2022–23 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2022–23 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Blue Devils were led by third year head coach Kara Lawson and played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
The Blue Devils finished the season 26–7 overall and 14–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated rivals seventh seeded North Carolina before falling to eventual champions and third seed Virginia Tech in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the third seed in the Seattle 4 Region . They defeated fourteen seed Iona in the first round before being upset by sixth seed Colorado in the second round, in overtime, to end their season.
Previous season
The Blue Devils finished the season 17–13 overall and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. As the tenth seed in the ACC tournament , they defeated Pittsburgh in the First Round before losing to seventh seed Miami in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT despite being ranked as high as No. 15 during the regular season.
Off-season
Departures
Incoming transfers
Recruiting Class
Source:[ 1]
Roster
2022–23 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Celeste Taylor
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
Long Island Lutheran Texas
Valley Stream, NY
G
2
Vanessa de Jesus
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Sierra Canyon
Valencia, CA
G
3
Ashlon Jackson
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Hardin-Jefferson
China, TX
G/F
4
Elizabeth Balogun
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Hamilton Heights Christian AcademyGeorgia Tech Louisville
Chattanooga, TN
G/F
5
Taya Corosdale
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
GS
Bothell Oregon State
Bothell, WA
G
11
Jordyn Oliver
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
RS Jr
Prosper Baylor
Prosper, TX
G
13
Lee Volker
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
St. Paul VI
Purcellville, VA
G
15
Emma Koabel
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Niagara Prep
Port Colborne, ON
C
21
Kennedy Brown
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr
Derby Oregon State
Derby, KS
F
22
Shay Bollin
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Bridgewater-Raynham
Raynham, MA
F/C
23
Imani Lewis
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
GS
Life Center Academy Wisconsin
Willingboro, NJ
G
24
Reigan Richardson
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Cannon School Georgia
Charlotte, NC
G
30
Shayeann Day-Wilson
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
So
Crestwood Prep
Toronto, Canada
G
31
Bo Shaffer
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
GS
Bear Creek Colorado-Colorado Springs
Lakewood, CO
G
33
Jiselle Havas
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
GS
Lake Highland Prep Lafayette
Windermere, FL
F
42
Mia Heide
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
GS
Austin Tulane
Austin, TX
G
45
Emma Schmidt
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
GS
Waukee TCU
Waukee, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: October 7, 2022
Schedule
Source[ 2]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2022 *5:00 p.m.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
W 90–36
–
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Non-Conference Regular season
November 7, 2022 *11:00 a.m., ACCNX
North Carolina A&T
W 77–57
1–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,002)Durham, NC
November 10, 2022 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Charleston Southern
W 111–50
2–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,100)Durham, NC
November 12, 2022 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Davidson
W 60–37
3–0
John M. Belk Arena (1,524)Davidson, NC
November 17, 2022 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Texas A&M
W 71–52
4–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,352)Durham, NC
November 20, 2022 *1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Toledo
W 58–41
5–0
Savage Arena (5,427)Toledo, OH
November 25, 2022 *6:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 3 Connecticut Phil Knight Legacy semifinal
L 50–78
5–1
Chiles Center (2,299)Portland, OR
November 27, 2022 *10:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Oregon State Phil Knight Legacy consolation game
W 54–41
6–1
Veterans Memorial Coliseum (2,807)Portland, OR
December 1, 2022 *5:00 p.m., ACCN
Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 66–50
7–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,089)Durham, NC
December 4, 2022 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Richmond
W 100–49
8–1
Robins Center (1,262)Richmond, VA
December 8, 2022 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Austin Peay
W 74–31
9–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium (925)Durham, NC
December 11, 2022 *1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast
W 71–48
10–1
Alico Arena (2,183)Fort Myers, FL
ACC Regular season
December 21, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia
W 70–56
11–1 (1–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,568)Durham, NC
December 29, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 6 NC State Rivalry
W 72–58
12–1 (2–0)
PNC Arena (5,500)Raleigh, NC
January 1, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Louisville
W 63–56
13–1 (3–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,720)Durham, NC
January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 19
at Wake Forest
W 60–50
14–1 (4–0)
LJVM Coliseum (1,050)Winston-Salem, NC
January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 16
Clemson
W 66–56
15–1 (5–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,134)Durham, NC
January 15, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 16
at Georgia Tech
W 65–47
16–1 (6–0)
McCamish Pavilion (2,342)Atlanta, GA
January 19, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 13
at No. 17 North Carolina Rivalry
L 56–61
16–2 (6–1)
Carmichael Arena (5,003)Chapel Hill, NC
January 22, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 13
Syracuse
W 62–50
17–2 (7–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,147)Durham, NC
January 26, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 16
No. 12 Virginia Tech
W 66–55
18–2 (8–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,207)Durham, NC
January 29, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 16
at No. 24 Florida State
L 57–70
18–3 (8–2)
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,904)Tallahassee, FL
February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 16
Pittsburgh
W 53–44
19–3 (9–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,741)Durham, NC
February 5, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 16
at No. 9 Notre Dame
W 57–52
20–3 (10–2)
Purcell Pavilion (9,149)Notre Dame, IN
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 9
at Boston College
W 68–27
21–3 (11–2)
Conte Forum (2,347)Chestnut Hill, MA
February 12, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 9
Miami (FL)
W 50–40
22–3 (12–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,449)Durham, NC
February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 9
at No. 11 Virginia Tech
L 45–61
22–4 (12–3)
Cassell Coliseum (3,084)Blacksburg, VA
February 19, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 9
at Virginia
W 56–52
23–4 (13–3)
John Paul Jones Arena (6,378)Charlottesville, VA
February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 11
NC State Rivalry
W 77–62
24–4 (14–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,139)Durham, NC
February 26, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 11
No. 22 North Carolina Rivalry
L 41–45
24–5 (14–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)Durham, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 3, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN
(2) No. 13
vs. (7) No. 18 North Carolina Quarterfinals/Rivalry
W 44–40
25–5
Greensboro Coliseum (7,823)Greensboro, NC
March 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN
(2) No. 13
vs. (3) No. 8 Virginia Tech Semifinals
L 37–58
25–6
Greensboro Coliseum (7,122)Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 18, 2023 *9:30 p.m., ESPN2
(3 S4) No. 13
(14 S4) Iona First Round
W 89–49
26–6
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,246)Durham, NC
March 20, 2023 *9:00 p.m., ESPNU
(3 S4) No. 13
(6 S4) No. 21 Colorado Second Round
L 53–61 OT
26–7
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,904)Durham, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll ,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S4=Seattle 4.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Rankings
2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Final
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
19
16
13
16
16
9
9
11
13
13
13
N/A
Coaches
RV
RV
RV
RV
22
19
14
16
15
11
11
12
12
14
13
16
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
See also
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics
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