2023–24 UMass Minutewomen basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 5–27 (2–16 A–10) |
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Home arena | Mullins Center |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2024 A10 tournament winner |
The 2023–24 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by first-year head coach Mike Leflar, play their home games at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Previous season
The Minutewomen finished the 2022–23 season 27–7, 14–2 in A–10 play to finish as Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions, alongside Rhode Island.[1] As the #1 seed in the A–10 tournament, they defeated George Mason[2] and Richmond[3] before falling to #3 seed Saint Louis in the championship game.[4] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would defeat Albany in the first round,[5] before falling to Harvard in the second round.[6]
On April 6, 2023, head coach Tory Verdi announced that he would be leaving the program to take the head coaching position at Pittsburgh.[7] On April 10, associate head coach Mike Leflar was named the team's next head coach.[8]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 29, 2023* 2:00 pm |
Assumption | W 88–80 | – |
– | – | – | Mullins Center Amherst, MA | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ |
Saint Peter's | W 56–44 | 1–0 |
19 – Williams | 14 – Kulesza | 4 – Bellamy | Mullins Center (1,024) Amherst, MA | ||||
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, NESN+/FloHoops |
at Northeastern | L 74–78 | 1–1 |
15 – Bellamy | 11 – Kulesza | 5 – Williams | Cabot Center (441) Boston, MA | ||||
November 12, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Maine | L 48–69 | 1–2 |
15 – Kulesza | 6 – Bellamy | 2 – 2 Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (993) Orono, ME | ||||
November 16, 2023* 6:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ |
Harvard | L 57–78 | 1–3 |
16 – Williams | 10 – Kulesza | 4 – Hyduke | Mullins Center (984) Amherst, MA | ||||
November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops |
at Monmouth | L 62–74 | 1–4 |
19 – Kulesza | 7 – Bellamy | 4 – 2 Tied | OceanFirst Bank Center (601) West Long Branch, NJ | ||||
November 23, 2023* 1:30 pm, FloHoops |
vs. Green Bay Cancún Challenge Mayan Tournament |
L 52–85 | 1–5 |
11 – Kulesza | 7 – Kulesza | 7 – Hyduke | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
November 24, 2023* 11:00 am, FloHoops |
vs. No. 23 Washington State Cancún Challenge Mayan Tournament |
L 48–90 | 1–6 |
20 – Kulesza | 11 – Kulesza | 3 – Ferguson | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (71) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
November 25, 2023* 11:00 am, FloHoops |
vs. Maryland Cancún Challenge Mayan Tournament |
L 63–92 | 1–7 |
14 – 2 Tied | 6 – 2 Tied | 6 – Hyduke | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
December 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Yale | L 62–70 | 1–8 |
13 – Taulelei | 5 – 2 Tied | 4 – Hyduke | John J. Lee Amphitheater (324) New Haven, CT | ||||
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX |
at Boston College | L 57–95 | 1–9 |
14 – Mapp | 7 – Kulesza | 3 – 2 Tied | Conte Forum (536) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
December 10, 2023* 12:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ |
UMass Lowell | W 64–52 | 2–9 |
19 – Williams | 14 – Kulesza | 5 – Kulesza | Mullins Center (1,111) Amherst, MA | ||||
December 20, 2023* 12:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ |
Albany | L 52–74 | 2–10 |
14 – Williams | 9 – Kulesza | 3 – 2 Tied | Mullins Center (1,255) Amherst, MA | ||||
A-10 regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2023 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at VCU | L 45–65 | 2–11 (0–1) |
8 – 2 Tied | 6 – Kulesza | 3 – Taulelei | Siegel Center (1,014) Richmond, VA | ||||
January 2, 2024 5:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ |
Dayton | W 76–66 | 3–11 (1–1) |
15 – Williams | 8 – Kulesza | 6 – Bellamy | Mullins Center (752) Amherst, MA | ||||
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ |
Saint Louis | L 75–79 | 3–12 (1–2) |
18 – 2 Tied | 6 – Kulesza | 9 – Rose | Mullins Center (955) Amherst, MA | ||||
January 10, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
at Richmond | L 65–79 | 3–13 (1–3) |
19 – Williams | 8 – Kulesza | 4 – Rose | Robins Center (1,904) Richmond, VA | ||||
January 13, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at La Salle | L 64–70 | 3–14 (1–4) |
14 – Bellamy | 10 – Odenigbo | 4 – 2 Tied | Tom Gola Arena (1,647) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
January 17, 2024 6:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ |
Loyola Chicago | L 66–79 | 3–15 (1–5) |
17 – Kulesza | 6 – Kulesza | 7 – Rose | Mullins Center (835) Amherst, MA | ||||
January 21, 2024 4:00 pm, CBSSN |
George Mason | L 52–73 | 3–16 (1–6) |
20 – Williams | 6 – Kulesza | 5 – 2 Tied | Mullins Center (1,485) Amherst, MA | ||||
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Davidson | L 42–72 | 3–17 (1–7) |
13 – Williams | 6 – Odenigbo | 3 – Rose | John M. Belk Arena (713) Davidson, NC | ||||
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Rhode Island | L 48–63 | 3–18 (1–8) |
15 – Kulesza | 6 – Kulesza | 2 – 2 Tied | Ryan Center (1,674) Kingston, RI | ||||
January 31, 2024 11:00 am, NESN/ESPN+ |
La Salle | L 61–63 | 3–19 (1–9) |
18 – Rose | 6 – 2 Tied | 3 – 2 Tied | Mullins Center (3,069) Amherst, MA | ||||
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Saint Joseph's | L 67–77 | 3–20 (1–10) |
22 – Rose | 5 – Bellamy | 4 – Rose | Hagan Arena (707) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
February 7, 2024 6:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ |
Duquesne | L 62–79 | 3–21 (1–11) |
23 – Rose | 6 – Kulesza | 5 – Rose | Mullins Center (950) Amherst, MA | ||||
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ |
at Fordham | L 50–64 | 3–22 (1–12) |
17 – Williams | 5 – Bellamy | 2 – 2 Tied | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,168) Bronx, NY | ||||
February 14, 2024 6:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ |
Rhode Island | L 64–86 | 3–23 (1–13) |
15 – Willams | 4 – 2 Tied | 8 – Rose | Mullins Center (815) Amherst, MA | ||||
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ |
VCU | L 49–63 | 3–24 (1–14) |
13 – Kulesza | 10 – Taulele | 3 – 3 Tied | Mullins Center (1,241) Amherst, MA | ||||
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, NBC Sports App |
at Loyola Chicago | L 52–64 | 3–25 (1–15) |
14 – Kulesza | 5 – 3 Tied | 5 – Hyduke | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (522) Chicago, IL | ||||
February 24, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at George Washington | L 55–59 | 3–26 (1–16) |
16 – Kulesza | 8 – Kulesza | 3 – Rose | Charles E. Smith Center (405) Washington, D.C. | ||||
February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ |
St. Bonaventure | W 58–45 | 4–26 (2–16) |
21 – Williams | 9 – Kulesza | 3 – 2 Tied | Mullins Center (1,220) Amherst, MA | ||||
A-10 tournament | |||||||||||
March 6, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(13) | vs. (12) La Salle First Round |
W 54–49 | 5–26 |
14 – Hyduke | 13 – Kulesza | 2 – 2 Tied | Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA | |||
March 7, 2024 1:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(13) | vs. (5) Duquesne Second Round |
L 57–81 | 5–27 |
11 – 2 Tied | 5 – Kulesza | 2 – 4 Tied | Henrico Sports & Events Center (2,270) Henrico, VA | |||
References
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ^ "Big Second Quarter Helps Women's Basketball To 63-50 Victory Over George Mason, To Advance To The A-10 Semifinals". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Basketball loses to UMass in A-10 Tournament semifinals". The Collegian (University of Richmond). Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ^ "UMass women's basketball falls to Saint Louis in OT in A-10 title game". MassLive. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ^ "UMass bests UAlbany 73-48 in first round of WNIT". The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Makes History, Advances to WNIT Third Round for First Time with 89-87 Win at UMass". Harvard University. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ^ "UMass basketball: Pittsburgh hires Tory Verdi away from Minutewomen". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Leflar Elevated To Women's Basketball Head Coach". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ^ "Massachusetts Minutewomen 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 24, 2023.