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2023–24 Wofford Terriers women's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record17–13 (8–6 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Jimmy Garrity (8th season)
Associate head coachMike Merrill
Assistant coaches
  • Trent Bunn
  • Ashley Raley-Ross
Home arenaJerry Richardson Indoor Stadium
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga † 13 – 1   .929 28 – 5   .848
UNC Greensboro 8 – 6   .571 21 – 12   .636
Wofford 8 – 6   .571 17 – 13   .567
Mercer 8 – 6   .571 15 – 17   .469
East Tennessee State 7 – 7   .500 18 – 12   .600
Samford 6 – 8   .429 14 – 16   .467
Furman 5 – 9   .357 15 – 16   .484
Western Carolina 1 – 13   .071 6 – 24   .200
† 2024 SoCon tournament winner

The 2023–24 Wofford Terriers women's basketball team represented Wofford College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terriers, who were led by eighth-year head coach Jimmy Garrity, played their home games at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Southern Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Terriers finished the 2022–23 season 22–10, 10–4 in SoCon play to finish as SoCon regular season champions.[1] They defeated Western Carolina in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament[2] and UNC Greensboro in the semifinals,[3] before falling to Chattanooga in the championship game.[4] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,[5] where they would lose to Florida in the first round.[6]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Wofford Terriers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ja'Rae Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Woodmont High School Piedmont, South Carolina
G 1 Annabelle Schultz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Erwin High School Asheville, North Carolina
G 2 Maddie Heiss 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bishop Lynch High School Dallas, Texas
G/F 3 Evangelia Paulk 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Asheville High School Asheville, North Carolina
F 4 Yinka Kruyswijk 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr International School of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
G 5 Helen Matthews 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Kaiapoi High School Kaiapoi, New Zealand
G 10 Libby Privett 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Madison Academy Huntsville, Alabama
F 11 Vitolia Tuilave 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Mount Maunganui College Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
G 12 Rachael Rose 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr USC Upstate Scranton, Pennsylvania
G 20 Indiya Clarke 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Cony High School Wasilla, Alaska
F 21 Mia Flor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Idaho State Missoula, Montana
G 24 Sara Deidda 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Trgovacka škola Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia
Head coach
  • Jimmy Garrity (Elon)
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 29, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Wake Forest L 65–75  0–1
 LJVM Coliseum (712)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 9, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Erskine W 85–47  1–1
 Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (789)
Spartanburg, SC
November 11, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Wilmington W 74–49  2–1
 Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (428)
Spartanburg, SC
November 14, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Carolina Central W 82–52  3–1
 Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (512)
Spartanburg, SC
November 17, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at High Point L 64–80  3–2
 Qubein Center (937)
High Point, NC
November 21, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Davidson L 51–81  3–3
 John M. Belk Arena (2,761)
Davidson, NC
November 27, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Wesleyan W 65–42  4–3
 Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (386)
Spartanburg, SC
November 29, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Asheville W 63–54  5–3
 Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (340)
Spartanburg, SC
December 2, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bellarmine L 59–61  5–4
 Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (323)
Spartanburg, SC
December 4, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Emory & Henry W 60–34  6–4
 Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (412)
Spartanburg, SC
December 16, 2023*
1:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Virginia W 71–70  7–4
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,955)
Charlottesville, VA
December 19, 2023*
6:30 pm, SECN+ 		at Tennessee L 63–85  7–5
 Thompson–Boling Arena (7,900)
Knoxville, TN
December 30, 2023*
12:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Georgia L 57–76  7–6
 Stegeman Coliseum (2,406)
Athens, GA
January 1, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Greenville W 74–43  8–6
 Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (534)
Spartanburg, SC
SoCon regular season
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro L 58–67  8–7
(0–1) 		Fleming Gymnasium (515)
Greensboro, NC
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Carolina W 75–56  9–7
(1–1) 		Ramsey Center (582)
Cullowhee, NC
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Furman W 69–51  10–7
(2–1) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,049)
Spartanburg, SC
January 25, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mercer W 65–64  11–7
(3–1) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (414)
Spartanburg, SC
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Samford W 59–41  12–7
(4–1) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (565)
Spartanburg, SC
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga L 51–57  12–8
(4–2) 		McKenzie Arena (1,405)
Chattanooga, TN
February 3, 2024
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at East Tennessee State W 77–65  13–8
(5–2) 		Brooks Gymnasium (3,615)
Johnson City, TN
February 8, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Western Carolina W 89–52  14–8
(6–2) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,507)
Spartanburg, SC
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro W 66–60  15–8
(7–2) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,268)
Spartanburg, SC
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Furman L 51–64  15–9
(7–3) 		Timmons Arena (667)
Greenville, SC
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford L 62–64  15–10
(7–4) 		Pete Hanna Center (131)
Homewood, AL
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mercer L 74–79  15–11
(7–5) 		Hawkins Arena (1,272)
Macon, GA
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State W 75–64  16–11
(8–5) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (574)
Spartanburg, SC
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Chattanooga L 67–84  16–12
(8–6) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (854)
Spartanburg, SC
SoCon tournament
March 7, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) Samford
Quarterfinals 		W 66–45  17–12
 Harrah's Cherokee Center (–)
Asheville, NC
March 8, 2024
1:15 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (2) UNC Greensboro
Semifinals 		L 62–72  17–13
 Harrah's Cherokee Center (–)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[7][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Catamounts Battle Top-Seeded Wofford; Fall in SoCon Tourney". Western Carolina University. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "UNC Greensboro vs Wofford Women's Basketball Game Summary - March 3rd, 2023". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Chattanooga women defeat Wofford 63-53 for SoCon title". AP News. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Florida advances to second round of WNIT with close win over Wofford". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "Wofford Terriers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
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