2023–24 Liberty Lady Flames basketball team
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 18–16 (11–5 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Alexis Sherard |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Liberty Arena |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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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
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
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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 | |||
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References
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Hot Start Sends Liberty Past Kennesaw State in ASUN Quarterfinals, 91-70". Liberty University. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Bye Bye Bison! The Lady Flames basketball team advances to the ASUN Finals". The Liberty Champion. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Back to the Big Dance: FGCU women beat Liberty to win ASUN crown, advance to NCAAs". Naples Daily News. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Liberty women fall in WNIT action". WSLS. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Conference USA Officially Welcomes Four New Members". Conference USA. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Liberty Flames 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 30, 2024.