2023–24 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team

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.

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
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Drake †19–1 .95029–6  .829
Belmont17–3 .85026–9  .743
Missouri State15–5 .75023–10  .697
Northern Iowa14–6 .70016–16  .500
Illinois State13–7 .65022–12  .647
Murray State12–8 .60020–12  .625
UIC10–10 .50018–16  .529
Southern Illinois6–14 .30011–20  .355
Indiana State6–14 .30011–21  .344
Valparaiso4–16 .2005–25  .167
Bradley2–18 .1006–26  .188
Evansville2–18 .1004–28  .125
† 2024 MVC tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Tuti Jones 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrCharles Henderson High School Troy, Alabama
G 1 Kensley Feltner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrLawrence County High School Louisa, Kentucky
G 4 Liz Suder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrRiverside High School Leesburg, Virginia
G 10 Blair Schoenwald 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrBrentwood Academy Brentwood, Tennessee
G 12 Kilyn McGuff 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrBishop Watterson High School Columbus, Ohio
G 13 Claire Hyde 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoMorton College Wheaton, Illinois
F 14 Kendal Cheesman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrVanderbilt Tampa, Florida
G 21 Emily La Chapell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoMarquette Appleton, Wisconsin
F 22 Tessa Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrStone Memorial High School Crossville, Tennessee
G 23 Jailyn Banks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMiddle Tennessee Christian School Spring Hill, Tennessee
G 24 Kate Hollifield 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoShelby High School Shelby, North Carolina
F 30 Caroline Bachus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrAthens High School Athens, Alabama
F 33 Carmyn Harrison 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrGeorgia Tech Memphis, Tennessee
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 am, SECN+		 at Missouri L 61–72  0–1
 Mizzou Arena (5,336)
Columbia, MO
November 10, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Georgia W 76–50  1–1
 Curb Event Center (1,203)
Nashville, TN
November 15, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Wichita State W 75–67  2–1
 Curb Event Center (775)
Nashville, TN
November 19, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Mississippi State L 62–63  2–2
 Curb Event Center (1,307)
Nashville, TN
November 22, 2023*
3:30 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+		 at Troy W 72–68  4–3
 Trojan Arena (1,473)
Troy, AL
December 3, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Middle Tennessee W 71–57  5–3
 Curb Event Center (1,365)
Nashville, TN
December 6, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Lipscomb
Battle of the Boulevard		 W 70–51  6–3
 Curb Event Center (1,881)
Nashville, TN
December 17, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Kennesaw State W 65–54  7–3
 KSU Convocation Center (459)
Kennesaw, GA
December 22, 2023*
12:00 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+		 UIC W 69–61  8–4
(1–0)		 Curb Event Center (1,042)
Nashville, TN
January 4, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Illinois State W 64–52  9–4
(2–0)		 Curb Event Center (878)
Nashville, TN
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Bradley W 89–47  10–4
(3–0)		 Curb Event Center (1,003)
Nashville, TN
January 12, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at Evansville W 84–40  11–4
(4–0)		 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (1,508)
Evansville, IN
January 14, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Indiana State W 61–56  12–4
(5–0)		 Hulman Center (1,177)
Terre Haute, IN
January 19, 2024
6:00 pm, BSSO/ESPN+		 at Drake L 65–69  12–5
(5–1)		 Knapp Center (2,134)
Des Moines, IA
January 21, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Iowa W 72–67  13–5
(6–1)		 McLeod Center (3,912)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 26, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Missouri State W 66–55  14–5
(7–1)		 Curb Event Center (892)
Nashville, TN
January 28, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southern Illinois W 72–64  15–5
(8–1)		 Curb Event Center (892)
Nashville, TN
February 2, 2024
6:00 pm, BSSO/ESPN+		 Murray State W 73–54  16–5
(9–1)		 Curb Event Center (919)
Nashville, TN
February 9, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Missouri State L 54–73  16–6
(9–2)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (3,503)
Springfield, MO
February 11, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Illinois W 65–55  17–6
(10–2)		 Banterra Center (325)
Carbondale, IL
February 15, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Iowa W 84–72  18–6
(11–2)		 Curb Event Center (812)
Nashville, TN
February 17, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Drake L 71–77  18–7
(11–3)		 Curb Event Center (1,191)
Nashville, TN
February 22, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Valparaiso W 83–56  19–7
(12–3)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (270)
Valparaiso, IN
February 25, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Murray State W 76–63  20–7
(13–3)		 CFSB Center (1,647)
Murray, KY
March 1, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Indiana State W 87–62  21–7
(14–3)		 Curb Event Center (789)
Nashville, TN
March 3, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Evansville W 80–55  22–7
(15–3)		 Curb Event Center (1,175)
Nashville, TN
March 7, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Bradley W 77–72  23–7
(16–3)		 Renaissance Coliseum (332)
Peoria, IL
March 9, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Illinois State W 72–69  24–7
(17–3)		 CEFCU Arena (1,725)
Normal, IL
MVC tournament
March 15, 2024
6:00 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+		 at (4) Ball State
First Round		 W 77–59  26–8
 Worthen Arena (719)
Columbus, OH
March 25, 2024*
5:00 pm, 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. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  3. "Northern Iowa women's basketball falters late in MVC Tournament semifinal loss to Belmont". Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  4. "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. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  6. "WBB Advances to Second Round of WNIT With Win over Belmont". Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  7. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Belmont University. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  8. "Belmont Bruins 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
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