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
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	16–16 (10–6 Big South)
Head coach	Jason Williams (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Steven Rhodes
Assistant coaches	Jennifer DeGraaf Haley Horstman
Home arena	G. B. Hodge Center

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

The Spartans finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 7–11 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the #7 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated #10 seed Charleston Southern in the first round, before falling to #2 seed High Point in the quarterfinals.

Roster

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 Jason Williams (Greensboro) Assistant coach(es) Steven Rhodes (UNC Wilmington) Jennifer DeGraaf (UNC Wilmington) Haley Horstman (Findlay) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 6, 2024

Schedule and results

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.

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