# 2023–24 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Retrievers were led by fourth-year head coach Johnetta Hayes, and played their home games at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference.

## Previous season

The Retrievers finished the 2022–23 season 14–15, 10–6 in America East play, to finish in fourth place. They defeated NJIT in the quarterfinals, before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Vermont in the semifinals of the America East tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Towson | L 72–76 | 0–1 | SECU Arena (585) Towson, MD |
| November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gettysburg | W 90–83 $^{4OT}$ | 1–1 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (521) Catonsville, MD |
| November 11, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Colgate | L 51–57 | 1–2 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (482) Catonsville, MD |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | L 48–49 | 1–3 | Binghamton University Events Center (718) Vestal, NY |
| November 22, 2023* 9:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon State | L 52–88 | 1–4 | Gill Coliseum (3,414) Corvallis, OR |
| November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 54–70 | 1–5 | Hytche Athletic Center (190) Princess Anne, MD |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lafayette | L 53–59 | 1–6 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (312) Catonsville, MD |
| December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 52–68 | 1–7 | Draddy Gymnasium (142) Riverdale, NY |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bryant & Stratton | W 92–55 | 2–7 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (278) Catonsville, MD |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | at Morgan State | L 42–65 | 2–8 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (298) Baltimore, MD |
| December 20, 2023* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at American | W 60–59 | 3–8 | Bender Arena (129) Washington, D.C. |
| December 29, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Francis | W 85–53 | 4–8 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (327) Catonsville, MD |
| America East regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2024 6:07 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | W 70–55 | 5–8 (1–0) | Binghamton University Events Center (804) Vestal, NY |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bryant | W 64–63 | 6–8 (2–0) | Chace Athletic Center (275) Smithfield, RI |
| January 11, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Vermont Midday Madness | L 55–70 | 6–9 (2–1) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,334) Catonsville, MD |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMass Lowell | L 46–59 | 6–10 (2–2) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (177) Catonsville, MD |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Maine | L 47–76 | 6–11 (2–3) | The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium (1,045) Orono, ME |
| January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | L 37–56 | 6–12 (2–4) | Lundholm Gym (292) Durham, NH |
| January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 72–61 | 7–12 (3–4) | Wellness and Events Center (325) Newark, NJ |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bryant | W 54–52 | 8–12 (4–4) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (324) Catonsville, MD |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Albany | L 55–69 | 8–13 (4–5) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (339) Catonsville, MD |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | L 60–71 | 8–14 (4–6) | Costello Athletic Center (300) Lowell, MA |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 45–69 | 8–15 (4–7) | Patrick Gym (1,838) Burlington, VT |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Binghamton | L 44–52 | 8–16 (4–8) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (333) Catonsville, MD |
| February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Albany | L 56–58 | 8–17 (4–9) | Broadview Center (1,111) Albany, NY |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Maine | W 67–59 | 9–17 (5–9) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (339) Catonsville, MD |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 53–43 | 10–17 (6–9) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (387) Catonsville, MD |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | NJIT Senior Night | L 76–77 | 10–18 (6–10) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (347) Catonsville, MD |
| American East tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | (3) Vermont Quarterfinals | L 41–54 | 10–19 | Patrick Gym (1,096) Burlington, VT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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