2022–23 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team

2022–23 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	13–14 (7–7 Ivy)
Head coach	Dalila Eshe (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Sam Guastella Sara Mitchell Amber Raisner
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater

2022–23 Ivy League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Columbia	12	–	2		.857			26	–	5		.839
Princeton†	12	–	2		.857			24	–	6		.800
Harvard	9	–	5		.643			20	–	11		.645
Penn	9	–	5		.643			17	–	12		.586
Yale	7	–	7		.500			13	–	14		.481
Brown	4	–	10		.286			11	–	15		.423
Cornell	3	–	11		.214			10	–	17		.370
Dartmouth	0	–	14		.000			2	–	26		.071
† 2023 Ivy League Tournament winner As of March 24, 2023

The 2022–23 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Dalila Eshe, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season at 13–14, 7–7 in Ivy League play, to finish in fifth place. The Bulldogs failed to qualify for the Ivy League women's tournament.

Previous season

Yale finished the previous season 16–11, 9–5 in Ivy League play, to finish in third place. They qualified for the 2022 Ivy League women's basketball tournament but lost to Columbia in the semifinals.

Roster

2022–23 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Lilah Grubman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Syosset Syosset, NY G 1 Jenna Clark 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Thomas Jefferson Pittsburgh, PA F 2 Camilla Emsbo (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Lakewood Lakewood, CO G 3 Christen McCann 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Lincoln Park Academy Port St. Lucie, FL G 10 Avery Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Menlo Los Altos Hills, CA G 11 Klara Astrom 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Pinewood School Menlo Park, CA F 13 Haley Sabol 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Episcopal Pittsburgh, PA F 20 Grace Thybulle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Irvington Irvington, NY G 21 Kiley Capstraw 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr West Orange West Orange, NJ F 22 Brenna McDonald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Natick Natick, MA G 23 Lola Lesmond 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Worcester Academy Sanary, France G/F 24 Mackenzie Egger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant, MI G 30 Nyla McGill 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Providence Charlotte, NC	Head coach Dalila Eshe (Florida) Assistant coach(es) Sam Guastella (Quinnipiac) Sara Mitchell (NJIT) Amber Raisner (Union (NY)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 11, 2023

2022–23 Ivy Awards and recognition

Nyla McGill – Co-Defensive Player of the Year Jenna Clark – Second Team All-Ivy Klara Astrom – Academic All-Ivy

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 5:30 pm		at Fordham	L 67–80	0–1	Rose Hill Gymnasium (425) The Bronx, NY
November 11, 2022* 7:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 54–59	0–2	Hagan Arena (614) Philadelphia, PA
November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm		Fairfield	W 68–61	1–2	John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
November 16, 2022* 6:00 pm		at Army	W 71–66	2–2	Christl Arena (630) West Point, NY
November 19, 2022* 6:00 pm		at Maine	W 55–46	3–2	Cross Insurance Center (1,198) Bangor, ME
November 25, 2022* 4:30 pm		vs. New Mexico State University of Denver Classic	W 73–65	4–2	Hamilton Gymnasium (333) Denver, CO
November 26, 2022* 4:30 pm		vs. Houston Christian University of Denver Classic	L 61–68	4–3	Hamilton Gymnasium (355) Denver, CO
November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm		at No. RV UMass	L 57–72	4–4	Mullins Center (758) Amherst, MA
December 4, 2022* 12:00 pm, NESN		Syracuse Yale Police Department Community Day/Toys for Tots Teddy Toss	L 58–60	4–5	John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
December 7, 2022* 6:00 pm		at Quinnipiac	L 59–75	4–6	M&T Bank Arena (439) Hamden, CT
December 11, 2022* 12:00 pm		Drexel	W 60–58 OT	5–6	John J. Lee Amphitheater (274) New Haven, CT
December 13, 2022* 4:00 pm		Boston University	W 58–46	6–6	John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
December 21, 2022* 6:00 pm		Lehigh	L 63–70	6–7	John J. Lee Amphitheater (215) New Haven, CT
Ivy League regular season
December 31, 2022 1:00 pm		No. RV Columbia	L 53–97	6–8 (0–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (335) New Haven, CT
January 6, 2023 6:00 pm		at Dartmouth	W 57–7	7–8 (1–1)	Leede Arena (475) Hanover, NH
January 7, 2023 7:00 pm		at Harvard	W 71–70 OT	8–8 (2–1)	Lavietes Pavilion (867) Cambridge, MA
January 14, 2023 3:00 pm, NESN		Cornell MLK Weekend Celebration/Rally Towel Giveaway	W 68–56	9–8 (3–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (302) New Haven, CT
January 16, 2023 3:00 pm		at Brown	W 72–59	10–8 (4–1)	Pizzitola Sports Center (349) Providence, RI
January 21, 2023 2:00 pm		at Penn	L 57–79	10–9 (4–2)	Palestra (597) Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2023 2:00 pm		at Princeton	L 30–79	10–10 (4–3)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,223) Princeton, NJ
February 3, 2023 6:00 pm		Harvard Alum Weekend/Lunar New Year Celebration	L 54–67	10–11 (4–4)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (600) New Haven, CT
February 4, 2023 4:00 pm, NESN		Dartmouth Alum Weekend/Breast Cancer Awareness Game	W 69–56	11–11 (5–4)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (612) New Haven, CT
February 11, 2023 12:00 pm, SNY		at Columbia	L 46–74	11–12 (5–5)	Levien Gymnasium (1,485) New York, NY
February 17, 2023 6:00 pm		Penn Equity and Inclusion Game	L 58–72	11–13 (5–6)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (403) New Haven, CT
February 18, 2023 5:00 pm		Princeton National Girls and Women in Sports Day Celebration	L 42–68	11–14 (5–7)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (567) New Haven, CT
February 25, 2023 2:00 pm		at Cornell	W 63–42	12–14 (6–7)	Newman Arena (846) Ithaca, NY
March 4, 2023 2:00 pm		Brown Senior Day/Pride Day/Alum Day	W 63–53	13–14 (7–7)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (479) New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2022–23 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team