2022–23 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mocs, led by first-year head coach Shawn Poppie, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

2022–23 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball
SoCon tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	20–13 (9–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Shawn Poppie (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jonathon Goldberg Katelyn Grisillo Jayda Worthy
Home arena	McKenzie Arena

2022–23 Southern Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wofford	10	–	4		.714			22	–	10		.688
Chattanooga†	9	–	5		.643			20	–	13		.606
East Tennessee State	9	–	5		.643			26	–	10		.722
Mercer	8	–	6		.571			12	–	16		.429
UNC Greensboro	8	–	6		.571			16	–	14		.533
Samford	7	–	7		.500			13	–	17		.433
Furman	3	–	11		.214			11	–	19		.367
Western Carolina	2	–	12		.143			9	–	21		.300
† 2023 SoCon Tournament winner As of March 19, 2023

Previous season

The Mocs finished the season 11–18, 10–4 in a three-way tie for fifth place in the SoCon, losing to Furman in the first round of the conference tournament.

Roster

2022–23 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Audrey Canter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Silverdale Baptist Academy Chattanooga, TN G 2 Brooklyn Crouch 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Upperman Cookeville, TN F/C 3 Takia Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Calhoun County USC Aiken Calhoun, GA G 5 Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Flensborg Hafnarfjörður, Iceland G 10 Lamiah Walker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Signal Mountain Austin Peay Chattanooga, TN G 12 Destiny McClendon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Lake Oconee Academy Greensboro, GA G 13 Yazz Wazeerud-Din 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Wheeler/Pope Stetson Marietta, GA G 21 Addie Porter 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Lebanon Lebanon, TN F 24 Forde Flos van der Schans 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Orange Lions Academy Amsterdam, the Netherlands F 25 Abbey Cornelius 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Hardin Valley Academy Knoxville, TN F 32 Raven Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Langston Hughes Atlanta, GA F 33 Karsen Murphy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Dawson County Montana Glendive, MT	Head coach Shawn Poppie (Limestone) Assistant coach(es) Jonathon Goldberg (Emerson College) Katelyn Grisillo (USC Aiken) Jayda Worthy (Radford) 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
Non-conference regular Season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Young Harris	W 65–39	1–0	McKenzie Arena (1,134) Chattanooga, TN
November 9, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Belmont	L 54–56	1–1	Curb Event Center (1,141) Nashville, TN
November 12, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		Austin Peay	L 53–58	1–2	McKenzie Arena (1,103) Chattanooga, TN
November 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 60–31	2–2	McKenzie Arena (1,117) Chattanooga, TN
November 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Murray State	L 56–59	2–3	CFSB Center (1,122) Murray, KY
November 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 72–59	3–3	McKenzie Arena (1,010) Chattanooga, TN
November 23, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 60–48	4–3	Kimmel Arena (375) Asheville, NC
November 26, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		King University	W 62–47	5–3	McKenzie Arena (1,082) Chattanooga, TN
November 30, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	W 74–60	6–3	GSU Convocation Center (497) Atlanta, GA
December 3, 2022* 1:00 p.m., SECN+		at Alabama	L 52–61	6–4	Coleman Coliseum (1,849) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 6, 2022* 6:30 p.m., SECN+		at Tennessee	L 39–69	6–5	Thompson–Boling Arena (6,871) Knoxville, TN
December 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama	W 55–44	7–5	Flowers Hall (433) Florence, AL
December 18, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Ohio	W 67–55	8–5	Convocation Center (334) Athens, OH
December 21, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	L 56–60	8–6	Cam Henderson Center (496) Huntington, WV
December 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville State	L 51–59	8–7	McKenzie Arena (1,231) Chattanooga, TN
SoCon regular season
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	W 53–50	9–7 (1–0)	Brooks Gymnasium (558) Johnson City, TN
January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Samford	L 53–58	9–8 (1–1)	McKenzie Arena (1,298) Chattanooga, TN
January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mercer	W 78–70 OT	10–8 (2–1)	McKenzie Arena (1,221) Chattanooga, TN
January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wofford	L 51–64	10–9 (2–2)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (486) Spartanburg, SC
January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Furman	W 51–44 2OT	11–9 (3–2)	Timmons Arena (667) Greenville, SC
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	W 67–46	12–9 (4–2)	McKenzie Arena (1,189) Chattanooga, TN
January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Carolina	L 48–56	12–10 (4–3)	McKenzie Arena (1,545) Chattanooga, TN
February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		East Tennessee State	W 73–62	13–10 (5–3)	McKenzie Arena (1,623) Chattanooga, TN
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Mercer	W 64–61	14–10 (6–3)	Hawkins Arena (1,010) Macon, GA
February 11, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Samford	W 60–55	15–10 (7–3)	Pete Hanna Center (382) Homewood, AL
February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Furman	W 70–63	16–10 (8–3)	McKenzie Arena (1,445) Chattanooga, TN
February 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Wofford	L 53–72	16–11 (8–4)	McKenzie Arena (1,541) Chattanooga, TN
February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Carolina	W 62–44	17–11 (9–4)	Ramsey Center (376) Cullowhee, NC
February 25, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		at UNC Greensboro	L 54–56	17–12 (9–5)	Fleming Gymnasium (520) Greensboro, NC
SoCon women's tournament
March 2, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Furman Quarterfinals	W 63–52	18–12	Harrah's Cherokee Center  Asheville, NC
March 3, 2023 1:15 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) East Tennessee State Semifinals	W 69–40	19–12	Harrah's Cherokee Center (2,347) Asheville, NC
March 4, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (1) Wofford Final	W 63–53	20–12	Harrah's Cherokee Center (2,250) Asheville, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 16, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPNU	(16 S3)	at (1 S3) No. 4 Virginia Tech First Round	L 33–58	20–13	Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S3=Seattle 3. All times are in Eastern Time.