# 2023–24 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

The 2023–24 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Brooke Stoehr, and played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a member of Conference USA (C-USA).

## Previous season

The Lady Techsters finished the 2022–23 season 19–13, 12–8 in C-USA play, and won the C-USA West Division regular-season title. They played in the quarterfinal round of the C-USA tournament, losing to UTEP. They were invited to the WNIT, where they lost in the opening round to Arkansas.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | LSU–Alexandria | W 93–37 | 1–0 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,144) Ruston, LA |
| November 9, 2023* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana Christian | W 88–52 | 2–0 | Thomas Assembly Center (3,521) Ruston, LA |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., LHN | | at No. 11 Texas | L 44–96 | 2–1 | Moody Center (5,532) Austin, TX |
| November 24, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Drake Drake Thanksgiving Invitational | L 66–77 | 2-2 | Knapp Center (1,734) Des Moines, IA |
| November 25, 2023* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Maine Drake Thanksgiving Invitational | L 54–60 | 2–3 | Knapp Center (1,505) Des Moines, IA |
| November 26, 2023* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Richmond Drake Thanksgiving Invitational | L 56–83 | 2–4 | Knapp Center (580) Des Moines, IA |
| November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | L 52–60 | 2–5 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,744) Ruston, LA |
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt | L 63–71 | 2–6 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,829) Nashville, TN |
| December 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Arkansas | L 60–100 | 2–7 | Bud Walton Arena (2,599) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 9, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 58–69 | 2–8 | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR |
| December 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | SMU | L 53–69 | 2–9 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,655) Ruston, LA |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Alcorn State | W 49–47 | 3–9 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,712) Ruston, LA |
| December 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal Baptist | W 77–51 | 4–9 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,527) Ruston, LA |
| December 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | W 68–34 | 5–9 | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | W 66–49 | 6–9 | Moody Coliseum (1,281) Abilene, TX |
| C-USA regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sam Houston | W 66–62 | 7–9 (1–0) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,863) Ruston, LA |
| January 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | L 61–64 $^{OT}$ | 7–10 (1–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,632) Ruston, LA |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 59–66 | 7–11 (1–2) | Liberty Arena (1,008) Lynchburg, VA |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville State | W 67–53 | 8–11 (2–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,690) Ruston, LA |
| January 25, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UTEP | L 57–61 | 8–12 (2–3) | Don Haskins Center (1,010) El Paso, TX |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State | L 64–66 | 8–13 (2–4) | Pan American Center (909) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | FIU | L 71–73 | 8–14 (2–5) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,902) Ruston, LA |
| February 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Kentucky | L 56–64 | 8–15 (2–6) | E. A. Diddle Arena (930) Bowling Green, KY |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Liberty | L 53–58 | 8–16 (2–7) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,604) Ruston, LA |
| February 15, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State | W 61–51 | 9–16 (3–7) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,015) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 17, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at FIU | L 51–68 | 9–17 (3–8) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (419) Miami, FL |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTEP | W 85–69 | 10–17 (4–8) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,546) Ruston, LA |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Mexico State | W 70–63 | 11–17 (5–8) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,775) Ruston, LA |
| February 28, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky | W 45–41 | 12–17 (6–8) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,564) Ruston, LA |
| March 6, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston | W 71–57 | 13–17 (7–8) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (491) Huntsville, TX |
| March 9, 2024 9:30 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Middle Tennessee | L 58–79 | 13–18 (7–9) | Murphy Center (4,227) Murfreesboro, TN |
| C-USA tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2024 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Jacksonville State Quarterfinals | W 60–54 | 14–18 | Von Braun Center (2,157) Huntsville, AL |
| March 15, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (1) Middle Tennessee Semifinals | L 56–62 | 14–19 | Von Braun Center (2,701) Huntsville, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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