2023–24 Wofford Terriers women's basketball team

2023–24 Wofford Terriers women's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	17–13 (8–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Jimmy Garrity (8th season)
Associate head coach	Mike Merrill
Assistant coaches	Trent Bunn Ashley Raley-Ross
Home arena	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium

2023–24 Southern Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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 (SoCon).

Previous season

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 lost to Florida in the first round.[6]

Roster

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, SC G 1 Annabelle Schultz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Erwin High School Asheville, NC G 2 Maddie Heiss 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bishop Lynch High School Dallas, TX G/F 3 Evangelia Paulk 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Asheville High School Asheville, NC 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, AL 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, PA G 20 Indiya Clarke 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Cony High School Wasilla, AK F 21 Mia Flor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Idaho State Missoula, MT 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) Mike Merrill (UNC Wilmington) Trent Bunn (North Carolina) Ashley Raley-Ross (Queens (NC)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 29, 2024

Schedule and results

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

1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
2. Gideon, Denise (March 2, 2023). "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.
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