2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team

2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball
2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	10–18 (6–9 ASUN)
Head coach	Octavia Blue (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Keisha McClinic
Assistant coaches	Malikah Willis; Morgan Stroman;
Home arena	KSU Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 ASUN women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Florida Gulf Coast †	16	–	0	1.000	29	–	5	.853
Stetson	12	–	4	.750	17	–	15	.531
Central Arkansas	11	–	5	.688	21	–	12	.636
Lipscomb	10	–	6	.625	17	–	13	.567
Eastern Kentucky	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
North Alabama	8	–	8	.500	12	–	18	.400
Austin Peay	8	–	8	.500	17	–	16	.515
Kennesaw State	7	–	9	.438	11	–	19	.367
Jacksonville	6	–	10	.375	11	–	20	.355
Bellarmine*	5	–	11	.313	10	–	19	.345
North Florida	3	–	13	.188	9	–	21	.300
Queens*	1	–	15	.063	7	–	22	.241
*Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2024 ASUN tournament winner

The 2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team represents Kennesaw State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Octavia Blue, play their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the ASUN Conference. This will be the Owls' last season as members of the ASUN Conference, as they will be moving to Conference USA, effective July 1, 2024.^[1]

Previous season[edit]

The Owls finished the 2022–23 season 15–16, 10–8 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for sixth place.^[2] As the #7 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated #8 seed Jacksonville State in the first round,^[3] before falling to #2 seed Liberty in the quarterfinals.^[4]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kailyn Fields	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	The Galloway School	Atlanta, Georgia
G	1	Carly Hooks	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	East Tennessee State	Atlanta, Georgia
F	2	Trynce Taylor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	St. Francis School	Alpharetta, Georgia
G	3	Lee Lee Willis	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Chandler AZ Compass Prep	Chandler, Arizona
F	4	Layla Hood	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Mercer	Fayetteville, Georgia
G	5	Tania Allen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Panola College	Chicago, Illinois
G	11	Laura Toffali	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Limonta Costa Masnaga	Villasanta, Italy
G	12	Sophia Rueppell	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Bishop Kenny High School	Jacksonville, Florida
G	15	Morgan Dillard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Southern Miss	Sanford, Florida
G	21	Keyarah Berry	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Indiana	Rockmart, Georgia
F/C	22	Kyndall Golden	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Vanderbilt	Atlanta, Georgia
F	24	Prencis Harden	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Emanuel County Institute	Swainsboro, Georgia
F	32	Kayla Massop	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	North Georgia	Plantation, Florida
F	45	Taylor Cullinan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Alabama	Dallas, Georgia

Head coach

Octavia Blue (Miami (FL))

Assistant coach(es)

Keisha McClinic (Middle Tennessee)
Malikah Willis (Iowa)
Morgan Stroman (Miami (FL))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 29, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 12:00 pm, SECN+	at Vanderbilt	L 51–98	0–1	15 – Berry	7 – Berry	3 – Hooks	Memorial Gymnasium (2,943) Nashville, TN
November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Life	W 62–45	1–1	12 – Berry	9 – Golden	5 – Willis	KSU Convocation Center (185) Kennesaw, GA
November 14, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Georgia State	L 52–62	1–2	16 – Berry	7 – Golden	5 – Willis	GSU Convocation Center (813) Atlanta, GA
November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Georgia Tech	L 38–77	1–3	17 – Rueppell	5 – Taylor	5 – Willis	McCamish Pavilion (1,957) Atlanta, GA
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Atlantic	W 57–43	2–3	24 – Hooks	10 – 2 Tied	2 – 2 Tied	KSU Convocation Center (136) Kennesaw, GA
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Chattanooga	L 43–49	2–4	20 – Hooks	13 – Golden	2 – 2 Tied	KSU Convocation Center (414) Kennesaw, GA
December 2, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Coastal Georgia	W 82–25	3–4	25 – Harden	5 – Harden	3 – 2 Tied	KSU Convocation Center (421) Kennesaw, GA
December 11, 2023* 7:30 pm, SECN+	at Mississippi State	L 50–91	3–5	19 – Taylor	12 – Taylor	3 – 2 Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (4,085) Starkville, MS
December 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Belmont	L 54–65	3–6	17 – Harden	9 – Harden	3 – Hooks	KSU Convocation Center (459) Kennesaw, GA
December 20, 2023* 1:15 pm	vs. San Diego State West Palm Beach Classic	L 52–75	3–7	15 – Taylor	10 – Harden	2 – 2 Tied	Rubin Arena (44) West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2023* 1:15 pm	vs. Providence West Palm Beach Classic	W 53–51	4–7	23 – Harden	8 – Harden	2 – 3 Tied	Rubin Arena (48) West Palm Beach, FL
December 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Georgetown	L 55–57	4–8	12 – 2 Tied	11 – Harden	6 – Fields	KSU Convocation Center (970) Kennesaw, GA
January 2, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Mercer						Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
ASUN regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Queens						KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	North Florida						KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville						KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Stetson						Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
January 20, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Florida Gulf Coast						Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Alabama						CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Central Arkansas						KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 1, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Austin Peay						KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Lipscomb						KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 8, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Bellarmine						Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
February 10, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky						Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast						KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Stetson						KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 22, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville						Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Florida						UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Queens						Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
ASUN tournament
March 8–16, 2024 TBA	TBA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

^ "C-USA Adds Kennesaw State, Owls to Join in 2024". Conference USA. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
^ "Owls Roll Past Jacksonville State in Opening Round of ASUN Tournament". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
^ "Hot Start Sends Liberty Past Kennesaw State in ASUN Quarterfinals, 91-70". Liberty University. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
^ "Kennesaw State Owls 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

[1] "C-USA Adds Kennesaw State, Owls to Join in 2024". Conference USA. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

[2] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

[3] "Owls Roll Past Jacksonville State in Opening Round of ASUN Tournament". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

[4] "Hot Start Sends Liberty Past Kennesaw State in ASUN Quarterfinals, 91-70". Liberty University. Retrieved December 25, 2023.

[5] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

[6] "Kennesaw State Owls 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

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