2022–23 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
{{Short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|sport = Women's basketball
|year = 2022–23
|team = Purdue Boilermakers
|image = Purdue Boilermakers logo.svg
|conference = Big Ten Conference
|short_conf = Big Ten
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
|record = 19–11
|conf_record = 9–8
|head_coach = Katie Gearlds
|hc_year = 2nd
|asst_coach1 = Beth Couture
|asst_coach2 = Michael Scruggs
|asst_coach3 = Alex Guyton
|stadium = Mackey Arena
|champion =
|bowl = NCAA tournament
|bowl_result = First Four
|tourney =
|tourney_result =
}}
{{2022–23 Big Ten women's basketball standings}}
The 2022–23 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers, led by second-year head coach Katie Gearlds, played their home games at Mackey Arena and were a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Boilermakers finished the season with a 19-11 overall record and a 9-8 record within the Big Ten. In the Big Ten Women's Tournament, the team advanced to the quarterfinals where they were defeated 58-69 by the 7th seeded Iowa Hawkeyes. The 2022-23 season featured the first NCAA Women's Tournament appearance for the Boilermakers since the 2016-17 season. The Boilermakers fell in the First Four to St. John's.{{Cite web |title=LIVE: Purdue women's basketball loses heartbreaker to St. John's in last second |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/purdue/2023/03/16/purdue-womens-basketball-vs-st-johns-score-updates-highlights-ncaa-tournament/70010146007/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=indystar.com}} Fourth-year guard Jeanae Terry was named second-team all-Big Ten by the league's coaches.{{Cite web |title=2022-23 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Honors Announced |url=https://bigten.org/news/2023/2/27/general-2022-23-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228194532/https://bigten.org/news/2023/2/27/general-2022-23-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 28, 2023 |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=indystar.com}}
Previous season
They finished the season 17–15 and 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the ninth seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Michigan State in the second round.{{Cite web |title=Four Spartans in Double Figures as Spartans Advance in Big Ten Tournament |url=https://msuspartans.com/news/2022/3/3/w-basketball-four-spartans-in-double-figures-as-spartans-advance-in-big-ten-tournament.aspx |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=Michigan State University Athletics |date=March 3, 2022 |language=en}} They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated {{cbb link|2021|sex=women|team=Southern Illinois Salukis|title=Southern Illinois}} in the First Round before losing to Marquette in the Second Round to end their season.{{Cite web |title=2022 Postseason WNIT |url=https://womensnit.com/tournaments/brackets/2022-Postseason-WNIT/103?path=post_wnit |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=womensnit.com}}
Roster
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Christ the King, NY}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jayla|last=Smith|link=|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=SO|rs=|home=Indianapolis, IN|high_school=Lawrence North}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kate|last=Rudini|link=|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=FR|rs=|home=Trumbull, CT|high_school=Saint Joseph}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Cassidy|last=Hardin|link=n|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=SR|rs=y|home=Bargersville, IN|high_school=Center Grove}}
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Illinois}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lasha|last=Petree|link=n|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=GS|rs=|home=Detroit, MI|high_school=Arbor Prep
Rutgers}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Abbey|last=Ellis|link=n|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=SR|rs=|home=Melbourne, Australia|high_school=Our Lady of Mercy
Cal Poly}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Addison|last=Potts|link=n|num=30|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=FR|rs=|home=Fort Myers, FL|high_school=South Fort Myers}}
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California Baptist}}
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{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Katie Gearlds ({{college|Purdue}})
|asst_coach=
- Beth Couture (Erskine)
- Michael Scruggs ({{college|Tennessee}})
- Alex Guyton ({{college|Purdue}})
|roster_url=https://purduesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=yes|ranklink=2022-23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2022|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=6 style={{NCAA color cell|Purdue Boilermakers}}| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 6, 2022
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Purdue Northwest
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 2,740
| tv =
| score = 98–67
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=6 style={{NCAA color cell|Purdue Boilermakers}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 10, 2022
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Marshall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 2,058
| tv =
| score = 73–61
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 13, 2022
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Murray State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 2,866
| tv =
| score = 90–61
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 17, 2022
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = SIU Edwardsville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 1,861
| tv =
| score = 100–58
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 20, 2022
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 3,053
| tv =
| score = 77–54
| overtime =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 24, 2022
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya
| site_cityst = Cancún, Mexico
| gamename = Cancún Challenge
| attend = 200
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 85–63
| overtime =
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 25, 2022
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya
| site_cityst = Cancún, Mexico
| gamename = Cancún Challenge
| attend = 248
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 75–76
| overtime =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 26, 2022
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya
| site_cityst = Cancún, Mexico
| gamename = Cancún Challenge
| attend = 248
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 71–65
| overtime =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 2022
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
| attend = 2,521
| tv = BTN
| score = 87–78
| overtime =
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 5, 2022
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Breslin Center
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 3,015
| tv = BTN
| score = 76–71
| overtime =
| record = 8–1
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 8, 2022
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 3,007
| tv = BTN
| score = 74–77
| overtime =
| record = 8–2
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 11, 2022
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 3,429
| tv =
| score = 64–51
| overtime =
| record = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 21, 2022
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas A&M
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reed Arena
| site_cityst = College Station, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,608
| tv =
| score = 59–53
| overtime =
| record = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 29, 2022
| time = 9:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Carver–Hawkeye Arena
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 11,942
| tv = BTN
| score = 68–83
| overtime =
| record = 10–3
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 1, 2023
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 3,552
| tv = BTN
| score = 73–61
| overtime =
| record = 11–3
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,367
| tv =
| score = 60–70
| overtime =
| record = 11–4
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 10, 2023
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 3,473
| tv = BTN
| score = 59–80
| overtime =
| record = 11–5
| conference = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14, 2023
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 3,473
| tv =
| score = 65–54
| overtime =
| record = 12–5
| conference = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 3,473
| tv =
| score = 64–71
| overtime =
| record = 12–6
| conference = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 21, 2023
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 5,003
| tv =
| score = 75–56
| overtime =
| record = 13–6
| conference = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 26, 2023
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 2,584
| tv =
| score = 62–52
| overtime =
| record = 14–6
| conference = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 29, 2023
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 8,664
| tv =
| score = 73–65
| overtime =
| record = 15–6
| conference = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 5, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename = Rivalry
| attend = 14,876
| tv = FS1
| score = 46–69
| overtime =
| record = 15–7
| conference = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 9, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jersey Mike's Arena
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,149
| tv =
| score = 68–54
| overtime =
| record = 16–7
| conference = 7–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 12, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 3,831
| tv =
| score = 76–61
| overtime =
| record = 17–7
| conference = 8–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 15, 2022
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| status = p
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = Postponed
| overtime =
| record =
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 19, 2023
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = Rivalry
| attend = 17,222
| tv = BTN
| score = 60–83
| overtime =
| record = 17–8
| conference = 8–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 3,403
| tv =
| score = 86–62
| overtime =
| record = 18–8
| conference = 9–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 26, 2023
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| attend = 4,014
| tv =
| score = 69–77
| overtime =
| record = 18–9
| conference = 9–8
}}
|-
!colspan=6 style={{NCAA color cell|Purdue Boilermakers}}| 2023 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 2, 2023
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 7
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank =
| oppseed = 10
| site_stadium = Target Center
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename = Second round
| attend = 5,124
| tv = BTN
| score = 57–55
| overtime =
| record = 19–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 3, 2023
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 7
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 7
| oppseed = 2
| site_stadium = Target Center
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename = Quarterfinal
| attend =
| tv = BTN
| score = 58–69
| overtime =
| record = 19–10
}}
|-
!colspan=6 style={{NCAA color cell|Purdue Boilermakers}}| 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 16, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 11 S3
| opponent = St. John's
| opprank =
| oppseed = 11 S3
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename = First four
| attend = 6,828
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 64–66
| overtime =
| record = 19–11
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time|region=S3|regionname=Seattle 3}}
Rankings
{{See also|2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek = 19
| poll1_0=NR
| poll1_1=NR*
| poll1_2=NR
| poll1_3=NR
| poll1_4=NR
| poll1_5=RV
| poll1_6=NR
| poll1_7=NR
| poll1_8=NR
| poll1_9=NR
| poll1_10=NR
| poll1_11=NR
| poll1_12=NR
| poll1_13=RV
| poll1_14=NR
| poll1_15=NR
| poll1_16=NR
| poll1_17=
| poll1_18=
| poll1_19=
| poll2title = Coaches
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek =20
| poll2_0=NR
| poll2_1=NR*
| poll2_2=NR^
| poll2_3=NR
| poll2_4=NR
| poll2_5=NR
| poll2_6=NR
| poll2_7=NR
| poll2_8=NR
| poll2_9=NR
| poll2_10=NR
| poll2_11=NR
| poll2_12=NR
| poll2_13=RV
| poll2_14=RV
| poll2_15=RV
| poll2_16=NR
| poll2_17=
| poll2_18=
| poll2_19=
| poll2_20=
}}
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2022-23 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team}}