2023–24 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team

2023–24 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball
2023–24 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball
WNIT, Semifinals
Conference	America East Conference
Record	25–12 (12–4 America East)
Head coach	Alisa Kresge (5th season);
Associate head coach	Will Lanie
Assistant coaches	Nevena Markovic; Joe Dicruttalo;
Home arena	Patrick Gym
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 America East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Maine †	14	–	2	.875	25	–	10	.714
Albany	13	–	3	.813	25	–	7	.781
Vermont	12	–	4	.750	25	–	12	.676
Bryant	8	–	8	.500	15	–	15	.500
Binghamton	8	–	8	.500	14	–	17	.452
UMBC	6	–	10	.375	10	–	19	.345
NJIT	4	–	12	.250	12	–	18	.400
UMass Lowell	4	–	12	.250	4	–	25	.138
New Hampshire	3	–	13	.188	9	–	20	.310

† 2024 AmEast tournament winner

The 2023–24 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by fifth head coach Alisa Kresge, played their home games in the Patrick Gym were members in the America East Conference.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Malia Lenz	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Abbotsford Senior Secondary School	Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
G	1	Lexi Kerstein	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Deerfield HS	Riverwoods, IL
G	4	Andjela Matic	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	ŽKK Šabac	Ub, Serbia
G	10	Bella Vito	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Montville Township	Towaco, NJ
G	11	Nika Kurdija	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Slavonski Brod	Vrba, Croatia
G	12	Keira Hanson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Issaquah	Issaquah, WA
G	13	Paula Gonzalez	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Vitória S.C.	Sarria, Spain
G	14	Catherine Gilwee	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Champlain Valley Union	Shelburne, VT
G	23	Emma Utterback	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Center Grove	Greenwood, IN
F	24	Anna Olson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Monticello	Monticello, MN
C	25	Nikola Priede	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	TTT Riga	Riga, Latvia
F	33	Delaney Richason	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Zionsville	Zionsville, IN
F	34	Sarah Lazar	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Edgewood HS Saint Louis	Madison, WI
F	41	Zenia Palaska	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Athens, Greece

Head coach

Alisa Kresge (Marist)

Assistant coach(es)

Will Lanie (Georgia Tech)
Nevena Markovic (IUPUI)
Joe Dicruttalo (Westfield State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		Saint Michael's	W 82–35		Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Miami (OH)	W 60–48	1–0	Patrick Gym (566) Burlington, VT
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Providence	L 47–57	1–1	Alumni Hall (777) Providence, RI
November 17, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	W 58–53	2–1	M&T Bank Arena (303) Hamden, CT
November 19, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Rose	W 60–44	3–1	Patrick Gym (653) Burlington, VT
November 24, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 18 North Carolina Gulf Coast Showcase first round	L 51–54	3–2	Hertz Arena (327) Estero, FL
November 25, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. Western Kentucky Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round	L 50–62	3–3	Hertz Arena (313) Estero, FL
November 26, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. Delaware Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game	L 66–73	3–4	Hertz Arena (177) Estero, FL
November 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dartmouth	W 58–32	4–4	Patrick Gym (601) Burlington, VT
December 3, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Holy Cross	W 46–44	5–4	Patrick Gym (740) Burlington, VT
December 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Army	W 62–42	6–4	Christl Arena (200) West Point, NY
December 9, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Manhattan	L 43–53	6–5	Draddy Gymnasium (402) Riverdale, NY
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Duquesne	W 77–61	7–5	Patrick Gym (871) Burlington, VT
December 20, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Sacred Heart	W 70–64	8–5	Patrick Gym (904) Burlington, VT
December 29, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Princeton	L 47–67	8–6	Patrick Gym (1,229) Burlington, VT
America East regular season
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 67–58	9–6 (1–0)	Patrick Gym (607) Burlington, VT
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Maine	L 48–60	9–7 (1–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,207) Orono, ME
January 11, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at UMBC	W 70–55	10–7 (2–1)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,334) Baltimore, MD
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at NJIT	W 68–55	11–7 (3–1)	Wellness and Events Center (302) Newark, NJ
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Binghamton	W 51–38	12–7 (4–1)	Patrick Gym (565) Burlington, VT
January 25, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 62–53	13–7 (5–1)	Patrick Gym (2,555) Burlington, VT
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bryant	W 61–35	14–7 (6–1)	Patrick Gym (1,204) Burlington, VT
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Albany	W 64–59	15–7 (7–1)	Broadview Center (1,119) Troy, NY
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Binghamton	L 57–66	15–8 (7–2)	Binghamton University Events Center (1,507) Vestal, NY
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		NJIT	W 76–51	16–8 (8–2)	Patrick Gym (662) Burlington, VT
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMBC	W 69–45	17–8 (9–2)	Patrick Gym (1,838) Burlington, VT
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Hampshire	W 75–41	18–8 (10–2)	Lundholm Gym (234) Durham, NH
February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maine	L 55–57	18–9 (10–3)	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Albany	W 67–35	19–9 (11–3)	Patrick Gym (945) Burlington, VT
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bryant	L 52–57	19–10 (11–4)	Chace Athletic Center (421) Smithfield, RI
March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	W 55–51	20–10 (12–4)	Costello Athletic Center (569) Lowell, MA
America East Women's Tournament
March 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	(6) UMBC Quarterfinals	W 54–41	21–10	Patrick Gym (1,320) Burlington, VT
March 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	at (2) Albany Semifinals	W 50–46	22–10	Broadview Center (1,281) Albany, NY
March 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	(3)	at (1) Maine Championship	L 48–64	22–11	Memorial Gymnasium (1,507) Orono, ME
WNIT
March 25, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Niagara Second Round	W 69–63	23–11	Patrick Gym (781) Burlington, VT
March 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colgate Super 16	W 65–55	24–11	Patrick Gym (1,232) Burlington, VT
April 1, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		at Purdue Great 8	W 67–59	25–11	Mackey Arena (2,679) West Lafayette, IN
April 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Louis Fab 4	L 54–57	25–12	Patrick Gym (1,694) Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

^ "UVM Athletics". UVM Athletics.

[1] "UVM Athletics". UVM Athletics.

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v t e Vermont Catamounts women's basketball
Venues	Patrick Gym (1979–present) Tarrant Event Center (planned)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Roster[edit]

Schedule and results[edit]

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