2022–23 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by tenth-year head coach Jessica Mannetti, played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).

2022–23 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball
NEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	19–14 (12–4 NEC)
Head coach	Jessica Mannetti (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Candice Leatherwood Liz Flooks
Home arena	William H. Pitt Center

2022–23 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson	14	–	2		.875			24	–	8		.750
Sacred Heart†	12	–	4		.750			19	–	14		.576
Merrimack*	10	–	6		.625			15	–	16		.484
St. Francis Brooklyn	9	–	7		.563			11	–	19		.367
Wagner	8	–	8		.500			13	–	15		.464
Saint Francis (PA)	6	–	10		.375			7	–	22		.241
Stonehill*	5	–	11		.313			9	–	20		.310
LIU	5	–	11		.313			7	–	22		.241
Central Connecticut	3	–	13		.188			7	–	22		.241
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2023 NEC tournament winner As of March 17, 2023

Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2021–22 season 10–20, 6–12 in NEC play, play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Central Connecticut in the first round of NEC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Fairleigh Dickinson.

Roster

2022–23 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Ny'Ceara Pryor 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Western Baltimore, MD G 3 Amelia Wood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Averill Park Wynantskill, NY G 4 Kennadie Hallum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Lake Grove, NY G/F 5 Wil'Lisha Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Rahway/Saint Peter's Rahway, NJ G 10 Afia Owusu Mensah 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Glenn Dale, MD G 12 Maya Klein 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS St. Luke's School/Providence Stamford, CT F/C 13 Carly Stroemel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Voorhees, NJ F 22 Ciara Brannon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Westampton Tech/Wagner Westampton, NJ G 23 Sajada Bonner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS St. John Vianney/Quinnipiac Cliffwood, NJ G 24 Sierra Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Richmond, VA G 30 Olivia Tucker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Sanford School/St. Bonaventure Newark, DE G 33 Savannah Marshall 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Westbrook Westbrook, CT F/C 34 Kelsey Wood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Averill Park Wynantskill, NY	Head coach Jessica Mannetti (Concordia College) Assistant coach(es) Candice Leatherwood (Sacred Heart) Liz Flooks (Niagara) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 25, 2023

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		Hartford	W 72–34	1–0	William H. Pitt Center (423) Fairfield, CT
November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		La Salle	L 48–69	1–1	William H. Pitt Center (583) Fairfield, CT
November 13, 2022* 4:00 p.m.		Monmouth	L 62–77	1–2	William H. Pitt Center (497) Fairfield, CT
November 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		at Brown	L 35–56	1–3	Pizzitola Sports Center (179) Providence, RI
November 20, 2022* 12:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		Iona	L 56–65	1–4	William H. Pitt Center (493) Fairfield, CT
November 25, 2022* 2:00 p.m.		Butler FAU Thanksgiving Tournament	L 39–64	1–5	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (723) Boca Raton, FL
November 26, 2022* 4:00 p.m.		at FAU FAU Thanksgiving Tournament	L 66–68	1–6	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (768) Boca Raton, FL
December 1, 2022* 4:00 p.m.		at Army	L 48–50	1–7	Christl Arena (461) West Point, NY
December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		Bryant	L 56–67	1–8	William H. Pitt Center (503) Fairfield, CT
December 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		at Fairfield	W 69–58	2–8	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,311) Fairfield, CT
December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m.		Vermont	Cancelled		William H. Pitt Center  Fairfield, CT
December 20, 2022* 11:00 a.m.		Providence	L 52–64	2–9	William H. Pitt Center (423) Fairfield, CT
December 31, 2022* 1:00 p.m.		Mercy	W 81–44	3–9	William H. Pitt Center (208) Fairfield, CT
Northeast Conference regular season
January 6, 2023 7:00 p.m.		LIU	W 63–53	4–9 (1–0)	William H. Pitt Center (343) Fairfield, CT
January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m.		at Stonehill	W 70–56	5–9 (2–0)	Merkert Gymnasium  Easton, MA
January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m.		St. Francis Brooklyn	W 76–60	6–9 (3–0)	William H. Pitt Center  Fairfield, CT
January 16, 2023 6:00 p.m.		at Saint Francis	W 73–60	7–9 (4–0)	DeGol Arena (546) Loretto, PA
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m.		Merrimack	L 64–66	7–10 (4–1)	William H. Pitt Center (373) Fairfield, CT
January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m.		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 71–62	8–10 (5–1)	William H. Pitt Center  Fairfield, CT
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m.		at LIU	W 70–58	9–10 (6–1)	Steinberg Wellness Center (183) Brooklyn, NY
January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m.		Stonehill	W 66–61	10–10 (7–1)	William H. Pitt Center (519) Fairfield, CT
February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m.		at Wagner	W 65–47	11–10 (8–1)	Spiro Sports Center (518) Staten Island, NY
February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m.		at Central Connecticut	L 64–79	11–11 (8–2)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (246) New Britain, CT
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m.		Saint Francis	W 68–34	12–11 (9–2)	William H. Pitt Center (613) Fairfield, CT
February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m.		at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 70–67	13–11 (10–2)	Rothman Center (327) Teaneck, NJ
February 18, 2023 3:00 p.m.		at Merrimack	L 66–73	13–12 (10–3)	Hammel Court (286) North Andover, MA
February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m.		at St. Francis Brooklyn	L 55–58	13–13 (10–4)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (271) Brooklyn, NY
February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Central Connecticut	W 56–45	14–13 (11–4)	William H. Pitt Center (445) Fairfield, CT
March 2, 2023 7:00 p.m.		Wagner	W 66–58	15–13 (12–4)	William H. Pitt Center (469) Fairfield, CT
Northeast Conference women's tournament
March 6, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	(2)	(7) LIU Quarterfinals	W 63–44	16–13	William H. Pitt Center (155) Fairfield, CT
March 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	(2)	(3) Merrimack Semifinals	W 68–61	17–13	William H. Pitt Center (172) Fairfield, CT
March 12, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	(2)	at (1) Fairleigh Dickinson Championship	W 72–60	18–13	Rothman Center (1,237) Teaneck, NJ
NCAA women's tournament
March 15, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	(16 S4)	vs. (16 S4) Southern First Four	W 57–47	19–13	Maples Pavilion (314) Stanford, CA
March 17, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2	(16 S4)	at (1 S4) No. 5 Stanford First round	L 49–92	19–14	Maples Pavilion (4,020) Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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See also

• 2022–23 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team