2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
Appearance
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Conference | West Coast Conference |
Record | 13–18 (6–10 WCC) |
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Home arena | University Credit Union Pavilion |
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No. 14 Gonzaga | 16 | - | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | - | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 12 | - | 4 | .750 | 25 | - | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland † | 10 | - | 6 | .625 | 21 | - | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 10 | - | 6 | .625 | 14 | - | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 8 | - | 8 | .500 | 18 | - | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 6 | - | 10 | .375 | 13 | - | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 5 | - | 11 | .313 | 11 | - | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 4 | - | 12 | .250 | 9 | - | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 1 | - | 15 | .063 | 5 | - | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represents the Saint Mary's College of California in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gaels, led by first year coach Jeff Cammon. They play their homes games at University Credit Union Pavilion and are members of the West Coast Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Gaels finished the 2022–23 season 13–18, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the WCC tournament, they defeated Loyola Marymount in the first round before losing in the second round to Pacific.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Clair Steele | 0 | G | 5'5" | GS Senior | Orinda, CA | Graduated |
Taycee Wedin | 4 | G | 5'9" | GS Senior | Milwaukie, OR | Graduated |
Jade Kirisome | 11 | G | 5'9" | ![]() |
Brisbane, Australia | Graduated/signed to play professionally in Australia with UC Capitals |
Daisia Mitchell | 24 | F | 6'0" | Freshman | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Transferred to Mt. San Antonio College |
Aspen Garrison | 25 | F | 6'2" | Sophomore | Bellingham, WA | Transferred to Western Washington |
Amy West | 30 | F | 6'4" | ![]() |
Palmerston North, New Zealand | Graduated/signed to play professionally in England with Oaklands Wolves |
Recruiting
[edit]There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m. |
Chico State | W 79–65 | 22 – Jones | 7 – Hanafin | 6 – Dalton | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Grand Canyon | L 52–55 | 0–1 |
17 – Aokuso | 8 – Bamberger | 3 – Bamberger | Global Credit Union Arena (1,557) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC San Diego | W 61–58 OT | 1–1 |
16 – Bamberger | 8 - Tied | 2 - Tied | University Credit Union Pavilion (403) Moraga, CA | ||||
November 14, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Irvine | W 52–37 | 2–1 |
15 – Wedin | 6 – Wedin | 5 – Aokuso | University Credit Union Pavilion (311) Moraga, CA | ||||
November 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Rice | L 62–73 | 2–2 |
12 - Tied | 7 – Bamberger | 4 – Dalton | Tudor Fieldhouse (541) Houston, TX | ||||
November 21, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
St. Thomas (MN) | L 60–74 | 2–3 |
16 – Aokuso | 5 – Hanafin | 4 – Rapp | University Credit Union Pavilion (308) Moraga, CA | ||||
November 24, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Carolina A&T Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic |
W 73–65 | 3–3 |
22 – Bamberger | 4 - Tied | 6 – Hanafin | University Credit Union Pavilion (264) Moraga, CA | ||||
November 25, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Illinois State Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic |
L 51–62 | 3–4 |
11 – Dalton | 4 - Tied | 5 – Bamberger | University Credit Union Pavilion (352) Moraga, CA | ||||
December 2, 2023* 12:00 p.m., P12N |
at California | L 69–74 | 3–5 |
19 – Dalton | 5 - Tied | 6 – Dalton | Haas Pavilion (964) Berkeley, CA | ||||
December 8, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Montana State | W 59–53 | 4–5 |
15 – Foy | 9 – Bamberger | 5 – Bamberger | University Credit Union Pavilion (271) Moraga, CA | ||||
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Davis | L 66–87 | 4–6 |
16 – Bamberger | 7 – Foy | 5 – Aokuso | University Credit Union Center (663) Davis, CA | ||||
December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., P12N |
at Washington | L 32–64 | 4–7 |
11 – Aokuso | 6 – Aokuso | 2 – Bamberger | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,490) Seattle, WA | ||||
December 18, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal State East Bay | W 83–67 | 5–7 |
26 – Mastora | 5 – Vlahov | 5 - Tied | University Credit Union Pavilion (212) Moraga, CA | ||||
December 21, 2023* 5:00 p.m., SLN |
at Denver | W 61–56 | 6–7 |
12 - Tied | 6 - Tied | 4 – Bamberger | Hamilton Gymnasium (230) Denver, CO | ||||
December 29, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
San Jose State | W 70–52 | 7–7 |
14 – Wedin | 5 - Tied | 7 – Aokuso | University Credit Union Pavilion (229) Moraga, CA | ||||
WCC regular season | |||||||||||
January 4, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Pacific | L 57–60 | 7–8 (0–1) |
13 – Dalton | 5 – Bamberger | 6 – Dalton | University Credit Union Pavilion (338) Moraga, CA | ||||
January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
San Diego | W 67–59 | 8–8 (1–1) |
19 – Aokuso | 6 – Rapp | 3 - Tied | University Credit Union Pavilion (457) Moraga, CA | ||||
January 13, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Loyola Marymount | L 48–66 | 8–9 (1–2) |
11 – Bamberger | 4 - Tied | 2 – Bamberger | University Credit Union Pavilion (443) Moraga, CA | ||||
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 17 Gonzaga | L 60–89 | 8–10 (1–3) |
17 – Dalton | 5 – Hanafin | 4 – Aokuso | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,439) Spokane, WA | ||||
January 22, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Portland Rescheduled from January 18 |
W 73–67 OT | 9–10 (2–3) |
24 – Aokoso | 8 – Hanafin | 5 – Dalton | Chiles Center (244) Portland, OR | ||||
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Pacific | L 45–60 | 9–11 (2–4) |
12 – Aokuso | 6 – Vlahov | 2 - Tied | Alex G. Spanos Center (606) Stockton, CA | ||||
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Santa Clara | W 74–67 | 10–11 (3–4) |
22 – Jones | 7 – Aokuso | 4 - Tied | University Credit Union Pavilion (766) Moraga, CA | ||||
February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Portland | L 35–68 | 10–12 (3–5) |
11 – Bamberger | 9 – Bamberger | 3 – Rapp | University Credit Union Pavilion (361) Moraga, CA | ||||
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at San Francisco | L 54–59 | 10–13 (3–6) |
17 – Aokuso | 6 - Tied | 4 – Aokuso | War Memorial Gymnasium (226) San Francisco, CA | ||||
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Santa Clara | L 58–70 | 10–14 (3–7) |
15 – Bamberger | 4 - Tied | 4 - Tied | Leavey Center (319) Santa Clara, CA | ||||
February 15, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 17 Gonzaga | L 68–96 | 10–15 (3–8) |
16 – Aokuso | 4 - Tied | 5 – Dalton | University Credit Union Pavilion (441) Moraga, CA | ||||
February 17, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Pepperdine | W 75–47 | 11–15 (4–8) |
31 – Jones | 5 – Rapp | 7 – Aokuso | University Credit Union Pavilion (472) Moraga, CA | ||||
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Loyola Marymount | W 70–66 | 12–15 (4–9) |
27 – Dalton | 7 – Bamberger | 6 – Bamberger | Gersten Pavilion (326) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at San Diego | L 52–69 | 12–16 (5–9) |
19 – Aokuso | 7 – Aokuso | 4 – Bamberger | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,494) San Diego, CA | ||||
February 29, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
San Francisco | L 74–78 OT | 12–17 (5–10) |
28 – Aokuso | 5 - Tied | 4 – Hanafin | University Credit Union Pavilion (401) Moraga, CA | ||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Pepperdine | W 69–48 | 13–17 (6–10) |
15 - Tied | 6 – Rapp | 4 - Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse (213) Malibu, CA | ||||
WCC women's tournament | |||||||||||
March 8, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
(6) | vs. (7) Loyola Marymount Second Round |
L 62–78 | 13–18 |
21 – Jones | 7 – Aokuso | 5 - Tied | Orleans Arena (971) Paradise, NV | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. |