# 2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish were led by third year head coach Niele Ivey and played their home games at Purcell Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Fighting Irish finished the season 27–6 overall and 15–3 in ACC play, to finish as conference champions. This was their seventh regular season championship, and first since 2018–19. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated eighth seed NC State in the Quarterfinals before losing to fourth seed Louisville in the Semifinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the third seed in the Greenville 1 Region. They defeated fourteenth seed Southern Utah in the First Round and eleventh seed Mississippi State in the Second Round before losing to second seed Maryland in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season. Their postseason performance was impacted by an injury to Olivia Miles, who was an All-ACC First Team selection.

## Previous season

The Fighting Irish finished the season 24–10 overall and 13–5 in ACC play, to finish in a three way tie for third place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated sixth seed Georgia Tech in the Quarterfinals before losing to seventh seed Miami in the Semifinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the Bridgeport Region. They defeated twelfth seed UMass in the First Round and fourth seed Oklahoma in the Second Round before losing to NC State in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Maya Dodson | 0 | F | 6'3" | Graduate Student | Alpharetta, Georgia | Graduated; drafted 26th overall in the 2022 WNBA draft |
| Katlyn Gilbert | 10 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Indianapolis, Indiana | Graduated; Transferred to Missouri |
| Abby Prohaska | 12 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Liberty Township, Ohio | Graduated; Transferred to San Diego State |
| Anaya Peoples | 21 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Danville, Illinois | Transferred to DePaul |
| Sam Brunelle | 33 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Ruckersville, Virginia | Transferred to Virginia |

### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jenna Brown | 0 | G | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Atlanta, Georgia | Stanford |
| Lauren Zwetizg | 20 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Fort Collins, Colorado | Haverford |
| Kylee Watson | 22 | F | 6'4" | Junior | Linwood, New Jersey | Oregon |
| Lauren Ebo | 33 | C | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Washington, D.C. | Texas |

### 2022 recruiting class

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| KK Bransford G | Cincinnati, Ohio | Mount Notre Dame | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 31, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | No. 9 | Truman State | W 92–47 | – | Purcell Pavilion (1,484) Notre Dame, IN |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 9 | Northern Illinois | W 88–48 | 1–0 | Purcell Pavilion (2,545) Notre Dame, IN |
| November 12, 2022* 4:00 p.m., NBC | No. 9 | vs. California Citi Shamrock Classic | W 90–79 | 2–0 | Enterprise Center (4,212) St. Louis, MO |
| November 16, 2022* 9:00 p.m., BTN | No. 9 | at Northwestern | W 92–58 | 3–0 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,176) Evanston, IL |
| November 20, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 9 | Ball State | W 95–60 | 4–0 | Purcell Pavilion (3,438) Notre Dame, IN |
| November 24, 2022* 4:15 p.m., FloSports | No. 7 | vs. American Goombay Splash | W 90–65 | 5–0 | Gateway Christian Academy (244) Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 26, 2022* 4:15 p.m., FloSports | No. 7 | vs. Arizona State Goombay Splash | W 85–65 | 6–0 | Gateway Christian Academy (261) Bimini, Bahamas |
| December 1, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 7 | No. 20 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 72–74 | 6–1 | Purcell Pavilion (3,131) Notre Dame, IN |
| December 4, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ABC | No. 7 | No. 3 Connecticut Jimmy V Women's Classic / Rivalry | W 74–60 | 7–1 | Purcell Pavilion (9,149) Notre Dame, IN |
| December 8, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | No. 5 | at Lafayette | Postponed due to health and safety protocols within the Lafayette program. | Postponed due to health and safety protocols within the Lafayette program. | Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA |
| December 10, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | Merrimack | W 108–44 | 8–1 | Purcell Pavilion (4,670) Notre Dame, IN |
| December 18, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 5 | at No. 6 Virginia Tech | W 63–52 | 9–1 (1–0) | Cassell Coliseum (4,206) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 21, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | Western Michigan | W 85–57 | 10–1 | Purcell Pavilion (4,772) Notre Dame, IN |
| December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 5 | at Miami (FL) | W 66–63 | 11–1 (2–0) | Watsco Center (2,153) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 1, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 5 | Boston College | W 85–48 | 12–1 (3–0) | Purcell Pavilion (5,532) Notre Dame, IN |
| January 8, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 4 | at No. 22 North Carolina | L 50–60 | 12–2 (3–1) | Carmichael Arena (3,976) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 7 | Wake Forest | W 86–47 | 13–2 (4–1) | Purcell Pavilion (4,319) Notre Dame, IN |
| January 15, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 7 | at Syracuse | W 72–56 | 14–2 (5–1) | Carrier Dome (3,736) Syracuse, NY |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 7 | at Clemson | W 57–54 | 15–2 (6–1) | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,259) Clemson, SC |
| January 22, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 7 | Virginia | W 76–54 | 16–2 (7–1) | Purcell Pavilion (6,442) Notre Dame, IN |
| January 26, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 7 | No. 24 Florida State | W 70–47 | 17–2 (8–1) | Purcell Pavilion (4,956) Notre Dame, IN |
| January 29, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 7 | at No. 20 NC State | L 65–69 | 17–3 (8–2) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 9 | at Boston College | W 72–59 | 18–3 (9–2) | Conte Forum (1,378) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 5, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 9 | No. 16 Duke | L 52–57 | 18–4 (9–3) | Purcell Pavilion (9,149) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 10 | Pittsburgh | W 69–63 | 19–4 (10–3) | Purcell Pavilion (4,716) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 12, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 10 | Syracuse | W 73–64 | 20–4 (11–3) | Purcell Pavilion (5,239) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 10 | Louisville | W 78–76 $^{OT}$ | 21–4 (12–3) | Purcell Pavilion (5,245) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 19, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 10 | at Pittsburgh | W 83–43 | 22–4 (13–3) | Peterson Events Center (2,829) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 10 | Georgia Tech | W 76–53 | 23–4 (14–3) | Purcell Pavilion (5,297) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 26, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 10 | at Louisville | W 68–65 | 24–4 (15–3) | KFC Yum! Center (12,015) Louisville, KY |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | (1) No. 10 | vs. (8) NC State Quarterfinals | W 66–60 | 25–4 | Greensboro, NC (6,151) Greensboro Coliseum |
| March 4, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN | (1) No. 10 | vs. (4) Louisville Semifinals | L 38–64 | 25–5 | Greensboro, NC (7,122) Greensboro Coliseum |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (3 G1) No. 10 | (14 G1) Southern Utah First Round | W 82–56 | 26–5 | Purcell Pavilion (3,950) Notre Dame, IN |
| March 19, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN | (3 G1) No. 10 | (11 G1) Mississippi State Second Round | W 53–48 | 27–5 | Purcell Pavilion (4,565) Notre Dame, IN |
| March 25, 2023* 11:30 a.m., ESPN | (3 G1) No. 10 | vs. (2 G1) No. 7 Maryland Sweet Sixteen | L 59–76 | 27–6 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G1=Greenville 1. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## 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 |