2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mocs, led by second-year head coach Shawn Poppie, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball
SoCon regular-season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	28–5 (13–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Shawn Poppie (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jonathon Goldberg Katelyn Grisillo Jayda Worthy
Home arena	McKenzie Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Southern Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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

Previous season

The Mocs finished the 2022–23 season 20–13, 9–5 in SoCon play, to finish in a tie for second place. As a No. 2 seed in the SoCon tournament they defeated Furman,^[1] East Tennessee State^[2] and Wofford to win SoCon tournament.^[3] They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Seattle Regional 3, where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Eleecia Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Lake Highland Prep Winter Garden, FL G 2 Hannah Kohn 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr The Master's Academy/Hagerty Oviedo, FL F/C 3 Takia Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Calhoun County USC Aiken Calhoun, GA G 5 Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Flensborg Hafnarfjörður, Iceland G 11 Caia Elisaldez 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Mater Dei Whittier, CA F 15 Forde Flos van der Schans 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr Orange Lions Academy Amsterdam, the Netherlands G 21 Addie Porter 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Lebanon Lebanon, TN G 24 Jada Guinn 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Oak Ridge Tennessee Tech Oak Ridge, TN F 25 Kailyn Farrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Tullahoma Walters State CC Tullahoma, TN F 32 Raven Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Langston Hughes Atlanta, GA F 33 Karsen Murphy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Dawson County Montana Glendive, MT	Head coach Shawn Poppie (Limestone) Assistant coach(es) Jonathon Goldberg (Emerson College) Katelyn Grisillo (USC Aiken) Jayda Worthy (Radford) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 11, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		King University	W 88–32	1–0	McKenzie Arena (2,405) Chattanooga, TN
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Austin Peay	W 57–52	2–0	F&M Bank Arena (571) Clarksville, TN
November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall	L 74–79	2–1	McKenzie Arena (1,283) Chattanooga, TN
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 70–45	3–1	McKenzie Arena (2,428) Chattanooga, TN
November 18, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Virginia–Wise	W 75–62	4–1	McKenzie Arena (1,214) Chattanooga, TN
November 24, 2023* 5:45 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Kent State Daytona Beach Classic	W 64–54	5–1	Ocean Center (200) Daytona Beach, FL
November 25, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Northern Kentucky Daytona Beach Classic	W 63–47	6–1	Ocean Center (150) Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	W 49–43	7–1	KSU Convocation Center (414) Kennesaw, GA
December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 21 Mississippi State	W 59–53	8–1	McKenzie Arena (2,170) Chattanooga, TN
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Alabama	W 68–65	9–1	McKenzie Arena (1,233) Chattanooga, TN
December 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lipscomb	W 72–62	10–1	Allen Arena (533) Nashville, TN
December 17, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	W 52–44	11–1	McKenzie Arena (1,322) Chattanooga, TN
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Baller TV		vs. Coastal Carolina Cherokee Invitational	L 49–53	11–2	Harrah's Cherokee (1,036) Cherokee, NC
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Baller TV		vs. Richmond Cherokee Invitational	L 60–64	11–3	Harrah's Cherokee (422) Cherokee, NC
January 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Carolina Central	W 65–59	12–3	McKenzie Arena (1,301) Chattanooga, TN
SoCon regular season
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mercer	W 66–57	13–3 (1–0)	McKenzie Arena (1,446) Chattanooga, TN
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Samford	W 75–52	14–3 (2–0)	McKenzie Arena (1,394) Chattanooga, TN
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		East Tennessee State	W 52–50	15–3 (3–0)	McKenzie Arena (1,849) Chattanooga, TN
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	W 73–55	16–3 (4–0)	Fleming Gymnasium (406) Greensboro, NC
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Carolina	W 69–59	17–3 (5–0)	Ramsey Center (795) Cullowhee, NC
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wofford	W 57–51	18–3 (6–0)	McKenzie Arena (1,405) Chattanooga, TN
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Furman	W 79–62	19–3 (7–0)	McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, TN
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Samford	W 55–39	20–3 (8–0)	Pete Hanna Center (723) Birmingham, AL
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Mercer	W 61–52	21–3 (9–0)	Hawkins Arena (1,627) Macon, GA
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	W 56–41	22–3 (10–0)	Brooks Gymnasium (817) Johnson City, TN
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Carolina	W 60–56	23–3 (11–0)	McKenzie Arena (1,549) Chattanooga, TN
February 22, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Carolina	L 64–68	23–4 (11–1)	McKenzie Arena (1,783) Chattanooga, TN
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Furman	W 60–53	24–4 (12–1)	Timmons Arena (344) Greenville, SC
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wofford	W 84–67	25–4 (13–1)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (854) Spartanburg, SC
SoCon women's tournament
March 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	vs. (8) Western Carolina Quarterfinals	W 64–43	26–4	Harrah's Cherokee Center  Asheville, NC
March 8, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	(1)	vs. (4) Mercer Semifinals	W 66–55	27–4	Harrah's Cherokee Center  Asheville, NC
March 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	(1)	vs. (2) UNC Greensboro Championship	W 69–60	28–4	Harrah's Cherokee Center  Asheville, NC
NCAA women's tournament
March 23, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPNU	(14 P4)	at (3 P4) No. 11 NC State First round	L 45–64	28–5	Reynolds Coliseum (4,901) Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P4=Portland 4. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[5]

References

1. "RECAP: Women's Basketball Rolls into the SoCon Semifinals". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
2. "RECAP: Women's Basketball Heads to SoCon Title Tilt". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
3. "RECAP: Women's Basketball Claims No. 19 with Lockdown Performance". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
4. "Women's Basketball Season Concludes in NCAA Tournament, Drops 58-33 Contest to No. 1 Virginia Tech". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
5. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved October 11, 2024.