# 2022–23 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Commerce in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by ninth-year head coach Jason Burton, played their home games at Texas A&M–Commerce Field House in Commerce, Texas, as members of the Southland Conference.
This season marks Texas A&M–Commerce's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions are not eligible for NCAA postseason play until 2026–27 season.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the 2021–22 season ranked 15th in the Division II Sports Information Directors' rankings and 18th in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll. They had a 27–5 record overall. The Lions had a 12–3 conference record in Lone Star Conference play for a second-place finish. They fell to West Texas A&M in the conference tournament finals. The Lions were selected to participate in the 2022 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had an 80–74 first-round win over Colorado School of Mines in the South Central regionals. Their season ended with a 67–69 second-round loss to Lubbock Christian.

### Preseason polls
#### Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving one first place vote, the Lions were picked to finish fifth in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 148 (20) |
| 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

In Texas A&M–Commerce's initial Southland Conference season, Dyani Robinson was selected to the Preseason All-Conference second team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference exhibition season ||||||
| November 2, 2022* 5:30 p.m. | | SAGU | W 107–40 | | The Field House Commerce, TX |
| November 4, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | | Arlington Baptist | W 103–30 | | The Field House Commerce, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNT–Dallas | W 96–51 | 1–0 | The Field House (333) Commerce, TX |
| November 12, 2022* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 72–75 | 1–1 | College Park Center (1,186) Arlington, TX |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Houston | L 55–71 | 1–2 | Fertitta Center (615) Houston, TX |
| November 18, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SMU | L 57–86 | 1–3 | Moody Coliseum (745) Dallas, TX |
| November 26, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Mexico | L 71–78 | 1–4 | The Field House (234) Commerce, TX |
| December 1, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | L 56–71 | 1–5 | America First Event Center (977) Cedar City, UT |
| December 3, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | L 62–82 | 1–6 | Burns Arena (489) St. George, UT |
| December 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho | W 88–72 | 2–6 | The Field House (379) Commerce, TX |
| December 11, 2022* 5:00 p.m., SECN | | at Mississippi State | L 53–88 | 2–7 | Humphrey Coliseum (4,917) Starkville, MS |
| December 19, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Bowling Green UTRGV South Padre Classic | L 61–90 | 2–8 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (262) Padre Island, TX |
| December 20, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Boise State UTRGV South Padre Classic | L 66–75 | 2–9 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (136) Padre Island, TX |
| December 28, 2022* 7:00 p.m., LHN | | at Texas | L 53–96 | 2–10 | Moody Center (4,589) Austin, TX |
| Southland Conference regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Incarnate Word | W 64–61 | 3–10 (1–0) | The Field House (312) Commerce, TX |
| January 5, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Nicholls | W 81–48 | 4–10 (2–0) | The Field House (211) Commerce, TX |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at McNeese | W 79–71 | 5–10 (3–0) | The Legacy Center (1,760) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 12, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Houston Christian | W 65–62 | 6–10 (4–0) | Sharp Gymnasium (206) Houston, TX |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lamar | W 57–52 | 7–10 (5–0) | The Field House (324) Commerce, TX |
| January 19, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Orleans | W 74–69 | 8–10 (6–0) | Lakefront Arena (381) New Orleans, LA |
| January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 42–46 | 8–11 (6–1) | University Center (466) Hammond, LA |
| January 26, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lamar | L 49–66 | 8–12 (6–2) | Montagne Center (1,313) Beaumont, TX |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Houston Christian | W 73–65 | 9–12 (7–2) | The Field House (384) Commerce, TX |
| February 2, 2023 5:00 p.m. | | at Nicholls | Game postponed until February 20 due to icy weather conditions in Texas | Game postponed until February 20 due to icy weather conditions in Texas | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | McNeese | L 67–75 | 9–13 (7–3) | The Field House (271) Commerce, TX |
| February 9, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | W 67–47 | 10–13 (8–3) | The Field House (277) Commerce, TX |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northwestern State | L 66–71 | 10–14 (8–4) | Prather Coliseum (905) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 16, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 83–70 | 11–14 (9–4) | The Field House (217) Commerce, TX |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Southeastern Louisiana | L 55–66 | 11–15 (9–5) | The Field House (342) Commerce, TX |
| February 20, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Nicholls | W 77–70 | 12–15 (10–5) | Stopher Gymnasium (219) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 23, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 58–83 | 12–16 (10–6) | American Bank Center (1,132) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Incarnate Word | L 62–73 | 12–17 (10–7) | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX |
| March 1, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 53–61 | 12–18 (10–8) | The Field House (382) Commerce, TX |
| 2023 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland basketball tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (8) Northwestern State First round | W 79–66 | 13–18 | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA |
| March 7, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Incarnate Word Second round | W 65–62 | 14–18 | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA |
| March 8, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (1) Southeastern Louisiana Semifinals | L 58–60 $^{OT}$ | 14–19 | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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