2023–24 Liberty Lady Flames basketball team

2023–24 Liberty Lady Flames basketball
2023–24 Liberty Lady Flames basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	18–16 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Carey Green (25th season);
Associate head coach	Alexis Sherard
Assistant coaches	Andrea "Andy" Bloodworth; Katie Mattera; Dan Lumpkin; Amber Lee;
Home arena	Liberty Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	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 represented Liberty University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Flames, led by 25th-year head coach Carey Green, played 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

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

Carey Green (Coastal Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Alexis Sherard (Saint Michael's)
Andrea "Andy" Bloodworth (Calvin)
Katie Mattera (Liberty)
Dan Lumpkin (Austin Peay)
Amber Lee (Maryville)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 30, 2024

Schedule and results

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

^ "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.

[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.

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