# 2022–23 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by third year head coach Kara Lawson and played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Blue Devils finished the season 26–7 overall and 14–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated rivals seventh seeded North Carolina before falling to eventual champions and third seed Virginia Tech in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the third seed in the Seattle 4 Region. They defeated fourteen seed Iona in the first round before being upset by sixth seed Colorado in the second round, in overtime, to end their season.

## Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the season 17–13 overall and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. As the tenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh in the First Round before losing to seventh seed Miami in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT despite being ranked as high as No. 15 during the regular season.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Miela Goodchild | 3 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Queensland, Australia | Graduated |
| Amaya Finklea-Guity | 22 | C | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Dorchester, Massachusetts | Graduated |
| Onome Akinbode-James | 24 | F/C | 6'3" | Senior | Abeokuta, Nigeria | Graduated |
| Jade Williams | 25 | F/C | 6'5" | Senior | The Colony, Texas | Graduated |
| Nyah Green | 31 | G | 6'1" | Junior | Allen, Texas | Graduated |
| Lexi Gordon | 34 | G/F | 6'0" | Graduate Student | Waukee, Iowa | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Taya Corosdale | 5 | G/F | 6'3" | Graduate Student | Bothell, Washington | Oregon State |
| Kennedy Brown | 21 | C | 6'6" | Junior | Derby, Kansas | Oregon State |
| Reigan Richardson | 24 | G | 5'11" | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina | Georgia |
| Bo Shaffer | 32 | G | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Lakewood, Colorado | Colorado-Colorado Springs |
| Mia Heide | 42 | F | 6'3" | Graduate Student | Austin, Texas | Tulane |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Ashlon Jackson G | China, Texas | Hardin-Jefferson | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Shay Bollin F | Raynham, Massachusetts | Bridgewater-Raynham | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Emma Koabel G | Port Colborne, Ontario | Niagara Prep | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2022* 5:00 p.m. | | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | W 90–36 | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | | North Carolina A&T | W 77–57 | 1–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,002) Durham, NC |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Charleston Southern | W 111–50 | 2–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,100) Durham, NC |
| November 12, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Davidson | W 60–37 | 3–0 | John M. Belk Arena (1,524) Davidson, NC |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Texas A&M | W 71–52 | 4–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,352) Durham, NC |
| November 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Toledo | W 58–41 | 5–0 | Savage Arena (5,427) Toledo, OH |
| November 25, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 3 Connecticut Phil Knight Legacy semifinal | L 50–78 | 5–1 | Chiles Center (2,299) Portland, OR |
| November 27, 2022* 10:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Oregon State Phil Knight Legacy consolation game | W 54–41 | 6–1 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum (2,807) Portland, OR |
| December 1, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ACCN | | Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 66–50 | 7–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,089) Durham, NC |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Richmond | W 100–49 | 8–1 | Robins Center (1,262) Richmond, VA |
| December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Austin Peay | W 74–31 | 9–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (925) Durham, NC |
| December 11, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 71–48 | 10–1 | Alico Arena (2,183) Fort Myers, FL |
| ACC Regular season ||||||
| December 21, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Virginia | W 70–56 | 11–1 (1–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,568) Durham, NC |
| December 29, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 6 NC State Rivalry | W 72–58 | 12–1 (2–0) | PNC Arena (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| January 1, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Louisville | W 63–56 | 13–1 (3–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,720) Durham, NC |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 19 | at Wake Forest | W 60–50 | 14–1 (4–0) | LJVM Coliseum (1,050) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 16 | Clemson | W 66–56 | 15–1 (5–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,134) Durham, NC |
| January 15, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 16 | at Georgia Tech | W 65–47 | 16–1 (6–0) | McCamish Pavilion (2,342) Atlanta, GA |
| January 19, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 13 | at No. 17 North Carolina Rivalry | L 56–61 | 16–2 (6–1) | Carmichael Arena (5,003) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 22, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 13 | Syracuse | W 62–50 | 17–2 (7–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,147) Durham, NC |
| January 26, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 16 | No. 12 Virginia Tech | W 66–55 | 18–2 (8–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,207) Durham, NC |
| January 29, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 16 | at No. 24 Florida State | L 57–70 | 18–3 (8–2) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,904) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 16 | Pittsburgh | W 53–44 | 19–3 (9–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,741) Durham, NC |
| February 5, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 16 | at No. 9 Notre Dame | W 57–52 | 20–3 (10–2) | Purcell Pavilion (9,149) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 9 | at Boston College | W 68–27 | 21–3 (11–2) | Conte Forum (2,347) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 12, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 9 | Miami (FL) | W 50–40 | 22–3 (12–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,449) Durham, NC |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 9 | at No. 11 Virginia Tech | L 45–61 | 22–4 (12–3) | Cassell Coliseum (3,084) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 19, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 9 | at Virginia | W 56–52 | 23–4 (13–3) | John Paul Jones Arena (6,378) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 11 | NC State Rivalry | W 77–62 | 24–4 (14–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,139) Durham, NC |
| February 26, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 11 | No. 22 North Carolina Rivalry | L 41–45 | 24–5 (14–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | (2) No. 13 | vs. (7) No. 18 North Carolina Quarterfinals/Rivalry | W 44–40 | 25–5 | Greensboro Coliseum (7,823) Greensboro, NC |
| March 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | (2) No. 13 | vs. (3) No. 8 Virginia Tech Semifinals | L 37–58 | 25–6 | Greensboro Coliseum (7,122) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2023* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (3 S4) No. 13 | (14 S4) Iona First Round | W 89–49 | 26–6 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,246) Durham, NC |
| March 20, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | (3 S4) No. 13 | (6 S4) No. 21 Colorado Second Round | L 53–61 $^{OT}$ | 26–7 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,904) Durham, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S4=Seattle 4. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Note: The AP does not release a final poll.
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked in previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |