The 2022–23 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags") were members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by ninth year head coach Lisa Fortier, played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington.
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the season at 27–7 and 15–2 in WCC play to finish in second place. They won the WCC women's tournament by defeating BYU. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a No. 9 seed in the Wichita region, where they defeated Nebraska in the first round before losing to Louisville 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 Anamaria Birjoghe 1 F 6'5" Senior Târgoviște, Romania Graduated Abby O'Connor 4 G/F 6'0" Senior South Bend, IN Graduate transferred to Carnegie Mellon Cierra Walker 13 G 5'8" Senior Oregon City, OR Graduated Kylee Griffen 32 G 6'2" Senior Marysville, WA Graduated Melody Kempton 33 F 6'1" Senior Post Falls, ID Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previousschool Destiny Burton 1 F/C 6'1" Junior Arlington, TX Panola College Brynna Maxwell 22 G 6'0" Senior Gig Harbor, WA Utah
Recruiting There was no recruiting class of 2022.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=|WCC 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 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
References