2023–24 High Point Panthers women's basketball team

2023–24 High Point Panthers women's basketball
2023–24 High Point Panthers women's basketball
Big South regular season champions
WBIT, first round
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	20–12 (14–2 Big South)
Head coach	Chelsea Banbury (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Brittany Brown; Katie Clayman; Brendan Quinlan-Huertas; Jordan Edwards;
Home arena	Qubein Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big South women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
High Point	14	–	2	.875	20	–	12	.625
USC Upstate	10	–	6	.625	16	–	16	.500
Radford	9	–	7	.563	15	–	18	.455
Charleston Southern	8	–	8	.500	11	–	19	.367
Presbyterian †	8	–	8	.500	21	–	15	.583
Winthrop	8	–	8	.500	14	–	16	.467
Longwood	6	–	10	.375	9	–	21	.300
Gardner–Webb	5	–	11	.313	6	–	24	.200
UNC Asheville	4	–	12	.250	11	–	20	.355

† 2024 Big South tournament winner

The 2023–24 High Point Panthers women's basketball team represented High Point University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Chelsea Banbury, played their home games at the Qubein Center in High Point, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 17–15, 13–5 in Big South play, to finish in second place.^[1] As the #2 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated #7 seed USC Upstate in the quarterfinals,^[2] and #3 seed Campbell in the semifinals,^[3] before falling to top-seeded Gardner–Webb in the championship game.^[4] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT,^[5] where they lost to Clemson in the first round.^[6]

Roster

2023–24 High Point Panthers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Bukky Akinsola	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Moberly Area Community College	Hillside, NJ
G	1	Faith Price	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	UNC Greensboro	Jamestown, NC
G	2	Nakyah Terrell	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Canton McKinley High School	Canton, OH
F	3	Nevaeh Zavala	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Royse City High School	Plano, TX
G	4	Cydney Johnson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Sr	Heritage High School	Raleigh, NC
G	5	Claire Wyatt	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Farragut High School	Knoxville, TN
G	10	Callie Scheier	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	GS	West Forsyth High School	Clemmons, NC
G	11	Mack Maier	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Wake Forest	Parker, CO
G	12	Lauren Bevis	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	GS	Gardner–Webb	Spartanburg, SC
G	14	Anna Häger	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Lulea Gymnasieskola	Gothenburg, Sweden
C	15	Amaria McNear	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Sr	Westridge Academy	Kernersville, NC
G	21	Emma Larios	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Asheville Christian Academy	Asheville, NC
G	22	Shakira Baskerville	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	West Forsyth High School	Clemmons, NC
G	25	Aaliyah Collins	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Grand Canyon	Snohomish, WA
F	33	Peyton Gerdes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Grayslake North High School	Lake Villa, IL

Head coach

Chelsea Banbury (Florida Gulf Coast)

Assistant coach(es)

Brittany Brown (Florida Gulf Coast)
Katie Clayman (Oregon)
Brendan Quinlan-Huertas (High Point)
Jordan Edwards (High Point)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 9, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2023* 8:00 p.m.		Barton	W 99–44	–	27 – Bevis	8 – 2 tied	9 – Terrell	Qubein Center (872) High Point, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 8 Virginia Tech	L 55–94	0–1	15 – 2 tied	5 – Baskerville	2 – 2 tied	Cassell Coliseum (6,113) Blacksburg, VA
November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lees–McRae	W 99–47	1–1	26 – Bevis	6 – 2 tied	7 – Scheier	Qubein Center (1,360) High Point, NC
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stetson	W 59–54	2–1	14 – Bevis	7 – Bevis	5 – Akinsola	Qubein Center (1,360) High Point, NC
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wofford	W 80–64	3–1	21 – Bevis	14 – McNear	7 – Scheier	Qubein Center (937) High Point, NC
November 23, 2023* 5:45 p.m., ESPN+		vs. South Florida Paradise Jam Reef Division	L 32–61	3–2	12 – Bevis	5 – Akinsola	2 – Scheier	Sports and Fitness Center (1,224) St. Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. No. 12 Texas Paradise Jam Reef Division	L 39–101	3–3	10 – 2 tied	4 – Scheier	2 – Terrell	Sports and Fitness Center (1,824) St. Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2023* 5:45 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Arizona State Paradise Jam Reef Division	L 69–77	3–4	16 – Häger	6 – Häger	3 – Häger	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Johnson C. Smith	W 61–50	4–4	15 – Terrell	9 – Terrell	3 – 2 tied	Qubein Center (719) High Point, NC
December 5, 2023* 8:30 p.m., MWN		at Colorado State	L 61–93	4–5	19 – Bevis	5 – Häger	2 – 2 tied	Moby Arena (1,320) Fort Collins, CO
December 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Davidson	L 40–77	4–6	13 – Häger	7 – Terrell	4 – Terrell	John M. Belk Arena (362) Davidson, NC
December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Norfolk State	L 71–85 ^OT	4–7	29 – Bevis	6 – Terrell	4 – 2 tied	Qubein Center (755) High Point, NC
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Campbell	W 48–47	5–7	12 – Collins	6 – Bevis	3 – 2 tied	Qubein Center (1,128) High Point, NC
December 30, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Elon	L 66–74	5–8	17 – Collins	7 – Baskerville	4 – Collins	Qubein Center (1,488) High Point, NC
Big South regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Radford	L 61–65	5–9 (0–1)	15 – Bevis	8 – Terrell	4 – Terrell	Qubein Center (978) High Point, NC
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 74–64	6–9 (1–1)	32 – Bevis	6 – Terrell	7 – Terrell	Paul Porter Arena (215) Boiling Springs, NC
January 10, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 64–50	7–9 (2–1)	17 – Bevis	6 – 2 tied	3 – 2 tied	Kimmel Arena (316) Asheville, NC
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 76–55	8–9 (3–1)	21 – Price	5 – Zavala	4 – Terrell	Qubein Center (1,038) High Point, NC
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 74–57	9–9 (4–1)	16 – Bevis	8 – Baskerville	5 – McNear	Buccaneer Field House (297) North Charleston, SC
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		USC Upstate	L 49–59	9–10 (4–2)	17 – Bevis	7 – Bevis	2 – 3 tied	Qubein Center (862) High Point, NC
January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Winthrop	W 75–68	10–10 (5–2)	22 – Bevis	5 – Bevis	4 – Häger	Qubein Center (1,505) High Point, NC
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Longwood	W 64–53	11–10 (6–2)	22 – Bevis	7 – Terrell	3 – Häger	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,113) Farmville, VA
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 64–59	12–10 (7–2)	14 – Terrell	5 – Bevis	3 – Häger	Templeton Physical Education Center (352) Clinton, SC
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Asheville	W 62–54	13–10 (8–2)	16 – Bevis	10 – Zavala	6 – Terrell	Qubein Center (931) High Point, NC
February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 75–72	14–10 (9–2)	18 – Terrell	8 – Zavala	4 – Terrell	Qubein Center (1,004) High Point, NC
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at USC Upstate	W 53–50	15–10 (10–2)	11 – Bevis	7 – McNear	6 – Terrell	G. B. Hodge Center (293) Spartanburg, SC
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Radford	W 67–50	16–10 (11–2)	18 – Bevis	7 – Zavala	6 – Terrell	Dedmon Center (769) Radford, VA
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 63–46	17–10 (12–2)	13 – Price	6 – Baskerville	5 – Scheier	Qubein Center (1,384) High Point, NC
February 28, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Winthrop	W 65–64	18–10 (13–2)	23 – Bevis	6 – Johnson	2 – 2 tied	Winthrop Coliseum (284) Rock Hill, SC
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Longwood	W 61–58	19–10 (14–2)	28 – Bevis	7 – Akinsola	5 – Terrell	Qubein Center (1,379) High Point, NC
Big South tournament
March 7, 2024 11:30 a.m., ESPN+	(1)	(9) UNC Asheville Quarterfinals	W 70–57	20–10	19 – Bevis	7 – 2 tied	7 – Terrell	Qubein Center High Point, NC
March 9, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(5) Presbyterian Semifinals	L 50–59	20–11	14 – Price	6 – Terrell	5 – Terrell	Qubein Center High Point, NC
WBIT
March 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at (4) Virginia First round	L 59–81	20–12	21 – Akinsola	7 – Baskerville	5 – Akinsola	John Paul Jones Arena (1,883) Charlottesville, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
^ Duysen, Sarah (March 2, 2023). "Survive and Advance: HPU Scrapes Together 50-43 Win in Big South Quarterfinals". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
^ Cole, Stan (March 4, 2023). "High Point downs Camels in Big South semifinals". Campbell University. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
^ "CHAMPIONS: #1 Gardner-Webb Defeats #2 High Point 74-61 in Title Game To Punch Ticket to NCAA Tournament". Big South Conference. March 6, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. March 13, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
^ "Clemson Advances to WNIT Second Round with Win Over High Point". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. March 16, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
^ "High Point Panthers Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

[2] Duysen, Sarah (March 2, 2023). "Survive and Advance: HPU Scrapes Together 50-43 Win in Big South Quarterfinals". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

[3] Cole, Stan (March 4, 2023). "High Point downs Camels in Big South semifinals". Campbell University. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

[4] "CHAMPIONS: #1 Gardner-Webb Defeats #2 High Point 74-61 in Title Game To Punch Ticket to NCAA Tournament". Big South Conference. March 6, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

[5] "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. March 13, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

[6] "Clemson Advances to WNIT Second Round with Win Over High Point". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. March 16, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

[7] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

[8] "High Point Panthers Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

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