2022–23 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Gonzaga University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), are members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by ninth year head coach Lisa Fortier, play their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington.

2022–23 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
WCC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record28–5 (17–1 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
2022–23 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Gonzaga17–1 .94428–5  .848
Portland†15–3 .83323–9  .719
San Diego11–7 .61119–14  .576
BYU9–9 .50016–17  .485
San Francisco 9–9 .50019–13  .594
Pacific8–10 .44415–17  .469
Saint Mary's6–12 .33313–18  .419
Santa Clara 6–12 .33315–17  .469
Pepperdine5–13 .27811–19  .367
Loyola Marymount4–14 .2227–23  .233
† 2023 WCC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season
Main article: 2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

The Bulldogs finished the season at 27–7 and 15–2 in WCC play to finish in second place. They won WCC women's tournament by defeating BYU. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a 9th seed in Wichita region where they defeated Nebraska in the first round before losing to Louisville in second round.

Offseason

Departures

Due to COVID-19 disruptions throughout NCAA sports in 2020–21, the NCAA announced that the 2020–21 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any individual involved in an NCAA winter sport, including women's basketball. This meant that all seniors in 2020–21 had the option to return for 2021–22.

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason left
Anamaria Birjoghe1F6'5"Redshirt SeniorTârgoviște, RomaniaGraduated
Abby O'Connor4G/F6'0"SeniorSouth Bend, INGraduate transferred to Carnegie Mellon
Cierra Walker13G5'8"Redshirt SeniorOregon City, ORGraduated
Kylee Griffen32G6'2"Redshirt SeniorMarysville, WAGraduated
Melody Kempton33F6'1"SeniorPost Falls, IDGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious
school
Destiny Burton1F/C6'1"JuniorArlington, TXPanola College
Brynna Maxwell22G6'0"SeniorGig Harbor, WAUtah

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2022.

Roster
2022–23 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Esther Little 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoIpswich Basketball Academy Ipswich, England
F 1 Destiny Burton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMansfield Timberview
Panola College		 Wichita, KS
G 2 Giana Riley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrJohn C. Kimball Manteca, CA
F 3 Payton Muma 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrHighlands Ranch Highlands Ranch, CO
G 5 Maud Huijbens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoN/A
Syracuse		 Hilversum, Netherlands
F 10 Calli Stokes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrRedondo Redondo Beach, CA
G 11 Kayleigh Truong 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrJersey Village Houston, TX
F 12 Eliza Hollingsworth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrSt Leonard's College Melbourne, Australia
G 14 Kaylynne Truong 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrJersey Village Houston, TX
F 15 Yvonne Ejim 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrEdge School Calgary, AB
G 22 Brynna Maxwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GSGig Harbor
Utah		 Gig Harbor, WA
G 24 McKayla Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrWindward Los Angeles, CA
G 35 Bree Salenbien 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoLenawee Christian Adrian, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2022*
6:00 p.m.		 Western Washington W 78–36 
 22 – Kayle. Truong  9 – Ejim  3 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (4,777)
Spokane, WA
Regular season
November 10, 2022*
7:30 p.m., SWX		 Long Beach State W 80–54  1–0
  22 – Ejim  10 – Ejim  6 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (4,759)
Spokane, WA
November 12, 2022*
4:00 p.m.		 Southern Utah W 91–38  2–0
  17 – Hollingsworth  6 – Tied  7 – Kayle. Truong  McCarthey Athletic Center (4,946)
Spokane, WA
November 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m.		 at Wyoming W 66–64  3–0
  26 – Ejim  7 – Ejim  4 – Tied  Arena-Auditorium (2,077)
Laramie, WY
November 19, 2022*
4:30 p.m., FloHoops		 vs. No. 6 Louisville
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals		 W 79–67 OT 4–0
  21 – Maxwell  9 – Ejim  5 – Tied  Imperial Arena (421)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 20, 2022*
11:30 a.m., FloHoops		 vs. Marquette
Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals		 L 66–70  4–1
  18 – Tied  11 – Ejim  6 – Kayly. Truong  Imperial Arena (103)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 21, 2022*
11:30 a.m., ESPNU		 vs. No. 23 Tennessee
Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game		 W 73–72  5–1
  22 – Ejim  9 – Ejim  6 – Kayly. Truong  Imperial Arena (118)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2022*
2:00 p.m.		 Eastern Washington Canceled McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
November 28, 2022*
6:00 p.m., SWX		 No. 23 Maine W 62–43  6–1
  15 – Kayly. Truong  8 – Ejim  6 – Kayly. Truong  McCarthey Athletic Center (4,602)
Spokane, WA
December 1, 2022*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 23 at Stephen F. Austin W 71–59  7–1
  21 – Kayly. Truong  9 – Ejim  7 – Kayly. Truong  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,920)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 4, 2022*
12:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 23 at No. 2 Stanford L 63–84  7–2
  22 – Kayly. Truong  6 – Kayly. Truong  3 – Williams  Maples Pavilion (3,731)
Stanford, CA
December 6, 2022*
6:00 p.m.		 No. 22 Queens (NC) W 73–49  8–2
  32 – Ejim  7 – Ejim  6 – Muma  McCarthey Athletic Center (4,304)
Spokane, WA
December 11, 2022*
2:00 p.m.		 No. 22 UC Davis W 73–55  9–2
  19 – Maxwell  9 – Maxwell  7 – Kayly. Truong  McCarthey Athletic Center (4,856)
Spokane, WA
December 17, 2022
2:00 p.m., SWX		 No. 23 BYU W 67–58  10–2
(1–0)		  24 – Kayly. Truong  7 – Ejim  4 – Kayly. Truong  McCarthey Athletic Center (5,037)
Spokane, WA
December 19, 2022
6:00 p.m.		 No. 22 San Diego W 70–59  11–2
(2–0)		  20 – Truong, Kayly.  9 – Ejim  2 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (4,896)
Spokane, WA
December 21, 2022*
6:00 p.m., SWX		 No. 22 Montana W 82–67  12–2
  23 – Maxwell  9 – Ejim  7 – Kayly. Truong  McCarthey Athletic Center (5,077)
Spokane, WA
December 29, 2022
4:00 p.m.		 No. 19 at Pepperdine W 77–63  13–2
(3–0)		  26 – Kayly. Truong  9 – Tied  4 – Stokes  Firestone Fieldhouse (268)
Malibu, CA
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m.		 No. 19 at Loyola Marymount W 96–51  14–2
(4–0)		  24 – Ejim  8 – Ejim  6 – Kayly. Truong  Gersten Pavilion (510)
Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 2023
6:00 p.m., SWX		 No. 20 San Francisco W 63–52  15–2
(5–0)		  17 – Kayly. Truong  12 – Ejim  9 – Kayly. Truong  McCarthey Athletic Center (4,823)
Spokane, WA
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m.		 No. 20 Santa Clara W 78–61  16–2
(6–0)		  17 – Maxwell  12 – Ejim  7 – Kayly. Truong  McCarthey Athletic Center (5,077)
Spokane, WA
January 14, 2023
5:00 p.m.		 No. 20 at Portland W 73–66  17–2
(7–0)		  20 – Maxwell  12 – Ejim  9 – Little  Chiles Center (1,167)
Portland, OR
January 19, 2023
11:00 a.m.		 No. 16 at Pacific W 81–78  18–2
(8–0)		  22 – Ejim  12 – Ejim  9 – Kayly. Truong  Alex G. Spanos Center (2,000)
Stockton, CA
January 21, 2023
1:00 p.m.		 No. 16 at Saint Mary’s W 82–57  19–2
(9–0)		  24 – Ejim  6 – Stokes  5 – Kayly. Truong  University Credit Union Pavilion (563)
Moraga, CA
January 26, 2023
6:00 p.m., SWX		 No. 17 Loyola Marymount W 66–55  20–2
(10–0)		  19 – Kayly. Truong  6 – Stokes  6 – Kayly. Truong  McCarthey Athletic Center (5,122)
Spokane, WA
January 28, 2023
2:00 p.m.		 No. 17 Pepperdine W 67–49  21–2
(11–0)		  26 – Maxwell  9 – Stokes  9 – Kayly. Truong  McCarthey Athletic Center (5,251)
Spokane, WA
February 2, 2023
6:00 p.m.		 No. 17 at Santa Clara L 72–77  21–3
(11–1)		  26 – Ejim  7 – Ejim  5 – Williams  Leavey Center (408)
Santa Clara, CA
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., KHQ/RTNW		 No. 17 at San Francisco W 78–56  22–3
(12–1)		  27 – Kayly. Truong  9 – Ejim  5 – Kayly. Truong  War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, CA
February 11, 2023
1:00 p.m., SWX/RTNW		 No. 23 Portland W 63–53  23–3
(13–1)		  20 – Kayly. Truong  6 – Tied  5 – Kayly. Truong  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 16, 2023
6:00 p.m., SWX		 No. 20 Pacific W 69–58  24–3
(14–1)		  21 – Kayly. Truong  9 – Ejim  3 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (4,970)
Spokane, WA
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., SWX		 No. 20 Saint Mary’s W 65–51  25–3
(15–1)		  25 – Ejim  8 – Ejim  5 – Kayly. Truong  McCarthey Athletic Center (5,514)
Spokane, WA
February 23, 2023
6:00 p.m.		 No. 18 at San Diego W 73–61  26–3
(16–1)		  14 – Tied  11 – Ejim  4 – Ejim  Jenny Craig Pavilion (420)
San Diego, CA
February 25, 2023
4:00 p.m., byutv		 No. 18 at BYU W 58–51  27–3
(17–1)		  19 – Ejim  10 – Ejim  2 – Tied  Marriott Center (1,994)
Provo, UT
WCC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2023
12:00 p.m., byutv		 (1) No. 16 vs. (5) BYU
Semifinals		 W 79–64  28–3
  21 – Ejim  11 – Ejim  7 – Kayly. Truong  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 7, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPNU		 (1) No. 16 vs. (2) Portland
Championship		 L 60–64  28–4
  21 – Ejim  14 – Ejim  5 – Kayly. Truong  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU		 (9 S4) No. 19 vs. (8 S4) Ole Miss
First Round		 L 48–71  28–5
  19 – Ejim  8 – Ejim  6 – Kayly. Truong  Maples Pavilion (4,020)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S4=Seattle 4.
All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Rankings
See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRV*RVRV23222322192020161717232018151619Not released
CoachesRVRV*RV^RV25232322202021192018221918151517RV

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

References
  1. "2022–23 Women's Basketball Schedule - Gonzaga University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Gozags.com.
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