# 2022–23 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles were led by fifth-year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee. They played their home games at the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
The Eagles finished the season 16–17 overall and 5–13 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Georgia Tech in the first round before losing to Miami in the second round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or WNIT.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 21–12 overall and 10–8 in ACC play, to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Florida State in the first round. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT where they defeated Maine in the first round and Quinnipiac in the second round before losing to Columbia in the third round to end their season.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Cameron Swartz | 1 | G | 5' 11" | Senior | Marietta, GA | Graduated |
| Jaelyn Batts | 3 | G/F | 6' 0" | Junior | South Riding, VA | Transferred to Northeastern |
| Makayla Dickens | 10 | G | 5' 8" | Senior | Virginia Beach, VA | Graduated |
| Amaria Fields | 11 | G | 5' 11" | Freshman | McKinney, TX | — |
| Taylor Soule | 13 | F | 5' 11" | Senior | West Lebanon, NH | Graduated |
| Marnelle Garraud | 14 | G | 5' 7" | Senior | Lynn, MA | Graduated |
| Allie Palmieri | 24 | G | 5' 10" | Freshman | Trumbull, CT | Transferred to Seton Hall |
| Clara Ford | 32 | C | 6' 3" | Senior | Vienna, VA | Graduated |

### Recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Ally Carman F | Barnegat, NJ | Red Bank | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| T'Yana Todd G | Vaughan, ON | IMG Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Taina Mair G | Boston, MA | Brooks School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Kayla Lezama G | Boston, MA | Noble and Greenough School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Ava McGee G | Washington, D.C. | Maret | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| 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: ||||||
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## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | | UMass Lowell | W 81–53 | 1–0 | Conte Forum (571) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Harvard | L 59–69 | 1–1 | Lavietes Pavilion (641) Boston, MA |
| November 13, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 14 Ohio State | L 64–82 | 1–2 | Conte Forum (1,022) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 16, 2022* 11:00 a.m., NESN/FloHoops | | at Northeastern | W 64–59 | 2–2 | Matthews Arena (1,028) Boston, MA |
| November 20, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Providence | W 73–64 | 3–2 | Conte Forum (842) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 23, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Holy Cross | W 52–42 | 4–2 | Conte Forum (604) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 25, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Morgan State Puerto Rico Classic | W 75–34 | 5–2 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (100) San Juan, PR |
| November 26, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Stephen F. Austin Puerto Rico Classic | L 53–67 | 5–3 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (100) San Juan, PR |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 75–61 | 6–3 | Conte Forum (465) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Boston University | W 90–80 | 7–3 | Conte Forum (608) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 7, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 7 Virginia Tech | L 58–73 | 7–4 (0–1) | Conte Forum (1,112) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Albany | W 74–62 | 8–4 | Conte Forum (674) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 13, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | | Eastern Kentucky | W 76–65 | 9–4 | Conte Forum (1,461) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 18, 2022 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Georgia Tech | W 74–62 | 10–4 (1–1) | Conte Forum (707) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 22, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Central Connecticut State | W 86–35 | 11–4 | Conte Forum (583) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 1, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 5 Notre Dame | L 48–85 | 11–5 (1–2) | Purcell Pavilion (5,532) Notre Dame, IN |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 10 NC State | W 79–71 | 12–5 (2–2) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,145) Raleigh, NC |
| January 8, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | Florida State | W 77–71 $^{OT}$ | 13–5 (3–2) | Conte Forum (957) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Syracuse | L 73–83 | 13–6 (3–3) | Conte Forum (964) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 15, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Virginia | L 50–66 | 13–7 (3–4) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,766) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Louisville | L 65–73 | 13–8 (3–5) | KFC Yum! Center (7,592) Louisville, KY |
| January 22, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Clemson | L 57–67 | 13–9 (3–6) | Conte Forum (1,403) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Miami (FL) | L 65–86 | 13–10 (3–7) | Watsco Center (2,111) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 29, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Pittsburgh | W 74–60 | 14–10 (4–7) | Conte Forum (1,604) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 9 Notre Dame | L 59–72 | 14–11 (4–8) | Conte Forum (1,378) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 5, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Syracuse | L 72–79 | 14–12 (4–9) | Carrier Dome (2,723) Syracuse, NY |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 9 Duke | L 27–68 | 14–13 (4–10) | Conte Forum (2,347) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 12, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 14 North Carolina | L 55–73 | 14–14 (4–11) | Carmichael Arena (2,841) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | L 64–75 | 14–15 (4–12) | Peterson Events Center (475) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 19, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | Louisville | L 52–62 | 14–16 (4–13) | Conte Forum (1,423) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 26, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Wake Forest | W 73–63 | 15–16 (5–13) | LJVM Coliseum (1,077) Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC women's tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2023 6:30 p.m., ACCN | (11) | vs. (14) Georgia Tech First round | W 62–57 | 16–16 | Greensboro Coliseum (3,879) Greensboro, NC |
| March 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN | (11) | vs. (6) Miami (FL) Second round | L 69–84 | 16–17 | Greensboro Coliseum (4,578) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## 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 |