2022–23 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team

2022–23 Princeton Tigers women's basketball
Ivy League regular-season co-champions Ivy League tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	24–6 (12–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Carla Berube (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Lauren Battista (4th season) Lauren Dillon (4th season) Tiana-Jo Carter (1st season)
Home arena	Jadwin Gymnasium

2022–23 Ivy League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Columbia	12	–	2		.857			26	–	5		.839
Princeton†	12	–	2		.857			24	–	6		.800
Harvard	9	–	5		.643			20	–	11		.645
Penn	9	–	5		.643			17	–	12		.586
Yale	7	–	7		.500			13	–	14		.481
Brown	4	–	10		.286			11	–	15		.423
Cornell	3	–	11		.214			10	–	17		.370
Dartmouth	0	–	14		.000			2	–	26		.071
† 2023 Ivy League Tournament winner As of March 24, 2023

The 2022–23 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Carla Berube, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey as members of the Ivy League. They finished the Ivy League season 12–2, winning a share of the championship alongside Columbia. The Tigers won the 2023 Ivy League women's basketball tournament, their fourth championship title, and earned an automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, the team's tenth appearance. They lost to Utah in the second round.^[1]

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2021–22 season with a 25–5 overall record, 14–0 in Ivy League play, to finish in first place and win the conference's regular-season championship. As the top seed in the Ivy League tournament, they defeated Harvard and Columbia to win the championship. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the eleventh seed in the Bridgeport Region. They defeated Kentucky in the first round before losing to Indiana to end their season.

Roster

2022–23 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Ellie Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Georgetown Visitation Prep Chevy Chase, MD G 1 Adaora Nwokeji 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Summer Creek Houston, TX F 3 Tabitha Amanze 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Blair Academy (N.J.) Ogun, Nigeria F 5 Paige Morton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Oak Knoll Summit, NJ G 10 Grace Stone 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Long Island Lutheran Glen Cove, NY F 11 Taylor Charles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Burlington Central Elgin, IL G 12 Maggie Connolly 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Ursuline Academy Wilmington, DE G 20 Kaitlyn Chen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Flintridge Prep San Marino, CA F 21 Kira Emsbo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Lakewood Lakewood, CO F 22 Parker Hill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Winston Churchill Bethesda, MD G 23 Madison St. Rose 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. John Vianney Old Bridge, NJ G 24 Julia Cunningham (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Watchung Hills Watchung, NJ G 25 Chet Nweke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Stone Ridge Woodbine, MD G 32 Amelia Osgood 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Brentwood Brentwood, TN G/F 33 Lexi Weger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Episcopal (V.A.) South Hadley, MA F 44 Katie Thiers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Roosevelt Seattle, WA	Head coach Carla Berube (Connecticut) Assistant coach(es) Lauren Battista (Bentley) Lauren Dillon (Tufts) Tiana-Jo Carter (Bentley) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 11, 2023

2022–23 Ivy awards and recognition

Kaitlyn Chen – Player of the Year; First Team All-Ivy Madison St. Rose – Rookie of the Year Ellie Mitchell – Co-Defensive Player of the Year Julia Cunningham – Second Team All-Ivy Grace Stone – Second Team All-Ivy; Academic All-Ivy

Source:^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 5:00 p.m.	No. 24	Temple	W 67–49	1–0	Jadwin Gymnasium (454) Princeton, NJ
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m.	No. 24	Villanova	L 59–69	1–1	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,061) Princeton, NJ
November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		at Seton Hall	W 62–58	2–1	Walsh Gymnasium (680) South Orange, NJ
November 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		Fordham	W 70–67	3–1	Jadwin Gymnasium (572) Princeton, NJ
November 19, 2022* 12:00 p.m.		at Buffalo	Canceled		Alumni Arena  Buffalo, NY
November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m.		at Texas	L 50–74	3–2	Moody Center (5,137) Austin, TX
December 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		at Maine	W 65–51	4–2	Cross Insurance Center (965) Bangor, ME
December 5, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		at Towson	W 71–54	5–2	SECU Arena (424) Towson, MD
December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SNY		at No. 6 Connecticut	L 64–69	5–3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,731) Storrs, CT
December 11, 2022* 6:00 p.m.		Delaware	W 62–47	6–3	Jadwin Gymnasium (713) Princeton, NJ
December 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		at Rutgers Rivalry	W 77–56	7–3	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,161) Piscataway, NJ
December 28, 2022* 2:00 p.m.		Rhode Island	W 56–54	8–3	Jadwin Gymnasium (841) Princeton, NJ
December 31, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPNews		at Harvard	L 59–67	8–4 (0–1)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,278) Cambridge, MA
January 6, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Columbia	L 55–58 ^OT	8–5 (0–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,113) Princeton, NJ
January 7, 2023 5:00 p.m.		Cornell	W 70–48	9–5 (1–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,017) Princeton, NJ
January 12, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		Hartford	W 84–37	10–5	Jadwin Gymnasium (385) Princeton, NJ
January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., SNY/NBCSPHI		Brown	W 67–54	11–5 (2–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,322) Princeton, NJ
January 16, 2023 2:00 p.m., SNY/NBCSPHI		Penn	W 55–40	12–5 (3–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,018) Princeton, NJ
January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m.		at Dartmouth	W 79–59	13–5 (4–2)	Leede Arena (468) Hanover, NH
January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m.		Yale	W 79–30	14–5 (5–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,223) Princeton, NJ
February 3, 2023 6:00 p.m.		at Cornell	W 63–52	15–5 (6–2)	Newman Arena (756) Ithaca, NY
February 4, 2023 4:00 p.m., SNY		at Columbia	W 74–56	16–5 (7–2)	Levien Gymnasium (2,653) New York, NY
February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m.		Dartmouth	W 64–47	17–5 (8–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,305) Princeton, NJ
February 17, 2023 7:00 p.m.		at Brown	W 80–37	18–5 (9–2)	Pizzitola Sports Center (326) Providence, RI
February 18, 2023 5:00 p.m.		at Yale	W 68–42	19–5 (10–2)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (567) New Haven, CT
February 24, 2023 6:00 p.m.		Harvard	W 51–47	20–5 (11–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,744) Princeton, NJ
March 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI		at Penn	W 71–52	21–5 (12–2)	Palestra (2,671) Philadelphia, PA
Ivy League tournament
March 10, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	vs. (4) Penn Semifinals	W 60–47	22–5	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,238) Princeton, NJ
March 11, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPNews	(1)	vs. (3) Harvard Championship game	W 54–48	23–5	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,922) Princeton, NJ
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2023* 10:00 p.m., ESPN2	(10 G2)	vs. (7 G2) NC State First round	W 64–63	24–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,130) Salt Lake City, UT
March 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	(10 G2)	at (2 G2) No. 8 Utah Second round	L 56–63	24–6	Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,663) Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greenville 2. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[3]

Rankings

Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	24	24	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	25		RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received votes
(NR)		Not ranked and did not receive votes

Sources:^[4][5]

The Coaches Poll did not release a poll for the week of November 7.

References

1. "Princeton's Season Ends With Second-Round Loss To Utah". goprincetontigers.com. March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
2. "Ivy League Announces Women's Basketball All-Ivy Teams and Major Awards". Ivyleague.com. March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
3. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". goprincetontigers.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
4. "AP Top 25 Women's Poll". Apnews.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
5. "NCAA DIVISION I COACHES". Wbca.org. Retrieved March 11, 2023.