The 2022–23 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers were led by head coach Tanya Warren in her sixteenth season, and played their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
The Panthers finished the season 23–10, 16–4 in MVC play, to finish in third place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated UIC in the quarterfinals before falling to Belmont in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they defeated Colorado State in the first round, before falling to Nebraska in the second round.
Previous season The Panthers finished the 2021–22 season with a 23–11 record, including 13–5 in Missouri Valley Conference play. They received a bid to the 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the second round, in which they were defeated by Drake.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Anaya Barney 1 G 5' 11" Freshman Cedar Falls, IA Transferred to Coastal Carolina Karli Rucker 3 G 5' 6" Senior Eldridge, IA Graduated Nicole Kroeger 5 G 5' 9" Senior Palmyra, MO Graduated Bre Gunnels 11 F 6' 1" Senior Kansas City, MO Graduated Taryn McKee 21 C 6' 3" Freshman Keosauqua, IA Personal reasons Sara McCullough 25 F 6' 0" Redshirt Freshman Ankeny, IA Personal reasons Kiana Barney 33 F 6' 1" Redshirt Junior Cedar Falls, IA Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school Ellie Foster 3 G 5' 11" Redshirt Freshman Dike, IA Green Bay Rachael Heittola 32 C 6' 3" Junior Belleville, WI Bemidji State
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Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MVC tournament
!colspan=9 style=| Women's National Invitation Tournament
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