2023–24 VCU Rams women's basketball team

2023–24 VCU Rams women's basketball
WBIT, First round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record26–6 (15–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kirk Crawford
  • Brittany Parker
  • Candice M. Jackson
Home arenaSiegel Center
Seasons
2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond † 16 – 2   .889 29 – 6   .829
VCU 15 – 3   .833 26 – 6   .813
Saint Joseph's 15 – 3   .833 28 – 6   .824
George Mason 14 – 4   .778 23 – 8   .742
Duquesne 13 – 5   .722 21 – 13   .618
Rhode Island 10 – 8   .556 21 – 14   .600
Saint Louis 9 – 9   .500 22 – 18   .550
Davidson* 8 – 10   .444 18 – 8   .692
Loyola Chicago 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Fordham 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414
George Washington 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
Dayton 5 – 13   .278 12 – 19   .387
La Salle 5 – 13   .278 8 – 22   .267
UMass 2 – 16   .111 5 – 27   .156
St. Bonaventure 1 – 17   .056 4 – 26   .133
* Season cancelled on March 1, 2024.
† 2024 A10 tournament winner

The 2023–24 VCU Rams women's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was the program's 50th season of existence, and their eleventh season in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Rams were led by tenth-year head coach Beth O'Boyle and played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.

Previous season

Main article: 2022–23 VCU Rams women's basketball team

The 2022–23 team finished the season with a 7–22 (4–12 Atlantic 10) record. They were the 13th seed in the 2023 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Dayton in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Anisja Harris 1 G 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Graduate Columbus, OH Graduated
Janika Griffith-Wallace 2 G 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Senior Brampton, ON Graduated
Chloe Bloom 13 C 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Senior Sydney, Australia Graduated
Keowa Walters 32 F 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Graduate Toronto, ON Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Valentina Ojeda 12 F 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Junior Punta Arenas, Chile Transferred from Independence Community College
Natalia Tondi 14 F 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Junior Buenos Aires, Argentina Transferred from Florida SouthWestern State

2023 recruits

No players have officially committed to VCU.

Roster

2023–24 VCU Rams women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sarah Te-Biasu 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Niagara Prep Montreal, QC
G 3 Timaya Lewis-Eutsey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Life Center Academy Trenton, NJ
G 4 Grace Hutson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr St. Joseph Central Christiansburg, VA
G 5 Adebukola Akomolafe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Americas HS El Paso, TX
G 11 Mary-Anna Asare 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So J. Addison School Markham, ON
F 12 Valentina Ojeda 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Independence CC Punta Arenas, Chile
F 13 Zoli Khalil 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Spotswood (VA) Harrisonburg, VA
F 14 Natalia Tondi 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Florida SouthWestern State Buenos Aires, Argentina
G 21 Deniz Torgut 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Botas Gelisim Ankara İzmir, Turkey
G 22 Jennifer Ezeh 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Missouri State Nibo, Nigeria
F 32 Lucía Sotelo Miguez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Ensino Lugo Ourense, Spain
F 33 Elze Motekaityte 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr New Hope Academy Klaipėda, Lithuania
F 34 Mykel Parham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Creighton Burnsville, MN
F 35 Samantha Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Central Michigan Bradford, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 6, 2024

Schedule and results

[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Hofstra W 72–44  1–0
  14 – Asare   9 – Lewis-Eutsey   4 – Te-Biasu  Siegel Center (470)
Richmond, VA
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports 		at William & Mary W 70–54  2–0
  27 – Te-Biasu   10 – Parham   6 – Te-Biasu  Kaplan Arena (956)
Williamsburg, VA
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Carolina W 55–50  3–0
  13 – Lewis-Eutsey   10 – Parham   2 – Miguez[a]  Siegel Center (549)
Richmond, VA
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at James Madison L 65–78  3–1
  18 – Lewis-Eutsey   8 – Parham   4 – Asare  Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
November 23, 2023*
5:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. St. John's
Discover Puerto Rico Classic 		W 56–51  4–1
  19 – Te-Biasu   9 – Parham   1 – Ezeh  José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 24, 2023*
5:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Sacred Heart
Discover Puerto Rico Classic 		W 76–62  5–1
  18 – Te-Biasu   14 – Parham   4 – Lewis-Eutsey  José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 25, 2023*
3:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Puerto Rico–Mayagüez
Discover Puerto Rico Classic 		W 69–30  6–1
  13 – Asare   7 – Robinson   3 – Te-Biasu  José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
December 2, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Charlotte W 57–49  7–1
  17 – Asare   8 – Ezeh   4 – Asare  Siegel Center (362)
Richmond, VA
December 5, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Le Moyne W 55–32  8–1
  13 – Asare   8 – Lewis-Eutsy   1 – Te-Biasu  Siegel Center (300)
Richmond, VA
December 11, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Delaware
Henrico Sports Showcase 		W 64–55  9–1
  19 – Asare   10 – Ezeh   8 – Te-Biasu  Henrico Sports & Events Center[b] (1,014)
Henrico, VA
December 17, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Old Dominion
Rivalry 		W 64–50  10–1
  13 – Te-Biasu   9 – Ezeh   2 – Torgut  Siegel Center (756)
Richmond, VA
December 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Maryland Eastern Shore W 59–36  11–1
  19 – Lewis-Eutsey   9 – Lewis-Eutsey   4 – Lewis-Eutsey  Siegel Center (421)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 conference regular season
December 30, 2023
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMass W 65–45  12–1
(1–0) 		 12 – Ezeh   11 – Parham   4 – Te-Biasu  Siegel Center (1,014)
Richmond, VA
January 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+/Monumental 		at Richmond
Capital City Classic 		L 65–72  12–2
(1–1) 		 12 – Torgut   7 – Parham   4 – Te-Biasu  Robins Center (1,226)
Richmond, VA
January 7, 2024
2:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Davidson W 65–55  13–2
(2–1) 		 21 – Lewis-Eutsey   10 – Ezeh   2 – Lewis-Eutsey  John M. Belk Arena (1,205)
Davidson, NC
January 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Fordham W 57–54  14–2
(3–1) 		 16 – Lewis-Eutsey   7 – Parham   3 – Te-Biasu  Siegel Center (587)
Richmond, VA
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Loyola Chicago W 52–36  15–2
(4–1) 		 26 – Te-Biasu   8 – tied   3 – tied  Gentile Arena (325)
Chicago, IL
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		La Salle W 66–50  16–2
(5–1) 		 22 – Lewis-Eutsey   11 – Lewis-Eutsey   2 – tied  Siegel Center (1,126)
Richmond, VA
January 24, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Dayton W 73–62  17–2
(6–1) 		 22 – Te-Biasu   8 – Parham   2 – tied  UD Arena (12,097)
Dayton, OH
January 28, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Mason
Rivalry 		L 47–60  17–3
(6–2) 		 19 – Te-Biasu   9 – Lewis-Eutsey   4 – Asare  EagleBank Arena (2,048)
Fairfax, VA
January 31, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Duquesne W 64–51  18–3
(7–2) 		 26 – Te-Biasu   8 – Parham   5 – Te-Biasu  Siegel Center (5,324)
Richmond, VA
February 4, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		George Washington W 71–51  19–3
(8–2) 		 15 – Lewis-Eutsey   11 – Parham   6 – Te-Biasu  Siegel Center (624)
Richmond, VA
February 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Louis W 76–67  20–3
(9–2) 		 24 – Lewis-Eutsey   10 – Parham   4 – Te-Biasu  Chaifetz Arena (7,459)
St. Louis, MO
February 10, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		St. Bonaventure W 54–40  21–3
(10–2) 		 11 – Lewis-Eutsey   5 – tied   3 – tied  Siegel Center (432)
Richmond, VA
February 14, 2024
6:00 p.m., NBC Sports App 		Richmond
Capital City Classic 		L 58–65  21–4
(10–3) 		 25 – Te-Biasu   12 – Parham   3 – Lewis-Eutsey  Siegel Center (854)
Richmond, VA
February 17, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+/NESN+ 		at UMass W 63–49  22–4
(11–3) 		 16 – Hutson   6 – Lewis-Eutsey   4 – Robinson  Mullins Center (1,241)
Amherst, MA
February 21, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Joseph's W 59–48  23–4
(12–3) 		 16 – Te-Biasu   10 – Parham   3 – Te-Biasu  Siegel Center (423)
Richmond, VA
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at La Salle W 75–50  24–4
(13–3) 		 17 – Te-Biasu   15 – Parham   3 – Lewis-Eutsey  Tom Gola Arena (436)
Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rhode Island W 69–59  25–4
(14–3) 		 17 – tied   8 – Parham   2 – tied  Ryan Center (1,439)
Kingston, RI
March 2, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		George Mason
Rivalry 		W 61–56  26–4
(15–3) 		 24 – Te-Biasu   9 – Parham   3 – Te-Biasu  Siegel Center (6,054)
Richmond, VA
A-10 tournament
March 8, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (7) Saint Louis
Quarterfinals 		L 63–65  26–5
  22 – Te-Biasu   10 – Parham   3 – Te-Biasu  Henrico Sports & Events Center 
Henrico, VA
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at (1) Villanova
First round 		L 60–75  26–6
  21 – Te-Biasu   8 – Parham   2 – Te-Biasu  Finneran Pavilion (851)
Villanova, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule notes

  1. ^ Tied between multiple players, Lucía Sotelo Miguez recorded the fewest minutes played, therefore most assists per minute.[2]
  2. ^ Neutral site game, hosted by Henrico Sports and Entertainment Authority[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule - VCU". Vcuathletics.com.
  2. ^ "VCU sinks Pirates, move to 3-0". vcuathletics.com. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "VCU to play Delaware in women's basketball at Henrico Sports and Events Center Dec. 11". Henrico Citizen. November 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.