# 2023–24 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by seventh-year head coach Bart Brooks, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

## Previous season

The Bruins finished the 2022–23 season 23–12, 17–3 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for first place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals and Northern Iowa in the semifinals, before falling to Drake in the championship game. They received an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they would lose to Ball State in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 11:30 a.m., SECN+ | | at Missouri | L 61–72 | 0–1 | Mizzou Arena (5,336) Columbia, MO |
| November 10, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia | W 76–50 | 1–1 | Curb Event Center (1,203) Nashville, TN |
| November 15, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wichita State | W 75–67 | 2–1 | Curb Event Center (775) Nashville, TN |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mississippi State | L 62–63 | 2–2 | Curb Event Center (1,307) Nashville, TN |
| November 22, 2023* 3:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. No. 4 Stanford Ball Dawgs Classic semifinals | L 55–74 | 2–3 | Dollar Loan Center (1,634) Henderson, NV |
| November 24, 2023* 11:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Northwestern Ball Dawgs Classic 3rd-place game | W 83–61 | 3–3 | Dollar Loan Center (1,584) Henderson, NV |
| November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy | W 72–68 | 4–3 | Trojan Arena (1,473) Troy, AL |
| December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | W 71–57 | 5–3 | Curb Event Center (1,365) Nashville, TN |
| December 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard | W 70–51 | 6–3 | Curb Event Center (1,881) Nashville, TN |
| December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 65–54 | 7–3 | KSU Convocation Center (459) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 22, 2023* 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at No. 13 Ohio State | L 55–84 | 7–4 | Value City Arena (6,336) Columbus, OH |
| MVC regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UIC | W 69–61 | 8–4 (1–0) | Curb Event Center (1,042) Nashville, TN |
| January 4, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Illinois State | W 64–52 | 9–4 (2–0) | Curb Event Center (878) Nashville, TN |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bradley | W 89–47 | 10–4 (3–0) | Curb Event Center (1,003) Nashville, TN |
| January 12, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Evansville | W 84–40 | 11–4 (4–0) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (1,508) Evansville, IN |
| January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | W 61–56 | 12–4 (5–0) | Hulman Center (1,177) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 19, 2024 6:00 p.m., BSSO/ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 65–69 | 12–5 (5–1) | Knapp Center (2,134) Des Moines, IA |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | W 72–67 | 13–5 (6–1) | McLeod Center (3,912) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 26, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Missouri State | W 66–55 | 14–5 (7–1) | Curb Event Center (892) Nashville, TN |
| January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Illinois | W 72–64 | 15–5 (8–1) | Curb Event Center (892) Nashville, TN |
| February 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., BSSO/ESPN+ | | Murray State | W 73–54 | 16–5 (9–1) | Curb Event Center (919) Nashville, TN |
| February 9, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | L 54–73 | 16–6 (9–2) | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,503) Springfield, MO |
| February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | W 65–55 | 17–6 (10–2) | Banterra Center (325) Carbondale, IL |
| February 15, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Iowa | W 84–72 | 18–6 (11–2) | Curb Event Center (812) Nashville, TN |
| February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Drake | L 71–77 | 18–7 (11–3) | Curb Event Center (1,191) Nashville, TN |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 83–56 | 19–7 (12–3) | Athletics–Recreation Center (270) Valparaiso, IN |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Murray State | W 76–63 | 20–7 (13–3) | CFSB Center (1,647) Murray, KY |
| March 1, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Indiana State | W 87–62 | 21–7 (14–3) | Curb Event Center (789) Nashville, TN |
| March 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 80–55 | 22–7 (15–3) | Curb Event Center (1,175) Nashville, TN |
| March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bradley | W 77–72 | 23–7 (16–3) | Renaissance Coliseum (332) Peoria, IL |
| March 9, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | W 72–69 | 24–7 (17–3) | CEFCU Arena (1,725) Normal, IL |
| MVC tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) UIC Quarterfinals | W 70–65 | 25–7 | Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,004) Moline, IL |
| March 16, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Missouri State Semifinals | L 48–63 | 25–8 | Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,747) Moline, IL |
| WBIT ||||||
| March 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at (4) Ball State First round | W 77–59 | 26–8 | Worthen Arena (719) Columbus, OH |
| March 25, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at (1) Penn State Second round | L 66–74 | 26–9 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,666) University Park, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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