SALEM, Va. -- Before you know it, you will have a chance to see the Roanoke women's basketball team in action from inside Cregger Center. So when do you get your chance to see the Maroons in action? Lets take a look as head coach Carla Flaherty has released the 2023-24 schedule.

The scheduled features 25 contests including 16 in the ever tough ODAC regular season. 

"We are eager to begin the 2023-2024 campaign and look forward to another competitive year of tough ODAC competition," stated Flaherty when asked about the season.

The Maroons kicks things off right away with a road ODAC contest at Guilford of Nov. 15. Roanoke then returns home to host the annual Jean Beamer Tip-Off Classic and taking on Stevenson on Nov. 18 before playing either Greensboro or Piedmont the following day. A new opponent is scheduled for Nov. 21 on the road when the Maroons take on Gallaudet in Washington, D.C. 

Roanoke then returns to ODAC play for a few games, starting off with a road game at Lynchburg on Nov. 29. Back-to-Back home games with Randolph-Macon (Dec. 2) and Randolph (Dec. 6) are followed by a road contest at Eastern Mennonite on Dec. 9.

After a break for exams, the Maroons travel to the Volunteer State to take part in a tournament in Nashville. Roanoke takes on Central (IA) on Dec. 19 and follows up with a contest against North Park (Ill.) on Dec. 20. The Maroons return home to close out the 2023 calendar year by hosting the Susan Dunagan Holiday Classic. Roanoke will take on York on Dec. 29 and Lancaster Bible on Dec. 30.

Never more than two games home or away in 2024, the Maroons get back to ODAC play with road conference games against Washington and Lee (Jan. 3), Bridgewater (Jan. 10), Averett (Jan. 20), Hollins (Jan. 24), Randolph (Feb. 3), and the final road game of the season at Shenandoah (Feb. 10).

Remaining home ODAC contest include Virginia Wesleyan (Jan. 6), Shenandoah (Jan. 13), Ferrum (Jan. 17), Eastern Mennonite (Jan. 27), Guilford (Feb. 7), Hollins (Feb. 14), and Washington and Lee (Feb. 17). 

The 2024 ODAC Tournament gets underway with First Round games on Feb. 20 at the #7 and #8 seeds. All quarterfinal and remaining games will take place at the Salem Civic Center Feb. 23-25.