# 2023–24 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Semeka Randall Lay, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 8–22, 6–12 in Big South play to finish in ninth place. As the #9 seed in the Big South tournament, they were defeated by #8 seed UNC Asheville in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 11:00 am, ACCNX | | at Clemson | L 41–71 | 0–1 | 10 – Marc | 9 – Gasaway | 2 – 2 Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| November 10, 2023* 5:30 pm, SECN+ | | at Alabama | L 50–79 | 0–2 | 20 – Okoh | 12 – Gasaway | 5 – Ryce | Coleman Coliseum (1,234) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Erskine | W 84–43 | 1–2 | 19 – Ryce | 11 – Gasaway | 5 – Paisana | Winthrop Coliseum (185) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | W 54–45 | 2–2 | 9 – 2 Tied | 17 – Gasaway | 6 – Ryce | SHM Memorial Center (150) Orangeburg, SC |
| November 21, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | St. Augustine's | W 62–55 | 3–2 | 14 – Paisana | 10 – Okoh | 5 – Ryce | Winthrop Coliseum (1,607) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 24, 2023* 5:30 pm, P12N | | vs. Texas A&M Raising the B.A.R. Invitational | L 32–84 | 3–3 | 6 – 2 Tied | 6 – 2 Tied | 2 – 3 Tied | Haas Pavilion (1,074) Berkeley, CA |
| November 25, 2023* 3:00 pm, P12N | | vs. San Jose State Raising the B.A.R. Invitational | W 56–49 | 4–3 | 14 – Paisana | 8 – Gasaway | 4 – 2 Tied | Haas Pavilion (163) Berkeley, CA |
| November 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Wilmington | L 58–66 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | 20 – Gasaway | 16 – Gasaway | 5 – Ryce | Winthrop Coliseum (312) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 3, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Queens | L 61–64 | 4–5 | 19 – Gasaway | 9 – Gasaway | 7 – Burgos | Winthrop Coliseum (215) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 10, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Carolina | W 77–52 | 5–5 | 16 – Gasaway | 10 – Gasaway | 4 – Burgos | Winthrop Coliseum (221) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 65–60 | 6–5 | 20 – Paisana | 10 – Gasaway | 4 – Okoh | Winthrop Coliseum (211) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 20, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Florida | L 49–55 | 6–6 | 17 – Marc | 6 – 2 Tied | 3 – Burgos | UNF Arena (283) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 30, 2023* 3:45 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida | L 36–73 | 6–7 | 13 – Okoh | 7 – Gasaway | 2 – Paisana | O'Connell Center (1,289) Gainesville, FL |
| Big South regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | W 58–53 | 7–7 (1–0) | 21 – Ryce | 10 – Gasaway | 3 – Ryce | Joan Perry Brock Center (777) Farmville, VA |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | L 51–52 | 7–8 (1–1) | 9 – 3 Tied | 11 – Gasaway | 2 – 2 Tied | Winthrop Coliseum (145) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 10, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | L 43–59 | 7–9 (1–2) | 13 – Marc | 8 – Gasaway | 3 – 2 Tied | Winthrop Coliseum (285) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 55–63 | 7–10 (1–3) | 16 – Stallings | 6 – Gasaway | 2 – 2 Tied | Dedmon Center (741) Radford, VA |
| January 17, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | W 70–64 $^{OT}$ | 8–10 (2–3) | 17 – Ryce | 15 – Gasaway | 3 – Ryce | Kimmel Arena (500) Asheville, NC |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 61–50 | 9–10 (3–3) | 13 – 2 Tied | 7 – Paisana | 6 – 2 Tied | Winthrop Coliseum (218) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | L 54–63 | 9–11 (3–4) | 15 – Ryce | 5 – Gasaway | 3 – 2 Tied | Winthrop Coliseum (287) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at High Point | L 68–75 | 9–12 (3–5) | 22 – Ryce | 16 – Gasaway | 4 – Paisana | Qubein Center (1,505) High Point, NC |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 65–56 | 10–12 (4–5) | 18 – Ryce | 15 – Gasaway | 6 – Paisana | Winthrop Coliseum (391) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 50–65 | 10–13 (4–6) | 14 – Ryce | 5 – Okoh | 3 – Paisana | Buccaneer Field House (289) North Charleston, SC |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 55–54 | 11–13 (5–6) | 13 – Gasaway | 14 – Gasaway | 4 – Ryce | Winthrop Coliseum (426) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 14, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Radford | W 54–51 $^{OT}$ | 12–13 (6–6) | 13 – Stallings | 15 – Gasaway | 1 – 4 Tied | Winthrop Coliseum (367) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 21, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 40–62 | 12–14 (6–7) | 11 – Gasaway | 9 – Gasaway | 2 – 2 Tied | Templeton Physical Education Center (273) Clinton, SC |
| February 24, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 67–61 | 13–14 (7–7) | 15 – 2 Tied | 10 – Gasaway | 2 – 2 Tied | G. B. Hodge Center (285) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | L 64–65 | 13–15 (7–8) | 18 – Gasaway | 18 – Gasaway | 2 – 3 Tied | Winthrop Coliseum (284) Rock Hill, SC |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | W 72–54 | 14–15 (8–8) | 18 – Ryce | 14 – Gasaway | 5 – Paisana | Paul Porter Arena (369) Boiling Springs, NC |
| Big South tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Radford Quarterfinals | L 51-64 | 14-16 | 14 – Stallings | 18 – Gasaway | 3 – 2 Tied | Qubein Center (1,023) High Point, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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