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2023–24 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team

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2023–24 Belmont Bruins women's basketball
WBIT, second round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record26–8 (17–3 MVC)
Head coach
  • Bart Brooks (7th season)
Associate head coachJamey Givens
Assistant coaches
  • Amy Malo
  • Jessica Holman
Home arenaCurb Event Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drake 19 1   .950 29 6   .829
Belmont 17 3   .850 26 9   .743
Missouri State 15 5   .750 23 10   .697
Northern Iowa 14 6   .700 16 16   .500
Illinois State 13 7   .650 22 12   .647
Murray State 12 8   .600 20 12   .625
UIC 10 10   .500 18 16   .529
Southern Illinois 6 14   .300 11 20   .355
Indiana State 6 14   .300 11 21   .344
Valparaiso 4 16   .200 5 25   .167
Bradley 2 18   .100 6 26   .188
Evansville 2 18   .100 4 28   .125
2024 MVC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by seventh-year head coach Bart Brooks, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Previous season

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The Bruins finished the 2022–23 season 23–12, 17–3 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for first place.[1] In the MVC tournament, they defeated Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals[2] and Northern Iowa in the semifinals,[3] before falling to Drake in the championship game.[4] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT,[5] where they would lose to Ball State in the first round.[6]

Roster

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2023–24 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tuti Jones 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Charles Henderson High School Troy, AL
G 1 Kensley Feltner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Lawrence County High School Louisa, KY
G 4 Liz Suder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Riverside High School Leesburg, VA
G 10 Blair Schoenwald 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Brentwood Academy Brentwood, TN
G 12 Kilyn McGuff 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bishop Watterson High School Columbus, OH
G 13 Claire Hyde 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Morton College Wheaton, IL
F 14 Kendal Cheesman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Vanderbilt Tampa, FL
G 21 Emily La Chapell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Marquette Appleton, WI
F 22 Tessa Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Stone Memorial High School Crossville, TN
G 23 Jailyn Banks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Middle Tennessee Christian School Spring Hill, TN
G 24 Kate Hollifield 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Shelby High School Shelby, NC
F 30 Caroline Bachus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Athens High School Athens, AL
F 33 Carmyn Harrison 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Georgia Tech Memphis, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 3, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
11:30 a.m., SECN+
at Missouri L 61–72  0–1
Mizzou Arena (5,336)
Columbia, MO
November 10, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia W 76–50  1–1
Curb Event Center (1,203)
Nashville, TN
November 15, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Wichita State W 75–67  2–1
Curb Event Center (775)
Nashville, TN
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mississippi State L 62–63  2–2
Curb Event Center (1,307)
Nashville, TN
November 22, 2023*
3:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. No. 4 Stanford
Ball Dawgs Classic semifinals
L 55–74  2–3
Dollar Loan Center (1,634)
Henderson, NV
November 24, 2023*
11:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Northwestern
Ball Dawgs Classic 3rd-place game
W 83–61  3–3
Dollar Loan Center (1,584)
Henderson, NV
November 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Troy W 72–68  4–3
Trojan Arena (1,473)
Troy, AL
December 3, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Middle Tennessee W 71–57  5–3
Curb Event Center (1,365)
Nashville, TN
December 6, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lipscomb
Battle of the Boulevard
W 70–51  6–3
Curb Event Center (1,881)
Nashville, TN
December 17, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kennesaw State W 65–54  7–3
KSU Convocation Center (459)
Kennesaw, GA
December 22, 2023*
12:00 p.m., B1G+
at No. 13 Ohio State L 55–84  7–4
Value City Arena (6,336)
Columbus, OH
MVC regular season
December 30, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
UIC W 69–61  8–4
(1–0)
Curb Event Center (1,042)
Nashville, TN
January 4, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Illinois State W 64–52  9–4
(2–0)
Curb Event Center (878)
Nashville, TN
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bradley W 89–47  10–4
(3–0)
Curb Event Center (1,003)
Nashville, TN
January 12, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Evansville W 84–40  11–4
(4–0)
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (1,508)
Evansville, IN
January 14, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Indiana State W 61–56  12–4
(5–0)
Hulman Center (1,177)
Terre Haute, IN
January 19, 2024
6:00 p.m., BSSO/ESPN+
at Drake L 65–69  12–5
(5–1)
Knapp Center (2,134)
Des Moines, IA
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Iowa W 72–67  13–5
(6–1)
McLeod Center (3,912)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 26, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Missouri State W 66–55  14–5
(7–1)
Curb Event Center (892)
Nashville, TN
January 28, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Illinois W 72–64  15–5
(8–1)
Curb Event Center (892)
Nashville, TN
February 2, 2024
6:00 p.m., BSSO/ESPN+
Murray State W 73–54  16–5
(9–1)
Curb Event Center (919)
Nashville, TN
February 9, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Missouri State L 54–73  16–6
(9–2)
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,503)
Springfield, MO
February 11, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Illinois W 65–55  17–6
(10–2)
Banterra Center (325)
Carbondale, IL
February 15, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Iowa W 84–72  18–6
(11–2)
Curb Event Center (812)
Nashville, TN
February 17, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Drake L 71–77  18–7
(11–3)
Curb Event Center (1,191)
Nashville, TN
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Valparaiso W 83–56  19–7
(12–3)
Athletics–Recreation Center (270)
Valparaiso, IN
February 25, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Murray State W 76–63  20–7
(13–3)
CFSB Center (1,647)
Murray, KY
March 1, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Indiana State W 87–62  21–7
(14–3)
Curb Event Center (789)
Nashville, TN
March 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Evansville W 80–55  22–7
(15–3)
Curb Event Center (1,175)
Nashville, TN
March 7, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bradley W 77–72  23–7
(16–3)
Renaissance Coliseum (332)
Peoria, IL
March 9, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Illinois State W 72–69  24–7
(17–3)
CEFCU Arena (1,725)
Normal, IL
MVC tournament
March 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) UIC
Quarterfinals
W 70–65  25–7
Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,004)
Moline, IL
March 16, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (3) Missouri State
Semifinals
L 48–63  25–8
Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,747)
Moline, IL
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at (4) Ball State
First round
W 77–59  26–8
Worthen Arena (719)
Columbus, OH
March 25, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at (1) Penn State
Second round
L 66–74  26–9
Bryce Jordan Center (1,666)
University Park, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Belmont Gets Past Southern Illinois in MVC Tournament Quarters, 70-64". Belmont University. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Southard, Dargan (March 11, 2023). "Northern Iowa women's basketball falters late in MVC Tournament semifinal loss to Belmont". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Organ, Mike (March 12, 2023). "Belmont women's basketball misses automatic NCAA Tournament berth after losing to Drake in MVC championship". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "WBB Advances to Second Round of WNIT With Win over Belmont". Ball State University Athletics. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Belmont University. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "Belmont Bruins Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2024.