#28 Villanova Women's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Villanova Wildcats
 
Overall Rank: #28
Conference Rank: #3 Big East
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2021-22 Record: 24-9, 15-4
2021-22 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Denise Dillon
Coach Record: 41-16 at Villanova, 370-227 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Lior Garzon, Forward, 13.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.8 apg
Brianna Herlihy, Forward, 10.7 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 3.1 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Maddy Siegrist, Senior, Forward, 25.3 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.9 apg
Lucy Olsen, Sophomore, Guard, 7.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.7 apg
Brooke Mullin, Senior, Guard, 4.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.4 apg
Bella Runyan, Junior, Guard, 3.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.9 apg
Kaitlyn Orihel, Sophomore, Guard, 3.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.9 apg
 
Key New Players:
Maddie Burke, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Penn State
Maggie Grant, Freshman, Guard
Abigail Jegede, Freshman, Guard
Megan Olbrys, Freshman, Forward
Annie Welde, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 64.9 (159th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.9 (110, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.1 (165, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.2 (239, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.3 (56, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.9 (165, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.1 (29, 2)
Rebound Margin: -0.8 (200, 7)
Assists Per Game: 15.2 (49, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.9 (31, 3)