2023–24 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

2023–24 UAB Blazers women's basketball
2023–24 UAB Blazers women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	9–2 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Randy Norton (11th season);
Associate head coach	Taren Martin
Assistant coaches	Kayla Alexander; Alison Seberger; Kara Rawls;
Home arena	Bartow Arena

2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UAB	4	–	1	.800	13	–	4	.765
Charlotte	4	–	1	.800	11	–	6	.647
North Texas	3	–	1	.750	13	–	3	.813
Rice	3	–	1	.750	9	–	6	.600
UTSA	4	–	2	.667	10	–	7	.588
Tulsa	3	–	2	.600	13	–	5	.722
Temple	3	–	2	.600	9	–	8	.529
South Florida	3	–	3	.500	11	–	8	.579
East Carolina	2	–	2	.500	9	–	6	.600
SMU	2	–	3	.400	8	–	8	.500
Tulane	1	–	3	.250	8	–	7	.533
Memphis	1	–	4	.200	5	–	11	.313
Wichita State	1	–	4	.200	5	–	12	.294
Florida Atlantic	0	–	5	.000	5	–	11	.313

† 2024 AAC tournament winner As of January 16, 2024

The 2023–24 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by 11th-year head coach Randy Norton, play their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as first year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Blazers finished the 2022–23 season 14–17, 5–15 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for tenth (last) place.^[1] As the #10 seed in the C-USA tournament, they upset #7 seed North Texas in the first round,^[2] before falling to #2 seed Western Kentucky in the quarterfinals.^[3] This was the Blazers' final season as members of Conference USA, as they moved to the American Athletic Conference effective July 1, 2023.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Denim DeShields	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	La Lumiere School	Atlanta, Georgia
G	1	Mia Moore	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS So	Mississippi State	Alpharetta, Georgia
G	4	Desiree Ware	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Minnetonka High School	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
G/F	5	Amiya Payne	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Middle Tennessee	Trussville, Alabama
G	10	Tenley Dowell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Butler	Morton, Illinois
G	11	Genevive Wedemeyer	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Hamburg, Germany
F	12	Molly Moffitt	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Putnam Science Academy	Seattle, Washington
F	13	Valentina Monzo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	McCook Community College	Santiago, Chile
G	21	Maddie Walsh	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Arrowhead Union High School	Hartland, Wisconsin
G	22	Ashton Elley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Little Rock Christian Academy	Little Rock, Arkansas
F	23	Jade Weathersby	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Brookwood High School	Aurora, Colorado
F	24	Tracey Bershers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Oklahoma State	Fort Smith, Arkansas
G	32	Kylee Schneringer	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Normal Community High School	Normal, Illinois
F	33	Sara Bershers	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	UT Rio Grande Valley	Fort Smith, Arkansas

Head coach

Randy Norton (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Taren Martin (Illinois State)
Kayla Alexander (UAB)
Alison Seberger (Illinois State)
Kara Rawls (UAB)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 13, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 6:00 pm	Shorter	W 71–60	–	15 – Schneringer	12 – Weathersby	3 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (155) Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Alabama A&M	W 70–63	1–0	27 – Moore	9 – T. Bershers	6 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (157) Birmingham, AL
November 13, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Carolina	W 81–56	2–0	20 – T. Bershers	13 – Weathersby	7 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (125) Birmingham, AL
November 18, 2023* 8:15 pm	vs. Eastern Kentucky Great Alaska Shootout semifinals	L 64–68	2–1	21 – Moore	13 – Moore	4 – Moore	Alaska Airlines Center (1,613) Anchorage, AK
November 19, 2023* 8:15 pm	at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game	W 63–52	3–1	11 – Moore	9 – Walsh	9 – DeShields	Alaska Airlines Center (1,044) Anchorage, AK
November 25, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Valparaiso	W 78–68	4–1	21 – Moore	9 – Moore	7 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (159) Birmingham, AL
November 27, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville State	W 85–78 ^OT	5–1	27 – Moore	14 – Moore	4 – Moore	Bartow Arena (289) Birmingham, AL
November 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Mississippi Valley State	W 88–56	6–1	17 – Elley	11 – Moore	9 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (310) Birmingham, AL
December 3, 2023* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	Auburn	L 62–72	6–2	17 – Weathersby	9 – 2 Tied	3 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (861) Birmingham, AL
December 9, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Nicholls	W 73–62	7–2	19 – Moore	12 – Moore	7 – DeShields	Stopher Gymnasium (344) Thibodaux, LA
December 12, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	South Carolina State	W 69–54	8–2	21 – Moore	12 – Moore	8 – DeShields	Bartow Arena (289) Birmingham, AL
December 20, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Wagner Hawk Classic	W 79–39	9–2	17 – Moore	11 – Moore	5 – Moore	Hagan Arena (113) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Joseph's Hawk Classic						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Florida Atlantic						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Memphis						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 7, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 10, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Carolina						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
January 14, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	SMU						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 21, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	UTSA						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
January 28, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
January 31, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Atlantic						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	South Florida						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
February 11, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at UTSA						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
February 14, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Temple						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Rice						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 21, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Tulsa						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	North Texas						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Memphis						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
March 5, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Wichita State						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
↑ "UAB WBB Advances to C-USA Quarterfinals After 75-71 Victory Over North Texas". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
↑ "Lady Tops hold off UAB in C-USA quarterfinals". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
↑ "American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
↑ "UAB Blazers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

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[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[2] "UAB WBB Advances to C-USA Quarterfinals After 75-71 Victory Over North Texas". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[3] "Lady Tops hold off UAB in C-USA quarterfinals". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[4] "American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[5] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[6] "UAB Blazers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

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