# 2023–24 Bradley Braves women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Bradley Braves women's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Braves, led by second-year head coach Kate Popovec-Goss, played their home games at the Renaissance Coliseum located in Peoria, Illinois, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

## Previous season

The Braves finished the 2022–23 season 4–28, 1–19 in MVC play, to finish in last (12th) place. They were defeated by Missouri State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Eureka | W 97–41 | – | Renaissance Coliseum (–) Peoria, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 11:00 a.m., SLN | | at Kansas City | L 66–73 | 0–1 | Swinney Recreation Center (1,203) Kansas City, MO |
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | W 65–62 | 1–1 | Renaissance Coliseum (447) Peoria, IL |
| November 16, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Chicago | L 62–67 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Renaissance Coliseum (435) Peoria, IL |
| November 22, 2023* 1:30 p.m. | | vs. Elon Georgia State Classic | W 66–59 | 2–2 | GSU Convocation Center (839) Atlanta, GA |
| November 23, 2023* 1:30 p.m. | | vs. Bethune–Cookman Georgia State Classic | L 57–64 | 2–3 | GSU Convocation Center (771) Atlanta, GA |
| November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Butler | L 46–67 | 2–4 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (692) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | W 63–56 | 3–4 | Renaissance Coliseum (422) Peoria, IL |
| December 5, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | L 67–79 | 3–5 | Renaissance Coliseum (372) Peoria, IL |
| December 14, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Quincy | W 79–73 | 4–5 | Renaissance Coliseum (2,222) Peoria, IL |
| December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Northwestern | L 66–86 | 4–6 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,797) Evanston, IL |
| December 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SLN | | at South Dakota | L 47–68 | 4–7 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,487) Vermillion, SD |
| MVC regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Illinois State I-74 Rivalry | L 74–78 | 4–8 (0–1) | CEFCU Arena (2,241) Normal, IL |
| January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 52–99 | 4–9 (0–2) | CFSB Center (1,344) Murray, KY |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 47–89 | 4–10 (0–3) | Curb Event Center (1,003) Nashville, TN |
| January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Missouri State | L 66–94 | 4–11 (0–4) | Renaissance Coliseum (379) Peoria, IL |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Illinois | W 58–56 | 5–11 (1–4) | Renaissance Coliseum (308) Peoria, IL |
| January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UIC | L 68–75 | 5–12 (1–5) | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,189) Chicago, IL |
| January 21, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | L 55–79 | 5–13 (1–6) | Athletics–Recreation Center (548) Valparaiso, IN |
| January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Drake | L 65–77 | 5–14 (1–7) | Renaissance Coliseum (393) Peoria, IL |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Iowa | L 59–105 | 5–15 (1–8) | Renaissance Coliseum (451) Peoria, IL |
| February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Evansville | W 79–72 | 6–15 (2–8) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (675) Evansville, IN |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 60–71 | 6–16 (2–9) | Knapp Center (2,262) Des Moines, IA |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 61–96 | 6–17 (2–10) | McLeod Center (4,012) Cedar Falls, IA |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Valparaiso | L 50–68 | 6–18 (2–11) | Renaissance Coliseum (311) Peoria, IL |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UIC | L 47–68 | 6–19 (2–12) | Renaissance Coliseum (472) Peoria, IL |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Illinois State I-74 Rivalry | L 50–68 | 6–20 (2–13) | Renaissance Coliseum (510) Peoria, IL |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Indiana State | L 67–74 | 6–21 (2–14) | Renaissance Coliseum (343) Peoria, IL |
| February 29, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | L 44–70 | 6–22 (2–15) | Great Southern Bank Arena (1,818) Springfield, MO |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Illinois | L 54–70 | 6–23 (2–16) | Renaissance Coliseum (–) Peoria, IL |
| March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 72–77 | 6–24 (2–17) | Renaissance Coliseum (332) Peoria, IL |
| March 9, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Murray State | L 64–81 | 6–25 (2–18) | Renaissance Coliseum (307) Peoria, IL |
| MVC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (11) | vs. (6) Murray State Opening round | L 49-87 | 6-26 | Vibrant Arena at The MARK (759) Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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