# 2023–24 Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, who were led by fifth-year head coach Kiley Hill, played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference.

## Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2022–23 season 9–21, 2–12 in SoCon play to finish in eighth (last) place. They were defeated by top-seeded Wofford in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Agnes Scott | W 101–27 | 1–0 | Ramsey Center (286) Cullowhee, NC |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Radford | L 49–67 | 1–1 | Ramsey Center (428) Cullowhee, NC |
| November 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UAB | L 56–81 | 1–2 | Bartow Arena (125) Birmingham, AL |
| November 16, 2023* 11:00 am, FloHoops | | at UNC Wilmington | W 54–43 | 2–2 | Trask Coliseum (3,370) Wilmington, NC |
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Campbell | L 52–70 | 2–3 | Gore Arena (1,294) Buies Creek, NC |
| November 22, 2023* 1:00 pm, NCCUSN | | at North Carolina Central | L 58–69 | 2–4 | McDougald–McLendon Arena (268) Durham, NC |
| November 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia State | L 57–90 | 2–5 | Ramsey Center (626) Cullowhee, NC |
| December 2, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | L 41–60 | 2–6 | Ramsey Center (436) Cullowhee, NC |
| December 5, 2023* 11:30 am, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | L 64–73 | 2–7 | Ramsey Center (1,291) Cullowhee, NC |
| December 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | L 48–59 | 2–8 | Ramsey Center (581) Cullowhee, NC |
| December 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX | | at No. 25 North Carolina | L 36–96 | 2–9 | Carmichael Arena (2,643) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 18, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Murray State | L 79–89 | 2–10 | Ramsey Center (285) Cullowhee, NC |
| December 20, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Queens | W 69–63 | 3–10 | Curry Arena (61) Charlotte, NC |
| December 30, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Wesleyan | W 73–34 | 4–10 | Ramsey Center (617) Cullowhee, NC |
| January 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montreat | W 58–39 | 5–10 | Ramsey Center (544) Cullowhee, NC |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Furman | L 69–84 | 5–11 (0–1) | Ramsey Center (526) Cullowhee, NC |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wofford | L 56–75 | 5–12 (0–2) | Ramsey Center (582) Cullowhee, NC |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 47–48 | 5–13 (0–3) | Pete Hanna Center (133) Homewood, AL |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mercer | L 44–78 | 5–14 (0–4) | Hawkins Arena (607) Macon, GA |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | L 47–56 | 5–15 (0–5) | Ramsey Center (558) Cullowhee, NC |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | L 59–69 | 5–16 (0–6) | Ramsey Center (795) Cullowhee, NC |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | W 78–71 | 6–16 (1–6) | Ramsey Center (565) Cullowhee, NC |
| February 8, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Wofford | L 52–89 | 6–17 (1–7) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,507) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 11, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 53–58 | 6–18 (1–8) | Timmons Arena (358) Greenville, SC |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mercer | L 62–76 | 6–19 (1–9) | Ramsey Center (642) Cullowhee, NC |
| February 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Samford | L 57–72 | 6–20 (1–10) | Ramsey Center (689) Cullowhee, NC |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | L 56–60 | 6–21 (1–11) | McKenzie Arena (1,549) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | L 33–71 | 6–22 (1–12) | Brooks Gymnasium (1,052) Johnson City, TN |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 54–61 | 6–23 (1–13) | Fleming Gymnasium (452) Greensboro, NC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (1) Chattanooga Quarterfinals | L 43–64 | 6–24 | Harrah's Cherokee Center (–) Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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