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2023–24 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team

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2023–24 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record13–18 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachJames Frey
Assistant coaches
  • Kezia Conyers-Barnes
  • Rabun Wright
  • Jaren Harris
Home arenaPan American Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 16 0   1.000 30 5   .857
Liberty 11 5   .688 18 16   .529
FIU 11 5   .688 21 12   .636
Louisiana Tech 7 9   .438 14 19   .424
Jacksonville State 7 9   .438 12 17   .414
New Mexico State 6 10   .375 13 18   .419
Western Kentucky 6 10   .375 15 17   .469
UTEP 6 10   .375 12 19   .387
Sam Houston 2 14   .125 7 22   .241
2024 CUSA tournament winner

The 2023–24 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by second-year head coach Jody Adams, played their home games at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico as first-year members of Conference USA.

Previous season

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The Aggies finished the 2022–23 season 18–17, 10–8 in Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play, to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1] In the WAC tournament, they defeated UT Rio Grande Valley in the first round,[2] before falling to Southern Utah in the quarterfinals.[3] They were invited to the WBI,[4] where they defeated UIC in the first round[5] and East Tennessee State in the semifinals,[6] before falling to WAC foe California Baptist in the championship game.[7] This was the Aggies' last season as members of the Western Athletic Conference, as they became members of Conference USA, effective July 1, 2023.[8]

Roster

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2023–24 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Molly Kaiser 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Saginaw High School Watauga, TX
G 1 Imani Warren 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Rufus King High School Milwaukee, WI
G 2 Loes Rozing 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr South Georgia Tech Heiloo, Netherlands
G 3 Sianny Sanchez-Oliver 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Delaware State Powder Springs, GA
G 4 Jaila Harding 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Butler Community College Wichita, KS
G 10 Sabou Gueye 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Northwest Florida State College Dakar, Senegal
G 11 Sha'Kyia Parker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Siena Heights Grand Rapids, MI
F 12 Ene Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr St. Bonaventure Jos, Nigeria
G 23 Sylena Peterson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Bonita Vista High School San Diego, CA
F 24 Lucía Yenes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Baloncesto Torrelodones Madrid, Spain
G 30 Fama Thiam 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Pima Community College Thiès, Senegal
G/F 32 Tylie Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr College of Southern Idaho Rigby, ID
C 34 Femme Sikuzani Masudi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS Texas Goma, DR Congo
F 41 Maiya Bergdorf 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Three Rivers College Belmont, MA
F 42/33 Fanta Gassama 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr South Georgia Tech Mataró, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 30, 2024

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 p.m.
Eastern New Mexico W 77–55 
                  Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Arizona L 57–68  0–1
 22  Kaiser   6  Kaiser   3  2 tied  Pan American Center (1,297)
Las Cruces, NM
November 10, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTSA L 55–58  0–2
 17  Jones   9  Adams   3  Kaiser  Convocation Center (712)
San Antonio, TX
November 12, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Incarnate Word W 59–52  1–2
 15  Kaiser   8  Adams   4  Adams  McDermott Center (103)
San Antonio, TX
November 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland State W 57–38  2–2
 17  Kaiser   8  Rozing   4  Gueye  Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
November 24, 2023*
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row
vs. Hampton
LIU Classic
W 78–47  3–2
 22  Harding   8  2 tied   6  Sanchez-Oliver  Steinberg Wellness Center (100)
Brooklyn, NY
November 25, 2023*
11:00 am, NEC Front Row
vs. Cal State Bakersfield
LIU Classic
W 64–59  4–2
 17  Kaiser   11  Gueye   7  Peterson  Steinberg Wellness Center (143)
Brooklyn, NY
December 2, 2023*
1:00 p.m., MWN
at New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry
L 52–67  4–3
 20  Yenes   7  Adams   4  Sanchez-Oliver  The Pit (5,379)
Albuquerque, NM
December 5, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Irvine L 55–61  4–4
 15  Kaiser   5  3 tied   2  Sanchez-Oliver  Pan American Center (478)
Las Cruces, NM
December 12, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western New Mexico W 89–54  5–4
 22  Kaiser   9  Yenes   3  2 tied  Pan American Center (432)
Las Cruces, NM
December 16, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Utah Valley W 70–39  6–4
 17  Harding   7  Adams   7  Peterson  Pan American Center (351)
Las Cruces, NM
December 20, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Austin Peay
APSU Christmas Tournament
L 55–57 OT 6–5
 13  Kaiser   5  Gassama   2  3 tied  F&M Bank Arena (1,548)
Clarksville, TN
December 21, 2023*
11:00 am
vs. Troy
APSU Christmas Tournament
L 66–81  6–6
 17  3 tied   9  Rozing   2  2 tied  F&M Bank Arena 
Clarksville, TN
December 30, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Arlington L 60–61  6–7
 25  Kaiser   8  Sikuzani Masudi   8  Sanchez-Oliver  College Park Center (976)
Arlington, TX
C-USA regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTEP
Battle of I-10
L 72–81  6–8
(0–1)
 22  Harding   5  Adams   8  Sanchez-Oliver  Don Haskins Center (1,939)
El Paso, TX
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
FIU L 52–57  6–9
(0–2)
 10  Harding   11  Gassama   2  3 tied  Pan American Center (846)
Las Cruces, NM
January 18, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Kentucky W 50–44  7–9
(1–2)
 12  Harding   7  Adams   4  Kaiser  E. A. Diddle Arena (782)
Bowling Green, KY
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee L 48–85  7–10
(1–3)
 11  Kaiser   7  Gassama   3  Sanchez-Oliver  Murphy Center (3,605)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sam Houston W 76–63  8–10
(2–3)
 19  Kaiser   9  Gassama   4  Peterson  Pan American Center (458)
Las Cruces, NM
January 27, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana Tech W 66–64 OT 9–10
(3–3)
 16  Harding   10  Gassama   5  Gassama  Pan American Center (909)
Las Cruces, NM
February 1, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Liberty L 53–69  9–11
(3–4)
 11  Kaiser   6  Gassama   2  Kaiser  Liberty Arena (1,126)
Lynchburg, VA
February 3, 2024
1:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville State L 49–56  9–12
(3–5)
 25  Kaiser   7  Gassama   2  Kaiser  Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,203)
Jacksonville, AL
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP
Battle of I-10
W 66–59  10–12
(4–5)
 16  Harding   12  Adams   3  Sanchez-Oliver  Pan American Center (1,357)
Las Cruces, NM
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Middle Tennessee L 37–73  10–13
(4–6)
 10  Kaiser   8  Adams   3  Peterson  Pan American Center (1,045)
Las Cruces, NM
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Kentucky W 64–61  11–13
(5–6)
 16  Harding   8  Gassama   5  Peterson  Pan American Center (1,007)
Las Cruces, NM
February 22, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Sam Houston L 56–66 OT 11–14
(5–7)
 14  Kaiser   10  Gassama   7  Peterson  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (449)
Huntsville, TX
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech L 63–70 OT 11–15
(5–8)
 15  Adams   8  Gassama   4  Gassama  Thomas Assembly Center (1,775)
Ruston, LA
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Liberty L 56–60  11–16
(5–9)
 20  Kaiser   14  Gassama   3  Gassama  Pan American Center (808)
Las Cruces, NM
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville State L 51–60  11–17
(5–10)
 17  Kaiser   9  Adams   3  Sanchez-Oliver  Pan American Center (2,893)
Las Cruces, NM
March 9, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
at FIU W 65–56  12–17
(6–10)
 20  Kaiser   13  Gassama   3  2 tied  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (405)
Miami, FL
C-USA tournament
March 14, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) FIU
Quarterfinals
W 63–58  13–17
 22  Kaiser   17  Gassama   2  2 tied  Von Braun Center 
Huntsville, AL
March 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(6) vs. (2) Liberty
Semifinals
      Von Braun Center 
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Kaiser Helps Leads NM State to Win Over UTRGV in First Round of WAC Tournament". New Mexico State University Athletics. March 6, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "1-handed 3-pointer at buzzer lifts SUU women to WAC tourney win over New Mexico State". St. George News. March 9, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023 Bracket". Women's Basketball Invitational. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball Falls to New Mexico State on Day One of the WBI Friday Afternoon". UIC Athletics. March 17, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Groves, Jason (March 18, 2023). "New Mexico State advances to WBI championship game". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  7. ^ Cook, Daniel (March 19, 2023). "CBU Wins The Women's Basketball Invitational Championship". CBU Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "Conference USA Officially Welcomes Four New Members". Conference USA. July 1, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  9. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  10. ^ "New Mexico State Aggies 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 30, 2024.