# 2022–23 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by seventh year head coach Kim Rosamond, played their home games at the Eblen Center as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
The Golden Eagles finished 3rd in the Ohio Valley Conference regular season, with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses in conference play. As the 3 seed, the team won 3 games in 3 days in the conference tournament, defeating 6-seed SIU Edwardsville and 2-seed Eastern Illinois on their way to the championship game. In the conference championship, the Golden Eagles defeated the 1-seed Little Rock Trojans by a score of 54 - 46 to win their 10th conference tournament title and earn a spot in the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
In the NCAA tournament, Tennessee Tech was rated a 16-seed and played in the First Four games, where they defeated Monmouth 79-69. Their next game was against the 1-seed Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington, Indiana, which the Golden Eagles ultimately lost.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 27, 2022* 5:30 p.m. | | Stephens College | W 66–53 | | Eblen Center Cookeville, TN |
| Non–conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ball State | W 68–63 | 1–0 | Eblen Center (966) Cookeville, TN |
| November 10, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | L 57–68 | 1–1 | Fifth Third Arena (612) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 14, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Samford | W 75–70 | 2–1 | Eblen Center (782) Cookeville, TN |
| November 17, 2022* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Trevecca Nazarene | W 69–52 | 3–1 | Eblen Center (984) Cookeville, TN |
| November 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 53–75 | 3–2 | BB&T Arena (1,041) Highland Heights, KY |
| December 1, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Middle Tennessee | L 45–83 | 3–3 | Murphy Center (6,000) Murfreesboro, TN |
| December 10, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Alabama A&M | W 78–68 | 4–3 | Eblen Center (775) Cookeville, TN |
| December 13, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee Wesleyan | W 85–52 | 5–3 | Eblen Center (4,287) Cookeville, TN |
| December 17, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 83–59 | 6–3 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (533) Monroe, LA |
| December 20, 2022* 2:30 p.m. | | vs. VCU Tulane Holiday Tournament | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA |
| December 21, 2022* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulane Tulane Holiday Tournament | L 49–71 | 6–4 | Devlin Fieldhouse (615) New Orleans, LA |
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 5:00 p.m. | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 85–70 | 7–4 (1–0) | Vadalabene Center (277) Edwardsville, IL |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m. | | at Lindenwood | W 72–35 | 8–4 (2–0) | Robert F. Hyland Performance Arena (723) St. Charles, MO |
| January 5, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | Eastern Illinois | L 62–67 | 8–5 (2–1) | Eblen Center (1,259) Cookeville, TN |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | at UT Martin | W 61–49 | 9–5 (3–1) | Skyhawk Arena (1,404) Martin, TN |
| January 12, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | Morehead State | W 69–52 | 10–5 (4–1) | Eblen Center (919) Cookeville, TN |
| January 14, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | Tennessee State | W 83–76 | 11–5 (5–1) | Eblen Center (1,128) Cookeville, TN |
| January 19, 2023 5:00 p.m. | | at Little Rock | L 45–61 | 11–6 (5–2) | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m. | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 76–72 | 12–6 (6–2) | Show Me Center (690) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 26, 2023 3:00 p.m. | | SIU Edwardsville | W 89–62 | 13–6 (7–2) | Eblen Center (711) Cookeville, TN |
| January 28, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | Little Rock | L 63–66 | 13–7 (7–3) | Eblen Center (1,188) Cookeville, TN |
| February 2, 2023 5:00 p.m. | | at Morehead State | L 68–70 | 13–8 (7–4) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,034) Morehead, KY |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | Southeast Missouri State | W 71–65 | 14–8 (8–4) | Eblen Center (1,017) Cookeville, TN |
| February 9, 2023 5:00 p.m. | | Southern Indiana | W 79–59 | 15–8 (9–4) | Eblen Center (1,458) Cookeville, TN |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | at Tennessee State | L 72–81 | 15–9 (9–5) | Gentry Complex (1,779) Nashville, TN |
| February 16, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | Lindenwood | W 71–39 | 16–9 (10–5) | Eblen Center (769) Cookeville, TN |
| February 18, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | UT Martin | W 74–63 | 17–9 (11–5) | Eblen Center (1,422) Cookeville, TN |
| February 23, 2023 5:00 p.m. | | at Southern Indiana | W 78–57 | 18–9 (12–5) | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,142) Evansville, IN |
| February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | at Eastern Illinois | W 66–61 | 19–9 (13–5) | Lantz Arena (1,511) Charleston, IL |
| Ohio Valley Conference tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) SIU Edwardsville Quarterfinals | W 76–62 | 20–9 | Ford Center (309) Evansville, IN |
| March 3, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) Eastern Illinois Semifinals | W 66–61 | 21–9 | Ford Center (615) Evansville, IN |
| March 4, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (1) Little Rock Final | W 54–46 | 22–9 | Ford Center (526) Evansville, IN |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (16 G2) | vs. (16 G2) Monmouth First Four | W 79–69 | 23–9 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (623) Bloomington, IN |
| March 18, 2023* 11:30 a.m., ESPN2 | (16 G2) | at (1 G2) No. 2 Indiana First Round | L 47–77 | 23–10 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G2=Greenville 2. All times are in Central Time. ||||||