2023–24 Providence Friars women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Providence Friars women's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars were led by head coach Erin Batth in her first season at Providence and played their home games at Alumni Hall.

2023–24 Providence Friars women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record13–21 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Seasons
2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 UConn 18 0   1.000 33 6   .846
No. 23 Creighton 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
St. John's 11 7   .611 18 15   .545
Villanova 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Marquette 11 7   .611 23 9   .719
Georgetown 9 9   .500 23 12   .657
Seton Hall 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Butler 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Providence 6 12   .333 13 21   .382
DePaul 4 14   .222 12 20   .375
Xavier 0 18   .000 1 27   .036
2024 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Friars finished the 2022–23 season 13–19, 4–16 in Big East play to finish in tenth place.[1] As the #10 seed in the Big East tournament, they were defeated by #7 seed DePaul in the first round.[2]

On March 7, 2023, the school announced that they mutually parted ways with head coach Jim Crowley, after seven years as head coach.[3] On March 20, Michigan assistant coach Erin Batth was named the team's next head coach.[4]

Roster

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2023–24 Providence Friars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kylee Sheppard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Roger Bacon Cincinnati, OH
G 2 Grace Efosa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Whittier Tech Lawrence, MA
G 3 Sahana Kanagasabay 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Fleetwood Park Secondary School Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
G 5 Sophi Hall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Holy Family HS Carver, MN
F 10 Ugne Sirtautaite 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr - Kaunas, Lithuania
G 11 Nariah Scott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Tabor Holden, MA
G 12 Bella McLaughlin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Hampden Academy Hampden, ME
G/F 13 Marta Morales Romero 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Segle XXI/Wake Forest Granada, Spain
G 22 Brynn Farrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr St. Rose HS/Florida Ortley Beach, NJ
F 23 Sarah Bandoma 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Johnston Senior HS/St. Francis Brooklyn Johnston, RI
G 24 Audrey Koch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Iowa City West Iowa City, IA
G 30 Kammie Ludwig 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Geneseo HS Geneseo, IL
F 31 Olivia Olsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Niskayuna Niskayuna, NY
G 32 Kendall Eddy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Brooks School Haverhill, MS
F 33 Emily Archibald 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Kennebunk Kennebunk, MA
G 99 Laryn Edwards 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Hampton HS/Loyola (MD) Allison Park, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2023

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
New Haven W 75–55 
Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Hampton W 76–46  1–0
Alumni Hall (812)
Providence, RI
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Vermont W 57–47  2–0
Alumni Hall (777)
Providence, RI
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Brown L 55–61  2–1
Pizzitola Sports Center (214)
Providence, RI
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Boston College L 56–71  2–2
Alumni Hall (847)
Providence, RI
November 22, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Monmouth W 57–40  3–2
Alumni Hall (515)
Providence, RI
November 26, 2023*
1:00 p.m., BTN+
at Penn State L 66–73  3–3
Bryce Jordan Center (2,206)
State College, PA
November 29, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Columbia L 52–77  3–4
Levien Gymnasium (2,357)
New York, NY
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Iona L 49–61  3–5
Alumni Hall (528)
Providence, RI
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Rhode Island W 51–50  4–5
Alumni Hall (790)
Providence, RI
December 9, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Yale W 63–58  5–5
John J. Lee Amphitheater (411)
New Haven, CT
December 16, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FloSports
Sacred Heart W 66–35  6–5
Alumni Hall (584)
Providence, RI
December 20, 2023*
3:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Baylor
West Palm Beach Classic
L 36–61  6–6
Massimino Court (313)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2023*
1:15 p.m., FloSports
vs. Kennesaw State
West Palm Beach Classic
L 51–53  6–7
Massimino Court (48)
West Palm Beach, FL
Big East regular season
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., FloSports
at Seton Hall W 51–46  7–7
(1–0)
Walsh Gymnasium (748)
South Orange, NJ
January 3, 2024
11:00 a.m., FloSports
DePaul W 72–65  8–7
(2–0)
Alumni Hall (1,263)
Providence, RI
January 6, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS1
St. John's L 48–55  8–8
(2–1)
Alumni Hall (958)
Providence, RI
January 10, 2024
6:30 p.m., SNY
at No. 13 UConn L 41–85  8–9
(2–2)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,210)
Storrs, CT
January 14, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloSports
at No. 22 Creighton L 70–81  8–10
(2–3)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,620)
Omaha, NE
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Georgetown L 71–73  8–11
(2–4)
Alumni Hall (644)
Providence, RI
January 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., FS1
at Butler W 63–53  9–11
(3–4)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,456)
Indianapolis, IN
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Villanova W 82–76 OT 10–11
(4–4)
Alumni Hall (827)
Providence, RI
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloSports
at Xavier W 69–60  11–11
(5–4)
Cintas Center (943)
Cincinnati, OH
February 3, 2024
12:00 p.m., FloSports
Marquette L 62–66  11–12
(5–5)
Alumni Hall (1,344)
Providence, RI
February 7, 2024
8:00 p.m., FloSports
at DePaul L 72–84  11–13
(5–6)
Wintrust Arena (1,125)
Chicago, IL
February 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at Georgetown L 44–54  11–14
(5–7)
McDonough Gymnasium (621)
Washington, D.C.
February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Butler L 48–55  11–15
(5–8)
Alumni Hall (507)
Providence, RI
February 18, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Xavier W 66–42  12–15
(6–8)
Alumni Hall (1,063)
Providence, RI
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at Villanova L 58–68  12–16
(6–9)
Finneran Pavilion (1,109)
Villanova, PA
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloSports
at St. John's L 42–60  12–17
(6–10)
Carnesecca Arena (410)
Queens, NY
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Seton Hall L 65–71  12–18
(6–11)
Alumni Hall (579)
Providence, RI
March 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., SNY
No. 10 UConn L 42–65  12–19
(6–12)
Alumni Hall (1,246)
Providence, RI
Big East Tournament
March 8, 2024
11:00 a.m., FloSports
(9) vs. (8) Butler
First Round
W 75–60  13–19
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
March 9, 2024
12:00 p.m., FS1
(9) vs. (1) No. 9 UConn
Quarterfinals
L 53–86  13–20
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
March 25, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Colgate
Second Round
L 41–54  13–21
Alumni Hall (476)
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big East Conference. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Falls To DePaul In BIG EAST Tournament First Round, 67-54". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Providence women's basketball and coach Jim Crowley part ways, school announces". The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "Erin Batth Named Head Coach Of Women's Basketball Program". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2023.