2022–23 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team

2022–23 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball
MVC Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	22–10 (14–6 The Valley)
Head coach	Allison Pohlman (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Nicci Hays Fort Whitney Moia Kelli Greenway
Home arena	Knapp Center

2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Illinois State	17	–	3		.850			24	–	9		.727
Belmont	17	–	3		.850			23	–	12		.657
Northern Iowa	16	–	4		.800			23	–	10		.697
Missouri State	14	–	6		.700			20	–	12		.625
Drake†	14	–	6		.700			22	–	9		.710
UIC	9	–	11		.450			19	–	17		.528
Southern Illinois	8	–	12		.400			12	–	19		.387
Murray State	7	–	13		.350			15	–	16		.484
Evansville	6	–	14		.300			11	–	19		.367
Indiana State	6	–	14		.300			11	–	19		.367
Valparaiso	5	–	15		.250			7	–	23		.233
Bradley	1	–	19		.050			4	–	28		.125
† 2023 MVC tournament winner As of March 19, 2023

The 2022–23 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Allison Pohlman, played their home games at Knapp Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 20–14, 9–9 in MVC play to finished in a tie for sixth place. They as a 7th seed in the MVC women's tournament where they defeated Bradley in the first before losing to Missouri State in the quarterfinals. They were received an invitation to WNIT where they defeated Missouri in the first round and MVC member Northern Iowa in the second round before losing to South Dakota State in the third round.

Roster

2022–23 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Hannah Nilges 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO G 3 Taylor McAulay 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Centennial Lino Lakes, MN G 10 Katie Dinnebier 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Waukee West Des Moines, IA G 11 Megan Meyer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Mason City Mason City, IA F 12 Ashley Iiams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Ames Ames, IA F 14 Anna Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Rochester Mayo Rochester, MN G 21 Ava Hawthorne 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Gilbert Ames, IA F 30 Taedyn Gray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Shawnee Mission West Lenexa, KS F 32 Courtney Becker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr La Cross Aquinas Fountain City, WI G 34 Sarah Beth Gueldner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Olathe Northwest Olathe, KS F 42 Maggie Bair 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Glenbard South Glen Ellyn, IL F 43 Grace Berg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Indianola Missouri Indianola, IA	Head coach Allison Pohlman (Northern Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Nicci Hays Fort (Loyola (MD)) Whitney Moia (Mid-America Nazarene) Kelli Greenway (Iowa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022* 2:00 p.m.		Northwest Missouri State	W 84–41		Knapp Center (1,820) Des Moines, IA
December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m.		Southwest Baptist	W 96–40		Knapp Center (1,549) Des Moines, IA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		Green Bay	W 80–67	1–0	Knapp Center (1,814) Des Moines, IA
November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., MC22/ESPN+		No. 4 Iowa	L 86–92 ^OT	1–1	Knapp Center (6,424) Des Moines, IA
November 19, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 22 Nebraska	W 80–62	2–1	Knapp Center (2,487) Des Moines, IA
November 25, 2022* 1:00 p.m.		vs. Massachusetts FIU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals	L 83–100 ^OT	2–2	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (175) Miami, FL
November 26, 2022* 10:00 a.m.		vs. Howard FIU Thanksgiving Classic consolation	W 97–60	3–2	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (183) Miami, FL
December 1, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Lindenwood	W 87–60	4–2	Knapp Center (4,971) Des Moines, IA
December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN+		at South Dakota	W 83–54	5–2	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,588) Vermillion, SD
December 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		at No. 18 Creighton	L 71–75	5–3	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,083) Omaha, NE
December 22, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 14 Iowa State	Canceled due to severe weather[1]		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
MVC regular season
December 30, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN3		at Illinois State	L 76–87	5–4 (0–1)	Redbird Arena (1,132) Normal, IL
January 1, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bradley	W 87–58	6–4 (1–1)	Renaissance Coliseum (398) Peoria, IL
January 6, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Belmont	W 94–63	7–4 (2–1)	Knapp Center (1,978) Des Moines, IA
January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., MC22/ESPN+		Murray State	W 80–67	8–4 (3–1)	Knapp Center (2,189) Des Moines, IA
January 11, 2023 6:00 p.m., MC22/ESPN+		Northern Iowa	L 69–70	8–5 (3–2)	Knapp Center (2,563) Des Moines, IA
January 14, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Indiana State	W 86–65	9–5 (4–2)	Hulman Center (1,487) Terre Haute, IN
January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UIC	W 63–51	10–5 (5–2)	Knapp Center (1,801) Des Moines, IA
January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Valparaiso	W 84–51	11–5 (6–2)	Knapp Center (2,130) Des Moines, IA
January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	W 87–73	12–5 (7–2)	Banterra Center (488) Carbondale, IL
January 28, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Missouri State	L 54–64	12–6 (7–3)	Great Southern Bank Arena (2,174) Springfield, MO
February 1, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	L 47–49	12–7 (7–4)	McLeod Center (2,757) Cedar Falls, IA
February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Evansville	W 87–48	13–7 (8–4)	Knapp Center (2,655) Des Moines, IA
February 10, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Valparaiso	W 71–54	14–7 (9–4)	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,655) Valparaiso, IN
February 12, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UIC	L 52–54	14–8 (9–5)	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,098) Chicago, IL
February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bradley	W 81–49	15–8 (10–5)	Knapp Center (1,719) Des Moines, IA
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., MC22/ESPN3		Illinois State	W 83–67	16–8 (11–5)	Knapp Center (2,623) Des Moines, IA
February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Murray State	W 97–71	17–8 (12–5)	CFSB Center (1,298) Murray, KY
February 25, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Belmont	L 77–83	17–9 (12–6)	Curb Event Center (1,198) Nashville, TN
March 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		Missouri State	W 83–63	18–9 (13–6)	Knapp Center (2,173) Des Moines, IA
March 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Southern Illinois	W 91–68	19–9 (14–6)	Knapp Center (2,345) Des Moines, IA
MVC Women's Tournament
March 10, 2023 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Missouri State Quarterfinals	W 73–70	20–9	Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,241) Moline, IL
March 11, 2023 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	vs. (1) Illinois State Semifinals	W 74–54	21–9	Vibrant Arena at The MARK  Moline, IL
March 12, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPNU	(4)	vs. (2) Belmont Championship	W 89–71	22–9	Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,208) Moline, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 18, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2	(10 G)	vs. (5 S4) Louisville First Round	L 81–83	22–10	Moody Center  Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S4=Seattle 4. All times are in Central Time. [2]

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—*	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	Not released
Coaches	—	—*	—^	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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

See also

• 2022–23 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

References

1. "Women's Hoops Contest at Iowa State Canceled". godrakebulldogs.com. December 20, 2022.
2. Drake women's basketball schedule