2022–23 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team

2022–23 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record21–11 (13–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kelly Komara
  • Justine Raterman
  • Tasha Taylor
Home arenaAl McGuire Center
Seasons
2022–23 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 UConn 18 2   .900 31 6   .838
No. 10т Villanova 17 3   .850 30 7   .811
Creighton 15 5   .750 22 9   .710
St. John's 13 7   .650 23 9   .719
Marquette 13 7   .650 21 11   .656
Seton Hall 10 10   .500 19 14   .576
DePaul 8 12   .400 16 17   .485
Georgetown 6 14   .300 14 17   .452
Butler 6 14   .300 11 19   .367
Providence 4 16   .200 13 19   .406
Xavier 0 20   .000 7 23   .233
2023 Big East tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Megan Duffy, played their home games at the Al McGuire Center and are members of the Big East Conference.

On February 8, 2023, the Golden Eagles defeated the UConn Huskies for the first time in program history, ending an all-time 0-16 losing streak. It was the first time since 1993 that UConn lost two games in a row, ending a 1,083 game streak without back-to-back losses.

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the season at 23–11 and 13–7 in Big East play to finish in fifth place. They defeated DePaul in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament before losing to UConn in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

Marquette Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Antwainette Walker 4 G 5'11" Junior Lisle, IL Transferred to Eastern Kentucky
Karissa McLaughlin 12 G 5'7" GS Senior Fort Wayne, IN Graduated
Danyel Middleton 25 G 5'10" Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to UIC
Lauren Van Kleunen 42 F 6'2" GS Senior Mason, OH Graduated

Incoming transfers

Marquette Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Nia Clark 1 G 5'9" RS Junior Indianapolis, IN Xavier

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Emily La Chapell
G
Appleton, WI Appleton East High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
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 March 13, 2023.

Roster

2022–23 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Julianna Okosun 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Falkonergarden and HF-Kursus Copenhagen, Denmark
G 1 Nia Clark 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Ben Davis
Xavier
Indianapolis, IN
G 3 Rose Nkumu 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Iowa City Iowa City, IA
G 10 Claire Kaifes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Mill Valley Shawnee, KS
G 12 Mackenzie Hare 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Naperville North Naperville, IL
G 21 Emily La Chapell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Appleton East Appleton, WI
G 23 Jordan King 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Hononegah Rockton, IL
F 24 Makiyah Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Trinity Chicago, IL
F 32 Liza Karlen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Stillwater Area St. Paul, MN
F 44 Kennedi Myles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Walnut Hills Cincinnati, OH
F 52 Chloe Marotta 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Homestead Mequon, WI
G Nirel Lougbo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Tabor North Andover, MA
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
12:00 p.m., FloSports
Fairleigh Dickinson W 75–47  1–0
 24  King   12  Karlen   8  King  Al McGuire Center (3,061)
Milwaukee, WI
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Holy Cross W 75–55  2–0
 18  Tied   8  Marotta   4  King  Al McGuire Center (1,283)
Milwaukee, WI
November 13, 2022*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Milwaukee W 73–47  3–0
 19  Marotta   16  Marotta   7  King  Al McGuire Center (1,320)
Milwaukee, WI
November 19, 2022*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. No. 3 Texas
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals
W 68–61  4–0
 25  King   11  Karlen   3  Tied  Imperial Arena (376)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 20, 2022*
1:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Gonzaga
Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals
W 70–66  5–0
 18  Marotta   9  King   4  Tied  Imperial Arena (103)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 21, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 20 UCLA
Battle 4 Atlantis championship
L 58–66 OT 5–1
 15  Marotta   8  Karlen   3  Nkumu  Imperial Arena (572)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2022*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Saint Francis (PA) W 83–40  6–1
 18  Karlen   9  Marotta   4  Clark  Al McGuire Center (1,010)
Milwaukee, WI
December 2, 2022
10:00 a.m., BEDN
No. 24 at Georgetown W 78–57  7–1
(1–0)
 23  King   14  Marotta   8  Marotta  McDonough Gymnasium (2,319)
Washington, D.C.
December 4, 2022
12:00 p.m., BEDN
No. 24 at Seton Hall L 78–82  7–2
(1–1)
 30  Marotta   12  Marotta   5  King  Walsh Gymnasium (952)
South Orange, NJ
December 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Morgan State Canceled Al McGuire Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 10, 2022*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Loyola–Chicago W 77–53  8–2
 30  King   12  Karlen   7  Nkumu  Al McGuire Center (1,671)
Milwaukee, WI
December 18, 2022
2:00 p.m., BEDN
at Butler W 67–46  9–2
(2–1)
 15  Nkumu   11  Karlen   4  Tied  Al McGuire Center (1,905)
Milwaukee, WI
December 21, 2022*
12:00 p.m., FloSports
Colorado L 48–71  9–3
 10  King   7  King   4  King  Al McGuire Center (2,019)
Milwaukee, WI
December 28, 2022
7:00 p.m., BEDN
Villanova L 52–54  9–4
(2–2)
 23  King   11  King   3  Karlen  Al McGuire Center (1,921)
Milwaukee, WI
December 31, 2022
1:00 p.m., SNY
at No. 8 UConn L 48–61  9–5
(2–3)
 15  Karlen   6  Karlen   3  Nkumu  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,414)
Storrs, CT
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., BEDN
at DePaul W 72–63  10–5
(3–3)
 23  King   10  Marotta   9  King  Wintrust Arena (1,583)
Chicago, IL
January 8, 2022
3:00 p.m., CBSSN
at No. 25 Creighton L 42–68  10–6
(3–4)
 20  Marotta   6  Kaifes   4  Tied  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,087)
Omaha, NE
January 14, 2023
2:00 p.m., BEDN
Providence W 80–57  11–6
(4–4)
 31  King   8  Kaifes   6  Nkumu  Al McGuire Center (1,823)
Milwaukee, WI
January 18, 2023
6:00 p.m., BEDN
at St. John's L 61–66  11–7
(4–5)
 27  King   12  Marotta   4  Tied  Carnesecca Arena (498)
Queens, NY
January 22, 2023
2:00 p.m., FS1
Seton Hall W 80–61  12–7
(5–5)
 19  Marotta   12  Marotta   7  Nkumu  Al McGuire Center (1,325)
Milwaukee, WI
January 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., BEDN
Xavier W 64–40  13–7
(6–5)
 17  King   16  Marotta   4  Tied  Al McGuire Center (1,225)
Milwaukee, WI
January 29, 2023
1:00 p.m., BEDN
at Butler W 65–63  14–7
(7–5)
 27  Marotta   14  Marotta   8  King  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,074)
Indianapolis, IN
February 1, 2023
5:30 p.m., FS2
at No. 19 Villanova L 54–73  14–8
(7–6)
 18  King   9  Marotta   3  Myles  Finneran Pavilion (1,841)
Villanova, PA
February 4, 2023
5:00 p.m., BEDN
Georgetown W 66–49  15–8
(8–6)
 23  King   13  Marotta   5  Tied  Al McGuire Center (1,383)
Milwaukee, WI
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., SNY
No. 4 UConn W 59–52  16–8
(9–6)
 15  Marotta   10  Karlen   4  Karlen  Al McGuire Center (2,565)
Milwaukee, WI
February 15, 2023
6:00 p.m., BEDN
at Providence W 52–51  17–8
(10–6)
 26  Marotta   9  Marotta   5  Nkumu  Alumni Hall (306)
Providence, RI
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., BEDN
St. John's W 61–38  18–8
(11–6)
 24  King   12  Marotta   7  Nkumu  Al McGuire Center (2,376)
Milwaukee, WI
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Creighton L 44–55  18–9
(11–7)
 13  Marotta   7  Marotta   5  King  Al McGuire Center (1,232)
Milwaukee, WI
February 25, 2023
1:00 p.m., BEDN
at Xavier W 58–46  19–9
(12–7)
 19  King   9  Marotta   6  Marotta  Cintas Center (791)
Cincinnati, OH
February 27, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1
DePaul W 98–80  20–9
(13–7)
 26  Karlen   14  Karlen   8  Nkumu  Al McGuire Center (1,382)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East Tournament
March 4, 2023
1:30 p.m., FS2
(5) vs. (4) St. John's
Quarterfinals
W 57–47  21–9
 18  Marotta   14  Marotta   5  King  Mohegan Sun Arena (7,407)
Uncasville, CT
March 5, 2023
2:00 p.m., FS1
(5) vs. (1) No. 9 UConn
Semifinals
L 52–81  21–10
 18  Karlen   8  Marotta   5  King  Mohegan Sun Arena (7,712)
Uncasville, CT
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2023*
10:30 a.m., ESPN2
(8 G1) vs. (9 G1) South Florida
First Round
L 65–67 OT 21–11
 25  Marotta   10  Karlen   3  Tied  Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G1=Greenville 1.
All times are in Central.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—*RV24RVRVRVRVRVRVNot released
Coaches—*—^2524RVRVRVRVRV

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Marquette Women's Basketball Official Schedule". Gomarquette.com. Retrieved March 13, 2023.