2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record8–9 (1–2 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Reed
  • Kevin Adams
  • Lexi Petersen
Home arenaUniversity Credit Union Pavilion
2023–24 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Gonzaga30 1.000162  .889
Portland31 .750117  .611
San Francisco31 .750710  .412
Pacific22 .500107  .588
Loyola Marymount22 .50079  .438
Santa Clara12 .333135  .722
Saint Mary's12 .33389  .471
Pepperdine12 .333511  .313
San Diego04 .000413  .235
† 2024 WCC tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
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

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

Departures

Saint Mary's Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Clair Steele0G5'5"GS SeniorOrinda, CAGraduated
Taycee Wedin4G5'9"GS SeniorMilwaukie, ORGraduated
Jade Kirisome11G5'9"Redshirt SeniorBrisbane, AustraliaGraduated/signed to play professionally in Australia with UC Capitals
Daisia Mitchell24F6'0"FreshmanRancho Cucamonga, CATransferred to Mt. San Antonio College
Aspen Garrison25F6'2"SophomoreBellingham, WATransferred to Western Washington
Amy West30F6'4"Redshirt SeniorPalmerston North, New ZealandGraduated/signed to play professionally in England with Oaklands Wolves

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Makena Mastora 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSt. Joseph Notre Dame Alameda, CA
G 3 Leia Hanafin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrBox Hill Secondary Academy Melbourne, Australia
G 8 Emily Foy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSt. Francis Xavier's College Newcastle, Australia
G 9 Maia Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrWaimea College Richmond, New Zealand
G 10 Tayla Dalton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrCarmel College Auckland, New Zealand
G 11 Jasmine Farmer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSaint Mary's College
Laney College
Hercules, CA
F 12 Ruby Vlahov 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrMarist Perth, Australia
G 21 Hannah Rapp 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrAvila College Melbourne, Australia
F 22 Ellie Croco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrLebanon Lebanon, OR
G 23 Addison Wedin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoLa Salle Milwaukie, OR
G 24 Zeryhia Aokuso 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrAmarillo Amarillo, TX
F 31 Nadia Bernard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrWest Ranch Santa Clarita, CA
F 33 Ali Bamberger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrCarondelet
Washington
Walnut Creek, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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 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  GCU 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 (Minnesota) 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 18, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland     Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Gonzaga     McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pacific     Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Santa Clara     University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
February 3, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland     University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Francisco     War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, CA
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Santa Clara     Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
February 15, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Gonzaga     University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
February 17, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pepperdine     University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount     Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Diego     Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
February 29, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
San Francisco     University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pepperdine     Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
WCC women's tournament
March 7–12, 2024
TBA
vs. TBA     Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

References

  1. "Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". SMCGaels.com.
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