2023–24 Liberty Lady Flames basketball team

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.

2023–24 Liberty Lady Flames basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record18–16 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachAlexis Sherard
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLiberty Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Middle Tennessee160 1.000305 .857
Liberty115 .6881816 .529
FIU115 .6882112 .636
Louisiana Tech79 .4381419 .424
Jacksonville State79 .4381217 .414
New Mexico State610 .3751318 .419
Western Kentucky610 .3751517 .469
UTEP610 .3751219 .387
Sam Houston214 .125722 .241
2024 CUSA tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Jordan Hodges5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)JrMonacan High SchoolRichmond, Virginia
G4Claudia Acin5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)FrLes AlzinesGirona, Spain
G5Emma Hjordisardottir5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrFjolbrautaskolinn Vid ArmulaReykjavík, Iceland
G10Brooke Moore5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrNorth Cobb Christian SchoolKennesaw, Georgia
F11Caroline Shiery6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)RS FrCentral Dauphin High SchoolHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
G12Asia Boone5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)FrIMG AcademySan Diego, California
G13Casey Hunt5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)RS SoBradford Christian AcademyGroveland, Massachusetts
C14Emily Howard6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)RS SoHarding AcademyVancouver, British Columbia
G21Pien Steenbergen6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoCalandlyceumBerlicum, Netherlands
F22Jordan Bailey6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS SrOld DominionColbert, Georgia
G23Emma Hess5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrLegacy Christian AcademyBeavercreek, Ohio
G24Ella Wigal6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrIMG AcademyGranville, Ohio
F25Elisabeth Aegisdottir6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrFjolbrautarskoli SuournesjaGrindavík, Iceland
C31Bella Smuda6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)RS JrDowningtown East High SchoolExton, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 30, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Frostburg StateW 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. AustinW 84–81 OT2–0
 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 TexasL 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&TL 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 MadisonW 67–53 3–5
 18  2 Tied  7  Hodges  6  Hodges Liberty Arena (755)
Lynchburg, VA
December 4, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
TowsonL 70–73 OT3–6
 22  Smuda  14  Smuda  5  Hodges Liberty Arena (760)
Lynchburg, VA
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, ACCNX
at No. 3 NC StateL 67–80 3–7
 17  Boone  16  Smuda  7  Hodges Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
December 13, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
RadfordL 45–57 3–8
 9  2 Tied  10  Smuda  3  Hodges Liberty Arena (603)
Lynchburg, VA
December 16, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at RichmondL 73–99 3–9
 20  Hess  6  Smuda  5  Hodges Robins Center (747)
Richmond, VA
December 20, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Grand CanyonW 65–52 4–9
 24  Smuda  12  Smuda  5  Hodges Liberty Arena (697)
Lynchburg, VA
December 29, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
RandolphW 69–49 5–9
 18  Smuda  10  Smuda  4  Aegisdottir Liberty Arena (792)
Lynchburg, VA
December 31, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
TennesseeL 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 KentuckyL 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 StateL 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 TechW 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 FIUL 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 HoustonW 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 StateW 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 StateW 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+
UTEPW 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 TennesseeL 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 TechW 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 HoustonW 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+
FIUW 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 StateW 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 UTEPW 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 TennesseeL 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 KentuckyW 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.

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