2023–24 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team represented 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, played 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
American East regular-season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	America East Conference
Record	24–10 (14–2 America East)
Head coach	Amy Vachon (7th season)
Associate head coach	Courtney England
Assistant coaches	Tom Biskup Gadson Lefft
Home arena	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
Maine †	14	–	2		.875			24	–	10		.706
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 Black Bears finished the season 24–10, 14–2 in America East play, to finish as America East regular-season champions.^[1] They defeated UMass Lowell,^[2] Binghamton^[3] and Vermont to win the America East tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[4] They received the #15 seed in the Portland Regional 3,^[5] where they fell to #2 region seed Ohio State in the first round.^[6]

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2022–23 season 16–14, 11–5 in America East play, to finish in third place.^[7] They defeated Binghamton in the quarterfinals,^[8] before falling to Albany in the semifinals of the America East tournament.^[9]

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, NH G 1 Olivia Rockwood 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Windsor High School Windsor, VT G 2 Emmie Streams 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Bangor High School Veazie, ME 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, ME 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, ME 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, MA F 21 Milana Nenadic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute Kitchener, ON F 25 Caroline Dotsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Haverford High School Havertown, PA 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, VA 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 p.m., ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	L 57–70	0–1	M&T Bank Arena (603) Hamden, CT
November 9, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	W 58–48	1–1	Tom Gola Arena (247) Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass	W 69–48	2–1	Memorial Gymnasium (993) Orono, ME
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rhode Island	W 59–48	3–1	Memorial Gymnasium (930) Orono, ME
November 24, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Richmond Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic	L 43–77	3–2	Knapp Center (1,734) Des Moines, IA
November 25, 2023* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Louisiana Tech Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic	W 60–54	4–2	Knapp Center (1,505) Des Moines, IA
November 26, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Drake Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic	L 56–72	4–3	Knapp Center (1,765) Des Moines, IA
November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 17 Indiana	L 59–67	4–4	Cross Insurance Arena (5,983) Portland, ME
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+		at Fordham	W 74–62	5–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (264) The Bronx, NY
December 6, 2023* 6:15 p.m., ESPN+		Harvard	W 79–61	6–4	Memorial Gymnasium (907) Orono, ME
December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		James Madison	L 71–78	6–5	Memorial Gymnasium (984) Orono, ME
December 20, 2023* 3:30 p.m.		vs. Duquesne Tulane Holiday Tournament	W 80–72	7–5	Devlin Fieldhouse (712) New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulane Tulane Holiday Tournament	L 61–64	7–6	Devlin Fieldhouse (782) New Orleans, LA
December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Penn	L 69–72	7–7	The Palestra (612) Philadelphia, PA
America East Conference regular season
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	W 55–43	8–7 (1–0)	Costello Athletic Center (202) Lowell, MA
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Vermont	W 60–48	9–7 (2–0)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,207) Orono, ME
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Hampshire	W 78–52	10–7 (3–0)	Lundholm Gym (311) Durham, NH
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMBC	W 76–47	11–7 (4–0)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,045) Orono, ME
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		NJIT	W 81–39	12–7 (5–0)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,237) Orono, ME
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Albany	L 47–54	12–8 (5–1)	Broadview Center (1,222) Albany, NY
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Binghamton	W 59–56	13–8 (6–1)	Binghamton University Events Center (1,118) Vestal, NY
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 68–49	14–8 (7–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,072) Orono, ME
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bryant	W 70–58	15–8 (8–1)	Chace Athletic Center (308) Smithfield, RI
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 67–48	16–8 (9–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,425) Orono, ME
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bryant	W 80–57	17–8 (10–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,156) Orono, ME
February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Vermont	W 57–55	18–8 (11–1)	Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMBC	L 59–67	18–9 (11–2)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (339) Catonsville, MD
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at NJIT	W 72–46	19–9 (12–2)	Wellness and Events Center (289) Newark, NJ
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Binghamton	W 57–51	20–9 (13–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (701) Orono, ME
March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Albany	W 63–46	21–9 (14–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,425) Orono, ME
America East women's tournament
March 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(8) UMass Lowell Quarterfinals	W 49–43	22–9	Memorial Gymnasium (1,320) Orono, ME
March 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(5) Binghamton Semifinals	W 64–58	23–9	Memorial Gymnasium (1,281) Orono, ME
March 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	(1)	(3) Vermont Championship	W 64–48	24–9	Memorial Gymnasium (1,507) Orono, ME
NCAA women's tournament
March 22, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(15 A2)	at (2 A2) No. 7 Ohio State First round	L 57–80	24–10	Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A2=Albany 2. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[10][11]