The 2022–23 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented

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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 Wildcats, led by 3rd-year head coach

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, play their home games at the

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and are members of the

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Previous season

The Wildcats finished the season at 24–9 and 15–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a 11th seed in Wichita region where they defeated

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in the first round before losing to

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in the 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.''

References

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