2022–23 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson, led by first-year head coach Carrie Moore, played their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion as members of the Ivy League. The Crimson qualified for the Ivy League women's tournament for the fifth season in a row. They advanced to the championship game for the first time in program history after defeating Columbia but fell to Princeton in the championship game.[1][2] The Crimson accepted a bid to the 2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the Great 8 for the first time in program history, but lost to Columbia 71–77.[3][4][5]

2022–23 Harvard Crimson women's basketball
WNIT Great 8 vs. Columbia, L 71–77
ConferenceIvy League
Record20–12 (9–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ali Sanders
  • Steve Harney
  • Ariel Gaston
Home arenaLavietes Pavilion
Seasons
2022–23 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Columbia 12 2   .857 26 5   .839
Princeton 12 2   .857 24 6   .800
Harvard 9 5   .643 20 11   .645
Penn 9 5   .643 17 12   .586
Yale 7 7   .500 13 14   .481
Brown 4 10   .286 11 15   .423
Cornell 3 11   .214 10 17   .370
Dartmouth 0 14   .000 2 26   .071
2023 Ivy League Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023

Previous season

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They finished the previous season 13–14, 7–7 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place. They qualified for the 2022 Ivy League women's basketball tournament but lost to Princeton in the semifinals.

Roster

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2022–23 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 McKenzie Forbes (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Folsom Folsom, CA
G 3 Kennedy Heath 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Panther Creek Cary, NC
G 5 Gabby Anderson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr IMG Academy Columbus, OH
G 10 Elena Rodriguez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So IES Joaquín Artiles Agüimes, Spain
G 11 Maggie McCarthy (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Medfield Medfield, MA
G 14 Harmoni Turner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Mansfield Legacy Mansfield, TX
F 15 Katie Lebuhn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Irvington Irvington, NY
G 20 Lola Mullaney 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Manasquan Rumson, NJ
G 22 Saniyah Glenn-Bello 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Christ the King Staten Island, NY
G 23 Gabby Donaldson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Wakefield Raleigh, NC
F 30 Lindsey Lawson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Cazenovia Cazenovia, NY
F 31 Katie Krupa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Morton Morton, IL
G 32 Elle Stauffer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Germantown Academy Doylestown, PA
G 33 Annie Stritzel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Nazareth Academy Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 11, 2023

2022–23 Ivy Awards and Recognition
  • Harmoni Turner – First Team All-Ivy
  • Lola Mullaney – Second Team All-Ivy
  • Maggie McCarthy – Academic All-Ivy
  • Elena Rodriguez – Honorable Mention

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Rhode Island W 88–74  1–0
Lavietes Pavilion (465)
Boston, MA
November 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston College W 68–59  2–0
Lavietes Pavilion (541)
Boston, MA
November 18, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UMass L 67–77  2–1
Lavietes Pavilion (695)
Boston, MA
November 21, 2022*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Merrimack W 85–43  3–1
Bert Hammel Court (167)
North Andover, MA
November 24, 2022*
1:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Purdue
Cancún Challenge
L 63–85  3–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200)
Cancún, Mexico
November 25, 2022*
11:00 am, FloHoops
vs. Oklahoma State
Cancún Challenge
L 62–71  3–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (113)
Cancún, Mexico
November 26, 2022*
11:00 am, FloHoops
vs. Florida State
Cancún Challenge
L 57–88  3–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107)
Cancún, Mexico
November 30, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UMass Lowell W 86–66  4–4
Lavietes Pavilion (100)
Boston, MA
December 3, 2022*
3:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+
Colgate W 62–48  5–4
Lavietes Pavilion (588)
Boston, MA
December 5, 2022*
5:00 pm, NESN/FloHoops
at Northeastern L 64–73  5–5
Cabot Center (187)
Boston, MA
December 18, 2022*
3:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+
Maine W 84–56  6–5
Lavietes Pavilion (679)
Boston, MA
December 21, 2022*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston University W 73–58  7–5
Case Gym 
Boston, MA
Ivy League regular season
December 31, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPNews
Princeton W 67–59  8–5 (1–0)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,278)
Boston, MA
January 6, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Brown W 89–59  9–5 (2–0)
Lavietes Pavilion (708)
Boston, MA
January 7, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Yale L 70–71  9–6 (2–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (867)
Boston, MA
January 14, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Columbia L 56–82  9–7 (2–2)
Levien Gymnasium (1,127)
New York, NY
January 16, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth W 68–52  10–7 (3–2)
Leede Arena (335)
Hanover, NH
January 21, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cornell W 66–53  11–7 (4–2)
Newman Arena (468)
Ithaca, NY
January 28, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn W 84–60  12–7 (5–2)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,385)
Boston, MA
February 3, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Yale W 67–54  13–7 (6–2)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (600)
New Haven, CT
February 4, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Brown W 74–61  14–7 (7–2)
Pizzitola Sports Center (618)
Providence, RI
February 11, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Penn L 64–70  14–8 (7–3)
Palestra (1,132)
Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Columbia L 70–75  14–9 (7–4)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,065)
Boston, MA
February 18, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Cornell W 86–59  15–9 (8–4)
Lavietes Pavilion (961)
Boston, MA
February 24, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Princeton L 47–51  15–10 (8–5)
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,744)
Princeton, NJ
March 4, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Dartmouth W 64–40  16–10 (9–5)
Lavietes Pavilion (956)
Boston, MA
Ivy League Tournament
March 10, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (2) Columbia
Semifinals
W 72–65 OT 17–10
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
March 11, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPNews/ESPN+
(3) vs. (1) Princeton
Championship Game
L 48–54  17–11
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
WNIT
March 16, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Towson
First Round
W 103–63  18–11
Lavietes Pavilion (345)
Boston, MA
March 20, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass
Second Round
W 89–87  19–11
Mullins Center (1,195)
Amherst, MA
March 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Rhode Island
Super 16
W 74–63  20–11
Lavietes Pavilion (680)
Boston, MA
March 26, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Columbia
Great 8
L 71–77  20–12
Levien Gymnasium (1,689)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lions Fall in OT Heartbreaker at Ivy Madness". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "No. 3 Women's Basketball Battles No. 1 Princeton, Falls in Ivy Championship Game, 54-48". Gocrimson.com. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Makes History, Advances to WNIT Third Round for First Time with 89-87 Win at UMass". Gocrimson.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Columbia and Harvard Meet In WNIT Great Eight". Ivyleague.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  5. ^ Fuller, Ethan. "Harvard women's basketball season comes to an end with loss to Columbia in WNIT". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Ivy League Announces Women's Basketball All-Ivy Teams and Major Awards". Ivyleague.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Gocrimson.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.