2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team

2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball
2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	16–16 (10–6 Big South)
Head coach	Jason Williams (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Steven Rhodes
Assistant coaches	Jennifer DeGraaf; Haley Horstman;
Home arena	G. B. Hodge Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big South women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
High Point	14	–	2	.875	20	–	12	.625
USC Upstate	10	–	6	.625	16	–	16	.500
Radford	9	–	7	.563	15	–	18	.455
Charleston Southern	8	–	8	.500	11	–	19	.367
Presbyterian †	8	–	8	.500	21	–	15	.583
Winthrop	8	–	8	.500	14	–	16	.467
Longwood	6	–	10	.375	9	–	21	.300
Gardner–Webb	5	–	11	.313	6	–	24	.200
UNC Asheville	4	–	12	.250	11	–	20	.355

† 2024 Big South tournament winner

The 2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by second-year head coach Jason Williams, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Spartans finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 7–11 in Big South play to finish in a tie for seventh place.^[1] As the #7 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated #10 seed Charleston Southern in the first round,^[2] before falling to #2 seed High Point in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Zora Fray-Chinn	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS So	Wright State	Orlando, Florida
PG	1	Jeni Levine	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Staunton River High School	Vinton, Virginia
G	2	Macy Wike	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Asheville Christian Academy	Cullowhee, North Carolina
G	3	Dakota Reeves	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Charleston	Cincinnati, Ohio
PG	11	Isabell West	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Iowa Wesleyan	Shakopee, Minnesota
G	12	Cali Levine	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Staunton River High School	Vinton, Virginia
PG	14	Trinity Johnson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Presbyterian	Hopkins, South Carolina
F	21	Rebekah Gordon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Central Michigan	New Boston, Indiana
G	22	Gracie Barnes	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Cincinnati Country Day School	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	25	Cassie Gallagher	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Cookeville High School	Cookeville, Tennessee
F	33	AC Markham	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Providence Christian Academy	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
F	34	Vera Soderblom	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Lulea Gymnasieskola	Gothenburg, Sweden
G	42	Emma Blair	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Greater Latrobe High School	Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Jason Williams (Greensboro)

Assistant coach(es)

Steven Rhodes (UNC Wilmington)
Jennifer DeGraaf (UNC Wilmington)
Haley Horstman (Findlay)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 6, 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 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Davidson	L 51–86	0–1	7 – 2 Tied	4 – 2 Tied	5 – Johnson	John M. Belk Arena (264) Davidson, NC
November 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Carolina	L 35–105	0–2	10 – West	6 – West	3 – Johnson	Williams Arena (1,353) Greenville, NC
November 11, 2023* 6:00 pm, SECN+		at Kentucky	L 54–82	0–3	18 – Reeves	5 – Markham	9 – Johnson	Rupp Arena (1,465) Lexington, KY
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lees–McRae College	W 72–44	1–3	21 – West	7 – West	5 – Markham	G. B. Hodge Center (256) Spartanburg, SC
November 17, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Queens	L 51–61	1–4	12 – Gordon	8 – 2 Tied	6 – Johnson	Curry Arena (86) Charlotte, NC
November 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		South Carolina State	W 58–53	2–4	10 – 2 Tied	9 – Markham	8 – Johnson	G. B. Hodge Center (235) Spartanburg, SC
November 24, 2023* 2:00 pm		vs. Detroit Mercy GATA Turkey Throwdown	L 64–71	2–5	18 – West	10 – Markham	5 – Johnson	Hanner Fieldhouse (100) Statesboro, GA
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm		vs. North Florida GATA Turkey Throwdown	W 73–60	3–5	18 – Gordon	8 – 2 Tied	6 – Johnson	Hanner Fieldhouse (100) Statesboro, GA
November 30, 2023* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	L 52–57	3–6	15 – Johnson	7 – West	7 – Johnson	Pete Hanna Center (471) Homewood, AL
December 5, 2023* 11:30 am, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	W 73–64	4–6	29 – West	10 – Markham	3 – Markham	Ramsey Center (1,291) Cullowhee, NC
December 9, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Furman	W 61–58	5–6	17 – Johnson	7 – Gordon	5 – Johnson	G. B. Hodge Center (259) Spartanburg, SC
December 18, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	L 53–56	5–7	13 – 2 Tied	8 – West	4 – Markham	G. B. Hodge Center (818) Spartanburg, SC
December 20, 2023* 2:00 pm, ACCNX		at Georgia Tech	L 50–81	5–8	12 – West	8 – 2 Tied	3 – Fray-Chinn	McCamish Pavilion (1,244) Atlanta, GA
Big South regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville Ingles I-26 Rivalry	W 71–44	6–8 (1–0)	18 – J. Levine	9 – West	3 – Johnson	G. B. Hodge Center (212) Spartanburg, SC
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop	W 52–51	7–8 (2–0)	15 – Johnson	9 – West	2 – 2 Tied	Winthrop Coliseum (145) Rock Hill, SC
January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 59–58	8–8 (3–0)	16 – Gordon	8 – Gordon	4 – Markham	G. B. Hodge Center (287) Spartanburg, SC
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	L 58–66	8–9 (3–1)	12 – 2 Tied	10 – Gordon	5 – Johnson	Joan Perry Brock Center (907) Farmville, VA
January 20, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Radford	W 65–60	9–9 (4–1)	22 – West	10 – West	3 – Johnson	G. B. Hodge Center (377) Spartanburg, SC
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	W 59–49	10–9 (4–2)	14 – Johnson	7 – Markham	6 – Johnson	Qubein Center (862) High Point, NC
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 78–59	11–9 (5–2)	13 – Levine	11 – Markham	3 – Johnson	Paul Porter Arena (509) Boiling Springs, NC
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 62–58	12–9 (6–2)	13 – Levine	7 – Fray-Chinn	8 – Johnson	G. B. Hodge Center (215) Spartanburg, SC
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Radford	L 61–67 ^OT	12–10 (6–3)	14 – 2 Tied	14 – West	7 – Johnson	Dedmon Center (804) Radford, VA
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Longwood	W 49–45	13–10 (7–3)	11 – Gordon	9 – West	5 – Johnson	G. B. Hodge Center (315) Spartanburg, SC
February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville Ingles I-26 Rivalry	W 71–65	14–10 (8–3)	20 – Johnson	4 – 2 Tied	6 – Johnson	Kimmel Arena (276) Asheville, NC
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		High Point	L 50–53	14–11 (8–4)	22 – Johnson	7 – West	4 – 2 Tied	G. B. Hodge Center (293) Spartanburg, SC
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 73–56	15–11 (9–4)	18 – Gordon	9 – West	6 – Johnson	G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
February 21, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	L 59–66	15–12 (9–5)	12 – Markham	9 – West	4 – Johnson	Buccaneer Field House (221) North Charleston, SC
February 24, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Winthrop	L 61–67	15–13 (9–6)	18 – Johnson	7 – West	6 – Johnson	G. B. Hodge Center (285) Spartanburg, SC
February 28, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	L 43–47	15–14 (10–6)	13 – Levine	9 – West	4 – Johnson	Templeton Physical Education Center (406) Clinton, SC
Big South tournament
March 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Longwood Quarterfinals						Qubein Center High Point, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
^ "Four Spartans Scoring in Double Figures Help Upstate Beat the Bucs for the Third Time This Season to Advance to the Quarter Finals of the Big South Conference Tournament". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
^ "Survive and Advance: HPU Scrapes Together 50-43 Win in Big South Quarterfinals". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
^ "South Carolina Upstate Spartans 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[2] "Four Spartans Scoring in Double Figures Help Upstate Beat the Bucs for the Third Time This Season to Advance to the Quarter Finals of the Big South Conference Tournament". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[3] "Survive and Advance: HPU Scrapes Together 50-43 Win in Big South Quarterfinals". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[4] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[5] "South Carolina Upstate Spartans 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

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