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2022–23 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

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2022–23 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
Record26–12 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Stephanie Norman
  • Jonneshia Pineda
  • Shay Robinson
Home arenaKFC Yum! Center
Seasons
2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10т Notre Dame 15 3   .833 27 6   .818
No. 13 Duke 14 4   .778 26 7   .788
No. 4 Virginia Tech 14 4   .778 31 4   .886
Louisville 12 6   .667 26 12   .684
Florida State 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Miami (FL) 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
No. 20 North Carolina 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
NC State 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Syracuse 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Clemson 7 11   .389 19 16   .543
Boston College 5 13   .278 16 17   .485
Wake Forest 5 13   .278 17 17   .500
Virginia 4 14   .222 15 15   .500
Georgia Tech 4 14   .222 13 17   .433
Pittsburgh 3 15   .167 10 20   .333
2023 ACC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

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

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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

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ramani Parker 0 F 6'4" Redshirt Sophomore Fresno, California Transferred to Mississippi State[1]
Ahlana Smith 2 G 5'9" Senior Charlotte, North Carolina Graduated; Transferred to Mississippi State[2]
Kianna Smith 14 G 6'0" Redshirt Senior Moreno Valley, California Graduated;
Drafted 16th overall in the 2022 WNBA draft
Emily Engstler 21 F 6'1" Senior New York City, New York Graduated;
Drafted 4th overall in the 2022 WNBA draft
Chelsie Hall 23 G 5'7" Graduate Student Boca Raton, Florida Graduated
Sydni Schetnan 45 F 6'5" Freshman Sioux Falls, South Dakota None reported[3]

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Chrislyn Carr 3 G 5'5" Graduate Student Davenport, Iowa Syracuse[4]
Morgan Jones 24 G 6'2" Graduate Student Jonesboro, Georgia Florida State[5]
Josie Williams 40 C 6'5" Graduate Student West Haven, Utah Utah Valley[6]

Recruiting class

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Source:[7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Zyanna Walker
G
Wichita, Kansas Wichita Heights High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Imani Lester
F
Raleigh, North Carolina North Raleigh Christian Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Jalyn Brown
G
Baltimore, Maryland Saint Frances Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Alexia Mobley
G
Reynoldsburg, Ohio Reynoldsburg High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
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

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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
Last update: October 18, 2022

Schedule and results

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Source[8]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 7, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 7 Cincinnati W 87–68  1–0
KFC Yum! Center (8,049)
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 (1,840)
Nashville, TN
November 19, 2022*
7:30 p.m., FloHoops
No. 6 vs. Gonzaga
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals
L 67–79 OT 3–1
Atlantis Paradise Island (421)
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 (5,307)
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 (7,927)
Lexington, KY
December 14, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Bellarmine W 73–43  8–4
Freedom Hall (2,676)
Louisville, KY
December 18, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Pittsburgh W 77–53  9–4
(1–0)
Peterson Events Center (491)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2022*
8:30 p.m., FS1
at DePaul W 81–67  10–4
Sullivan Athletic Center (1,422)
Chicago, IL
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse W 86–77  11–4
(2–0)
KFC Yum! Center (9,025)
Louisville, KY
January 1, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Duke L 56–63  11–5
(2–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,720)
Durham, NC
January 5, 2023
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Georgia Tech W 63–55  12–5
(3–1)
KFC Yum! Center (7,633)
Louisville, KY
January 8, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCN
Pittsburgh W 76–69  13–5
(4–1)
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
(4–2)
Cassell Coliseum (2,328)
Blacksburg, VA
January 15, 2023
1:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Florida State W 82–75  14–6
(5–2)
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,544)
Tallahassee, FL
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Boston College W 72–65  15–6
(6–2)
KFC Yum! Center (7,592)
Louisville, KY
January 22, 2023
1:00 p.m., ABC
No. 20 NC State L 51–63  15–7
(6–3)
KFC Yum! Center (11,175)
Louisville, KY
January 26, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Wake Forest L 57–68  15–8
(6–4)
LJVM Coliseum (857)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 29, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Syracuse W 79–67  16–8
(7–4)
JMA Wireless Dome (6,220)
Syracuse, NY
February 5, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 11 North Carolina W 62–55  17–8
(8–4)
KFC Yum! Center (10,069)
Louisville, KY
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia W 63–53  18–8
(9–4)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,008)
Charlottesville, VA
February 12, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Clemson W 81–69  19–8
(10–4)
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
(10–5)
Purcell Pavilion (5,245)
Notre Dame, IN
February 19, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Boston College W 62–52  20–9
(11–5)
Conte Forum (1,423)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 23, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Miami (FL) W 71–57  21–9
(12–5)
KFC Yum! Center (8,211)
Louisville, KY
February 26, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 10 Notre Dame L 65–68  21–10
(12–6)
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 (6,151)
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 (9,626)
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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Krajisnik, Stefan (May 9, 2022). "Mississippi State women's basketball to add Louisville transfer guard Ahlana Smith". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Louisville Women's Basketball 2022-23 Roster Outlook 3.0". si.com. FanNation. July 3, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Louisville Adds Chrislyn Carr to 2022 Class". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. April 20, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Louisville Adds Morgan Jones to 2022 Class". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Louisville Cardinals". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022–23 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball schedule". gocards.com. Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved October 18, 2022.