Mode: | Women's Basketball |
Year: | 2022–23 |
Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
Next Year: | 2023–24 |
Team: | Oral Roberts Golden Eagles |
Conference: | Summit League |
Short Conf: | The Summit |
Record: | 12–19 |
Conf Record: | 8–10 |
Head Coach: | Kelsi Musick |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Asst Coach1: | Cophie Anderson |
Asst Coach2: | Bill Annan |
Asst Coach3: | Hayden Priddy |
The 2022–23 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by first year head coach Kelsi Musick, competed in the Summit League. They played home games in Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Golden Eagles went 16–15 overall and 10–8 in conference play, finishing fourth.
Oral Roberts played North Dakota in the quarterfinals won 61-54. At the semifinals played the regular season champion South Dakota State and lost 53-72.[1] On March 30, 2022 Misti Cussen and the team parted ways after 10 seasons.[2] On April 21 Golden Eagles appointed new head coach Kelsi Musick, who led the Division II member Southwestern Oklahoma State team the past 13 seasons.[3]
After coach Cussen left the team, her assistants also left the Golden Eagles. Assistant coach Jeff Zinn replaced Kelsi Musick at the SWOSU.[4] Assistant Lee Mayberry became head coach Oklahoma Class 3A Cascia Hall high school boys team.[5]
Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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C | 6'2" | Completed college eligibility | ||||
C | 6'2" | Completed college eligibility | ||||
G | 5'9" | Completed college eligibility | ||||
G | 5'8" | Transferred to Mid-America Christian University (NAIA)[6] | ||||
G | 5'8" | Transferred to Sam Houston State University | ||||
F | 6'0" | Transferred to Emporia State University (D-II)[7] | ||||
C | 6'3" | Transferred to Point Loma Nazarene University (D-II)[8] | ||||
F | 6'3" | Transferred to University of Arkansas–Fort Smith (D-II)[9] | ||||
F | 6'2" | Transferred to Southern Nazarene University (D-II) | ||||
F | 6'0" | Transferred to Hampton University |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
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Sara Rodrigues | 30 | G-F | 6'3" | Senior | Oklahoma State University[10] | ||
Ruthie Udoumoh | 22 | F | 6'1" | Junior | Oklahoma State University[11] | ||
Lauren Ramey | 20 | G | 6'1" | Graduate Student | Southwestern Oklahoma State University (D-II)[12] |
The Summit League Preseason poll and other preseason awards was released on October 11, 2022, with the Golden Eagles selected to finish in third place in the Summit League.[13]
Coaches Poll | |||
1 | South Dakota State | 746 (36) | |
2 | South Dakota | 676 (4) | |
3 | Oral Roberts | 602 | |
4 | North Dakota | 522 | |
5 | North Dakota State | 475 | |
6 | Kansas City | 388 | |
7 | Western Illinois | 308 | |
8 | Denver | 227 | |
9 | St. Thomas | 211 | |
10 | Omaha | 199 |
The Golden Eagles had one player selected to the preseason all-Summit teams.
First team
Tirzah Moore
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Honors | style= width="20%" | Player | style= | Position | style= | Date Awarded | style= | Ref. |
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Summit League Player of the Week | Hannah Cooper | G | November 14, 2022 | [15] | ||||
Summit League Player of the Week | Hannah Cooper | G | December 12, 2022 | [16] | ||||
Summit League Player of the Week | Hannah Cooper | G | December 19, 2022 | [17] | ||||
Summit League Player of the Week | Tirzah Moore | F | January 23, 2023 | [18] | ||||
Summit League Player of the Week | Hannah Cooper | G | January 30, 2023 | [19] |