2023–24 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team
{{Short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| sport = women's basketball
| year = 2023–24
| team = UMBC Retrievers
| logo = UMBC Athletics wordmark.png
| logo_size = 150
| conference = America East Conference
| short_conf = America East
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| record = 10–19
| conf_record = 6–10
| head_coach = Johnetta Hayes
| hc_year = 4th
| assoc_coach = TJ Royals
| asst_coach1 = LaDe'yah Forte'
| asst_coach2 = Dexter Holt
| arena = Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
| champion =
| tourney =
| tourney_result =
}}
{{2023–24 America East Conference women's basketball standings}}
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.
Previous season
The Retrievers finished the 2022–23 season 14–15, 10–6 in America East play, to finish in fourth place.{{Cite news |title=2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings |url=https://americaeast.com/standings.aspx?standings=1063 |access-date=December 12, 2023 |work=America East Conference}} They defeated NJIT in the quarterfinals,{{Cite news |date=March 1, 2023 |title=Women's Basketball Defeats NJIT, 82-71, in First-Ever Home Quarterfinal; Advances to America East Semifinals for First Time Since 2015 |url=https://umbcretrievers.com/news/2023/3/1/womens-basketball-defats-njit-82-71-in-first-ever-home-quarterfinal-advances-to-america-east-semifinals-for-first-time-since-2015.aspx |access-date=December 12, 2023 |work=University of Maryland, Baltimore County |language=en}} before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Vermont in the semifinals of the America East tournament.{{Cite news |last=Rousseau |first=Jacob |date=March 5, 2023 |title='It could have went either way': UVM pulls away for semifinal win over UMBC |url=https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/sports/college/vermont/2023/03/05/vermont-womens-basketball-america-east-conference-tournament-semifinals-umbc/69964338007/ |access-date=December 12, 2023 |work=The Burlington Free Press |language=en}}
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|sex=w|year=2023|team=UMBC Retrievers|teamcolors=y|high_school=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Laycee|last=Drake|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=jr|home=Hancock, NY|high_school=Hancock High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jaliena|last=Sanchez|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=5|class=gs|home=Springfield, MA|high_school=UMass Lowell}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Riley|last=Donahue|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=sr|home=Atlanta, GA|high_school=Auburn}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jordon|last=Lewis|num=5|pos=G/F|ft=5|in=10|class=gs|home=Houston, TX|high_school=La Salle}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Grace|last=Ceseretti|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=so|home=Barrington, RI|high_school=Northfield Mount Hermon School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Anne|last=Adewumi|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=fr|home=Winnipeg, MB|high_school=Royal Crown Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Trinity|last=Palacio|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=4|class=gs|home=Accokeek, MD|high_school=Charleston}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Paloma|last=Iradier|num=13|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=jr|rs=y|home=Santander, Spain|high_school=Little Rock}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Maryama|last=Turkstra|num=14|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=sr|home=Dundas, ON|high_school=Central Michigan}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Carmen|last=Yánez|num=15|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=so|home=Las Palmas, Canary Islands|high_school=Institut Martí Dot}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jaden|last=Walker|num=22|pos=F|ft=5|in=10|class=gs|home=New Freedom, PA|high_school=Saint Joseph's}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Anna|last=Blount|num=24|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=1|class=gs|home=Stockton, CA|high_school=UC Riverside}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Laura|last=Lacambra|num=33|pos=C|ft=6|in=2|class=so|home=Viladecans, Spain|high_school=Escola Sant Gabriel de Viladecans}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Johnetta Hayes ({{college|Rice}})
|asst_coach=
- TJ Royals ({{college|Texas Southern}})
- LaDe'yah Forte' ({{college|Jacksonville}})
- Dexter Holt ({{college|Alabama A&M}})
|roster_url=https://umbcretrievers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2023-24
|accessdate=December 12, 2023
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|UMBC Retrievers}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 6, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Towson
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 72–76
| attend = 585
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 8, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Gettysburg
|site_stadium = Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
|site_cityst = Catonsville, MD
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 90–83
| overtime = 4OT
| attend = 521
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 11, 2023
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Colgate
|site_stadium = Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
|site_cityst = Catonsville, MD
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 51–57
| attend = 482
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 15, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Loyola (MD)
| site_stadium = Binghamton University Events Center
| site_cityst = Vestal, NY
| tv = MASN2/ESPN+
| score = 48–49
| attend = 718
| record = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 22, 2023
| time = 9:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Oregon State
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| tv = P12N
| score = 52–88
| attend = 3,414
| record = 1–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 26, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Maryland Eastern Shore
| site_stadium = Hytche Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Princess Anne, MD
| tv =
| score = 54–70
| attend = 190
| record = 1–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 29, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Lafayette
|site_stadium = Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
|site_cityst = Catonsville, MD
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 53–59
| attend = 312
| record = 1–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Manhattan
| site_stadium = Draddy Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Riverdale, NY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 52–68
| attend = 142
| record = 1–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 5, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Bryant & Stratton
|site_stadium = Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
|site_cityst = Catonsville, MD
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 92–55
| attend = 278
| record = 2–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 9, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Morgan State
| site_stadium = Talmadge L. Hill Field House
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| tv =
| score = 42–65
| attend = 298
| record = 2–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20, 2023
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = American
| site_stadium = Bender Arena
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 60–59
| attend = 129
| record = 3–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 29, 2023
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Saint Francis
|site_stadium = Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
|site_cityst = Catonsville, MD
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 85–53
| attend = 327
| record = 4–8
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|UMBC Retrievers}}| America East regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4, 2024
| time = 6:07 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Binghamton
| site_stadium = Binghamton University Events Center
| site_cityst = Vestal, NY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 70–55
| attend = 804
| record = 5–8
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 6, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Bryant
| site_stadium = Chace Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Smithfield, RI
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 64–63
| attend = 275
| record = 6–8
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 11, 2024
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| opponent = Vermont
|site_stadium = Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
|site_cityst = Catonsville, MD
| tv = ESPN+
| gamename = Midday Madness
| score = 55–70
| attend = 2,334
| record = 6–9
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 13, 2024
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| opponent = UMass Lowell
|site_stadium = Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
|site_cityst = Catonsville, MD
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 46–59
| attend = 177
| record = 6–10
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18, 2024
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Orono, ME
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 47–76
| attend = 1,045
| record = 6–11
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 20, 2024
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = New Hampshire
| site_stadium = Lundholm Gym
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 37–56
| attend = 292
| record = 6–12
| conference = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 27, 2024
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = NJIT
| site_stadium = Wellness and Events Center
| site_cityst = Newark, NJ
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 72–61
| attend = 325
| record = 7–12
| conference = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1, 2024
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| opponent = Bryant
|site_stadium = Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
|site_cityst = Catonsville, MD
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 54–52
| attend = 324
| record = 8–12
| conference = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 3, 2024
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| opponent = Albany
|site_stadium = Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
|site_cityst = Catonsville, MD
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 55–69
| attend = 339
| record = 8–13
| conference = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8, 2024
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = UMass Lowell
| site_stadium = Costello Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Lowell, MA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 60–71
| attend = 300
| record = 8–14
| conference = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 10, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Vermont
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 45–69
| attend = 1,838
| record = 8–15
| conference = 4–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 15, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = Binghamton
|site_stadium = Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
|site_cityst = Catonsville, MD
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 44–52
| attend = 333
| record = 8–16
| conference = 4–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 17, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Albany
| site_stadium = Broadview Center
| site_cityst = Albany, NY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 56–58
| attend = 1,111
| record = 8–17
| conference = 4–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = Maine
|site_stadium = Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
|site_cityst = Catonsville, MD
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 67–59
| attend = 339
| record = 9–17
| conference = 5–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 24, 2024
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| opponent = New Hampshire
|site_stadium = Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
|site_cityst = Catonsville, MD
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 53–43
| attend = 387
| record = 10–17
| conference = 6–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 29, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = NJIT
|site_stadium = Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
|site_cityst = Catonsville, MD
| tv = ESPN+
| gamename = Senior Night
| score = 76–77
| attend = 347
| record = 10–18
| conference = 6–10
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UMBC Retrievers}}| 2024 America East women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 8, 2024
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| seed = 6
| opponent = Vermont
| oppseed = 3
|site_stadium = Patrick Gym
|site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| tv = ESPN+
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 41–54
| attend = 1,096
| record = 10–19
}}
|-
{{CBB schedule end
|timezone=Eastern
|poll=AP poll}}
Sources:{{Cite news |title=2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule |url=https://umbcretrievers.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2023-24 |access-date=December 12, 2023 |work=University of Maryland, Baltimore County}}{{Cite news |title=UMBC Retrievers Schedule 2023-24 |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2378/season/2024 |access-date=December 12, 2023 |work=ESPN}}
References
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