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2023–24 UMass Minutewomen basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record5–27 (2–16 A–10)
Head coach
  • Mike Leflar (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Yolanda Cole
  • Clare Fitzpatrick
  • Samera Marsh
Home arenaMullins Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond † 16 – 2   .889 29 – 6   .829
VCU 15 – 3   .833 26 – 6   .813
Saint Joseph's 15 – 3   .833 28 – 6   .824
George Mason 14 – 4   .778 23 – 8   .742
Duquesne 13 – 5   .722 21 – 13   .618
Rhode Island 10 – 8   .556 21 – 14   .600
Saint Louis 9 – 9   .500 22 – 18   .550
Davidson* 8 – 10   .444 18 – 8   .692
Loyola Chicago 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Fordham 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414
George Washington 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
Dayton 5 – 13   .278 12 – 19   .387
La Salle 5 – 13   .278 8 – 22   .267
UMass 2 – 16   .111 5 – 27   .156
St. Bonaventure 1 – 17   .056 4 – 26   .133
* Season cancelled on March 1, 2024.
† 2024 A10 tournament winner

The 2023–24 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by first-year head coach Mike Leflar, played their home games at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

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The Minutewomen finished the 2022–23 season 27–7, 14–2 in A–10 play to finish as Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions, alongside Rhode Island.[1] As the #1 seed in the A–10 tournament, they defeated George Mason[2] and Richmond[3] before falling to #3 seed Saint Louis in the championship game.[4] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would defeat Albany in the first round,[5] before falling to Harvard in the second round.[6]

On April 6, 2023, head coach Tory Verdi announced that he would be leaving the program to take the head coaching position at Pittsburgh.[7] On April 10, associate head coach Mike Leflar was named the team's next head coach.[8]

Roster

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2023–24 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Alexsia Rose 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr East Carolina Bloomfield, Connecticut
G 1 Jermany Mapp 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Hampton Chester, South Carolina
C 2 Chinenye Odenigbo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Noble and Greenough School Walpole, Massachusetts
G 4 Lilly Ferguson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Newington High School Newington, Connecticut
G 5 Kristin Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Pensacola State College San Diego, California
G 11 Tori Hyduke 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Drexel Fair Haven, New Jersey
G 14 Dallas Pierce 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Sanford School New Castle, Delaware
F 20 Bre Bellamy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS William & Mary Freehold, New Jersey
F 22 Mikenzie Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Denver Aurora, Colorado
G 24 Allie Palmieri 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Seton Hall Trumbull, Connecticut
F/C 33 Lilly Taulelei 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Queen Margaret College Wellington, New Zealand
F 34 Avery Childers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Robert C. Byrd High School Clarksburg, West Virginia
G 44 Stefanie Kulesza 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Conrad Schools of Science Wilmington, Delaware
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 24, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
2:00 pm 		Assumption W 88–80  –
   –      –      –    Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ 		Saint Peter's W 56–44  1–0
  19 – Williams   14 – Kulesza   4 – Bellamy  Mullins Center (1,024)
Amherst, MA
November 9, 2023*
7:00 pm, NESN+/FloHoops 		at Northeastern L 74–78  1–1
  15 – Bellamy   11 – Kulesza   5 – Williams  Cabot Center (441)
Boston, MA
November 12, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Maine L 48–69  1–2
  15 – Kulesza   6 – Bellamy   2 – 2 Tied  Memorial Gymnasium (993)
Orono, ME
November 16, 2023*
6:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ 		Harvard L 57–78  1–3
  16 – Williams   10 – Kulesza   4 – Hyduke  Mullins Center (984)
Amherst, MA
November 19, 2023*
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Monmouth L 62–74  1–4
  19 – Kulesza   7 – Bellamy   4 – 2 Tied  OceanFirst Bank Center (601)
West Long Branch, NJ
November 23, 2023*
1:30 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Green Bay
Cancún Challenge Mayan Tournament 		L 52–85  1–5
  11 – Kulesza   7 – Kulesza   7 – Hyduke  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200)
Cancún, Mexico
November 24, 2023*
11:00 am, FloHoops 		vs. No. 23 Washington State
Cancún Challenge Mayan Tournament 		L 48–90  1–6
  20 – Kulesza   11 – Kulesza   3 – Ferguson  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (71)
Cancún, Mexico
November 25, 2023*
11:00 am, FloHoops 		vs. Maryland
Cancún Challenge Mayan Tournament 		L 63–92  1–7
  14 – 2 Tied   6 – 2 Tied   6 – Hyduke  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107)
Cancún, Mexico
December 1, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Yale L 62–70  1–8
  13 – Taulelei   5 – 2 Tied   4 – Hyduke  John J. Lee Amphitheater (324)
New Haven, CT
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Boston College L 57–95  1–9
  14 – Mapp   7 – Kulesza   3 – 2 Tied  Conte Forum (536)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 10, 2023*
12:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell W 64–52  2–9
  19 – Williams   14 – Kulesza   5 – Kulesza  Mullins Center (1,111)
Amherst, MA
December 20, 2023*
12:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ 		Albany L 52–74  2–10
  14 – Williams   9 – Kulesza   3 – 2 Tied  Mullins Center (1,255)
Amherst, MA
A-10 regular season
December 30, 2023
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at VCU L 45–65  2–11
(0–1) 		 8 – 2 Tied   6 – Kulesza   3 – Taulelei  Siegel Center (1,014)
Richmond, VA
January 2, 2024
5:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ 		Dayton W 76–66  3–11
(1–1) 		 15 – Williams   8 – Kulesza   6 – Bellamy  Mullins Center (752)
Amherst, MA
January 6, 2024
1:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ 		Saint Louis L 75–79  3–12
(1–2) 		 18 – 2 Tied   6 – Kulesza   9 – Rose  Mullins Center (955)
Amherst, MA
January 10, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Richmond L 65–79  3–13
(1–3) 		 19 – Williams   8 – Kulesza   4 – Rose  Robins Center (1,904)
Richmond, VA
January 13, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at La Salle L 64–70  3–14
(1–4) 		 14 – Bellamy   10 – Odenigbo   4 – 2 Tied  Tom Gola Arena (1,647)
Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2024
6:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ 		Loyola Chicago L 66–79  3–15
(1–5) 		 17 – Kulesza   6 – Kulesza   7 – Rose  Mullins Center (835)
Amherst, MA
January 21, 2024
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		George Mason L 52–73  3–16
(1–6) 		 20 – Williams   6 – Kulesza   5 – 2 Tied  Mullins Center (1,485)
Amherst, MA
January 24, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Davidson L 42–72  3–17
(1–7) 		 13 – Williams   6 – Odenigbo   3 – Rose  John M. Belk Arena (713)
Davidson, NC
January 27, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Rhode Island L 48–63  3–18
(1–8) 		 15 – Kulesza   6 – Kulesza   2 – 2 Tied  Ryan Center (1,674)
Kingston, RI
January 31, 2024
11:00 am, NESN/ESPN+ 		La Salle L 61–63  3–19
(1–9) 		 18 – Rose   6 – 2 Tied   3 – 2 Tied  Mullins Center (3,069)
Amherst, MA
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's L 67–77  3–20
(1–10) 		 22 – Rose   5 – Bellamy   4 – Rose  Hagan Arena (707)
Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 2024
6:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ 		Duquesne L 62–79  3–21
(1–11) 		 23 – Rose   6 – Kulesza   5 – Rose  Mullins Center (950)
Amherst, MA
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ 		at Fordham L 50–64  3–22
(1–12) 		 17 – Williams   5 – Bellamy   2 – 2 Tied  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,168)
Bronx, NY
February 14, 2024
6:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ 		Rhode Island L 64–86  3–23
(1–13) 		 15 – Willams   4 – 2 Tied   8 – Rose  Mullins Center (815)
Amherst, MA
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ 		VCU L 49–63  3–24
(1–14) 		 13 – Kulesza   10 – Taulele   3 – 3 Tied  Mullins Center (1,241)
Amherst, MA
February 21, 2024
7:00 pm, NBC Sports App 		at Loyola Chicago L 52–64  3–25
(1–15) 		 14 – Kulesza   5 – 3 Tied   5 – Hyduke  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (522)
Chicago, IL
February 24, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at George Washington L 55–59  3–26
(1–16) 		 16 – Kulesza   8 – Kulesza   3 – Rose  Charles E. Smith Center (405)
Washington, D.C.
February 28, 2024
6:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ 		St. Bonaventure W 58–45  4–26
(2–16) 		 21 – Williams   9 – Kulesza   3 – 2 Tied  Mullins Center (1,220)
Amherst, MA
A-10 tournament
March 6, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(13) vs. (12) La Salle
First Round 		W 54–49  5–26
  14 – Hyduke   13 – Kulesza   2 – 2 Tied  Henrico Sports & Events Center 
Henrico, VA
March 7, 2024
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(13) vs. (5) Duquesne
Second Round 		L 57–81  5–27
  11 – 2 Tied   5 – Kulesza   2 – 4 Tied  Henrico Sports & Events Center (2,270)
Henrico, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Big Second Quarter Helps Women's Basketball To 63-50 Victory Over George Mason, To Advance To The A-10 Semifinals". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball loses to UMass in A-10 Tournament semifinals". The Collegian (University of Richmond). Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "UMass women's basketball falls to Saint Louis in OT in A-10 title game". MassLive. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "UMass bests UAlbany 73-48 in first round of WNIT". The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Women's Basketball Makes History, Advances to WNIT Third Round for First Time with 89-87 Win at UMass". Harvard University. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "UMass basketball: Pittsburgh hires Tory Verdi away from Minutewomen". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "Mike Leflar Elevated To Women's Basketball Head Coach". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  10. ^ "Massachusetts Minutewomen 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
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