2022–23 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team represented Utah State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, who were led by third-year head coach Kayla Ard, played their home games at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah, as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–26, 1–17 in Mountain West play, to finish in last (11th) place. They were defeated by Boise State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament.^[1]

2022–23 Utah State Aggies women's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	4–26 (1–17 MW)
Head coach	Kayla Ard (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Ross James (1st season) Andre Gibbs (1st season) McKenzie Mangino (1st season)
Home arena	Smith Spectrum
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 22 UNLV†	18	–	0		1.000			31	–	3		.912
Wyoming	13	–	5		.722			23	–	11		.676
San Diego State	12	–	6		.667			23	–	11		.676
Colorado State	12	–	6		.667			20	–	12		.625
New Mexico	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
Boise State	11	–	7		.611			17	–	16		.515
Air Force	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Nevada	6	–	12		.333			10	–	21		.323
Fresno State	3	–	15		.167			10	–	22		.313
San Jose State	3	–	15		.167			6	–	25		.194
Utah State	1	–	17		.056			4	–	26		.133
† 2023 MW Tournament winner As of March 21, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2021–22 season 11–19, 5–13 in Mountain West play, to finish in 9th place.^[2] After beating Fresno State in the first round, they were defeated by UNLV in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament.^[3]

Roster

2022–23 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Prima Chellis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS South Mountain Community College Phoenix, AZ G 1 Tamiah Robinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Labette College Philadelphia, PA G 2 Isabella Tañedo 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr St. John's College High School Laurel, MD G 3 Maria Carvalho 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Utah Valley Lisbon, Portugal G 5 Kinley Falsev-Wickizer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Green Canyon High School Benson, UT G 10 Cristina Oliva 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Sierra College Davis, CA F 12 Olivia Mason 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Niagara Kennett Square, PA G 15 Olivia Wikstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Northern Colorado Bainbridge Island, WA F 20 Lillian Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So CCBC Essex Westminster, MD G 21 Mayson Kimball 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Merrimack Webster, NH F 23 Tiairra Hill-Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Ed W. Clark High School Stockton, CA G 24 Natalia Fraley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Kelso High School Kelso, WA F 41 Abby Wahl 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Eastern Illinois Santa Claus, IN F 43 Ashya Klopfenstein 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Dawson Community College Howe, IN	Head coach Kayla Ard (Southeastern Louisiana) Assistant coach(es) Ross James (Millsaps) Andre Gibbs (Philadelphia) McKenzie Mangino (Hawaiʻi–Hilo) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 5, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2022* 6:00 p.m.		Fort Lewis	W 74–45	–	Smith Spectrum (565) Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 3:00 p.m.		College of Idaho	W 75–58	1–0	Smith Spectrum (282) Logan, UT
November 11, 2022* 3:00 p.m.		Southeastern Louisiana	L 68–78	1–1	Smith Spectrum (381) Logan, UT
November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Tech	L 57–95	1–2	Burns Arena (–) St. George, UT
November 19, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 57–63	1–3	First National Bank Arena (1,146) Jonesboro, AR
November 23, 2022* 2:00 p.m.		Ball State	L 55–80	1–4	Smith Spectrum (122) Logan, UT
November 26, 2022* 2:00 p.m.		at USC	L 48–79	1–5	Galen Center (316) Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Weber State	W 74–69	2–5	Dee Events Center (306) Ogden, UT
December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., MW Network		Utah Valley	W 65–55	3–5	Smith Spectrum (382) Logan, UT
December 6, 2022* 11:00 a.m., SCS Pacific		BYU	L 54–64	3–6	Smith Spectrum (2,713) Logan, UT
December 10, 2022* 3:00 p.m.		at Loyola Marymount	L 63–71	3–7	Gersten Pavilion (178) Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m.		at Eastern Washington	L 54–84	3–8	Reese Court (227) Cheney, WA
Mountain West regular season
December 29, 2022 6:30 p.m.		at Air Force	L 63–77	3–9 (0–1)	Clune Arena (375) Colorado Springs, CO
December 31, 2022 5:00 p.m.		San Diego State	L 55–89	3–10 (0–2)	Smith Spectrum (317) Logan, UT
January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m.		Colorado State	L 62–99	3–11 (0–3)	Smith Spectrum (215) Logan, UT
January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m.		Boise State	L 56–73	3–12 (0–4)	Smith Spectrum (350) Logan, UT
January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m.		at Nevada	L 58–78	3–13 (0–5)	Lawlor Events Center (971) Reno, NV
January 16, 2023 5:30 p.m.		at Fresno State	W 68–58	4–13 (1–5)	Save Mart Center (1,747) Fresno, CA
January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m.		Air Force	L 59–66	4–14 (1–6)	Smith Spectrum (286) Logan, UT
January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m.		at San Jose State	L 59–77	4–15 (1–7)	Provident Credit Union Event Center (422) San Jose, CA
January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m.		Wyoming	L 52–64	4–16 (1–8)	Smith Spectrum (312) Logan, UT
January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m.		New Mexico	L 60–98	4–17 (1–9)	Smith Spectrum (362) Logan, UT
February 2, 2023 11:00 a.m		at Colorado State	L 64–86	4–18 (1–10)	Moby Arena (6,257) Fort Collins, CO
February 4, 2023 Logan, UT		Nevada	L 63–68	4–19 (1–11)	Smith Spectrum (547) Logan, UT
February 9, 2023 6:30 p.m.		Wyoming	L 48–70	4–20 (1–12)	Arena-Auditorium (2,227) Laramie, WY
February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m.		Fresno State	L 61–76	4–21 (1–13)	Smith Spectrum (312) Logan, UT
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m.		at Boise State	L 41–89	4–22 (1–14)	ExtraMile Arena (1,413) Boise, ID
February 23, 2023 7:30 p.m.		at No. #24 UNLV	L 32–86	4–23 (1–15)	Cox Pavilion (1,070) Las Vegas, NV
February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m.		at New Mexico	L 55–111	4–24 (1–16)	The Pit (5,437) Albuquerque, NM
February 28, 2023 6:00 p.m.		San Jose State	L 65–78	5–25 (1–17)	Smith Spectrum (428) Logan, UT
Mountain West tournament
March 5, 2023 8:00 p.m.	(11)	vs. (6) Boise State First Round	L 58–66	4–26	Thomas & Mack Center (7,157) Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[4][5]

See also

• 2022–23 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team