2023–24 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by sixth-year head coach Colleen Mullen, played their home games at the Broadview Center located in Albany, NY as members of the America East Conference.

2023–24 Albany Great Danes women's basketball
WNIT, first round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record25–7 (13–3 America East)
Head coach
Associate head coachMegan Methven
Assistant coaches
  • Catherine Cassidy
  • Yvonne Hawkins
Home arenaBroadview Center
Seasons
2023–24 America East Conference women's basketball standings
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

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The Great Danes finished the 2022–23 season 22–12, 14–2 in America East play, to finish as America East co-regular-season champions, alongside Vermont.[1] They defeated UMass Lowell in the quarterfinals[2] and Maine in the semifinals,[3] before falling to Vermont in the championship game of the America East tournament.[4] They received an automatic bid to the WNIT, where they lost in the first round to UMass.[5]

Roster

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2023–24 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Fatima Lee 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Providence Queens, NY
G 3 Lilly Phillips 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Cambridge Central School Greenwich, NY
G 10 Selina Monestime 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Framingham High School Framingham, MA
G 13 Sarah Karpell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Fordham Holmdel, NJ
F 14 Helene Haegerstrand 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Morbyskolan Stockholm, Sweden
G/F 15 Hailee Ford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Concordia Preparatory School Perry Hall, MD
G 20 Kayla Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Saint John's Catholic Prep Frederick, MD
C 21 Gabriela Falcão 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So La Salle Figueira da Foz, Portugal
F 22 Deja Evans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Archbishop Wood High School Conshohocken, PA
G 23 Meghan Huerter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Providence Clifton Park, NY
G 24 Abby Ray 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Saratoga Springs High School Saratoga Springs, NY
G 33 Marie Sepp 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Audentese Spordigümnaasium Tallinn, Estonia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
at Merrimack W 58–55  1–0
Hammel Court 
North Andover, MA
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Fordham L 63–66  1–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (347)
The Bronx, NY
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Sarah Lawrence W 118–27  2–1
Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium (513)
Albany, NY
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure W 66–56  3–1
Reilly Center (130)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 22, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cornell W 57–45  4–1
Newman Arena (278)
Ithaca, NY
November 26, 2023*
4:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 4 Stanford L 35–79  4–2
Maples Pavilion (2,754)
Stanford, CA
December 2, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Siena
Albany Cup
W 76–58  5–2
Broadview Center (1,626)
Albany, NY
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row
at Central Connecticut W 56–37  6–2
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (307)
New Britain, CT
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Marist W 49–39  7–2
Broadview Center (858)
Albany, NY
December 12, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Dartmouth W 68–57  8–2
Broadview Center (792)
Albany, NY
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Stonehill W 77–38  9–2
Broadview Center (790)
Albany, NY
December 20, 2023*
12:00 p.m., NESN+/ESPN+
at UMass W 74–52  10–2
Mullins Center (1,255)
Amherst, MA
December 30, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Navy W 87–56  11–2
Broadview Center (1,328)
Albany, NY
America East regular season
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bryant W 69–50  12–2
(1–0)
Broadview Center (875)
Albany, NY
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
NJIT W 77–36  13–2
(2–0)
Broadview Center (1,036)
Albany, NY
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Binghamton W 60–58  14–2
(3–0)
Binghamton University Events Center (976)
Vestal, NY
January 18, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at UMass Lowell W 65–49  15–2
(4–0)
Tsongas Center (3,621)
Lowell, MA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bryant W 64–62  16–2
(5–0)
Chace Athletic Center (265)
Smithfield, RI
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maine W 54–47  17–2
(6–0)
Broadview Center (1,222)
Albany, NY
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Hampshire W 54–46  18–2
(7–0)
Broadview Center (1,349)
Albany, NY
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Vermont L 59–64  18–3
(7–1)
Broadview Center (1,119)
Albany, NY
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMBC W 69–55  19–3
(8–1)
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (339)
Catonsville, MD
February 8, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Binghamton W 60–52  20–3
(9–1)
Broadview Center (3,701)
Albany, NY
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at NJIT W 38–36  21–3
(10–1)
Wellness and Events Center (334)
Newark, NJ
February 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMBC W 58–56  22–3
(11–1)
Broadview Center (1,111)
Albany, NY
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Vermont L 35–67  22–4
(11–2)
Patrick Gym (945)
Burlington, VT
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMass Lowell W 59–39  23–4
(12–2)
Broadview Center (1,395)
Albany, NY
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Hampshire W 45–40  24–4
(13–2)
Lundholm Gym (244)
Durham, NH
March 2, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Maine L 46–63  24–5
(13–3)
Memorial Gymnasium (1,425)
Orono, ME
America East women's tournament
March 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) (7) NJIT
Quarterfinals
W 57–42  25–5
Broadview Center (968)
Albany, NY
March 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) (3) Vermont
Semifinals
L 46–50  25–6
Broadview Center (958)
Albany, NY
WNIT
March 21, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Colgate
Round 1
L 50–64  25–7
Cotterell Court (273)
Hamilton, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Fourth Quarter Burst Wins Against UMass Lowell, Women's Basketball Advances to America East Semifinal". University at Albany Great Danes. March 1, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Albany holds off Maine women to advance to the conference title game". Eastern Maine Sports. March 5, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Rousseau, Jacob (March 10, 2023). "UVM women's basketball seals first America East championship since 2010". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  5. ^ McCarthy, Colin (March 17, 2023). "Angelique Ngalakulondi sparks UMass women's basketball in WNIT win over Albany". MassLive. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2023.