2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball
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

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.

Roster[edit]

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[edit]

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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References[edit]

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

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

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v t e Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball
Venues	Varsity Gymnasium (1970–2000) Holmes Center (2000–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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