# 2022–23 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 3rd-year head coach Denise Dillon, played their home games at the Finneran Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the season at 24–9 and 15–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a 11th seed in Wichita region where they defeated BYU in the first round before losing to Michigan in the second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

Due to COVID-19 disruptions throughout NCAA sports in 2020–21, the NCAA announced that the 2020–21 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any individual involved in an NCAA winter sport, including women's basketball. This meant that all seniors in 2020–21 had the option to return for 2021–22.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason left |
| Kenzie Gardler | 4 | G | 5'4" | Junior | Broomall, PA | Graduated |
| Lior Garzon | 12 | F | 6'1" | Sophomore | Ra'anana, Israel | Transferred to Oklahoma State |
| Brianna Herlihy | 14 | F | 6'0" | GS Senior | Braintree, MA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Maddie Burke | 23 | G | 6'0" | Junior | Doylestown, PA | Penn State |

#### Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2022.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 60–38 | 1–0 | 21 – Siegrist | 17 – Dalce | 6 – Olsen | McCann Arena (2,126) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 25 Princeton | W 69–59 | 2–0 | 32 – Siegrist | 13 – Siegrist | 5 – Mullin | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,061) Princeton, NJ |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/NBCPHI+ | No. 24 | at Penn | W 67–41 | 3–0 | 22 – Siegrist | 11 – Siegrist | 5 – Olsen | Palestra (362) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 20, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 24 | at Temple | W 74–71 | 4–0 | 41 – Siegrist | 16 – Siegrist | 8 – Mullin | Liacouras Center (1,598) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 25, 2022* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | No. 23 | vs. Belmont Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals | W 83–80 | 5–0 | 29 – Siegrist | 4 – Dalce | 5 – Mullin | Hertz Arena (345) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 26, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | No. 23 | vs. No. 21 Baylor Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals | L 70–75 | 5–1 | 22 – Siegrist | 12 – Dalce | 2 – Tied | Hertz Arena (314) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 27, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | No. 23 | vs. South Florida Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game | W 72–50 | 6–1 | 25 – Siegrist | 7 – Siegrist | 5 – Olsen | Hertz Arena (247) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., BEDN | No. 25 | No. 13 Creighton | L 46–67 | 6–2 (0–1) | 25 – Siegrist | 9 – Dalce | 3 – Cauley | Finneran Pavilion (2,841) Villanova, PA |
| December 4, 2022 1:00 p.m., BEDN | No. 25 | at Providence | W 79–54 | 7–2 (1–1) | 29 – Siegrist | 9 – Siegrist | 6 – Olsen | Alumni Hall (289) Providence, RI |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | No. 25 | American | W 83–42 | 8–2 | 24 – Siegrist | 7 – Siegrist | 4 – Burke | Finneran Pavilion (767) Villanova, PA |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | No. 25 | Saint Joseph's Holy War | W 82–59 | 9–2 | 31 – Siegrist | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Finneran Pavilion (1,509) Villanova, PA |
| December 18, 2022* 3:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 25 | vs. No. 14 Iowa State Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase | L 62–74 | 9–3 | 32 – Siegrist | 12 – Siegrist | 3 – Mullin | Mohegan Sun Arena (7,654) Uncasville, CT |
| December 21, 2022* 11:00 a.m., FloSports | | La Salle | W 81–55 | 10–3 | 31 – Siegrist | 11 – Siegrist | 8 – Olsen | Finneran Pavilion (2,107) Villanova, PA |
| December 28, 2022 8:00 p.m., BEDN | | at Marquette | W 54–52 | 11–3 (2–1) | 21 – Siegrist | 11 – Siegrist | 3 – Olsen | Al McGuire Center (1,921) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 1, 2023 12:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Xavier | W 77–49 | 12–3 (3–1) | 35 – Siegrist | 10 – Dalce | 8 – Olsen | Cintas Center (407) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., BEDN | | Georgetown | W 71–64 | 13–3 (4–1) | 29 – Siegrist | 10 – Siegrist | 3 – Tied | Finneran Pavilion (609) Villanova, PA |
| January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., BEDN | | Butler | W 68–58 | 14–3 (5–1) | 36 – Siegrist | 13 – Siegrist | 5 – Mullin | Finneran Pavilion (2,101) Villanova, PA |
| January 11, 2023 8:00 p.m., BEDN | No. 25 | at DePaul | W 71–64 | 15–3 (6–1) | 32 – Siegrist | 12 – Siegrist | 7 – Mullin | Wintrust Arena (1,075) Chicago, IL |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., BEDN | No. 25 | St. John's | W 64–61 | 16–3 (7–1) | 32 – Siegrist | 10 – Dalce | 6 – Olsen | Finneran Pavilion (2,103) Villanova, PA |
| January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., BEDN | No. 22 | Xavier | W 76–38 | 17–3 (8–1) | 27 – Siegrist | 10 – Siegrist | 6 – Mullin | Finneran Pavilion (1,741) Villanova, PA |
| January 20, 2023 9:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 22 | at Creighton | W 73–57 | 18–3 (9–1) | 23 – Siegrist | 8 – Tied | 7 – Olsen | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,423) Omaha, NE |
| January 29, 2023 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 21 | at No. 5 UConn | L 58–63 | 18–4 (9–2) | 25 – Siegrist | 8 – Siegrist | 4 – Olsen | XL Center (14,375) Hartford, CT |
| February 1, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS2 | No. 19 | Marquette | W 73–54 | 19–4 (10–2) | 24 – Siegrist | 14 – Dalce | 6 – Olsen | Finneran Pavilion (1,841) Villanova, PA |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., BEDN | No. 19 | at Butler | W 78–58 | 20–4 (11–2) | 31 – Siegrist | 12 – Dalce | 5 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,102) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., BEDN | No. 15 | at Georgetown | W 82–53 | 21–4 (12–2) | 27 – Siegrist | 12 – Siegrist | 7 – Olsen | McDonough Gymnasium (767) Washington, D.C. |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., BEDN | No. 15 | Seton Hall | W 99–65 | 22–4 (13–2) | 50 – Siegrist | 10 – Siegrist | 5 – Olsen | Finneran Pavilion (2,311) Villanova, PA |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., BEDN | No. 14 | at St. John's | W 73–57 | 23–4 (14–2) | 39 – Siegrist | 11 – Tied | 7 – Olsen | Carnesecca Arena (1,026) Queens, NY |
| February 18, 2023 2:30 p.m., FOX | No. 14 | No. 6 UConn | L 51–60 | 23–5 (14–3) | 21 – Siegrist | 4 – Tied | 6 – Mullin | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., BEDN | No. 15 | DePaul | W 67–64 | 24–5 (15–3) | 28 – Siegrist | 16 – Siegrist | 4 – Tied | Finneran Pavilion (1,741) Villanova, PA |
| February 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., BEDN | No. 15 | Providence | W 67–50 | 25–5 (16–3) | 23 – Siegrist | 11 – Olsen | 7 – Mullin | Finneran Pavilion (3,321) Villanova, PA |
| February 27, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 11 | at Seton Hall | W 83–56 | 26–5 (17–3) | 32 – Siegrist | 11 – Dalce | 5 – Olsen | Walsh Gymnasium (1,293) South Orange, NJ |
| Big East Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS2 | (2) No. 11 | vs. (7) DePaul Quarterfinals | W 71–70 | 27–5 | 26 – Siegrist | 14 – Siegrist | 7 – Olsen | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| March 5, 2023 5:30 p.m., FS1 | (2) No. 11 | vs. (3) Creighton Semifinals | W 63–61 | 28–5 | 37 – Siegrist | 11 – Siegrist | 5 – Olsen | Mohegan Sun Arena (7,712) Uncasville, CT |
| March 6, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1 | (2) No. 10 | vs. (1) No. 7 UConn Championship | L 56–67 | 28–6 | 22 – Siegrist | 11 – Dalce | 5 – Olsen | Mohegan Sun Arena (7,808) Uncasville, CT |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 18, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU | (4 G2) No. 10 | (13 G2) Cleveland State First Round | W 76–59 | 29–6 | 35 – Siegrist | 16 – Dalce | 6 – Mullin | Finneran Pavilion (4,257) Villanova, PA |
| March 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | (4 G2) No. 10 | (12 G2) Florida Gulf Coast Second Round | W 76–57 | 30–6 | 31 – Siegrist | 10 – Olsen | 5 – Mullin | Finneran Pavilion (4,361) Villanova, PA |
| March 24, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN | (4 G2) No. 10 | vs. (9 G2) Miami (FL) Sweet Sixteen | L 65–70 | 30–7 | 31 – Siegrist | 13 – Siegrist | 3 – Tied | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G2=Greenville 2. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | 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 | RV* | 24 | 23т | 25 | 25 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10т | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | RV* | RV^ | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same. ^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.