2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by tenth-year head coach Angel Elderkin, played all home games at the Holmes Center along with the Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	17–15 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Angel Elderkin (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Jazz Weaver Alex Frazier Evan Turkish
Home arena	Holmes Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Marshall †	17	–	1		.944			26	–	7		.788
Troy	15	–	3		.833			22	–	12		.647
James Madison	13	–	5		.722			23	–	12		.657
Old Dominion	12	–	6		.667			22	–	10		.688
Louisiana–Monroe	10	–	8		.556			21	–	14		.600
Southern Miss	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Louisiana	10	–	8		.556			17	–	14		.548
Appalachian State	9	–	9		.500			17	–	15		.531
Georgia State	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
Arkansas State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Coastal Carolina	5	–	13		.278			12	–	21		.364
Georgia Southern	4	–	14		.222			15	–	18		.455
Texas State	4	–	14		.222			14	–	18		.438
South Alabama	2	–	16		.111			9	–	23		.281
† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

Roster

2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Alexis Black 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Word of Life Christian Academy Washington, D.C. G 1 Mariah Frazier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Dudley HS Whitsett, North Carolina G 2 Tate Chappell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bishop McGuinness HS Reidsville, North Carolina G 3 Taylor Lewis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Spring Valley HS Middle Tennessee Columbia, South Carolina G 4 J'Mani Ingram 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr North Augusta HS Pearl River CC North Augusta, South Carolina G 5 Chaé Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Shiloh HS Snellville, Georgia G 10 Emily Carver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Enka HS Asheville, North Carolina G 11 Faith Alston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Paul VI Catholic HS Centerville, Virginia G 12 Zada Porter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Cave Spring HS Roanoke, Virginia F 14 Nadiyah Byard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Griffin HS Griffin, Georgia F 15 Rylan Moffitt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Wekiva HS Daytona State Bushnell, Florida G 20 MaKenzie Drout — Fr Kimberly HS Kimberly, Wisconsin F 23 Samantha LaFon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Ironton HS Marshall Chesapeake, Ohio F 24 Lexi Bugajski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr New Berlin Eisenhower HS New Berlin, Wisconsin G 33 Lexi Grant 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So First Baptist HS Charleston, South Carolina	Head coach Angel Elderkin (Southern Maine) Assistant coach(es) Jazz Weaver (UNC Greensboro) Alex Frazier (East Carolina) Evan Turkish (American) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 26 December 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	W 71–65	1–0	Holmes Center (669) Boone, NC
November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ohio SBC-MAC Challenge	W 71–64	2–0	Holmes Center (575) Boone, NC
November 16, 2023* 11:00 a.m.		at Norfolk State	L 53–67	2–1	Echols Memorial Hall (2,157) Norfolk, VA
November 23, 2023* 1:30 p.m.		vs. Furman Thanksgiving Basketball Clasico	W 68–63	3–1	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
November 24, 2023* 1:30 p.m.		vs. Binghamton Thanksgiving Basketball Clasico	W 68–57	4–1	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Davidson	L 41–64	4–2	Belk Arena (378) Davidson, NC
December 5, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		Charleston	W 77–73	5–2	Holmes Center (318) Boone, NC
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	L 77–80 ^OT	5–3	Robins Center (1,395) Richmond, VA
December 15, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	L 78–82	5–4	Paul Porter Arena (117) Boiling Springs, NC
December 17, 2023* 3:00 p.m.		at No. 19 Marquette	L 91–99	5–5	Al McGuire Center (1,915) Milwaukee, WI
December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mercer	W 81–78	6–5	Holmes Center (196) Boone, NC
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	W 69–56	7–5 (1–0)	Cajundome (862) Lafayette, LA
January 4, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	L 58–67	7–6 (1–1)	Holmes Center (363) Boone, NC
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Alabama	W 96–49	8–6 (2–1)	Holmes Center (362) Boone, NC
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	L 77–83	8–7 (2–2)	Hanner Fieldhouse (812) Statesboro, GA
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	L 68–73	8–8 (2–3)	GSU Convocation Center (1,075) Atlanta, GA
January 18, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	W 73–63	9–8 (3–3)	Holmes Center (467) Boone, NC
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia Southern	W 82–74	10–8 (4–3)	Holmes Center (370) Boone, NC
January 25, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 49–68	10–9 (4–4)	Chartway Arena (2,189) Norfolk, VA
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison	L 61–78	10–10 (4–5)	Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,080) Harrisonburg, VA
January 31, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	L 69–81	10–11 (4–6)	Cam Henderson Center (2,095) Huntington, WV
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	W 80–70	11–11 (5–6)	HTC Center (670) Conway, SC
February 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 78–71	12–11 (6–6)	Holmes Center  Boone, NC
February 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Michigan SBC-MAC Challenge	W 78–68	13–11	University Arena (984) Kalamazoo, MI
February 15, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall	L 78–87	13–12 (6–7)	Holmes Center (1,179) Boone, NC
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State	W 93–67	14–12 (7–7)	Holmes Center (457) Boone, NC
February 22, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion	L 62–81	14–13 (7–8)	Holmes Center (332) Boone, NC
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		James Madison	W 83–79	15–13 (8–8)	Holmes Center (600) Boone, NC
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Troy	L 69–102	15–14 (8–9)	Trojan Arena (2,574) Troy, AL
March 1, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	W 64–57	16–14 (9–9)	First National Bank Arena (957) Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt tournament
March 6, 2024 12:30 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) Georgia State Second Round	W 73–68	17–14	Pensacola Bay Center (410) Pensacola, FL
March 8, 2024 12:30 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (1) Marshall Quarterfinals	L 74–116	17–15	Pensacola Bay Center (690) Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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See also

• 2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

References

1. "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Appalachian State Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2023.