2023–24 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team

2023–24 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–19 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coach
  • Dalila Eshe (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Amber Raisner
  • Helen Tau
  • Hannah Early Vaughn
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 13 1   .929 25 5   .833
Columbia 13 1   .929 23 7   .767
Harvard 9 5   .643 16 12   .571
Penn 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
Brown 7 7   .500 16 11   .593
Yale 5 9   .357 8 19   .296
Cornell 1 13   .071 7 19   .269
Dartmouth 1 13   .071 7 19   .269
2024 Ivy League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Dalila Eshe, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater in New Haven, Connecticut as members of the Ivy League.

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 13–14, 7–7 in Ivy League play, to finish in fifth place.[1] They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Lilah Grubman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Syosset High School Syosset, NY
G 1 Jenna Clark 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Thomas Jefferson High School Pittsburgh, PA
G 3 Christen McCann 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Lincoln Park Academy Port St. Lucie, FL
G 4 Lucy Lynn 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Gonzaga Prep Liberty Lake, WA
G 11 Klara Astrom 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Pinewood School Menlo Park, CA
F 13 Haley Sabol 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Episcopal High School Pittsburgh, PA
F 20 Grace Thybulle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Irvington High School Irvington, NY
G 21 Kiley Capstraw 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So West Orange High School West Orange, NJ
F 22 Brenna McDonald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Natick High School Natick, MA
G 23 Lola Lesmond 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Worcester Academy Six-Fours-les-Plages, France
G/F 24 Mackenzie Egger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Mount Pleasant High School Mount Pleasant, MI
G 30 Nyla McGill 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Providence High School Charlotte, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 12, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Pittsburgh L 74–79  0–1
Petersen Events Center (1,199)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 11, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Joseph's L 45–66  0–2
John J. Lee Amphitheater (475)
New Haven, CT
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Boston University L 53–60  0–3
Case Gym (605)
Boston, MA
November 17, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lehigh L 75–90  0–4
Stabler Arena (494)
Bethlehem, PA
November 20, 2023*
8:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Pacific L 59–66  0–5
Alex G. Spanos Center (629)
Stockton, CA
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Francisco L 59–75  0–6
War Memorial Gymnasium (–)
San Francisco, CA
November 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Marist W 61–45  1–6
John J. Lee Amphitheater (324)
New Haven, CT
December 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMass W 70–62  2–6
John J. Lee Amphitheater (324)
New Haven, CT
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., NESN
at Merrimack L 73–84  2–7
Hammel Court (671)
North Andover, MA
December 6, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SNY/FloHoops
at Stony Brook L 66–81  2–8
Island Federal Arena (518)
Stony Brook, NY
December 9, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Providence L 58–63  2–9
John J. Lee Amphitheater (411)
New Haven, CT
December 21, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
St. John's L 56–75  2–10
John J. Lee Amphitheater (270)
New Haven, CT
December 30, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Quinnipiac W 72–48  3–10
John J. Lee Amphitheater (572)
New Haven, CT
Ivy League regular season
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Harvard L 54–73  3–11
(0–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (703)
Cambridge, MA
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Brown L 71–76  3–12
(0–2)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (398)
New Haven, CT
January 15, 2024
2:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+
at Columbia L 52–88  3–13
(0–3)
Levien Gymnasium (1,397)
New York, NY
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Dartmouth W 48–46  4–13
(1–3)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (–)
New Haven, CT
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Harvard L 52–61  4–14
(1–4)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (517)
New Haven, CT
February 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., NBCSP/SNY
at No. 25 Princeton L 59–79  4–15
(1–5)
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,074)
Princeton, NJ
February 3, 2024
5:00 p.m., NBCSP+
at Penn W 74–68 OT 5–15
(2–5)
The Palestra (557)
Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cornell W 66–59  6–15
(3–5)
Newman Arena (183)
Ithaca, NY
February 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Penn L 52–66  6–16
(3–6)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (577)
New Haven, CT
February 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 Princeton L 25–70  6–17
(3–7)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (545)
New Haven, CT
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Dartmouth W 78–42  7–17
(4–7)
Leede Arena (638)
Hanover, NH
March 1, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cornell W 79–72  8–17
(5–7)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (447)
New Haven, CT
March 2, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Columbia L 50–76  8–18
(5–8)
John J. Lee Amphitheater 
New Haven, CT
March 9, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Brown L 57–76  8–19
(5–9)
Pizzitola Sports Center (515)
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Ivy League. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Rubin, Sam (March 4, 2023). "Bulldogs Cap Season With 63-53 Win vs. Brown on Senior Day". Yale University. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Yale University. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "Yale Bulldogs 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 12, 2024.