2022–23 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team

2022–23 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball
WAC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record23–10 (16–2 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKatie Gruys
Assistant coaches
  • Jay Johnson
  • Hailey Mandelko
Home arenaAmerica First Events Center
Seasons
2022–23 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Utah† 16 – 2   .889 23 – 10   .697
Stephen F. Austin 15 – 3   .833 26 – 6   .813
California Baptist 13 – 5   .722 22 – 13   .629
Grand Canyon 12 – 6   .667 21 – 10   .677
Utah Tech* 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613
New Mexico State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 17   .514
Abilene Christian 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500
UT Arlington 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452
Sam Houston 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433
UT Rio Grande Valley 6 – 12   .333 12 – 18   .400
Seattle 5 – 13   .278 6 – 24   .200
Utah Valley 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200
Tarleton* 2 – 16   .111 8 – 21   .276
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2023 WAC tournament winner
As of March 18, 2023

The 2022–23 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thunderbirds were led by fifth-year head coach Tracy Sanders and played their home games at America First Events Center. They are members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Roster

2022–23 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kinlee Sorensen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Emery High School
USU Eastern 		Orangeville, UT
G 1 Alexa Lord 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Richfield High School Richfield, UT
G 2 Tomekia Whitman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Central Valley
Idaho State 		Spokane, WA
C 3 Megan Jensen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Emery High School
Utah Valley 		Castle Dale, UT
G 4 Aishah Anis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Launceston Church Launceston, Australia
G 10 Emmy Clarke 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra Canberra, Australia
C 13 Ashley Banks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Boise High School Boise, ID
C 15 Lizzy Williamson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Jr Westminster School
Utah State 		Adelaide, Australia
G 22 Daylani Ballena 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Kentridge High School Kent, WA
G 23 Lexi Jensen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Herriman High School Riverton, UT
G 32 Cherita Daughterty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Prairie High School
Lower Columbia College 		Vancouver, WA
G 34 Samantha Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Cedar High School Cedar City, UT
F 43 Bryar Tronnier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Centennial High School
Chandler-Gilbert Community College 		Las Vegas, NV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 17, 2024

Schedule and results

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Mexico W 76–68  1–0
 America First Event Center (571)
Cedar City, UT
November 9, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Benedictine University (Mesa) W 102–60  2–0
 America First Event Center (428)
Cedar City, UT
November 12, 2022*
5:00 p.m. 		at Gonzaga L 38–91  2–1
 McCarthey Athletic Center (4,946)
Spokane, WA
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Washington L 60–62  2–2
 Reese Court (557)
Cheney, WA
November 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m. 		at No. 18 Oregon L 54–66  2–3
 Matthew Knight Arena (6,128)
Eugene, OR
November 26, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Santa Barbara L 96–102 3OT 2–4
 America First Event Center (295)
Cedar City, UT
December 1, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Commerce W 71–56  3–4
 America First Event Center (977)
Cedar City, UT
December 3, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Arizona L 65–76  3–5
 Rolle Activity Center (183)
Flagstaff, AZ
December 7, 2022*
6:00 p.m. 		at Colorado L 48–78  3–6
 CU Events Center (573)
Boulder, CO
December 17, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		La Sierra W 77–44  4–6
 America First Event Center (241)
Cedar City, UT
December 22, 2022*
5:00 p.m., P12N 		at No. 12 Utah L 56–90  4–7
 Huntsman Center (2,109)
Salt Lake City, UT
WAC regular season
December 29, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah Tech W 76–61  5–7
(1–0) 		America First Event Center (656)
Cedar City, UT
December 31, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Mexico State W 61–58  6–7
(2–0) 		Pan American Center (607)
Las Cruces, NM
January 7, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Seattle W 75–62  7–7
(3–0) 		Redhawk Center (526)
Seattle, WA
January 11, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah Valley W 70–66  8–7
(4–0) 		America First Event Center (811)
Cedar City, UT
January 14, 2023
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sam Houston W 60–55  9–7
(5–0) 		America First Event Center (531)
Cedar City, UT
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech W 62–51  10–7
(6–0) 		Burns Arena (1,171)
St. George, UT
January 25, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Grand Canyon W 63–60  11–7
(7–0) 		GCU Arena (508)
Phoenix, AZ
January 28, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tarleton W 55–48  12–7
(8–0) 		America First Event Center (556)
Cedar City, UT
February 4, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 84–55  13–7
(9–0) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (811)
Edinburg, TX
February 6, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 58–60  13–8
(9–1) 		College Park Center (251)
Arlington, TX
February 9, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Mexico State W 63–56  14–8
(10–1) 		America First Event Center (346)
Cedar City, UT
February 11, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Utah Valley W 75–70  15–8
(11–1) 		UCCU Center (481)
Orem, UT
February 16, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 73–66  16–8
(12–1) 		America First Event Center (643)
Cedar City, UT
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin W 67–59  17–8
(13–1) 		America First Event Center (584)
Cedar City, UT
February 23, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian L 83–89  17–9
(13–2) 		Moody Coliseum (895)
Abilene, TX
February 25, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tarleton State W 80–78  18–9
(14–2) 		Wisdom Gym (1,322)
Stephenville, TX
February 28, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		California Baptist W 83–75  19–9
(15–2) 		America First Event Center (611)
Cedar City, UT
March 2, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Grand Canyon W 71–63  20–9
(16–2) 		America First Event Center (680)
Cedar City, UT
WAC women's tournament
March 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (7) New Mexico State
Quarterfinals 		W 62–61  21–9
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 10, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (3) Grand Canyon
Semifinals 		W 64–51  22–9
 Orleans Arena (1,019)
Paradise, NV
March 11, 2023
4:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(1) at (4) California Baptist
Championship game 		W 82–73  23–9
 Orleans Arena (946)
Paradise, NV
NCAA women's tournament
March 17, 2023*
1:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(14 G1) at (10) No. 3 G1 Notre Dame
First round 		L 56–82  23–10
 Purcell Pavilion (3,950)
Notre Dame, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G1=Greenville 1.
All times are in Mountain.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Suutbirds.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.