2023–24 Samford Bulldogs women's basketball team

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.

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
2023–24 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Chattanooga131 .929285  .848
UNC Greensboro86 .5712112  .636
Wofford86 .5711713  .567
Mercer86 .5711517  .469
East Tennessee State77 .5001812  .600
Samford68 .4291416  .467
Furman59 .3571516  .484
Western Carolina113 .071624  .200
2024 SoCon tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Lexie Pritchard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GSSanta Clara West Linn, Oregon
G 2 Jada Knight 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrButler Community College Hoover, Alabama
G 3 Masyn Marchbanks 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoHartselle High School Hartselle, Alabama
G 4 Kennedy Langham 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrSparkman High School Harvest, Alabama
G 5 Carly Heidger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoHebron Christian Academy Dacula, Georgia
G/F 10 Aubrey Blankenship 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrGreen Hill High School Mount Juliet, Tennessee
G 11 Alonya Waldon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrPalm Bay High School Melbourne, Florida
G 12 Sadie Stetson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GSAmerican Waterford, Vermont
G 20 Alyssa Tarpley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoGunter High School Gunter, Texas
F 32 Kiersten Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrUrsuline Academy New Orleans, Louisiana
G 33 Rylie Stephens 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrEvansville Fairland, Indiana
F 35 Alexis Woods 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GSAlabama–Huntsville Athens, Georgia
C 44 Emily Bowman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS SoVanderbilt Huntsville, Alabama
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 am, ESPN+
Auburn Montgomery W 78–51  1–0
Pete Hanna Center (1,621)
Homewood, AL
November 11, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Arkansas W 65–62  2–0
Pete Hanna Center (306)
Homewood, AL
November 14, 2023*
5:15 pm, ESPN+
at Troy W 65–61  3–0
Trojan Arena (1,721)
Troy, AL
November 18, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Alabama State W 69–47  4–0
Pete Hanna Center (303)
Homewood, AL
November 24, 2023*
1:00 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+
USC Upstate W 57–52  5–2
Pete Hanna Center (471)
Homewood, AL
December 3, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville State W 65–51  6–2
Pete Hanna Center (339)
Homewood, AL
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, SECN+
at Alabama L 39–69  6–3
Coleman Coliseum (2,135)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 13, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
LaGrange W 76–50  7–3
Pete Hanna Center (264)
Homewood, AL
December 16, 2023*
12:30 pm, SECN+
vs. Arkansas L 54–68  7–4
Simmons Bank Arena (2,513)
North Little Rock, AR
December 19, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
North Alabama L 64–69  7–5
Pete Hanna Center (376)
Homewood, AL
December 29, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky L 54–59  7–6
Baptist Health Arena (458)
Richmond, KY
December 31, 2023*
12:00 pm, SECN+
at Kentucky L 59–72  7–7
Clive M. Beck Center (1,010)
Lexington, KY
January 5, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Cumberland W 74–50  8–7
Pete Hanna Center (220)
Homewood, AL
SoCon regular season
January 11, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Tennessee State L 40–57  8–8
(0–1)
Brooks Gymnasium (476)
Johnson City, TN
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Chattanooga L 52–75  8–9
(0–2)
McKenzie Arena (1,394)
Chattanooga, TN
January 18, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Carolina W 48–47  9–9
(1–2)
Pete Hanna Center (133)
Homewood, AL
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Greensboro W 62–53  10–9
(2–2)
Pete Hanna Center (336)
Homewood, AL
January 25, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Furman W 66–60  11–9
(3–2)
Timmons Arena (342)
Greenville, SC
January 27, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wofford L 41–59  11–10
(3–3)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (565)
Spartanburg, SC
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Mercer L 59–87  11–11
(3–4)
Pete Hanna Center (312)
Homewood, AL
February 8, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Chattanooga L 39–55  11–12
(3–5)
Pete Hanna Center (723)
Homewood, AL
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
East Tennessee State L 56–69  11–13
(3–6)
Pete Hanna Center (379)
Homewood, AL
February 15, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Greensboro L 44–52  11–14
(3–7)
Fleming Gymnasium (528)
Greensboro, NC
February 17, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Carolina W 72–57  12–14
(4–7)
Ramsey Center (689)
Cullowhee, NC
February 22, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Wofford W 64–62  13–14
(5–7)
Pete Hanna Center (131)
Homewood, AL
February 24, 2024
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Furman W 74–66  14–14
(6–7)
Pete Hanna Center (423)
Homewood, AL
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer L 69–76  14–15
(6–8)
Hawkins Arena (1,072)
Macon, GA
SoCon tournament
March 7, 2024
2:30 pm, 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.

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