2022–23 Baylor Bears women's basketball team

2022–23 Baylor Bears women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record20–13 (10–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tari Cummings (2nd season)
  • Tony Greene (2nd season)
  • Chloe Pavlech (2nd season)
Home arenaFerrell Center
Seasons
2022–23 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Texas 14 – 4   .778 26 – 10   .722
No. 16 Oklahoma 14 – 4   .778 26 – 7   .788
No. 17 Iowa State† 11 – 7   .611 22 – 10   .688
Oklahoma State 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636
West Virginia 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613
Baylor 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Kansas 9 – 9   .500 22 – 11   .667
Texas Tech 6 – 12   .333 20 – 15   .571
Kansas State 5 – 13   .278 19 – 16   .543
TCU 1 – 17   .056 8 – 23   .258
† 2023 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Baylor Bears women's basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were led by second-year head coach Nicki Collen.

Previous season

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The Lady Bears finished the 2021–22 season with a record of 28–7, 15–3 in Big 12 play, to win the Big 12 regular season title. They defeated Oklahoma State and Oklahoma in the quarterfinals and semifinals to advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Texas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament in the Wichita Region, they defeated Hawaii in the first round before getting upset by South Dakota in the second round.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Baylor departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
NaLyssa Smith 1 F 6'2" Junior Converse, TX Declare for 2022 WNBA draft; selected 2nd overall by Indiana Fever
Jordan Lewis 3 G 5'7" Graduate student Windermere, FL Graduated/2022 WNBA draft; selected 24th overall by Connecticut Sun
Queen Egbo 4 C 6'3" Senior Houston, TX Graduated/2022 WNBA draft; selected 10th overall by Indiana Fever
Kamaria McDaniel 22 G 5'10" Graduate student Inkster, MI Graduate transferred to Michigan State

Incoming

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Baylor incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Jana Van Gytenbeek 4 G 5'7" Junior Greenwood Village, CO Stanford
Erika Porter 20 F 6'3" Junior West Windsor, NJ Illinois
Catarina Ferreira 30 F 6'1" Junior São Paulo, Brazil Eastern Arizona College
Aijha Blackwell 33 G 6'0" Senior Berkeley, MO Missouri
Dre'una Edwards 44 F 6'2" Redshirt Senior Compton, CA Kentucky

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs
W 		Oklahoma City, OK Classen High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Ysabella Fontleroy
W 		Springfield, MO Kickapoo High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Kyla Abraham
P 		Smithfield, VA Smithfield High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
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:

  • "2022 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023.

Recruiting class of 2023

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US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Letycia Vasconcelos
P 		Montverde, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

Roster

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2022–23 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 4 Jana Van Gytenbeek 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Stanford Greenwood Village, CO
G/F 5 Darianna Littlepage-Buggs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Classen HS Edmond, OK
G 10 Jaden Owens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr UCLA Plano, TX
F 12 Kyla Abraham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Smithfield HS Carrollton, VA
F 20 Erika Porter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Illinois West Windsor, NJ
G 21 Ja'Mee Asberry 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS Oklahoma State Tulsa, OK
G/F 22 Bella Fontleroy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Kickapoo HS Springfield, MO
G 24 Sarah Andrews 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr MacArthur HS Irving, TX
F 25 Kendra Gillispie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Harding Charter Prep HS Norman, OK
G 30 Catarina Ferreira 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Eastern Arizona College São Paulo, Brazil
G/F 33 Aijha Blackwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Missouri Berkeley, MO
F 44 Dre'una Edwards 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Kentucky Compton, CA
F 51 Caitlin Bickle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Cactus Shadows HS Cave Creek, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 13, 2024

Schedule and results

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Source:[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 18 Southwest Baptist W 97–40 
 16 – Blackwell    –      –    Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 18 Lamar W 88–50  1–0
  17 – Tied   8 – Fontleroy   12 – Owens  Ferrell Center (4,032)
Waco, TX
November 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 18 Incarnate Word W 71–42  2–0
  23 – Blackwell   11 – Blackwell   4 – Tied  Ferrell Center (3,809)
Waco, TX
November 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 17 SMU W 58–55  3–0
  13 – Andrews   14 – Littlepage-Buggs   7 – Owens  Ferrell Center (3,839)
Waco, TX
November 20, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 17 No. 19 Maryland L 68–73  3–1
  25 – Andrews   12 – Littlepage-Buggs   6 – Tied  Ferrell Center (4,500)
Waco, TX
November 25, 2022*
10:00 a.m., FloHoops 		No. 21 vs. Saint Louis
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals 		W 92–58  4–1
  16 – Andrews   14 – Littlepage-Buggs   10 – Owens  Hertz Arena (213)
Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2022*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops 		No. 21 vs. No. 23 Villanova
Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals 		W 75–70  5–1
  18 – Bickle   12 – Bickle   2 – Owens  Hertz Arena (314)
Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FloHoops 		No. 21 vs. No. 22 Michigan
Gulf Coast Showcase finals 		L 75–84  5–2
  18 – Bickle   7 – Tied   6 – Asberry  Hertz Arena (313)
Fort Myers, FL
December 4, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 21 Houston Christian W 79–35  6–2
  17 – Fontleroy   11 – Fontleroy   6 – Owens  Ferrell Center (3,935)
Waco, TX
December 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 19 UT Arlington W 91–36  7–2
  20 – Andrews   10 – Littlepage-Buggs   7 – Bickle  Ferrell Center (3,800)
Waco, TX
December 15, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		No. 18 Tennessee State W 93–27  8–2
  30 – Littlepage-Buggs   11 – Littlepage-Buggs   6 – Tied  Ferrell Center (8,700)
Waco, TX
December 18, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 18 vs. No. 20 Arizona
Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge 		L 54–75  8–3
  15 – Owens   11 – Bickle   8 – Owens  American Airlines Center 
Dallas, TX
December 21, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 24 Long Beach State W 73–52  9–3
  17 – Bickle   12 – Andrews   14 – Andrews  Ferrell Center (3,909)
Waco, TX
Big 12 regular season
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 23 TCU W 64–42  10–3
(1–0) 		 19 – Bickle   7 – Tied   5 – Owens  Ferrell Center (4,385)
Waco, TX
January 3, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 23 at No. 17 Oklahoma W 81–70  11–3
(2–0) 		 30 – Andrews   10 – Bickle   6 – Owens  Lloyd Noble Center (3,196)
Norman, OK
January 7, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 23 at No. 21 Kansas W 75–62  12–3
(3–0) 		 27 – Andrews   13 – Littlepage-Buggs   4 – Andrews  Allen Fieldhouse (3,528)
Lawrence, KS
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 18 Oklahoma State L 65–70  12–4
(3–1) 		 19 – Asberry   12 – Bickle   7 – Owens  Ferrell Center (3,972)
Waco, TX
January 15, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 18 at West Virginia L 65–74  12–5
(3–2) 		 24 – Andrews   15 – Littlepage-Buggs   4 – Andrews  WVU Coliseum (2,702)
Morgantown, WV
January 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kansas State W 69–48  13–5
(4–2) 		 19 – Littlepage-Buggs   11 – Littlepage-Buggs   8 – Bickle  Ferrell Center (4,011)
Waco, TX
January 22, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 25 Texas L 55–68  13–6
(4–3) 		 19 – Andrews   10 – Buckle   3 – Tied  Ferrell Center (5,593)
Waco, TX
January 28, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech W 79–59  14–6
(5–3) 		 16 – Tied   12 – Buckle   4 – Andrews  United Supermarkets Arena (8,235)
Lubbock, TX
February 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kansas W 77–73  15–6
(6–3) 		 23 – Andrews   10 – Littlepage-Buggs   8 – Andrews  Ferrell Center (1,157)
Waco, TX
February 4, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at No. 12 Iowa State W 76–70  16–6
(7–3) 		 21 – Andrews   12 – Littlepage-Buggs   8 – Owens  Hilton Coliseum (11,788)
Ames, IA
February 7, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 16 Oklahoma L 92–98 OT 16–7
(7–4) 		 30 – Bickle   17 – Littlepage-Buggs   14 – Owens  Ferrell Center (4,396)
Waco, TX
February 11, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State L 56–77  16–8
(7–5) 		 16 – Bickle   13 – Bickle   4 – Andrews  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,799)
Stillwater, OK
February 15, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas State L 68–87  16–9
(7–6) 		 21 – Asberry   8 – Littlepage-Buggs   5 – Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (3,046)
Manhattan, KS
February 18, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 22 Iowa State L 77–81 2OT 16–10
(7–7) 		 19 – Tied   12 – Tied   10 – Owens  Ferrell Center (5,083)
Waco, TX
February 22, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at TCU W 67–57  17–10
(8–7) 		 14 – Fontleroy   14 – Littlepage-Buggs   5 – Owens  Schollmaier Arena (2,023)
Fort Worth, TX
February 25, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas Tech W 71–61  18–10
(9–7) 		 21 – Bickle   9 – Fontleroy   5 – Owens  Ferrell Center (5,210)
Waco, TX
February 27, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 12 Texas W 63–54  19–10
(10–7) 		 19 – Littlepage-Buggs   13 – Littlepage-Buggs   7 – Harmon  Moody Center (10,763)
Austin, TX
March 4, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		West Virginia L 52–63  19–11
(10–8) 		 18 – Asberry   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  Ferrell Center (4,357)
Waco, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (3) Iowa State
Quarterfinals 		L 63–74  19–12
  16 – Littlepage-Buggs   6 – Andrews   9 – Andrews  Municipal Auditorium (4,979)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2023*
4:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(7 S3) vs. (10 S3) Alabama
First Round 		W 78–74  20–12
  26 – Asberry   7 – Tied   5 – Andrews  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,043)
Storrs, CT
March 20, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		(7 S3) at (2 S3) No. 6 UConn
Second Round 		L 58–77  20–13
  15 – Asberry   8 – Bickle   4 – Tied  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S3=Seattle 3.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP1818172121191824232318RV—RVRV
Coaches1717*17202219182322211724RVRVRV

*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

See also

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2022–23 Baylor Bears men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ Philippou, Alexa (March 21, 2022). "South Dakota shocks Baylor in second round of NCAA women's basketball tournament, ending Sweet 16 streak". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
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