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2023–24 Bradley Braves women's basketball team

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2023–24 Bradley Braves women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–25 (2–18 MVC)
Head coach
  • Kate Popovec-Goss (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Symone Denham
  • Ollie Goss
  • Armelia Horton
Home arenaRenaissance Coliseum
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drake 19 1   .950 29 6   .829
Belmont 17 3   .850 26 9   .743
Missouri State 15 5   .750 23 10   .697
Northern Iowa 14 6   .700 16 16   .500
Illinois State 13 7   .650 22 12   .647
Murray State 12 8   .600 20 12   .625
UIC 10 10   .500 18 16   .529
Southern Illinois 6 14   .300 11 20   .355
Indiana State 6 14   .300 11 21   .344
Valparaiso 4 16   .200 5 25   .167
Bradley 2 18   .100 6 26   .188
Evansville 2 18   .100 4 28   .125
2024 MVC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Bradley Braves women's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Braves, led by second-year head coach Kate Popovec-Goss, played their home games at the Renaissance Coliseum located in Peoria, Illinois, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Previous season

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The Braves finished the 2022–23 season 4–28, 1–19 in MVC play, to finish in last (12th) place.[1] They were defeated by Missouri State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Bradley Braves women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Kaylen Nelson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Old Dominion Tulsa, OK
G/F 1 Claire McDougall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Washington Community High School Washington, IL
G 2 Lucia Llaveria 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Sagrat Cor Diputacio Sant Vicenç de Montalt, Spain
G 3 Alex Rouse 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Old Dominion Little Rock, AR
G 4 Ruba Abo Hashesh 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Iowa Western Community College Karlstad, Sweden
G 5 Halli Poock 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Waterloo West High School Waterloo, IA
G 10 Katy Wade 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Plano West High School Plano, TX
G 12 Nika Dorsey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Renaissance High School Detroit, MI
F 13 Sheyene Neale 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr King's Christian Collegiate Oakville, ON
F 15 Armoni "Moni" Strozier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Carman-Ainsworth High School Flint, MI
G 23 Reagan Barkema 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Roland–Story High School Story City, IA
F 24 Isis Fitch 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Homewood-Flossmoor High School Homewood, IL
F 25 Daija Powell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Texas Tech Tyrone, GA
F 42 Callie Ziebell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Sparta High School Sparta, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 8, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
Eureka W 97–41 
Renaissance Coliseum (–)
Peoria, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
11:00 a.m., SLN
at Kansas City L 66–73  0–1
Swinney Recreation Center (1,203)
Kansas City, MO
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Central Michigan W 65–62  1–1
Renaissance Coliseum (447)
Peoria, IL
November 16, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Loyola Chicago L 62–67 OT 1–2
Renaissance Coliseum (435)
Peoria, IL
November 22, 2023*
1:30 p.m.
vs. Elon
Georgia State Classic
W 66–59  2–2
GSU Convocation Center (839)
Atlanta, GA
November 23, 2023*
1:30 p.m.
vs. Bethune–Cookman
Georgia State Classic
L 57–64  2–3
GSU Convocation Center (771)
Atlanta, GA
November 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Butler L 46–67  2–4
Hinkle Fieldhouse (692)
Indianapolis, IN
December 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lindenwood W 63–56  3–4
Renaissance Coliseum (422)
Peoria, IL
December 5, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Illinois L 67–79  3–5
Renaissance Coliseum (372)
Peoria, IL
December 14, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Quincy W 79–73  4–5
Renaissance Coliseum (2,222)
Peoria, IL
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., B1G+
at Northwestern L 66–86  4–6
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,797)
Evanston, IL
December 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m., SLN
at South Dakota L 47–68  4–7
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,487)
Vermillion, SD
MVC regular season
December 30, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry
L 74–78  4–8
(0–1)
CEFCU Arena (2,241)
Normal, IL
January 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Murray State L 52–99  4–9
(0–2)
CFSB Center (1,344)
Murray, KY
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Belmont L 47–89  4–10
(0–3)
Curb Event Center (1,003)
Nashville, TN
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Missouri State L 66–94  4–11
(0–4)
Renaissance Coliseum (379)
Peoria, IL
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Illinois W 58–56  5–11
(1–4)
Renaissance Coliseum (308)
Peoria, IL
January 19, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UIC L 68–75  5–12
(1–5)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,189)
Chicago, IL
January 21, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Valparaiso L 55–79  5–13
(1–6)
Athletics–Recreation Center (548)
Valparaiso, IN
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Drake L 65–77  5–14
(1–7)
Renaissance Coliseum (393)
Peoria, IL
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Iowa L 59–105  5–15
(1–8)
Renaissance Coliseum (451)
Peoria, IL
February 3, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Evansville W 79–72  6–15
(2–8)
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (675)
Evansville, IN
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Drake L 60–71  6–16
(2–9)
Knapp Center (2,262)
Des Moines, IA
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Iowa L 61–96  6–17
(2–10)
McLeod Center (4,012)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Valparaiso L 50–68  6–18
(2–11)
Renaissance Coliseum (311)
Peoria, IL
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UIC L 47–68  6–19
(2–12)
Renaissance Coliseum (472)
Peoria, IL
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry
L 50–68  6–20
(2–13)
Renaissance Coliseum (510)
Peoria, IL
February 25, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Indiana State L 67–74  6–21
(2–14)
Renaissance Coliseum (343)
Peoria, IL
February 29, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Missouri State L 44–70  6–22
(2–15)
Great Southern Bank Arena (1,818)
Springfield, MO
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Illinois L 54–70  6–23
(2–16)
Renaissance Coliseum (–)
Peoria, IL
March 7, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Belmont L 72–77  6–24
(2–17)
Renaissance Coliseum (332)
Peoria, IL
March 9, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Murray State L 64–81  6–25
(2–18)
Renaissance Coliseum (307)
Peoria, IL
MVC tournament
March 14, 2024
8:30 p.m., ESPN+/ESPN2
(11) vs. (6) Murray State
Opening round
Vibrant Arena at The MARK 
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Game Recap: Bradley at Missouri State - Game 1". Bradley University Athletics. March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bradley Braves 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2024.