# 2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Knights, led by first-year head coach Stephanie Gaitley, played their home games in Hackensack, New Jersey as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC). During the season, on January 18, the name of the Knights' home venue was changed from the Rothman Center to the Bogota Savings Bank Center.

## Previous season

The Knights finished the 2022–23 season 24–8, 14–2 in NEC play, to finish as NEC regular season champions. In the NEC tournament, they defeated Central Connecticut in the quarterfinals, and St. Francis Brooklyn in the semifinals, before falling in the championship game to Sacred Heart. They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would fall to eventual tournament runner-up Columbia in the first round. On April 16, the school announced that head coach Angelika Szumilo would be departing the program, after four seasons at the helm. On April 21, the school announced the hiring of former Fordham and Ocean City High School head coach Stephanie Gaitley as the Knights' next head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2023* 4:00 p.m. | | Molloy | W 75–56 | – | Bogota Savings Bank Center (82) Hackensack, NJ |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., B1G+ | | at No. 3 Iowa | L 46–102 | 0–1 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Army | L 63–71 | 0–2 | Christl Arena (596) West Point, NY |
| November 15, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | L 44–49 | 0–3 | Sojka Pavilion (1,267) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Georgetown | L 45–60 | 0–4 | McDonough Arena (283) Washington, D.C. |
| November 22, 2023* 12:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Mount St. Mary's | L 50–64 | 0–5 | Bogota Savings Bank Center (150) Hackensack, NJ |
| November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Rider | W 64–59 | 1–5 | Bogota Savings Bank Center (327) Hackensack, NJ |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., YES | | NJIT | L 46–61 | 1–6 | Bogota Savings Bank Center (187) Hackensack, NJ |
| December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | American | L 57–63 | 1–7 | Bogota Savings Bank Center (167) Hackensack, NJ |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Bloomfield | W 86–38 | 2–7 | Bogota Savings Bank Center (54) Hackensack, NJ |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 47–54 | 2–8 | Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD |
| December 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Seton Hall | L 27–67 | 2–9 | Walsh Gymnasium (681) South Orange, NJ |
| December 21, 2023* 12:30 p.m., YES | | UNLV | L 59–71 | 2–10 | Bogota Savings Bank Center (475) Hackensack, NJ |
| December 29, 2023* 7:30 p.m., SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt | L 41–73 | 2–11 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,960) Nashville, TN |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Le Moyne | L 52–65 | 2–12 (0–1) | Ted Grant Court (268) DeWitt, NY |
| January 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Merrimack | W 67–51 | 3–12 (1–1) | Bogota Savings Bank Center (113) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Stonehill | L 56–60 | 3–13 (1–2) | Merkert Gymnasium (416) Easton, MA |
| January 15, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Saint Francis | W 64–54 | 4–13 (2–2) | Bogota Savings Bank Center (202) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Stonehill | W 61–50 | 5–13 (3–2) | Bogota Savings Bank Center (130) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 25, 2024 8:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Central Connecticut | W 80–75 $^{OT}$ | 6–13 (4–2) | Bogota Savings Bank Center (113) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Sacred Heart | L 51–68 | 6–14 (4–3) | William H. Pitt Center (864) Fairfield, CT |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at LIU | W 59–56 | 7–14 (5–3) | Steinberg Wellness Center (130) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+ | | Wagner | W 62–53 | 8–14 (6–3) | Bogota Savings Bank Center (253) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | LIU | W 84–53 | 9–14 (7–3) | Bogota Savings Bank Center (207) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Saint Francis | W 68–48 | 10–14 (8–3) | DeGol Arena (464) Loretto, PA |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Sacred Heart | L 63–75 | 10–15 (8–4) | Bogota Savings Bank Center (405) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Le Moyne | L 60–70 | 10–16 (8–5) | Bogota Savings Bank Center (234) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Merrimack | W 71–63 | 11–16 (9–5) | Hammel Court (618) North Andover, MA |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Wagner | W 59–51 | 12–16 (10–5) | Spiro Sports Center (853) Staten Island, NY |
| March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Central Connecticut | W 70–56 | 13–16 (11–5) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (362) New Britain, CT |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | (3) | (6) LIU Quarterfinals | W 71–59 | 14–16 | Bogota Savings Bank Center (677) Hackensack, NJ |
| March 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+ | (3) | at (2) Le Moyne Semifinals | L 38-52 | 14-17 | Ted Grant Court DeWitt, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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