2023–24 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team

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

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

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

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

  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.