# 2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Dan Nielson entered the season as head coach for his fourth year. The Wolverines played their home games at the UCCU Center and Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

## Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2021–22 season 16–15, 10–8 in WAC play, to finish in fourth place. In the 2022 WAC women's basketball tournament, they defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the quarterfinals before losing to Stephen F. Austin in the semifinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Position | Height | Year | Reason for departure |
| Maria Carvalho | G | 5'8" | Senior | Transferred to Utah State on March 28 |
| Megan Jensen | F | 6'3" | Junior | Transferred to Southern Utah on March 30 |
| Josie Williams | C | 6'5" | Senior | Transferred to Louisville on June 30 |
| Madison Grange | G | 5'11" | Senior | Transferred to South Dakota on August 19 |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Position | Height | Year | Previous school |
| Halle Nelson | G/F | 6'1" | Redshirt Sophomore | Utah State |
| Jaeden (Vaifanua) Brown | F | 6'1" | Sophomore | Wyoming |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2022* 2:00 p.m. | | Fort Lewis | W 57–48 | – | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT |
| Non-conference season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Park University | W 59–54 | 1–0 | UCCU Center (453) Orem, UT |
| November 11, 2022* 1:30 p.m., P12N | | at Utah | L 27–97 | 1–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,483) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 16, 2022* 4:00 p.m., MW Network | | at UNLV | L 38–82 | 1–2 | Cox Pavilion (569) Las Vegas, NV |
| November 19, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Weber State | L 44–55 | 1–3 | Dee Events Center (316) Ogden, UT |
| November 26, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland State | L 55–73 | 1–4 | Viking Pavilion (291) Portland, OR |
| December 1, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | St. Thomas (Minnesota) | L 43–62 | 1–5 | UCCU Center (281) Orem, UT |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Utah State | L 55–65 | 1–6 | Smith Spectrum (382) Logan, UT |
| December 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho State | L 48–64 | 1–7 | UCCU Center (263) Orem, UT |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northwest Nazarene | W 76–72 | 2–7 | UCCU Center (381) Orem, UT |
| December 17, 2022* 2:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Fresno State | L 48–53 | 2–8 | Save Mart Center (806) Fresno, CA |
| December 21, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho | W 59–57 | 3–8 | UCCU Center (231) Orem, UT |
| WAC conference season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | W 65–63 $^{2OT}$ | 4–8 (1–0) | UCCU Center (301) Orem, UT |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | L 58–68 | 4–9 (1–1) | Burns Arena (501) St. George, UT |
| January 4, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Mexico State | L 57–63 $^{OT}$ | 4–10 (1–2) | UCCU Center (367) Orem, UT |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | California Baptist | L 61–69 | 4–11 (1–3) | UCCU Center (435) Orem, UT |
| January 11, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | L 66–70 | 4–12 (1–4) | America First Event Center (811) Cedar City, UT |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | L 50–71 | 4–13 (1–5) | UCCU Center (316) Orem, UT |
| January 19, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 46–72 | 4–14 (1–6) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,229) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston | L 56–71 | 4–15 (1–7) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (775) Huntsville, TX |
| January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle U | L 58–66 | 4–16 (1–7) | UCCU Center (481) Orem, UT |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton | W 63–59 $^{OT}$ | 5–16 (2–8) | Wisdom Gymnasium (763) Stephenville, TX |
| February 6, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 46–73 | 5–17 (2–9) | Moody Coliseum (331) Abilene, TX |
| February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | W 64–53 | 6–17 (3–9) | UCCU Center (295) Orem, UT |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | L 70–75 | 6–18 (3–10) | UCCU Center (481) Orem, UT |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | L 52–90 | 6–19 (3–11) | CBU Events Center (397) Riverside, CA |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 53–63 | 6–20 (3–12) | GCU Arena (538) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle U | L 51–66 | 6–21 (3–13) | Redhawk Center (450) Seattle, WA |
| February 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Rio Grande Valley | L 59–69 | 6–22 (3–14) | UCCU Center (229) Orem, UT |
| March 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Tech | L 59–71 | 6–23 (3–15) | UCCU Center (312) Orem, UT |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (5) Utah Tech | L 68–72 | 6–24 | Orleans Arena (565) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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