2023–24 Liberty Lady Flames basketball team

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2023–24 Liberty Lady Flames basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record18–16 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachAlexis Sherard
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLiberty Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 16 0   1.000 30 5   .857
Liberty 11 5   .688 18 16   .529
FIU 11 5   .688 21 12   .636
Louisiana Tech 7 9   .438 14 19   .424
Jacksonville State 7 9   .438 12 17   .414
New Mexico State 6 10   .375 13 18   .419
Western Kentucky 6 10   .375 15 17   .469
UTEP 6 10   .375 12 19   .387
Sam Houston 2 14   .125 7 22   .241
2024 CUSA tournament winner

The 2023–24 Liberty Lady Flames basketball team represents Liberty University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Flames, led by 25th-year head coach Carey Green, play their home games at Liberty Arena in Lynchburg, Virginia as first-year members of Conference USA.

Previous season[edit]

The Lady Flames finished the 2022–23 season 24–9, 16–2 in ASUN play to finish in second place.[1] As the #2 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated #7 seed Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals,[2] and #3 seed Lipscomb in the semifinals,[3] before falling to top-seeded Florida Gulf Coast in the championship game.[4] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,[5] where they would fall to Bowling Green in the first round.[6] This was their last season as members of the ASUN Conference, as they became members of Conference USA, effective July 1, 2023.[7]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Liberty Lady Flames women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Hodges 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Monacan High School Richmond, Virginia
G 4 Claudia Acin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Les Alzines Girona, Spain
G 5 Emma Hjordisardottir 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Fjolbrautaskolinn Vid Armula Reykjavík, Iceland
G 10 Brooke Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr North Cobb Christian School Kennesaw, Georgia
F 11 Caroline Shiery 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Central Dauphin High School Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
G 12 Asia Boone 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr IMG Academy San Diego, California
G 13 Casey Hunt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Bradford Christian Academy Groveland, Massachusetts
C 14 Emily Howard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Harding Academy Vancouver, British Columbia
G 21 Pien Steenbergen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Calandlyceum Berlicum, Netherlands
F 22 Jordan Bailey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Old Dominion Colbert, Georgia
G 23 Emma Hess 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Legacy Christian Academy Beavercreek, Ohio
G 24 Ella Wigal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr IMG Academy Granville, Ohio
F 25 Elisabeth Aegisdottir 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Fjolbrautarskoli Suournesja Grindavík, Iceland
C 31 Bella Smuda 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS Jr Downingtown East High School Exton, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 30, 2024

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*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Frostburg State W 68–46  1–0
 21  Hess   13  Smuda   3  3 Tied  Liberty Arena (797)
Lynchburg, VA
November 10, 2023*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin W 84–81 OT 2–0
 18  Bailey   11  Smuda   5  2 Tied  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,087)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 12, 2023*
3:00 pm, LHN
at No. 13 Texas L 57–75  2–1
 11  Wigal   6  2 Tied   3  3 Tied  Moody Center (5,189)
Austin, TX
November 19, 2023*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at North Carolina A&T L 47–56  3–1
 14  Hess   7  2 Tied   3  Hodges  Corbett Sports Center (612)
Greensboro, NC
November 24, 2023*
2:15 pm, ESPN+
vs. Gonzaga
Betty Chancellor Classic
L 59–102  2–3
 14  Smuda   5  2 Tied   3  2 Tied  Merrell Center (215)
Katy, TX
November 25, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. No. 20 Louisville
Betty Chancellor Classic
L 63–72  2–4
 17  Smuda   9  Smuda   6  2 Tied  Merrell Center (256)
Katy, TX
November 26, 2023*
11:30 am, ESPN+
vs. Alabama
Betty Chancellor Classic
L 47–72  2–5
 14  Bailey   8  Bailey   3  Hess  Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
December 1, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
James Madison W 67–53  3–5
 18  2 Tied   7  Hodges   6  Hodges  Liberty Arena (755)
Lynchburg, VA
December 4, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Towson L 70–73 OT 3–6
 22  Smuda   14  Smuda   5  Hodges  Liberty Arena (760)
Lynchburg, VA
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, ACCNX
at No. 3 NC State L 67–80  3–7
 17  Boone   16  Smuda   7  Hodges  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
December 13, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Radford L 45–57  3–8
 9  2 Tied   10  Smuda   3  Hodges  Liberty Arena (603)
Lynchburg, VA
December 16, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Richmond L 73–99  3–9
 20  Hess   6  Smuda   5  Hodges  Robins Center (747)
Richmond, VA
December 20, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Grand Canyon W 65–52  4–9
 24  Smuda   12  Smuda   5  Hodges  Liberty Arena (697)
Lynchburg, VA
December 29, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Randolph W 69–49  5–9
 18  Smuda   10  Smuda   4  Aegisdottir  Liberty Arena (792)
Lynchburg, VA
December 31, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee L 55–90  5–10
 12  Hess   9  Smuda   4  Hodges  Liberty Arena (2,105)
Lynchburg, VA
C-USA regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Kentucky L 66–68  5–11
(0–1)
 14  2 Tied   11  Bailey   5  Hodges  Liberty Arena (724)
Lynchburg, VA
January 10, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville State L 63–78  5–12
(0–2)
 26  Smuda   17  Smuda   5  Hess  Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,110)
Jacksonville, AL
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana Tech W 66–59  6–12
(1–2)
 14  Hess   15  Smuda   6  Hodges  Liberty Arena (1,008)
Lynchburg, VA
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at FIU L 59–70  6–13
(1–3)
 18  Boone   9  Boone   3  2 Tied  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (553)
Miami, FL
January 20, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sam Houston W 84–77  7–13
(2–3)
 30  Hess   11  Smuda   7  Hodges  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (481)
Huntsville, TX
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville State W 63–32  8–13
(3–3)
 14  Smuda   7  2 Tied   4  Acin  Liberty Arena (1,238)
Lynchburg, VA
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
New Mexico State W 69–53  9–13
(4–3)
 22  Smuda   13  Smuda   5  Hodges  Liberty Arena (1,126)
Lynchburg, VA
February 3, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
UTEP W 87–68  10–13
(5–3)
 27  Smuda   7  Smuda   10  Hodges  Liberty Arena (842)
Lynchburg, VA
February 8, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee L 55–81  10–14
(5–4)
 18  Smuda   7  Hess   4  Boone  Murphy Center (4,505)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 10, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech W 55–53  11–14
(6–4)
 29  Hess   13  Smuda   4  Hodges  Thomas Assembly Center (1,604)
Ruston, LA
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Sam Houston W 86–56  12–14
(7–4)
 23  Smuda   9  Smuda   5  Hodges  Liberty Arena (1,253)
Lynchburg, VA
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
FIU W 71–56  13–14
(8–4)
 17  Hess   14  Smuda   4  Hodges  Liberty Arena (1,396)
Lynchburg, VA
February 29, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Mexico State W 60–56  14–14
(9–4)
 26  Hess   8  Smuda   6  Hodges  Pan American Center (808)
Las Cruces, NM
March 2, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at UTEP W 80–63  15–14
(10–4)
 25  Boone   10  Smuda   8  Hodges  Don Haskins Center (1,155)
El Paso, TX
March 6, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Middle Tennessee L 52–67  15–15
(10–5)
 17  Smuda   14  Smuda   3  3 Tied  Liberty Arena (980)
Lynchburg, VA
March 9, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Kentucky W 84–77  16–15
(11–5)
 22  Hess   9  Smuda   8  Hodges  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,613)
Bowling Green, KY
C-USA tournament
March 13, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) Western Kentucky
Quarterfinals
W 62–59  17–15
 17  2 Tied   12  Smuda   6  Hodges  Von Braun Center (636)
Huntsville, AL
March 15, 2024
9:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (6) New Mexico State
Semifinals
W 82–70  18–15
 20  Boone   11  Smuda   6  Hodges  Von Braun Center (2,157)
Huntsville, AL
March 16, 2024
5:30 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (1) Middle Tennessee
Championship
L 51–67  18–16
 21  Smuda   15  Smuda   3  2 Tied  Von Braun Center (4,301)
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[8][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hot Start Sends Liberty Past Kennesaw State in ASUN Quarterfinals, 91-70". Liberty University. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bye Bye Bison! The Lady Flames basketball team advances to the ASUN Finals". The Liberty Champion. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Back to the Big Dance: FGCU women beat Liberty to win ASUN crown, advance to NCAAs". Naples Daily News. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Liberty women fall in WNIT action". WSLS. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Conference USA Officially Welcomes Four New Members". Conference USA. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  9. ^ "Liberty Flames 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 30, 2024.