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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.