2023–24 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Yale University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Dalila Eshe, play their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater in New Haven, Connecticut as members of the Ivy League.

2023–24 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	8–19 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coach	Dalila Eshe (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Amber Raisner Helen Tau Hannah Early Vaughn
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Ivy League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Princeton †	13	–	1		.929			25	–	5		.833
Columbia	13	–	1		.929			23	–	7		.767
Harvard	9	–	5		.643			16	–	12		.571
Penn	7	–	7		.500			15	–	13		.536
Brown	7	–	7		.500			16	–	11		.593
Yale	5	–	9		.357			8	–	19		.296
Cornell	1	–	13		.071			7	–	19		.269
Dartmouth	1	–	13		.071			7	–	19		.269
† 2024 Ivy League tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 13–14, 7–7 in Ivy League play, to finish in fifth place.^[1] They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Lilah Grubman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Syosset High School Syosset, NY G 1 Jenna Clark 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Thomas Jefferson High School Pittsburgh, PA G 3 Christen McCann 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Lincoln Park Academy Port St. Lucie, FL G 4 Lucy Lynn 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Gonzaga Prep Liberty Lake, WA G 11 Klara Astrom 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Pinewood School Menlo Park, CA F 13 Haley Sabol 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Episcopal High School Pittsburgh, PA F 20 Grace Thybulle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Irvington High School Irvington, NY G 21 Kiley Capstraw 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So West Orange High School West Orange, NJ F 22 Brenna McDonald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Natick High School Natick, MA G 23 Lola Lesmond 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Worcester Academy Six-Fours-les-Plages, France G/F 24 Mackenzie Egger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Mount Pleasant High School Mount Pleasant, MI G 30 Nyla McGill 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Providence High School Charlotte, NC	Head coach Dalila Eshe (Florida) Assistant coach(es) Amber Raisner (Union (NY)) Helen Tau (Texas) Hannah Early Vaughn (Davidson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 12, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at Pittsburgh	L 74–79	0–1	Petersen Events Center (1,199) Pittsburgh, PA
November 11, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	L 45–66	0–2	John J. Lee Amphitheater (475) New Haven, CT
November 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston University	L 53–60	0–3	Case Gym (605) Boston, MA
November 17, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lehigh	L 75–90	0–4	Stabler Arena (494) Bethlehem, PA
November 20, 2023* 8:30 pm, ESPN+		at Pacific	L 59–66	0–5	Alex G. Spanos Center (629) Stockton, CA
November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at San Francisco	L 59–75	0–6	War Memorial Gymnasium (–) San Francisco, CA
November 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	W 61–45	1–6	John J. Lee Amphitheater (324) New Haven, CT
December 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass	W 70–62	2–6	John J. Lee Amphitheater (324) New Haven, CT
December 3, 2023* 1:00 pm, NESN		at Merrimack	L 73–84	2–7	Hammel Court (671) North Andover, MA
December 6, 2023* 1:00 pm, SNY/FloHoops		at Stony Brook	L 66–81	2–8	Island Federal Arena (518) Stony Brook, NY
December 9, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Providence	L 58–63	2–9	John J. Lee Amphitheater (411) New Haven, CT
December 21, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		St. John's	L 56–75	2–10	John J. Lee Amphitheater (270) New Haven, CT
December 30, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Quinnipiac	W 72–48	3–10	John J. Lee Amphitheater (572) New Haven, CT
Ivy League regular season
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Harvard	L 54–73	3–11 (0–1)	Lavietes Pavilion (703) Cambridge, MA
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Brown	L 71–76	3–12 (0–2)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (398) New Haven, CT
January 15, 2024 2:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+		at Columbia	L 52–88	3–13 (0–3)	Levien Gymnasium (1,397) New York, NY
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Dartmouth	W 48–46	4–13 (1–3)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (–) New Haven, CT
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Harvard	L 52–61	4–14 (1–4)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (517) New Haven, CT
February 2, 2024 7:00 pm, NBCSP/SNY		at No. 25 Princeton	L 59–79	4–15 (1–5)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,074) Princeton, NJ
February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, NBCSP+		at Penn	W 74–68 ^OT	5–15 (2–5)	The Palestra (557) Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cornell	W 66–59	6–15 (3–5)	Newman Arena (183) Ithaca, NY
February 16, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Penn	L 52–66	6–16 (3–6)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (577) New Haven, CT
February 17, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 25 Princeton	L 25–70	6–17 (3–7)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (545) New Haven, CT
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dartmouth	W 78–42	7–17 (4–7)	Leede Arena (638) Hanover, NH
March 1, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Cornell	W 79–72	8–17 (5–7)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (447) New Haven, CT
March 2, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Columbia	L 50–76	8–18 (5–8)	John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
March 9, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Brown	L 57–76	8–19 (5–9)	Pizzitola Sports Center (515) Providence, RI
*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". Ivy League. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
2. Rubin, Sam (March 4, 2023). "Bulldogs Cap Season With 63-53 Win vs. Brown on Senior Day". Yale University. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
3. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Yale University. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
4. "Yale Bulldogs 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 12, 2024.