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2023–24 Bryant Bulldogs women's basketball team

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2023–24 Bryant Bulldogs women's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record15–15 (8–8 America East)
Head coach
  • Lynne-Ann Kokoski (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Cristina Centeno
  • Sarah Assante
Home arenaChace Athletic Center
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 Bryant Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Bryant University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Lynne-Ann Kokoski, played their home games at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, Rhode Island, as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 9–21, 3–13 in America East play, to finish in eighth place.[1] They were defeated by top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Vermont in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.[2]

On March 6, 2023, head coach Mary Burke announced that she would be stepping down after 32 years as head coach.[3] On April 13, it was announced that UMass assistant coach and Bryant alum Lynne-Ann Kokoski would be named the Bulldogs' next head coach.[4]

Roster

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2023–24 Bryant Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Breya Busby 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Liberty Orlando, FL
G 1 Nina Karlin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Classical HS Providence, RI
G 2 Mia Mancini 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Wheeler School Mansfield, MA
G 4 Lucie Castagne 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Putnam Science Academy Paris, France
F/C 5 Mariona Planes Fortuny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Ins Lo Pla d'Urgell Bellpuig, Spain
G 10 Kemari Reynolds 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Penn Manchester Township, NJ
G/F 11 Alana Scott 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr St. Andrew's School Groveland, MA
C 13 Jessica Berens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Coginchaug Regional HS Durham, CT
F 14 Silvia Gonzalez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr INS Joaquim Blume Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
G 24 Megan Bodziony 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Fordham Wakefield, RI
F 31 Alejandra Ferreirós 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Colegio Estudiantes Madrid, Spain
F 32 Martina Boba 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Institut Argentona Argentona, Spain
G 33 Marta Neira Martinez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr N/A Barcelona, Spain
G 42 Stephanie Mayerhofer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Middletown HS South Red Bank, NJ
F 55 Nia Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Shawnee HS Medford Lakes, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Dartmouth W 70–52  1–0
Chace Athletic Center (562)
Smithfield, RI
November 12, 2023*
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Seton Hall L 45–73  1–1
Walsh Gymnasium (565)
South Orange, NJ
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., NEC Front Row
at Stonehill W 69–49  2–1
Merkert Gymnasium (118)
Easton, MA
November 17, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Central Connecticut W 72–69  3–1
Chace Athletic Center (253)
Smithfield, RI
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row
at Merrimack L 60–65  3–2
Hammel Court 
North Andover, MA
November 24, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at FIU
FIU Thanksgiving Tournament
L 59–88  3–3
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (324)
Miami, FL
November 26, 2023*
12:00 p.m.
vs. Tennessee State
FIU Thanksgiving Tournament
L 43–53  3–4
Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
November 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Brown
Ocean State Cup
L 53–58  3–5
Chace Athletic Center (315)
Smithfield, RI
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sacred Heart W 74–71 OT 4–5
Chace Athletic Center (225)
Smithfield, RI
December 6, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Loyola (MD) W 63–54  5–5
Reitz Arena (1,349)
Baltimore, MD
December 13, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fisher Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
December 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Boston College Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 30, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bridgewater State Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
America East regular season
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Albany Broadview Center 
Albany, NY
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMBC Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
January 11, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Binghamton Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Hampshire Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Albany Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
NJIT Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Vermont Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMBC Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena 
Catonsville, MD
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maine Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Hampshire Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Binghamton Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Maine The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMass Lowell Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Vermont Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMass Lowell Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at NJIT Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Swahn, Kurtis (March 1, 2023). "Women's Basketball Defeats Bryant in America East Quarterfinal". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Koch, Bill (March 7, 2023). "Bryant's Mary Burke retiring as women's basketball coach after more than three decades". providencejournal.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Koch, Bill (April 14, 2023). "Bryant names Lynne-Ann Kokoski to succeed Mary Burke as women's basketball coach". The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Bryant Women's Basketball Schedule". Bryant University Bulldogs. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "Bryant Bulldogs Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2023.