2023–24 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team

2023–24 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball
2023–24 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	16–15 (9–9 AAC)
Head coach	Cara Consuegra (13th season);
Associate head coach	Cait Wetmore
Assistant coaches	Deont'a McChester; Ciara Gregory;
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tulsa	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
North Texas	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
Temple	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
UTSA	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
South Florida	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Charlotte	9	–	9	.500	16	–	15	.516
UAB	9	–	9	.500	18	–	14	.563
Memphis	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
East Carolina	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Rice †	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
SMU	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12	.333	11	–	19	.367
Wichita State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313
Tulane	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375

† 2024 AAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 49ers, led by 13th-year head coach Cara Consuegra, play their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina as first year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The 49ers finished the 2022–23 season 12–19, 7–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eighth place.^[1] As the #9 seed in the C-USA tournament, they defeated #8 seed FIU in the first round,^[2] before falling to top seed and eventual tournament champions Middle Tennessee in the quarterfinals.^[3] This was the 49ers' final season as members of Conference USA, as they moved to the American Athletic Conference effective July 1, 2023.^[4]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Aylesha Wade	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Clover High School	York, South Carolina
G	1	Jewel Watkins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Coppin State	Columbus, Ohio
G	3	Tamia Davis	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Kansas	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	5	Nia Young	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Leesville Road High School	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	9	Anna Ekerstedt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Jr	Rider	Varberg, Sweden
G	10	Dazia Lawrence	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	RS Jr	Mallard Creek High School	Greenville, North Carolina
G	12	Imani Smith	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Gulf Coast State	Hiram, Georgia
F	13	Tracey Hueston	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Pittsburgh	Roanoke, Virginia
G	20	Jacee Busick	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Glenn High School	Kernersville, North Carolina
G/F	22	Caroline Thiel	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Rocky Mount High School	Rocky Mount, North Carolina
G	23	Olivia Porter	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Michigan State	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
F	24	Fatou Diakite	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Niagara Prep	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
F	31	Keanna Rembert	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Illinois	Raleigh, North Carolina

Head coach

Cara Consuegra (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Cait Wetmore (Adelphi)
Deont'a McChester (Keuka)
Ciara Gregory (Charlotte)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 14, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ACCN		at NC State	L 43–84	0–1	12 – Hueston	7 – Lawrence	2 – Lawrence	Reynolds Coliseum (4,496) Raleigh, NC
November 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 84–35	1–1	18 – Lawrence	11 – Busick	7 – Busick	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,056) Charlotte, NC
November 14, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville	W 67–51	2–1	26 – Lawrence	13 – Busick	5 – Porter	Dale F. Halton Arena (722) Charlotte, NC
November 17, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 93–43	3–1	15 – Hueston	6 – 3 Tied	5 – Porter	Dale F. Halton Arena (635) Charlotte, NC
November 23, 2023* 10:00 am, FloHoops		vs. Southern Illinois San Juan Shootout	L 52–55	3–2	32 – Lawrence	6 – 2 Tied	2 – Porter	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR
November 24, 2023* 10:00 am, FloHoops		vs. West Virginia San Juan Shootout	L 56–84	3–3	12 – Hueston	5 – Hueston	3 – Wade	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR
November 25, 2023* 12:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. George Washington San Juan Shootout	W 50–38	4–3	12 – 2 Tied	9 – Diakite	4 – Lawrence	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR
November 29, 2023* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		Mercer	W 65–58	5–3	22 – Lawrence	6 – Lawrence	4 – Porter	Dale F. Halton Arena (733) Charlotte, NC
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU	L 49–57	5–4	17 – Lawrence	8 – Smith	3 – 2 Tied	Siegel Center (362) Richmond, VA
December 7, 2023* 6:00 pm, ACCNX		at Wake Forest	W 69–58	6–4	21 – Hueston	6 – Rembert	6 – Porter	LJVM Coliseum (971) Winston-Salem, NC
December 18, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 65–60	7–4	21 – Lawrence	8 – Rembert	4 – Smith	Buccaneer Field House (143) North Charleston, SC
December 21, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Davidson	L 56–83	7–5	13 – Porter	8 – Rembert	2 – Porter	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,046) Charlotte, NC
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		North Texas	W 74–64	8–5 (1–0)	23 – Lawrence	10 – Smith	6 – Smith	Dale F. Halton Arena (686) Charlotte, NC
January 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at South Florida	W 66–61 ^OT	9–5 (2–0)	26 – Lawrence	6 – 2 Tied	4 – Lawrence	Yuengling Center (2,305) Tampa, FL
January 7, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UAB	W 91–69	10–5 (3–0)	30 – Lawrence	9 – Rembert	6 – Lawrence	Dale F. Halton Arena (624) Charlotte, NC
January 11, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	W 61–54	11–5 (4–0)	24 – Lawrence	8 – 2 Tied	4 – Porter	Tudor Fieldhouse (697) Houston, TX
January 14, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at UTSA	L 80–81 ^2OT	11–6 (4–1)	27 – Hueston	7 – Smith	6 – Smith	Convocation Center (671) San Antonio, TX
January 17, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Tulane	W 66–64	12–6 (5–1)	19 – Hueston	6 – Rembert	11 – Lawrence	Dale F. Halton Arena (734) Charlotte, NC
January 21, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Temple	L 68–73	12–7 (5–2)	16 – Lawrence	7 – Smith	4 – Smith	Liacouras Center (1,165) Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulsa	L 55–65	12–8 (5–3)	14 – Lawrence	12 – Rembert	3 – Smith	Dale F. Halton Arena (996) Charlotte, NC
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulane	L 68–70	12–9 (5–4)	18 – Lawrence	5 – Busick	7 – Lawrence	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
February 4, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Temple	W 88–81	13–9 (6–4)	29 – Lawrence	10 – Hueston	7 – Porter	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,006) Charlotte, NC
February 7, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	L 55–66	13–10 (6–5)	15 – Hueston	7 – Busick	3 – 2 Tied	Dale F. Halton Arena (668) Charlotte, NC
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Carolina	L 56–70	13–11 (6–6)	14 – Lawrence	7 – Busick	4 – Porter	Williams Arena (1,363) Greenville, NC
February 14, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Memphis	W 65–56	14–11 (7–6)	30 – Lawrence	9 – Lawrence	3 – Porter	Dale F. Halton Arena (723) Charlotte, NC
February 18, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at SMU	L 49–64	14–12 (7–7)	16 – Lawrence	10 – Lawrence	3 – Busick	Moody Coliseum (1,407) University Park, TX
February 21, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at North Texas	W 70–69 ^OT	15–12 (8–7)	26 – Lawrence	8 – Busick	3 – Rembert	The Super Pit (1,457) Denton, TX
February 24, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Wichita State	W 74–48	16–12 (9–7)	22 – Lawrence	10 – Busick	8 – Lawrence	Dale F. Halton Arena (803) Charlotte, NC
March 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	L 47–56	16–13 (9–8)	15 – Lawrence	10 – Rembert	4 – Porter	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (512) Boca Raton, FL
March 5, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		East Carolina	L 66–71	16–14 (9–9)	22 – Rembert	10 – Rembert	5 – Porter	Dale F. Halton Arena (803) Charlotte, NC
AAC tournament
March 10, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (14) Tulane Second Round	L 52–65	16–15	20 – Lawrence	7 – 2 Tied	5 – Porter	Dickies Arena (1,483) Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
^ "Lawrence Scores 27, Ties Tourney Record for Steals, Women's Basketball Rolls Past FIU 72-59 in C-USA First Round". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
^ "MTSU women's basketball rolls into Conference USA tournament semifinals". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
^ "American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
^ "Charlotte 49ers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[2] "Lawrence Scores 27, Ties Tourney Record for Steals, Women's Basketball Rolls Past FIU 72-59 in C-USA First Round". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[3] "MTSU women's basketball rolls into Conference USA tournament semifinals". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[4] "American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[5] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[6] "Charlotte 49ers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

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