# 2023–24 Rider Broncs women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Rider Broncs women's basketball team represented Rider University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncs, led by 17th-year head coach Lynn Milligan, played their home games at the Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

## Previous season

The Broncs finished the 2022–23 season 10–21, 6–14 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. In the MAAC tournament, they upset Marist in the first round, before falling to Niagara in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | TCNJ | W 63–50 | – | Alumni Gymnasium (788) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | L 49–71 | 0–1 | Hagan Arena (650) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 12, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Merrimack | W 61–47 | 1–1 | Alumni Gymnasium (518) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at NJIT | L 57–70 | 1–2 | Wellness and Events Center (240) Newark, NJ |
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Boston University | W 58–55 | 2–2 | Alumni Gymnasium (686) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | La Salle | L 44–72 | 2–3 | Alumni Gymnasium (516) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 59–64 | 2–4 | Bogota Savings Bank Center (327) Hackensack, NJ |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Monmouth | L 42–62 | 2–5 | Alumni Gymnasium (572) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Virginia | L 51–78 | 2–6 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,676) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 16, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 39–73 | 2–7 (0–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (202) Riverdale, NY |
| December 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | L 57–60 | 2–8 (0–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (354) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | W 67–57 $^{OT}$ | 3–8 | Stabler Arena (569) Bethlehem, PA |
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Iona | W 63–56 | 4–8 (1–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (511) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marist | L 55–65 | 4–9 (1–3) | McCann Arena (702) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Canisius | W 76–63 | 5–9 (2–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (896) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Siena | L 58–79 | 5–10 (2–4) | UHY Center (441) Loudonville, NY |
| January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's | L 53–60 | 5–11 (2–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (614) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Niagara | L 62–81 | 5–12 (2–6) | Alumni Gymnasium (486) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | L 58–68 | 5–13 (2–7) | Run Baby Run Arena (–) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fairfield | L 44–67 | 5–14 (2–8) | Alumni Gymnasium (678) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 54–65 | 5–15 (2–9) | M&T Bank Arena (412) Hamden, CT |
| February 8, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 43–64 | 5–16 (2–10) | Knott Arena (367) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 58–54 | 6–16 (3–10) | Alumni Gymnasium (494) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+ | | at Iona | W 45–43 | 7–16 (4–10) | Hynes Athletics Center (600) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 59–48 | 8–16 (5–10) | Alumni Gymnasium (591) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marist | W 62–61 $^{OT}$ | 9–16 (6–10) | Alumni Gymnasium (848) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Niagara | L 56–75 | 9–17 (6–11) | Gallagher Center (584) Lewiston, NY |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Canisius | L 62–73 | 9–18 (6–12) | Koessler Athletic Center (693) Buffalo, NY |
| March 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Siena | L 40–77 | 9–19 (6–13) | Alumni Gymnasium (589) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 25 Fairfield | L 54–83 | 9–20 (6–14) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,525) Fairfield, CT |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2024 10:30 a.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Iona First round | W 66–56 | 10–20 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (1) No. 25 Fairfield Second round | L 51–57 | 10–21 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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