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2022–23 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs women's basketball team

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2022–23 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs women's basketball
Big South regular season and Big South Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record29–5 (18–0 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Josh Cooperwood
  • Harlyn Wyatt
  • Melanie Walls
Home arenaPaul Porter Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gardner–Webb 18 0   1.000 29 5   .853
High Point 13 5   .722 17 15   .531
Campbell 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Presbyterian 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Radford 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Longwood 8 10   .444 9 21   .300
UNC Asheville 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
USC Upstate 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Winthrop 6 12   .333 8 22   .267
Charleston Southern 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
2023 Big South tournament winner
As of March 17, 2023

The 2022–23 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Gardner–Webb University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Runnin' Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Alex Simmons, played their home games at Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

Roster

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2022–23 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Micahla Funderburk 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Butler HS Charlotte, NC
G 1 Ki'Ari Cain 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Sumter HS Sumter, SC
G 2 Lauren Bevis 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Homeschooled High Point, NC
G 3 L'Mia Littlejohn 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Shelby HS
Western Carolina
Shelby, NC
G 4 Sarah Matthews 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Forest Park HS
Gulf Coast State/Kilgore College
Atlanta, GA
G 5 Tiir Nyok 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr High Point Christian Academy High Point, NC
G 10 Christina Deng 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Warwick HS
Queens (NC)
Aweil, South Sudan
F 11 Grace Knutsen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Alpharetta HS Alpharetta, GA
G/F 12 Jhessyka Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Laney HS Augusta, GA
F 22 Layken Cox 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Sumter HS Sumter, SC
G 23 Cecilee Silver 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Erwin HS Asheville, NC
F 30 Alasia Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Science Hill HS Johnson City, TN
G 31 Emily Gillis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Division Avenue HS Levittown, NY
C 32 Grace Pack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr TPLS Christian Academy Midlothian, VA
F 33 Emma Capps 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Stone Memorial HS Crossville, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Sources[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX
at Clemson L 54–81  0–1
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,342)
Clemson, SC
November 12, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UNC Greensboro W 83–66  1–1
Paul Porter Arena (342)
Boiling Springs, NC
November 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Furman W 90–57  2–1
Timmons Arena (337)
Greenville, SC
November 19, 2022*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 82–78  3–1
Paul Porter Arena (200)
Boiling Springs, NC
November 23, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
College of Charleston W 91–87  4–1
Paul Porter Arena (176)
Boiling Springs, NC
November 27, 2022*
3:00 p.m., SECN+
at Alabama L 60–89  4–2
Coleman Coliseum (1,898)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 1, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Austin Peay W 62–58  5–2
Dunn Center (1,167)
Clarksville, TN
December 3, 2022*
4:00 p.m.
vs. SMU
Raising the B.A.R. Invitational
L 71–84  5–3
Haas Pavilion (894)
Berkeley, CA
December 4, 2022*
2:00 p.m.
vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Raising the B.A.R. Invitational
W 81–71  6–3
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
December 12, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at VCU W 61–56  7–3
Siegel Center (457)
Richmond, VA
December 15, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
East Carolina W 67–59  8–3
Paul Porter Arena (1,512)
Boiling Springs, NC
December 20, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Appalachian State L 81–87  8–4
Holmes Center (323)
Boone, NC
Big South regular season
December 29, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charleston Southern W 86–65  9–4
(1–0)
Buccaneer Field House (189)
Charleston, SC
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
High Point W 67–61  10–4
(2–0)
Paul Porter Arena (234)
Boiling Springs, NC
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Campbell W 67–61  11–4
(3–0)
Paul Porter Arena (128)
Boiling Springs, NC
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Radford W 74–70  12–4
(4–0)
Dedmon Center (713)
Radford, VA
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Presbyterian W 90–86  13–4
(5–0)
Paul Porter Arena (382)
Boiling Springs, NC
January 14, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UNC Asheville W 76–45  14–4
(6–0)
Kimmel Arena (531)
Asheville, NC
January 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Longwood W 83–71  15–4
(7–0)
Paul Porter Arena (367)
Boiling Springs, NC
January 21, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UNC Asheville W 74–54  16–4
(8–0)
Paul Porter Arena (393)
Boiling Springs, NC
January 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at USC Upstate W 81–56  17–4
(9–0)
G. B. Hodge Center (163)
Spartanburg, SC
January 28, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at High Point W 86–68  18–4
(10–0)
Qubein Center (1,141)
High Point, NC
February 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Charleston Southern W 97–63  19–4
(11–0)
Paul Porter Arena (388)
Boiling Springs, NC
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Presbyterian W 82–56  20–4
(12–0)
Templeton Physical Education Center (408)
Clinton, SC
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Radford W 70–49  21–4
(13–0)
Paul Porter Arena (397)
Boiling Springs, NC
February 11, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Campbell W 63–50  22–4
(14–0)
Gore Arena (1,225)
Buies Creek, NC
February 15, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Winthrop W 68–56  23–4
(15–0)
Winthrop Coliseum (128)
Rock Hill, SC
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UNC Asheville W 82–58  24–4
(16–0)
Paul Porter Arena (693)
Boiling Springs, NC
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Longwood W 89–72  25–4
(17–0)
Willett Hall (375)
Farmville, VA
February 25, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
USC Upstate W 68–56  26–4
(18–0)
Paul Porter Arena (918)
Boiling Springs, NC
Big South women's tournament
March 2, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) vs. (8) UNC Asheville
Quarterfinals
W 82–58  27–4
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
March 4, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) vs. (4) Radford
Semifinals
W 89–81 OT 28–4
Bojangles Coliseum (1)
Charlotte, NC
March 5, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(1) vs. (2) High Point
Championship Game
W 74–61  29–4
Bojangles Coliseum (1,622)
Charlotte, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2023*
7:30 p.m., ESPNU
(15 G2) at (2 G2) No. 8 Utah
First Round
L 77–103  29–5
Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,130)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G2=Greenville 2.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Gardner-Webb University Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2023.