2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cyclones are coached by Bill Fennelly, who is in his 28th season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.

2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
Big 12 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 17
Record	22–10 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Fennelly (28th season)
Assistant coaches	Jodi Steyer Latoja Schaben Billy Fennelly
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Texas	14	–	4		.778			26	–	10		.722
No. 16 Oklahoma	14	–	4		.778			26	–	7		.788
No. 17 Iowa State†	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
Oklahoma State	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
West Virginia	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Baylor	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Kansas	9	–	9		.500			22	–	11		.667
Texas Tech	6	–	12		.333			20	–	15		.571
Kansas State	5	–	13		.278			19	–	16		.543
TCU	1	–	17		.056			8	–	23		.258
† 2023 Big 12 Tournament winner As of March 24, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Cyclones finished the 2021–22 season 28–7, 14–4 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. The Cyclones defeated West Virginia in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament before falling to Texas in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament as a 3rd seed in the Greensboro Region where they defeating 14 seed UT Arlington in the first round and 6th seed Georgia in the second round before getting upset by 10th seed Creighton in the sweet sixteen.

Offseason

Departures

Iowa State Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Aubrey Joens	20	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Iowa City, IA	Transferred to Oklahoma
Maddie Frederick	23	G	6'0"	Junior	Tipp, OH	TBD

Incoming

Iowa State Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Stephanie Soares	10	F	6'6"	Senior	São Paulo, Brazil	The Master's

Recruiting

There were no incoming recruiting class for 2022.

Recruiting class of 2023

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Addyson Brown W	Derby, KS	Derby Senior High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 95
Jalynn Bristow F	Wichita Falls, TX	Holliday High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 94
Audi Crooks P	Algona, IA	Bishop Garrigan High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 93
Arianna Jackson G	Des Moines, IA	Theodore Roosevelt High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023.

Roster

2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Nyamer Diew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Butler Marshall, MN G 3 Denae Fritz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Maryville Maryville, TN G 4 Shantavia Dawkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Southwest Academy Brampton, ON F/C 10 Stephanie Soares 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS Sr The Master's São Paulo, Brazil G 11 Emily Ryan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Central Plains Claflin, KS G 12 Mary Kate King 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) So Wahlert Catholic Dubuque, IA G 13 Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Southeast Polk Indianola, IA F 15 Izzi Zingaro 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Caledon Academy Bolton, Canada G 21 Lexi Donarski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Aquinas La Crosse, WI G 24 Ashley Joens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Iowa City Iowa City, IA C 25 Beatriz Jordão 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS South Florida Pombal, Portugal F 31 Morgan Kane 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Riverton West Jordan, UT F 32 Maggie Vick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Lakeway Christian (TN) Morristown, TN	Head coach Bill Fennelly (William Penn) Assistant coach(es) Jodi Steyer (Colorado State) Latoja Schaben (Toledo) Billy Fennelly (Iowa State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Source:^[1]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022* 6:30 p.m.	No. 8	Winona State	W 97–40		26 – Soares	10 – Kane	7 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (9,253) Ames, IA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	No. 8	Cleveland State	W 87–54	1–0	28 – Joens	14 – Soares	5 – Tied	Hilton Coliseum (9,556) Ames, IA
November 10, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 8	Southern	W 79–55	2–0	22 – Donarski	14 – Joens	6 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (9,662) Ames, IA
November 16, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 7	at Northern Iowa	W 88–85	3–0	26 – Joens	9 – Joens	6 – Donarski	McLeod Center (2,744) Cedar Falls, IA
November 20, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	No. 7	Columbia	W 99–76	4–0	33 – Joens	10 – Joens	9 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (9,451) Ames, IA
November 24, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPNU	No. 5	vs. Michigan State Phil Knight Invitational semifinals	W 80–49	5–0	23 – Soares	11 – Soares	8 – Ryan	Chiles Center  Portland, OR
November 27, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 5	vs. No. 8 North Carolina Phil Knight Invitational championship	L 64–73	5–1	19 – Soares	12 – Soares	10 – Ryan	Moda Center  Portland, OR
November 29, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 8	SIU Edwardsville	W 93–43	6–1	22 – Donarski	10 – Soares	7 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (9,689) Ames, IA
December 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 10	at No. 16 Iowa Rivalry	L 57–70	6–2	15 – Tied	11 – Soares	4 – Donarski	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,802) Iowa City, IA
December 11, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 10	Jacksonville	W 84–50	7–2	22 – Joens	10 – Joens	7 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (10,182) Ames, IA
December 18, 2022* 2:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 14	vs. No. 25 Villanova Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase	W 74–62	8–2	17 – Joens	11 – Soares	10 – Ryan	Mohegan Sun Arena (7,654) Uncasville, CT
December 22, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 14	Drake	Canceled due to severe weather^[2]					Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
Big 12 regular season
December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 15	at Texas Tech	W 81–58	9–2 (1–0)	22 – Joens	16 – Soares	6 – Ryan	United Supermarkets Arena (5,868) Lubbock, TX
January 4, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 11	West Virginia	W 70–50	10–2 (2–0)	19 – Joens	20 – Soares	9 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (9,044) Ames, IA
January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 11	at No. 17 Oklahoma	L 79–82	10–3 (2–1)	27 – Joens	9 – Joens	8 – Ryan	Lloyd Noble Center (3,349) Norman, OK
January 11, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 15	Kansas State	W 67–56	11–3 (3–1)	14 – Tied	11 – Ryan	8 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (9,263) Ames, IA
January 15, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 15	at Texas	L 53–68	11–4 (3–2)	21 – Joens	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Moody Center (6,405) Austin, TX
January 18, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 18	Oklahoma State	W 69–64	12–4 (4–2)	14 – Ryan	12 – Joens	7 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (9,879) Ames, IA
January 21, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 18	Kansas	W 64–50	14–4 (6–2)	26 – Joens	15 – Joens	6 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (10,677) Ames, IA
January 25, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 18	at TCU	W 75–35	13–4 (5–2)	19 – Joens	14 – Joens	7 – Donarski	Schollmaier Arena (2,016) Fort Worth, TX
January 28, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 18	No. 14 Oklahoma	W 86–78	15–4 (7–2)	32 – Joens	9 – Kane	8 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (11,568) Ames, IA
February 1, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 12	Kansas State	L 77–78	15–5 (7–3)	18 – Donarski	14 – Diew	8 – Ryan	Bramlage Coliseum (4,132) Manhattan, KS
February 4, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 12	Baylor	L 70–76	15–6 (7–4)	25 – Diew	8 – Ryan	12 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (11,788) Ames, IA
February 11, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 21	at West Virginia	L 60–73	15–7 (7–5)	17 – Joens	9 – Joens	4 – Ryan	WVU Coliseum (2,587) Morgantown, WV
February 13, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 22	No. 17 Texas	W 66–61	16–7 (8–5)	24 – Joens	8 – Joens	8 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (10,681) Ames, IA
February 18, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 22	at Baylor	W 81–77 ^2OT	17–7 (9–5)	27 – Joens	11 – Tied	5 – Ryan	Ferrell Center (5,083) Waco, TX
February 22, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 20	at Oklahoma State	L 68–73	17–8 (9–6)	20 – Joens	9 – Joens	3 – Donarski	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,768) Stillwater, OK
February 25, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 20	TCU	W 84–56	18–8 (10–6)	22 – Joens	11 – Joens	4 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (11,227) Ames, IA
March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 23	at Kansas	L 93–98	18–9 (10–7)	33 – Joens	14 – Joens	10 – Ryan	Allen Fieldhouse (3,053) Lawrence, KS
March 4, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 23	Texas Tech	W 76–52	19–9 (11–7)	22 – Joens	11 – Ryan	5 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (11,858) Ames, IA
Big 12 Tournament
March 10, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) Baylor Quarterfinals	W 74–63	20–9	30 – Joens	15 – Joens	8 – Ryan	Municipal Auditorium (4,979) Kansas City, MO
March 11, 2023 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	vs. (2) No. 14 Oklahoma Semifinals	W 82–72	21–9	22 – Joens	8 – Joens	5 – Ryan	Municipal Auditorium (5,937) Kansas City, MO
March 12, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	(3)	vs. (1) No. 15 Texas Final	W 61–51	22–9	28 – Joens	10 – Joens	3 – Joens	Municipal Auditorium (5,045) Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 18, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2	(5 S3) No. 17	vs. (12 S3) Toledo First Round	L 73–80	22–10	23 – Joens	13 – Joens	3 – Tied	Thompson–Boling Arena (6,871) Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Seattle 3. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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	8	8	7	5	8	10	14	14	15	11	15	18	18	12	21	22	20	23	RV	17	Not released
Coaches	9	9*	8	4	8	8	12	13	14	11	15	17	15	12	19	20	19	23	25	20	25

*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

See also

2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

References

1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". cyclones.com. Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
2. "Pair of Cyclone Basketball Games Cancelled". cyclones.com. 20 December 2022.