2023–24 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team

2023–24 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	13–18 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coach	Jody Adams (2nd season)
Associate head coach	James Frey
Assistant coaches	Kezia Conyers-Barnes Rabun Wright Jaren Harris
Home arena	Pan American Center

2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Middle Tennessee †	16	–	0		1.000			30	–	5		.857
Liberty	11	–	5		.688			18	–	16		.529
FIU	11	–	5		.688			21	–	12		.636
Louisiana Tech	7	–	9		.438			14	–	19		.424
Jacksonville State	7	–	9		.438			12	–	17		.414
New Mexico State	6	–	10		.375			13	–	18		.419
Western Kentucky	6	–	10		.375			15	–	17		.469
UTEP	6	–	10		.375			12	–	19		.387
Sam Houston	2	–	14		.125			7	–	22		.241
† 2024 CUSA tournament winner

The 2023–24 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by second-year head coach Jody Adams, played their home games at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico as first-year members of Conference USA.

The Aggies finished the season 13–18, 6–10 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.[1] They upset FIU[2] before falling to Liberty in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament.[3]

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2022–23 season 18–17, 10–8 in Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play, to finish in a tie for fifth place.[4] In the WAC tournament, they defeated UT Rio Grande Valley in the first round[5] before falling to Southern Utah in the quarterfinals.[6] They were invited to the WBI,[7] where they defeated UIC in the first round[8] and East Tennessee State in the semifinals,[9] before falling to WAC foe California Baptist in the championship game.[10] This was the Aggies' last season as members of the Western Athletic Conference, as they became members of Conference USA, effective July 1, 2023.[11]

Roster

2023–24 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Molly Kaiser 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Saginaw High School Watauga, TX G 1 Imani Warren 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Rufus King High School Milwaukee, WI G 2 Loes Rozing 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr South Georgia Tech Heiloo, Netherlands G 3 Sianny Sanchez-Oliver 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Delaware State Powder Springs, GA G 4 Jaila Harding 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Butler Community College Wichita, KS G 10 Sabou Gueye 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Northwest Florida State College Dakar, Senegal G 11 Sha'Kyia Parker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Siena Heights Grand Rapids, MI F 12 Ene Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr St. Bonaventure Jos, Nigeria G 23 Sylena Peterson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Bonita Vista High School San Diego, CA F 24 Lucía Yenes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Baloncesto Torrelodones Madrid, Spain G 30 Fama Thiam 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Pima Community College Thiès, Senegal G/F 32 Tylie Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr College of Southern Idaho Rigby, ID C 34 Femme Sikuzani Masudi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS Texas Goma, DR Congo F 41 Maiya Bergdorf 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Three Rivers College Belmont, MA F 42/33 Fanta Gassama 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr South Georgia Tech Mataró, Spain	Head coach Jody Adams (Tennessee) Assistant coach(es) James Frey (Troy) Kezia Conyers-Barnes (Ohio) Rabun Wright (North Alabama) Jaren Harris (Albany State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 30, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023* 2:00 p.m.		Eastern New Mexico	W 77–55	–	–	–	–	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arizona	L 57–68	0–1	22 – Kaiser	6 – Kaiser	3 – 2 tied	Pan American Center (1,297) Las Cruces, NM
November 10, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTSA	L 55–58	0–2	17 – Jones	9 – Adams	3 – Kaiser	Convocation Center (712) San Antonio, TX
November 12, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Incarnate Word	W 59–52	1–2	15 – Kaiser	8 – Adams	4 – Adams	McDermott Center (103) San Antonio, TX
November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Portland State	W 57–38	2–2	17 – Kaiser	8 – Rozing	4 – Gueye	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
November 24, 2023* 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		vs. Hampton LIU Classic	W 78–47	3–2	22 – Harding	8 – 2 tied	6 – Sanchez-Oliver	Steinberg Wellness Center (100) Brooklyn, NY
November 25, 2023* 11:00 am, NEC Front Row		vs. Cal State Bakersfield LIU Classic	W 64–59	4–2	17 – Kaiser	11 – Gueye	7 – Peterson	Steinberg Wellness Center (143) Brooklyn, NY
December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., MWN		at New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	L 52–67	4–3	20 – Yenes	7 – Adams	4 – Sanchez-Oliver	The Pit (5,379) Albuquerque, NM
December 5, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Irvine	L 55–61	4–4	15 – Kaiser	5 – 3 tied	2 – Sanchez-Oliver	Pan American Center (478) Las Cruces, NM
December 12, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western New Mexico	W 89–54	5–4	22 – Kaiser	9 – Yenes	3 – 2 tied	Pan American Center (432) Las Cruces, NM
December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Valley	W 70–39	6–4	17 – Harding	7 – Adams	7 – Peterson	Pan American Center (351) Las Cruces, NM
December 20, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Austin Peay APSU Christmas Tournament	L 55–57 ^OT	6–5	13 – Kaiser	5 – Gassama	2 – 3 tied	F&M Bank Arena (1,548) Clarksville, TN
December 21, 2023* 11:00 am		vs. Troy APSU Christmas Tournament	L 66–81	6–6	17 – 3 tied	9 – Rozing	2 – 2 tied	F&M Bank Arena  Clarksville, TN
December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 60–61	6–7	25 – Kaiser	8 – Sikuzani Masudi	8 – Sanchez-Oliver	College Park Center (976) Arlington, TX
C-USA regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTEP Battle of I-10	L 72–81	6–8 (0–1)	22 – Harding	5 – Adams	8 – Sanchez-Oliver	Don Haskins Center (1,939) El Paso, TX
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	L 52–57	6–9 (0–2)	10 – Harding	11 – Gassama	2 – 3 tied	Pan American Center (846) Las Cruces, NM
January 18, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	W 50–44	7–9 (1–2)	12 – Harding	7 – Adams	4 – Kaiser	E. A. Diddle Arena (782) Bowling Green, KY
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 48–85	7–10 (1–3)	11 – Kaiser	7 – Gassama	3 – Sanchez-Oliver	Murphy Center (3,605) Murfreesboro, TN
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston	W 76–63	8–10 (2–3)	19 – Kaiser	9 – Gassama	4 – Peterson	Pan American Center (458) Las Cruces, NM
January 27, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	W 66–64 ^OT	9–10 (3–3)	16 – Harding	10 – Gassama	5 – Gassama	Pan American Center (909) Las Cruces, NM
February 1, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Liberty	L 53–69	9–11 (3–4)	11 – Kaiser	6 – Gassama	2 – Kaiser	Liberty Arena (1,126) Lynchburg, VA
February 3, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 49–56	9–12 (3–5)	25 – Kaiser	7 – Gassama	2 – Kaiser	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,203) Jacksonville, AL
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTEP Battle of I-10	W 66–59	10–12 (4–5)	16 – Harding	12 – Adams	3 – Sanchez-Oliver	Pan American Center (1,357) Las Cruces, NM
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	L 37–73	10–13 (4–6)	10 – Kaiser	8 – Adams	3 – Peterson	Pan American Center (1,045) Las Cruces, NM
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Kentucky	W 64–61	11–13 (5–6)	16 – Harding	8 – Gassama	5 – Peterson	Pan American Center (1,007) Las Cruces, NM
February 22, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston	L 56–66 ^OT	11–14 (5–7)	14 – Kaiser	10 – Gassama	7 – Peterson	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (449) Huntsville, TX
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 63–70 ^OT	11–15 (5–8)	15 – Adams	8 – Gassama	4 – Gassama	Thomas Assembly Center (1,775) Ruston, LA
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Liberty	L 56–60	11–16 (5–9)	20 – Kaiser	14 – Gassama	3 – Gassama	Pan American Center (808) Las Cruces, NM
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville State	L 51–60	11–17 (5–10)	17 – Kaiser	9 – Adams	3 – Sanchez-Oliver	Pan American Center (2,893) Las Cruces, NM
March 9, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+		at FIU	W 65–56	12–17 (6–10)	20 – Kaiser	13 – Gassama	3 – 2 tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (405) Miami, FL
C-USA tournament
March 14, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) FIU Quarterfinals	W 63–58	13–17	22 – Kaiser	17 – Gassama	2 – 2 tied	Von Braun Center (2,029) Huntsville, AL
March 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	vs. (2) Liberty Semifinals	L 70-82	13-18	16 – Kaiser	9 – Masudi	4 – Kaiser	Von Braun Center (2,157) Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[12][13]

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