2022–23 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record15–14 (10–8 Southland)
Head coach
  • Jeff Dow (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Amber Cunningham
  • Beverly Holmes
  • Rachel Baity
Home arenaMcDermott Center
(Capacity: 2,000)
2022–23 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southeastern Louisiana †14–4 .77821–10  .677
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi14–4 .77819–12  .613
Lamar12–6 .66720–12  .625
Incarnate Word10–8 .55615–14  .517
Texas A&M–Commerce*10–8 .55614–19  .424
McNeese8–10 .44412–19  .387
New Orleans7–11 .3898–20  .286
Northwestern State7–11 .38911–18  .379
Houston Christian6–12 .33311–18  .379
Nicholls2–16 .1115–24  .172
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2023 Southland tournament winner
As of March 18, 2023

The 2022–23 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team represents the University of the Incarnate Word in the 2022-23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals are led by coach Jeff Dow, in his fourth season, and are members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2021–22 season with a 14–17 record overall and a 5–9 record in Southland Conference play tied for fifth place with Northwestern State in the conference regular season. Winning the regular season head-to-head with Northwestern State, the Cardinals entered the 2022 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament as the No. 5 seed. They won the conference tournament defeating their opponents in four games from first round play through to the championship game. They received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Their season ended in the opening game of the NCAA tournament with a 51–55 loss to Howard University.[1][2]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 64 votes overall, the Cardinals were picked to finish seventh in the conference.[3]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Texas A&M–Corpus Christi148 (11)
2Houston Christian131 (5)
3Southeastern122 (3)
4Lamar103
5Texas A&M–Commerce Lions101(1)
6McNeese98
7Incarnate Word64
8Northwestern State61
9New Orleans47
10Nicholls25

Preseason All Conference

No Cardinals were selected as members of the Preseason All Conference first team.[4]

Roster

2022–23 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
G 0 Hannah Wheeler 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Cedar Park, TX
F 2 Kaylee Howell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Rockport, TX
G 3 Nina De Leon Negron 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr San Juan, Puerto Rico
G 4 Sophia Griego 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Austin, TX
G 5 Myra Bell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr San Antonio, TX
G 10 Destiny Terrell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Dallas, TX
G 11 Aliyah Collins 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr College Station, TX
G 12 Paloma Simone 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Alcobendas Madrid Spain
F 13 Chloe Storer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Wangaratta Victoria Australia
F 14 Brenna Perez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr San Antonio, TX
F 15 Yuliyana Valcheva 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Varna, Bulgaria
F 22 Breelyn Sanborn 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Spring, TX
G 32 Jorja Elliott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Hickory Creek, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 11, 2022

Schedule

Sources:[5][6]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2022*
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 Our Lady of the Lake W 63–56  1–0
 McDermott Center (350)
San Antonio, TX
Nov 10, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Baylor L 42–71  1–1
 Ferrell Center (3809)
San Antonio, TX
Nov 17, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Colorado L 54–63  1–2
 Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
Nov 20, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Texas Lutheran W 50–42  2–2
 McDermott Center (201)
San Antonio, TX
Nov 29, 2022*
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at TCU L 33–60  2–3
 Schollmaier Arena (2,108)
Fort Worth, TX
Dec 4, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas Tech L 48–66  2–4
 United Supermarkets Arena (4,297)
Lubbock, TX
Dec 12, 2022*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 Schreiner University W 92–41  3–4
 McDermott Center (1,068)
San Antonio, TX
Dec 15, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 UTSA W 56–53  4–4
 McDermott Center (328)
San Antonio, TX
Dec 18, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Sul Ross W 77–36  5–4
 McDermott Center (171)
San Antonio, TX
Dec 21, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at SMU L 44–57  5–5
 Moody Coliseum (538)
Dallas, TX
Southland regular season
Dec 31, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas A&M–Commerce L 61–64  5–6
(0–1)		 Texas A&M–Commerce Field House (312)
Commerce, TX
Jan 4, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 51–59  5–7
(0–2)		 Dugan Wellness Center (1.319)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 7, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 58–65  5–8
(0–3)		 McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
Jan 12, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 New Orleans W 61–55  6–8
(1–3)		 McDermott Center (204)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 14, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southeastern Louisiana W 55–49  7–8
(2–3)		 McDermott Center (195)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 19, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Houston Christian L 52–71  7–9
(2–4)		 Sharp Gymnasium (207)
Houston, TX
Jan 21, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Lamar L 52–72  7–10
(2–5)		 Montagne Center (1,243)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 26, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 McNeese L 34–69  7–11
(2–6)		 McDermott Center (201)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 28, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Nicholls W 70–62  8–11
(3–6)		 McDermott Center (268)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 2, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southeastern Louisiana L 50–72  8–12
(3–7)		 University Center (379)
Hammond, LA
Feb 4, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at New Orleans W 50–45  9–12
(4–7)		 Lakefront Arena (284)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 9, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 Lamar L 67–74  9–13
(4–8)		 McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
Feb 11, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Houston Christian W 65–49  10–13
(5–8)		 McDermott Center (170)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 16, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at McNeese W 69–45  11–13
(6–8)		 The Legacy Center (1,753)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 18, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Nicholls W 65–50  12–13
(7–8)		 Stopher Gymnasium (313)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 23, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 Northwestern State W 67–58  13–13
(8–8)		 McDermott Center (135)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 25, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Texas A&M–Commerce W 73–62  14–13
(9–8)		 McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
Mar 1, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 Northwestern State W 79–60  15–13
(10–8)		 Prather Coliseum (601)
Natchitoches, LA
2023 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Basketball Tournament
Mar 7, 2023
11:00 am, ESPN+		 (4) vs. (5) Texas A&M–Commerce
Second round		 L 62–65  15–14
 The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule 2021-22". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
    2. ↑ "Women's Basketball Closes out Historic Season". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
    3. ↑ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tabbed as favorites in 2022-23 Southland Women's Basketball poll". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
    4. ↑ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
    5. ↑ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
    6. ↑ "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule 2022-23". Retrieved November 3, 2022.
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