2022–23 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars were led by fifth-year head coach Kamie Ethridge and they played their home games at Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

2022–23 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
Pac-12 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 23
Record	23–11 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kamie Ethridge (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Laurie Koehn Jason Chainey Camille Williams
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Utah	15	–	3		.833			27	–	5		.844
No. 5 Stanford	15	–	3		.833			29	–	6		.829
No. 21 Colorado	13	–	5		.722			25	–	9		.735
No. 14 UCLA	11	–	7		.611			27	–	10		.730
No. 25 Arizona	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
USC	11	–	7		.611			21	–	10		.677
No. 23 Washington State †	9	–	9		.500			23	–	11		.676
Oregon	7	–	11		.389			20	–	15		.571
Washington	7	–	11		.389			19	–	15		.559
California	4	–	14		.222			13	–	17		.433
Oregon State	4	–	14		.222			13	–	18		.419
Arizona State	1	–	17		.056			8	–	20		.286
† 2023 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of November 4, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

In 2021–22, the Cougars finished with an overall record of 19–11, and finished conference play with a 11–6 record. As the #3 seed in the tournament, the Cougars lost to the #6 seed Utah in the quarterfinals. The Cougars received an at-large bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament and the #8 seed in the Bridgeport Regional. The Cougars lost in the first round to the #9 seed South Florida and were eliminated.

Offseason

Departures

Washington State departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Michaela Jones	2	G	5'10"	Junior	Wymore, NE
Krystal Leger-Walker	4	G	5'9"	Senior	Waikato, New Zealand	Graduated
Ekin Celikdemir	10	G	5'10"	Freshman	Istanbul, Turkey	Left the team for personal reasons
Shir Levy	13	F	5'11"	Junior	Ness Ziona, Israel
Celena Molina	22	G	5'9"	Junior	Kailua-Kona, HI	Graduated

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2022.

Recruiting class of 2023

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jenna Villa G	Arlington, WA	Arlington High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
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 January 18, 2023.

Roster

2022–23 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kaia Woods 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) So Royal Crown Academy Tiffin, OH G 1 Tara Wallack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Semiahmoo Secondary South Surrey, BC G 3 Emma Nankervis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Toorak College Mount Eliza, Australia G 5 Charlisse Leger-Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr St. Peter's School Waikato, New Zealand G 11 Astera Tuhina 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Deportivo Promete Pristina, Kosovo G 12 Kyra Gardner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Raymond HS Raymond, WA C 14 Jessica Clarke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr St. Thomas Aquinas North Vancouver, BC F 15 Ula Motuga 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Caterbury College Logan, Australia G 20 Grace Sarver 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr West Seattle Seattle, WA G 21 Johanna Teder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr South Plains College Tartu, Estonia F/C 25 Lauren Glazier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Mount Si HS North Bend, WA G 45 Cia Eklöf 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Mäkelänrinteen Lukio Helsinki, Finland C 55 Bella Murekatete 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Genesis Prep Academy Ngoma Huye, Nigeria	Head coach Kamie Ethridge (Texas) Assistant coach(es) Laurie Koehn (Kansas State) Jason Chainey (Yeronga Institute of TAFE) Camille Williams (Wisconsin) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 21, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022* 2:00 p.m.		Westmont	W 64–40		26 – Murekatete	10 – Murekatete	6 – Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
regular season
November 7, 2022* 12:00 p.m.		Loyola Marymount	W 93–41	1–0	18 – Murekatete	7 – tied	8 – Tuhina	Beasley Coliseum (321) Pullman, WA
November 11, 2022* 1:00 p.m., WCC Network		at San Francisco	W 69–63	2–0	35 – Leger-Walker	7 – tied	4 – Leger-Walker	War Memorial Coliseum (143) San Francisco, CA
November 13, 2022* 12:00 p.m., P12N		Prairie View A&M Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series	W 89–61	3–0	24 – Leger-Walker	11 – Murekatete	6 – tied	Beasley Coliseum (730) Pullman, WA
November 18, 2022* 5:00 p.m.		vs. BYU Northshore Showcase	L 56–65	3–1	21 – Leger-Walker	4 – Wallack	3 – tied	George Q. Cannon Activities Center (509) Laie, HI
November 21, 2022* 3:00 p.m.		vs. Troy Northshore Showcase	W 87–72	4–1	22 – Murekatete	16 – Murekatete	6 – Leger-Walker	George Q. Cannon Activities Center (76) Laie, HI
November 28, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		South Dakota State	W 61–41	5–1	17 – Teder	7 – Murekatete	4 – Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (630) Pullman, WA
December 2, 2022* 6:00 p.m.		Montana	W 77–57	6–1	24 – Leger-Walker	8 – Motuga	6 – Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (792) Pullman, WA
December 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m.		at Portland	W 69–63	7–1	15 – Leger-Walker	9 – Leger-Walker	6 – Motuga	Chiles Center (519) Portland, OR
December 11, 2022 2:00 p.m., P12N		at Washington	L 66–82	7–2 (0–1)	40 – Leger-Walker	11 – Wallack	4 – Motuga	Alaska Airlines Arena (2,753) Seattle, WA
December 17, 2022* 1:00 p.m.		Jackson State	W 83–56	8–2	20 – Leger-Walker	10 – Murekatete	5 – tied	Beasley Coliseum (553) Pullman, WA
December 19, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 75–49	9–2	20 – tied	7 – tied	6 – Leger-Walker	Dugan Wellness Center (759) Corpus Christi, TX
December 21, 2022* 10:30 a.m., ESPN+		at Houston	W 70–63	10–2	14 – Motuga	10 – Murekatete	5 – Leger-Walker	Fertitta Center (678) Houston, TX
December 30, 2022 5:00 p.m., P12N		No. 11 Utah	L 66–71	10–3 (0–2)	20 – Murekatete	11 – Murekatete	6 – Murekatete	Beasley Coliseum (887) Pullman, WA
January 1, 2023 4:00 p.m., P12N		Colorado	L 54–65	10–4 (0–3)	15 – Murekatete	8 – Motuga	4 – tied	Beasley Coliseum (680) Pullman, WA
January 8, 2023 12:00 p.m., P12N		Washington	W 66–52	11–4 (1–3)	26 – Leger-Walker	8 – Murekatete	4 – Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (1,057) Pullman, WA
January 13, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N		at Oregon State	W 63–56	12–4 (2–3)	17 – Wallack	7 – Leger-Walker	8 – Leger-Walker	Gill Coliseum (4,039) Corvallis, OR
January 15, 2023 12:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 21 Oregon	W 85–84 OT	13–4 (3–3)	20 – Murekatete	10 – Motuga	5 – Murekatete	Matthew Knight Arena (6,900) Eugene, OR
January 20, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N		USC	L 44–51	13–5 (3–4)	13 – Tuhina	7 – Motuga	3 – Sarver	Beasley Coliseum (956) Pullman, WA
January 22, 2023 12:00 p.m., P12N		No. 9 UCLA	L 66–73	13–6 (3–5)	15 – Tuhina	6 – tied	2 – tied	Beasley Coliseum (986) Pullman, WA
January 27, 2023 5:00 p.m., P12N		at Arizona State	W 61–57	14–6 (4–5)	15 – Wallack	11 – Wallack	3 – tied	Desert Financial Arena (2,349) Tempe, AZ
January 29, 2023 11:00 a.m., P12N		at No. 19 Arizona	W 70–59	15–6 (5–5)	18 – Murekatete	12 – Wallack	7 – Leger-Walker	McKale Center (7,494) Tucson, AZ
February 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N		No. 2 Stanford	L 38–71	15–7 (5–6)	8 – Leger-Walker	6 – Leger-Walker	2 – tied	Beasley Coliseum (1,128) Pullman, WA
February 5, 2023 12:00 p.m., P12N		California	W 70–60	16–7 (6–6)	25 – Leger-Walker	5 – tied	5 – Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (1,345) Pullman, WA
February 10, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 25 Colorado	L 68–71	16–8 (6–7)	17 – Leger-Walker	10 – Leger-Walker	6 – Teder	CU Events Center (2,055) Boulder, CO
February 12, 2023 11:00 a.m., P12N		at No. 7 Utah	L 59–73	16–9 (6–8)	18 – Murekatete	14 – Murekatete	3 – tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,268) Salt Lake City, UT
February 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N		Oregon	W 64–57	17–9 (7–8)	17 – Murekatete	7 – tied	5 – Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (1,061) Pullman, WA
February 19, 2023 12:00 p.m., P12N		Oregon State	W 67–57	18–9 (8–8)	19 – Murekatete	9 – Murekatete	6 – Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (1,500) Pullman, WA
February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 17 UCLA	W 62–55	19–9 (9–8)	15 – tied	10 – Murekatete	4 – tied	Pauley Pavilion (2,825) Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2023 12:00 p.m., P12N		at USC	L 65–68 2OT	19–10 (9–9)	17 – tied	10 – Leger-Walker	5 – Leger-Walker	Galen Center (2,832) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 women's tournament
March 1, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N	(7)	vs. (10) California First round	W 61–49	20–10	23 – Leger-Walker	12 – Murekatete	4 – Tuhina	Michelob Ultra Arena  Paradise, NV
March 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N	(7)	vs. (2) No. 3 Utah Quarterfinals	W 66–58	21–10	19 – Murekatete	8 – tied	5 – Leger-Walker	Michelob Ultra Arena  Paradise, NV
March 3, 2023 8:30 p.m., P12N	(7)	vs. (3) No. 20 Colorado Semifinals	W 61–49	22–10	15 – Leger-Walker	8 – Murekatete	5 – Teder	Michelob Ultra Arena  Paradise, NV
March 5, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	(7)	vs. (5) No. 19 UCLA Final	W 65–61	23–10	23 – Leger-Walker	8 – Wallack	6 – Tuhina	Michelob Ultra Arena (5,032) Paradise, NV
NCAA women's tournament
March 18, 2023* 11:30 a.m., ESPNU	(5 G2) No. 23	vs. (12 G2) Florida Gulf Coast First round	L 63–74	23–11	16 – Wallack	12 – Wallack	6 – Tuhina	Finneran Pavilion  Villanova, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greenville 2. All times are in Pacific.

Source:^[1]

Rankings

Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked 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	RV	RV*	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	Not released
Coaches	—	—*	RV^	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV

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

See also

• 2022–23 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

Notes

References

1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Washington State University Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2023.