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2022–23 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team

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2022–23 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball
Southland Conference regular season co-champions
WNIT, First round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record19–12 (14–4 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roxanne White
  • Darren Brunson
  • Gee Lawler
Home arenaAmerican Bank Center
Dugan Wellness Center
Seasons
2022–23 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
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


The 2022–23 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Islanders were led by eleventh-year head coach Royce Chadwick, and played their home games at the American Bank Center and the Dugan Wellness Center, as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

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The Islanders finished the 2021–22 season 19–10 overall, 11–3 in Southland play, to finish in second place. Their season ended as the No. 2 seed in the Southland women's tournament where they were defeated by Southeastern in the semifinal round.[1]

Media

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Home games were broadcast on ESPN+. Video streaming of all non-televised home games and audio for all road games is available at GoIslanders.com.

Preseason polls

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Southland Conference poll

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The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 11 first-place votes and 148 votes overall, the Islanders were picked to finish first in the conference.[2]

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

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Makinna Serrata and Alecia Westbrook were selected as members of the Preseason All Conference first team.[3]

Roster

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2022–23 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 2 Deja Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Manvel, TX
G 3 Jaeda Whitner 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Mason City, IA
G 10 Hayle Campbell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Corpus Christi, TX
G 11 Paige Allen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Kansas City, MO
F/C 13 Alecia Westbrook 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Kansas City, MO
C 14 Bruna Anguera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr El Morell, Spain
G 15 Sasha Shishkina 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Moscow, Russia
G 20 Makinna Serrata 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Tilden, TX
G 21 Maya Ellis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Chesterfield, VA
F 23 Kristen Daniels 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Lake Charles, LA
G 24 Violeta Verano 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Barcelona, Spain
G 25 Mireia Aguado 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Barcelona, Spain
G 30 Annukka Willstedt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Torrelodones, Spain
F 32 Nabaweeya McGill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Tampa, FL
C 35 Justice Odom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Indianapolis, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 6, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference exhibition season
Oct 31, 2022*
7:00 pm
Huston–Tillotson W 56–43   
Dugan Wellness Center (768)
Corpus Christi, TX
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2022*
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Texas Tech L 49–69  0–1
United Supermarkets Arena (3,150)
Lubbock, TX
Nov 10, 2022*
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M L 45–69  0–2
Reed Arena (3,085)
College Station, TX
Nov 16, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas Lutheran W 70–38  1–2
Dugan Wellness Center (1,024)
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 20, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Colorado W 63–46  2–2
Dugan Wellness Center (571)
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 24, 2022*
12:30 pm
vs. Stony Brook L 58–63  2–3
Coliseo Roberto Clemente (100)
San Juan, PR
Nov 25, 2022*
12:30 pm
vs. Nebraska L 44–73  2–4
Coliseo Roberto Clemente (100)
San Juan, PR
Nov 29, 2022*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at UTRGV
South Texas Showdown
L 65–68 OT 2–5
UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,786)
Edinburg, TX
Dec 3, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UTRGV
South Texas Showdown
W 65–58  3–5
American Bank Center (1,448)
Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 12, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Thomas (TX) W 80–23  4–5
Dugan Wellness Center (589)
Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 16, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State W 56–47  5–5
Strahan Arena (565)
San Marcos, TX
Dec 19, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Washington State L 49–75  5–6
Dugan Wellness Center (759)
Corpus Christi, TX
Southland Conference regular season
Dec 30, 2022
1:00 pm
at Northwestern State W 65–50  6–6
(1–0)
Prather Coliseum (485)
Natchitoches, LA
Jan 4, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Incarnate Word W 59–51  7–6
(2–0)
Dugan Wellness Center (1,319)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 7, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Incarnate Word W 65–58  8–6
(3–0)
McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
Jan 12, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana L 46–53  8–7
(3–1)
American Bank Center (984)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 14, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
New Orleans W 58–45  9–7
(4–1)
American Bank Center (1,137)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 19, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Lamar W 61–59  10–7
(5–1)
Montagne Center (1,023)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 21, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Houston Christian W 57–42  11–7
(6–1)
Sharp Gymnasium (217)
Houston, TX
Jan 26, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Nicholls W 86–47  12–7
(7–1)
American Bank Center (1,027)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 28, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
McNeese W 78–61  13–7
(8–1)
American Bank Center (1,787)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 2, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Orleans W 68–49  14–7
(9–1)
Lakefront Arena (309)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 4, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southeastern Louisiana L 51–59  14–8
(9–2)
University Center (537)
Hammond, LA
Feb 9, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Houston Christian L 52–55  14–9
(9–3)
American Bank Center (1,004)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 11, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Lamar L 68–73  14–10
(9–4)
American Bank Center (1,266)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 16, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Nicholls W 59–50  15–10
(10–4)
Stopher Gymnasium (434)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 18, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at McNeese W 75–62  16–10
(11–4)
The Legacy Center (1,570)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 23, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Commerce W 83–58  17–10
(12–4)
American Bank Center (1,132)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 25, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern State W 82–54  18–10
(13–4)
American Bank Center (1,229)
Corpus Christi, TX
Mar 1, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Commerce W 61–53  19–10
(14–4)
Texas A&M–Commerce Field House (382)
Commerce, TX
2023 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland women's basketball tournament
March 8, 2023
1:30 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (3) Lamar
Semifinals
L 53–65  19–11
The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, LA
WNIT
March 17, 2023
8:30 p.m., MW Network
at Wyoming
First round
L 41–75  19–12
Arena-Auditorium (2,820)
Laramie, WY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Official Basketball Box Score - Final A&M-Corpus Christi at Southeastern La" (PDF). Southland Conference. March 12, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Schedule 2022-23". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved April 6, 2024.