2023–24 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team

2023–24 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball
2023–24 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	10–19 (6–10 America East)
Head coach	Johnetta Hayes (4th season);
Associate head coach	TJ Royals
Assistant coaches	LaDe'yah Forte'; Dexter Holt;
Home arena	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Retrievers were led by fourth-year head coach Johnetta Hayes, and played their home games at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville, Maryland, 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 Retrievers finished the 2022–23 season 14–15, 10–6 in America East play, to finish in fourth place.^[1] They defeated NJIT in the quarterfinals,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Vermont in the semifinals of the America East tournament.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Laycee Drake	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Hancock High School	Hancock, New York
G	3	Jaliena Sanchez	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	GS	UMass Lowell	Springfield, MA
G	4	Riley Donahue	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Auburn	Atlanta, GA
G/F	5	Jordon Lewis	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	La Salle	Houston, TX
G	10	Grace Ceseretti	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Northfield Mount Hermon School	Barrington, RI
G	11	Anne Adewumi	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Royal Crown Academy	Winnipeg, MB
G	12	Trinity Palacio	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	GS	Charleston	Accokeek, MD
F	13	Paloma Iradier	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Jr	Little Rock	Santander, Spain
F	14	Maryama Turkstra	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Central Michigan	Dundas, ON
G	15	Carmen Yánez	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Institut Martí Dot	Las Palmas, Canary Islands
F	22	Jaden Walker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Saint Joseph's	New Freedom, PA
F/C	24	Anna Blount	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	UC Riverside	Stockton, CA
C	33	Laura Lacambra	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Escola Sant Gabriel de Viladecans	Viladecans, Spain

Head coach

Johnetta Hayes (Rice)

Assistant coach(es)

TJ Royals (Texas Southern)
LaDe'yah Forte' (Jacksonville)
Dexter Holt (Alabama A&M)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 12, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops	at Towson	L 72–76	0–1	SECU Arena (585) Towson, MD
November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Gettysburg	W 90–83 ^4OT	1–1	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (521) Catonsville, MD
November 11, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Colgate	L 51–57	1–2	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (482) Catonsville, MD
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+	Loyola (MD)	L 48–49	1–3	Binghamton University Events Center (718) Vestal, NY
November 22, 2023* 9:00 p.m., P12N	at Oregon State	L 52–88	1–4	Gill Coliseum (3,414) Corvallis, OR
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m.	at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 54–70	1–5	Hytche Athletic Center (190) Princess Anne, MD
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lafayette	L 53–59	1–6	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (312) Catonsville, MD
December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Manhattan	L 52–68	1–7	Draddy Gymnasium (142) Riverdale, NY
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bryant & Stratton	W 92–55	2–7	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (278) Catonsville, MD
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	L 42–65	2–8	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (298) Baltimore, MD
December 20, 2023* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+	at American	W 60–59	3–8	Bender Arena (129) Washington, D.C.
December 29, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Francis	W 85–53	4–8	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (327) Catonsville, MD
America East regular season
January 4, 2024 6:07 p.m., ESPN+	at Binghamton	W 70–55	5–8 (1–0)	Binghamton University Events Center (804) Vestal, NY
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bryant	W 64–63	6–8 (2–0)	Chace Athletic Center (275) Smithfield, RI
January 11, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Vermont Midday Madness	L 55–70	6–9 (2–1)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,334) Catonsville, MD
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMass Lowell	L 46–59	6–10 (2–2)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (177) Catonsville, MD
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Maine	L 47–76	6–11 (2–3)	The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium (1,045) Orono, ME
January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Hampshire	L 37–56	6–12 (2–4)	Lundholm Gym (292) Durham, NH
January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at NJIT	W 72–61	7–12 (3–4)	Wellness and Events Center (325) Newark, NJ
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bryant	W 54–52	8–12 (4–4)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (324) Catonsville, MD
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Albany	L 55–69	8–13 (4–5)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (339) Catonsville, MD
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMass Lowell	L 60–71	8–14 (4–6)	Costello Athletic Center (300) Lowell, MA
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Vermont	L 45–69	8–15 (4–7)	Patrick Gym (1,838) Burlington, VT
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Binghamton	L 44–52	8–16 (4–8)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (333) Catonsville, MD
February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Albany	L 56–58	8–17 (4–9)	Broadview Center (1,111) Albany, NY
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Maine	W 67–59	9–17 (5–9)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (339) Catonsville, MD
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Hampshire	W 53–43	10–17 (6–9)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (387) Catonsville, MD
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	NJIT Senior Night	L 76–77	10–18 (6–10)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (347) Catonsville, MD
American East tournament
March 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 3 Vermont Quarterfinals	L 41–54	10–19	Patrick Gym (1,096) Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ "Women's Basketball Defeats NJIT, 82-71, in First-Ever Home Quarterfinal; Advances to America East Semifinals for First Time Since 2015". University of Maryland, Baltimore County. March 1, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ Rousseau, Jacob (March 5, 2023). "'It could have went either way': UVM pulls away for semifinal win over UMBC". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ "UMBC Retrievers Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[2] "Women's Basketball Defeats NJIT, 82-71, in First-Ever Home Quarterfinal; Advances to America East Semifinals for First Time Since 2015". University of Maryland, Baltimore County. March 1, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[3] Rousseau, Jacob (March 5, 2023). "'It could have went either way': UVM pulls away for semifinal win over UMBC". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[4] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[5] "UMBC Retrievers Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

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