2022–23 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers, led by second-year head coach Katie Gearlds, played their home games at Mackey Arena and were a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2022–23 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–11 (9–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Indiana 16 2   .889 28 4   .875
No. 3 Iowa 15 3   .833 31 7   .816
No. 7 Maryland 15 3   .833 28 7   .800
No. 12 Ohio State 12 6   .667 28 8   .778
No. 18 Michigan 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Illinois 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
Purdue 9 8   .529 19 11   .633
Nebraska 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Michigan State 7 10   .412 16 14   .533
Wisconsin 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
Rutgers 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
Minnesota 4 14   .222 11 19   .367
Penn State 4 14   .222 14 17   .452
Northwestern 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
2023 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 2, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

The Boilermakers finished the season with a 19-11 overall record and a 9-8 record within the Big Ten. In the Big Ten Women's Tournament, the team advanced to the quarterfinals where they were defeated 58-69 by the 7th seeded Iowa Hawkeyes. The 2022-23 season featured the first NCAA Women's Tournament appearance for the Boilermakers since the 2016-17 season. The Boilermakers fell in the First Four to St. John's.[1] Fourth-year guard Jeanae Terry was named second-team all-Big Ten by the league's coaches.[2]

Previous season

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They finished the season 17–15 and 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the ninth seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Michigan State in the second round.[3] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated Southern Illinois in the First Round before losing to Marquette in the Second Round to end their season.[4]

Roster

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2022–23 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Ainhoa Holzer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Lycée-Collège des Creusets
Christ the King, NY
Martigny, Switzerland
G 3 Jayla Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 4 Kate Rudini 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Saint Joseph Trumbull, CT
G 5 Cassidy Hardin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Center Grove Bargersville, IN
G 10 Jeanae Terry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Wayne Memorial
Illinois
Detroit, MI
G 11 Lasha Petree 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Arbor Prep
Rutgers
Detroit, MI
G/F 14 Ava Learn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Our Lady of Lourdes Hyde Park, NY
G 23 Abbey Ellis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Our Lady of Mercy
Cal Poly
Melbourne, Australia
G 30 Addison Potts 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr South Fort Myers Fort Myers, FL
F 31 Lilly Stoddard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Crown Point Crown Point, IN
G 33 Madison Layden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Northwestern Kokomo, IN
F 34 Caitlyn Harper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Arrowhead
California Baptist
Hartland, WI
F 35 Rickie Woltman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Incarnate Word St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source:[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2022*
2:00 p.m.
Purdue Northwest W 98–67 
Mackey Arena (2,740)
West Lafayette, IN
Regular season
November 10, 2022*
6:00 p.m.
Marshall W 73–61  1–0
Mackey Arena (2,058)
West Lafayette, IN
November 13, 2022*
2:00 p.m.
Murray State W 90–61  2–0
Mackey Arena (2,866)
West Lafayette, IN
November 17, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville W 100–58  3–0
Mackey Arena (1,861)
West Lafayette, IN
November 20, 2022*
2:00 p.m.
Indiana State W 77–54  4–0
Mackey Arena (3,053)
West Lafayette, IN
November 24, 2022*
1:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Harvard
Cancún Challenge
W 85–63  5–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200)
Cancún, Mexico
November 25, 2022*
1:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Florida State
Cancún Challenge
L 75–76  5–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (248)
Cancún, Mexico
November 26, 2022*
1:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Oklahoma State
Cancún Challenge
W 71–65  6–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (248)
Cancún, Mexico
November 30, 2022*
6:00 p.m., BTN
Syracuse
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 87–78  7–1
Mackey Arena (2,521)
West Lafayette, IN
December 5, 2022*
7:00 p.m., BTN
at Michigan State W 76–71  8–1
(1–0)
Breslin Center (3,015)
East Lansing, MI
December 8, 2022*
6:30 p.m., BTN
No. 20 Maryland L 74–77  8–2
(1–1)
Mackey Arena (3,007)
West Lafayette, IN
December 11, 2022*
2:00 p.m.
Illinois State W 64–51  9–2
Mackey Arena (3,429)
West Lafayette, IN
December 21, 2022*
2:00 p.m.
at Texas A&M W 59–53  10–2
Reed Arena (1,608)
College Station, TX
December 29, 2022
9:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 12 Iowa L 68–83  10–3
(1–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,942)
Iowa City, IA
January 1, 2023
12:00 p.m., BTN
Wisconsin W 73–61  11–3
(2–2)
Mackey Arena (3,552)
West Lafayette, IN
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m.
at Penn State L 60–70  11–4
(2–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,367)
University Park, PA
January 10, 2023
6:30 p.m., BTN
No. 17 Michigan L 59–80  11–5
(2–4)
Mackey Arena (3,473)
West Lafayette, IN
January 14, 2023
3:00 p.m.
at Northwestern W 65–54  12–5
(3–4)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,473)
Evanston, IL
January 18, 2023
7:00 p.m.
Nebraska L 64–71  12–6
(3–5)
Mackey Arena (3,473)
West Lafayette, IN
January 21, 2023
3:00 p.m.
Minnesota W 75–56  13–6
(4–5)
Mackey Arena (5,003)
West Lafayette, IN
January 26, 2023
8:00 p.m.
at No. 22 Illinois W 62–52  14–6
(5–5)
State Farm Center (2,584)
Champaign, IL
January 29, 2023
1:00 p.m.
at No. 2 Ohio State W 73–65  15–6
(6–5)
Value City Arena (8,664)
Columbus, OH
February 5, 2023
2:00 p.m., FS1
No. 4 Indiana
Rivalry
L 46–69  15–7
(6–6)
Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m.
at Rutgers W 68–54  16–7
(7–6)
Jersey Mike's Arena (1,149)
Piscataway, NJ
February 12, 2023
2:00 p.m.
Northwestern W 76–61  17–7
(8–6)
Mackey Arena (3,831)
West Lafayette, IN
February 15, 2022
7:00 p.m.
Michigan State Postponed Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 19, 2023
12:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 2 Indiana
Rivalry
L 60–83  17–8
(8–7)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m.
Penn State W 86–62  18–8
(9–7)
Mackey Arena (3,403)
West Lafayette, IN
February 26, 2023
3:00 p.m.
at Minnesota L 69–77  18–9
(9–8)
Williams Arena (4,014)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 2, 2023
6:30 p.m., BTN
(7) vs. (10) Wisconsin
Second round
W 57–55  19–9
Target Center (5,124)
Minneapolis, MN
March 3, 2023
6:30 p.m., BTN
(7) vs. (2) No. 7 Iowa
Quarterfinal
L 58–69  19–10
Target Center 
Minneapolis, MN
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(11 S3) vs. (11 S3) St. John's
First four
L 64–66  19–11
Value City Arena (6,828)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S3=Seattle 3.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—*RVRVNot released
Coaches—*—^RVRVRV

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.

References

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  1. ^ "LIVE: Purdue women's basketball loses heartbreaker to St. John's in last second". indystar.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced". indystar.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Four Spartans in Double Figures as Spartans Advance in Big Ten Tournament". Michigan State University Athletics. March 3, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022 Postseason WNIT". womensnit.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2023.