2023–24 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team

2023–24 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball
2023–24 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball
WBIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	28–6 (15–3 A-10)
Head coach	Cindy Griffin (23rd season);
Associate head coach	Melissa Dunne
Assistant coaches	Katie Kuester; Ashley Prim; Joe Logan;
Home arena	Hagan Arena
	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 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 23rd-year head coach Cindy Griffin, played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 20–11, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place.^[1] As the #6 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated #11 seed Davidson in the second round,^[2] before falling to #3 seed and eventual tournament champions Saint Louis in the quarterfinals.^[3] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they would be defeated by Seton Hall in the first round.^[4]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Talya Brugler	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Nazareth Area High School	Nazareth, Pennsylvania
G	2	Aleah Snead	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	William Penn Charter School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	3	Emma Boslet	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	St. Thomas Aquinas High School	Edison, New Jersey
F	4	Laura Ziegler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Falkonergaardens Gymnasium	Herlev, Denmark
G	5	Julia Nyström	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Polhemskolan Lund	Lund, Sweden
G	11	Kaylie Griffin	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School	Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
G	15	Gabby Casey	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Lansdale Catholic High School	Quakertown, Pennsylvania
G	21	Mackenzie Smith	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	King's-Edgehill School	Shelburne, Nova Scotia
G	22	Chloe Welch	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Davidson	Colorado Springs, Colorado
G	24	Bridget Monaghan	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	GS	Scranton	Florham Park, New Jersey
F	30	Paula Maurina	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Hartford	Riga, Latvia
G	33	Emirson Devenie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Royal Crown Academy	Melbourne, Australia
C	42	Lizzy Gruber	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Gardiner High School	Gardiner, Maine

Head coach

Cindy Griffin (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Melissa Dunne (Temple)
Katie Kuester (Saint Joseph's)
Ashley Prim (Saint Joseph's)
Joe Logan (Loyola (MD))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 18, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rider	W 71–49	1–0	22 – Brugler	16 – Ziegler	5 – Nyström	Hagan Arena (650) Philadelphia, PA
November 11, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Yale	W 66–45	2–0	25 – 2 Tied	9 – Smith	2 – Nyström	John J. Lee Amphitheater (475) New Haven, CT
November 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn Big 5	W 77–49	3–0	18 – Ziegler	14 – Ziegler	5 – 2 Tied	The Palestra (273) Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2023* 4:30 pm, FloSports		at Drexel Big 5	W 64–53	4–0	26 – Brugler	12 – Ziegler	6 – Ziegler	Daskalakis Athletic Center (889) Philadelphia, PA
November 22, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Temple Big 5/Rivalry	W 67–65 ^OT	5–0	21 – Ziegler	13 – Ziegler	3 – Welch	Liacouras Center (1,016) Philadelphia, PA
November 28, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bucknell	W 71–46	6–0	23 – Brugler	11 – Ziegler	6 – Nyström	Sojka Pavilion (287) Lewisburg, PA
December 2, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		North Florida	W 84–65	7–0	19 – Welch	6 – Ziegler	4 – Nyström	Hagan Arena (517) Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston University	W 62–47	8–0	22 – Smith	11 – Ziegler	5 – Ziegler	Case Gym (171) Boston, MA
December 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, NBCPHI+/ESPN+		No. 11 Utah	L 48–74	8–1	16 – Brugler	8 – Ziegler	2 – 3 Tied	Hagan Arena (646) Philadelphia, PA
December 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Villanova Big 5/Holy War	W 73–67	9–1	21 – Smith	11 – Ziegler	5 – Brugler	Hagan Arena (863) Philadelphia, PA
December 20, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		New Hampshire Hawk Classic	W 72–54	10–1	24 – Brugler	8 – Welch	3 – 2 Tied	Hagan Arena (804) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UAB Hawk Classic	W 63–57	11–1	22 – Welch	10 – Welch	6 – Brugler	Hagan Arena (434) Philadelphia, PA
A-10 regular season
December 30, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	W 76–49	12–1 (1–0)	20 – Brugler	8 – Brugler	6 – Ziegler	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,969) Bronx, NY
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		George Washington	W 67–47	13–1 (2–0)	21 – Brugler	8 – 2 Tied	4 – Welch	Hagan Arena (461) Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Richmond	L 59–64	13–2 (2–1)	17 – Brugler	7 – Ziegler	5 – Boslet	Hagan Arena (650) Philadelphia, PA
January 9, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Louis	W 69–57	14–2 (3–1)	18 – Ziegler	9 – 2 Tied	4 – 2 Tied	Chaifetz Arena (276) St. Louis, MO
January 13, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Duquesne	W 77–62	15–2 (4–1)	25 – Ziegler	11 – Ziegler	6 – Brugler	Hagan Arena (507) Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 2024 12:00 pm, CBSSN		La Salle Big 5	W 64–39	16–2 (5–1)	26 – Brugler	16 – Brugler	6 – Brugler	Hagan Arena (715) Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPNU		at Rhode Island	W 51–48	17–2 (6–1)	15 – Smith	10 – Ziegler	4 – Ziegler	Ryan Center (1,566) Kingston, RI
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	W 65–40	18–2 (7–1)	20 – Smith	11 – Ziegler	4 – Ziegler	Reilly Center (193) St. Bonaventure, NY
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Davidson	W 68–42	19–2 (8–1)	19 – Brugler	11 – Casey	3 – Nyström	Hagan Arena (917) Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola Chicago	W 61–50	20–2 (9–1)	15 – Smith	7 – Brugler	5 – 2 Tied	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (579) Chicago, IL
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass	W 77–67	21–2 (10–1)	30 – Brugler	7 – Brugler	4 – 2 Tied	Hagan Arena (707) Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, NBC Sports App		at George Mason	W 59–54	22–2 (11–1)	19 – Ziegler	14 – Ziegler	3 – Nyström	EagleBank Arena (1,540) Fairfax, VA
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Dayton	W 73–47	23–2 (12–1)	20 – Brugler	6 – Ziegler	4 – Brugler	Hagan Arena (514) Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle Big 5	W 60–29	24–2 (13–1)	16 – Brugler	10 – Ziegler	5 – Brugler	Tom Gola Arena (418) Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU	L 48–59	24–3 (13–2)	13 – Ziegler	11 – Ziegler	5 – Ziegler	Siegel Center (423) Richmond, VA
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Rhode Island	W 72–67	25–3 (14–2)	19 – Maurina	7 – Brugler	4 – Boslet	Hagan Arena (1,222) Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, NBCSPHI/ESPN+		Fordham	L 57–62	25–4 (14–3)	24 – Smith	6 – Smith	3 – 2 Tied	Hagan Arena (734) Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Duquesne	W 77–73	26–4 (15–3)	27 – Ziegler	12 – Ziegler	7 – Nyström	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,812) Pittsburgh, PA
A-10 tournament
March 8, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) Rhode Island Quarterfinals	L 47–57	26–5	12 – Ziegler	7 – Smith	5 – Smith	Henrico Sports & Events Center (2,185) Henrico, VA
WBIT
March 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	Seton Hall First round	W 54–47	27–5	15 – Smith	8 – 3 Tied	3 – 2 Tied	Hagan Arena (540) Philadelphia, PA
March 24, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	at (2) California Second round	W 63–61	28–5	19 – 2 Tied	9 – Brugler	4 – Welch	Haas Pavilion (607) Berkeley, CA
March 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	at (1) Villanova Quarterfinals/Holy War	L 59–67	28–6	20 – Brugler	9 – Ziegler	5 – Ziegler	Finneran Pavilion (2,415) Villanova, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	—		Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV

References[edit]

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ "Hawks Advance in A-10 Tourney After Second Round Victory Over Davidson". Saint Joseph's University. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ "Saint Joseph's Eliminated in Atlantic 10 Tournament". Philly College Sports. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ "Seton Hall WBB advances to WNIT Second Round". Jersey Sporting News. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Saint Joseph's University. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ "Saint Joseph's Hawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[2] "Hawks Advance in A-10 Tourney After Second Round Victory Over Davidson". Saint Joseph's University. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[3] "Saint Joseph's Eliminated in Atlantic 10 Tournament". Philly College Sports. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[4] "Seton Hall WBB advances to WNIT Second Round". Jersey Sporting News. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[5] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Saint Joseph's University. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[6] "Saint Joseph's Hawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

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Culture & lore	The Hawk City 6 Philadelphia Big 5
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