2023–24 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team

American college basketball season

2023–24 Maine Black Bears women's basketball
American East regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record24–10 (14–2 America East)
Head coach
  • Amy Vachon (7th season)
Associate head coachCourtney England
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Biskup
  • Gadson Lefft
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 America East Conference women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Maine † 14 – 2   .875 25 – 10   .714
Albany 13 – 3   .813 25 – 7   .781
Vermont 12 – 4   .750 25 – 12   .676
Bryant 8 – 8   .500 15 – 15   .500
Binghamton 8 – 8   .500 14 – 17   .452
UMBC 6 – 10   .375 10 – 19   .345
NJIT 4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .400
UMass Lowell 4 – 12   .250 4 – 25   .138
New Hampshire 3 – 13   .188 9 – 20   .310
† 2024 AmEast tournament winner

The 2023–24 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Maine during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by seventh-year head coach Amy Vachon, played their home games at The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine, with one game at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2022–23 season 16–14, 11–5 in America East play to finish in third place.[1] They defeated Binghamton in the quarterfinals,[2] before falling to Albany in the semifinals of the America East tournament.[3]

Roster

2023–24 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sera Hodgson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr New Hampton School Rindge, New Hampshire
G 1 Olivia Rockwood 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Windsor High School Windsor, Vermont
G 2 Emmie Streams 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Bangor High School Veazie, Maine
G 3 Anne Simon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Sportlycee Sandweiler, Luxembourg
G 4 Jaycie Christopher 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Skowhegan High School Skowhegan, Maine
G 10 Anna Kahelin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Helsinki Basketball Academy Märsky Helsinki, Finland
G 12 Sarah Talon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Windham High School Windham, Maine
G/F 13 Caroline Bornemann 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Rungsted Gymnasium Hørsholm, Denmark
G 15 Paula Gallego 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Col·legi Pineda Barcelona, Spain
G 20 Aislinn Gibson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Tilton School Hingham, Massachusetts
F 21 Milana Nenadic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute Kitchener, Ontario
F 25 Caroline Dotsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Haverford High School Havertown, Pennsylvania
G 30 Anna Soler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Eastern Wyoming College Barcelona, Spain
F 33 Adrianna Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bishop O'Connell High School Reston, Virginia
G 45 Idan Shlush 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr St. John's Gedera, Israel
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Quinnipiac L 57–70  0–1
 M&T Bank Arena (603)
Hamden, CT
November 9, 2023*
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at La Salle W 58–48  1–1
 Tom Gola Arena (247)
Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UMass W 69–48  2–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (993)
Orono, ME
November 14, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Rhode Island W 59–48  3–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (930)
Orono, ME
November 24, 2023*
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Richmond
Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic 		L 43–77  3–2
 Knapp Center (1,734)
Des Moines, IA
November 25, 2023*
12:30 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Louisiana Tech
Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic 		W 60–54  4–2
 Knapp Center (1,505)
Des Moines, IA
November 26, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Drake
Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic 		L 56–72  4–3
 Knapp Center (1,765)
Des Moines, IA
November 30, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 17 Indiana L 59–67  4–4
 Cross Insurance Arena (5,983)
Portland, ME
December 2, 2023*
2:00 pm, YES/ESPN+ 		at Fordham W 74–62  5–4
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (264)
Bronx, NY
December 6, 2023*
6:15 pm, ESPN+ 		Harvard W 79–61  6–4
 Memorial Gymnasium (907)
Orono, ME
December 17, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		James Madison L 71–78  6–5
 Memorial Gymnasium (984)
Orono, ME
December 20, 2023*
3:30 pm 		vs. Duquesne
Tulane Holiday Tournament 		W 80–72  7–5
 Devlin Fieldhouse (712)
New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2023*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tulane
Tulane Holiday Tournament 		L 61–64  7–6
 Devlin Fieldhouse (782)
New Orleans, LA
December 30, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Penn L 69–72  7–7
 The Palestra (612)
Philadelphia, PA
America East Conference regular season
January 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UMass Lowell W 55–43  8–7
(1–0) 		Costello Athletic Center (202)
Lowell, MA
January 6, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Vermont W 60–48  9–7
(2–0) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,207)
Orono, ME
January 11, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Hampshire W 78–52  10–7
(3–0) 		Lundholm Gym (311)
Durham, NH
January 18, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UMBC W 76–47  11–7
(4–0) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,045)
Orono, ME
January 20, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		NJIT W 81–39  12–7
(5–0) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,237)
Orono, ME
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Albany L 47–54  12–8
(5–1) 		Broadview Center (1,222)
Albany, NY
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Binghamton W 59–56  13–8
(6–1) 		Binghamton University Events Center (1,118)
Vestal, NY
February 1, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell W 68–49  14–8
(7–1) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,072)
Orono, ME
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bryant W 70–58  15–8
(8–1) 		Chace Athletic Center (308)
Smithfield, RI
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		New Hampshire W 67–48  16–8
(9–1) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,425)
Orono, ME
February 15, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bryant W 80–57  17–8
(10–1) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,156)
Orono, ME
February 17, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Vermont W 57–55  18–8
(11–1) 		Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UMBC L 59–67  18–9
(11–2) 		Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (339)
Catonsville, MD
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at NJIT W 72–46  19–9
(12–2) 		Wellness and Events Center (289)
Newark, NJ
February 29, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Binghamton W 57–51  20–9
(13–2) 		Memorial Gymnasium (701)
Orono, ME
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Albany W 63–46  21–9
(14–2) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,425)
Orono, ME
America East Women's Tournament
March 8, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) (8) UMass Lowell
Quarterfinals 		W 49–43  22–9
 Memorial Gymnasium (1,320)
Orono, ME
March 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) (5) Binghamton
Semifinals 		W 64–58  23–9
 Memorial Gymnasium (1,281)
Orono, ME
March 15, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(1) (3) Vermont
Championship 		W 64–48  24–9
 Memorial Gymnasium (1,507)
Orono, ME
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		(15 A2) at (2 A2) No. 7 Ohio State
First Round 		L 57–80  24–10
 Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A2=Albany 2.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Black Bears advance to America East semifinals with win over Binghamton". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Albany holds off Maine women to advance to the conference title game". Eastern Maine Sports. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Maine Black Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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