2023–24 Iona Gaels women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Iona Gaels women's basketball team represents Iona University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gaels, led by first-year head coach Angelika Szumilo, play their home games at the Hynes Athletics Center located in New Rochelle, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

2023–24 Iona Gaels women's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record10–15 (5–11 MAAC)
Head coach
  • Angelika Szumilo (1st season)
Associate head coachLaTanya Collins
Assistant coaches
  • Stephen Perretta
  • Christian Mordi
Home arenaHynes Athletics Center
2023–24 MAAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Fairfield †20–0 1.00031–2  .939
Niagara15–5 .75021–14  .600
Siena14–6 .70018–12  .600
Manhattan11–9 .55018–12  .600
Canisius11–9 .55017–14  .548
Mount St. Mary's10–10 .50014–17  .452
Quinnipiac9–11 .45013–18  .419
Rider6–14 .30010–21  .323
Iona6–14 .30011–19  .367
Saint Peter's4–16 .2007–23  .233
Marist4–16 .2006–25  .194
† 2024 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2022–23 season 26–7, 18–2 in MAAC play to finish as MAAC regular season champions.[1] In the MAAC tournament, they defeated Mount St. Mary's in the quarterfinals,[2] Siena in the semifinals,[3] and Manhattan to win the MAAC tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.[4] They received the #14 seed in the Seattle Regional 4,[5] where they would lose to Duke in the first round.[6]

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.[7] On April 17, the school announced the hiring of Fairleigh Dickinson head coach Angelika Szumilo as the Gaels' next head coach.[8]

Roster
2023–24 Iona Gaels women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Natalia Otkhmezuri 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GSSouthern Utah Tbilisi, Georgia
G 2 Talia DePetrillo 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrUC Colorado Springs Dallas, Texas
F 3 Taliya Heron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBond Academy Ajax, Ontario
G 4 Ale Civera 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoIES Ortega y Gasset Madrid, Spain
F 5 Petra Oborilova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoStredná Športová Škola Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
G 6 Judith Gomez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrIES Francesc Macià Barcelona, Spain
G 7 Addy Salzer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrWaconia High School St. Bonifacius, Minnesota
G 10 Ella Fajardo 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrFairleigh Dickinson Bergenfield, New Jersey
G 11 Daniela Ciscar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrIES Lluis Simarro Lacabra Valencia, Spain
G 14 Mya Zaccagnini 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrHoly Cross High School Waterbury, Connecticut
G 21 Amaya B. Evans 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoNeptune High School Neptune, New Jersey
F 22 Emma Donnelly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrRosebank College Ashbury, Australia
F 30 Zoey Ward 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrConcord Academy Gastonia, North Carolina
G 35 Noa Givon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoHapoel Petah Tikva Ra'anana, Israel
F 41 Sierra DeAngelo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GSFairleigh Dickinson Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
C 43 Ally Carman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoBoston College Barnegat, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 18, 2024

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

Sources:[9][10]

References
  1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. "Top-Seeded Gaels Survive Scare, Top Mount in MAAC Quarterfinals". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  3. "Siena women surrender big lead, lose to Iona in MAAC Tournament". Times Union. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  4. "Top-seeded Iona beats Manhattan for MAAC women's championship". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  5. "2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  6. "Duke Races to 89-49 Victory Over Iona, Advances to Second Round of NCAA Tournament". Duke University. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  7. "Billi Chambers named Xavier head women's basketball coach". The Cincinnati Herald. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  8. "Angelika Szumilo Named Iona WBB Head Coach". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  9. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  10. "Iona Gaels 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
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