2023–24 Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball team

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2023–24 Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–24 (1–13 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Kiley Hill (5th season)
Associate head coachKendra Samuels-Eaton
Assistant coaches
  • Eileen Van Horn
  • Shayna Gore
Home arenaRamsey 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 Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, who were led by fifth-year head coach Kiley Hill, played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

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The Catamounts finished the 2022–23 season 9–21, 2–12 in SoCon play to finish in eighth (last) place.[1] They were defeated by top-seeded Wofford in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Tamori Plantin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Buford High School Buford, Georgia
F 1 Lonasia Brewer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Toledo Akron, Ohio
G 2 Kehinde Obasuyi 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Carrollton High School Villa Rica, Georgia
G 3 Reagan Trumm 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Powell High School Powell, Tennessee
G 4 Mya Love 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Arkansas State Jonesboro, Arkansas
G/F 5 Tyja Beans 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Spruce Creek High School Daytona Beach, Florida
G 10 Jada Burton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Dodge City Community College Spartanburg, South Carolina
G 11 Chelsea Wooten 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr McLennan Community College McKinney, Texas
G/F 13 Zanoria Cruz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Lake Highland Preparatory School Orlando, Florida
F 15 Ewa Kielar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr South Plains College Pabianice, Poland
G 22 Nicole Azar 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Samford Atlanta, Georgia
G/F 23 Erin Stack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So St. Charles North High School St. Charles, Illinois
G 25 Bailey Trumm 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Appalachian State Powell, Tennessee
G/F 31 Audrey Meyers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Cardinal Newman High School Columbia, South Carolina
F 35 Tyra Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Parkview High School Little Rock, Arkansas
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

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Agnes Scott W 101–27  1–0
 Ramsey Center (286)
Cullowhee, NC
November 9, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Radford L 49–67  1–1
 Ramsey Center (428)
Cullowhee, NC
November 13, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UAB L 56–81  1–2
 Bartow Arena (125)
Birmingham, AL
November 16, 2023*
11:00 am, FloHoops 		at UNC Wilmington W 54–43  2–2
 Trask Coliseum (3,370)
Wilmington, NC
November 18, 2023*
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Campbell L 52–70  2–3
 Gore Arena (1,294)
Buies Creek, NC
November 22, 2023*
1:00 pm, NCCUSN 		at North Carolina Central L 58–69  2–4
 McDougald–McLendon Arena (268)
Durham, NC
November 28, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia State L 57–90  2–5
 Ramsey Center (626)
Cullowhee, NC
December 2, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Presbyterian L 41–60  2–6
 Ramsey Center (436)
Cullowhee, NC
December 5, 2023*
11:30 am, ESPN+ 		USC Upstate L 64–73  2–7
 Ramsey Center (1,291)
Cullowhee, NC
December 9, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Asheville L 48–59  2–8
 Ramsey Center (581)
Cullowhee, NC
December 15, 2023*
7:00 pm, ACCNX 		at No. 25 North Carolina L 36–96  2–9
 Carmichael Arena (2,643)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 18, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Murray State L 79–89  2–10
 Ramsey Center (285)
Cullowhee, NC
December 20, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Queens W 69–63  3–10
 Curry Arena (61)
Charlotte, NC
December 30, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Wesleyan W 73–34  4–10
 Ramsey Center (617)
Cullowhee, NC
January 7, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montreat W 58–39  5–10
 Ramsey Center (544)
Cullowhee, NC
SoCon regular season
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Furman L 69–84  5–11
(0–1) 		Ramsey Center (526)
Cullowhee, NC
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wofford L 56–75  5–12
(0–2) 		Ramsey Center (582)
Cullowhee, NC
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford L 47–48  5–13
(0–3) 		Pete Hanna Center (133)
Homewood, AL
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mercer L 44–78  5–14
(0–4) 		Hawkins Arena (607)
Macon, GA
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State L 47–56  5–15
(0–5) 		Ramsey Center (558)
Cullowhee, NC
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Chattanooga L 59–69  5–16
(0–6) 		Ramsey Center (795)
Cullowhee, NC
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro W 78–71  6–16
(1–6) 		Ramsey Center (565)
Cullowhee, NC
February 8, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Wofford L 52–89  6–17
(1–7) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,507)
Spartanburg, SC
February 11, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Furman L 53–58  6–18
(1–8) 		Timmons Arena (358)
Greenville, SC
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mercer L 62–76  6–19
(1–9) 		Ramsey Center (642)
Cullowhee, NC
February 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Samford L 57–72  6–20
(1–10) 		Ramsey Center (689)
Cullowhee, NC
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga L 56–60  6–21
(1–11) 		McKenzie Arena (1,549)
Chattanooga, TN
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at East Tennessee State L 33–71  6–22
(1–12) 		Brooks Gymnasium (1,052)
Johnson City, TN
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro L 54–61  6–23
(1–13) 		Fleming Gymnasium (452)
Greensboro, NC
SoCon tournament
March 7, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (1) Chattanooga
Quarterfinals 		L 43–64  6–24
 Harrah's Cherokee Center (–)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Opens SoCon Tournament with 71-56 Win". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Western Carolina University. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Western Carolina Catamounts 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
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