2022–23 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, were led by seventh-year head coach Kenny Brooks, and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1][2][3]

2022–23 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record31–5 (14–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsey Hicks
  • Radvile Autukaite
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10т Notre Dame15–3 .83327–6  .818
No. 13 Duke14–4 .77826–7  .788
No. 4 Virginia Tech †14–4 .77831–4  .886
Louisville12–6 .66726–12  .684
Florida State12–6 .66723–10  .697
Miami (FL)11–7 .61122–13  .629
No. 20 North Carolina11–7 .61122–11  .667
NC State9–9 .50020–12  .625
Syracuse9–9 .50020–13  .606
Clemson7–11 .38919–16  .543
Boston College5–13 .27816–17  .485
Wake Forest5–13 .27817–17  .500
Virginia4–14 .22215–15  .500
Georgia Tech4–14 .22213–17  .433
Pittsburgh3–15 .16710–20  .333
† 2023 ACC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 31–5 overall and 14–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated sixth seed Miami in the Quarterfinals, second seed Duke in the Semifinals and fourth seed Louisville in the Final to win the title. The ACC Tournament title was the first in program history.[4] They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the first seed in the Seattle 3. They defeated sixteenth seed Chattanooga in the First Round, ninth seed South Dakota State in the Second Round, fourth seed Tennessee in the Sweet 16 and third seed Ohio State in the Elite Eight. In the Final Four they could not overcome third seed LSU, losing 72–79 to end their season. The Hokies' trips to the Elite Eight and Final Four were the first such trips in program history.[5][6]

Previous season
Main article: 2021–22 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

The Hokies finished the season 23–10 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated thirteenth seed Clemson in the Second Round and fourth seed North Carolina in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions and first seed NC State in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the fifth seed in the Spokane Region. They lost to twelfth seed Florida Gulf Coast in the First Round to end their season.

Off-season

Departures
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Aisha Sheppard2G5'9"Graduate StudentAlexandria, VirginiaGraduated; Drafted 23rd overall in the 2022 WNBA draft
Azana Baines15G6'1"JuniorBlackwood, New JerseyTransferred to Seton Hall[7]
Shamarla King21G6'0"Redshirt FreshmanHartford, ConnecticutTransferred to Stonybrook[8]
Emily Lytle24G/F5'1'"Graduate StudentMemphis, TennesseeGraduated
Rochelle Norris31G/F6'0"Redshirt SophomoreStafford, VirginiaTransferred to Central Michigan[9]

Incoming transfers
Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Taylor Soule13F5'11"SeniorWest Lebanon, New HampshireBoston College[10]
Ashley Owusu15G6'0"SeniorWoodbridge, VirginiaMaryland[11]
Clara Ford32C6'3"SeniorVienna, VirginiaBoston College[12]

Recruiting Class

Source:[13]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Carleigh Wenzel
G		 San Antonio, Texas Antonian College Prep 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Charlise Dunn
G		 Victoria, Australia Lake Ginninderra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Maddie Vejsicky
G		 New Concord, Ohio Newark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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:

Roster
2022–23 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Carleigh Wenzel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrAntonian College Prep San Antonio, TX
G 3 Chloe Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrSpotswood Harrisonburg, VA
G 5 Georgia Amoore 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrLoretto College Ballarat, Australia
G 10 Charlise Dunn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrLake Ginninderra Victoria, Australia
F 11 D'asia Gregg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrWilson
Georgia Tech/Gulf Coast State		 Florence, SC
F 13 Taylor Soule 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GSKimball Union Academy
Boston College		 Lebanon, NH
G 14 Maddie Vejsicky 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrNewark New Concord, OH
G 15 Ashley Owusu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrPaul VI Catholic HS
Maryland		 Woodbridge, VA
G 22 Cayla King 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrNorthwest Guilford Greensboro, NC
G 23 Kayana Traylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMartinsville
Purdue		 Martinsville, IN
C 32 Clara Ford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GSGeorge C. Marshall
Boston College		 Vienna, VA
C 33 Elizabeth Kitley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SrNorthwest Guilford Summerfield, NC
G/F 35 Taylor Geiman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSouth Western Hanover, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Source:[14]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 13 Mount St. Mary's W 101–45  1–0
 Cassell Coliseum (2,104)
Blacksburg, VA
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 13 Bucknell W 67–41  2–0
 Cassell Coliseum (2,268)
Blacksburg, VA
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 14 USC Upstate W 79–24  3–0
 Cassell Coliseum (1,486)
Blacksburg, VA
November 21, 2022*
12:00 p.m., FloHoops		 No. 11 vs. Kentucky
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship		 W 82–74  4–0
 Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2022*
1:30 p.m., FloHoops		 No. 11 vs. Missouri
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship		 W 73–57  5–0
 Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 11 Longwood W 89–28  6–0
 Cassell Coliseum (1,913)
Blacksburg, VA
December 1, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 9 Nebraska
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 W 85–54  7–0
 Cassell Coliseum (2,651)
Blacksburg, VA
December 4, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 9 at Tennessee
Jimmy V Classic		 W 59–56  8–0
 Thompson–Boling Arena (8,507)
Knoxville, TN
December 7, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 7 at Boston College W 73–58  9–0
(1–0)		 Conte Forum (1,112)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 11, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 7 UNC Asheville W 86–48  10–0
 Cassell Coliseum (2,027)
Blacksburg, VA
December 18, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 6 No. 5 Notre Dame L 52–63  10–1
(1–1)		 Cassell Coliseum (4,206)
Blacksburg, VA
December 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 8 at High Point W 86–66  11–1
 Qubein Center (1,378)
High Point, NC
December 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 No. 7 at Clemson L 59–64  11–2
(1–2)		 Littlejohn Coliseum (1,517)
Clemson, SC
January 1, 2023
4:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 7 No. 13 North Carolina W 68–65  12–2
(2–2)		 Cassell Coliseum (4,186)
Blacksburg, VA
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 No. 9 Virginia
Rivalry		 W 74–66  13–2
(3–2)		 Cassell Coliseum (2,630)
Blacksburg, VA
January 8, 2023
1:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 No. 9 at Miami (FL) L 66–77  13–3
(3–3)		 Watsco Center (1,639)
Coral Gables, FL
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 13 Louisville W 81–79  14–3
(4–3)		 Cassell Coliseum (2,328)
Blacksburg, VA
January 19, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 12 at Pittsburgh W 69–62  15–3
(5–3)		 Petersen Events Center (356)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 22, 2023
1:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 No. 12 Wake Forest W 74–57  16–3
(6–3)		 Cassell Coliseum (3,209)
Blacksburg, VA
January 26, 2023
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 12 at No. 16 Duke L 55–66  16–4
(6–4)		 Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,207)
Durham, NC
January 29, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 12 at Virginia
Rivalry		 W 72–60  17–4
(7–4)		 John Paul Jones Arena (5,103)
Charlottesville, VA
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 13 Syracuse W 78–64  18–4
(8–4)		 Cassell Coliseum (2,592)
Blacksburg, VA
February 6, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 11 at No. 22 NC State
Play4Kay		 W 73–61  19–4
(9–4)		 Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 12, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 11 No. 19 Florida State W 84–70  20–4
(10–4)		 Cassell Coliseum (2,897)
Blacksburg, VA
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 11 No. 9 Duke W 61–45  21–4
(11–4)		 Cassell Coliseum (3,084)
Blacksburg, VA
February 19, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 11 NC State W 75–62  22–4
(12–4)		 Cassell Coliseum (6,413)
Blacksburg, VA
February 23, 2023
8:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 No. 9 at No. 22 North Carolina W 61–59  23–4
(13–4)		 Carmichael Arena (2,908)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 26, 2023
4:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 9 at Georgia Tech W 65–52  24–4
(14–4)		 McCamish Pavilion (2,014)
Atlanta, GA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 3, 2023
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 (3) No. 8 vs. (6) Miami (FL)
Quarterfinals		 W 68–42  25–4
 Greensboro Coliseum (7,823)
Greensboro, NC
March 4, 2023
2:30 p.m., ACCN		 (3) No. 8 vs. (2) No. 13 Duke
Semifinals		 W 58–37  26–4
 Greensboro Coliseum (7,122)
Greensboro, NC
March 5, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN		 (3) No. 8 vs. (4) Louisville
Championship		 W 75–67  27–4
 Greensboro Coliseum (6,802)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2023*
5:30 p.m., ESPNU		 (1 S3) No. 4 (16 S3) Chattanooga
First Round		 W 58–33  28–4
 Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
March 19, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2		 (1 S3) No. 4 (9 S3) South Dakota State
Second Round		 W 72–60  29–4
 Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
March 25, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2		 (1 S3) No. 4 vs. (4 S3) No. 24 Tennessee
Sweet Sixteen		 W 73–64  30–4
 Climate Pledge Arena (10,839)
Seattle, WA
March 27, 2023*
9:00 p.m., ESPN		 (1 S3) No. 4 vs. (3 S3) No. 12 Ohio State
Elite Eight		 W 84–74  31–4
 Climate Pledge Arena (8,466)
Seattle, WA
March 31, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN		 (1 S3) No. 4 vs. (3 G2) No. 9 LSU
Final Four		 L 72–79  31–5
 American Airlines Center (19,288)
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S3=Seattle 3 G2=Greenville 2.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings
Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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 13 14 11 9 7 6 8 7 9 13 12 12 13 11 11 9 8 4 4 N/A
Coaches 13 14 9 9 7 6 8 7 10 13 10 10 11 9 9 9 8 6 5 4

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
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  9. "Nochelle Norris". cmuchippewas.com. Central Michigan University. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
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  11. "All-American Ashley Owusu joins women's basketball program". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. May 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
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