# 2022–23 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by third-year head coach Maureen Magarity, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts and were members of the Patriot League.
The Crusaders finished the season 24–8, 13–5 in Patriot League play, to finish in second place. As a No. 2 seed in the Patriot women's tournament they defeated American in the quarterfinals, Lehigh in the semifinals and Boston University in the championship game. They received an automatic to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the first round to Maryland.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | at Merrimack | W 67–39 | 1–0 | Hammel Court North Andover, MA |
| November 11, 2022* 8:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Marquette | L 55–75 | 1–1 | Al McGuire Center (1,283) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 56–49 | 2–1 | Hart Center (306) Worcester, MA |
| November 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Conn College | W 65–49 | 3–1 | Hart Center (253) Worcester, MA |
| November 23, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Boston College | L 42–52 | 3–2 | Conte Forum (604) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | W 68–55 | 4–2 | Leede Arena (351) Hanover, NH |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Brown | W 60–45 | 5–2 | Pizzitola Sports Center (138) Providence, RI |
| December 3, 2022* 1:00 p.m., NESN | | at Northeastern | W 60–55 | 6–2 | Cabot Center (202) Boston, MA |
| December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stonehill | W 74–62 | 7–2 | Hart Center (212) Worcester, MA |
| December 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | W 62–57 | 8–2 | Costello Athletic Center (201) Lowell, MA |
| December 20, 2022* 10:30 a.m., ESPN+ | | Vermont | L 34–64 | 8–3 | Hart Center (1,812) Worcester, MA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | W 62–45 | 9–3 (1–0) | Sojka Pavilion (509) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 2, 2023 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Navy | W 53–40 | 10–3 (2–0) | Hart Center (453) Worcester, MA |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at American | W 62–45 | 11–3 (3–0) | Bender Arena (217) Washington, D.C. |
| January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | W 53–46 | 12–3 (4–0) | Reitz Arena (250) Baltimore, MD |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lehigh | W 66–64 | 13–3 (5–0) | Hart Center (137) Worcester, MA |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lafayette | W 66–50 | 14–3 (6–0) | Hart Center (308) Worcester, MA |
| January 18, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Colgate | W 59–49 | 15–3 (7–0) | Cotterell Court (1,219) Hamilton, NY |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bucknell | W 69–50 | 16–3 (8–0) | Hart Center (354) Worcester, MA |
| January 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lehigh | L 74–76 $^{OT}$ | 16–4 (8–1) | Stabler Arena (497) Bethlehem, PA |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Army | L 66–74 | 16–5 (8–2) | Hart Center (1,571) Worcester, MA |
| February 4, 2023 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Navy | W 71–52 | 17–5 (9–2) | Alumni Hall (853) Annapolis, MD |
| February 8, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lafayette | W 67–49 | 18–5 (10–2) | Kirby Sports Center (523) Easton, PA |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., NBCSB/ESPN+ | | American | L 65–67 $^{OT}$ | 18–6 (10–3) | Hart Center (463) Worcester, MA |
| February 15, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Boston University Rivalry | L 59–66 | 18–7 (10–4) | Case Gym (714) Boston, MA |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Colgate | L 56–60 | 18–8 (10–5) | Hart Center (1,042) Worcester, MA |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | W 59–51 | 19–8 (11–5) | Hart Center (1,042) Worcester, MA |
| February 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Army | W 60–54 | 20–8 (12–5) | Christl Arena (1) West Point, NY |
| March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Boston University Rivalry | W 57–50 | 21–8 (13–5) | Hart Center (880) Worcester, MA |
| Patriot League women's tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | (7) American Quarterfinals | W 73–44 | 22–8 | Hart Center (384) Worcester, MA |
| March 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | (3) Lehigh Semifinals | W 71–54 | 23–8 | Hart Center (398) Worcester, MA |
| March 12, 2023 12:00 p.m., CBSSN | (2) | at (1) Boston University Championship game/rivalry | W 66–61 | 24–8 | Case Gym (1,305) Boston, MA |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPNews | (15 G1) | at (2 G1) No. 7 Maryland First round | L 61–93 | 24–9 | Xfinity Center (4,415) College Park, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G1=Greenville 1. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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