2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball
2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	19–11 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach	Jeff Dow (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Amber Cunningham; Beverly Holmes; Rachel Baity;
Home arena	McDermott Center; (Capacity: 2,000)
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lamar	17	–	1	.944	24	–	7	.774
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi †	14	–	4	.778	23	–	9	.719
Southeastern Louisiana	14	–	4	.778	19	–	12	.613
Incarnate Word	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
Texas A&M–Commerce*	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
New Orleans	8	–	10	.444	11	–	19	.367
Nicholls	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Northwestern State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
McNeese	2	–	16	.111	6	–	25	.194
Houston Christian	1	–	17	.056	6	–	23	.207
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II.

† 2024 Southland tournament winner

The 2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by coach Jeff Dow, in his fifth season, and were members of the Southland Conference. The team compiled an overall record of 19–11 and a 12–6 record in conference play. Their season ended in the first round of the SLC tournament losing to Texas A&M–Commerce.

Media[edit]

Home games were broadcast on ESPN+.

Preseason polls[edit]

Southland Conference Poll[edit]

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 97 overall votes, the Cardinals were picked to finish fourth in the conference.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern Louisiana	159 (15)
2	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	140 (3)
3	Lamar	132 (2)
4	Incarnate Word	97
T5	Houston Christian	74
T5	McNeese	74
7	Northwestern State	65
8	Texas A&M–Commerce	58
9	New Orleans	56
10	Nicholls	39

Preseason All Conference[edit]

No Cardinals were selected to the Preseason All Conference first team. Senior Nina De Leon Negron, a guard, was selected to second team.^[1]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 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)	Sr	Cedar Park, TX
F	2	Kaylee Howell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Rockport, TX
G	3	Nina De Leon Negron	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	San Juan, PR
G	4	Sophia Griego	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Fr	Austin, TX
G	5	Myra Bell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	San Antonio, TX
G	10	Destiny Terrell	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Dallas, TX
G	11	Aliyah Collins	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	So	College Station, TX
G	12	Paloma Simón	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Alcobendas, Spain
F	13	Chloe Storer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Wangaratta, Australia
F	14	Brenna Perez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	San Antonio, TX
F	21	Mallory McQuietor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Keller, TX
F	22	Breelyn Sanborn	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Spring, TX
G	24	Destiny Whitaker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Dallas, TX
G	32	Jorja Elliott	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Hickory Creek, TX
F	35	Raimi McCrary	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Allen, 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, 2024

Schedule[edit]

Sources:^[2]^[3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Our Lady of the Lake	W 68–40	1–0	12 – C. Storer	7 – J. Ellion	3 – N. De Leon Negron	McDermott Center (557) San Antonio, TX
Nov 12, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		New Mexico State	L 52–59	1–1	12 – N. De Leon Negron	7 – D. Terrell	5 – A. Collins	McDermott Center (103) San Antonio, TX
Nov 15, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at TCU	L 55–61	1–2	17 – A. Collins	8 – N. De Leon Negron	6 – A. Collins	Schollmaier Arena (4,754) Fort Worth, TX
Nov 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Rio Grande Valley	W 67–57	2–2	7 – J. Elliontt	9 – D. Terrell	5 – N. De Leon Negron	McDermott Center (261) San Antonio, TX
Nov 27, 2023* 5:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	W 57–44	3–2	20 – Storer	10 – Storer	3 – De Leon Negron	William J. Nicks Building (246) Prairie View, TX
Dec 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Dallas Christian	W 103–52	4–2	16 – A. Collins	8 – R. McCrary	5 – R. McCrary	McDermott Center (95) San Antonio, TX
Dec 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tarleton State	W 57–42	5–2	16 – D. Terrell	7 – D. Terrell	3 – A. Collins	Wisdom Gymnasium (419) Stephenville, TX
Dec 13, 2023* 11:30 pm, ESPN+		at Texas Tech	L 35–76	5–3	8 – D. Terrell	4 – D. Terrell	3 – N. De Leon Negron	United Supermarkets Arena (13,748) Lubbock, TX
Dec 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Edwards	W 57–49	6–3	15 – N. De Leon Negron	8 – J. Elliott	5 – N. De Leon Negron	McDermott Center (164) San Antonio, TX
Dec 20, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas Lutheran	W 70–36	7–3	13 – B. Sanborn	7 – D. Terrell	4 – C. Storer	McDermott Center (126) San Antonio, TX
Dec 31, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Arkansas	L 48–67	7–4	10 – J. Elliott	11 – D. Terrell	6 – N. De Leon Negron	Bud Walton Arena (3,420) Fayetteville, AR
Southland regular season
Jan 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar	L 53–70	5–7 (0–1)	13 – D. Terrell	8 – D. Terrell	2 – D. Terrell	Neches Arena (603) Beaumont, TX
Jan 6, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 61–63	7–6 (0–2)	19 – A. Collins	10 – D. Terrell	4 – A. Collins	McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
Jan 11, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Commerce	W 70–62	8–6 (1–2)	21 – A. Collins	9 – N. De Leon Negron	4 – J. Elliott	The Field House (238) Commerce, TX
Jan 13, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northwestern State	W 63–57	9–6 (2–2)	16 – D. Terrell	11 – N. De Leon Negron	5 – A. Collins	Prather Coliseum (411) Natchitoches, LA
Jan 18, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Nicholls	L 59–65	9–7 (2–3)	14 – A. Collins	9 – N. De Leon Negron	3 – N. De Leon Negron	McDermott Center (120) San Antonio, TX
Jan 20, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		McNeese	W 67–55	10–7 (3–3)	16 – N. De Leon Negron	10 – tied (2)	4 – tied (2)	McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
Jan 27, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Houston Christian	W 77–49	11–7 (4–3)	11 – M. Bell	9 – N. De Leon Negron	6 – N. De Leon Negron	McDermott Center (181) San Antonio, TX
Feb 1, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 86–93 ^OT	11–8 (4–4)	22 – N. De Leon Negron	12 – N. De Leon Negron	7 – N. De Leon Negron	Pride Roofing University Center (1,248) Hammond, LA
Feb 3, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Orleans	W 64–54	12–8 (5–4)	17 – D. Terrell	8 – M. Bell	6 – N. De Leon Legron	Lakefront Arena (440) New Orleans, LA
Feb 8, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Lamar	L 68–72	12–9 (5–5)	28 – A. Collins	8 – N. De Leon Negron	3 – N. De Leon Negron	McDermott Center (192) San Antonio, TX
Feb 10, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Houston Christian	W 67–40	13–9 (6–5)	14 – J. Elliott	9 – D. Terrell	3 – A. Collins	Sharp Gymnasium (231) Houston, TX
Feb 15, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Commerce	W 72–61	14–9 (7–5)	25 – J. Elliott	12 – N. Leon Negron	4 – A. Collins	McDermott Center (104) San Antonio, TX
Feb 17, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Northwestern State	W 53–45	15–9 (8–5)	20 – J. Ntambwe	8 – J. Ntambwe	4 – K. Dean	McDermott Center (110) San Antonio, TX
Feb 22, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Nicholls	W 52–47	16–9 (9–5)	16 – A. Collins	6 – M. Bell	3 – N. De Leon Negron	Stopher Gymnasium (433) Thibodaux, LA
Feb 24, 2023 1:30 pm, ESPN+		at McNeese	W 61–48	17–9 (10–5)	15 – A. Collins	10 – D. Terrell	4 – N. De Leon Negron	The Legacy Center (347) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 29, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 53–51	18–9 (11–5)	15 – N. De Leon Negron	13 – D. Terrell	5 – N. De Leon Negron	McDermott Center (169) San Antonio, TX
Mar 2, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		New Orleans	W 79–76 ^OT	19–9 (12–5)	28 – N. De Leon Negron	11 – D. Terrell	3 – N. De Leon Negron	McDermott Center (319) San Antonio, TX
Mar 6, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 43–65	19–10 (12–6)	9 – N. De Leon Negron	8 – D. Terrell	2 – N. De Leon Negron	American Bank Center (1,744) Corpus Christi, TX
2024 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference tournament
Mar 12, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Texas A&M–Commerce Second round	L 57–66	19–11	14 – N. De Leon Negron	9 – N. De Leon Negron	3 – N. De Leon Negron	The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Conference awards and honors[edit]

Weekly awards[edit]

Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date awarded	Ref.
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week	Aliyah Collins	G	November 20, 2023	^[4]
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week	Nina De Leon Negron	G	February 19, 2024	^[5]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^ "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ Squires, Callum (November 20, 2023). "UIW's Aliyah Collins garners SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week accolade". southland.org. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
^ Squires, Callum (February 19, 2024). "UIW's De Leon Negron snags SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week award". southland.org. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[PrePolls-1] "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved April 9, 2024.

[3] "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[4] Squires, Callum (November 20, 2023). "UIW's Aliyah Collins garners SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week accolade". southland.org. Retrieved November 23, 2023.

[5] Squires, Callum (February 19, 2024). "UIW's De Leon Negron snags SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week award". southland.org. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

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