2023–24 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team

2023–24 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record13–18 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachJames Frey
Assistant coaches
  • Kezia Conyers-Barnes
  • Rabun Wright
  • Jaren Harris
Home arenaPan American Center
2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee † 16 – 0   1.000 30 – 5   .857
Liberty 11 – 5   .688 18 – 16   .529
FIU 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636
Louisiana Tech 7 – 9   .438 14 – 19   .424
Jacksonville State 7 – 9   .438 12 – 17   .414
New Mexico State 6 – 10   .375 13 – 18   .419
Western Kentucky 6 – 10   .375 15 – 17   .469
UTEP 6 – 10   .375 12 – 19   .387
Sam Houston 2 – 14   .125 7 – 22   .241
† 2024 CUSA tournament winner

The 2023–24 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by second-year head coach Jody Adams, played their home games at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico as first-year members of Conference USA.

The Aggies finished the season 13–18, 6–10 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.[1] They upset FIU[2] before falling to Liberty in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament.[3]

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2022–23 season 18–17, 10–8 in Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play, to finish in a tie for fifth place.[4] In the WAC tournament, they defeated UT Rio Grande Valley in the first round[5] before falling to Southern Utah in the quarterfinals.[6] They were invited to the WBI,[7] where they defeated UIC in the first round[8] and East Tennessee State in the semifinals,[9] before falling to WAC foe California Baptist in the championship game.[10] This was the Aggies' last season as members of the Western Athletic Conference, as they became members of Conference USA, effective July 1, 2023.[11]

Roster

2023–24 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Molly Kaiser 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Saginaw High School Watauga, TX
G 1 Imani Warren 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Rufus King High School Milwaukee, WI
G 2 Loes Rozing 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr South Georgia Tech Heiloo, Netherlands
G 3 Sianny Sanchez-Oliver 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Delaware State Powder Springs, GA
G 4 Jaila Harding 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Butler Community College Wichita, KS
G 10 Sabou Gueye 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Northwest Florida State College Dakar, Senegal
G 11 Sha'Kyia Parker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Siena Heights Grand Rapids, MI
F 12 Ene Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr St. Bonaventure Jos, Nigeria
G 23 Sylena Peterson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Bonita Vista High School San Diego, CA
F 24 Lucía Yenes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Baloncesto Torrelodones Madrid, Spain
G 30 Fama Thiam 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Pima Community College Thiès, Senegal
G/F 32 Tylie Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr College of Southern Idaho Rigby, ID
C 34 Femme Sikuzani Masudi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS Texas Goma, DR Congo
F 41 Maiya Bergdorf 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Three Rivers College Belmont, MA
F 42/33 Fanta Gassama 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr South Georgia Tech Mataró, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 30, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
2:00 p.m. 		Eastern New Mexico W 77–55  –
   –      –      –    Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arizona L 57–68  0–1
  22 – Kaiser   6 – Kaiser   3 – 2 tied  Pan American Center (1,297)
Las Cruces, NM
November 10, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UTSA L 55–58  0–2
  17 – Jones   9 – Adams   3 – Kaiser  Convocation Center (712)
San Antonio, TX
November 12, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Incarnate Word W 59–52  1–2
  15 – Kaiser   8 – Adams   4 – Adams  McDermott Center (103)
San Antonio, TX
November 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Portland State W 57–38  2–2
  17 – Kaiser   8 – Rozing   4 – Gueye  Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
November 24, 2023*
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		vs. Hampton
LIU Classic 		W 78–47  3–2
  22 – Harding   8 – 2 tied   6 – Sanchez-Oliver  Steinberg Wellness Center (100)
Brooklyn, NY
November 25, 2023*
11:00 am, NEC Front Row 		vs. Cal State Bakersfield
LIU Classic 		W 64–59  4–2
  17 – Kaiser   11 – Gueye   7 – Peterson  Steinberg Wellness Center (143)
Brooklyn, NY
December 2, 2023*
1:00 p.m., MWN 		at New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry 		L 52–67  4–3
  20 – Yenes   7 – Adams   4 – Sanchez-Oliver  The Pit (5,379)
Albuquerque, NM
December 5, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Irvine L 55–61  4–4
  15 – Kaiser   5 – 3 tied   2 – Sanchez-Oliver  Pan American Center (478)
Las Cruces, NM
December 12, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western New Mexico W 89–54  5–4
  22 – Kaiser   9 – Yenes   3 – 2 tied  Pan American Center (432)
Las Cruces, NM
December 16, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah Valley W 70–39  6–4
  17 – Harding   7 – Adams   7 – Peterson  Pan American Center (351)
Las Cruces, NM
December 20, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Austin Peay
APSU Christmas Tournament 		L 55–57 OT 6–5
  13 – Kaiser   5 – Gassama   2 – 3 tied  F&M Bank Arena (1,548)
Clarksville, TN
December 21, 2023*
11:00 am 		vs. Troy
APSU Christmas Tournament 		L 66–81  6–6
  17 – 3 tied   9 – Rozing   2 – 2 tied  F&M Bank Arena 
Clarksville, TN
December 30, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 60–61  6–7
  25 – Kaiser   8 – Sikuzani Masudi   8 – Sanchez-Oliver  College Park Center (976)
Arlington, TX
C-USA regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UTEP
Battle of I-10 		L 72–81  6–8
(0–1) 		 22 – Harding   5 – Adams   8 – Sanchez-Oliver  Don Haskins Center (1,939)
El Paso, TX
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		FIU L 52–57  6–9
(0–2) 		 10 – Harding   11 – Gassama   2 – 3 tied  Pan American Center (846)
Las Cruces, NM
January 18, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Kentucky W 50–44  7–9
(1–2) 		 12 – Harding   7 – Adams   4 – Kaiser  E. A. Diddle Arena (782)
Bowling Green, KY
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Middle Tennessee L 48–85  7–10
(1–3) 		 11 – Kaiser   7 – Gassama   3 – Sanchez-Oliver  Murphy Center (3,605)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sam Houston W 76–63  8–10
(2–3) 		 19 – Kaiser   9 – Gassama   4 – Peterson  Pan American Center (458)
Las Cruces, NM
January 27, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana Tech W 66–64 OT 9–10
(3–3) 		 16 – Harding   10 – Gassama   5 – Gassama  Pan American Center (909)
Las Cruces, NM
February 1, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Liberty L 53–69  9–11
(3–4) 		 11 – Kaiser   6 – Gassama   2 – Kaiser  Liberty Arena (1,126)
Lynchburg, VA
February 3, 2024
1:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville State L 49–56  9–12
(3–5) 		 25 – Kaiser   7 – Gassama   2 – Kaiser  Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,203)
Jacksonville, AL
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UTEP
Battle of I-10 		W 66–59  10–12
(4–5) 		 16 – Harding   12 – Adams   3 – Sanchez-Oliver  Pan American Center (1,357)
Las Cruces, NM
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Middle Tennessee L 37–73  10–13
(4–6) 		 10 – Kaiser   8 – Adams   3 – Peterson  Pan American Center (1,045)
Las Cruces, NM
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Kentucky W 64–61  11–13
(5–6) 		 16 – Harding   8 – Gassama   5 – Peterson  Pan American Center (1,007)
Las Cruces, NM
February 22, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Sam Houston L 56–66 OT 11–14
(5–7) 		 14 – Kaiser   10 – Gassama   7 – Peterson  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (449)
Huntsville, TX
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana Tech L 63–70 OT 11–15
(5–8) 		 15 – Adams   8 – Gassama   4 – Gassama  Thomas Assembly Center (1,775)
Ruston, LA
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Liberty L 56–60  11–16
(5–9) 		 20 – Kaiser   14 – Gassama   3 – Gassama  Pan American Center (808)
Las Cruces, NM
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Jacksonville State L 51–60  11–17
(5–10) 		 17 – Kaiser   9 – Adams   3 – Sanchez-Oliver  Pan American Center (2,893)
Las Cruces, NM
March 9, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at FIU W 65–56  12–17
(6–10) 		 20 – Kaiser   13 – Gassama   3 – 2 tied  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (405)
Miami, FL
C-USA tournament
March 14, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (3) FIU
Quarterfinals 		W 63–58  13–17
  22 – Kaiser   17 – Gassama   2 – 2 tied  Von Braun Center (2,029)
Huntsville, AL
March 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (2) Liberty
Semifinals 		L 70-82  13-18
  16 – Kaiser   9 – Masudi   4 – Kaiser  Von Braun Center (2,157)
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[12][13]

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