Valley tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (8) Tennessee State Quarterfinals | W 60–48 | 15–17 | Ford Center (–) Evansville, IN |
| March 8, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (1) Southern Indiana Semifinals | L 54–69 | 15–18 | Ford Center (–) Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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