# 2023–24 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team

The 2023–24 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vaqueros, who were led by sixth-year head coach Lane Lord, played their home games at UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
This would be the Vaqueros' last season as members of the WAC, as on March 25, 2024, it was announced that the school had accepted an invitation to join the Southland Conference, with the move becoming official on July 1, 2024.

## Previous season

The Vaqueros finished the 2022–23 season 6–23, 5–15 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for tenth (last) place. Due to the WAC's new Resume Seeding ranking, which is an advanced analytic developed by Ken Pomeroy that incorporated the performance of teams in both conference and non-conference games, they failed to qualify for the WAC tournament, as only the top 12 teams qualify.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Puerto Rico Trip ||||||
| August 10, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | at Hatillo Ganaderas | W 72–52 | – | Francisco Deida Coliseum Hatillo, Puerto Rico |
| August 11, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | at Bayamón Vaqueras | W 77–44 | – | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | St. Mary's | L 64–70 | – | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Texas Tech | L 53–95 | 0–1 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,140) Lubbock, TX |
| November 10, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | FIU WAC/CUSA Challenge | L 64–65 | 0–2 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (634) Edinburg, TX |
| November 17, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Texas State | L 63–66 | 0–3 | Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Incarnate Word | L 57–67 | 0–4 | McDermott Center (261) San Antonio, TX |
| November 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Oral Roberts | L 63–72 | 0–5 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (427) Edinburg, TX |
| November 29, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Grand Canyon | L 50–63 | 0–6 (0–1) | Global Credit Union Arena (1,000) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 2, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Tarleton State | L 66–72 | 0–7 (0–2) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (358) Edinburg, TX |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown | L 46–69 | 0–8 | American Bank Center (1,363) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 14, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown | L 51–57 | 0–9 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (718) Edinburg, TX |
| December 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 5 Texas Bert Ogden Arena Series | L 51–104 | 0–10 | Bert Ogden Arena (6,591) Edinburg, TX |
| December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Sam Houston WAC/CUSA Challenge | W 66–58 | 1–10 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (407) Huntsville, TX |
| January 4, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Stephen F. Austin | L 69–79 | 1–11 (0–3) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (754) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Abilene Christian | L 53–62 | 1–12 (0–4) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (422) Edinburg, TX |
| January 11, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Seattle | W 84–77 | 2–12 (1–4) | Redhawk Center (262) Seattle, WA |
| January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Utah Valley | L 62–75 | 2–13 (1–5) | UCCU Center (411) Orem, UT |
| January 18, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | UT Arlington | W 64–62 | 3–13 (2–5) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,077) Edinburg, TX |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Tarleton State | W 61–57 | 4–13 (3–5) | Wisdom Gym (490) Stephenville, TX |
| January 25, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at California Baptist | L 55–75 | 4–14 (3–6) | Fowler Events Center (4,417) Riverside, CA |
| February 1, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Utah Tech | L 55–91 | 4–15 (3–7) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,573) Edinburg, TX |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Southern Utah | L 65–68 $^{OT}$ | 4–16 (3–8) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (546) Edinburg, TX |
| February 8, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Stephen F. Austin | W 62–49 | 5–16 (4–8) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,497) Edinburg, TX |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Abilene Christian | L 69–76 | 5–17 (4–9) | Moody Coliseum (1,082) Abilene, TX |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UT Arlington | L 55–71 | 5–18 (4–10) | College Park Center (1,157) Arlington, TX |
| February 22, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Utah Valley | W 63–62 | 6–18 (5–10) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (777) Edinburg, TX |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Seattle | L 75–82 | 6–19 (5–11) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (421) Edinburg, TX |
| February 29, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Grand Canyon | L 40–66 | 6–20 (5–12) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (625) Edinburg, TX |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | California Baptist | L 58–72 | 6–21 (5–13) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (462) Edinburg, TX |
| March 7, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Utah Tech | L 55–81 | 6–22 (5–14) | Burns Arena (497) St. George, UT |
| March 9, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Southern Utah | L 52–65 | 6–23 (5–15) | America First Event Center (485) Cedar City, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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