2022–23 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team

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.

2022–23 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record13–14 (7–7 Ivy)
Head coach
  • Dalila Eshe (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sam Guastella
  • Sara Mitchell
  • Amber Raisner
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
Seasons
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

Previous season

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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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

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

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Schedule

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Ivy League Announces Women's Basketball All-Ivy Teams and Major Awards". Ivyleague.com. March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Yalebulldogs.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.