# 2023–24 Penn Quakers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Penn Quakers women's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 15th-year head coach Mike McLaughlin, played their home games at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 15–13, 7–7 in Ivy League play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. Their season concluded with a five-point semifinals loss to Princeton in the Ivy League tournament.

## Previous season

The Quakers finished the 2022–23 season 17–12, 9–5 in Ivy League play, to finish in a tie for third place. They were defeated by top-seeded Princeton in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament. They received an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they were defeated by Richmond in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marist | W 74–51 | 1–0 | The Palestra (563) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Joseph's Big 5 | L 49–77 | 1–1 | The Palestra (273) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Siena | W 85–79 | 2–1 | UHY Center (709) Loudonville, NY |
| November 22, 2023* 4:00 p.m., SCIAC Network | | at Chapman | W 92–46 | 3–1 | Hutton Sports Center (143) Orange, CA |
| November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m., MWN | | at San Diego State | L 49–74 | 3–2 | Viejas Arena (1,758) San Diego, CA |
| November 26, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | W 76–68 | 4–2 | LionTree Arena (589) La Jolla, CA |
| November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., NBCSP+/ESPN+ | | La Salle Big 5 | W 79–71 | 5–2 | The Palestra (573) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at No. 23 Marquette | L 52–87 | 5–3 | Al McGuire Center (922) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Villanova Big 5 | L 62–68 | 5–4 | Finneran Pavilion (1,141) Villanova, PA |
| December 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Merrimack | W 71–62 | 6–4 | Hammel Court (413) North Andover, MA |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Temple Big 5 | L 47–61 | 6–5 | Liacouras Center (1,364) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Maine | W 72–69 | 7–5 | The Palestra (612) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 31, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gwynedd Mercy | W 89–34 | 8–5 | The Palestra (428) Philadelphia, PA |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Columbia | L 66–79 | 8–6 (0–1) | Levien Gymnasium (1,202) New York, NY |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | W 53–39 | 9–6 (1–1) | Leede Arena (694) Hanover, NH |
| January 15, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cornell | W 67–54 | 10–6 (2–1) | The Palestra (982) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Harvard | L 56–69 | 10–7 (2–2) | Lavietes Pavilion (815) Cambridge, MA |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Columbia | L 55–85 | 10–8 (2–3) | The Palestra (748) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Brown | W 77–56 | 11–8 (3–3) | The Palestra (361) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Yale | L 68–74 $^{OT}$ | 11–9 (3–4) | The Palestra (557) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 25 Princeton | L 54–67 | 11–10 (3–5) | The Palestra (1,086) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Yale | W 66–52 | 12–10 (4–5) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (577) New Haven, CT |
| February 17, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Brown | L 59–61 | 12–11 (4–6) | Pizzitola Sports Center (526) Providence, RI |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cornell | W 61–54 | 13–11 (5–6) | Newman Arena (341) Ithaca, NY |
| March 1, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Dartmouth | W 79–41 | 14–11 (6–6) | The Palestra (768) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Harvard | W 69–67 | 15–11 (7–6) | The Palestra (1,093) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Princeton | L 55–72 | 15–12 (7–7) | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,684) Princeton, NJ |
| Ivy League tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (1) Princeton Semifinals | L 54–59 | 15–13 | Levien Gymnasium (1,552) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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