The 2022–23 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by first year head coach Kelsi Musick, competed in the Summit League. They played home games in Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Previous season The Golden Eagles went 16–15 overall and 10–8 in conference play, finishing fourth.
Oral Roberts played North Dakota in the quarterfinals won 61–54. At the semifinals played the regular season champion South Dakota State and lost 53–72. On March 30, 2022, Misti Cussen and the team parted ways after 10 seasons. On April 21, 2022, Golden Eagles appointed new head coach Kelsi Musick, who led the Division II member Southwestern Oklahoma State team the past 13 seasons.
Offseason After coach Cussen left the team, her assistants also left the Golden Eagles. Assistant coach Jeff Zinn replaced Kelsi Musick at the SWOSU. Assistant Lee Mayberry became head coach Oklahoma Class 3A Cascia Hall high school boys team.
Departures
Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure C 6'2" Memphis, TN Completed college eligibility C 6'2" Olathe, KS Completed college eligibility G 5'9" Adair, OK Completed college eligibility G 5'8" Arlington, TX Transferred to Mid-America Christian University (NAIA) G 5'8" Arlington, TX Transferred to Sam Houston State University F 6'0" Haven, KS Transferred to Emporia State University (D-II) C 6'3" Carl Junction, MO Transferred to Point Loma Nazarene University (D-II) F 6'3" Memphis, TN Transferred to University of Arkansas–Fort Smith (D-II) F 6'2" Melbourne, Australia Transferred to Southern Nazarene University (D-II) F 6'0" Dallas, TX Transferred to Hampton University
Additions Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School Sara Rodrigues 30 G-F 6'3" Senior São Paulo, Brazil Oklahoma State University Ruthie Udoumoh 22 F 6'1" Junior Broken Arrow, OK Oklahoma State University Lauren Ramey 20 G 6'1" Graduate Student Kiefer, OK Southwestern Oklahoma State University (D-II)
2022 recruiting class
2023 recruiting class
Preseason Summit League Preseason poll The Summit League Preseason poll and other preseason awards was released on October 11, 2022, with the Golden Eagles selected to finish in third place in the Summit League.
Coaches Poll 1 South Dakota State 746 (36) 2 South Dakota 676 (4) 3 Oral Roberts 602 4 North Dakota 522 5 North Dakota State 475 6 Kansas City 388 7 Western Illinois 308 8 Denver 227 9 St. Thomas 211 10 Omaha 199
Preseason All-Summit teams The Golden Eagles had one player selected to the preseason all-Summit teams.
First team
Tirzah Moore
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season (3-8)
!colspan=9 style=| Summit League regular season (8-10)
!colspan=9 style=| Summit League Women's Tournament (1-1)
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Awards and honors
Weekly honors Summit League Player of the Week Hannah Cooper G November 14, 2022 Summit League Player of the Week Hannah Cooper G December 12, 2022 Summit League Player of the Week Hannah Cooper G December 19, 2022 Summit League Player of the Week Tirzah Moore F January 23, 2023 Summit League Player of the Week Hannah Cooper G January 30, 2023
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