2023–24 Presbyterian Blue Hose women's basketball team

2023–24 Presbyterian Blue Hose women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record21–15 (8–8 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bubby Johnson
  • Brooklyn Taylor
  • Caleb Thomas
  • LaRomeo McKee
Home arenaTempleton Physical Education Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
High Point 14 2   .875 20 12   .625
USC Upstate 10 6   .625 16 16   .500
Radford 9 7   .563 15 18   .455
Charleston Southern 8 8   .500 11 19   .367
Presbyterian 8 8   .500 21 15   .583
Winthrop 8 8   .500 14 16   .467
Longwood 6 10   .375 9 21   .300
Gardner–Webb 5 11   .313 6 24   .200
UNC Asheville 4 12   .250 11 20   .355
2024 Big South tournament winner

The 2023–24 Presbyterian Blue Hose women's basketball team represented Presbyterian College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Hose, led by sixth-year head coach Alaura Sharp, played their home games at the Templeton Physical Education Center in Clinton, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Blue Hose finished the 2022–23 season 13–17, 9–9 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.[1] As the #5 seed in the Big South tournament, they were defeated by #4 seed Radford in the quarterfinals.[2]

Roster

2023–24 Presbyterian Blue Hose women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Dennaye Hinds 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. Joseph High School Bridgeport, CT
G 1 Natalie Herrin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Pierce County High School Patterson, GA
G 2 Laila Grant 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Vincennes Derwood, MD
G 3 Ashley Carrillo 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Liberal High School Liberal, KS
G 4 Tilda Sjökvist 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Sanda Gymnasiet Huskvarna, Sweden
G 5 Christina Kline 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr La Salle Winter Garden, FL
G 10 Mara Neira 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Eastern Wyoming College Galicia, Spain
G 11 Sonia Sato 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr McCook Community College El Paso, TX
G 15 Paige Kindseth 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Farmington High School Farmington, MN
F 20 Dagne Apsite 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr UTEP Saldus, Latvia
F 22 Núria Cunill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Eastern Washington Berga, Spain
G 23 Laney Scoggins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Hoggard High School Leland, NC
C 34 Bryanna Brady 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr UC Riverside Goodyear, AZ
G 35 Aubrie Kierscht 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Salina High School Central Salina, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 9, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Kansas State L 35–69  0–1
 10  Kierscht   7  Kline   4  2 tied  Bramlage Coliseum (2,868)
Manhattan, KS
November 8, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wichita State L 41–60  0–2
 11  Kline   8  Scoggins   5  Carrillo  Charles Koch Arena (2,835)
Wichita, KS
November 11, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Johnson C. Smith W 76–40  1–2
 17  Brady   6  3 tied   5  Kline  Templeton Physical Education Center (300)
Clinton, SC
November 15, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Columbia International W 95–43  2–2
 18  Brady   8  Cunill   7  Carrillo  Templeton Physical Education Center (237)
Clinton, SC
November 19, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
East Tennessee State L 56–72  2–3
 22  Brady   9  2 tied   4  Neira  Templeton Physical Education Center (316)
Clinton, SC
November 22, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at UNC Wilmington W 64–51  3–3
 20  Brady   6  Kindseth   4  2 tied  Trask Coliseum (558)
Wilmington, NC
November 25, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Morehead State W 65–59  4–3
 26  Sjökvist   6  Kline   3  Sjökvist  Templeton Physical Education Center (237)
Clinton, SC
November 29, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
North Carolina Central W 76–58  5–3
 21  Sjökvist   7  Brady   6  Sjökvist  Templeton Physical Education Center (507)
Clinton, SC
December 2, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Carolina W 60–41  6–3
 19  Neira   7  Kindseth   3  Sjökvist  Ramsey Center (436)
Cullowhee, NC
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Queens W 68–60  7–3
 24  Neira   6  3 tied   3  2 tied  Curry Arena (104)
Charlotte, NC
December 15, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
South Carolina State W 63–52  8–3
 18  Sjökvist   8  Brady   5  Carrillo  Templeton Physical Education Center (90)
Clinton, SC
December 16, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 1 South Carolina L 29–99  8–4
 15  Sjökvist   6  Cunill   2  Brady  Colonial Life Arena (15,176)
Columbia, SC
December 21, 2023*
3:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Eastern Washington
Vegas Holiday Hoops
L 51–92  8–5
 10  Brady   5  Kindseth   5  Sjökvist  South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
December 22, 2023*
5:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Wright State
Vegas Holiday Hoops
L 61–66  8–6
 25  Neira   5  Scoggins   6  Sjökvist  South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
December 31, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Columbia College (SC) W 63–52  9–6
 27  Brady   17  Cunill   5  Sjökvist  Templeton Physical Education Center (245)
Clinton, SC
Big South regular season
January 3, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Charleston Southern L 57–61  9–7
(0–1)
 26  Sjökvist   8  2 tied   2  2 tied  Templeton Physical Education Center (194)
Clinton, SC
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UNC Asheville W 55–46  10–7
(1–1)
 20  Neira   8  Kindseth   4  2 tied  Kimmel Arena (235)
Asheville, NC
January 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Winthrop W 59–43  11–7
(2–1)
 21  Neira   6  3 tied   8  Sjökvist  Winthrop Coliseum (285)
Rock Hill, SC
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Gardner–Webb L 58–72  11–8
(2–2)
 19  Brady   7  Hinds   3  Neira  Templeton Physical Education Center (303)
Clinton, SC
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at High Point L 55–76  11–9
(2–3)
 12  2 tied   10  Neira   4  2 tied  Qubein Center (1,038)
High Point, NC
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Longwood W 69–66  12–9
(3–3)
 20  Sjökvist   6  2 tied   5  Brady  Templeton Physical Education Center (289)
Clinton, SC
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Radford L 40–65  12–10
(3–4)
 12  Brady   8  Neira   4  Sjökvist  Dedmon Center 
Radford, VA
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at USC Upstate L 58–62  12–11
(3–5)
 17  Kline   8  Scoggins   3  Neira  G. B. Hodge Center (215)
Spartanburg, SC
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
High Point L 59–64  12–12
(3–6)
 16  Neira   7  Sjökvist   4  Sjökvist  Templeton Physical Education Center (352)
Clinton, SC
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Gardner–Webb L 57–86  12–13
(3–7)
 11  2 tied   4  3 tied   5  Sjökvist  Paul Porter Arena (157)
Boiling Springs, NC
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Radford W 57–50  13–13
(4–7)
 18  Neira   10  Neira   3  2 tied  Templeton Physical Education Center (375)
Clinton, SC
February 14, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
UNC Asheville W 59–42  14–13
(5–7)
 13  Brady   7  Sjökvist   4  Kline  Templeton Physical Education Center (434)
Clinton, SC
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Longwood W 67–52  15–13
(6–7)
 20  Sjökvist   8  Brady   5  Sjökvist  Joan Perry Brock Center (1,015)
Farmville, VA
February 21, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Winthrop W 62–40  16–13
(7–7)
 23  Brady   7  Kindseth   4  Neira  Templeton Physical Education Center (273)
Clinton, SC
February 28, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
USC Upstate W 47–43  17–13
(8–7)
 14  Sjökvist   6  Sato   3  Sjökvist  Templeton Physical Education Center (406)
Clinton, SC
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charleston Southern L 49–68  17–14
(8–8)
 12  Neira   6  Brady   7  Sjökvist  Buccaneer Field House (207)
North Charleston, SC
Big South tournament
March 7, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(5) vs. (4) Charleston Southern
Quarterfinals
W 54–51  18–14
 18  Sjokvist   8  Kindseth   3  Sjokvist  Qubein Center 
High Point, NC
March 9, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(5) vs. (1) High Point
Semifinals
W 59–50  19–14
 19  Sjokvist   10  Cunill   4  Kindseth  Qubein Center 
High Point, NC
March 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
(5) vs. (3) Radford
Finals
W 60–37  20–14
 21  Brady   9  Scoggins   6  Sjokvist  Qubein Center 
High Point, NC
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
(16 A1) vs. (16 A1) Sacred Heart
First Four
W 49–42  21–14
 14  Neira   6  Neira   6  Sjökvist  Colonial Life Arena (1,196)
Columbia, SC
March 22, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN
(16 A1) at (1 A1) No. 1 South Carolina
First round
L 39–91  21–15
 9  2 tied   6  Cunill   4  Kline  Colonial Life Arena (11,536)
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Blue Hose Drop Heartbreaking Quarterfinal to Radford". Presbyterian College. March 2, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Presbyterian College. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Presbyterian Blue Hose Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 9, 2024.