2022–23 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by seventh year head coach Kim Rosamond, played their home games at the Eblen Center as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

2022–23 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles women's basketball
OVC Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record22–10 (13–5 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jasmine Cincore
  • Allison Clark
  • Melanie Walls
Home arenaEblen Center
Seasons
2022–23 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 17 1   .944 21 10   .677
Eastern Illinois 14 4   .778 21 8   .724
Tennessee Tech 13 5   .722 22 9   .710
Southeast Missouri State 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
UT Martin 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Tennessee State 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
SIU Edwardsville 7 11   .389 9 22   .290
Morehead State 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
Southern Indiana* 6 12   .333 12 17   .414
Lindenwood* 1 17   .056 2 24   .077
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 OVC tournament winner
As of March 5, 2023

The Golden Eagles finished 3rd in the Ohio Valley Conference regular season, with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses in conference play. As the 3 seed, the team won 3 games in 3 days in the conference tournament, defeating 6-seed SIU Edwardsville and 2-seed Eastern Illinois on their way to the championship game. In the conference championship, the Golden Eagles defeated the 1-seed Little Rock Trojans by a score of 54 - 46 to win their 10th conference tournament title and earn a spot in the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

In the NCAA tournament, Tennessee Tech was rated a 16-seed and played in the First Four games, where they defeated Monmouth 79-69. Their next game was against the 1-seed Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington, Indiana, which the Golden Eagles ultimately lost.

Roster

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2022–23 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Cayla Cowart 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr West Forsyth HS Gainesville, GA
G 2 Jordan Brock 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Harlan HS Harlan, KY
G 3 Jennifer Sullivan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Bearden HS Knoxville, TN
F 4 Anna Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bradley Central HS
Chattanooga
Cleveland, TN
G 10 Reagan Hurst 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Upperman HS Bloomington Springs, TN
G 11 Maaliya Owens 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Scott County HS Georgetown, KY
G 13 Ansley Hall 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr North Oconee HS Watkinsville, GA
G 14 Harley Paynter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Boyd County HS Grayson, KY
G 22 Peyton Carter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Abingdon HS Abingdon, VA
G 24 Jada Guinn 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Oak Ridge HS Oak Ridge, TN
G 33 Reghan Grimes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Ravenwood HS Nashville, TN
C 35 DJ McFarlane 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Trenton HS
Walters State CC
Beltsville, MD
F/C 45 Olivia Koontz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Signal Mountain HS Signal Mountain, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2022*
5:30 p.m.
Stephens College W 66–53 
Eblen Center 
Cookeville, TN
Non–conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Ball State W 68–63  1–0
Eblen Center (966)
Cookeville, TN
November 10, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cincinnati L 57–68  1–1
Fifth Third Arena (612)
Cincinnati, OH
November 14, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Samford W 75–70  2–1
Eblen Center (782)
Cookeville, TN
November 17, 2022*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
Trevecca Nazarene W 69–52  3–1
Eblen Center (984)
Cookeville, TN
November 20, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky L 53–75  3–2
BB&T Arena (1,041)
Highland Heights, KY
December 1, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee L 45–83  3–3
Murphy Center (6,000)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 10, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Alabama A&M W 78–68  4–3
Eblen Center (775)
Cookeville, TN
December 13, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Tennessee Wesleyan W 85–52  5–3
Eblen Center (4,287)
Cookeville, TN
December 17, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 83–59  6–3
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (533)
Monroe, LA
December 20, 2022*
2:30 p.m.
vs. VCU
Tulane Holiday Tournament
Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2022*
12:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Tulane
Tulane Holiday Tournament
L 49–71  6–4
Devlin Fieldhouse (615)
New Orleans, LA
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
December 29, 2022
5:00 p.m.
at SIU Edwardsville W 85–70  7–4
(1–0)
Vadalabene Center (277)
Edwardsville, IL
December 31, 2022
1:00 p.m.
at Lindenwood W 72–35  8–4
(2–0)
Robert F. Hyland Performance Arena (723)
St. Charles, MO
January 5, 2023
5:30 p.m.
Eastern Illinois L 62–67  8–5
(2–1)
Eblen Center (1,259)
Cookeville, TN
January 7, 2023
1:00 p.m.
at UT Martin W 61–49  9–5
(3–1)
Skyhawk Arena (1,404)
Martin, TN
January 12, 2023
5:30 p.m.
Morehead State W 69–52  10–5
(4–1)
Eblen Center (919)
Cookeville, TN
January 14, 2023
1:00 p.m.
Tennessee State W 83–76  11–5
(5–1)
Eblen Center (1,128)
Cookeville, TN
January 19, 2023
5:00 p.m.
at Little Rock L 45–61  11–6
(5–2)
Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
January 21, 2023
2:00 p.m.
at Southeast Missouri State W 76–72  12–6
(6–2)
Show Me Center (690)
Cape Girardeau, MO
January 26, 2023
3:00 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville W 89–62  13–6
(7–2)
Eblen Center (711)
Cookeville, TN
January 28, 2023
1:00 p.m.
Little Rock L 63–66  13–7
(7–3)
Eblen Center (1,188)
Cookeville, TN
February 2, 2023
5:00 p.m.
at Morehead State L 68–70  13–8
(7–4)
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,034)
Morehead, KY
February 4, 2023
1:00 p.m.
Southeast Missouri State W 71–65  14–8
(8–4)
Eblen Center (1,017)
Cookeville, TN
February 9, 2023
5:00 p.m.
Southern Indiana W 79–59  15–8
(9–4)
Eblen Center (1,458)
Cookeville, TN
February 11, 2023
1:00 p.m.
at Tennessee State L 72–81  15–9
(9–5)
Gentry Complex (1,779)
Nashville, TN
February 16, 2023
5:30 p.m.
Lindenwood W 71–39  16–9
(10–5)
Eblen Center (769)
Cookeville, TN
February 18, 2023
1:00 p.m.
UT Martin W 74–63  17–9
(11–5)
Eblen Center (1,422)
Cookeville, TN
February 23, 2023
5:00 p.m.
at Southern Indiana W 78–57  18–9
(12–5)
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,142)
Evansville, IN
February 25, 2023
1:00 p.m.
at Eastern Illinois W 66–61  19–9
(13–5)
Lantz Arena (1,511)
Charleston, IL
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
March 2, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) SIU Edwardsville
Quarterfinals
W 76–62  20–9
Ford Center (309)
Evansville, IN
March 3, 2023
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
(3) vs. (2) Eastern Illinois
Semifinals
W 66–61  21–9
Ford Center (615)
Evansville, IN
March 4, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
(3) vs. (1) Little Rock
Final
W 54–46  22–9
Ford Center (526)
Evansville, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 16, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
(16 G2) vs. (16 G2) Monmouth
First Four
W 79–69  23–9
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (623)
Bloomington, IN
March 18, 2023*
11:30 a.m., ESPN2
(16 G2) at (1 G2) No. 2 Indiana
First Round
L 47–77  23–10
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G2=Greenville 2.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Tennessee Golden Eagles Women's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.