The 2022–23 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 3rd-year head coach Denise Dillon, played their home games at the Finneran Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference.
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the season at 24–9 and 15–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East women's tournament, where they lost to UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as an 11th seed in Wichita region, where they defeated BYU in the first round before losing to Michigan in the second round.
Offseason Departures Due to COVID-19 disruptions throughout NCAA sports in 2020–21, the NCAA announced that the 2020–21 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any individual involved in an NCAA winter sport, including women's basketball. This meant that all seniors in 2020–21 had the option to return for 2021–22.
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Kenzie Gardler 4 G 5'4" Junior Broomall, PA Graduated Lior Garzon 12 F 6'1" Sophomore Ra'anana, Israel Transferred to Oklahoma State Brianna Herlihy 14 F 6'0" GS senior Braintree, MA Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previousschool Maddie Burke 23 G 6'0" Junior Doylestown, PA Penn State
Recruiting There was no recruiting class of 2022.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big East Women's Tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
Rankings
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.
See also 2022–23 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
References