2022–23 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2022–23 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Cardinals, were led by 16th-year head coach Jeff Walz , and played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center . This season was their ninth year competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference .
They finished the season 26–12 overall and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament , they earned a bye to the quarterfinals where they defeated twelfth seed Wake Forest . They then defeated first seed Notre Dame in the semifinals before falling short in the final to third seed Virginia Tech . They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the Seattle 4 Regional . They defeated twelfth seed Drake in the first round, fourth seed Texas in the second round, and eighth seed Ole Miss in the Sweet Sixteen, before losing to second seed Iowa in the Elite Eight to end their season.
Previous season
The Cardinals finished the season 29–5 overall and 16–2 in ACC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament , they were upset by seventh seed Miami in the quarterfinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the first seed in the Wichita Regional . They defeated sixteenth seed Albany in the first round, ninth seed Gonzaga in the second round, fourth seed Tennessee in the Sweet Sixteen, and third seed Michigan in the Elite Eight before falling to eventual champions, and first seed South Carolina in the Final Four. This was the Cardinals' fourth appearance in the Final Four in program history.
Off-season
Departures
Incoming transfers
Recruiting class
Source:[ 7]
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Nyla Harris F
Windermere, Florida
Lake Highland Preparatory School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
N/A
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN :
Zyanna Walker G
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita Heights High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
N/A
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN :
Imani Lester F
Raleigh, North Carolina
North Raleigh Christian Academy
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
N/A
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN :
Jalyn Brown G
Baltimore, Maryland
Saint Frances Academy
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
N/A
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN :
Alexia Mobley G
Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Reynoldsburg High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
N/A
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN :
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Roster
2022–23 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 1
Zyanna Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr Wichita Heights
Wichita, KS
G 2
Nyla Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Lake Highland Prep
Winermere, FL
G 3
Chrislyn Carr 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
GS Rock Island Syracuse
Davenport, IA
G 5
Mykasa Robinson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
GS Ashland Blazer
Ashland, KY
G 10
Hailey Van Lith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr Cashmere
Wenatchee, WA
G 11
Norika Konno 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr Seiwa Gakuen
Sendai, Japan
G 12
Payton Verhulst 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Bishop Miege
De Soto, KS
G 13
Merissah Russell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr Cairine Wilson
Ottawa, Ontario
G 15
Jalyn Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Saint Frances Academy
Baltimore, MD
F 22
Elizabeth Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
GS Ridgeway Georgia Tech
Memphis, TN
F 23
Alexia Mobley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS Fr Reynoldsburg
Reynoldsburgh, OH
G 24
Morgan Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
GS Our Lady of Mercy Florida State
Jonesboro, GA
F 32
Imani Lester 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr North Raleigh Christian
Raleigh, NC
C 40
Josie Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
GS Roy Utah Valley
West Haven, UT
F 44
Olivia Cochran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Carver
Columbus, GA
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Source[ 8]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-Conference Regular season
November 7, 2022 *5:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 7
Cincinnati W 87–68 1–0
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
November 10, 2022 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7
IUPUI W 84–62 2–0
KFC Yum! Center (7,436)Louisville, KY
November 13, 2022 *5:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 7
at Belmont
W 75–70 3–0
Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
November 19, 2022 *7:30 p.m., FloHoops
No. 6
vs. Gonzaga Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinalsL 67–79 OT
3–1
Atlantis Paradise Island Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 20, 2022 *7:30 p.m., FloHoops
No. 6
vs. No. 3 Texas Battle 4 Atlantis consolation round W 71–63 4–1
Atlantis Paradise Island (365)Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 21, 2022 *5:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 10
vs. South Dakota State Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place L 55–65 4–2
Atlantis Paradise Island (215)Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 25, 2022 *12:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 10
Longwood W 100–37 5–2
KFC Yum! Center (8,130)Louisville, KY
November 30, 2022 *7:30 p.m., ACCN
No. 18
No. 4 Ohio State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge L 77–96 5–3
KFC Yum! Center (8,259)Louisville, KY
December 4, 2022 *5:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 18
at Middle Tennessee
L 49–67 5–4
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
December 6, 2022 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
SIU Edwardsville W 105–32 6–4
KFC Yum! Center (7,311)Louisville, KY
December 11, 2022 *1:00 p.m., ESPN
at Kentucky Rivalry W 86–72 7–4
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 14, 2022 *6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Bellarmine
W 73–43 8–4
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
December 18, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Pittsburgh
W 77–53 9–4
Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2022 *8:30 p.m., FS1
at DePaul
W 81–67 10–4
Sullivan Athletic Center Chicago, IL
December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse W 86–77 11–4
KFC Yum! Center (9,025)Louisville, KY
January 1, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Duke
L 56–63 11–5
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 5, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN
Georgia Tech W 63–55 12–5
KFC Yum! Center (7,633)Louisville, KY
January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN
Pittsburgh W 76–69 13–5
KFC Yum! Center (9,218)Louisville, KY
January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 13 Virginia Tech
L 79–81 13–6
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 15, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Florida State
W 82–75 14–6
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Boston College W 72–65 15–6
KFC Yum! Center (7,592)Louisville, KY
January 22, 2023 1:00 p.m., ABC
No. 20 NC State
L 51–63 15–7
KFC Yum! Center (11,175)Louisville, KY
January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Wake Forest
L 57–68 15–8
LJVM Coliseum Winston–Salem, NC
January 29, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Syracuse
W 79–67 16–8
JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
February 5, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 11 North Carolina
W 62–55 17–8
KFC Yum! Center (10,069)Louisville, KY
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia W 63–53 18–8
John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 12, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN
Clemson W 81–69 19–8
KFC Yum! Center (8,782)Louisville, KY
February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 10 Notre Dame
L 76–78 OT
19–9
Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
February 19, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Boston College
W 62–52 20–9
Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN
Miami (FL) W 71–57 21–9
KFC Yum! Center (8,211)Louisville, KY
February 26, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 10 Notre Dame
L 65–68 21–10
KFC Yum! Center (12,015)Louisville, KY
ACC Women's Tournament
March 3, 2023 11:00 a.m., ACCN
(4)
vs. (12) Wake Forest Quarterfinals W 74–48 22–10
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 4, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN
(4)
vs. (1) No. 10 Notre Dame Semifinals W 64–38 23–10
Greensboro Coliseum (7,122)Greensboro, NC
March 5, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN
(4)
vs. (3) No. 8 Virginia Tech Finals L 67–75 23–11
Greensboro Coliseum (6,802)Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 18, 2023 *7:30 p.m., ESPN2
(5 S4)
vs. (12 S4) Drake First round W 83–81 24–11
Moody Center Austin, TX
March 20, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ESPN
(5 S4)
at (4 S4) No. 15 Texas Second round W 73–51 25–11
Moody Center (5,430)Austin, TX
March 24, 2023 *10:00 p.m., ESPN
(5 S4)
vs. (8 S4) Ole Miss Sweet Sixteen W 72–62 26–11
Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, WA
March 26, 2023 *9:00 p.m., ESPN
(5 S4)
vs. (2 S4) No. 3 Iowa Elite Eight L 83–97 26–12
Climate Pledge Arena (11,700)Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S4=Seattle 4.
All times are in
Eastern .
Rankings
Regular season polls
Poll
Pre-
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Final
AP
7
6
10
18
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
N/A
Coaches
5
4
12
15
24
25
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
14
Note: The AP does not release a final poll.
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received votes
References
^ Thompson, Khari (April 14, 2022). "Mississippi State women's basketball coach Sam Purcell adds player he coached at Louisville" . The Clarion-Ledger . Retrieved October 18, 2022 . ^ Krajisnik, Stefan (May 9, 2022). "Mississippi State women's basketball to add Louisville transfer guard Ahlana Smith" . The Clarion-Ledger . Retrieved October 18, 2022 . ^ "Louisville Women's Basketball 2022-23 Roster Outlook 3.0" . si.com . FanNation. July 3, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022 .^ "Louisville Adds Chrislyn Carr to 2022 Class" . gocards.com . University of Louisville Athletics. April 20, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022 .^ "Louisville Adds Morgan Jones to 2022 Class" . gocards.com . University of Louisville Athletics. April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022 .^ Cubit, Alexis (June 30, 2022). "Louisville women's basketball adds Utah Valley State's Josie Williams from transfer portal" . The Courier-Journal . Retrieved October 18, 2022 . ^ "Louisville Cardinals" . espn.com . ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2022 .^ "2022–23 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball schedule" . gocards.com . Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved October 18, 2022 .
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