2022–23 Iona Gaels women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Iona Gaels women's basketball team represented Iona College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gaels, led by tenth-year head coach Billi Chambers, played their home games at Hynes Athletic Center, are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

2022–23 Iona Gaels women's basketball
MAAC regular season and MAAC tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record26–7 (18–2 MAAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAshlee Kelly
Assistant coaches
  • Nick Volchok
  • Brianna Sanders
Home arenaHynes Athletic Center
Seasons
2022–23 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 18 2   .900 26 6   .813
Quinnipiac 16 4   .800 21 9   .700
Niagara 16 4   .800 18 13   .581
Siena 12 8   .600 19 13   .594
Fairfield 11 9   .550 15 15   .500
Manhattan 10 10   .500 16 17   .485
Marist 8 12   .400 12 18   .400
Mount St. Mary's 7 13   .350 12 19   .387
Canisius 6 14   .300 9 21   .300
Rider 6 14   .300 10 21   .323
Saint Peter's 0 20   .000 0 30   .000
2023 MAAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2023

Previous season

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The Gaels finished the 2021–22 season 11–16, 8–12 in MAAC play to finish in eighth place. As an 8th seed in the MAAC they defeated Rider in the first round before losing to Fairfield in the quarterfinals.

Roster

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2022–23 Iona Gaels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Natalia Otkhmezuri 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Southern Utah Tbilisi, Georgia
F 2 Petra Oborilova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Stredná Športová Škola Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
G 3 Addy Salzer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Waconia Saint Bonifacius, MN
G 4 Ale Civera 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr IES Ortega y Gassett Madrid, Spain
G 5 Thoranna Hodge-Carr 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja Keflavík, Iceland
F 11 Isabelle Lipinski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Farmington
Franklin Pierce
Farmington, CT
G 15 Kate Mager 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Albertus Magnus
Merrimack
New City, NY
G 21 Amaya B. Evans 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Neptune Neptune, NJ
G 22 Juana Camilion 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr IES Antoni Maura Palma de Mallorca, Spain
G 24 Aizhanique Mayo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Notre Dame
Marquette
Bridgeport, CT
F/C 30 Ketsia Athias 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr James Madison
NYIT
Brooklyn, NY
G 32 Judith Gomez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Institut Francesc Macià Barcelona, Spain
G 34 Marina Cenis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Colegio San Agustín Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain
G 35 Noa Givon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Ostrovski Ra'anana, Israel
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
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wagner W 87–62  1–0
Hynes Athletic Center (1,285)
New Rochelle, NY
November 14, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FloSports
at Stony Brook L 61–63  1–1
Island Federal Arena (612)
Stony Brook, NY
November 17, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Providence L 50–53  1–2
Hynes Athletic Center (913)
New Rochelle, NY
November 20, 2022*
12:00 p.m., NEC Front Now
at Sacred Heart W 65–56  2–2
William H. Pitt Center (493)
Fairfield, CT
November 22, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Bucknell L 52–55  2–3
Sojka Pavilion (1,024)
Lewisburg, PA
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Hofstra W 62–46  3–3
Hynes Athletic Center (877)
New Rochelle, NY
December 5, 2022*
4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row
at LIU W 64–55  4–3
Steinberg Wellness Center (212)
Brooklyn, NY
December 8, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at St. John's L 51–77  4–4
Carnesecca Arena (334)
Queens, NY
December 13, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bethune–Cookman W 60–57  5–4
Hynes Athletic Center (743)
New Rochelle, NY
MAAC regular season
December 17, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
Quinnipiac W 57–54  6–4
(1–0)
Hynes Athletic Center (934)
New Rochelle, NY
December 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Fairfield L 43–49  6–5
(1–1)
Leo D. Mahoney Arena (369)
Fairfield, CT
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Marist W 76–55  7–5
(2–1)
McCann Arena (802)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 2, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
Niagara W 63–53  8–5
(3–1)
Hynes Athletics Center (1,171)
New Rochelle, NY
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rider W 68–44  9–5
(4–1)
Alumni Gymnasium (479)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Mount St. Mary's W 63–44  10–5
(5–1)
Hynes Athletics Center (841)
New Rochelle, NY
January 14, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Quinnipiac W 47–42  11–5
(6–1)
M&T Bank Arena (694)
Hamden, CT
January 19, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Rider W 90–62  12–5
(7–1)
Hynes Athletics Center (933)
New Rochelle, NY
January 21, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Siena W 68–66  13–5
(8–1)
UHY Center (643)
Loudonville, NY
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Saint Peter's W 65–37  14–5
(9–1)
Hynes Athletics Center (994)
New Rochelle, NY
January 28, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
Manhattan W 63–49  15–5
(10–1)
Hynes Athletics Center (1,272)
New Rochelle, NY
February 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Niagara W 61–54  16–5
(11–1)
Gallagher Center (474)
Lewiston, NY
February 4, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Canisius W 68–58  17–5
(12–1)
Koessler Athletic Center (676)
Buffalo, NY
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fairfield W 66–55  18–5
(13–1)
Hynes Athletics Center (676)
New Rochelle, NY
February 16, 2023
11:00 a.m., ESPN3
Siena W 91–64  19–5
(14–1)
Hynes Athletics Center (2,543)
New Rochelle, NY
February 18, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Mount St. Mary's W 50–37  20–5
(15–1)
Knott Arena (386)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 23, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Manhattan W 59–53  21–5
(16–1)
Draddy Gymnasium (382)
Riverdale, NY
February 23, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Canisius W 67–43  22–5
(17–1)
Hynes Athletics Center (1,246)
New Rochelle, NY
March 2, 2023
4:30 p.m., ESPN3
Marist L 60–70  22–6
(17–2)
Hynes Athletics Center (1,160)
New Rochelle, NY
March 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Peter's W 64–56  23–6
(18–2)
Run Baby Run Arena (272)
Jersey City, NJ
MAAC women's tournament
March 8, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) vs. (8) Mount St. Mary's
Quarterfinals
W 39–37  24–6
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
March 10, 2023
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
(1) vs. (4) Siena
Semifinals
W 67–66  25–6
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
March 11, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPNU
(1) vs. (6) Manhattan
Championship Game
W 73–60  26–6
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(14 S4) at (3 S4) No. 13 Duke
First Round
L 49–89  26–7
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,246)
Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S4=Seattle 4.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Iona College Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2023.