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2023–24 Samford Bulldogs women's basketball team

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2023–24 Samford Bulldogs women's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record14–16 (6–8 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Carley Kuhns (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sally Higgins
  • Matt Wise
  • Charity Brown
Home arenaPete Hanna Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 13 1   .929 28 5   .848
UNC Greensboro 8 6   .571 21 12   .636
Wofford 8 6   .571 17 13   .567
Mercer 8 6   .571 15 17   .469
East Tennessee State 7 7   .500 18 12   .600
Samford 6 8   .429 14 16   .467
Furman 5 9   .357 15 16   .484
Western Carolina 1 13   .071 6 24   .200
2024 SoCon tournament winner

The 2023–24 Samford Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, who were led by fifth-year head coach Carley Kuhns, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 13–17, 7–7 in SoCon play, to finish in sixth place.[1] They were defeated by East Tennessee State in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Samford Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Lexie Pritchard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Santa Clara West Linn, OR
G 2 Jada Knight 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Butler Community College Hoover, AL
G 3 Masyn Marchbanks 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Hartselle High School Hartselle, AL
G 4 Kennedy Langham 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Sparkman High School Harvest, AL
G 5 Carly Heidger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Hebron Christian Academy Dacula, GA
G/F 10 Aubrey Blankenship 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Green Hill High School Mount Juliet, TN
G 11 Alonya Waldon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Palm Bay High School Melbourne, FL
G 12 Sadie Stetson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS American Waterford, VT
G 20 Alyssa Tarpley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Gunter High School Gunter, TX
F 32 Kiersten Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Ursuline Academy New Orleans, LA
G 33 Rylie Stephens 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Evansville Fairland, IN
F 35 Alexis Woods 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Alabama–Huntsville Athens, GA
C 44 Emily Bowman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Vanderbilt Huntsville, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 31, 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*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Auburn Montgomery W 78–51  1–0
Pete Hanna Center (1,621)
Homewood, AL
November 11, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Central Arkansas W 65–62  2–0
Pete Hanna Center (306)
Homewood, AL
November 14, 2023*
5:15 p.m., ESPN+
at Troy W 65–61  3–0
Trojan Arena (1,721)
Troy, AL
November 18, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Alabama State W 69–47  4–0
Pete Hanna Center (303)
Homewood, AL
November 24, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. North Texas
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
L 59–71  4–1
Reed Green Coliseum (1,366)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
L 33–51  4–2
Reed Green Coliseum (1,489)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 30, 2023*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
USC Upstate W 57–52  5–2
Pete Hanna Center (471)
Homewood, AL
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville State W 65–51  6–2
Pete Hanna Center (339)
Homewood, AL
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN+
at Alabama L 39–69  6–3
Coleman Coliseum (2,135)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 13, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
LaGrange W 76–50  7–3
Pete Hanna Center (264)
Homewood, AL
December 16, 2023*
12:30 p.m., SECN+
vs. Arkansas L 54–68  7–4
Simmons Bank Arena (2,513)
North Little Rock, AR
December 19, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Alabama L 64–69  7–5
Pete Hanna Center (376)
Homewood, AL
December 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky L 54–59  7–6
Baptist Health Arena (458)
Richmond, KY
December 31, 2023*
12:00 p.m., SECN+
at Kentucky L 59–72  7–7
Clive M. Beck Center (1,010)
Lexington, KY
January 5, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cumberland W 74–50  8–7
Pete Hanna Center (220)
Homewood, AL
SoCon regular season
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Tennessee State L 40–57  8–8
(0–1)
Brooks Gymnasium (476)
Johnson City, TN
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Chattanooga L 52–75  8–9
(0–2)
McKenzie Arena (1,394)
Chattanooga, TN
January 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Carolina W 48–47  9–9
(1–2)
Pete Hanna Center (133)
Homewood, AL
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UNC Greensboro W 62–53  10–9
(2–2)
Pete Hanna Center (336)
Homewood, AL
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Furman W 66–60  11–9
(3–2)
Timmons Arena (342)
Greenville, SC
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wofford L 41–59  11–10
(3–3)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (565)
Spartanburg, SC
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mercer L 59–87  11–11
(3–4)
Pete Hanna Center (312)
Homewood, AL
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Chattanooga L 39–55  11–12
(3–5)
Pete Hanna Center (723)
Homewood, AL
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
East Tennessee State L 56–69  11–13
(3–6)
Pete Hanna Center (379)
Homewood, AL
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UNC Greensboro L 44–52  11–14
(3–7)
Fleming Gymnasium (528)
Greensboro, NC
February 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Carolina W 72–57  12–14
(4–7)
Ramsey Center (689)
Cullowhee, NC
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wofford W 64–62  13–14
(5–7)
Pete Hanna Center (131)
Homewood, AL
February 24, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Furman W 74–66  14–14
(6–7)
Pete Hanna Center (423)
Homewood, AL
March 2, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Mercer L 69–76  14–15
(6–8)
Hawkins Arena (1,072)
Macon, GA
SoCon tournament
March 7, 2024
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) Wofford
Quarterfinals
L 45–66  14–16
Harrah's Cherokee Center (–)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bucs roll past Samford; advance to semifinal round". East Tennessee State University. March 2, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Samford Bulldogs Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved May 31, 2024.