2023–24 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team represents the University of Maine during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by seventh-year head coach Amy Vachon, play their home games at The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine, with one game at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, as members of the America East Conference.

2023–24 Maine Black Bears women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	6–4 (0–0 America East)
Head coach	Amy Vachon (7th season)
Associate head coach	Courtney England
Assistant coaches	Tom Biskup Gadson Lefft
Home arena	The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 America East Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Albany	0	–	0		–			8	–	2		.800
Maine	0	–	0		–			6	–	4		.600
Bryant	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
NJIT	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
Vermont	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
New Hampshire	0	–	0		–			5	–	6		.455
Binghamton	0	–	0		–			2	–	8		.200
UMBC	0	–	0		–			2	–	8		.200
UMass Lowell	0	–	0		–			0	–	9		.000
† 2024 AmEast tournament winner As of December 14, 2023

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2022–23 season 16–14, 11–5 in America East play to finish in third place.^[1] They defeated Binghamton in the quarterfinals,^[2] before falling to Albany in the semifinals of the America East tournament.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Sera Hodgson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr New Hampton School Rindge, New Hampshire G 1 Olivia Rockwood 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Windsor High School Windsor, Vermont G 2 Emmie Streams 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Bangor High School Veazie, Maine G 3 Anne Simon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Sportlycee Sandweiler, Luxembourg G 4 Jaycie Christopher 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Skowhegan High School Skowhegan, Maine G 10 Anna Kahelin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Helsinki Basketball Academy Märsky Helsinki, Finland G 12 Sarah Talon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Windham High School Windham, Maine G/F 13 Caroline Bornemann 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Rungsted Gymnasium Hørsholm, Denmark G 15 Paula Gallego 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Col·legi Pineda Barcelona, Spain G 20 Aislinn Gibson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Tilton School Hingham, Massachusetts F 21 Milana Nenadic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute Kitchener, Ontario F 25 Caroline Dotsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Haverford High School Havertown, Pennsylvania G 30 Anna Soler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Eastern Wyoming College Barcelona, Spain F 33 Adrianna Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bishop O'Connell High School Reston, Virginia G 45 Idan Shlush 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr St. John's Gedera, Israel	Head coach Amy Vachon (Maine) Assistant coach(es) Courtney England (Maine) Tom Biskup (Maine) Gadson Lefft (Maine) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 11, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	L 57–70	0–1	M&T Bank Arena (603) Hamden, CT
November 9, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	W 58–48	1–1	Tom Gola Arena (247) Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass	W 69–48	2–1	The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium (993) Orono, ME
November 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Rhode Island	W 59–48	3–1	The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium (930) Orono, ME
November 24, 2023* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. Richmond Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic	L 43–77	3–2	Knapp Center (1,734) Des Moines, IA
November 25, 2023* 12:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. Louisiana Tech Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic	W 60–54	4–2	Knapp Center (1,505) Des Moines, IA
November 26, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Drake Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic	L 56–72	4–3	Knapp Center (1,765) Des Moines, IA
November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 17 Indiana	L 59–67	4–4	Cross Insurance Center (5,983) Bangor, ME
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, YES/ESPN+		at Fordham	W 74–62	5–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (264) Bronx, NY
December 6, 2023* 6:15 pm, ESPN+		Harvard	W 79–61	6–4	The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium (907) Orono, ME
December 17, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		James Madison			The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
December 20, 2023* 3:00 pm		vs. Duquesne Tulane Holiday Tournament			Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2023* 11:00 am/1:30 pm		vs. Little Rock/at Tulane Tulane Holiday Tournament			Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, LA
December 30, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn			The Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
America East Conference regular season
January 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell			Costello Athletic Center  Lowell, MA
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Vermont			The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
January 11, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
January 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UMBC			The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT			The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Albany			Broadview Center  Albany, NY
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Binghamton			Binghamton University Events Center  Vestal, NY
February 1, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass Lowell			The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bryant			Chace Athletic Center  Smithfield, RI
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire			The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
February 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Bryant			The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont			Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMBC			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena  Catonsville, MD
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Binghamton			The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Albany			The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4][5]

References

1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
2. "Black Bears advance to America East semifinals with win over Binghamton". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
3. "Albany holds off Maine women to advance to the conference title game". Eastern Maine Sports. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
4. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
5. "Maine Black Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2023.