# 2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins women's basketball team represented Canisius University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by second-year head coach Sahar Nusseibeh, played their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

## Previous season

The Golden Griffins finished the 2022–23 season 9–21, 6–14 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. In the MAAC tournament, they were defeated by Mount St. Mary's in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Buffalo | L 60–69 | 0–1 | Alumni Arena (1,229) Amherst, NY |
| November 11, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Francis | W 78–62 | 1–1 | Koessler Athletic Center (649) Buffalo, NY |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Colgate | L 55–61 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Cotterell Court (262) Hamilton, NY |
| November 20, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | D'Youville | W 67–59 | 2–2 | Koessler Athletic Center (–) Buffalo, NY |
| November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Illinois | L 58–90 | 2–3 | State Farm Center (2,962) Champaign, IL |
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | W 63–56 | 3–3 | Reilly Center (321) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| December 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | W 71–64 | 4–3 | Binghamton University Events Center (1,027) Vestal, NY |
| December 16, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Siena | W 65–63 | 5–3 (1–0) | UHY Center (512) Loudonville, NY |
| December 18, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Marist | W 67–62 | 6–3 (2–0) | McCann Arena (742) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| December 21, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | W 65–59 | 7–3 | Beeghly Center (2,251) Youngstown, OH |
| December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Akron | L 48–53 | 7–4 | Koessler Athletic Center (520) Buffalo, NY |
| January 4, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's | W 62–49 | 8–4 (3–0) | Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fairfield | L 51–64 | 8–5 (3–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (404) Buffalo, NY |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | W 59–44 | 9–5 (4–1) | Run Baby Run Arena (257) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rider | L 63–76 | 9–6 (4–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (896) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | W 69–58 | 10–6 (5–2) | Koessler Athletic Center (372) Buffalo, NY |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Manhattan | L 55–58 | 10–7 (5–3) | Koessler Athletic Center (385) Buffalo, NY |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Iona | W 53–43 | 11–7 (6–3) | Hynes Athletics Center (787) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 42–70 | 11–8 (6–4) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,315) Fairfield, CT |
| January 30, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Niagara | L 55–65 | 11–9 (6–5) | Koessler Athletic Center (601) Buffalo, NY |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 56–48 | 12–9 (7–5) | Koessler Athletic Center (621) Buffalo, NY |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 56–70 | 12–10 (7–6) | Knott Arena (482) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marist | W 68–52 | 13–10 (8–6) | Koessler Athletic Center (536) Buffalo, NY |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Siena | W 71–64 | 14–10 (9–6) | Koessler Athletic Center (593) Buffalo, NY |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 51–54 | 14–11 (9–7) | Draddy Gymnasium (337) Riverdale, NY |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | W 69–53 | 15–11 (10–7) | M&T Bank Arena (623) Hamden, CT |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Iona | L 58–71 | 15–12 (10–8) | Koessler Athletic Center (742) Buffalo, NY |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rider | W 73–62 | 16–12 (11–8) | Koessler Athletic Center (693) Buffalo, NY |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Niagara | L 50–84 | 16–13 (11–9) | Gallagher Center (323) Lewiston, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Manhattan Quarterfinals | W 58–55 | 17–13 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 15, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (1) No. 25 Fairfield Semifinals | L 64–77 | 17–14 | 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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