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
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record17–15 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jazz Weaver
  • Alex Frazier
  • Evan Turkish
Home arenaHolmes Center
Seasons
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 26 December 2023

Schedule and results

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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

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References

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