The 2022–23 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Gonzaga University in the

2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season The 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 7, 2022. The regular season ended on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament beginning on March 14 and ending with the championship game ...

. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), are members of the

West Coast Conference The West Coast Conference (WCC) — known as the California Basketball Association from 1952 to 1956 and then as the West Coast Athletic Conference until 1989 — is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I consisting of ...

. The Bulldogs, led by ninth year head coach

Lisa Fortier Lisa Mispley Fortier (born April 5, 1981) is an American basketball coach, currently the head coach of the women's basketball team at Gonzaga University. Early life and education Fortier, born Lisa Mispley, is the oldest of three children to Bil ...

, play their home games at the

McCarthey Athletic Center McCarthey Athletic Center (MAC) is a 6,000-seat indoor arena on the campus of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Opened in November 2004, it is home to the university's Bulldog basketball programs, members of the West Coast Conference (W ...

on the university campus in

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Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season at 27–7 and 15–2 in WCC play to finish in second place. They won WCC women's tournament by defeating

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. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a 9th seed in Wichita region where they defeated

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in the first round before losing to Louisville in second round.

Offseason

Departures

Due to COVID-19 disruptions throughout NCAA sports in 2020–21, the NCAA announced that the 2020–21 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any individual involved in an NCAA winter sport, including women's basketball. This meant that all seniors in 2020–21 had the option to return for 2021–22.

Incoming transfers

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2022.

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

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

References

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