# 2023–24 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

The 2023–24 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Molly Goodenbour. The Dons, as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC), played their home games at War Memorial Gymnasium in San Francisco, California. The Dons finished the season 14–16, 10–6 in WCC play, to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Pacific.

## Previous season

The Dons finished the 2022–23 season 19–13, 9–9 in WCC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the WCC tournament, they lost in the third round to BYU. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to Washington.

## Offseason
### Departures

San Francisco departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Malia Latu | 0 | G | 5' 8" | Sophomore | East Palo Alto, CA | Transferred to Santa Clara |
| Loren Christie | 1 | F | 6' 3" | Senior | Hertfordshire, England | Graduate transferred to Xavier |
| Kia Vaalavirta | 2 | G | 5' 8" | GS Senior | Espoo, Finland | Graduated |
| Amy Baum | 3 | G | 5' 7" | GS Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Graduated |
| Jessica McDowell-White | 4 | G | 5' 6" | Senior | Brisbane, Australia | Graduated/signed to play professionally in Australia with Townsville Fire |
| Amalie Langer | 5 | G | 5' 9" | GS Senior | Rungsted, Denmark | Graduate transferred to Idaho |
| Kennedy Dickie | 12 | F | 6' 0" | Senior | Kelowna, BC | Graduate transferred to Portland |
| Ioanna Krimili | 21 | G | 5' 10" | Junior | Heraklion, Greece | Transferred to California |
| Abby Rathbun | 55 | G/F | 5' 11" | GS Senior | Moses Lake, WA | Graduated |

### Incoming

San Francisco incoming transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Luana Leite | 1 | G | 5' 7" | Junior | São Paulo, Brazil | South Georgia Tech |
| Freja Werth | 12 | G | 6' 1" | Junior | Arild, Sweden | Albany |
| Sol Castro | 24 | F | 6' 1" | Senior | Río Colorado, Argentina | Robert Morris |
| Seynabou Thiam | 25 | C | 6' 6" | GS Senior | Dakar, Senegal | Tarleton State |
| Mia Vukšic | 44 | G | 5' 10" | Junior | Šibenik, Croatia | Kansas |

#### Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2023.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 3, 2023* 5:00 p.m. | | Chico State | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 75–87 | 0–1 | 13 – Gayles | 12 – dos Santos | 5 – Gayles | The Thunderdome (428) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 9, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stanislaus State | W 92–70 | 1–1 | 21 – Gayles | 13 – dos Santos | 3 – tied | War Memorial Gymnasium (806) San Francisco, CA |
| November 13, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | at Arizona State | L 69–77 | 1–2 | 18 – Fulcher | 9 – dos Santos | 9 – Leite | Desert Financial Arena (1,397) Tempe, AZ |
| November 17, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hawaii Bank of Hawaii Classic | L 51–65 | 1–3 | 16 – Gayles | 9 – Fulcher | 4 – Leite | Stan Sheriff Center (1,355) Honolulu, HI |
| November 19, 2023* 4:30 p.m. | | vs. Cal State Fullerton Bank of Hawaii Classic | L 48–54 | 1–4 | 11 – Fulcher | 8 – tied | 5 – Gayles | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| November 21, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Yale | W 75–59 | 2–4 | 25 – dos Santos | 10 – dos Santos | 5 – Gayles | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| November 26, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Colorado State | L 53–62 | 2–5 | 14 – dos Santos | 13 – dos Santos | 4 – Tirado | Chase Center San Francisco, CA |
| December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | | at Washington | L 39–63 | 2–6 | 9 – Vukšic | 5 – tied | 2 – tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,011) Seattle, WA |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona | L 76–92 | 2–7 | 17 – dos Santos | 10 – dos Santos | 5 – Leite | War Memorial Gymnasium (225) San Francisco, CA |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland State | W 74–63 | 3–7 | 23 – Leite | 17 – dos Santos | 4 – tied | Viking Pavilion (367) Portland, OR |
| December 19, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Long Beach State | L 79–81 | 3–8 | 21 – Gayles | 15 – dos Santos | 3 – Leite | Walter Pyramid (547) Long Beach, CA |
| December 28, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Columbia | L 67–74 | 3–9 | 20 – tied | 10 – dos Santos | 10 – Leite | War Memorial Gymnasium (348) San Francisco, CA |
| January 1, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Brown | W 75–70 | 4–9 | 21 – Gayles | 12 – Werth | 5 – Gayles | War Memorial Gymnasium (348) San Francisco, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Marymount | W 63–38 | 5–9 (1–0) | 20 – Gayles | 18 – dos Santos | 4 – tied | Gersten Pavilion (197) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland | L 60–67 | 5–10 (1–1) | 23 – Gayles | 13 – dos Santos | 4 – Leite | War Memorial Gymnasium (232) San Francisco, CA |
| January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pepperdine | W 83–64 | 6–10 (2–1) | 19 – Werth | 11 – dos Santos | 4 – Werth | War Memorial Gymnasium (251) San Francisco, CA |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pacific | W 81–68 | 7–10 (3–1) | 40 – Gayles | 13 – dos Santos | 8 – Leite | Alex G. Spanos Center (471) Stockton, CA |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Santa Clara | L 59–72 | 7–11 (3–2) | 17 – Gayles | 7 – Barbosa | 2 – tied | Leavey Center (352) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Marymount | W 61–48 | 8–11 (4–2) | 17 – Gayles | 9 – dos Santos | 7 – Leite | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 17 Gonzaga | L 54–73 | 8–12 (4–3) | 14 – Kéita | 7 – dos Santos | 6 – Gayles | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine | W 78–54 | 9–12 (5–3) | 24 – dos Santos | 12 – dos Santos | 6 – Leite | Firestone Fieldhouse (77) Malibu, CA |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Diego | L 66–77 | 9–13 (5–4) | 22 – Gayles | 11 – dos Santos | 3 – Leite | Jenny Craig Pavilion (314) San Diego, CA |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Mary's | W 59–54 | 10–13 (6–4) | 16 – Gayles | 13 – dos Santos | 5 – tied | War Memorial Gymnasium (226) San Francisco, CA |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pacific | W 79–72 | 11–13 (7–4) | 15 – Fulcher | 9 – Werth | 3 – tied | War Memorial Gymnasium (325) San Francisco, CA |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Santa Clara | L 65–73 | 11–14 (7–5) | 16 – tied | 13 – dos Santos | 4 – Gayles | War Memorial Gymnasium (315) San Francisco, CA |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 16 Gonzaga | L 48–74 | 11–15 (7–6) | 14 – Fulcher | 5 – tied | 4 – Leite | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,415) Spokane, WA |
| February 24, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland | W 59–47 | 12–15 (8–6) | 16 – tied | 15 – dos Santos | 5 – Leite | Chiles Center (833) Portland, OR |
| February 29, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Mary's | W 78–74 $^{OT}$ | 13–15 (9–6) | 29 – dos Santos | 12 – dos Santos | 11 – Leite | University Credit Union Pavilion (401) Moraga, CA |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Diego | W 68–66 | 14–15 (10–6) | 25 – dos Santos | 9 – Fulcher | 9 – Leite | War Memorial Gymnasium (578) San Francisco, CA |
| WCC women's tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Pacific Quarterfinals | L 71–76 | 14–16 | 21 – dos Santos | 11 – dos Santos | 5 – Leite | Orleans Arena (1,387) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
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