2022–23 VCU Rams women's basketball team

The 2022–23 VCU Rams women's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was the program's 49th season of existence, and their tenth season in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Rams were led by ninth year head coach Beth O'Boyle and played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.

2022–23 VCU Rams women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record7–16 (4–7 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kirk Crawford
  • Jessica Simmonds
  • Brittany Parker
Home arenaSiegel Center
Seasons
2022–23 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island 14 2   .875 26 7   .788
UMass 14 2   .875 27 7   .794
Fordham 10 6   .625 19 13   .594
Saint Louis 10 6   .625 17 18   .486
Richmond 8 6   .571 21 11   .656
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
George Washington 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
La Salle 8 7   .533 17 14   .548
Duquesne 8 8   .500 19 12   .613
George Mason 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Davidson 6 8   .429 14 16   .467
Dayton 5 10   .333 7 21   .250
VCU 4 12   .250 7 22   .241
St. Bonaventure 3 13   .188 6 26   .188
Loyola Chicago 1 15   .063 6 24   .200
2023 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023

Roster

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2022–23 VCU Rams women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sarah Te-Biasu 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Niagara Prep Montreal, QC
G 1 Anisja Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Florida A&M Columbus, OH
G 2 Janika Griffith-Wallace 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Murray State Brampton, ON
G 3 Timaya Lewis-Eutsey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Life Center Academy Trenton, NJ
G 4 Grace Hutson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So St. Joseph Central Christiansburg, VA
G 5 Adebukola Akomolafe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Americas HS El Paso, TX
G 11 Mary-Anna Asare 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr J. Addison School Markham, ON
C 13 Chloe Bloom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Oklahoma Sydney, Australia
G 21 Deniz Torgut 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Botas Gelisim Ankara İzmir, Turkey
F 22 Jennifer Ezeh 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Missouri State Nibo, Nigeria
F 32 Keowa Walters 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Buffalo Toronto, ON
F 33 Elze Motekaityte 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr New Hope Academy Klaipėda, Lithuania
F 34 Mykel Parham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Creighton Burnsville, MN
F 35 Samantha Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Central Michigan Bradford, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Globl Jam Tournament
July 5, 2022*
11:00 am
vs. France national team
Group phase
L 44–62 
 17  Asare   9  Bloom   8  Robinson  Mattamy Athletic Centre 
Toronto, ON
July 6, 2022*
11:00 am
at Canada national team
Group phase
L 69–78 
 27  Robinson   6  Walters   4  Robinson  Mattamy Athletic Centre 
Toronto, ON
July 7, 2022*
11:00 am
vs. Belgium national team
Group phase
L 50–63 
 9  Bloom   6  Robinson   7  Griffith-Wallace  Mattamy Athletic Centre 
Toronto, ON
July 9, 2022*
11:00 am
at Canada national team
Semifinals
L 60–85 
 29  Robinson   3  Robinson   3  Robinson  Mattamy Athletic Centre 
Toronto, ON
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
11:00 am, MASN/ESPN+
Lafayette W 65–42  1–0
 12  Bloom   11  Bloom   6  Hutson  Siegel Center (426)
Richmond, VA
November 11, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
William & Mary L 61–66  1–1
 19  Te-Biasu   8  Griffith-Wallace   5  Te-Biasu  Siegel Center (493)
Richmond, VA
November 15, 2022*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Delaware L 50–63  1–2
 11  Bloom   7  Bloom   1  Tied  Bob Carpenter Center (1,016)
Newark, DE
November 20, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charlotte L 47–55  1–3
 19  Te-Biasu   9  Griffith-Wallace   2  Tied  Halton Arena (805)
Charlotte, NC
November 24, 2022*
3:15 pm, ESPN3
vs. Seton Hall
Paradise Jam
W 62–61  2–3
 14  Te-Biasu   8  Robinson   3  Te-Biasu  Sports and Fitness Center (624)
Charlotte Amalie West, VI
November 25, 2022*
3:15 pm, ESPN3
vs. Georgia
Paradise Jam
L 54–68  2–4
 25  Te-Biasu   4  Griffith-Wallace   4  Te-Biasu  Sports and Fitness Center (824)
Charlotte Amalie West, VI
November 26, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Wisconsin
Paradise Jam
W 75–67  3–4
 23  Te-Biasu   6  Walters   4  Asare  Sports and Fitness Center 
Charlotte Amalie West, VI
December 1, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ / MASN
James Madison L 60–62  3–5
 16  Te-Biasu   7  Tied   3  Te-Biasu  Siegel Center (471)
Richmond, VA
December 4, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Carolina L 51–69  3–6
 8  Tied   5  Tied   3  Te-Biasu  Minges Coliseum (665)
Greenville, NC
December 8, 2022*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Old Dominion
Rivalry
L 44–61  3–7
 9  Griffith-Wallace   5  Griffith-Wallace   2  Griffith-Wallace  Chartway Arena (2,516)
Norfolk, VA
December 12, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Gardner–Webb L 56–61  3–8
 21  Te-Biasu   10  Asare   3  Motekaityte  Siegel Center (457)
Richmond, VA
December 20, 2022*
3:30 pm
vs. Tennessee Tech
Tulane Holiday Tournament semifinals
Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2022*
TBD
vs. TBD
Tulane Holiday Tournament final/3rd place game
Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
December 28, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Howard L 67–79  3–9
 13  Asare   8  Parham   4  Asare  Siegel Center (729)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 1, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Louis L 83–86 OT 3–10
(0–1)
 22  Te-Biasu   6  Walters   8  Te-Biasu  Siegel Center (478)
Richmond, VA
January 4, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fordham L 59–60  3–11
(0–2)
 21  Te-Biasu   10  Parham   3  Te-Biasu  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,650)
New York, NY
January 11, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Richmond
Capital City Classic
W 54–51  4–11
(1–2)
 26  Te-Biasu   10  Lewis-Eutsey   3  Lewis-Eutsey  Robins Center (703)
Richmond, VA
January 14, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
George Mason
Rivalry
W 55–45  5–11
(2–2)
 15  Asare   11  Parham   2  Te-Biasu  Siegel Center (1,133)
Richmond, VA
January 18, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Davidson L 60–71  5–12
(2–3)
 30  Te-Biasu   6  Griffith-Wallace   4  Asare  Siegel Center (496)
Richmond, VA
January 22, 2023
12:00 pm
at George Washington L 61–69  5–13
(2–4)
 14  Te-Biasu   9  Walters   4  Te-Biasu  Charles E. Smith Center (502)
Washington, D.C.
January 26, 2023
12:00 pm, NBC Sports
at UMass L 57–83  5–14
(2–5)
 12  Te-Biasu   7  Griffith-Wallace   4  Te-Biasu  Mullins Center (3,516)
Amherst, MA
January 29, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola Chicago W 60–50  6–14
(3–5)
 19  Bloom   7  Bloom   5  Griffith-Wallace  Siegel Center (603)
Richmond, VA
February 1, 2023
11:00 am, ESPN+
La Salle W 53–38  7–14
(4–5)
 14  Hutson   9  Parham   4  Griffith-Wallace  Siegel Center (3,253)
Richmond, VA
February 4, 2023
2:00 pm
at Duquesne L 63–66  7–15
(4–6)
 18  Griffith-Wallace   7  Walters   4  Griffith-Wallace  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (787)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 8, 2023
7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 45–67  7–16
(4–7)
 19  Lewis-Eutsey   5  Griffith-Wallace   1  Tied  Hagan Arena (312)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Rhode Island       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
February 15, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Dayton       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
February 18, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at St. Bonaventure       Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 22, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Richmond
Capital City Classic
      Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
February 25, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at La Salle       Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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