2023–24 Bradley Braves women's basketball team

2023–24 Bradley Braves women's basketball
2023–24 Bradley Braves women's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	6–25 (2–18 MVC)
Head coach	Kate Popovec-Goss (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Symone Denham; Ollie Goss; Armelia Horton;
Home arena	Renaissance Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Bradley Braves women's basketball team represents Bradley University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Braves, led by second-year head coach Kate Popovec-Goss, play their home games at the Renaissance Coliseum located in Peoria, Illinois, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drake †	19	–	1	.950	29	–	6	.829
Belmont	17	–	3	.850	26	–	9	.743
Missouri State	15	–	5	.750	23	–	10	.697
Northern Iowa	14	–	6	.700	16	–	16	.500
Illinois State	13	–	7	.650	22	–	12	.647
Murray State	12	–	8	.600	20	–	12	.625
UIC	10	–	10	.500	18	–	16	.529
Southern Illinois	6	–	14	.300	11	–	20	.355
Indiana State	6	–	14	.300	11	–	21	.344
Valparaiso	4	–	16	.200	5	–	25	.167
Bradley	2	–	18	.100	6	–	26	.188
Evansville	2	–	18	.100	4	–	28	.125

† 2024 MVC tournament winner

Previous season edit

The Braves finished the 2022–23 season 4–28, 1–19 in MVC play to finish in last (12th) place.^[1] They were defeated by Missouri State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.^[2]

Roster edit

2023–24 Bradley Braves women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Kaylen Nelson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Old Dominion	Tulsa, Oklahoma
G/F	1	Claire McDougall	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Washington Community High School	Washington, Illinois
G	2	Lucia Llaveria	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Sagrat Cor Diputacio	Sant Vicenç de Montalt, Spain
G	3	Alex Rouse	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Old Dominion	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	4	Ruba Abo Hashesh	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Iowa Western Community College	Karlstad, Sweden
G	5	Halli Poock	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	Waterloo West High School	Waterloo, Iowa
G	10	Katy Wade	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Plano West High School	Plano, Texas
G	12	Nika Dorsey	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Renaissance High School	Detroit, Michigan
F	13	Sheyene Neale	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	King's Christian Collegiate	Oakville, Ontario
F	15	Armoni "Moni" Strozier	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Carman-Ainsworth High School	Flint, Michigan
G	23	Reagan Barkema	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Roland–Story High School	Story City, Iowa
F	24	Isis Fitch	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Homewood-Flossmoor High School	Homewood, Illinois
F	25	Daija Powell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Texas Tech	Tyrone, Georgia
F	42	Callie Ziebell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Sparta High School	Sparta, Wisconsin

Head coach

Kate Popovec-Goss (Northwestern)

Assistant coach(es)

Symone Denham (Wright State)
Ollie Goss (Bowling Green)
Armelia Horton (St. Bonaventure)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 8, 2024

Schedule and results edit

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 6:00 pm		Eureka	W 97–41	–	Renaissance Coliseum (–) Peoria, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 11:00 am, SLN		at Kansas City	L 66–73	0–1	Swinney Recreation Center (1,203) Kansas City, MO
November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Michigan	W 65–62	1–1	Renaissance Coliseum (447) Peoria, IL
November 16, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola Chicago	L 62–67 ^OT	1–2	Renaissance Coliseum (435) Peoria, IL
November 22, 2023* 1:30 pm		vs. Elon Georgia State Classic	W 66–59	2–2	GSU Convocation Center (839) Atlanta, GA
November 23, 2023* 1:30 pm		vs. Bethune–Cookman Georgia State Classic	L 57–64	2–3	GSU Convocation Center (771) Atlanta, GA
November 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, FloHoops		at Butler	L 46–67	2–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse (692) Indianapolis, IN
December 2, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lindenwood	W 63–56	3–4	Renaissance Coliseum (422) Peoria, IL
December 5, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	L 67–79	3–5	Renaissance Coliseum (372) Peoria, IL
December 14, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Quincy	W 79–73	4–5	Renaissance Coliseum (2,222) Peoria, IL
December 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, B1G+		at Northwestern	L 66–86	4–6	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,797) Evanston, IL
December 20, 2023* 6:00 pm, SLN		at South Dakota	L 47–68	4–7	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,487) Vermillion, SD
MVC regular season
December 30, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State I-74 Rivalry	L 74–78	4–8 (0–1)	CEFCU Arena (2,241) Normal, IL
January 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	L 52–99	4–9 (0–2)	CFSB Center (1,344) Murray, KY
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	L 47–89	4–10 (0–3)	Curb Event Center (1,003) Nashville, TN
January 11, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State	L 66–94	4–11 (0–4)	Renaissance Coliseum (379) Peoria, IL
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Illinois	W 58–56	5–11 (1–4)	Renaissance Coliseum (308) Peoria, IL
January 19, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	L 68–75	5–12 (1–5)	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,189) Chicago, IL
January 21, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso	L 55–79	5–13 (1–6)	Athletics–Recreation Center (548) Valparaiso, IN
January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Drake	L 65–77	5–14 (1–7)	Renaissance Coliseum (393) Peoria, IL
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Iowa	L 59–105	5–15 (1–8)	Renaissance Coliseum (451) Peoria, IL
February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	W 79–72	6–15 (2–8)	Meeks Family Fieldhouse (675) Evansville, IN
February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Drake	L 60–71	6–16 (2–9)	Knapp Center (2,262) Des Moines, IA
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	L 61–96	6–17 (2–10)	McLeod Center (4,012) Cedar Falls, IA
February 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Valparaiso	L 50–68	6–18 (2–11)	Renaissance Coliseum (311) Peoria, IL
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC	L 47–68	6–19 (2–12)	Renaissance Coliseum (472) Peoria, IL
February 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Illinois State I-74 Rivalry	L 50–68	6–20 (2–13)	Renaissance Coliseum (510) Peoria, IL
February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Indiana State	L 67–74	6–21 (2–14)	Renaissance Coliseum (343) Peoria, IL
February 29, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State	L 44–70	6–22 (2–15)	Great Southern Bank Arena (1,818) Springfield, MO
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Illinois	L 54–70	6–23 (2–16)	Renaissance Coliseum (–) Peoria, IL
March 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont	L 72–77	6–24 (2–17)	Renaissance Coliseum (332) Peoria, IL
March 9, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Murray State	L 64–81	6–25 (2–18)	Renaissance Coliseum (307) Peoria, IL
MVC tournament
March 14, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN+/ESPN2	(11)	vs. (6) Murray State Opening round			Vibrant Arena at The MARK Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References edit

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
^ "Game Recap: Bradley at Missouri State - Game 1". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
^ "Bradley Braves 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

[2] "Game Recap: Bradley at Missouri State - Game 1". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

[3] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

[4] "Bradley Braves 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

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