2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team

2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball
2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	4–25 (4–12 America East)
Head coach	Denise King (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Stefanie Murphy-Thorpe; Jonathan Parsons;
Home arena	Costello Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The River Hawks, led by third-year head coach Denise King, played their home games at the Costello Athletic Center, with two games being played at the Tsongas Center, both located in Lowell, Massachusetts, 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 River Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 5–22, 4–12 in America East play to finish in seventh place.^[1] They were defeated by Albany in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Baylee Teal	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Fordham	Penfield, New York
G	2	Cire Worley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Abington Senior High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	5	Abbey Lindsey	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Staten Island Academy	Staten Island, New York
G	9	Tasha Lima	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Tilton School	Roslindale, Massachusetts
G	10	Sophie Baydanov	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Morehead State	Vienna, Austria
G	11	Leilani Rodriguez	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Worcester Academy	Worcester, Massachusetts
G	12	Maddie Rice	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	St. Anne's-Belfield School	Charlottesville, Virginia
F	13	Rayne Durant	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Hamden Hall Country Day School	New Haven, Connecticut
G	15	Sydney Watkins	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	Miami (OH)	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	20	Sydney Coombs	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	NH Spartans	Newmarket, New Hampshire
G	23	Gabby Ross	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Donovan Catholic High School	Lakehurst, New Jersey
G	24	Mili Carrera	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	USAO	Lima, Peru
G	30	Ella Ner	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Ramat Hashrom	Bnei Atarot, Israel
F	55	Alex Gitchenko	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Georgia State	Ashdod, Israel

Head coach

Denise King (Rhode Island)

Assistant coach(es)

Stefanie Murphy-Thorpe (Boston College)
Jonathan Parsons (Sacred Heart)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 13, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Boston University	L 58–60	0–1	Case Gym (841) Boston, MA
November 10, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rhode Island	L 38–78	0–2	Ryan Center (1,317) Kingston, RI
November 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Holy Cross	L 41–51	0–3	Hart Center (461) Worcester, MA
November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Le Moyne	L 61–63	0–4	Costello Athletic Center (252) Lowell, MA
November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Central Connecticut	L 49–58	0–5	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (312) New Britain, CT
November 25, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Fordham	L 49–76	0–6	Rose Hill Gymnasium (134) Bronx, NY
December 3, 2023* 1:00 pm, ACCNX	at Boston College	L 53–91	0–7	Conte Forum (432) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Brown	L 54–74	0–8	Pizzitola Sports Center (138) Providence, RI
December 10, 2023* 12:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+	at UMass	L 52–64	0–9	Mullins Center (1,111) Amherst, MA
December 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Dartmouth			Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
December 22, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Harvard			Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
December 29, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Colgate			Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
America East regular season
January 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Maine			Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	New Hampshire			Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
January 11, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+	at NJIT			Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at UMBC			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
January 18, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+	Albany			Tsongas Center Lowell, MA
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Binghamton			Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
January 25, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Vermont			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
February 1, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Maine			The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UMBC			Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	NJIT			Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Bryant			Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
February 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Binghamton			Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Albany			Broadview Center Albany, NY
February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bryant			Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
March 2, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Vermont			Tsongas Center Lowell, MA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "No. 7 River Hawks Fall 59-51 to No. 2 UAlbany in AE Quarterfinal". UMass Lowell Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UMass Lowell Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "UMass Lowell River Hawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[2] "No. 7 River Hawks Fall 59-51 to No. 2 UAlbany in AE Quarterfinal". UMass Lowell Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UMass Lowell Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[4] "UMass Lowell River Hawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

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