2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team

2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball
SoCon regular-season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record28–5 (13–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jonathon Goldberg
  • Katelyn Grisillo
  • Jayda Worthy
Home arenaMcKenzie Arena
Seasons
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 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mocs, led by second-year head coach Shawn Poppie, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Previous season

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The Mocs finished the 2022–23 season 20–13, 9–5 in SoCon play, to finish in a tie for second place. As a No. 2 seed in the SoCon tournament they defeated Furman,[1] East Tennessee State[2] and Wofford to win SoCon tournament.[3] They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Seattle Regional 3, where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech.[4]

Roster

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2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Eleecia Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Lake Highland Prep Winter Garden, FL
G 2 Hannah Kohn 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr The Master's Academy/Hagerty Oviedo, FL
F/C 3 Takia Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Calhoun County
USC Aiken
Calhoun, GA
G 5 Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Flensborg Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
G 11 Caia Elisaldez 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Mater Dei Whittier, CA
F 15 Forde Flos van der Schans 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr Orange Lions Academy Amsterdam, the Netherlands
G 21 Addie Porter 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Lebanon Lebanon, TN
G 24 Jada Guinn 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Oak Ridge
Tennessee Tech
Oak Ridge, TN
F 25 Kailyn Farrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Tullahoma
Walters State CC
Tullahoma, TN
F 32 Raven Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Langston Hughes Atlanta, GA
F 33 Karsen Murphy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Dawson County
Montana
Glendive, MT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 11, 2024

Schedule

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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+
King University W 88–32  1–0
McKenzie Arena (2,405)
Chattanooga, TN
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Austin Peay W 57–52  2–0
F&M Bank Arena (571)
Clarksville, TN
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Marshall L 74–79  2–1
McKenzie Arena (1,283)
Chattanooga, TN
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tennessee Tech W 70–45  3–1
McKenzie Arena (2,428)
Chattanooga, TN
November 18, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Virginia–Wise W 75–62  4–1
McKenzie Arena (1,214)
Chattanooga, TN
November 24, 2023*
5:45 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Kent State
Daytona Beach Classic
W 64–54  5–1
Ocean Center (200)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 25, 2023*
8:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Northern Kentucky
Daytona Beach Classic
W 63–47  6–1
Ocean Center (150)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kennesaw State W 49–43  7–1
KSU Convocation Center (414)
Kennesaw, GA
December 3, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 21 Mississippi State W 59–53  8–1
McKenzie Arena (2,170)
Chattanooga, TN
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Alabama W 68–65  9–1
McKenzie Arena (1,233)
Chattanooga, TN
December 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lipscomb W 72–62  10–1
Allen Arena (533)
Nashville, TN
December 17, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky W 52–44  11–1
McKenzie Arena (1,322)
Chattanooga, TN
December 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., Baller TV
vs. Coastal Carolina
Cherokee Invitational
L 49–53  11–2
Harrah's Cherokee (1,036)
Cherokee, NC
December 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., Baller TV
vs. Richmond
Cherokee Invitational
L 60–64  11–3
Harrah's Cherokee (422)
Cherokee, NC
January 3, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Carolina Central W 65–59  12–3
McKenzie Arena (1,301)
Chattanooga, TN
SoCon regular season
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mercer W 66–57  13–3
(1–0)
McKenzie Arena (1,446)
Chattanooga, TN
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Samford W 75–52  14–3
(2–0)
McKenzie Arena (1,394)
Chattanooga, TN
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
East Tennessee State W 52–50  15–3
(3–0)
McKenzie Arena (1,849)
Chattanooga, TN
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UNC Greensboro W 73–55  16–3
(4–0)
Fleming Gymnasium (406)
Greensboro, NC
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Carolina W 69–59  17–3
(5–0)
Ramsey Center (795)
Cullowhee, NC
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wofford W 57–51  18–3
(6–0)
McKenzie Arena (1,405)
Chattanooga, TN
February 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Furman W 79–62  19–3
(7–0)
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Samford W 55–39  20–3
(8–0)
Pete Hanna Center (723)
Birmingham, AL
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Mercer W 61–52  21–3
(9–0)
Hawkins Arena (1,627)
Macon, GA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Tennessee State W 56–41  22–3
(10–0)
Brooks Gymnasium (817)
Johnson City, TN
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Carolina W 60–56  23–3
(11–0)
McKenzie Arena (1,549)
Chattanooga, TN
February 22, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Carolina L 64–68  23–4
(11–1)
McKenzie Arena (1,783)
Chattanooga, TN
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Furman W 60–53  24–4
(12–1)
Timmons Arena (344)
Greenville, SC
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wofford W 84–67  25–4
(13–1)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (854)
Spartanburg, SC
SoCon women's tournament
March 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) vs. (8) Western Carolina
Quarterfinals
W 64–43  26–4
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 8, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
(1) vs. (4) Mercer
Semifinals
W 66–55  27–4
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 10, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
(1) vs. (2) UNC Greensboro
Championship
W 69–60  28–4
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
NCAA women's tournament
March 23, 2024*
2:30 p.m., ESPNU
(14 P4) at (3 P4) No. 11 NC State
First round
L 45–64  28–5
Reynolds Coliseum (4,901)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P4=Portland 4.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[5]

References

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  1. ^ "RECAP: Women's Basketball Rolls into the SoCon Semifinals". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  2. ^ "RECAP: Women's Basketball Heads to SoCon Title Tilt". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  3. ^ "RECAP: Women's Basketball Claims No. 19 with Lockdown Performance". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Season Concludes in NCAA Tournament, Drops 58-33 Contest to No. 1 Virginia Tech". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved October 11, 2024.