BALTIMORE, Md. (Oct. 12, 2023)--Morgan State head women's basketball coach Ed Davis, Jr., has announced the upcoming 2023-24 schedule. The 29-game slate consists of 15 non-conference contests along with the traditional home-and-home Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) matchups, that make up the remaining 14 games.
 
Featured on the docket are six non-conference games at Hill Field House, a return trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Clasico, two contests against Division I local foes Towson and UMBC, as well as visits to program powers South Carolina and Stanford.
 
Morgan State will face five opponents this season that reached postseason play a year ago. South Carolina, Stanford, Sacred Heart and MEAC foe Norfolk State all reached the Women's NCAA Tournament, while Towson, like Morgan State, played in the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT).
 
The Lady Bears kickoff the 2023-24 campaign with four consecutive home games. Morgan State will welcome Washington Adventist on Monday, Nov. 6 and face Sacred Heart on Sunday, Nov. 12. The Lady Bears will host Notre Dame of Maryland on Thursday, Nov. 16 for Education Day and will entertain Davidson on Saturday, Nov. 18.
 
Morgan State will head to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Clasico (Thursday, Nov. 23-Friday, Nov. 24). While in San Juan, the Lady Bears will face both Campbell and UNC Asheville.
 
Next up for Morgan State will be a short trip to Towson, Md. to take on local foe Towson on Wednesday, Nov. 29. The Lady Bears will follow with road contests at Saint Francis-Pa. on Saturday, Dec. 2 and a visit to Southeastern Conference power, the University of South Carolina on Wednesday, Dec. 6 in Columbia, S.C.
 
Morgan will return home to host UMBC on Saturday, Dec. 9, before taking some time off to prepare for exams. The Lady Bears will travel to DeLand, Fla. to face Stetson on Sunday, Dec. 17, and will head to Orlando, Fla. to take on the University of Central Florida on Tuesday, Dec. 19.
 
Following the Christmas break, the Lady Bears will head out West to visit two Pac-12 teams in Oregon State on Tuesday, Dec. 28 and Stanford on Sunday, Dec. 31.
 
Morgan State will begin the New Year at home, as it will close out the non-conference schedule against Central Connecticut State on Wednesday, Jan. 3.
 
The Lady Bears begin MEAC play on the road in Princess Anne, Md., to take on Maryland Eastern Shore (Jan. 6), before coming home to host Delaware State (Jan. 8). Morgan will have a 12-day layoff, before it travels to crosstown rival Coppin State (Jan. 20). The Lady Bears will then host Beltway rival Howard (Jan. 27) and travel to Virginia's Tidewater area to battle defending MEAC champion Norfolk State (Jan.29).
 
Morgan State will wrap up the first half of the league slate on the road with a trip to Orangeburg, S.C. to take on South Carolina State (Feb. 3) and a visit to Durham, N.C. to face North Carolina Central (Feb. 5).
 
The Lady Bears will welcome Maryland Eastern Shore to Baltimore on Feb. 17 to begin the second half of league action. Morgan will have back-to-back road trips to Delaware State (Feb. 19) and Howard (Feb. 24), before coming home to play its final four regular season games at Hill Field House.
 
Morgan State will welcome Norfolk State (Feb. 26), South Carolina State (March 2), and North Carolina Central (March 4), before the regular season finale against rival Coppin State (March 7) for Senior Night.
 
Last season the Lady Bears finished 17-12 overall, 10-4 in the MEAC, which was good for second in the league standings. Morgan State was once again extremely tough at home, finishing with an 11-2 mark at Hill Field House, setting the school record for most home wins in a season. The Lady Bears would advance to the Postseason WNIT first round, where they faced Wake Forest on the road. It was just the second time the program reached postseason play on the Division I level.
 
Morgan State had four players earn all-conference honors with Charlene Shepherd and Ja'Niah Henson receiving First-Team All-MEAC, while Taylor Addison was named to the All-MEAC Third Team and Gabrielle Johnson was on the MEAC All-Rookie Team. Both Johnson and Addison also earned MEAC All-Defensive Team honors.

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