# 2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team

The 2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The River Hawks, led by fourth-year head coach Denise King, played their home games at the Costello Athletic Center, with two games being played at the Tsongas Center, both located in Lowell, Massachusetts, as members of the America East Conference.

## Previous season

The River Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 5–22, 4–12 in America East play to finish in seventh place. They were defeated by Albany in the quarterfinals 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* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Boston University | L 58–60 | 0–1 | Case Gym (841) Boston, MA |
| November 10, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | L 38–78 | 0–2 | Ryan Center (1,317) Kingston, RI |
| November 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Holy Cross | L 41–51 | 0–3 | Hart Center (461) Worcester, MA |
| November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Le Moyne | L 61–63 $^{OT}$ | 0–4 | Costello Athletic Center (252) Lowell, MA |
| November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Central Connecticut | L 49–58 | 0–5 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (312) New Britain, CT |
| November 25, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham | L 49–76 | 0–6 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (134) Bronx, NY |
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Boston College | L 53–91 | 0–7 | Conte Forum (432) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Brown | L 54–74 | 0–8 | Pizzitola Sports Center (138) Providence, RI |
| December 10, 2023* 12:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ | | at UMass | L 52–64 | 0–9 | Mullins Center (1,111) Amherst, MA |
| December 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dartmouth | L 52-58 | 0-10 | Costello Athletic Center (316) Lowell, MA |
| December 22, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Harvard | L 41-62 | 0-11 | Costello Athletic Center (348) Lowell, MA |
| December 29, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Colgate | L 45-65 | 0-12 | Costello Athletic Center (177) Lowell, MA |
| America East regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Maine | L 43-55 | 0-13 (0-1) | Costello Athletic Center (202) Lowell, MA |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 70-53 | 1-13 (1-1) | Costello Athletic Center (275) Lowell, MA |
| January 11, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 70-67 | 2-13 (2-1) | Wellness and Events Center (1,718) Newark, NJ |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMBC | W 59-46 | 3-13 (3-1) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (177) Catonsville, MD |
| January 18, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Albany | L 49-65 | 3-14 (3-2) | Tsongas Center (3,621) Lowell, MA |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | L 65-70 | 3-15 (3-3) | Costello Athletic Center (269) Lowell, MA |
| January 25, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 53-62 | 3-16 (3-4) | Patrick Gym (2,555) Burlington, VT |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Maine | L 49-68 | 3-17 (3-5) | The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium (1,072) Orono, ME |
| February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | L 52-66 | 3-18 (3-6) | Lundholm Gym (558) Durham, NH |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMBC | W 71-60 | 4-18 (4-6) | Costello Athletic Center (300) Lowell, MA |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT | L 56-68 | 4-19 (4-7) | Costello Athletic Center (420) Lowell, MA |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bryant | L 43-62 | 4-20 (4-8) | Costello Athletic Center (307) Lowell, MA |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | L 48-79 | 4-21 (4-9) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,342) Vestal, NY |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Albany | L 39-59 | 4-22 (4-10) | Broadview Center (1,395) Albany, NY |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bryant | L 51-60 | 4-23 (4-11) | Chace Athletic Center (226) Smithfield, RI |
| March 2, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Vermont | L 51-55 | 4-24 (4-12) | Tsongas Center (569) Lowell, MA |
| America East Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | at (1) Maine Quarterfinals | L 43-49 | 4-25 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,320) Orono, ME |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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