2022–23 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

2022–23 BYU Cougars women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record16–17 (9–9 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMarriott Center
Seasons
2022–23 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Gonzaga 17 1   .944 28 5   .848
Portland 15 3   .833 23 9   .719
San Diego 11 7   .611 19 14   .576
BYU 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
San Francisco 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Pacific 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Saint Mary's 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Santa Clara 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Pepperdine 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Loyola Marymount 4 14   .222 7 23   .233
2023 WCC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Amber Whiting's first season at BYU after Jeff Judkins retired at the end of the previous season. The Cougars, playing as members of the West Coast Conference for the final season,[4] played their home games at the Marriott Center.

Before the season

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Departures

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After a season in which most players returned due to COVID-19 regulations, BYU finds themselves having lost quite a few seniors and last season's leading scorer.

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Shaylee Gonzales 2 G 5'10" Sophomore Gilbert, Arizona Transferred to Texas[5]
Maria Albiero 5 G 5'8" Senior Londrina, Brazil Graduated, playing professionally at Basquete Blumenau in Brazil[6]
Tegan Graham 10 G 6'0' Graduate Wellington, New Zealand Graduated[7]
Paisley Harding 13 G 5'9" Senior Everett, Washington Graduated, Signed a training contract with the Seattle Storm[6]
Sara Hamson 22 C 6'7" Senior Lindon, Utah Graduated[7]

Newcomers

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Name[8] Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Gabriela Bosquez 0 G 5'7 Senior Kyle, Texas Transferred from Arizona State[9]
Eliza Galbreath 10 F 6'0 Junior Ritzville, Washington Transfer from Southern Virginia
Alyssa Blanck 15 F 6'2 Freshman Salt Lake City, Utah

2022–23 media

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BYU Sports Media

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All Cougars home games will being shown on BYUtv or the BYUtv App. Conference road games will shown on WCC Network and Stadium College Sports. Most remaining non-conference road games will also being streamed. Streaming partners for those games can be found on the schedule.

Roster

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2022–23 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Gabriela Bosquez 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Arizona State Kyle, TX
G 1 Amanda Barcello 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Seton Catholic Chandler, AZ
G 3 Nani Falatea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So East Salt Lake City, UT
G 4 Sophia Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Saint Mary's Stockton, CA
G 5 Arielle Mackey-Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Tai Wananga Ki Ruakura Ngati Porou, New Zealand
F 10 Eliza Galbreath 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Lind-Ritzville Ritzville, WA
F 11 Kaylee Smiler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Melville Hamilton, New Zealand
F 12 Lauren Gustin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Salem Hills
Salt Lake CC
Idaho
Salem, UT
G 13 Sierra Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Jasper Jasper, AR
F 15 Alyssa Blanck 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Olympus Holladay, UT
G 20 Devry Millett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Folsom Folsom, CA
F 21 Heather Hamson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Pleasant Grove Lindon, UT
F 24 Rose Bubakar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Frederick Frederick, MD
F 25 Emma Calvert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Fremont Farr West, UT
G 30 Kate Vorwaller 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Skyline Salt Lake City, UT
G 31 Mayci Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Cedar Salina, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
10/27/2022*
7:00pm, byutv.org
Westminster W 72–51 
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/08/2022*
6:00pm, MW Net
at Colorado State L 62–82  0–1
Moby Arena 
Ft. Collins, CO
11/12/2022*
2:00pm, byutv.org
Montana State L 60–69  0–2
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
11/15/2022*
3:00pm, byutv.org
No. 16 Oklahoma L 66–77  0–3
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
11/18/2022*
6:00pm, Be the Beast
vs. Washington State
North Shore Showcase
W 65–56  1–3
George Q. Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
11/19/2022*
6:00pm, Be the Beast
vs. Troy
North Shore Showcase
L 62–68  1–4
George Q. Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
11/23/2022*
2:00pm, byutv.org
Carroll College W 71–47  2–4
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
11/26/2022*
2:00pm, BYUtv
Ball State L 56–61  2–5
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
12/01/2022*
6:30pm, SCS Pacific
at Boise State W 76–67  3–5
ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
12/06/2022*
11:00am, SCS Pacific
at Utah State W 64–54  4–5
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
12/10/2022*
5:00pm, BYUtv
No. 15 Utah
Deseret First Duel
L 56–79  4–6
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
12/21/2022*
1:00pm, byutv.org
Monmouth W 70–50  5–8
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
WCC regular season
12/17/2022
3:00pm, SWX
at No. 23 Gonzaga L 58–67  4–7
(0–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
12/19/2022
7:00pm, SCS Pacific
at Portland L 45–67  4–8
(0–2)
Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
12/29/2022
7:00pm, BYUtv
Pacific W 69–51  6–8
(1–2)
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
12/31/2022
2:00pm, byutv.org
Saint Mary's W 66–41  7–8
(2–2)
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
01/07/2023
2:00pm, BYUtv
San Diego W 63–49  8–8
(3–2)
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
01/12/2023
8:00pm, SCS Central
at Loyola Marymount W 63–46  9–8
(4–2)
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
01/14/2023
3:00pm, SCS Atlantic
at Pepperdine W 63–52  10–8
(5–2)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
01/19/2023
11:00am, BYUtv
San Francisco W 78–59  11–8
(6–2)
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
01/21/2023
2:00pm, BYUtv
Santa Clara L 59–69  11–9
(6–3)
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
01/26/2023
7:30pm, SCS Atlantic
at Saint Mary's W 74-59  12–9
(7–3)
University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
01/28/2023
3:00pm, WCC Net
at Pacific L 66–79  12–10
(7–4)
Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
02/04/2023
3:00pm
at San Diego L 49–52  12–11
(7–5)
Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
02/09/2023
7:00pm, BYUtv or byutv.org
Pepperdine L 63–64 OT 12–12
(7–6)
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
02/11/2023
2:00pm, BYUtv or byutv.org
Loyola Marymount W 67–42  13–12
(8–6)
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
02/16/2023
7:00pm
at Santa Clara W 78–72  14–12
(9–6)
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
02/18/2023
3:00pm
at San Francisco L 59–72  14–13
(9–7)
The Sobrato Center 
San Francisco, CA
02/25/2023
2:00pm, BYUtv or byutv.org
No. 18 Gonzaga L 51–58  14–14
(9–8)
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
02/27/2023
4:00pm, BYUtv
Portland
Rescheduled from February 23
L 49–61  14–15
(9–9)
Marriott Center (815)
Provo, UT
WCC Tournament
03/03/2023
1:00pm, BYUtv
(5) vs. (9) Pepperdine
Second Round
W 74–59  15–15
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
03/04/2023
2:00pm, BYUtv
(5) vs. (4) San Francisco
Quarterfinals
W 66–56  16–15
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
03/06/2023
1:00pm, BYUtv
(5) vs. (1) No. 16 Gonzaga
Semifinals
L 64–79  16–16
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
WNIT
03/17/2023*
7:00pm, BYUtv
Rice
WNIT
L 67-71  16-17
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

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Game summaries

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Exhibition: Westminster

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Broadcasters: Jason Shepherd and Kristen Kozlowski

Starting Lineups:

  • Westminster: Rae Falatea, Margarita Satini, Lyndzi Rich, Ashley Greenwood, Elizabeth Means
  • BYU: Gabriela Bosquez, Amanda Barcello, Nani Falatea, Lauren Gustin, Emma Calvert
byutv.org
Oct. 27
7 p.m. MDT
Westminster Griffins 51, BYU Cougars 72
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 9–21, 15–22, 14–15
Pts: Ashley Greenwood 15
Rebs: Ashley Greenwood 6
Asts: Margarita Satini 4
Pts: Lauren Gustin 25
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 24
Asts: Nani Falatea 7
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 1,215
Referees: Teresa Turner, Teresa Olsen, McCall Judd

Colorado State

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Broadcasters: Adam Nigon

Series History: BYU leads series 55–24
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Amanda Barcello, Nani Falatea, Arielle Mackey-Williams, Lauren Gustin, Emma Calvert
  • Colorado State: Destin Thurman, McKenna Hofschild, Cali Clark, Sydney Mech, Meghan Boyd
MW Net
Nov. 8
6 p.m. MST
BYU Cougars 62, Colorado State Rams 82
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 21–18, 13–28, 10–19
Pts: Arielle Mackey-Williams 18
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 13
Asts: Nani Falatea 4
Pts: McKenna Hofschild 18
Rebs: Sydney Mech, Joseana Vaz 6
Asts: McKenna Hofschild 9
Moby Arena
Fort Collins, CO
Attendance: 1,142
Referees: Julie Krommenhoek, Tiffany Bird, Maj Forsberg

Montana State

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd

Series History: BYU leads series 9–3
Starting Lineups:

  • Montana State: Darian White, Kola Bad Bear, Kately Limardo, Leia Beattie, Taylor Janssen
  • BYU: Amanda Barcello, Nani Falatea, Arielle Mackey-Williams, Lauren Gustin, Emma Calvert
byutv.org
Nov. 12
2 p.m. MST
Montana State Bobcats 69, BYU Cougars 60
Scoring by quarter: 12–13, 20–20, 23–15, 14–12
Pts: Darian White 16
Rebs: Darian White 8
Asts: Darian White 4
Pts: Nani Falatea 17
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 12
Asts: Nani Falatea 6
Marriot Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 1,273
Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Felecity Willis, Amy Krommenhoek

Oklahoma

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton and Kristen Kozlowski

Series History: Oklahoma leads series 6–1
Starting Lineups:

  • Oklahoma: Nevaeh Tot, Ana Llanusa, Madi Williams, Taylor Robertson, Liz Scott
  • BYU: Amanda Barcello, Nani Falatea, Kaylee Smiler, Lauren Gustin, Rose Bubakar
byutv.org
Nov. 15
3 p.m. MST
#16 Oklahoma Sooners 77, BYU Cougars 66
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 12–19, 26–18, 25–14
Pts: Madi Williams 21
Rebs: Liz Scott 9
Asts: Nevaeh Tot, Ana Llanusa, Taylor Robertson 5
Pts: Lauren Gustin 15
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 20
Asts: Nani Falatea, Kaylee Smiler 5
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 568
Referees: Benny Luna, Tyler Trimble, Teresa Turner

Washington State

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Broadcasters: No commentary

Series History: Series even 6–6
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Amanda Barcello, Nani Falatea, Kaylee Smiler, Lauren Gustin, Rose Bubakar
  • Washington State: Tara Wallack, Charlisse Leger-Walker, Ula Motuga, Johanna Teder, Bella Murekatete
Be the Beast
Nov. 18
3 p.m. HAST
BYU Cougars 65, Washington State Cougars 56
Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 20–14, 15–12, 14–20
Pts: Nani Falatea 19
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 15
Asts: Nani Falatea, Rose Bubakar 7
Pts: Charlisse Leger-Walker 21
Rebs: Astera Tuhina 4
Asts: Astera Tuhina 4
Cannon Events Center
Laie, HI
Attendance: 509
Referees: Nicole Brannon, Steve Piercy, Travis Jones

Troy

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Broadcasters: No commentary

Series History: First Meeting
Starting Lineups:

  • Troy: Makayia Hallmon, Jada Walton, Tai'Sheka Porchia, Ja'Mia Hollings, Sharonica Hartsfield
  • BYU: Amanda Barcello, Nani Falatea, Kaylee Smiler, Lauren Gustin, Rose Bubakar
Be the Beast
Nov. 20
3 p.m. HAST
Troy Trojans 68, BYU Cougars 62
Scoring by quarter: 15–11, 16–13, 16–18, 21–20
Pts: Nia Daniel 17
Rebs: Ja'Mia Hollings 7
Asts: Sharonica Hartsfield 4
Pts: Lauren Gustin, Rose Bubakar 19
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 13
Asts: Lauren Gustin 9
Cannon Events Center
Laie, HI
Attendance: 547
Referees: Nicole Brannon, Steve Piercy, Travis Jones

Carroll College

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton and Kristen Kozlowski

Series History: First Meeting
Starting Lineups:

  • Carroll College: Kyndall Keller, Kamden Hillborn, Sienna Swannack, Jamie Pickens, Maddie Geritz
  • BYU: Amanda Barcello, Nani Falatea, Kaylee Smiler, Lauren Gustin, Rose Bubakar
byutv.org
Nov. 23
2:05 p.m. MST
Carroll College Saints 47, BYU Cougars 71
Scoring by quarter: 8–15, 14–13, 12–26, 13–17
Pts: Jamie Pickens 17
Rebs: Jamie Pickens 6
Asts: Sienna Swannack 4
Pts: Nani Falatea 17
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 10
Asts: Nani Falatea 6
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 1,121
Referees: Tiffany Bird, Kyle Bacon, Teresa Olsen

Ball State

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Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Kristen Kozlowski

Series History: First Meeting
Starting Lineups:

  • Ball State: Ally Becki, Thelma Dis Agustsdottir, Marie Kiefer, Madelyn Bischoff, Anna Celphane
  • BYU: Amanda Barcello, Nani Falatea, Kaylee Smiler, Lauren Gustin, Rose Bubakar
BYUtv
Nov. 26
2:05 p.m. MST
Ball State Cardinals 61, BYU Cougars 56
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 18–21, 16–0, 13–11
Pts: Ally Becki 17
Rebs: Ally Becki, Madelyn Bischoff 5
Asts: Thelma Dis Agustsdottir 4
Pts: Lauren Gustin 18
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 12
Asts: Nani Falatea 5
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 1,038
Referees: Darren Krzesnik, Sha'Rae Mitchell, Kerry Broomfield

Boise State

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Broadcasters: Chris Lewis and Bailey Hawkins

Series History: BYU leads series 12-8
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Nani Falatea, Kaylee Smiler, Lauren Gustin, Rose Bubakar, Emma Calvert
  • Boise State: Mya Hansen, Dani Byes, Mary Kay Naro, Elodie Lalotte, Abby Muse
SCS Pacific
Dec. 1
6:30 p.m. MST
BYU Cougars 76, Boise State Broncos 67
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 14–14, 19–15, 23–20
Pts: Lauren Gustin 24
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 17
Asts: Rose Bubakar 3
Pts: Mya Hansen 31
Rebs: Abby Muse 10
Asts: Mandy Simpson 4
ExtraMile Arena
Boise, ID
Attendance: 969
Referees: Benny Luna, Mollie Kaye Mueller, Rigo Vasquez

Utah State

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Broadcasters: Ajay Salvesen and Jake Ellis

Series History: BYU leads series 39–4
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Nani Falatea, Arielle Mackey-Williams, Lauren Gustin, Rose Bubakar, Emma Calvert
  • Utah State: Tamiah Robinson, Maria Carvalho, Olivia Wikstrom, Mayson Kimball, Ashya Klopfenstein
SCS Pacific
Dec. 6
11 a.m. MST
BYU Cougars 64, Utah State Aggies 54
Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 21–11, 19–21, 11–13
Pts: Rose Bubakar 15
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 9
Asts: Nani Falatea 7
Pts: Mayson Kimball 14
Rebs: Mayson Kimball 5
Asts: Tamiah Robinson 5
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
Logan, UT
Attendance: 2,713
Referees: Michael Price, Brian Woods, Cheryll Blue

Utah

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd

Series History: Utah leads series 67-42
Starting Lineups:

  • Utah: Ines Vieira, Gianna Kneepkens, Jenna Johnson, Kennady McQueen, Alissa Pili
  • BYU: Nani Falatea, Kaylee Smiler, Lauren Gustin, Rose Bubakar, Emma Calvert
BYUtv
Dec. 10
5:05 p.m. MST
#15 Utah Utes 76, BYU Cougars 59
Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 21–17, 20–16, 17–16
Pts: Alissa Pili 28
Rebs: Alissa Pili 7
Asts: Ines Vieira, Jenna Johnson, Kennady McQueen 3
Pts: Nani Falatea, Lauren Gustin 18
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 15
Asts: Nani Falatea 6
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 2,326
Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Corey Long, Steve Belnap

Gonzaga

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Broadcasters: Greg Heister and Stephanie Hawk-Freeman

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 19–16
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Nani Falatea, Kaylee Smiler, Lauren Gustin, Rose Bubakar, Emma Calvert
  • Gonzaga: Eliza Hollingsworth, Kaylynne Truong, Yvonne Ejim, Brynna Maxwell, McKayla Williams
SWX
Dec. 17
2:05 p.m. PST
BYU Cougars 58, #23 Gonzaga Bulldogs 67
Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 18–11, 15–21, 11–17
Pts: Lauren Gustin 20
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 13
Asts: Nani Falatea, Lauren Gustin 3
Pts: Kaylynne Truong 24
Rebs: Yvonne Ejim 7
Asts: Kaylynne Truong 4
McCarthey Athletic Center
Spokane, WA
Attendance: 5,037
Referees: Charles Gonzalez, Ashley Ellis, Deon Lewis

Portland

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Broadcasters: Ann Schatz and Jennifer Mountain

Series History: BYU leads series 27–6
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Nani Falatea, Kaylee Smiler, Lauren Gustin, Rose Bubakar, Emma Calvert
  • Portland: Emme Shearer, Haylee Andrews, Alex Fowler, Liana Kaitu'u, Maisie Burnham
SCS Pacific
Dec. 19
6:06 p.m. PST
BYU Cougars 45, Portland Pilots 67
Scoring by quarter: 10–14, 11—18, 10–20, 14–15
Pts: Emma Calvert 13
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 12
Asts: Nani Falatea 3
Pts: Alex Fowler 18
Rebs: Haylee Andrews 8
Asts: Haylee Andrews 8
Chiles Center
Portland, OR
Attendance: 448
Referees: Lisa Jones, Brian Woods, Marc Merritt

Monmouth

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd

Series History: First Meeting
Starting Lineups:

  • Monmouth: Ariana Vanderhoop, Kaci Donovan, Brianna Tinsley, Elizabeth Marsicano, Belle Kranbuhl
  • BYU: Nani Falatea, Kaylee Smiler, Lauren Gustin, Rose Bubakar, Emma Calvert
byutv.org
Dec. 21
1:05 p.m. MST
Monmouth Hawks 50, BYU Cougars 70
Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 9–19, 14–24, 13–14
Pts: Brianna Tinsley 18
Rebs: Brianna Tinsley 5
Asts: Arianna Vanderhoop, Antonia Panayides 3
Pts: Arielle Mackey-Williams 15
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 23
Asts: Nani Falatea 8
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 653
Referees: Melissa Barlow, Tyler Trimble, Katie Bossenmaier

Pacific

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton and Kristen Kozlowski

Series History: BYU leads series 19–4
Starting Lineups:

  • Pacific: Anaya James, Cecilia Holmberg, Elizabeth Elliott, Erica Adams, Sam Ashby
  • BYU: Nani Falatea, Arielle Mackey-Williams, Kaylee Smiler, Lauren Gustin, Emma Calvert
BYUtv
Dec. 29
7:05 p.m. MST
Pacific Tigers 51, BYU Cougars 69
Scoring by quarter: 9–18, 15–19, 11–13, 16–19
Pts: Kadie Deaton 14
Rebs: Anaya James, Elizabeth Elliott 5
Asts: Anaya James 3
Pts: Lauren Gustin 21
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 22
Asts: Nani Falatea 7
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 1,242
Referees: Anita Ortega, Sean Martin, Teresa Olsen

Saint Mary's

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd

Series History: BYU leads series 15-10
Starting Lineups:

  • Saint Mary's: Taycee Wedin, Tayla Dalton, Hannah Rapp, Aspen Garrison, Ali Bamberger
  • BYU: Nani Falatea, Arielle Mackey-Williams, Kaylee Smiler, Lauren Gustin, Emma Calvert
byutv.org
Dec. 31
2:05 p.m. MST
Saint Mary's Gaels 41, BYU Cougars 66
Scoring by quarter: 9–14, 10–23, 11–16, 11–13
Pts: Taycee Wedin 10
Rebs: Leia Hanafin 4
Asts: Taycee Wedin, Hannah Rapp, Jade Kirisome 2
Pts: Nani Falatea 24
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 16
Asts: Nani Falatea 7
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 1,465
Referees: Michol Murray, Lauren Ahumada, Matthew Head

San Diego

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd

Series History: BYU leads series 15–8
Starting Lineups:

  • San Diego: Kiera Oakry, Ayanna Khalfani, Kasey Neubert, Kylie Horstmeyer, Amanda Olinger
  • BYU: Nani Falatea, Arielle Mackey-Williams, Kaylee Smiler, Lauren Gustin, Emma Calvert
BYUtv
Jan. 7
2:05 p.m. MST
San Diego Toreros 49, BYU Cougars 63
Scoring by quarter: 7–18, 14–14, 14–15, 14–16
Pts: Kiera Oakry 11
Rebs: Kylie Horstmeyer 6
Asts: Laura Erikstrup 3
Pts: Lauren Gustin 21
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 24
Asts: Nani Falatea 5
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 1,346
Referees: Kyle Bacon, Cheryll Blue, Felicity Willis

Loyola Marymount

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Broadcasters: Brendan Craig & Gary Craig

Series History: BYU leads series 21-2
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Nani Flatea, Arielle Mackey-Williams, Kaylee Smiler, Lauren Gustin, Emma Calvert
  • Loyola Marymount: Nicole Rodriguez, Cassandra Gordon, Ariel Johnson, Khari Clark, Alexis Mark
SCS Central
Jan. 12
7 p.m. PST
BYU Cougars 63, Loyola Marymount Lions 46
Scoring by quarter: 22–2, 16–9, 17–14, 8–21
Pts: Nani Falatea, Arielle Mackey-Williams 12
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 24
Asts: Kaylee Smiler 8
Pts: Alexis Mark 17
Rebs: Alexis Mark 8
Asts: Alexis Mark 4
Gersten Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 208
Referees: Charles Gonzalez, Rochelle Bennett, Esther Hsu

Pepperdine

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Broadcasters: Darren Preston

Series History: BYU leads series 24–4
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Nani Falatea, Arielle Mackey-Williams, Kaylee Smiler, Lauren Gustin, Emma Calvert
  • Pepperdine: Jane Nwaba, Helena Friend, Marly Walls, Meaali'i Amosa, Becky Obinma
SCS Atlantic
Jan. 14
2 p.m. PST
BYU Cougars 63, Pepperdine Waves 52
Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 16–8, 20–15, 13–17
Pts: Nani Falatea 16
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 20
Asts: Nani Flatea, Arielle Mackey-Williams 2
Pts: Jane Nwaba 15
Rebs: Marly Walls 8
Asts: Marly Walls 6
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
Attendance: 147
Referees: Michael Price, Kaili Kimura, Brad Schmidt

San Francisco

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd

Series History: BYU leads series 24-7
Starting Lineups:

  • San Francisco: Kia Vaalavirta, Jessica McDowell-White, Kennedy Dickie, Ioanna Krimili, Abby Rathbun
  • BYU: Nani Falatea, Arielle Mackey-Williams, Kaylee Smiler, Lauren Gustin, Emma Calvert
BYUtv
Jan. 19
11:05 a.m. MST
San Francisco Dons 59, BYU Cougars 78
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 15–22, 15–19, 14–17
Pts: Kennedy Dickie 14
Rebs: Kennedy Dickie 4
Asts: Jessica McDowell-White 4
Pts: Lauren Gustin 27
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 19
Asts: Nani Falatea, Arielle Mackey-Williams 6
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 8,758
Referees: Melissa Barlow, Sydney Mott, Johnny Mendez

Santa Clara

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Broadcasters: Jason Shepherd & Kristen Kozlowski

Series History: BYU leads series 23–2
Starting Lineups:

  • Santa Clara: Ashlee Maldonado, Lara Edmanson, Marya Hudgins, Ashley Hiraki, Tess Heal
  • BYU: Nani Falatea, Arielle Mackey-Williams, Kaylee Smiler, Lauren Gustin, Emma Calvert
BYUtv
Jan. 21
2:05 p.m. MST
Santa Clara Broncos 69, BYU Cougars 59
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 15–20, 17–7, 17–16
Pts: Ashley Hiraki, Tess Heal 13
Rebs: Ashley Hiraki 9
Asts: Tess Heal 7
Pts: Nani Falatea 20
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 15
Asts: Arielle Mackey-Williams 5
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 1,438
Referees: Tyler Trimble, Sean Martin, Amy Krommenhoek

Saint Mary's

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Broadcasters: Evan Giddings & Joaquin Wallace

Series History: BYU leads series 16–10
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU:
  • Saint Mary's:
SCS Atlantic
Jan. 26
PST
BYU Cougars vs. Saint Mary's Gaels

Pacific

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Broadcasters:

Series History: BYU leads series 20–4
Starting Lineups:

  • Pacific:
  • BYU:
WCC Net
Jan. 28
PST
BYU Cougars vs. Pacific Tigers

San Diego

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Broadcasters:

Series History: BYU leads series
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU:
  • San Diego:
Feb. 4
MST
BYU Cougars vs. San Diego Toreros

Pepperdine

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Broadcasters:

Series History: BYU leads series
Starting Lineups:

  • Pepperdine:
  • BYU:
Feb. 9
PST
BYU Cougars vs. Pepperdine Waves
Marriott Center
Provo, UT

Loyola Marymount

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Broadcasters:

Series History: BYU leads series
Starting Lineups:

  • Loyola Marymount:
  • BYU:
Feb. 11
MST
Loyola Marymount Lions vs. BYU Cougars
Marriott Center
Provo, UT

Santa Clara

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Broadcasters:

Series History: BYU leads series
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU:
  • Santa Clara:
Feb. 16
PST
BYU Cougars vs. Santa Clara Broncos

San Francisco

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Broadcasters:

Series History: BYU leads series
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU:
  • San Francisco:
Feb. 18
PST
BYU Cougars vs. San Francisco Dons

Portland

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Broadcasters:

Series History: BYU leads series 27–7
Starting Lineups:

  • Portland:
  • BYU:
Feb. 23
MST
Portland Pilots vs. BYU Cougars
Marriott Center
Provo, UT

Gonzaga

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Broadcasters:

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 20–16
Starting Lineups:

  • Gonzaga:
  • BYU:
Feb. 25
MST
Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. BYU Cougars
Marriott Center
Provo, UT

Conference Honors

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  • Conference honors will be filled in once they announce preseason and postseason information,

Rankings

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2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Final
AP RV
Coaches RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

^The Coaches poll did not release a week 1 ranking.

References

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  1. ^ "BYU hires Amber Whiting to replace Jeff Judkins as women's basketball coach". ESPN. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "BYU Women's Basketball Staff Coming Together Under Whiting". KSL. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "BYU women's hoops hires Kallhoff as assistant coach". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "BYU accepts invitation to Big 12, will begin competition in 2023". Daily Universe. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Former BYU star Shaylee Gonzales announces her transfer destination — and it's in the Big 12". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "These two BYU women's basketball players just signed professional contracts". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Prolific senior class departs for BYU women's basketball". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SIGNS TWO FOR 2022 CLASS". byucougars.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "BYU women's basketball signs transfer guard from Arizona State". Deseret News. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "BYU announces 2022-23 women's basketball schedule". Daily Herald. Retrieved September 15, 2022.