# 2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mocs, led by second-year head coach Shawn Poppie, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

## Previous season

The Mocs finished the 2022–23 season 20–13, 9–5 in SoCon play, to finish in a tie for second place. As a No. 2 seed in the SoCon tournament they defeated Furman, East Tennessee State and Wofford to win SoCon tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Seattle Regional 3, where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | King University | W 88–32 | 1–0 | McKenzie Arena (2,405) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | W 57–52 | 2–0 | F&M Bank Arena (571) Clarksville, TN |
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marshall | L 74–79 | 2–1 | McKenzie Arena (1,283) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 70–45 | 3–1 | McKenzie Arena (2,428) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 18, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Virginia–Wise | W 75–62 | 4–1 | McKenzie Arena (1,214) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 24, 2023* 5:45 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Kent State Daytona Beach Classic | W 64–54 | 5–1 | Ocean Center (200) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 25, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Northern Kentucky Daytona Beach Classic | W 63–47 | 6–1 | Ocean Center (150) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 49–43 | 7–1 | KSU Convocation Center (414) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 21 Mississippi State | W 59–53 | 8–1 | McKenzie Arena (2,170) Chattanooga, TN |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Alabama | W 68–65 | 9–1 | McKenzie Arena (1,233) Chattanooga, TN |
| December 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | W 72–62 | 10–1 | Allen Arena (533) Nashville, TN |
| December 17, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | W 52–44 | 11–1 | McKenzie Arena (1,322) Chattanooga, TN |
| December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Baller TV | | vs. Coastal Carolina Cherokee Invitational | L 49–53 | 11–2 | Harrah's Cherokee (1,036) Cherokee, NC |
| December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Baller TV | | vs. Richmond Cherokee Invitational | L 60–64 | 11–3 | Harrah's Cherokee (422) Cherokee, NC |
| January 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central | W 65–59 | 12–3 | McKenzie Arena (1,301) Chattanooga, TN |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mercer | W 66–57 | 13–3 (1–0) | McKenzie Arena (1,446) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Samford | W 75–52 | 14–3 (2–0) | McKenzie Arena (1,394) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | W 52–50 | 15–3 (3–0) | McKenzie Arena (1,849) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | W 73–55 | 16–3 (4–0) | Fleming Gymnasium (406) Greensboro, NC |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | W 69–59 | 17–3 (5–0) | Ramsey Center (795) Cullowhee, NC |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wofford | W 57–51 | 18–3 (6–0) | McKenzie Arena (1,405) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Furman | W 79–62 | 19–3 (7–0) | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Samford | W 55–39 | 20–3 (8–0) | Pete Hanna Center (723) Birmingham, AL |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mercer | W 61–52 | 21–3 (9–0) | Hawkins Arena (1,627) Macon, GA |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | W 56–41 | 22–3 (10–0) | Brooks Gymnasium (817) Johnson City, TN |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | W 60–56 | 23–3 (11–0) | McKenzie Arena (1,549) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 22, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | L 64–68 | 23–4 (11–1) | McKenzie Arena (1,783) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Furman | W 60–53 | 24–4 (12–1) | Timmons Arena (344) Greenville, SC |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wofford | W 84–67 | 25–4 (13–1) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (854) Spartanburg, SC |
| SoCon women's tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (8) Western Carolina Quarterfinals | W 64–43 | 26–4 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| March 8, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (4) Mercer Semifinals | W 66–55 | 27–4 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| March 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | (1) | vs. (2) UNC Greensboro Championship | W 69–60 | 28–4 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 23, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPNU | (14 P4) | at (3 P4) No. 11 NC State First round | L 45–64 | 28–5 | Reynolds Coliseum (4,901) Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P4=Portland 4. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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