2023–24 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

2023–24 UAB Blazers women's basketball
2023–24 UAB Blazers women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	18–14 (9–9 AAC)
Head coach	Randy Norton (11th season);
Associate head coach	Taren Martin
Assistant coaches	Kayla Alexander; Alison Seberger; Kara Rawls;
Home arena	Bartow 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 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by 11th-year head coach Randy Norton, played their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as first year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Blazers finished the 2022–23 season 14–17, 5–15 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for tenth (last) place.^[1] As the #10 seed in the C-USA tournament, they upset #7 seed North Texas in the first round,^[2] before falling to #2 seed Western Kentucky in the quarterfinals.^[3] This was the Blazers' final season as members of Conference USA, as they moved to the American Athletic Conference effective July 1, 2023.^[4]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Denim DeShields	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	La Lumiere School	Atlanta, Georgia
G	1	Mia Moore	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS So	Mississippi State	Alpharetta, Georgia
G	4	Desiree Ware	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Minnetonka High School	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
G/F	5	Amiya Payne	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Middle Tennessee	Trussville, Alabama
G	10	Tenley Dowell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Butler	Morton, Illinois
G	11	Genevive Wedemeyer	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Hamburg, Germany
F	12	Molly Moffitt	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Putnam Science Academy	Seattle, Washington
F	13	Valentina Monzo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	McCook Community College	Santiago, Chile
G	21	Maddie Walsh	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Arrowhead Union High School	Hartland, Wisconsin
G	22	Ashton Elley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Little Rock Christian Academy	Little Rock, Arkansas
F	23	Jade Weathersby	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Brookwood High School	Aurora, Colorado
F	24	Tracey Bershers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Oklahoma State	Fort Smith, Arkansas
G	32	Kylee Schneringer	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Normal Community High School	Normal, Illinois
F	33	Sara Bershers	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	UT Rio Grande Valley	Fort Smith, Arkansas

Head coach

Randy Norton (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Taren Martin (Illinois State)
Kayla Alexander (UAB)
Alison Seberger (Illinois State)
Kara Rawls (UAB)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 13, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 6:00 pm		Shorter	W 71–60	–	15 – Schneringer	12 – Weathersby	3 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (155) Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Alabama A&M	W 70–63	1–0	27 – Moore	9 – T. Bershers	6 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (157) Birmingham, AL
November 13, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	W 81–56	2–0	20 – T. Bershers	13 – Weathersby	7 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (125) Birmingham, AL
November 18, 2023* 8:15 pm		vs. Eastern Kentucky Great Alaska Shootout semifinals	L 64–68	2–1	21 – Moore	13 – Moore	4 – Moore	Alaska Airlines Center (1,613) Anchorage, AK
November 19, 2023* 8:15 pm		at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game	W 63–52	3–1	11 – Moore	9 – Walsh	9 – DeShields	Alaska Airlines Center (1,044) Anchorage, AK
November 25, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 78–68	4–1	21 – Moore	9 – Moore	7 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (159) Birmingham, AL
November 27, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville State	W 85–78 ^OT	5–1	27 – Moore	14 – Moore	4 – Moore	Bartow Arena (289) Birmingham, AL
November 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Mississippi Valley State	W 88–56	6–1	17 – Elley	11 – Moore	9 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (310) Birmingham, AL
December 3, 2023* 2:30 pm, ESPN+		Auburn	L 62–72	6–2	17 – Weathersby	9 – Tied	3 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (861) Birmingham, AL
December 9, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Nicholls	W 73–62	7–2	19 – Moore	12 – Moore	7 – DeShields	Stopher Gymnasium (344) Thibodaux, LA
December 12, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		South Carolina State	W 69–54	8–2	21 – Moore	12 – Moore	8 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (289) Birmingham, AL
December 20, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Wagner Hawk Classic	W 79–39	9–2	17 – Moore	11 – Moore	5 – Moore	Hagan Arena (113) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's Hawk Classic	L 57–63	9–3	14 – Moore	11 – Moore	2 – T. Bershers	Hagan Arena (434) Philadelphia, PA
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	W 65–53	10–3 (1–0)	16 – DeSheilds	9 – Tied	4 – Tied	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (346) Boca Raton, FL
January 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Memphis	W 65–63	11–3 (2–0)	20 – DeShields	17 – Moore	4 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (489) Birmingham, AL
January 7, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charlotte	L 69–91	11–4 (2–1)	18 – T. Bershers	7 – Moffitt	6 – DeShields	Dale F. Halton Arena (624) Charlotte, NC
January 10, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Carolina	W 73–64	12–4 (3–1)	24 – Walsh	10 – Weathersby	11 – DeShields	Williams Arena (1,114) Greenville, NC
January 14, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		SMU	W 84–75	13–4 (4–1)	31 – DeShields	10 – Moore	5 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (491) Birmingham, AL
January 21, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UTSA	W 54–53	14–4 (5–1)	22 – DeShields	7 – DeShields	3 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (322) Birmingham, AL
January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wichita State	W 83–81 ^OT	15–4 (6–1)	23 – DeShields	15 – Moore	7 – Moore	Charles Koch Arena (1,092) Wichita, KS
January 28, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Texas	L 72–87	15–5 (6–2)	15 – Tied	6 – T. Bershers	3 – DeShields	The Super Pit (1,592) Denton, TX
January 31, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 83–72	16–5 (7–2)	18 – Schneringer	6 – Elley	3 – Tied	Bartow Arena (516) Birmingham, AL
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		South Florida	L 69–72	16–6 (7–3)	19 – Moore	5 – Walsh	5 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (508) Birmingham, AL
February 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulane	W 94–77	17–6 (8–3)	28 – Walsh	12 – Moore	10 – DeShields	Devlin Fieldhouse (855) New Orleans, LA
February 11, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UTSA	L 58–76	17–7 (8–4)	12 – Schneringer	7 – Elley	3 – DeShields	Convocation Center (738) San Antonio, TX
February 14, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Temple	L 72–86	17–8 (8–5)	22 – Moore	11 – Moore	4 – Moore	Bartow Arena (417) Birmingham, AL
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Rice	W 87–74	18–8 (9–5)	22 – Moore	9 – Moore	8 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (927) Birmingham, AL
February 21, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Tulsa	L 72–84	18–9 (9–6)	17 – Tied	8 – Moore	9 – DeShields	Reynolds Center (1,058) Tulsa, OK
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Texas	L 77–95	18–10 (9–7)	28 – DeShields	7 – Bershers	4 – Schneringer	Bartow Arena (516) Birmingham, AL
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Memphis	L 61–82	18–11 (9–8)	17 – DeShields	9 – Moore	7 – DeShields	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,131) Memphis, TN
March 5, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Wichita State	L 65–68	18–12 (9–9)	16 – Moore	12 – Moore	6 – DeShields	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
AAC Women's Tournament
March 10, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) Rice Second Round	L 56–71	18–13	20 – DeShields	11 – Weathersby	6 – DeShields	Dickies Arena (1,483) Fort Worth, TX
WNIT
March 20, 2024* 6:00 pm		at Southern Miss First Round	L 74–79	18–14	19 – Weathersby	9 – Weathersby	6 – Moore	Reed Green Coliseum (1,130) Hattiesburg, MS
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "UAB WBB Advances to C-USA Quarterfinals After 75-71 Victory Over North Texas". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "Lady Tops hold off UAB in C-USA quarterfinals". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "UAB Blazers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[2] "UAB WBB Advances to C-USA Quarterfinals After 75-71 Victory Over North Texas". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[3] "Lady Tops hold off UAB in C-USA quarterfinals". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[4] "American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[5] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[6] "UAB Blazers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

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