2023–24 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team

2023–24 Maine Black Bears women's basketball
2023–24 Maine Black Bears women's basketball
American East regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	America East Conference
Record	24–10 (14–2 America East)
Head coach	Amy Vachon (7th season);
Associate head coach	Courtney England
Assistant coaches	Tom Biskup; Gadson Lefft;
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Maine during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by seventh-year head coach Amy Vachon, played their home games at The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine, with one game at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, as members of the America East Conference.

2023–24 America East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2022–23 season 16–14, 11–5 in America East play to finish in third place.^[1] They defeated Binghamton in the quarterfinals,^[2] before falling to Albany in the semifinals of the America East tournament.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Sera Hodgson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	New Hampton School	Rindge, New Hampshire
G	1	Olivia Rockwood	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Windsor High School	Windsor, Vermont
G	2	Emmie Streams	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	Bangor High School	Veazie, Maine
G	3	Anne Simon	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Sportlycee	Sandweiler, Luxembourg
G	4	Jaycie Christopher	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Skowhegan High School	Skowhegan, Maine
G	10	Anna Kahelin	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Helsinki Basketball Academy Märsky	Helsinki, Finland
G	12	Sarah Talon	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Windham High School	Windham, Maine
G/F	13	Caroline Bornemann	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Rungsted Gymnasium	Hørsholm, Denmark
G	15	Paula Gallego	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Col·legi Pineda	Barcelona, Spain
G	20	Aislinn Gibson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Tilton School	Hingham, Massachusetts
F	21	Milana Nenadic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute	Kitchener, Ontario
F	25	Caroline Dotsey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Haverford High School	Havertown, Pennsylvania
G	30	Anna Soler	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Eastern Wyoming College	Barcelona, Spain
F	33	Adrianna Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Bishop O'Connell High School	Reston, Virginia
G	45	Idan Shlush	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	St. John's	Gedera, Israel

Head coach

Amy Vachon (Maine)

Assistant coach(es)

Courtney England (Maine)
Tom Biskup (Maine)
Gadson Lefft (Maine)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	L 57–70	0–1	M&T Bank Arena (603) Hamden, CT
November 9, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	W 58–48	1–1	Tom Gola Arena (247) Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass	W 69–48	2–1	Memorial Gymnasium (993) Orono, ME
November 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Rhode Island	W 59–48	3–1	Memorial Gymnasium (930) Orono, ME
November 24, 2023* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. Richmond Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic	L 43–77	3–2	Knapp Center (1,734) Des Moines, IA
November 25, 2023* 12:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. Louisiana Tech Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic	W 60–54	4–2	Knapp Center (1,505) Des Moines, IA
November 26, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Drake Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic	L 56–72	4–3	Knapp Center (1,765) Des Moines, IA
November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 17 Indiana	L 59–67	4–4	Cross Insurance Arena (5,983) Portland, ME
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, YES/ESPN+		at Fordham	W 74–62	5–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (264) Bronx, NY
December 6, 2023* 6:15 pm, ESPN+		Harvard	W 79–61	6–4	Memorial Gymnasium (907) Orono, ME
December 17, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		James Madison	L 71–78	6–5	Memorial Gymnasium (984) Orono, ME
December 20, 2023* 3:30 pm		vs. Duquesne Tulane Holiday Tournament	W 80–72	7–5	Devlin Fieldhouse (712) New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2023* 2:30 pm, ESPN+		at Tulane Tulane Holiday Tournament	L 61–64	7–6	Devlin Fieldhouse (782) New Orleans, LA
December 30, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn	L 69–72	7–7	The Palestra (612) Philadelphia, PA
America East Conference regular season
January 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	W 55–43	8–7 (1–0)	Costello Athletic Center (202) Lowell, MA
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Vermont	W 60–48	9–7 (2–0)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,207) Orono, ME
January 11, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Hampshire	W 78–52	10–7 (3–0)	Lundholm Gym (311) Durham, NH
January 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UMBC	W 76–47	11–7 (4–0)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,045) Orono, ME
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT	W 81–39	12–7 (5–0)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,237) Orono, ME
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Albany	L 47–54	12–8 (5–1)	Broadview Center (1,222) Albany, NY
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Binghamton	W 59–56	13–8 (6–1)	Binghamton University Events Center (1,118) Vestal, NY
February 1, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 68–49	14–8 (7–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,072) Orono, ME
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bryant	W 70–58	15–8 (8–1)	Chace Athletic Center (308) Smithfield, RI
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 67–48	16–8 (9–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,425) Orono, ME
February 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Bryant	W 80–57	17–8 (10–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,156) Orono, ME
February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont	W 57–55	18–8 (11–1)	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMBC	L 59–67	18–9 (11–2)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (339) Catonsville, MD
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	W 72–46	19–9 (12–2)	Wellness and Events Center (289) Newark, NJ
February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Binghamton	W 57–51	20–9 (13–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (701) Orono, ME
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Albany	W 63–46	21–9 (14–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,425) Orono, ME
America East Women's Tournament
March 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(8) UMass Lowell Quarterfinals	W 49–43	22–9	Memorial Gymnasium (1,320) Orono, ME
March 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(5) Binghamton Semifinals	W 64–58	23–9	Memorial Gymnasium (1,281) Orono, ME
March 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	(1)	(3) Vermont Championship	W 64–48	24–9	Memorial Gymnasium (1,507) Orono, ME
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(15 A2)	at (2 A2) No. 7 Ohio State First Round	L 57–80	24–10	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A2=Albany 2. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
^ "Black Bears advance to America East semifinals with win over Binghamton". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
^ "Albany holds off Maine women to advance to the conference title game". Eastern Maine Sports. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
^ "Maine Black Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

[2] "Black Bears advance to America East semifinals with win over Binghamton". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

[3] "Albany holds off Maine women to advance to the conference title game". Eastern Maine Sports. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

[4] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

[5] "Maine Black Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

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