2022–23 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's Basketball
Year:	2022–23
Prev Year:	2021–22
Next Year:	2023–24
Team:	Incarnate Word Cardinals
Conference:	Southland Conference
Short Conf:	Southland
Record:	15–14
Conf Record:	10–8
Hc Year:	4th
Asst Coach1:	Amber Cunningham
Asst Coach2:	Beverly Holmes
Asst Coach3:	Rachel Baity
Stadium:	McDermott Center (Capacity: 2,000)

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.

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]

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]

Schedule

Sources:^{[5] [6]} |-!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season|-|-!colspan=9 style=|Southland regular season|-|-!colspan=9 style=| 2023 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland basketball tournament

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule 2021-22 . November 10, 2022 . ESPN.com.
2. Web site: March 17, 2022 . Women’s Basketball Closes out Historic Season . March 17, 2022 . University of the Incarnate Word.
3. Web site: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tabbed as favorites in 2022-23 Southland Women's Basketball poll . Southland Conference . November 10, 2022 . October 25, 2022.
4. Web site: Southland Announces 2022-23 Women’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams . Southland Conference . November 10, 2022 . October 25, 2022.
5. Web site: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule . April 9, 2024 . University of the Incarnate Word.
6. Web site: Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule 2022-23 . November 3, 2022 . ESPN.com.