# 2023–24 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Maine during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by seventh-year head coach Amy Vachon, played their home games at The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine, with one game at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine as members of the America East Conference.
The Black Bears finished the season 24–10, 14–2 in America East play, to finish as America East regular-season champions. They defeated UMass Lowell, Binghamton and Vermont to win the America East tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They received the #15 seed in the Portland Regional 3, where they fell to #2 region seed Ohio State in the first round.

## Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2022–23 season 16–14, 11–5 in America East play, to finish in third place. They defeated Binghamton in the quarterfinals, before falling to Albany 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* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 57–70 | 0–1 | M&T Bank Arena (603) Hamden, CT |
| November 9, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at La Salle | W 58–48 | 1–1 | Tom Gola Arena (247) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMass | W 69–48 | 2–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (993) Orono, ME |
| November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rhode Island | W 59–48 | 3–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (930) Orono, ME |
| November 24, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Richmond Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic | L 43–77 | 3–2 | Knapp Center (1,734) Des Moines, IA |
| November 25, 2023* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Louisiana Tech Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic | W 60–54 | 4–2 | Knapp Center (1,505) Des Moines, IA |
| November 26, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Drake Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic | L 56–72 | 4–3 | Knapp Center (1,765) Des Moines, IA |
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 17 Indiana | L 59–67 | 4–4 | Cross Insurance Arena (5,983) Portland, ME |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+ | | at Fordham | W 74–62 | 5–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (264) The Bronx, NY |
| December 6, 2023* 6:15 p.m., ESPN+ | | Harvard | W 79–61 | 6–4 | Memorial Gymnasium (907) Orono, ME |
| December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | James Madison | L 71–78 | 6–5 | Memorial Gymnasium (984) Orono, ME |
| December 20, 2023* 3:30 p.m. | | vs. Duquesne Tulane Holiday Tournament | W 80–72 | 7–5 | Devlin Fieldhouse (712) New Orleans, LA |
| December 21, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulane Tulane Holiday Tournament | L 61–64 | 7–6 | Devlin Fieldhouse (782) New Orleans, LA |
| December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Penn | L 69–72 | 7–7 | The Palestra (612) Philadelphia, PA |
| America East Conference regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | W 55–43 | 8–7 (1–0) | Costello Athletic Center (202) Lowell, MA |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Vermont | W 60–48 | 9–7 (2–0) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,207) Orono, ME |
| January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | W 78–52 | 10–7 (3–0) | Lundholm Gym (311) Durham, NH |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMBC | W 76–47 | 11–7 (4–0) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,045) Orono, ME |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 81–39 | 12–7 (5–0) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,237) Orono, ME |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Albany | L 47–54 | 12–8 (5–1) | Broadview Center (1,222) Albany, NY |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | W 59–56 | 13–8 (6–1) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,118) Vestal, NY |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMass Lowell | W 68–49 | 14–8 (7–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,072) Orono, ME |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bryant | W 70–58 | 15–8 (8–1) | Chace Athletic Center (308) Smithfield, RI |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 67–48 | 16–8 (9–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,425) Orono, ME |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bryant | W 80–57 | 17–8 (10–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,156) Orono, ME |
| February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Vermont | W 57–55 | 18–8 (11–1) | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMBC | L 59–67 | 18–9 (11–2) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (339) Catonsville, MD |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 72–46 | 19–9 (12–2) | Wellness and Events Center (289) Newark, NJ |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 57–51 | 20–9 (13–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (701) Orono, ME |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Albany | W 63–46 | 21–9 (14–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,425) Orono, ME |
| America East women's tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | (8) UMass Lowell Quarterfinals | W 49–43 | 22–9 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,320) Orono, ME |
| March 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | (5) Binghamton Semifinals | W 64–58 | 23–9 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,281) Orono, ME |
| March 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPNU | (1) | (3) Vermont Championship | W 64–48 | 24–9 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,507) Orono, ME |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN | (15 A2) | at (2 A2) No. 7 Ohio State First round | L 57–80 | 24–10 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A2=Albany 2. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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