2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team

The 2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by first-year head coach Nicole Woods, played their home games at Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, North Carolina as members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).

2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	5–25 (3–15 CAA)
Head coach	Nicole Woods (1st season)
Associate head coach	Cherie Lea
Assistant coaches	Keyana Brown Hailey Yohn
Home arena	Trask Coliseum
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 CAA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stony Brook	16	–	2		.889			28	–	5		.848
Monmouth	14	–	4		.778			22	–	10		.688
Charleston	13	–	5		.722			22	–	10		.688
North Carolina A&T	13	–	5		.722			22	–	12		.647
William & Mary	12	–	6		.667			15	–	14		.517
Towson	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
Drexel †	10	–	8		.556			19	–	15		.559
Campbell	9	–	9		.500			17	–	14		.548
Elon	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Delaware	7	–	11		.389			11	–	20		.355
Northeastern	5	–	13		.278			10	–	17		.370
Hampton	3	–	15		.167			3	–	26		.103
Hofstra	3	–	15		.167			11	–	21		.344
UNC Wilmington	3	–	15		.167			5	–	25		.167
† 2024 CAA tournament winner

Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2022–23 season 5–25, 2–16 in CAA play, to finish in last (13th) place.^[1] As the #13 seed in the CAA tournament, they were defeated by #12 seed Hofstra in the first round.^[2]

After being led by interim head coach Tina Martin for the entirety of the 2022–23 season,^[3] on April 17, 2023, the school named Charlotte associate head coach Nicole Woods the team's new head coach.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Britany Range 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Seton Hall Middleburg, FL G 1 Mary Ferrito 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Wisconsin Plain City, OH G 2 Taylor Henderson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Winston Salem Christian School Charlotte, NC C 4 Lexi Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Kent State Pittsburgh, PA G 10 McCall King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Christ Church Episcopal School Easley, SC F 11 Mingaile Urmuleviciute 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Trinity Collegiate School Kaunas, Lithuania F 13 Corrie McLaughlin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Millbrook High School Raleigh, NC F 15 Sammy Ackles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Holly Springs High School Holly Springs, NC G 21 Kylah Silver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr D. H. Conley High School Greenville, NC G 22 Evan Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Ardrey Kell High School Charlotte, NC G 33 Kylie Chavis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Purnell Swett High School Red Springs, NC	Head coach Nicole Woods (Belmont Abbey) Assistant coach(es) Cherie Lea (UNC Wilmington) Keyana Brown (Virginia State) Hailey Yohn (Coker) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 27, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops		Mount Olive	L 47–51	–	14 – Henderson	7 – Miller	3 – Chavis	Trask Coliseum (512) Wilmington, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops		The Apprentice School	W 78–42	1–0	18 – Henderson	8 – Jackson	5 – Henderson	Trask Coliseum (718) Wilmington, NC
November 11, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wofford	L 49–74	1–1	10 – Jackson	9 – Jackson	3 – 2 tied	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (428) Spartanburg, SC
November 16, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops		Western Carolina	L 43–54	1–2	9 – Silver	10 – Jackson	3 – Ferrito	Trask Coliseum (3,370) Wilmington, NC
November 22, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		Presbyterian	L 51–64	1–3	16 – Silver	8 – Jackson	4 – Ferrito	Trask Coliseum (558) Wilmington, NC
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		Coastal Carolina	L 59–73	1–4	26 – Henderson	7 – Jackson	4 – Ferrito	Trask Coliseum (515) Wilmington, NC
November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Winthrop	W 66–58 OT	2–4	26 – Miller	14 – Jackson	2 – 5 tied	Winthrop Coliseum (312) Rock Hill, SC
December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Iowa State	L 58–85	2–5	19 – Miller	6 – Range	5 – Range	Hilton Coliseum (9,933) Ames, IA
December 5, 2023* 8:00 p.m., B1G+		at Nebraska	L 35–108	2–6	9 – 2 tied	7 – Range	4 – Henderson	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,950) Lincoln, NE
December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Davidson	L 56–75	2–7	20 – Henderson	6 – Henderson	3 – Henderson	John M. Belk Arena (873) Davidson, NC
December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		North Carolina Central	L 65–70	2–8	19 – Henderson	11 – Silver	6 – Ferrito	Trask Coliseum (507) Wilmington, NC
December 28, 2023* 4:00 p.m.		at Norfolk State	L 55–96	2–9	20 – Miller	6 – Ferrito	3 – 2 tied	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (831) Norfolk, VA
CAA regular season
January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Hofstra	L 54–82	2–10 (0–1)	21 – Miller	9 – Ferrito	2 – Miller	Mack Sports Complex (489) Hempstead, NY
January 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Stony Brook	L 55–68	2–11 (0–2)	26 – Henderson	11 – Urmuleviciute	2 – 2 tied	Island Federal Arena (709) Stony Brook, NY
January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Northeastern	L 49–79	2–12 (0–3)	15 – Henderson	6 – 2 tied	5 – Henderson	Trask Coliseum (605) Wilmington, NC
January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., FloHoops		Drexel	L 45–59	2–13 (0–4)	16 – Henderson	7 – Urmuleviciute	2 – 2 tied	Trask Coliseum (609) Wilmington, NC
January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Campbell	W 69–58	3–13 (1–4)	17 – Henderson	10 – Ackles	6 – Henderson	Trask Coliseum (626) Wilmington, NC
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Hampton	L 50–72	3–14 (1–5)	12 – Ackles	10 – Ackles	3 – Ferrito	Hampton Convocation Center (708) Hampton, VA
January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Charleston	L 59–94	3–15 (1–6)	17 – Silver	7 – Silver	4 – 2 tied	TD Arena (401) Charleston, SC
February 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		North Carolina A&T	L 43–76	3–16 (1–7)	19 – Henderson	6 – 3 tied	3 – Henderson	Trask Coliseum (786) Wilmington, NC
February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		Hampton	W 77–70	4–16 (2–7)	22 – Ferrito	9 – 2 tied	6 – Miller	Trask Coliseum (771) Wilmington, NC
February 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Campbell	L 57–77	4–17 (2–8)	20 – Henderson	6 – Henderson	3 – Silver	Gore Arena (1,129) Buies Creek, NC
February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Elon	W 60–58	5–17 (3–8)	18 – Silver	9 – Henderson	3 – Urmuleviciute	Schar Center (789) Elon, NC
February 18, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		Charleston	L 58–97	5–18 (3–9)	24 – Henderson	8 – Silver	4 – King	Trask Coliseum (827) Wilmington, NC
February 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Delaware	L 35–73	5–19 (3–10)	16 – Silver	9 – Miller	3 – Silver	Bob Carpenter Center (1,217) Newark, DE
February 25, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Drexel	L 39–63	5–20 (3–11)	10 – Urmuleviciute	10 – Silver	2 – 3 tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (511) Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		William & Mary	L 50–68	5–21 (3–12)	18 – Silver	9 – Henderson	1 – 3 tied	Trask Coliseum (607) Wilmington, NC
March 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		Towson	L 56–78	5–22 (3–13)	23 – Henderson	11 – Henderson	3 – 2 tied	Trask Coliseum (560) Wilmington, NC
March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Delaware	L 51–81	5–23 (3–14)	18 – Miller	8 – Henderson	6 – Henderson	Trask Coliseum (522) Wilmington, NC
March 9, 2024 3:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Monmouth	L 53–65	5–24 (3–15)	20 – Henderson	5 – 2 tied	3 – Range	OceanFirst Bank Center (706) West Long Branch, NJ
CAA tournament
March 13, 2024 5:00 p.m., FloHoops	(14)	vs. (11) Northeastern First round	L 60–66	5–25	24 – Miller	9 – Henderson	4 – King	Entertainment and Sports Arena  Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5][6]

References

1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved January 27, 2024.
2. Sans, Brandon (March 8, 2023). "Pride Push Past Seahawks in CAA First Round". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
3. Sans, Brandon (April 7, 2022). "Martin Continues As Interim Head Coach". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
4. "49ers Woods named head coach at Wilmington". Independent Tribune. April 15, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
5. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
6. "UNC Wilmington Seahawks Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 27, 2024.