2022–23 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

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

2022–23 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	15–14 (10–8 Southland)
Head coach	Jeff Dow (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Amber Cunningham Beverly Holmes Rachel Baity
Home arena	McDermott Center (Capacity: 2,000)
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Southland Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southeastern Louisiana †	14	–	4		.778			21	–	10		.677
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	14	–	4		.778			19	–	12		.613
Lamar	12	–	6		.667			20	–	12		.625
Incarnate Word	10	–	8		.556			15	–	14		.517
Texas A&M–Commerce*	10	–	8		.556			14	–	19		.424
McNeese	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
New Orleans	7	–	11		.389			8	–	20		.286
Northwestern State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	18		.379
Houston Christian	6	–	12		.333			11	–	18		.379
Nicholls	2	–	16		.111			5	–	24		.172
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2023 Southland tournament winner As of March 18, 2023

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)
1	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	148 (11)
2	Houston Christian	131 (5)
3	Southeastern	122 (3)
4	Lamar	103
5	Texas A&M–Commerce Lions	101(1)
6	McNeese	98
7	Incarnate Word	64
8	Northwestern State	61
9	New Orleans	47
10	Nicholls	25

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown 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, PR 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 Simón 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Alcobendas, Spain F 13 Chloe Storer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Wangaratta, 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 Jeff Dow (Oregon) Assistant coach(es) Amber Cunningham (Rice) Beverly Holmes (Millsaps) Rachel Baity (Our Lady of the Lake) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 9, 2024

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

• 2022–23 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

References

1. "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule 2021-22". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
2. "Women's Basketball Closes out Historic Season". University of the Incarnate Word. March 17, 2022. 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 April 9, 2024.
6. "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule 2022-23". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.