Villanova Women’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
February 28, 2023 · CSM Staff
Villanova Wildcats
Big East (28-6, 17-3)
Big Wins: 11/27 South Florida (72-50), 1/20 at Creighton (73-57)
Bad Losses: 11/26 at Baylor (70-75), 12/18 at Iowa State (62-74)
Coach: Denise Dillon
Probable Starters:
Christina Dalce, Sophomore, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 2.2 bpg
Maddy Siegrist, Senior, Forward, 28.9 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Lucy Olsen, Sophomore, Guard, 12.3 ppg, 4.4 apg, 4.0 rpg
Maddie Burke, Junior, Guard, 7.5 ppg, 1.6 apg
Brooke Mullin, Senior, Guard, 3.4 ppg, 3.4 apg
Key Role Players:
Megan Olbrys, Freshman, Forward, 2.5 ppg, 1.9 rpg
Kaitlyn Orihel, Sophomore, Guard, 3.0 ppg
Zanai Jones, Sophomore, Guard, 2.1 ppg
Bella Runyan, Junior, Guard, 3.6 ppg, 2.0 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.4 (67th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 57.7 (35, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.3 (43, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.1 (44, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.0 (87, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.4 (53, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.3 (28, 3)
Rebound Margin: 1.6 (140, 7)
Assists Per Game: 16.7 (22, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.2 (3, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over BYU |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Michigan |
| 2021 | NIT | First Round win over Massachusetts |
| 2021 | NIT | Second Round win over Florida |
| 2021 | NIT | Third Round loss to Delaware |
| 2019 | NIT | First Round win over Old Dominion |
| 2019 | NIT | Second Round loss to West Virginia |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over South Dakota State |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Notre Dame |
| 2016 | NIT | First Round win over Liberty |
| 2016 | NIT | Second Round loss to Hofstra |
| 2015 | NIT | First Round win over Maine |
| 2015 | NIT | Second Round win over Old Dominion |
| 2015 | NIT | Third Round win over St. John’s |
| 2015 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to Virginia |
| 2014 | NIT | First Round win over Quinnipiac |
| 2014 | NIT | Second Round loss to George Washington |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Michigan |
| 2012 | NIT | First Round win over American |
| 2012 | NIT | Second Round win over Illinois State |
| 2012 | NIT | Third Round loss to Colorado |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Utah |
| 2008 | NIT | Second Round win over Wisconsin |
| 2008 | NIT | Third Round loss to Colorado |
| 2008 | NIT | First Round win over American |
| 2006 | NIT | First Round win over Hofstra |
| 2006 | NIT | Second Round win over Xavier |
| 2006 | NIT | Third Round loss to Western Kentucky |
| 2005 | NIT | First Round loss to Chattanooga |
| 2004 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Mississippi |
| 2004 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Purdue |
*all team stats through 3/2
