2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented the Saint Mary's College of California in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gaels, led by first year coach Jeff Cammon. They played their homes games at University Credit Union Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference.

2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	13–18 (6–10 WCC)
Head coach	Jeff Cammon (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Paul Reed Kevin Adams Lexi Petersen
Home arena	University Credit Union Pavilion

2023–24 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Gonzaga	16	–	0		1.000			32	–	4		.889
Santa Clara	12	–	4		.750			25	–	9		.735
Portland †	10	–	6		.625			21	–	13		.618
San Francisco	10	–	6		.625			14	–	16		.467
Pacific	8	–	8		.500			18	–	15		.545
Saint Mary's	6	–	10		.375			13	–	18		.419
Loyola Marymount	5	–	11		.313			11	–	19		.367
San Diego	4	–	12		.250			9	–	22		.290
Pepperdine	1	–	15		.063			5	–	25		.167
† 2024 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2022–23 season 13–18, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the WCC tournament, they defeated Loyola Marymount in the first round before losing in the second round to Pacific.

Offseason

Departures

Saint Mary's Departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Clair Steele	0	G	5'5"	GS Senior	Orinda, CA	Graduated
Taycee Wedin	4	G	5'9"	GS Senior	Milwaukie, OR	Graduated
Jade Kirisome	11	G	5'9"	Senior	Brisbane, Australia	Graduated/signed to play professionally in Australia with UC Capitals
Daisia Mitchell	24	F	6'0"	Freshman	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Transferred to Mt. San Antonio College
Aspen Garrison	25	F	6'2"	Sophomore	Bellingham, WA	Transferred to Western Washington
Amy West	30	F	6'4"	Senior	Palmerston North, New Zealand	Graduated/signed to play professionally in England with Oaklands Wolves

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Makena Mastora 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. Joseph Notre Dame Alameda, CA G 3 Leia Hanafin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Box Hill Secondary Academy Melbourne, Australia G 8 Emily Foy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Francis Xavier's College Newcastle, Australia G 9 Maia Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Waimea College Richmond, New Zealand G 10 Tayla Dalton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Carmel College Auckland, New Zealand G 11 Jasmine Farmer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Saint Mary's College Laney College Hercules, CA F 12 Ruby Vlahov 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Marist Perth, Australia G 21 Hannah Rapp 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Avila College Melbourne, Australia F 22 Ellie Croco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Lebanon Lebanon, OR G 23 Addison Wedin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So La Salle Milwaukie, OR G 24 Zeryhia Aokuso 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Amarillo Amarillo, TX F 31 Nadia Bernard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr West Ranch Santa Clarita, CA F 33 Ali Bamberger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Carondelet Washington Walnut Creek, CA	Head coach Jeff Cammon (Alcorn State) Assistant coach(es) Paul Reed (Langston) Kevin Adams (Cal Baptist) Lexi Petersen (Oregon) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		Chico State	W 79–65		22 – Jones	7 – Hanafin	6 – Dalton	University Credit Union Pavilion  Moraga, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 52–55	0–1	17 – Aokuso	8 – Bamberger	3 – Bamberger	Global Credit Union Arena (1,557) Phoenix, AZ
November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC San Diego	W 61–58 OT	1–1	16 – Bamberger	8 – Tied	2 – Tied	University Credit Union Pavilion (403) Moraga, CA
November 14, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		UC Irvine	W 52–37	2–1	15 – Wedin	6 – Wedin	5 – Aokuso	University Credit Union Pavilion (311) Moraga, CA
November 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rice	L 62–73	2–2	12 – Tied	7 – Bamberger	4 – Dalton	Tudor Fieldhouse (541) Houston, TX
November 21, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		St. Thomas (MN)	L 60–74	2–3	16 – Aokuso	5 – Hanafin	4 – Rapp	University Credit Union Pavilion (308) Moraga, CA
November 24, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Carolina A&T Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic	W 73–65	3–3	22 – Bamberger	4 – Tied	6 – Hanafin	University Credit Union Pavilion (264) Moraga, CA
November 25, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Illinois State Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic	L 51–62	3–4	11 – Dalton	4 – Tied	5 – Bamberger	University Credit Union Pavilion (352) Moraga, CA
December 2, 2023* 12:00 p.m., P12N		at California	L 69–74	3–5	19 – Dalton	5 – Tied	6 – Dalton	Haas Pavilion (964) Berkeley, CA
December 8, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State	W 59–53	4–5	15 – Foy	9 – Bamberger	5 – Bamberger	University Credit Union Pavilion (271) Moraga, CA
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Davis	L 66–87	4–6	16 – Bamberger	7 – Foy	5 – Aokuso	University Credit Union Center (663) Davis, CA
December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., P12N		at Washington	L 32–64	4–7	11 – Aokuso	6 – Aokuso	2 – Bamberger	Alaska Airlines Arena (2,490) Seattle, WA
December 18, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State East Bay	W 83–67	5–7	26 – Mastora	5 – Vlahov	5 – Tied	University Credit Union Pavilion (212) Moraga, CA
December 21, 2023* 5:00 p.m., SLN		at Denver	W 61–56	6–7	12 – Tied	6 – Tied	4 – Bamberger	Hamilton Gymnasium (230) Denver, CO
December 29, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		San Jose State	W 70–52	7–7	14 – Wedin	5 – Tied	7 – Aokuso	University Credit Union Pavilion (229) Moraga, CA
WCC regular season
January 4, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Pacific	L 57–60	7–8 (0–1)	13 – Dalton	5 – Bamberger	6 – Dalton	University Credit Union Pavilion (338) Moraga, CA
January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		San Diego	W 67–59	8–8 (1–1)	19 – Aokuso	6 – Rapp	3 – Tied	University Credit Union Pavilion (457) Moraga, CA
January 13, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola Marymount	L 48–66	8–9 (1–2)	11 – Bamberger	4 – Tied	2 – Bamberger	University Credit Union Pavilion (443) Moraga, CA
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 17 Gonzaga	L 60–89	8–10 (1–3)	17 – Dalton	5 – Hanafin	4 – Aokuso	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,439) Spokane, WA
January 22, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland Rescheduled from January 18	W 73–67 OT	9–10 (2–3)	24 – Aokoso	8 – Hanafin	5 – Dalton	Chiles Center (244) Portland, OR
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pacific	L 45–60	9–11 (2–4)	12 – Aokuso	6 – Vlahov	2 – Tied	Alex G. Spanos Center (606) Stockton, CA
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Santa Clara	W 74–67	10–11 (3–4)	22 – Jones	7 – Aokuso	4 – Tied	University Credit Union Pavilion (766) Moraga, CA
February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Portland	L 35–68	10–12 (3–5)	11 – Bamberger	9 – Bamberger	3 – Rapp	University Credit Union Pavilion (361) Moraga, CA
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at San Francisco	L 54–59	10–13 (3–6)	17 – Aokuso	6 – Tied	4 – Aokuso	War Memorial Gymnasium (226) San Francisco, CA
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Santa Clara	L 58–70	10–14 (3–7)	15 – Bamberger	4 – Tied	4 – Tied	Leavey Center (319) Santa Clara, CA
February 15, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		No. 17 Gonzaga	L 68–96	10–15 (3–8)	16 – Aokuso	4 – Tied	5 – Dalton	University Credit Union Pavilion (441) Moraga, CA
February 17, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pepperdine	W 75–47	11–15 (4–8)	31 – Jones	5 – Rapp	7 – Aokuso	University Credit Union Pavilion (472) Moraga, CA
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola Marymount	W 70–66	12–15 (4–9)	27 – Dalton	7 – Bamberger	6 – Bamberger	Gersten Pavilion (326) Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at San Diego	L 52–69	12–16 (5–9)	19 – Aokuso	7 – Aokuso	4 – Bamberger	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,494) San Diego, CA
February 29, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		San Francisco	L 74–78 OT	12–17 (5–10)	28 – Aokuso	5 – Tied	4 – Hanafin	University Credit Union Pavilion (401) Moraga, CA
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pepperdine	W 69–48	13–17 (6–10)	15 – Tied	6 – Rapp	4 – Tied	Firestone Fieldhouse (213) Malibu, CA
WCC women's tournament
March 8, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	vs. (7) Loyola Marymount Second Round	L 62–78	13–18	21 – Jones	7 – Aokuso	5 – Tied	Orleans Arena (971) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

• 2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team