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2022–23 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

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The 2022–23 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars were led by fifth-year head coach Kamie Ethridge and played their home games at Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

ConferencePac-12 Conference
APNo. 23
Record23–11 (9–9 Pac-12)
Headcoach
Quick facts Washington State Cougars women's basketball, Pac-12 tournament champions ...
2022–23 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
APNo. 23
Record23–11 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2022–23 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Utah15–3 .83327–5  .844
No. 5 Stanford15–3 .83329–6  .829
No. 21 Colorado13–5 .72225–9  .735
No. 14 UCLA11–7 .61127–10  .730
No. 25 Arizona11–7 .61122–10  .688
USC11–7 .61121–10  .677
No. 23 Washington State †9–9 .50023–11  .676
Oregon7–11 .38920–15  .571
Washington7–11 .38919–15  .559
California4–14 .22213–17  .433
Oregon State4–14 .22213–18  .419
Arizona State1–17 .0568–20  .286
† 2023 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

In 2021–22, the Cougars finished with an overall record of 19–11, and finished conference play with a 11–6 record. As the #3 seed in the tournament, the Cougars lost to the #6 seed Utah in the quarterfinals. The Cougars received an at-large bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament and were the #8 seed in the Bridgeport Regional. The Cougars lost in the first round to the #9 seed South Florida, and were eliminated.

Offseason

Departures

More information Name, Num ...
Washington State departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Michaela Jones2G5'10"Redshirt JuniorWymore, NE
Krystal Leger-Walker4G5'9"Redshirt SeniorWaikato, New ZealandGraduated
Ekin Celikdemir10G5'10"FreshmanIstanbul, TurkeyLeft the team for personal reasons
Shir Levy13F5'11"JuniorNess Ziona, Israel
Celena Molina22G5'9"Redshirt JuniorKailua-Kona, HIGraduated
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Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2022.

Recruiting class of 2023

More information College recruiting (2023), Name ...
College recruiting (2023)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Jenna Villa
G		 Arlington, WA Arlington High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (93)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2023 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023.
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2022–23 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kaia Woods 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) SoRoyal Crown Academy Tiffin, OH
G 1 Tara Wallack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoSemiahmoo Secondary South Surrey, BC
G 3 Emma Nankervis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrToorak College Mount Eliza, Australia
G 5 Charlisse Leger-Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSt. Peter's School Waikato, New Zealand
G 11 Astera Tuhina 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrDeportivo Promete Pristina, Kosovo
G 12 Kyra Gardner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrRaymond HS Raymond, WA
C 14 Jessica Clarke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrSt. Thomas Aquinas North Vancouver, BC
F 15 Ula Motuga 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GSCaterbury College Logan, Australia
G 20 Grace Sarver 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrWest Seattle Seattle, WA
G 21 Johanna Teder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrSouth Plains College Tartu, Estonia
F/C 25 Lauren Glazier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrMount Si HS North Bend, WA
G 45 Cia Eklöf 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrMäkelänrinteen Lukio Helsinki, Finland
C 55 Bella Murekatete 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrGenesis Prep Academy Ngoma Huye, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 21, 2024

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Schedule

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022*
2:00 p.m.		 Westmont W 64–40 
 26 – Murekatete  10 – Murekatete  6 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
12:00 p.m.		 Loyola Marymount W 93–41  1–0
  18 – Murekatete  7 – tied  8 – Tuhina  Beasley Coliseum (321)
Pullman, WA
November 11, 2022*
1:00 p.m., WCC Network		 at San Francisco W 69–63  2–0
  35 – Leger-Walker  7 – tied  4 – Leger-Walker  War Memorial Coliseum (143)
San Francisco, CA
November 13, 2022*
12:00 p.m., P12N		 Prairie View A&M
Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series		 W 89–61  3–0
  24 – Leger-Walker  11 – Murekatete  6 – tied  Beasley Coliseum (730)
Pullman, WA
November 18, 2022*
5:00 p.m.		 vs. BYU
Northshore Showcase		 L 56–65  3–1
  21 – Leger-Walker  4 – Wallack  3 – tied  George Q. Cannon Activities Center (509)
Laie, HI
November 21, 2022*
3:00 p.m.		 vs. Troy
Northshore Showcase		 W 87–72  4–1
  22 – Murekatete  16 – Murekatete  6 – Leger-Walker  George Q. Cannon Activities Center (76)
Laie, HI
November 28, 2022*
7:00 p.m.		 South Dakota State W 61–41  5–1
  17 – Teder  7 – Murekatete  4 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (630)
Pullman, WA
December 2, 2022*
6:00 p.m.		 Montana W 77–57  6–1
  24 – Leger-Walker  8 – Motuga  6 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (792)
Pullman, WA
December 7, 2022*
6:00 p.m.		 at Portland W 69–63  7–1
  15 – Leger-Walker  9 – Leger-Walker  6 – Motuga  Chiles Center (519)
Portland, OR
December 11, 2022
2:00 p.m., P12N		 at Washington L 66–82  7–2
(0–1)		  40 – Leger-Walker  11 – Wallack  4 – Motuga  Alaska Airlines Arena (2,753)
Seattle, WA
December 17, 2022*
1:00 p.m.		 Jackson State W 83–56  8–2
  20 – Leger-Walker  10 – Murekatete  5 – tied  Beasley Coliseum (553)
Pullman, WA
December 19, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 75–49  9–2
  20 – tied  7 – tied  6 – Leger-Walker  Dugan Wellness Center (759)
Corpus Christi, TX
December 21, 2022*
10:30 a.m., ESPN+		 at Houston W 70–63  10–2
  14 – Motuga  10 – Murekatete  5 – Leger-Walker  Fertitta Center (678)
Houston, TX
December 30, 2022
5:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 11 Utah L 66–71  10–3
(0–2)		  20 – Murekatete  11 – Murekatete  6 – Murekatete  Beasley Coliseum (887)
Pullman, WA
January 1, 2023
4:00 p.m., P12N		 Colorado L 54–65  10–4
(0–3)		  15 – Murekatete  8 – Motuga  4 – tied  Beasley Coliseum (680)
Pullman, WA
January 8, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N		 Washington W 66–52  11–4
(1–3)		  26 – Leger-Walker  8 – Murekatete  4 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (1,057)
Pullman, WA
January 13, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N		 at Oregon State W 63–56  12–4
(2–3)		  17 – Wallack  7 – Leger-Walker  8 – Leger-Walker  Gill Coliseum (4,039)
Corvallis, OR
January 15, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N		 at No. 21 Oregon W 85–84 OT 13–4
(3–3)		  20 – Murekatete  10 – Motuga  5 – Murekatete  Matthew Knight Arena (6,900)
Eugene, OR
January 20, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N		 USC L 44–51  13–5
(3–4)		  13 – Tuhina  7 – Motuga  3 – Sarver  Beasley Coliseum (956)
Pullman, WA
January 22, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 9 UCLA L 66–73  13–6
(3–5)		  15 – Tuhina  6 – tied  2 – tied  Beasley Coliseum (986)
Pullman, WA
January 27, 2023
5:00 p.m., P12N		 at Arizona State W 61–57  14–6
(4–5)		  15 – Wallack  11 – Wallack  3 – tied  Desert Financial Arena (2,349)
Tempe, AZ
January 29, 2023
11:00 a.m., P12N		 at No. 19 Arizona W 70–59  15–6
(5–5)		  18 – Murekatete  12 – Wallack  7 – Leger-Walker  McKale Center (7,494)
Tucson, AZ
February 3, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 2 Stanford L 38–71  15–7
(5–6)		  8 – Leger-Walker  6 – Leger-Walker  2 – tied  Beasley Coliseum (1,128)
Pullman, WA
February 5, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N		 California W 70–60  16–7
(6–6)		  25 – Leger-Walker  5 – tied  5 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (1,345)
Pullman, WA
February 10, 2023
6:00 p.m., P12N		 at No. 25 Colorado L 68–71  16–8
(6–7)		  17 – Leger-Walker  10 – Leger-Walker  6 – Teder  CU Events Center (2,055)
Boulder, CO
February 12, 2023
11:00 a.m., P12N		 at No. 7 Utah L 59–73  16–9
(6–8)		  18 – Murekatete  14 – Murekatete  3 – tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,268)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 17, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N		 Oregon W 64–57  17–9
(7–8)		  17 – Murekatete  7 – tied  5 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (1,061)
Pullman, WA
February 19, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N		 Oregon State W 67–57  18–9
(8–8)		  19 – Murekatete  9 – Murekatete  6 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (1,500)
Pullman, WA
February 23, 2023
6:00 p.m., P12N		 at No. 17 UCLA W 62–55  19–9
(9–8)		  15 – tied  10 – Murekatete  4 – tied  Pauley Pavilion (2,825)
Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N		 at USC L 65–68 2OT 19–10
(9–9)		  17 – tied  10 – Leger-Walker  5 – Leger-Walker  Galen Center (2,832)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 women's tournament
March 1, 2023
6:00 p.m., P12N		 (7) vs. (10) California
First round		 W 61–49  20–10
  23 – Leger-Walker  12 – Murekatete  4 – Tuhina  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., P12N		 (7) vs. (2) No. 3 Utah
Quarterfinals		 W 66–58  21–10
  19 – Murekatete  8 – tied  5 – Leger-Walker  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 3, 2023
8:30 p.m., P12N		 (7) vs. (3) No. 20 Colorado
Semifinals		 W 61–49  22–10
  15 – Leger-Walker  8 – Murekatete  5 – Teder  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 5, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN2		 (7) vs. (5) No. 19 UCLA
Final		 W 65–61  23–10
  23 – Leger-Walker  8 – Wallack  6 – Tuhina  Michelob Ultra Arena (5,032)
Paradise, NV
NCAA women's tournament
March 18, 2023*
11:30 a.m., ESPNU		 (5 G2) No. 23 vs. (12 G2) Florida Gulf Coast
First round		 L 63–74  23–11
  16 – Wallack  12 – Wallack  6 – Tuhina  Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G=Greenville 2.
All times are in Pacific.
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Rankings

Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRV*RV————————————————23Not released
Coaches——*RV^———————————————RVRVRV
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*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.

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