2023–24 Samford Bulldogs women's basketball team

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

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

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

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

  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.