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

2022–23 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs women's basketball
2022–23 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs women's basketball
Big South regular season and Big South Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	29–5 (18–0 Big South)
Head coach	Alex Simmons (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Josh Cooperwood; Harlyn Wyatt; Melanie Walls;
Home arena	Paul Porter Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big South women's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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

Alex Simmons (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Josh Cooperwood (Tennessee State)
Harlyn Wyatt (Tulane)
Whitney Bays (Purdue)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

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.

References[edit]

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

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

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Venues	Paul Porter Arena (1982–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Roster[edit]

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