2023–24 High Point Panthers women's basketball team

2023–24 High Point Panthers women's basketball
Big South regular season champions
WBIT, First Round
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record20–12 (14–2 Big South)
Head coach
  • Chelsea Banbury (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brittany Brown
  • Katie Clayman
  • Brendan Quinlan-Huertas
  • Jordan Edwards
Home arenaQubein Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big South women's basketball standings
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[edit]

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 reieved an at-large bid into the WNIT,[5] where they would lose to Clemson in the first round.[6]

Roster[edit]

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, New Jersey
G 1 Faith Price 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS UNC Greensboro Jamestown, North Carolina
G 2 Nakyah Terrell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Canton McKinley High School Canton, Ohio
F 3 Nevaeh Zavala 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Royse City High School Plano, Texas
G 4 Cydney Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Heritage High School Raleigh, North Carolina
G 5 Claire Wyatt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Farragut High School Knoxville, Tennessee
G 10 Callie Scheier 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) GS West Forsyth High School Clemmons, North Carolina
G 11 Mack Maier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Wake Forest Parker, Colorado
G 12 Lauren Bevis 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS Gardner–Webb Spartanburg, South Carolina
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, North Carolina
G 21 Emma Larios 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Asheville Christian Academy Asheville, North Carolina
G 22 Shakira Baskerville 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr West Forsyth High School Clemmons, North Carolina
G 25 Aaliyah Collins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Grand Canyon Snohomish, Washington
F 33 Peyton Gerdes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Grayslake North High School Lake Villa, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 9, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2023*
8:00 pm 		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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+ 		Wofford W 80–64  3–1
  21 – Bevis   14 – McNear   7 – Scheier  Qubein Center (937)
High Point, NC
November 23, 2023*
5:45 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 am, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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[edit]

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Survive and Advance: HPU Scrapes Together 50-43 Win in Big South Quarterfinals". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "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. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "Clemson Advances to WNIT Second Round with Win Over High Point". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "High Point Panthers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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