The 2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team represents Utah Valley University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Dan Nielson entered the season as head coach for his 4th season.[3] The Wolverines played their home games at the UCCU Center and Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–24 (3–15 WAC) |
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| Home arena | UCCU Center (Capacity: 8,500)[1] Lockhart Arena (Capacity: 2,000)[2] |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah† | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech* | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton* | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 WAC tournament winner As of March 18, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Wolverines finished the 2021–22 season 16–15, 10–8 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. In the 2022 WAC women's basketball tournament, they defeated Texas-Rio Grande Valley in the quarterfinals before losing to Stephen F. Austin in the semifinals.[4]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Position | Height | Year | Reason for departure |
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| Maria Carvalho | G | 5'8" | Senior | Transferred to Utah State on March 28[5] |
| Megan Jensen | F | 6'3" | Junior | Transferred to Southern Utah on March 30[6] |
| Josie Williams | C | 6'5" | Senior | Transferred to Louisville on June 30[7] |
| Madison Grange | G | 5'11" | Senior | Transferred to South Dakota on August 19[8] |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Position | Height | Year | Previous school |
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| Halle Nelson | G/F | 6'1" | Redshirt Sophomore | Utah State[9] |
| Jaeden (Vaifanua) Brown | F | 6'1" | Sophomore | Wyoming[10] |
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| October 29, 2022* 2:00 pm | Fort Lewis | W 57–48 | – | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT | |||||||
| Non-conference season | |||||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Park University (Gilbert, AZ) | W 59–54 | 1–0 | UCCU Center (453) Orem, UT | |||||||
| November 11, 2022* 1:30 pm, Pac 12 Network | at Utah | L 27–97 | 1–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,483) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
| November 16, 2022* 4:00 pm, MW Network | at UNLV | L 38–82 | 1–2 | Cox Pavilion (569) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
| November 19, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Weber State | L 44–55 | 1–3 | Dee Events Center (316) Ogden, UT | |||||||
| November 26, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Portland State | L 55–73 | 1–4 | Viking Pavilion (291) Portland, OR | |||||||
| December 1, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) | L 43–62 | 1–5 | UCCU Center (281) Orem, UT | |||||||
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 pm, MW Network | at Utah State | L 55–65 | 1–6 | Smith Spectrum (382) Logan, UT | |||||||
| December 7, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Idaho State | L 48–64 | 1–7 | UCCU Center (263) Orem, UT | |||||||
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Northwest Nazarene | W 76–72 | 2–7 | UCCU Center (381) Orem, UT | |||||||
| December 17, 2022* 2:00 pm, MW Network | at Fresno State | L 48–53 | 2–8 | Save Mart Center (806) Fresno, CA | |||||||
| December 21, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Idaho | W 59–57 | 3–8 | UCCU Center (231) Orem, UT | |||||||
| WAC conference season | |||||||||||
| December 29, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Grand Canyon | W 65–63 2OT | 4–8 (1–0) | UCCU Center (301) Orem, UT | |||||||
| December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Utah Tech | L 58–68 | 4–9 (1–1) | Burns Arena (501) St. George, UT | |||||||
| January 4, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | New Mexico State | L 57–63 OT | 4–10 (1–2) | UCCU Center (367) Orem, UT | |||||||
| January 7, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | California Baptist | L 61–69 | 4–11 (1–3) | UCCU Center (435) Orem, UT | |||||||
| January 11, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Southern Utah | L 66–70 | 4–12 (1–4) | America First Event Center (811) Cedar City, UT | |||||||
| January 14, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Abilene Christian | L 50–71 | 4–13 (1–5) | UCCU Center (316) Orem, UT | |||||||
| January 19, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Stephen F. Austin | L 46–72 | 4–14 (1–6) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,229) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| January 21, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Sam Houston | L 56–71 | 4–15 (1–7) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (775) Huntsville, TX | |||||||
| January 26, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Seattle U | L 58–66 | 4–16 (1–7) | UCCU Center (481) Orem, UT | |||||||
| February 4, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Tarleton | W 63–59 OT | 5–16 (2–8) | Wisdom Gymnasium (763) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| February 6, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Abilene Christian | L 46–73 | 5–17 (2–9) | Moody Coliseum (331) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| February 9, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | UT Arlington | W 64–53 | 6–17 (3–9) | UCCU Center (295) Orem, UT | |||||||
| February 11, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southern Utah | L 70–75 | 6–18 (3–10) | UCCU Center (481) Orem, UT | |||||||
| February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at California Baptist | L 52–90 | 6–19 (3–11) | CBU Events Center (397) Riverside, CA | |||||||
| February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Grand Canyon | L 53–63 | 6–20 (3–12) | GCU Arena (538) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
| February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Seattle U | L 51–66 | 6–21 (3–13) | Redhawk Center (450) Seattle, WA | |||||||
| February 28, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | UT Rio Grande Valley | L 59–69 | 6–22 (3–14) | UCCU Center (229) Orem, UT | |||||||
| March 2, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Utah Tech | L 59–71 | 6–23 (3–15) | UCCU Center (312) Orem, UT | |||||||
| WAC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (5) Utah Tech | L 68–72 | 6–24 | Orleans Arena (565) Paradise, NV | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
See also
References
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