2023–24 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team

2023–24 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record10–19 (6–10 America East)
Head coach
  • Johnetta Hayes (4th season)
Associate head coachTJ Royals
Assistant coaches
  • LaDe'yah Forte'
  • Dexter Holt
Home arenaChesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
Seasons
2023–24 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Maine † 14 – 2   .875 25 – 10   .714
Albany 13 – 3   .813 25 – 7   .781
Vermont 12 – 4   .750 25 – 12   .676
Bryant 8 – 8   .500 15 – 15   .500
Binghamton 8 – 8   .500 14 – 17   .452
UMBC 6 – 10   .375 10 – 19   .345
NJIT 4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .400
UMass Lowell 4 – 12   .250 4 – 25   .138
New Hampshire 3 – 13   .188 9 – 20   .310
† 2024 AmEast tournament winner

The 2023–24 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Retrievers were led by fourth-year head coach Johnetta Hayes, and played their home games at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville, Maryland, as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Retrievers finished the 2022–23 season 14–15, 10–6 in America East play, to finish in fourth place.[1] They defeated NJIT in the quarterfinals,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Vermont in the semifinals of the America East tournament.[3]

Roster

2023–24 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Laycee Drake 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Hancock High School Hancock, New York
G 3 Jaliena Sanchez 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS UMass Lowell Springfield, MA
G 4 Riley Donahue 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Auburn Atlanta, GA
G/F 5 Jordon Lewis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS La Salle Houston, TX
G 10 Grace Ceseretti 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Northfield Mount Hermon School Barrington, RI
G 11 Anne Adewumi 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Royal Crown Academy Winnipeg, MB
G 12 Trinity Palacio 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) GS Charleston Accokeek, MD
F 13 Paloma Iradier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Little Rock Santander, Spain
F 14 Maryama Turkstra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Central Michigan Dundas, ON
G 15 Carmen Yánez 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Institut Martí Dot Las Palmas, Canary Islands
F 22 Jaden Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Saint Joseph's New Freedom, PA
F/C 24 Anna Blount 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS UC Riverside Stockton, CA
C 33 Laura Lacambra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Escola Sant Gabriel de Viladecans Viladecans, Spain
Head coach
  • Johnetta Hayes (Rice)
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 12, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Towson L 72–76  0–1
 SECU Arena (585)
Towson, MD
November 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Gettysburg W 90–83 4OT 1–1
 Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (521)
Catonsville, MD
November 11, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Colgate L 51–57  1–2
 Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (482)
Catonsville, MD
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+ 		Loyola (MD) L 48–49  1–3
 Binghamton University Events Center (718)
Vestal, NY
November 22, 2023*
9:00 p.m., P12N 		at Oregon State L 52–88  1–4
 Gill Coliseum (3,414)
Corvallis, OR
November 26, 2023*
2:00 p.m. 		at Maryland Eastern Shore L 54–70  1–5
 Hytche Athletic Center (190)
Princess Anne, MD
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lafayette L 53–59  1–6
 Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (312)
Catonsville, MD
December 3, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Manhattan L 52–68  1–7
 Draddy Gymnasium (142)
Riverdale, NY
December 5, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bryant & Stratton W 92–55  2–7
 Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (278)
Catonsville, MD
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m. 		at Morgan State L 42–65  2–8
 Talmadge L. Hill Field House (298)
Baltimore, MD
December 20, 2023*
12:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at American W 60–59  3–8
 Bender Arena (129)
Washington, D.C.
December 29, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Francis W 85–53  4–8
 Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (327)
Catonsville, MD
America East regular season
January 4, 2024
6:07 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Binghamton W 70–55  5–8
(1–0) 		Binghamton University Events Center (804)
Vestal, NY
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bryant W 64–63  6–8
(2–0) 		Chace Athletic Center (275)
Smithfield, RI
January 11, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Vermont
Midday Madness 		L 55–70  6–9
(2–1) 		Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,334)
Catonsville, MD
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell L 46–59  6–10
(2–2) 		Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (177)
Catonsville, MD
January 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Maine L 47–76  6–11
(2–3) 		The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium (1,045)
Orono, ME
January 20, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Hampshire L 37–56  6–12
(2–4) 		Lundholm Gym (292)
Durham, NH
January 27, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at NJIT W 72–61  7–12
(3–4) 		Wellness and Events Center (325)
Newark, NJ
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bryant W 54–52  8–12
(4–4) 		Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (324)
Catonsville, MD
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Albany L 55–69  8–13
(4–5) 		Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (339)
Catonsville, MD
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMass Lowell L 60–71  8–14
(4–6) 		Costello Athletic Center (300)
Lowell, MA
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Vermont L 45–69  8–15
(4–7) 		Patrick Gym (1,838)
Burlington, VT
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Binghamton L 44–52  8–16
(4–8) 		Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (333)
Catonsville, MD
February 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Albany L 56–58  8–17
(4–9) 		Broadview Center (1,111)
Albany, NY
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Maine W 67–59  9–17
(5–9) 		Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (339)
Catonsville, MD
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Hampshire W 53–43  10–17
(6–9) 		Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (387)
Catonsville, MD
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		NJIT
Senior Night 		L 76–77  10–18
(6–10) 		Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (347)
Catonsville, MD
American East tournament
March 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 3 Vermont
Quarterfinals 		L 41–54  10–19
 Patrick Gym (1,096)
Burlington, VT
*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 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Defeats NJIT, 82-71, in First-Ever Home Quarterfinal; Advances to America East Semifinals for First Time Since 2015". University of Maryland, Baltimore County. March 1, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Rousseau, Jacob (March 5, 2023). "'It could have went either way': UVM pulls away for semifinal win over UMBC". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "UMBC Retrievers Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved December 12, 2023.