# 2022–23 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University in the 2022–23 college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Coquese Washington, the team played their games at the Jersey Mike's Arena and are members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 5–13 in Big Ten play, to finish in 11th place. They defeated Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Illinois.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 11:00 a.m., BTN+ | | Hofstra | W 73–68 | 1–0 | Jersey Mike's Arena (831) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Seton Hall | L 57–75 | 1–1 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,387) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | NJIT | W 87–71 | 2–1 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,161) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | North Carolina Central | W 66–45 | 3–1 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,029) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 19, 2022* 12:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. No. 11 Tennessee Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals | L 54–94 | 3–2 | Atlantis Paradise Island (212) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| November 20, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. South Dakota State Battle 4 Atlantis consolation second round | L 56–75 | 3–3 | Atlantis Paradise Island (128) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| November 21, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. No. 19 Texas Battle 4 Atlantis seventh-place game | L 44–82 | 3–4 | Atlantis Paradise Island (155) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Cornell | W 71–52 | 4–4 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,192) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACC RSN | | at Boston College | L 61–75 | 4–5 | Conte Forum (465) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 4, 2022 12:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 4 Ohio State | L 70–82 | 4–6 (0–1) | Jersey Mike's Arena (2,649) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 7, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Illinois | L 70–82 | 4–7 (0–2) | State Farm Center (1,771) Champaign, IL |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Hampton | W 76–68 | 5–7 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,172) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Princeton Rivalry | L 56–77 | 5–8 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,161) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., BTN | | New Orleans | W 64–56 | 6–8 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,016) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 30, 2022 5:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Penn State | L 72–90 | 6–9 (0–3) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,368) University Park, PA |
| January 2, 2023 2:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 13 Maryland | L 67–78 | 6–10 (0–4) | Jersey Mike's Arena (2,546) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., BTN | | Nebraska | W 57–45 | 7–10 (1–4) | Jersey Mike's Arena (3,223) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 12, 2023 8:30 p.m., BTN | | at Minnesota | W 65–59 | 8–10 (2–4) | Williams Arena (2,238) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 15, 2023 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 9 Maryland | L 56–80 | 8–11 (2–5) | Xfinity Center (6,591) College Park, MD |
| January 19, 2023 8:30 p.m., BTN | | No. 14 Michigan | L 58–81 | 8–12 (2–6) | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,105) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 22, 2023 3:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Michigan State | L 63–85 | 8–13 (2–7) | Breslin Student Events Center (5,015) East Lansing, MI |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Penn State | W 86–82 $^{OT}$ | 9–13 (3–7) | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,204) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 29, 2023 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 6 Indiana | L 68–91 | 9–14 (3–8) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (8,598) Bloomington, IN |
| February 5, 2023 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Wisconsin | W 73–67 | 10–14 (4–8) | Jersey Mike's Arena (5,662) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Purdue | L 54–68 | 10–15 (4–9) | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,149) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 12, 2023 3:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 5 Iowa | L 57–111 | 10–16 (4–10) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,150) Iowa City, IA |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Northwestern | W 62–48 | 11–16 (5–10) | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,258) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 20, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN | | at Wisconsin | L 62–88 | 11–17 (5–11) | Kohl Center (3,201) Madison, WI |
| February 23, 2023 8:30 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 12 Michigan | L 53–71 | 11–18 (5–12) | Crisler Center (2,402) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 26, 2023 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | No. 25 Illinois | L 53–75 | 11–19 (5–13) | Jersey Mike's Arena (2,049) Piscataway, NJ |
| Big Ten women's tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2023 4:30 p.m., BTN | (11) | vs. (14) Northwestern First round | W 63–59 | 12–19 | Target Center (4,980) Minneapolis, MN |
| March 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN | (11) | vs. (6) Illinois Second round | L 55–81 | 12–20 | Target Center (5,124) Minneapolis, MN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||