2023–24 Bradley Braves women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Bradley Braves women's basketball team represents Bradley University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Braves, led by second-year head coach Kate Popovec-Goss, play their home games at the Renaissance Coliseum located in Peoria, Illinois, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2023–24 Bradley Braves women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–25 (2–18 MVC)
Head coach
  • Kate Popovec-Goss (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Symone Denham
  • Ollie Goss
  • Armelia Horton
Home arenaRenaissance Coliseum
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 Braves finished the 2022–23 season 4–28, 1–19 in MVC play to finish in last (12th) place.[1] They were defeated by Missouri State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.[2]

Roster
2023–24 Bradley Braves women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 0 Kaylen Nelson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrOld Dominion Tulsa, Oklahoma
G/F 1 Claire McDougall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWashington Community High School Washington, Illinois
G 2 Lucia Llaveria 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoSagrat Cor Diputacio Sant Vicenç de Montalt, Spain
G 3 Alex Rouse 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrOld Dominion Little Rock, Arkansas
G 4 Ruba Abo Hashesh 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrIowa Western Community College Karlstad, Sweden
G 5 Halli Poock 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrWaterloo West High School Waterloo, Iowa
G 10 Katy Wade 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrPlano West High School Plano, Texas
G 12 Nika Dorsey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrRenaissance High School Detroit, Michigan
F 13 Sheyene Neale 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrKing's Christian Collegiate Oakville, Ontario
F 15 Armoni "Moni" Strozier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrCarman-Ainsworth High School Flint, Michigan
G 23 Reagan Barkema 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoRoland–Story High School Story City, Iowa
F 24 Isis Fitch 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrHomewood-Flossmoor High School Homewood, Illinois
F 25 Daija Powell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrTexas Tech Tyrone, Georgia
F 42 Callie Ziebell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrSparta High School Sparta, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 8, 2024

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023*
6:00 pm		 Eureka W 97–41  –
 Renaissance Coliseum (–)
Peoria, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
11:00 am, SLN		 at Kansas City L 66–73  0–1
 Swinney Recreation Center (1,203)
Kansas City, MO
November 12, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Central Michigan W 65–62  1–1
 Renaissance Coliseum (447)
Peoria, IL
November 16, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Loyola Chicago L 62–67 OT 1–2
 Renaissance Coliseum (435)
Peoria, IL
November 22, 2023*
1:30 pm		 vs. Elon
Georgia State Classic		 W 66–59  2–2
 GSU Convocation Center (839)
Atlanta, GA
November 23, 2023*
1:30 pm		 vs. Bethune–Cookman
Georgia State Classic		 L 57–64  2–3
 GSU Convocation Center (771)
Atlanta, GA
November 29, 2023*
6:00 pm, FloHoops		 at Butler L 46–67  2–4
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (692)
Indianapolis, IN
December 2, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Lindenwood W 63–56  3–4
 Renaissance Coliseum (422)
Peoria, IL
December 5, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Eastern Illinois L 67–79  3–5
 Renaissance Coliseum (372)
Peoria, IL
December 14, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 Quincy W 79–73  4–5
 Renaissance Coliseum (2,222)
Peoria, IL
December 17, 2023*
2:00 pm, B1G+		 at Northwestern L 66–86  4–6
 Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,797)
Evanston, IL
December 20, 2023*
6:00 pm, SLN		 at South Dakota L 47–68  4–7
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,487)
Vermillion, SD
MVC regular season
December 30, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry		 L 74–78  4–8
(0–1)		 CEFCU Arena (2,241)
Normal, IL
January 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Murray State L 52–99  4–9
(0–2)		 CFSB Center (1,344)
Murray, KY
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Belmont L 47–89  4–10
(0–3)		 Curb Event Center (1,003)
Nashville, TN
January 11, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Missouri State L 66–94  4–11
(0–4)		 Renaissance Coliseum (379)
Peoria, IL
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southern Illinois W 58–56  5–11
(1–4)		 Renaissance Coliseum (308)
Peoria, IL
January 19, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UIC L 68–75  5–12
(1–5)		 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,189)
Chicago, IL
January 21, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Valparaiso L 55–79  5–13
(1–6)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (548)
Valparaiso, IN
January 25, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Drake L 65–77  5–14
(1–7)		 Renaissance Coliseum (393)
Peoria, IL
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Iowa L 59–105  5–15
(1–8)		 Renaissance Coliseum (451)
Peoria, IL
February 3, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Evansville W 79–72  6–15
(2–8)		 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (675)
Evansville, IN
February 8, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Drake L 60–71  6–16
(2–9)		 Knapp Center (2,262)
Des Moines, IA
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Iowa L 61–96  6–17
(2–10)		 McLeod Center (4,012)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 15, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Valparaiso L 50–68  6–18
(2–11)		 Renaissance Coliseum (311)
Peoria, IL
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 UIC L 47–68  6–19
(2–12)		 Renaissance Coliseum (472)
Peoria, IL
February 22, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry		 L 50–68  6–20
(2–13)		 Renaissance Coliseum (510)
Peoria, IL
February 25, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Indiana State L 67–74  6–21
(2–14)		 Renaissance Coliseum (343)
Peoria, IL
February 29, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Missouri State L 44–70  6–22
(2–15)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,818)
Springfield, MO
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southern Illinois L 54–70  6–23
(2–16)		 Renaissance Coliseum (–)
Peoria, IL
March 7, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Belmont L 72–77  6–24
(2–17)		 Renaissance Coliseum (332)
Peoria, IL
March 9, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 Murray State L 64–81  6–25
(2–18)		 Renaissance Coliseum (307)
Peoria, IL
MVC tournament
March 14, 2024
8:30 p.m., ESPN+/ESPN2		 (11) vs. (6) Murray State
Opening round		 Vibrant Arena at The MARK 
Moline, IL
*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". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  2. "Game Recap: Bradley at Missouri State - Game 1". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  3. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  4. "Bradley Braves 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
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