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

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.

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

Roster

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 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

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

• 2022–23 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team

References

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