# 2023–24 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University (SHU) during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by 11th-year head coach Jessica Mannetti, played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).
This was the Pioneers' final season in the NEC. On October 25, 2023, SHU and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference jointly announced that the university would join that conference on July 1, 2024.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Wil'Lisha Jackson | 5 | G/F | 5' 8" | SR | Rahway, NJ | Graduated |
| Maya Klein | 12 | G | 5' 6" | GS | Stamford, CT | Graduated |
| Savannah Marshall | 33 | G | 5' 8" | SR | Westbrook, CT | Graduated |
| Carly Stroemel | 13 | F/C | 6' 2" | SR | Voorhees, NJ | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Faith Pappas | 5 | G | 5' 11" | SO | Long Valley, NJ | Fordham |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | L 40–91 | 0–1 | Ryan Center (1,260) Kingston, RI |
| November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | at Morgan State | W 63–55 | 1–1 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Monmouth | W 59–50 | 2–1 | OceanFirst Bank Center (577) West Long Branch, NJ |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Hofstra | W 63–60 | 3–1 | William H. Pitt Center (683) Fairfield, CT |
| November 23, 2023* 9:00 p.m. | | University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez San Juan Shootout | W 73–42 | 4–1 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (250) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| November 24, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops | | VCU San Juan Shootout | L 62–76 | 4–2 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (250) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| November 25, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops | | UCF San Juan Shootout | L 58–69 | 4–3 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SNY | | Fairfield | L 61–66 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | William H. Pitt Center (788) Fairfield, CT |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bryant | L 71–74 $^{OT}$ | 4–5 | Chace Athletic Center (225) Smithfield, RI |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | NJIT | W 57–48 | 5–5 | William H. Pitt Center (402) Fairfield, CT |
| December 10, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Iona | L 50–60 | 5–6 | Hynes Athletic Center (1,021) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 16, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Providence | L 35–66 | 5–7 | Alumni Hall (584) Providence, RI |
| December 20, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 64–70 | 5–8 | Patrick Gym (904) Burlington, VT |
| December 31, 2023* 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Mercy | W 73–41 | 6–8 | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| Northeast Conference regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Merrimack | W 65–51 | 7–8 (1–0) | William H Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| January 8, 2024 7:00 p.m. | | at Saint Francis | W 86–47 | 8–8 (2–0) | DeGol Arena (83) Loretto, PA |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | at LIU | W 67–56 | 9–8 (3–0) | Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY |
| January 15, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Le Moyne | L 56–60 | 9–9 (3–1) | William H Pitt Center (442) Fairfield, CT |
| January 21, 2024 4:00 p.m. | | at Wagner | W 83–63 | 10–9 (4–1) | Spiro Sports Center (483) Staten Island, NY |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | LIU | W 70–55 | 11–9 (5–1) | William H Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 68–51 | 12–9 (6–1) | William H Pitt Center (864) Fairfield, CT |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Stonehill | W 80–53 | 13–9 (7–1) | Merkert Gymnasium (381) Easton, MA |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Le Moyne | W 73–55 | 14–9 (8–1) | Ted Grant Court (403) DeWitt, NY |
| February 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Central Connecticut | W 58–53 | 15–9 (9–1) | William H Pitt Center (512) Fairfield, CT |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., SNY | | Wagner | W 79–55 | 16–9 (10–1) | William H Pitt Center (525) Fairfield, CT |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m. | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 75–63 | 17–9 (11–1) | Bogota Savings Bank Center (405) Teaneck, NJ |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m. | | at Central Connecticut | W 73–55 | 18–9 (12–1) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (459) New Britain, CT |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Stonehill | W 78–49 | 19–9 (13–1) | William H Pitt Center (441) Fairfield, CT |
| March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Merrimack | W 64–51 | 20–9 (14–1) | Hammel Court North Andover, MA |
| March 7, 2024 11:00 a.m., NEC Front Row | | Saint Francis | W 76–47 | 21–9 (15–1) | William H Pitt Center (1,502) Fairfield, CT |
| Northeast Conference women's tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | (1) | (8) Saint Francis Quarterfinals | W 78–48 | 22–9 | William H. Pitt Center (298) Fairfield, CT |
| March 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | (3) Merrimack Semifinals | W 73–41 | 23–9 | William H. Pitt Center (464) Fairfield, CT |
| March 17, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | (1) | (2) Le Moyne Championship | W 69–48 | 24–9 | William H. Pitt Center (1,467) Fairfield, CT |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | (16 A1) | vs. (16 A1) Presbyterian First Four | L 42–49 | 24–10 | Colonial Life Arena (1,196) Columbia, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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