2022–23 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles were led by fifth-year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee. They played their home games at the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

2022–23 Boston College Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	16–17 (5–13 ACC)
Head coach	Joanna Bernabei-McNamee (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Sean Ehlbeck Chris Meadows Sr.
Home arena	Conte Forum
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10т Notre Dame	15	–	3		.833			27	–	6		.818
No. 13 Duke	14	–	4		.778			26	–	7		.788
No. 4 Virginia Tech †	14	–	4		.778			31	–	4		.886
Louisville	12	–	6		.667			26	–	12		.684
Florida State	12	–	6		.667			23	–	10		.697
Miami (FL)	11	–	7		.611			22	–	13		.629
No. 20 North Carolina	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
NC State	9	–	9		.500			20	–	12		.625
Syracuse	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
Clemson	7	–	11		.389			19	–	16		.543
Boston College	5	–	13		.278			16	–	17		.485
Wake Forest	5	–	13		.278			17	–	17		.500
Virginia	4	–	14		.222			15	–	15		.500
Georgia Tech	4	–	14		.222			13	–	17		.433
Pittsburgh	3	–	15		.167			10	–	20		.333
† 2023 ACC tournament winner As of March 27, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

The Eagles finished the season 16–17 overall and 5–13 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for eleventh place.^[1] As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Georgia Tech in the first round^[2] before losing to Miami in the second round.^[3] They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or WNIT.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 21–12 overall and 10–8 in ACC play,^[4] to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Florida State in the first round.^[5] They received an automatic bid to the WNIT where they defeated Maine in the first round^[6] and Quinnipiac in the second round^[7] before losing to Columbia in the third round to end their season.^[8]

Off-season

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Cameron Swartz	1	G	5' 11"	Senior	Marietta, GA	Graduated
Jaelyn Batts	3	G/F	6' 0"	Junior	South Riding, VA	Transferred to Northeastern[9]
Makayla Dickens	10	G	5' 8"	Senior	Virginia Beach, VA	Graduated
Amaria Fields	11	G	5' 11"	Freshman	McKinney, TX	—
Taylor Soule	13	F	5' 11"	Senior	West Lebanon, NH	Graduated
Marnelle Garraud	14	G	5' 7"	Senior	Lynn, MA	Graduated
Allie Palmieri	24	G	5' 10"	Freshman	Trumbull, CT	Transferred to Seton Hall[10]
Clara Ford	32	C	6' 3"	Senior	Vienna, VA	Graduated

Recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ally Carman F	Barnegat, NJ	Red Bank	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (91)
T'Yana Todd G	Vaughan, ON	IMG Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Taina Mair G	Boston, MA	Brooks School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Kayla Lezama G	Boston, MA	Noble and Greenough School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Ava McGee G	Washington, D.C.	Maret	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Source:^[11]

Roster

2022–23 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Kaylah Ivey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Riverdale Baptist School Forestville, MD G 3 Ava McGee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Maret Washington, D.C. G/F 4 JoJo Lacey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Westtown School Douglassville, PA F/C 5 Maria Gakdeng 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So New Hope Academy Lanham, MD F 12 Ally Van Timmeren 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Jenison Allendale, MI G 14 Kayla Lezama 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Noble and Greenough School Boston, MA G 20 Taina Mair 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Brooks School Boston, MA G 21 Andrea Daley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Miami Country Day Miami, FL G 24 Dontavia Waggoner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So The Ensworth School Nashville, TN G 30 T'Yana Todd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr IMG Academy Vaughan, ON C 43 Ally Carman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Red Bank Barnegat, NJ C 44 Akunna Konkwo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Bishop Ireton Alexandria, VA	Head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee (West Liberty) Assistant coach(es) Sean Ehlbeck (Maryland) Chris Meadows Sr. (St. Bonaventure) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 6, 2022

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX		UMass Lowell	W 81–53	1–0	Conte Forum (571) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Harvard	L 59–69	1–1	Lavietes Pavilion (641) Boston, MA
November 13, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 14 Ohio State	L 64–82	1–2	Conte Forum (1,022) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 16, 2022* 11:00 a.m., NESN/FloHoops		at Northeastern	W 64–59	2–2	Matthews Arena (1,028) Boston, MA
November 20, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		Providence	W 73–64	3–2	Conte Forum (842) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 23, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		Holy Cross	W 52–42	4–2	Conte Forum (604) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 25, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Morgan State Puerto Rico Classic	W 75–34	5–2	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (100) San Juan, PR
November 26, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Stephen F. Austin Puerto Rico Classic	L 53–67	5–3	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (100) San Juan, PR
November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 75–61	6–3	Conte Forum (465) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Boston University	W 90–80	7–3	Conte Forum (608) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 7, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 7 Virginia Tech	L 58–73	7–4 (0–1)	Conte Forum (1,112) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Albany	W 74–62	8–4	Conte Forum (674) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 13, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX		Eastern Kentucky	W 76–65	9–4	Conte Forum (1,461) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 18, 2022 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Georgia Tech	W 74–62	10–4 (1–1)	Conte Forum (707) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 22, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		Central Connecticut State	W 86–35	11–4	Conte Forum (583) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 1, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 5 Notre Dame	L 48–85	11–5 (1–2)	Purcell Pavilion (5,532) Notre Dame, IN
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 10 NC State	W 79–71	12–5 (2–2)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,145) Raleigh, NC
January 8, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Florida State	W 77–71 OT	13–5 (3–2)	Conte Forum (957) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Syracuse	L 73–83	13–6 (3–3)	Conte Forum (964) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 15, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Virginia	L 50–66	13–7 (3–4)	John Paul Jones Arena (3,766) Charlottesville, VA
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Louisville	L 65–73	13–8 (3–5)	KFC Yum! Center (7,592) Louisville, KY
January 22, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Clemson	L 57–67	13–9 (3–6)	Conte Forum (1,403) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Miami (FL)	L 65–86	13–10 (3–7)	Watsco Center (2,111) Coral Gables, FL
January 29, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Pittsburgh	W 74–60	14–10 (4–7)	Conte Forum (1,604) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 9 Notre Dame	L 59–72	14–11 (4–8)	Conte Forum (1,378) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 5, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Syracuse	L 72–79	14–12 (4–9)	Carrier Dome (2,723) Syracuse, NY
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 9 Duke	L 27–68	14–13 (4–10)	Conte Forum (2,347) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 12, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 14 North Carolina	L 55–73	14–14 (4–11)	Carmichael Arena (2,841) Chapel Hill, NC
February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Pittsburgh	L 64–75	14–15 (4–12)	Peterson Events Center (475) Pittsburgh, PA
February 19, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Louisville	L 52–62	14–16 (4–13)	Conte Forum (1,423) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 26, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Wake Forest	W 73–63	15–16 (5–13)	LJVM Coliseum (1,077) Winston-Salem, NC
ACC women's tournament
March 1, 2023 6:30 p.m., ACCN	(11)	vs. (14) Georgia Tech First round	W 62–57	16–16	Greensboro Coliseum (3,879) Greensboro, NC
March 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN	(11)	vs. (6) Miami (FL) Second round	L 69–84	16–17	Greensboro Coliseum (4,578) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[12]

Rankings

Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular-season polls

Poll	Pre- season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP																			N/A
Coaches

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked in previous week
(RV)		Received votes
(NR)		Not ranked

See also

• 2022–23 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team