The 2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Fighting Irish were led by third year head coach

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and played their home games at Purcell Pavilion as members of the

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. The Fighting Irish finished the season 27–6 overall and 15–3 in ACC play, to finish as conference champions. This was their seventh regular season championship, and first since 2018–19. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated eighth seed

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in the Quarterfinals before losing to fourth seed

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in the Semifinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the third seed in the Greenville 1 Region. They defeated fourteenth seed

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in the First Round and eleventh seed

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in the Second Round before losing to second seed

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in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season. Their postseason performance was impacted by an injury to

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, who was an All-ACC First Team selection.

Previous season

The Fighting Irish finished the season 24–10 overall and 13–5 in ACC play, to finish in a three way tie for third place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated sixth seed

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in the Quarterfinals before losing to seventh seed

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in the Semifinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the Bridgeport Region. They defeated twelfth seed

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in the First Round and fourth seed

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in the Second Round before losing to

in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming Transfers

2022 recruiting class

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Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

References

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