2022–23 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team represents the Saint Louis University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Billikens, led by first year head coach Rebecca Tillett, play their home games at the Chaifetz Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2022–23 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball
Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	17–18 (10–6 A-10)
Head coach	Rebecca Tillett (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Tiffany Sardin Ryenn Micaletti Tra’Dayja Smith
Home arena	Chaifetz Arena

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

Media

All non-televised Billikens home games and conference road games stream on ESPN+.

Roster

2022–23 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 00 Kyla McMakin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Ocena Lakes Longwood Virginia Beach, VA G 2 Camree Clegg 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS Wayne Memorial St. John's Westland, MI G 3 Abby Liber 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Avon Avon, OH G 4 Kennedy Calhoun 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Hickory Ridge Longwood Harrisburg, NC G 10 Isabel Tillett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Cosby Longwood Manassas, VA G 11 Julia Martinez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Loyola Academy Chicago, IL F 12 Sevval Gul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Ferenhbace Arizona Istanbul, Turkey G 15 Ashleigh Connor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Mount Lebanon Pittsburgh, PA F 21 Nafatoumata Haidara 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Largo Chicago State Bamako, Mali G/F 22 Nia Mocastro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr St. Charles West St. Charles, MO G 24 Kiley Bess 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Poplar Bluff Poplar Bluff, MO F 32 Peyton Kennedy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Boylan Catholic Rockford, IL F 34 Sarah Lazar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Edgewood Madison, WI G/F 35 Briana Johns 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Thomas Edison Longwood Alexandria, VA F/C 42 Brooke Flowers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Metro Academic & Classical St. Louis, MO	Head coach Rebecca Tillett (William & Mary) Assistant coach(es) Tiffany Sardin (Virginia) Ryenn Micaletti (Seton Hall) Tra’Dayja Smith (Longwood) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		Maryville	L 70–78		Chaifetz Arena (218) St. Louis, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 10:00 a.m., ESPN3		at Indiana State	L 62–64	0–1	Hulman Center (1,092) Terre Haute, IN
November 11, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	W 95–38	1–1	Chaifetz Arena (352) St. Louis, MO
November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	L 64–84	1–2	McLeod Center (1,966) Cedar Falls, IA
November 15, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Missouri State	L 55–71	1–3	Great Southern Bank Arena (1,870) Springfield, MO
November 18, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Green Bay	L 70–73	1–4	Chaifetz Arena (230) St. Louis, MO
November 20, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Dakota	L 67–71	1–5	Chaifetz Arena (325) St. Louis, MO
November 25, 2022* 10:00 a.m., FloSports		vs. No. 21 Baylor Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals	L 58–92	1–6	Hertz Arena (213) Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2022* 10:00 a.m., FloSports		vs. Belmont Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round	L 68–78	1–7	Hertz Arena (176) Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2022* 10:00 a.m., FloSports		vs. Air Force Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game	W 77–58	2–7	Hertz Arena (135) Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at Missouri	L 52–82	2–8	Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
December 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Illinois State	W 75–65	3–8	Chaifetz Arena (315) St. Louis, MO
December 5, 2022* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Ball State	L 51–85	3–9	Worthen Arena (1,011) Muncie, IN
December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wichita State	L 74–77	3–10	Chaifetz Arena (275) St. Louis, MO
December 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Memphis	L 71–83	3–11	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (731) Memphis, TN
December 21, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Illinois	W 82–54	4–11	Chaifetz Arena (460) St. Louis, MO
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola–Chicago	L 47–60	4–12 (0–1)	Chaifetz Arena (475) St. Louis, MO
January 1, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VCU	W 86–83	5–12 (1–1)	Siegel Center (478) Richmond, VA
January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 47–71	5–13 (1–2)	Hagan Arena (518) Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rhode Island	L 65–76	5–14 (1–3)	Chaifetz Arena (346) St. Louis, MO
January 15, 2023 1:00 p.m., CBSSN		Dayton	W 80–69	6–14 (2–3)	Chaifetz Arena (1,024) St. Louis, MO
January 18, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 63–68	6–15 (2–4)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (833) Pittsburgh, PA
January 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Davidson	L 71–75	6–16 (2–5)	John M. Belk Arena (488) Davidson, NC
January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fordham	W 87–84	7–16 (3–5)	Chaifetz Arena (913) St. Louis, MO
February 1, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		George Mason	W 68–56	8–16 (4–5)	Chaifetz Arena (7,582) St. Louis, MO
February 5, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	W 75–61	9–16 (5–5)	Reilly Center (267) Olean, NY
February 8, 2023 10:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	W 74–65	10–16 (6–5)	UD Arena (11,635) Dayton, OH
February 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Washington	W 76–64	11–16 (7–5)	Chaifetz Arena (1,504) St. Louis, MO
February 15, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	L 74–84	11–17 (7–6)	Robins Center (504) Richmond, VA
February 19, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		La Salle	W 74–63	12–17 (8–6)	Chaifetz Arena (1,576) St. Louis, MO
February 22, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass	W 77–75	13–17 (9–6)	Chaifetz Arena (913) St. Louis, MO
February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Loyola–Chicago	W 73–55	14–17 (10–6)	Gentile Arena (1,156) Chicago, IL
Atlantic 10 Tournament
March 3, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals	W 59–44	15–17	Chase Fieldhouse (1,109) Wilmington, DE
March 4, 2023 12:30 p.m., CBSSN	(3)	vs. (2) Rhode Island Semifinals	W 59–56	16–17	Chase Fieldhouse (1,923) Wilmington, DE
March 5, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPNU	(3)	vs. (1) UMass Final	W 91–85 OT	17–17	Chase Fieldhouse (2,331) Wilmington, DE
NCAA Tournament
March 18, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ABC	(S3 13)	at (S3 4) No. 24 Tennessee First Round	L 50–95	17–18	Thompson–Boling Arena (6,871) Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Seattle 3. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2022–23 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team