# 2022–23 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thunderbirds were led by fifth-year head coach Tracy Sanders and played their home games at America First Events Center in Cedar City, Utah. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Mexico | W 76–68 | 1–0 | America First Event Center (571) Cedar City, UT |
| November 9, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Benedictine University (Mesa) | W 102–60 | 2–0 | America First Event Center (428) Cedar City, UT |
| November 12, 2022* 5:00 p.m. | | at Gonzaga | L 38–91 | 2–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (4,946) Spokane, WA |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington | L 60–62 | 2–2 | Reese Court (557) Cheney, WA |
| November 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 18 Oregon | L 54–66 | 2–3 | Matthew Knight Arena (6,128) Eugene, OR |
| November 26, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Santa Barbara | L 96–102 $^{3OT}$ | 2–4 | America First Event Center (295) Cedar City, UT |
| December 1, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Commerce | W 71–56 | 3–4 | America First Event Center (977) Cedar City, UT |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Arizona | L 65–76 | 3–5 | Rolle Activity Center (183) Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | | at Colorado | L 48–78 | 3–6 | CU Events Center (573) Boulder, CO |
| December 17, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | La Sierra | W 77–44 | 4–6 | America First Event Center (241) Cedar City, UT |
| December 22, 2022* 5:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 12 Utah | L 56–90 | 4–7 | Huntsman Center (2,109) Salt Lake City, UT |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Tech | W 76–61 | 5–7 (1–0) | America First Event Center (656) Cedar City, UT |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State | W 61–58 | 6–7 (2–0) | Pan American Center (607) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 7, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | W 75–62 | 7–7 (3–0) | Redhawk Center (526) Seattle, WA |
| January 11, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | W 70–66 | 8–7 (4–0) | America First Event Center (811) Cedar City, UT |
| January 14, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sam Houston | W 60–55 | 9–7 (5–0) | America First Event Center (531) Cedar City, UT |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | W 62–51 | 10–7 (6–0) | Burns Arena (1,171) St. George, UT |
| January 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | W 63–60 | 11–7 (7–0) | GCU Arena (508) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton | W 55–48 | 12–7 (8–0) | America First Event Center (556) Cedar City, UT |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 84–55 | 13–7 (9–0) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (811) Edinburg, TX |
| February 6, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 58–60 | 13–8 (9–1) | College Park Center (251) Arlington, TX |
| February 9, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Mexico State | W 63–56 | 14–8 (10–1) | America First Event Center (346) Cedar City, UT |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | W 75–70 | 15–8 (11–1) | UCCU Center (481) Orem, UT |
| February 16, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 73–66 | 16–8 (12–1) | America First Event Center (643) Cedar City, UT |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | W 67–59 | 17–8 (13–1) | America First Event Center (584) Cedar City, UT |
| February 23, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 83–89 | 17–9 (13–2) | Moody Coliseum (895) Abilene, TX |
| February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton State | W 80–78 | 18–9 (14–2) | Wisdom Gym (1,322) Stephenville, TX |
| February 28, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | California Baptist | W 83–75 | 19–9 (15–2) | America First Event Center (611) Cedar City, UT |
| March 2, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | W 71–63 | 20–9 (16–2) | America First Event Center (680) Cedar City, UT |
| WAC women's tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (7) New Mexico State Quarterfinals | W 62–61 | 21–9 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 10, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (3) Grand Canyon Semifinals | W 64–51 | 22–9 | Orleans Arena (1,019) Paradise, NV |
| March 11, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) | at (4) California Baptist Championship game | W 82–73 | 23–9 | Orleans Arena (946) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2023* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (14 G1) | at (10) No. 3 G1 Notre Dame First round | L 56–82 | 23–10 | Purcell Pavilion (3,950) Notre Dame, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G1=Greenville 1. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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