# 2023–24 Iona Gaels women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Iona Gaels women's basketball team represented Iona University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gaels, led by first-year head coach Angelika Szumilo, played their home games at the Hynes Athletics Center in New Rochelle, New York. They were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
The Gaels finished the season 11–19, 6–14 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were defeated by Rider in the first round of the MAAC tournament.

## Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2022–23 season 26–7, 18–2 in MAAC play, to finish as MAAC regular season champions. In the MAAC tournament, they defeated Mount St. Mary's in the quarterfinals, Siena in the semifinals, and Manhattan to win the MAAC tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. They received the #14 seed in the Seattle Regional 4, where they would lose to Duke in the first round.
On April 5, 2023, it was announced that head coach Billi Chambers would be resigning, after ten seasons, in order to take the head coaching position at Xavier. On April 17, the school announced the hiring of Fairleigh Dickinson head coach Angelika Szumilo as the Gaels' next head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Seton Hall | L 32–75 | 0–1 | Walsh Gymnasium (757) South Orange, NJ |
| November 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | LIU | W 80–59 | 1–1 | Hynes Athletics Center (783) New Rochelle, NY |
| November 15, 2023* 5:30 p.m., CatEyeNetwork | | at Bethune–Cookman | L 72–74 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Moore Gymnasium (555) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 18, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stetson | L 62–71 | 1–3 | Edmunds Center (247) DeLand, FL |
| November 27, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Wagner | W 67–55 | 2–3 | Spiro Sports Center (453) Staten Island, NY |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Providence | W 61–49 | 3–3 | Alumni Hall (528) Providence, RI |
| December 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MSG | | at Hofstra | W 59–54 | 4–3 | Mack Sports Complex (343) Hempstead, NY |
| December 10, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sacred Heart | W 60–50 | 5–3 | Hynes Athletics Center (1,021) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 16, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Niagara | L 48–67 | 5–4 (0–1) | Hynes Athletics Center (914) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stony Brook | L 49–71 | 5–5 | Hynes Athletics Center (623) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rider | L 56–63 | 5–6 (0–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (511) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marist | W 70–60 | 6–6 (1–2) | Hynes Athletics Center (835) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 44–72 | 6–7 (1–3) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (498) Fairfield, CT |
| January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 64–70 | 6–8 (1–4) | M&T Bank Arena (656) Hamden, CT |
| January 18, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 68–62 | 7–8 (2–4) | Hynes Athletics Center (2,576) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Siena | L 56–77 | 7–9 (2–5) | UHY Center (713) Loudonville, NY |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Canisius | L 43–53 | 7–10 (2–6) | Hynes Athletics Center (787) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Manhattan | L 56–64 | 7–11 (2–7) | Hynes Athletics Center (944) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 48–55 | 7–12 (2–8) | Knott Arena (304) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fairfield | L 49–85 | 7–13 (2–9) | Hynes Athletics Center (212) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Siena | L 57–74 | 7–14 (2–10) | Hynes Athletics Center (560) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marist | W 62–53 | 8–14 (3–10) | McCann Arena (1,879) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+ | | Rider | L 43–45 | 8–15 (3–11) | Hynes Athletics Center (600) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | W 54–35 | 9–15 (4–11) | Run Baby Run Arena (294) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's | W 62–56 | 10–15 (5–11) | Hynes Athletics Center (690) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Canisius | W 71–58 | 11–15 (6–11) | Koessler Athletic Center (742) Buffalo, NY |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Niagara | L 58–86 | 11–16 (6–12) | Gallagher Center (405) Lewiston, NY |
| March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | L 68–72 | 11–17 (6–13) | Hynes Athletics Center (675) New Rochelle, NY |
| March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 56–66 | 11–18 (6–14) | Draddy Gymnasium (427) Riverdale, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2024 10:30 a.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Rider First round | L 56–66 | 11–19 | 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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