2022–23 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

2022–23 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
2022–23 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
Record	26–12 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Walz (16th season);
Assistant coaches	Stephanie Norman; Jonneshia Pineda; Shay Robinson;
Home arena	KFC Yum! Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Ramani Parker	0	F	6'4"	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"	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

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

Source:^[7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Nyla Harris F	Windermere, Florida	Lake Highland Preparatory School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Nyla Harris F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
Zyanna Walker G	Wichita, Kansas	Wichita Heights High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Zyanna Walker G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
Imani Lester F	Raleigh, North Carolina	North Raleigh Christian Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Imani Lester F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Jalyn Brown G	Baltimore, Maryland	Saint Frances Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Jalyn Brown G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Alexia Mobley G	Reynoldsburg, Ohio	Reynoldsburg High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Alexia Mobley G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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

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

Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Stephanie Norman (Arizona State)
Jonneshia Pineda (Georgia Southwestern State)
Shay Robinson (Central Florida)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 18, 2022

Schedule and results

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

Regular season polls
Poll	Pre- season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	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.

[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.

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