# 2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles women's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by ninth-year head coach Jada Pierce, played their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

## Previous season

The Purple Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 18–13, 16–4 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for second place. In the MAAC tournament, they defeated Rider in the quarterfinals, before being upset by Manhattan in the semifinals. They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would be defeated by Green Bay in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Mercyhurst | W 91–61 | – | Gallagher Center (301) Lewiston, NY |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | W 75–51 | 1–0 | Gallagher Center (588) Lewiston, NY |
| November 11, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Duquesne | L 79–82 | 1–1 | Gallagher Center (459) Lewiston, NY |
| November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Buffalo | L 75–92 | 1–2 | Alumni Arena (1,376) Amherst, NY |
| November 19, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stonehill | W 71–69 | 2–2 | Gallagher Center (397) Lewiston, NY |
| November 24, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. No. 7 LSU Cayman Islands Classic | L 65–99 | 2–3 | John Gray Gymnasium (300) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 25, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. No. 2 UCLA Cayman Islands Classic | L 46–97 | 2–4 | John Gray Gymnasium (300) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Maryland | L 44–114 | 2–5 | Xfinity Center (5,064) College Park, MD |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Radford | W 64–53 | 3–5 | Gallagher Center (402) Lewiston, NY |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 56–87 | 3–6 | Wolstein Center (303) Cleveland, OH |
| December 16, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Iona | W 67–48 | 4–6 (1–0) | Hynes Athletics Center (316) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | W 74–57 | 5–6 (2–0) | Run Baby Run Arena (330) Jersey City, NJ |
| December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at West Virginia | L 52–103 | 5–7 | WVU Coliseum (1,304) Morgantown, WV |
| January 4, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Fairfield | L 54–77 | 5–8 (2–1) | Gallagher Center (1,754) Lewiston, NY |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's | W 72–61 | 6–8 (3–1) | Gallagher Center (346) Lewiston, NY |
| January 11, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Siena | L 64–66 | 6–9 (3–2) | UHY Center (1,058) Loudonville, NY |
| January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marist | L 60–61 | 6–10 (3–3) | McCann Arena (738) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Manhattan | L 53–64 | 6–11 (3–4) | Gallagher Center (436) Lewiston, NY |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | W 86–78 $^{OT}$ | 7–11 (4–4) | Gallagher Center (487) Lewiston, NY |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rider | W 81–62 | 8–11 (5–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (486) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 80–63 | 9–11 (6–4) | Knott Arena (1,284) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 30, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Canisius Battle of the Bridge | W 65–55 | 10–11 (7–4) | Koessler Athletic Center (601) Buffalo, NY |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 85–51 | 11–11 (8–4) | Gallagher Center (312) Lewiston, NY |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | W 88–63 | 12–11 (9–4) | Draddy Gymnasium (247) Riverdale, NY |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Siena | W 84–70 | 13–11 (10–4) | Gallagher Center (336) Lewiston, NY |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marist | W 90–64 | 14–11 (11–4) | Gallagher Center (472) Lewiston, NY |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | W 66–60 $^{OT}$ | 15–11 (12–4) | M&T Bank Arena (421) Hamden, CT |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 65–95 | 15–12 (12–5) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,624) Fairfield, CT |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rider | W 75–56 | 16–12 (13–5) | Gallagher Center (584) Lewiston, NY |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Iona | W 86–56 | 17–12 (14–5) | Gallagher Center (405) Lewiston, NY |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Canisius Battle of the Bridge | W 84–50 | 18–12 (15–5) | Gallagher Center (323) Lewiston, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Quinnipiac Quarterfinals | W 70–56 | 19–12 | Boardwalk Hall (896) Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 15, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Siena Semifinals | W 87–70 | 20–12 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 16, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPNU | (2) | vs. (1) Fairfield Championship | L 62–70 $^{OT}$ | 20–13 | Boardwalk Hall (1,007) Atlantic City, NJ |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Le Moyne First round | W 91–86 | 21–13 | Gallagher Center (809) Lewiston, NY |
| March 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Vermont Second round | L 63–69 | 21–14 | Patrick Gym (781) Burlington, VT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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