2023–24 Iona Gaels women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Iona Gaels women's basketball team represents Iona University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gaels, led by first-year head coach Angelika Szumilo, play their home games at the Hynes Athletics Center located in New Rochelle, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

2023–24 Iona Gaels women's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	10–15 (5–11 MAAC)
Head coach	Angelika Szumilo (1st season)
Associate head coach	LaTanya Collins
Assistant coaches	Stephen Perretta Christian Mordi
Home arena	Hynes Athletics 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 Gaels finished the 2022–23 season 26–7, 18–2 in MAAC play to finish as MAAC regular season champions.^[1] In the MAAC tournament, they defeated Mount St. Mary's in the quarterfinals,^[2] Siena in the semifinals,^[3] and Manhattan to win the MAAC tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.^[4] They received the #14 seed in the Seattle Regional 4,^[5] where they would lose to Duke in the first round.^[6]

On April 5, 2023, it was announced that head coach Billi Chambers would be resigning, after ten seasons, in order to take the head coaching position at Xavier.^[7] On April 17, the school announced the hiring of Fairleigh Dickinson head coach Angelika Szumilo as the Gaels' next head coach.^[8]

Roster

2023–24 Iona Gaels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Natalia Otkhmezuri 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Southern Utah Tbilisi, Georgia G 2 Talia DePetrillo 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr UC Colorado Springs Dallas, Texas F 3 Taliya Heron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bond Academy Ajax, Ontario G 4 Ale Civera 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So IES Ortega y Gasset Madrid, Spain F 5 Petra Oborilova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Stredná Športová Škola Banská Bystrica, Slovakia G 6 Judith Gomez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr IES Francesc Macià Barcelona, Spain G 7 Addy Salzer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Waconia High School St. Bonifacius, Minnesota G 10 Ella Fajardo 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Fairleigh Dickinson Bergenfield, New Jersey G 11 Daniela Ciscar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr IES Lluis Simarro Lacabra Valencia, Spain G 14 Mya Zaccagnini 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Holy Cross High School Waterbury, Connecticut G 21 Amaya B. Evans 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Neptune High School Neptune, New Jersey F 22 Emma Donnelly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Rosebank College Ashbury, Australia F 30 Zoey Ward 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Concord Academy Gastonia, North Carolina G 35 Noa Givon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Hapoel Petah Tikva Ra'anana, Israel F 41 Sierra DeAngelo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Fairleigh Dickinson Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania C 43 Ally Carman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Boston College Barnegat, New Jersey	Head coach Angelika Szumilo (LIU Brooklyn) Assistant coach(es) LaTanya Collins (Virginia State) Stephen Perretta (Villanova) Christian Mordi (William Paterson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 18, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Seton Hall	L 32–75	0–1	Walsh Gymnasium (757) South Orange, NJ
November 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		LIU	W 80–59	1–1	Hynes Athletics Center (783) New Rochelle, NY
November 15, 2023* 5:30 pm, CatEyeNetwork		at Bethune–Cookman	L 72–74 ^OT	1–2	Moore Gymnasium (555) Daytona Beach, FL
November 18, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	L 62–71	1–3	Edmunds Center (247) DeLand, FL
November 27, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Wagner	W 67–55	2–3	Spiro Sports Center (453) Staten Island, NY
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Providence	W 61–49	3–3	Alumni Hall (528) Providence, RI
December 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, MSG		at Hofstra	W 59–54	4–3	Mack Sports Complex (343) Hempstead, NY
December 10, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacred Heart	W 60–50	5–3	Hynes Athletics Center (1,021) New Rochelle, NY
December 16, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	L 48–67	5–4 (0–1)	Hynes Athletics Center (914) New Rochelle, NY
December 21, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Stony Brook	L 49–71	5–5	Hynes Athletics Center (623) New Rochelle, NY
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rider	L 56–63	5–6 (0–2)	Alumni Gymnasium (511) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	W 70–60	6–6 (1–2)	Hynes Athletics Center (835) New Rochelle, NY
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	L 44–72	6–7 (1–3)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (498) Fairfield, CT
January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	L 64–70	6–8 (1–4)	M&T Bank Arena (656) Hamden, CT
January 18, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+		Saint Peter's	W 68–62	7–8 (2–4)	Hynes Athletics Center (2,576) New Rochelle, NY
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	L 56–77	7–9 (2–5)	UHY Center (713) Loudonville, NY
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	L 43–53	7–10 (2–6)	Hynes Athletics Center (787) New Rochelle, NY
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	L 56–64	7–11 (2–7)	Hynes Athletics Center (944) New Rochelle, NY
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's	L 48–55	7–12 (2–8)	Knott Arena (304) Emmitsburg, MD
February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairfield	L 49–85	7–13 (2–9)	Hynes Athletics Center (212) New Rochelle, NY
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena	L 57–74	7–14 (2–10)	Hynes Athletics Center (560) New Rochelle, NY
February 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	W 62–53	8–14 (3–10)	McCann Arena (1,879) Poughkeepsie, NY
February 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+		Rider	L 43–45	8–15 (3–11)	Hynes Athletics Center (600) New Rochelle, NY
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	W 54–35	9–15 (4–11)	Run Baby Run Arena (294) Jersey City, NJ
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	W 62–56	10–15 (5–11)	Hynes Athletics Center (690) New Rochelle, NY
February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Canisius			Koessler Athletic Center  Buffalo, NY
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Niagara			Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Quinnipiac			Hynes Athletics Center  New Rochelle, NY
March 9, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Manhattan			Draddy Gymnasium  Riverdale, 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:^[9][10]

References

1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
2. "Top-Seeded Gaels Survive Scare, Top Mount in MAAC Quarterfinals". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
3. "Siena women surrender big lead, lose to Iona in MAAC Tournament". Times Union. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
4. "Top-seeded Iona beats Manhattan for MAAC women's championship". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
5. "2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
6. "Duke Races to 89-49 Victory Over Iona, Advances to Second Round of NCAA Tournament". Duke University. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
7. "Billi Chambers named Xavier head women's basketball coach". The Cincinnati Herald. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
8. "Angelika Szumilo Named Iona WBB Head Coach". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
9. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
10. "Iona Gaels 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 18, 2024.