2023–24 VCU Rams women's basketball team

2023–24 VCU Rams women's basketball
2023–24 VCU Rams women's basketball
WBIT, First round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	26–6 (15–3 A-10)
Head coach	Beth O'Boyle (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Kirk Crawford; Brittany Parker; Candice M. Jackson;
Home arena	Siegel Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Richmond †	16	–	2	.889	29	–	6	.829
VCU	15	–	3	.833	26	–	6	.813
Saint Joseph's	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
George Mason	14	–	4	.778	23	–	8	.742
Duquesne	13	–	5	.722	21	–	13	.618
Rhode Island	10	–	8	.556	21	–	14	.600
Saint Louis	9	–	9	.500	22	–	18	.550
Davidson*	8	–	10	.444	18	–	8	.692
Loyola Chicago	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Fordham	8	–	10	.444	12	–	17	.414
George Washington	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Dayton	5	–	13	.278	12	–	19	.387
La Salle	5	–	13	.278	8	–	22	.267
UMass	2	–	16	.111	5	–	27	.156
St. Bonaventure	1	–	17	.056	4	–	26	.133
* Season cancelled on March 1, 2024.

† 2024 A10 tournament winner

The 2023–24 VCU Rams women's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was the program's 50th season of existence, and their eleventh season in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Rams were led by tenth-year head coach Beth O'Boyle and played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.

Previous season

The 2022–23 team finished the season with a 7–22 (4–12 Atlantic 10) record. They were the 13th seed in the 2023 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Dayton in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Anisja Harris	1	G	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Graduate	Columbus, OH	Graduated
Janika Griffith-Wallace	2	G	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Senior	Brampton, ON	Graduated
Chloe Bloom	13	C	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Senior	Sydney, Australia	Graduated
Keowa Walters	32	F	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Graduate	Toronto, ON	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Valentina Ojeda	12	F	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Junior	Punta Arenas, Chile	Transferred from Independence Community College
Natalia Tondi	14	F	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Junior	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Transferred from Florida SouthWestern State

2023 recruits

No players have officially committed to VCU.

Roster

2023–24 VCU Rams women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Sarah Te-Biasu	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Niagara Prep	Montreal, QC
G	3	Timaya Lewis-Eutsey	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Life Center Academy	Trenton, NJ
G	4	Grace Hutson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Jr	St. Joseph Central	Christiansburg, VA
G	5	Adebukola Akomolafe	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Americas HS	El Paso, TX
G	11	Mary-Anna Asare	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	J. Addison School	Markham, ON
F	12	Valentina Ojeda	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Independence CC	Punta Arenas, Chile
F	13	Zoli Khalil	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Spotswood (VA)	Harrisonburg, VA
F	14	Natalia Tondi	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Florida SouthWestern State	Buenos Aires, Argentina
G	21	Deniz Torgut	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Fr	Botas Gelisim Ankara	İzmir, Turkey
G	22	Jennifer Ezeh	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	Missouri State	Nibo, Nigeria
F	32	Lucía Sotelo Miguez	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Ensino Lugo	Ourense, Spain
F	33	Elze Motekaityte	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	New Hope Academy	Klaipėda, Lithuania
F	34	Mykel Parham	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Creighton	Burnsville, MN
F	35	Samantha Robinson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Central Michigan	Bradford, ON

Head coach

Beth O'Boyle (Gettysburg)

Assistant coach(es)

Kirk Crawford (Western Colorado)
Candice M. Jackson (Michigan State)
Brittany Parker (St. Augustine's)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 6, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hofstra	W 72–44	1–0	14 – Asare	9 – Lewis-Eutsey	4 – Te-Biasu	Siegel Center (470) Richmond, VA
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		at William & Mary	W 70–54	2–0	27 – Te-Biasu	10 – Parham	6 – Te-Biasu	Kaplan Arena (956) Williamsburg, VA
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		East Carolina	W 55–50	3–0	13 – Lewis-Eutsey	10 – Parham	2 – Miguez^[a]	Siegel Center (549) Richmond, VA
November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison	L 65–78	3–1	18 – Lewis-Eutsey	8 – Parham	4 – Asare	Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
November 23, 2023* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. St. John's Discover Puerto Rico Classic	W 56–51	4–1	19 – Te-Biasu	9 – Parham	1 – Ezeh	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR
November 24, 2023* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Sacred Heart Discover Puerto Rico Classic	W 76–62	5–1	18 – Te-Biasu	14 – Parham	4 – Lewis-Eutsey	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR
November 25, 2023* 3:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Puerto Rico–Mayagüez Discover Puerto Rico Classic	W 69–30	6–1	13 – Asare	7 – Robinson	3 – Te-Biasu	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR
December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charlotte	W 57–49	7–1	17 – Asare	8 – Ezeh	4 – Asare	Siegel Center (362) Richmond, VA
December 5, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Le Moyne	W 55–32	8–1	13 – Asare	8 – Lewis-Eutsy	1 – Te-Biasu	Siegel Center (300) Richmond, VA
December 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Delaware Henrico Sports Showcase	W 64–55	9–1	19 – Asare	10 – Ezeh	8 – Te-Biasu	Henrico Sports & Events Center^[b] (1,014) Henrico, VA
December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion Rivalry	W 64–50	10–1	13 – Te-Biasu	9 – Ezeh	2 – Torgut	Siegel Center (756) Richmond, VA
December 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 59–36	11–1	19 – Lewis-Eutsey	9 – Lewis-Eutsey	4 – Lewis-Eutsey	Siegel Center (421) Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 conference regular season
December 30, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		UMass	W 65–45	12–1 (1–0)	12 – Ezeh	11 – Parham	4 – Te-Biasu	Siegel Center (1,014) Richmond, VA
January 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+/Monumental		at Richmond Capital City Classic	L 65–72	12–2 (1–1)	12 – Torgut	7 – Parham	4 – Te-Biasu	Robins Center (1,226) Richmond, VA
January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Davidson	W 65–55	13–2 (2–1)	21 – Lewis-Eutsey	10 – Ezeh	2 – Lewis-Eutsey	John M. Belk Arena (1,205) Davidson, NC
January 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fordham	W 57–54	14–2 (3–1)	16 – Lewis-Eutsey	7 – Parham	3 – Te-Biasu	Siegel Center (587) Richmond, VA
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola Chicago	W 52–36	15–2 (4–1)	26 – Te-Biasu	8 – tied	3 – tied	Gentile Arena (325) Chicago, IL
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		La Salle	W 66–50	16–2 (5–1)	22 – Lewis-Eutsey	11 – Lewis-Eutsey	2 – tied	Siegel Center (1,126) Richmond, VA
January 24, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	W 73–62	17–2 (6–1)	22 – Te-Biasu	8 – Parham	2 – tied	UD Arena (12,097) Dayton, OH
January 28, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason Rivalry	L 47–60	17–3 (6–2)	19 – Te-Biasu	9 – Lewis-Eutsey	4 – Asare	EagleBank Arena (2,048) Fairfax, VA
January 31, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Duquesne	W 64–51	18–3 (7–2)	26 – Te-Biasu	8 – Parham	5 – Te-Biasu	Siegel Center (5,324) Richmond, VA
February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Washington	W 71–51	19–3 (8–2)	15 – Lewis-Eutsey	11 – Parham	6 – Te-Biasu	Siegel Center (624) Richmond, VA
February 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Louis	W 76–67	20–3 (9–2)	24 – Lewis-Eutsey	10 – Parham	4 – Te-Biasu	Chaifetz Arena (7,459) St. Louis, MO
February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 54–40	21–3 (10–2)	11 – Lewis-Eutsey	5 – tied	3 – tied	Siegel Center (432) Richmond, VA
February 14, 2024 6:00 p.m., NBC Sports App		Richmond Capital City Classic	L 58–65	21–4 (10–3)	25 – Te-Biasu	12 – Parham	3 – Lewis-Eutsey	Siegel Center (854) Richmond, VA
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+/NESN+		at UMass	W 63–49	22–4 (11–3)	16 – Hutson	6 – Lewis-Eutsey	4 – Robinson	Mullins Center (1,241) Amherst, MA
February 21, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	W 59–48	23–4 (12–3)	16 – Te-Biasu	10 – Parham	3 – Te-Biasu	Siegel Center (423) Richmond, VA
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	W 75–50	24–4 (13–3)	17 – Te-Biasu	15 – Parham	3 – Lewis-Eutsey	Tom Gola Arena (436) Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rhode Island	W 69–59	25–4 (14–3)	17 – tied	8 – Parham	2 – tied	Ryan Center (1,439) Kingston, RI
March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Mason Rivalry	W 61–56	26–4 (15–3)	24 – Te-Biasu	9 – Parham	3 – Te-Biasu	Siegel Center (6,054) Richmond, VA
A-10 tournament
March 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Saint Louis Quarterfinals	L 63–65	26–5	22 – Te-Biasu	10 – Parham	3 – Te-Biasu	Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
WBIT
March 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at (1) Villanova First round	L 60–75	26–6	21 – Te-Biasu	8 – Parham	2 – Te-Biasu	Finneran Pavilion (851) Villanova, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule notes

^ Tied between multiple players, Lucía Sotelo Miguez recorded the fewest minutes played, therefore most assists per minute.^[2]
^ Neutral site game, hosted by Henrico Sports and Entertainment Authority^[3]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule - VCU". Vcuathletics.com.
^ "VCU sinks Pirates, move to 3-0". vcuathletics.com. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
^ "VCU to play Delaware in women's basketball at Henrico Sports and Events Center Dec. 11". Henrico Citizen. November 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

External links

VCU Women's Basketball

[Miguez_2023-11-14-3] Tied between multiple players, Lucía Sotelo Miguez recorded the fewest minutes played, therefore most assists per minute.^[2]

[Henrico-5] Neutral site game, hosted by Henrico Sports and Entertainment Authority^[3]

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule - VCU". Vcuathletics.com.

[2] "VCU sinks Pirates, move to 3-0". vcuathletics.com. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

[4] "VCU to play Delaware in women's basketball at Henrico Sports and Events Center Dec. 11". Henrico Citizen. November 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

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