2023–24 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

2023–24 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
2023–24 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	19–14 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach	Becky Burke (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Jacey Brooks
Assistant coaches	James Ewing; Erin Sinnott;
Home arena	Alumni Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by second-year head coach Becky Burke, played their home games at Alumni Arena in Amherst, New York as members of the Mid-American Conference.

2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Toledo	17	–	1	.944	28	–	6	.824
Ball State	16	–	2	.889	28	–	6	.824
Kent State †	13	–	5	.722	21	–	12	.636
Buffalo	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Bowling Green	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Northern Illinois	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Ohio	8	–	10	.444	11	–	19	.367
Western Michigan	7	–	11	.389	12	–	18	.400
Miami (OH)	6	–	12	.333	9	–	20	.310
Akron	6	–	12	.333	11	–	18	.379
Central Michigan	4	–	14	.222	6	–	22	.214
Eastern Michigan	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241

† 2024 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2022–23 season 12–16, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place.^[1] In the MAC tournament, they were defeated by top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Toledo in the quarterfinals.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jessica Wangolo	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Capital Courts Academy	Ottawa, Ontario
G	1	Rana Elhusseini	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Sr	Edinboro	Dearborn, Michigan
G	2	Kirsten Lewis-Williams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Lake Norman High School	Mooresville, North Carolina
G/F	4	Ella Take	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Capital Courts Academy	Kingston, Ontario
G	5	Sitota Gines	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	St. John's	Zaragoza, Spain
G	11	Briyanna Baron	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	GS	Nazareth Regional High School	Brooklyn, New York
G	12	Paula Lopez	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Elite Sports Academy	Alicante, Spain
F	15	Ida Jonsson Ojala	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Capilano	Norrköping, Sweden
G/F	20	Chryssi Gouzelou	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	1st High School of Voula	Athens, Greece
F	22	Kiara Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Towson	Buffalo, New York
G/F	23	Alexis Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Woodbury High School	Woodbury, New Jersey
G/F	33	Hattie Ogden	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Magrath High School	Magrath, Alberta
C	34	Chanteese Craig	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Wabash Valley College	Fort Wayne, Indiana
G	35	Chellia Watson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	USC Upstate	Winder, Georgia

Head coach

Becky Burke (Louisville)

Assistant coach(es)

Jacey Brooks (Canisius)
James Ewing (Mercyhurst)
Erin Sinnott (Daemen)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 20, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023* 2:00 pm		Daemen	W 58–42	–	Alumni Arena (–) Amherst, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	W 69–60	1–0	Alumni Arena (1,229) Amherst, NY
November 11, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion MAC-SBC Challenge	L 48–59	1–1	Chartway Arena (2,024) Norfolk, VA
November 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	W 92–75	2–1	Alumni Arena (1,376) Amherst, NY
November 17, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Stonehill	W 60–39	3–1	Alumni Arena (1,276) Amherst, NY
November 22, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 78–69	4–1	Alumni Arena (1,286) Amherst, NY
November 26, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Kutztown	W 87–47	5–1	Alumni Arena (1,289) Amherst, NY
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, FloHoops		at Stony Brook	L 52–83	5–2	Island Federal Arena (712) Stony Brook, NY
December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Drexel	L 57–65	5–3	Daskalakis Athletic Center (491) Philadelphia, PA
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Le Moyne	L 61–66	5–4	Alumni Arena (1,365) Amherst, NY
December 30, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 70–61	6–4	Alumni Arena (1,435) Amherst, NY
MAC regular season
January 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Kent State	L 64–73	6–5 (0–1)	Alumni Arena (1,188) Amherst, NY
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Central Michigan	W 77–69	7–5 (1–1)	McGuirk Arena (1,045) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 10, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Ball State	L 62–67	7–6 (1–2)	Worthen Arena (1,549) Muncie, IN
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Akron	W 59–57	8–6 (2–2)	Alumni Arena (1,146) Amherst, NY
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Illinois	W 65–58	9–6 (3–2)	Convocation Center (445) DeKalb, IL
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Michigan	L 63–66	9–7 (3–3)	Alumni Arena (1,338) Amherst, NY
January 24, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+		Bowling Green	W 82–72	10–7 (4–3)	Alumni Arena (2,273) Amherst, NY
January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Toledo	L 63–67	10–8 (4–4)	Savage Arena (4,157) Toledo, OH
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ohio	W 81–63	11–8 (5–4)	Convocation Center (1,154) Athens, OH
February 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	W 75–63	12–8 (6–4)	Alumni Arena (1,880) Amherst, NY
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Miami (OH)	W 49–43	13–8 (7–4)	Millett Hall (510) Oxford, OH
February 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Miss MAC-SBC Challenge	W 62–46	14–8	Alumni Arena (1,756) Amherst, NY
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Akron	L 54–65	14–9 (7–5)	James A. Rhodes Arena (749) Akron, OH
February 21, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Illinois	L 57–66	14–10 (7–6)	Alumni Arena (1,740) Amherst, NY
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Ohio	W 67–54	15–10 (8–6)	Alumni Arena (1,866) Amherst, NY
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bowling Green	W 70–55	16–10 (9–6)	Stroh Center (1,868) Bowling Green, OH
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	L 59–67	16–11 (9–7)	MAC Center (2,687) Kent, OH
March 6, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Michigan	W 77–68	17–11 (10–7)	Alumni Arena (1,841) Amherst, NY
March 9, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Ball State	L 50–71	17–12 (10–8)	Alumni Arena (2,371) Amherst, NY
MAC tournament
March 13, 2024 1:30 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Bowling Green Quarterfinals	W 70–64	18–12	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (1,426) Cleveland, OH
March 15, 2024 10:00 am, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (1) Toledo Semifinals	W 77–74 ^OT	19–12	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
March 16, 2024 11:00 am, CBSSN	(4)	vs. (3) Kent State Championship	L 60–78	19–13	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (2,292) Cleveland, OH
WBIT
March 21, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Monmouth First Round	L 58–68	19–14	Alumni Arena (710) Amherst, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
^ "Bulls Drop Heartbreaker to Toledo in MAC Tournament Quarterfinals". University at Buffalo. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University at Buffalo. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
^ "Buffalo Bulls 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[2] "Bulls Drop Heartbreaker to Toledo in MAC Tournament Quarterfinals". University at Buffalo. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[3] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University at Buffalo. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[4] "Buffalo Bulls 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

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