2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team

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.

2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball
WNIT, first round
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record16–16 (10–6 Big South)
Head coach
  • Jason Williams (2nd season)
Associate head coachSteven Rhodes
Assistant coaches
  • Jennifer DeGraaf
  • Haley Horstman
Home arenaG. B. Hodge Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big South women's basketball standings
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

Previous season

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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

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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, FL
PG 1 Jeni Levine 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Staunton River High School Vinton, VA
G 2 Macy Wike 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Asheville Christian Academy Cullowhee, NC
G 3 Dakota Reeves 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Charleston Cincinnati, OH
PG 11 Isabell West 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Iowa Wesleyan Shakopee, MN
G 12 Cali Levine 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Staunton River High School Vinton, VA
PG 14 Trinity Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Presbyterian Hopkins, SC
F 21 Rebekah Gordon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Central Michigan New Boston, IN
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, TN
F 33 AC Markham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Providence Christian Academy Murfreesboro, TN
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, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2024

Schedule and results

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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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m.
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 p.m.
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 p.m., 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 a.m., 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 p.m., 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 a.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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

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  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. March 1, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  3. ^ Duysen, Sarah (March 2, 2023). "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 Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2024.