2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins women's basketball team represents Canisius University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by second-year head coach Sahar Nusseibeh, play their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins women's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	17–14 (11–9 MAAC)
Head coach	Sahar Nusseibeh (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Krista Beechy Shareese Ulis-McBrayer Meg Cunningham
Home arena	Koessler Athletic Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 MAAC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Fairfield †	20	–	0		1.000			31	–	2		.939
Niagara	15	–	5		.750			21	–	14		.600
Siena	14	–	6		.700			18	–	12		.600
Manhattan	11	–	9		.550			18	–	12		.600
Canisius	11	–	9		.550			17	–	14		.548
Mount St. Mary's	10	–	10		.500			14	–	17		.452
Quinnipiac	9	–	11		.450			13	–	18		.419
Rider	6	–	14		.300			10	–	21		.323
Iona	6	–	14		.300			11	–	19		.367
Saint Peter's	4	–	16		.200			7	–	23		.233
Marist	4	–	16		.200			6	–	25		.194
† 2024 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Golden Griffins finished the 2022–23 season 9–21, 6–14 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place.^[1] In the MAAC tournament, they were defeated by Mount St. Mary's in the first round.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Saige Randolph 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Albany Academy for Girls Albany, New York G 1 Mary Copple 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Brighton High School Brighton, Michigan G 2 Mackenzie Amalia 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Robert Morris Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania G/F 3 Brooklyn Thrash 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Elmwood High School Wayne, Ohio G 5 Athina Lexa 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Hellenic College Thessaloniki, Greece G 10 Giana Hernandez-Boulden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Rhode Island Hamilton, New Jersey G 11 Grace Heeps 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Albany East Greenbush, New York G 13 Xanthippi Karatasiou 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr High School of Kontariotissa Katerini, Greece F 14 Sisi Eleko 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So New Hope Academy Montreal, Quebec G 20 Jane McCauley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Vermont New Rochelle, New York G 22 Bri Rozzi 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Loyola (MD) Highland, New York F 23 Adrien LaMora 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Indian River High School Philadelphia, New York F 34 Chloe Chard Peloquin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Newark Catholic High School Johnstown, Ohio F 45 Tihanna Fulton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Miami (OH) Mason, Ohio	Head coach Sahar Nusseibeh (American) Assistant coach(es) Krista Beechy (Grove City) Shareese Ulis-McBrayer (Cincinnati) Meg Cunningham (West Chester) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 17, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Buffalo	L 60–69	0–1	Alumni Arena (1,229) Amherst, NY
November 11, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Francis	W 78–62	1–1	Koessler Athletic Center (649) Buffalo, NY
November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Colgate	L 55–61 ^OT	1–2	Cotterell Court (262) Hamilton, NY
November 20, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		D'Youville	W 67–59	2–2	Koessler Athletic Center (–) Buffalo, NY
November 26, 2023* 2:00 pm, B1G+		at Illinois	L 58–90	2–3	State Farm Center (2,962) Champaign, IL
November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	W 63–56	3–3	Reilly Center (321) St. Bonaventure, NY
December 8, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Binghamton	W 71–64	4–3	Binghamton University Events Center (1,027) Vestal, NY
December 16, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	W 65–63	5–3 (1–0)	UHY Center (512) Loudonville, NY
December 18, 2023 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Marist	W 67–62	6–3 (2–0)	McCann Arena (742) Poughkeepsie, NY
December 21, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	W 65–59	7–3	Beeghly Center (2,251) Youngstown, OH
December 30, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Akron	L 48–53	7–4	Koessler Athletic Center (520) Buffalo, NY
January 4, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	W 62–49	8–4 (3–0)	Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairfield	L 51–64	8–5 (3–1)	Koessler Athletic Center (404) Buffalo, NY
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	W 59–44	9–5 (4–1)	Run Baby Run Arena (257) Jersey City, NJ
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rider	L 63–76	9–6 (4–2)	Alumni Gymnasium (896) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Quinnipiac	W 69–58	10–6 (5–2)	Koessler Athletic Center (372) Buffalo, NY
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	L 55–58	10–7 (5–3)	Koessler Athletic Center (385) Buffalo, NY
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iona	W 53–43	11–7 (6–3)	Hynes Athletics Center (787) New Rochelle, NY
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	L 42–70	11–8 (6–4)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,315) Fairfield, CT
January 30, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	L 55–65	11–9 (6–5)	Koessler Athletic Center (601) Buffalo, NY
February 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Peter's	W 56–48	12–9 (7–5)	Koessler Athletic Center (621) Buffalo, NY
February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's	L 56–70	12–10 (7–6)	Knott Arena (482) Emmitsburg, MD
February 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	W 68–52	13–10 (8–6)	Koessler Athletic Center (536) Buffalo, NY
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena	W 71–64	14–10 (9–6)	Koessler Athletic Center (593) Buffalo, NY
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Manhattan	L 51–54	14–11 (9–7)	Draddy Gymnasium (337) Riverdale, NY
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	W 69–53	15–11 (10–7)	M&T Bank Arena (623) Hamden, CT
February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona			Koessler Athletic Center  Buffalo, NY
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Rider			Koessler Athletic Center  Buffalo, NY
March 9, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Niagara			Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
MAAC tournament
March 12–16, 2024  ESPN+		vs.			Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3][4]

References

1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
2. "Women's Basketball Season Ends with Loss to Mount St. Mary's". Canisius University Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
3. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Canisius University Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
4. "Canisius Golden Griffins 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2024.