2023–24 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

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 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record19–14 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJacey Brooks
Assistant coaches
  • James Ewing
  • Erin Sinnott
Home arenaAlumni Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
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

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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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 20, 2024

Schedule and results

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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

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  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.