2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–24 (3–15 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Keilani Unga (4th season)
  • Michael Shreeve (1st season)
  • Xojian Harry (1st season)
Home arenaUCCU Center (Capacity: 8,500)[1]
Lockhart Arena (Capacity: 2,000)[2]
2022–23 WAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southern Utah†16–2 .88923–10  .697
Stephen F. Austin15–3 .83326–6  .813
California Baptist13–5 .72222–13  .629
Grand Canyon12–6 .66721–10  .677
Utah Tech*10–8 .55619–12  .613
New Mexico State10–8 .55618–17  .514
Abilene Christian9–9 .50015–15  .500
UT Arlington8–10 .44414–17  .452
Sam Houston8–10 .44413–17  .433
UT Rio Grande Valley6–12 .33312–18  .400
Seattle5–13 .2786–24  .200
Utah Valley3–15 .1676–24  .200
Tarleton*2–16 .1118–21  .276
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2023 WAC tournament winner
As of March 18, 2023

The 2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team represents Utah Valley University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Dan Nielson entered the season as head coach for his 4th season.[3] 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.[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name Position Height Year Reason for departure
Maria Carvalho G 5'8" Senior Transferred to Utah State on March 28[5]
Megan Jensen F 6'3" Junior Transferred to Southern Utah on March 30[6]
Josie Williams C 6'5" Senior Transferred to Louisville on June 30[7]
Madison Grange G 5'11" Senior Transferred to South Dakota on August 19[8]

Incoming transfers

Name Position Height Year Previous school
Halle Nelson G/F 6'1" Redshirt Sophomore Utah State[9]
Jaeden (Vaifanua) Brown F 6'1" Sophomore Wyoming[10]

Roster

2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Kylee Mabry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrDavis High School Kaysville, UT
F 2 Elina Tausinga 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoEast High School Salt Lake City, UT
G 3 Kaylee Byon 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrRosary Academy Buena Park, CA
G 4 Abby Hendricks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrLa Costa Canyon High School Carlsbad, CA
F 5 Shay Fano 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrTimpview High School Spanish Fork, UT
G 10 Saige Gibb 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrTimpview High School Raymond, Alberta, Canada
F 11 Kayla Anderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrMountain View High School Meridian, ID
G 12 Eleyana Tafisi 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoCopper Hills High School West Jordan, UT
G 13 Ally Criddle 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSkyridge High School Lehi, UT
G 14 Abby Conlee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoLone Peak High School Alpine, UT
G/F 20 Halle Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoAmerican Fork High School American Fork, UT
G 21 Tahlia White 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoMountain View High School Orem, UT
F 22 Hanna Roberts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRiverton High School Riverton, UT
F 24 Jaeden Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoCorner Canyon High School Draper, UT
C 34 Tessa Chaney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrWestlake High School Saratoga Springs, UT
F 45 Mae Afoa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrJordan High School Sandy, UT
Head coach
  • Dan Nielson (BYU)
Assistant coach(es)
  • Keilani Unga (BYU)
  • Michael Shreeve (BYU)
  • Xojian Harry (BYU)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
  • Josh Morzelewski (Utah)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

[11]

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UCCU Center". www.utahvalley.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. ↑ "UVU arena named after Becky Lockhart, first female speaker of the Utah House of Representatives". heraldextra.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. ↑ "UVU signs men's and women's hoops coaches to new five-year deals". heraldextra.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  4. ↑ Driscoll, Dennis; Communications, SFA Associate Athletic Director of Strategic. "SFA Advances to WAC Championship Game". Stephen F. Austin. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Utah State Women's Basketball Dominates Fort Lewis College in Exhibition 74-45". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ Ellertson, Sean. "Southern Utah women's basketball picks up transfers Tomekia Whitman and Kinlee Toomer". The Spectrum. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  7. ↑ PR, University of Louisville. "Louisville Adds Utah Valley State Transfer Center Josie Williams". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Grange transfers to South Dakota". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  9. ↑ "UVU women's basketball adds Utah State transfer". heraldextra.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Nielson announces three prep signings and transfer". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  11. ↑ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule".
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