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	11–19 (7–9 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 →

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

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

† 2024 ASUN tournament winner *Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

Previous season

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

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, GA
G	1	Carly Hooks	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	East Tennessee State	Atlanta, GA
F	2	Trynce Taylor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	St. Francis School	Alpharetta, GA
G	3	Lee Lee Willis	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Chandler AZ Compass Prep	Chandler, AZ
F	4	Layla Hood	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Mercer	Fayetteville, GA
G	5	Tania Allen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Panola College	Chicago, IL
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, FL
G	15	Morgan Dillard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Southern Miss	Sanford, FL
G	21	Keyarah Berry	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Indiana	Rockmart, GA
F/C	22	Kyndall Golden	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Vanderbilt	Atlanta, GA
F	24	Prencis Harden	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Emanuel County Institute	Swainsboro, GA
F	32	Kayla Massop	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	North Georgia	Plantation, FL
F	45	Taylor Cullinan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Alabama	Dallas, GA

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

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 12:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+		Life	W 62–45	1–1	12 – Berry	9 – Golden	5 – Willis	KSU Convocation Center (185) Kennesaw, GA
November 14, 2023* 6:30 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+		Belmont	L 54–65	3–6	17 – Harden	9 – Harden	3 – Hooks	KSU Convocation Center (459) Kennesaw, GA
December 20, 2023* 1:15 p.m.		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 p.m.		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 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+		at Mercer	L 54-70	4-9	22 – Hooks	12 – Harden	2 – 2 tied	Hawkins Arena (483) Macon, GA
ASUN regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Queens	W 61-42	5-9 (1-0)	18 – Harden	14 – Harden	6 – Fields	KSU Convocation Center (684) Kennesaw, GA
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Florida	W 52-43	6-9 (2-0)	21 – Harden	7 – Harden	4 – Fields	KSU Convocation Center (506) Kennesaw, GA
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 59-57	7-9 (3-0)	10 – Harden	8 – Harden	5 – Hooks	KSU Convocation Center (629) Kennesaw, GA
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Stetson	W 63-48	8-9 (4-0)	31 – Hooks	14 – 2 tied	2 – Hooks	Edmunds Center (296) DeLand, FL
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 65-93	8-10 (4-1)	22 – Dillard	4 – Hood	2 – 2 tied	Alico Arena (1,734) Fort Myers, FL
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 60-79	8-11 (4-2)	14 – Harden	8 – Taylor	5 – Hooks	CB&S Bank Arena (1,032) Florence, AL
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Arkansas	L 60-67	8-12 (4-3)	22 – Harden	14 – Harden	5 – Hooks	KSU Convocation Center (794) Kennesaw, GA
February 1, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Austin Peay	L 50-61	8-13 (4-4)	22 – Harden	11 – Harden	4 – Hooks	KSU Convocation Center (472) Kennesaw, GA
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lipscomb	W 62-59	9-13 (5-4)	15 – Dillard	10 – Taylor	5 – Fields	KSU Convocation Center (757) Kennesaw, GA
February 8, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 85-75	10-13 (6-4)	30 – Hooks	10 – Harden	4 – Hooks	Freedom Hall (514) Louisville, KY
February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	L 66-69	10-14 (6-5)	20 – Harden	9 – 2 tied	3 – 2 tied	Baptist Health Arena (781) Richmond, KY
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	L 42-77	10-15 (6-6)	11 – Taylor	7 – Harden	2 – Hooks	KSU Convocation Center (739) Kennesaw, GA
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stetson	L 54-64	10-16 (6-7)	24 – Berry	8 – Taylor	3 – Hooks	KSU Convocation Center (812) Kennesaw, GA
February 22, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville	L 59-70	10-17 (6-8)	13 – Berry	7 – Taylor	4 – Hooks	Swisher Gymnasium (245) Jacksonville, FL
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Florida	L 84-91 ^2OT	10-18 (6-9)	37 – Hooks	12 – Harden	5 – Harden	UNF Arena (335) Jacksonville, FL
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Queens	W 81-50	11-18 (7-9)	20 – Harden	11 – Harden	5 – Hooks	Curry Arena (230) Charlotte, NC
ASUN tournament
March 8, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	at (7) Austin Peay First Round	L 60-73	11-19	19 – Harden	6 – Harden	3 – 2 tied	F&M Bank Arena (91) Clarksville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "C-USA Adds Kennesaw State, Owls to Join in 2024". Conference USA. October 14, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
↑ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
↑ Pike, Zac (March 4, 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. March 5, 2023. 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. October 14, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

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

[3] Pike, Zac (March 4, 2023). "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. March 5, 2023. 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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