# 2022–23 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Megan Duffy, played their home games at the Al McGuire Center and are members of the Big East Conference.
On February 8, 2023, the Golden Eagles defeated the UConn Huskies for the first time in program history, ending an all-time 0-16 losing streak. It was the first time since 1993 that UConn lost two games in a row, ending a 1,083 game streak without back-to-back losses.

## Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the season at 23–11 and 13–7 in Big East play to finish in fifth place. They defeated DePaul in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament before losing to UConn in the semifinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

Marquette Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Antwainette Walker | 4 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Lisle, IL | Transferred to Eastern Kentucky |
| Karissa McLaughlin | 12 | G | 5'7" | GS Senior | Fort Wayne, IN | Graduated |
| Danyel Middleton | 25 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Transferred to UIC |
| Lauren Van Kleunen | 42 | F | 6'2" | GS Senior | Mason, OH | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Marquette Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Nia Clark | 1 | G | 5'9" | RS Junior | Indianapolis, IN | Xavier |

#### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Emily La Chapell G | Appleton, WI | Appleton East High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| 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: "2022 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 12:00 p.m., FloSports | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 75–47 | 1–0 | 24 – King | 12 – Karlen | 8 – King | Al McGuire Center (3,061) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Holy Cross | W 75–55 | 2–0 | 18 – Tied | 8 – Marotta | 4 – King | Al McGuire Center (1,283) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Milwaukee | W 73–47 | 3–0 | 19 – Marotta | 16 – Marotta | 7 – King | Al McGuire Center (1,320) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 19, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. No. 3 Texas Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals | W 68–61 | 4–0 | 25 – King | 11 – Karlen | 3 – Tied | Imperial Arena (376) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 20, 2022* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Gonzaga Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals | W 70–66 | 5–0 | 18 – Marotta | 9 – King | 4 – Tied | Imperial Arena (103) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 21, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 20 UCLA Battle 4 Atlantis championship | L 58–66 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | 15 – Marotta | 8 – Karlen | 3 – Nkumu | Imperial Arena (572) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 83–40 | 6–1 | 18 – Karlen | 9 – Marotta | 4 – Clark | Al McGuire Center (1,010) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 2, 2022 10:00 a.m., BEDN | No. 24 | at Georgetown | W 78–57 | 7–1 (1–0) | 23 – King | 14 – Marotta | 8 – Marotta | McDonough Gymnasium (2,319) Washington, D.C. |
| December 4, 2022 12:00 p.m., BEDN | No. 24 | at Seton Hall | L 78–82 | 7–2 (1–1) | 30 – Marotta | 12 – Marotta | 5 – King | Walsh Gymnasium (952) South Orange, NJ |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Morgan State | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Loyola–Chicago | W 77–53 | 8–2 | 30 – King | 12 – Karlen | 7 – Nkumu | Al McGuire Center (1,671) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 18, 2022 2:00 p.m., BEDN | | at Butler | W 67–46 | 9–2 (2–1) | 15 – Nkumu | 11 – Karlen | 4 – Tied | Al McGuire Center (1,905) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 21, 2022* 12:00 p.m., FloSports | | Colorado | L 48–71 | 9–3 | 10 – King | 7 – King | 4 – King | Al McGuire Center (2,019) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., BEDN | | Villanova | L 52–54 | 9–4 (2–2) | 23 – King | 11 – King | 3 – Karlen | Al McGuire Center (1,921) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., SNY | | at No. 8 UConn | L 48–61 | 9–5 (2–3) | 15 – Karlen | 6 – Karlen | 3 – Nkumu | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,414) Storrs, CT |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., BEDN | | at DePaul | W 72–63 | 10–5 (3–3) | 23 – King | 10 – Marotta | 9 – King | Wintrust Arena (1,583) Chicago, IL |
| January 8, 2022 3:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at No. 25 Creighton | L 42–68 | 10–6 (3–4) | 20 – Marotta | 6 – Kaifes | 4 – Tied | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,087) Omaha, NE |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., BEDN | | Providence | W 80–57 | 11–6 (4–4) | 31 – King | 8 – Kaifes | 6 – Nkumu | Al McGuire Center (1,823) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 18, 2023 6:00 p.m., BEDN | | at St. John's | L 61–66 | 11–7 (4–5) | 27 – King | 12 – Marotta | 4 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena (498) Queens, NY |
| January 22, 2023 2:00 p.m., FS1 | | Seton Hall | W 80–61 | 12–7 (5–5) | 19 – Marotta | 12 – Marotta | 7 – Nkumu | Al McGuire Center (1,325) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., BEDN | | Xavier | W 64–40 | 13–7 (6–5) | 17 – King | 16 – Marotta | 4 – Tied | Al McGuire Center (1,225) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 29, 2023 1:00 p.m., BEDN | | at Butler | W 65–63 | 14–7 (7–5) | 27 – Marotta | 14 – Marotta | 8 – King | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,074) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 1, 2023 5:30 p.m., FS2 | | at No. 19 Villanova | L 54–73 | 14–8 (7–6) | 18 – King | 9 – Marotta | 3 – Myles | Finneran Pavilion (1,841) Villanova, PA |
| February 4, 2023 5:00 p.m., BEDN | | Georgetown | W 66–49 | 15–8 (8–6) | 23 – King | 13 – Marotta | 5 – Tied | Al McGuire Center (1,383) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., SNY | | No. 4 UConn | W 59–52 | 16–8 (9–6) | 15 – Marotta | 10 – Karlen | 4 – Karlen | Al McGuire Center (2,565) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 15, 2023 6:00 p.m., BEDN | | at Providence | W 52–51 | 17–8 (10–6) | 26 – Marotta | 9 – Marotta | 5 – Nkumu | Alumni Hall (306) Providence, RI |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., BEDN | | St. John's | W 61–38 | 18–8 (11–6) | 24 – King | 12 – Marotta | 7 – Nkumu | Al McGuire Center (2,376) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Creighton | L 44–55 | 18–9 (11–7) | 13 – Marotta | 7 – Marotta | 5 – King | Al McGuire Center (1,232) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m., BEDN | | at Xavier | W 58–46 | 19–9 (12–7) | 19 – King | 9 – Marotta | 6 – Marotta | Cintas Center (791) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 27, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | DePaul | W 98–80 | 20–9 (13–7) | 26 – Karlen | 14 – Karlen | 8 – Nkumu | Al McGuire Center (1,382) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East Tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2023 1:30 p.m., FS2 | (5) | vs. (4) St. John's Quarterfinals | W 57–47 | 21–9 | 18 – Marotta | 14 – Marotta | 5 – King | Mohegan Sun Arena (7,407) Uncasville, CT |
| March 5, 2023 2:00 p.m., FS1 | (5) | vs. (1) No. 9 UConn Semifinals | L 52–81 | 21–10 | 18 – Karlen | 8 – Marotta | 5 – King | Mohegan Sun Arena (7,712) Uncasville, CT |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 17, 2023* 10:30 a.m., ESPN2 | (8 G1) | vs. (9 G1) South Florida First Round | L 65–67 $^{OT}$ | 21–11 | 25 – Marotta | 10 – Karlen | 3 – Tied | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G1=Greenville 1. All times are in Central. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | —* | — | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | — | —* | —^ | 25 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | |
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same. ^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.