2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record13–18 (6–10 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Reed
  • Kevin Adams
  • Lexi Petersen
Home arenaUniversity Credit Union Pavilion
Seasons
2023–24 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Gonzaga 16 – 0   1.000 32 – 4   .889
Santa Clara 12 – 4   .750 25 – 9   .735
Portland † 10 – 6   .625 21 – 13   .618
San Francisco 10 – 6   .625 14 – 16   .467
Pacific 8 – 8   .500 18 – 15   .545
Saint Mary's 6 – 10   .375 13 – 18   .419
Loyola Marymount 5 – 11   .313 11 – 19   .367
San Diego 4 – 12   .250 9 – 22   .290
Pepperdine 1 – 15   .063 5 – 25   .167
† 2024 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented the Saint Mary's College of California in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gaels, led by first year coach Jeff Cammon. They played their homes games at University Credit Union Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2022–23 season 13–18, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the WCC tournament, they defeated Loyola Marymount in the first round before losing in the second round to Pacific.

Offseason

Departures

Saint Mary's Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Clair Steele 0 G 5'5" GS Senior Orinda, CA Graduated
Taycee Wedin 4 G 5'9" GS Senior Milwaukie, OR Graduated
Jade Kirisome 11 G 5'9" Redshirt Senior Brisbane, Australia Graduated/signed to play professionally in Australia with UC Capitals
Daisia Mitchell 24 F 6'0" Freshman Rancho Cucamonga, CA Transferred to Mt. San Antonio College
Aspen Garrison 25 F 6'2" Sophomore Bellingham, WA Transferred to Western Washington
Amy West 30 F 6'4" Redshirt Senior Palmerston North, New Zealand Graduated/signed to play professionally in England with Oaklands Wolves

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Makena Mastora 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. Joseph Notre Dame Alameda, CA
G 3 Leia Hanafin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Box Hill Secondary Academy Melbourne, Australia
G 8 Emily Foy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Francis Xavier's College Newcastle, Australia
G 9 Maia Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Waimea College Richmond, New Zealand
G 10 Tayla Dalton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Carmel College Auckland, New Zealand
G 11 Jasmine Farmer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Saint Mary's College
Laney College 		Hercules, CA
F 12 Ruby Vlahov 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Marist Perth, Australia
G 21 Hannah Rapp 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Avila College Melbourne, Australia
F 22 Ellie Croco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Lebanon Lebanon, OR
G 23 Addison Wedin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So La Salle Milwaukie, OR
G 24 Zeryhia Aokuso 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Amarillo Amarillo, TX
F 31 Nadia Bernard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr West Ranch Santa Clarita, CA
F 33 Ali Bamberger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Carondelet
Washington 		Walnut Creek, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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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. 		Chico State W 79–65 
 22 – Jones   7 – Hanafin   6 – Dalton  University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Grand Canyon L 52–55  0–1
  17 – Aokuso   8 – Bamberger   3 – Bamberger  Global Credit Union Arena (1,557)
Phoenix, AZ
November 12, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC San Diego W 61–58 OT 1–1
  16 – Bamberger   8 – Tied   2 – Tied  University Credit Union Pavilion (403)
Moraga, CA
November 14, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Irvine W 52–37  2–1
  15 – Wedin   6 – Wedin   5 – Aokuso  University Credit Union Pavilion (311)
Moraga, CA
November 19, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rice L 62–73  2–2
  12 – Tied   7 – Bamberger   4 – Dalton  Tudor Fieldhouse (541)
Houston, TX
November 21, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		St. Thomas (MN) L 60–74  2–3
  16 – Aokuso   5 – Hanafin   4 – Rapp  University Credit Union Pavilion (308)
Moraga, CA
November 24, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Carolina A&T
Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic 		W 73–65  3–3
  22 – Bamberger   4 – Tied   6 – Hanafin  University Credit Union Pavilion (264)
Moraga, CA
November 25, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Illinois State
Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic 		L 51–62  3–4
  11 – Dalton   4 – Tied   5 – Bamberger  University Credit Union Pavilion (352)
Moraga, CA
December 2, 2023*
12:00 p.m., P12N 		at California L 69–74  3–5
  19 – Dalton   5 – Tied   6 – Dalton  Haas Pavilion (964)
Berkeley, CA
December 8, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Montana State W 59–53  4–5
  15 – Foy   9 – Bamberger   5 – Bamberger  University Credit Union Pavilion (271)
Moraga, CA
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Davis L 66–87  4–6
  16 – Bamberger   7 – Foy   5 – Aokuso  University Credit Union Center (663)
Davis, CA
December 16, 2023*
1:00 p.m., P12N 		at Washington L 32–64  4–7
  11 – Aokuso   6 – Aokuso   2 – Bamberger  Alaska Airlines Arena (2,490)
Seattle, WA
December 18, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State East Bay W 83–67  5–7
  26 – Mastora   5 – Vlahov   5 – Tied  University Credit Union Pavilion (212)
Moraga, CA
December 21, 2023*
5:00 p.m., SLN 		at Denver W 61–56  6–7
  12 – Tied   6 – Tied   4 – Bamberger  Hamilton Gymnasium (230)
Denver, CO
December 29, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		San Jose State W 70–52  7–7
  14 – Wedin   5 – Tied   7 – Aokuso  University Credit Union Pavilion (229)
Moraga, CA
WCC regular season
January 4, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Pacific L 57–60  7–8
(0–1) 		 13 – Dalton   5 – Bamberger   6 – Dalton  University Credit Union Pavilion (338)
Moraga, CA
January 6, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		San Diego W 67–59  8–8
(1–1) 		 19 – Aokuso   6 – Rapp   3 – Tied  University Credit Union Pavilion (457)
Moraga, CA
January 13, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola Marymount L 48–66  8–9
(1–2) 		 11 – Bamberger   4 – Tied   2 – Bamberger  University Credit Union Pavilion (443)
Moraga, CA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 17 Gonzaga L 60–89  8–10
(1–3) 		 17 – Dalton   5 – Hanafin   4 – Aokuso  McCarthey Athletic Center (5,439)
Spokane, WA
January 22, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Portland
Rescheduled from January 18 		W 73–67 OT 9–10
(2–3) 		 24 – Aokoso   8 – Hanafin   5 – Dalton  Chiles Center (244)
Portland, OR
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Pacific L 45–60  9–11
(2–4) 		 12 – Aokuso   6 – Vlahov   2 – Tied  Alex G. Spanos Center (606)
Stockton, CA
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Santa Clara W 74–67  10–11
(3–4) 		 22 – Jones   7 – Aokuso   4 – Tied  University Credit Union Pavilion (766)
Moraga, CA
February 3, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Portland L 35–68  10–12
(3–5) 		 11 – Bamberger   9 – Bamberger   3 – Rapp  University Credit Union Pavilion (361)
Moraga, CA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at San Francisco L 54–59  10–13
(3–6) 		 17 – Aokuso   6 – Tied   4 – Aokuso  War Memorial Gymnasium (226)
San Francisco, CA
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Santa Clara L 58–70  10–14
(3–7) 		 15 – Bamberger   4 – Tied   4 – Tied  Leavey Center (319)
Santa Clara, CA
February 15, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 17 Gonzaga L 68–96  10–15
(3–8) 		 16 – Aokuso   4 – Tied   5 – Dalton  University Credit Union Pavilion (441)
Moraga, CA
February 17, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Pepperdine W 75–47  11–15
(4–8) 		 31 – Jones   5 – Rapp   7 – Aokuso  University Credit Union Pavilion (472)
Moraga, CA
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Loyola Marymount W 70–66  12–15
(4–9) 		 27 – Dalton   7 – Bamberger   6 – Bamberger  Gersten Pavilion (326)
Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at San Diego L 52–69  12–16
(5–9) 		 19 – Aokuso   7 – Aokuso   4 – Bamberger  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,494)
San Diego, CA
February 29, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		San Francisco L 74–78 OT 12–17
(5–10) 		 28 – Aokuso   5 – Tied   4 – Hanafin  University Credit Union Pavilion (401)
Moraga, CA
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Pepperdine W 69–48  13–17
(6–10) 		 15 – Tied   6 – Rapp   4 – Tied  Firestone Fieldhouse (213)
Malibu, CA
WCC women's tournament
March 8, 2024
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (7) Loyola Marymount
Second Round 		L 62–78  13–18
  21 – Jones   7 – Aokuso   5 – Tied  Orleans Arena (971)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". SMCGaels.com.