2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team

2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record4–25 (4–12 America East)
Head coach
  • Denise King (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Stefanie Murphy-Thorpe
  • Jonathan Parsons
Home arenaCostello Athletic Center
Seasons
2023–24 America East Conference women's basketball standings
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 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The River Hawks, led by third-year head coach Denise King, played their home games at the Costello Athletic Center, with two games being played at the Tsongas Center, both located in Lowell, Massachusetts, as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The River Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 5–22, 4–12 in America East play to finish in seventh place.[1] They were defeated by Albany in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.[2]

Roster

2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Baylee Teal 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Fordham Penfield, New York
G 2 Cire Worley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Abington Senior High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 5 Abbey Lindsey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Staten Island Academy Staten Island, New York
G 9 Tasha Lima 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Tilton School Roslindale, Massachusetts
G 10 Sophie Baydanov 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Morehead State Vienna, Austria
G 11 Leilani Rodriguez 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Worcester Academy Worcester, Massachusetts
G 12 Maddie Rice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr St. Anne's-Belfield School Charlottesville, Virginia
F 13 Rayne Durant 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Hamden Hall Country Day School New Haven, Connecticut
G 15 Sydney Watkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Miami (OH) Indianapolis, Indiana
F 20 Sydney Coombs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr NH Spartans Newmarket, New Hampshire
G 23 Gabby Ross 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Donovan Catholic High School Lakehurst, New Jersey
G 24 Mili Carrera 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS USAO Lima, Peru
G 30 Ella Ner 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Ramat Hashrom Bnei Atarot, Israel
F 55 Alex Gitchenko 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Georgia State Ashdod, Israel
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 13, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Boston University L 58–60  0–1
 Case Gym (841)
Boston, MA
November 10, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Rhode Island L 38–78  0–2
 Ryan Center (1,317)
Kingston, RI
November 13, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Holy Cross L 41–51  0–3
 Hart Center (461)
Worcester, MA
November 18, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Le Moyne L 61–63  0–4
 Costello Athletic Center (252)
Lowell, MA
November 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Central Connecticut L 49–58  0–5
 William H. Detrick Gymnasium (312)
New Britain, CT
November 25, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Fordham L 49–76  0–6
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (134)
Bronx, NY
December 3, 2023*
1:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Boston College L 53–91  0–7
 Conte Forum (432)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 5, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Brown L 54–74  0–8
 Pizzitola Sports Center (138)
Providence, RI
December 10, 2023*
12:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ 		at UMass L 52–64  0–9
 Mullins Center (1,111)
Amherst, MA
December 14, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Dartmouth Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
December 22, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Harvard Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
December 29, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Colgate Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
America East regular season
January 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Maine Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		New Hampshire Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
January 11, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at NJIT Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UMBC Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena 
Catonsville, MD
January 18, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Albany Tsongas Center 
Lowell, MA
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Binghamton Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
January 25, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Vermont Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
February 1, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Maine The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
February 3, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Hampshire Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
February 8, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UMBC Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
February 10, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		NJIT Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bryant Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
February 22, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Binghamton Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Albany Broadview Center 
Albany, NY
February 29, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bryant Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
March 2, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Vermont Tsongas Center 
Lowell, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "No. 7 River Hawks Fall 59-51 to No. 2 UAlbany in AE Quarterfinal". UMass Lowell Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UMass Lowell Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "UMass Lowell River Hawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2023.