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
2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10т Notre Dame15–3 .83327–6  .818
No. 13 Duke14–4 .77826–7  .788
No. 4 Virginia Tech †14–4 .77831–4  .886
Louisville12–6 .66726–12  .684
Florida State12–6 .66723–10  .697
Miami (FL)11–7 .61122–13  .629
No. 20 North Carolina11–7 .61122–11  .667
NC State9–9 .50020–12  .625
Syracuse9–9 .50020–13  .606
Clemson7–11 .38919–16  .543
Boston College5–13 .27816–17  .485
Wake Forest5–13 .27817–17  .500
Virginia4–14 .22215–15  .500
Georgia Tech4–14 .22213–17  .433
Pittsburgh3–15 .16710–20  .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 Parker0F6'4"Redshirt SophomoreFresno, CaliforniaTransferred to Mississippi State[1]
Ahlana Smith2G5'9"SeniorCharlotte, North CarolinaGraduated; Transferred to Mississippi State[2]
Kianna Smith14G6'0"Redshirt SeniorMoreno Valley, CaliforniaGraduated;
Drafted 16th overall in the 2022 WNBA draft
Emily Engstler21F6'1"SeniorNew York City, New YorkGraduated;
Drafted 4th overall in the 2022 WNBA draft
Chelsie Hall23G5'7"Graduate StudentBoca Raton, FloridaGraduated
Sydni Schetnan45F6'5"FreshmanSioux Falls, South DakotaNone reported[3]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Chrislyn Carr3G5'5"Graduate StudentDavenport, IowaSyracuse[4]
Morgan Jones24G6'2"Graduate StudentJonesboro, GeorgiaFlorida State[5]
Josie Williams40C6'5"Graduate StudentWest Haven, UtahUtah Valley[6]

Recruiting class

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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

2022–23 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Zyanna Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrWichita Heights Wichita, KS
G 2 Nyla Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrLake Highland Prep Winermere, FL
G 3 Chrislyn Carr 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GSRock Island
Syracuse		 Davenport, IA
G 5 Mykasa Robinson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GSAshland Blazer Ashland, KY
G 10 Hailey Van Lith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrCashmere Wenatchee, WA
G 11 Norika Konno 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSeiwa Gakuen Sendai, Japan
G 12 Payton Verhulst 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoBishop Miege De Soto, KS
G 13 Merissah Russell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrCairine Wilson Ottawa, Ontario
G 15 Jalyn Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSaint Frances Academy Baltimore, MD
F 22 Elizabeth Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GSRidgeway
Georgia Tech		 Memphis, TN
F 23 Alexia Mobley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrReynoldsburg Reynoldsburgh, OH
G 24 Morgan Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GSOur Lady of Mercy
Florida State		 Jonesboro, GA
F 32 Imani Lester 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrNorth Raleigh Christian Raleigh, NC
C 40 Josie Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GSRoy
Utah Valley		 West Haven, UT
F 44 Olivia Cochran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrCarver 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

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
PollPre-
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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

  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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