# 2019–20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Islanders were led by seventh-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. They finished the season 23–7, 17–3 in Southland play to finish in first place. Before they could play in the Southland women's tournament however, the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

## Previous season

The Islanders finished the 2018–19 season 17–16 overall, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Southland women's tournament, they defeated New Orleans in the first round, Nicholls in the quarterfinals, Stephen F. Austin in the semifinals, before losing a close game to No. 4 seed Abilene Christian, 68–69 in the championship game.

## Media

Video streaming of all non-televised home games and audio for all road games is available at GoIslanders.com.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference exhibition season ||||||
| Nov 1, 2019* 5:00 pm | St. Edwards | W 61–45 | | American Bank Center (499) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | St. Thomas (Texas) | W 75–55 | 1–0 | Dugan Wellness Center (715) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Nov 8, 2019* 7:00 pm | at Missouri State Preseason WNIT First Round | L 51–79 | 1–1 | JQH Arena (1,523) Springfield, MO |
| Nov 14, 2019* 7:00 pm | at South Alabama Preseason WNIT Second Round | L 82–83 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Mitchell Center (318) Mobile, AL |
| Nov 15, 2019* 4:30 pm | vs. Prairie View A&M Preseason WNIT Third Round | W 64–52 | 2–2 | Mitchell Center (335) Mobile, AL |
| Nov 23, 2019* 1:00 pm | Texas–Rio Grande Valley South Texas Showdown | W 61–50 | 3–2 | Dugan Wellness Center (1,002) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Nov 26, 2019* 7:00 pm | Huston–Tillotson | W 63–49 | 4–2 | Dugan Wellness Center (1,128) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Nov 30, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Texas State | L 48–57 | 4–3 | Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX |
| Dec 7, 2019* 1:00 pm | Texas Wesleyan | W 90–52 | 5–3 | Dugan Wellness Center (977) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Dec 12, 2019* 7:00 pm | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 59–54 | 6–3 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (872) Edinburg, TX |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| Dec 18, 2019 7:00 pm | Nicholls | W 55–49 | 7–3 (1–0) | Dugan Wellness Center (868) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Dec 21, 2019 1:00 pm | Central Arkansas | W 67–47 | 8–3 (2–0) | Dugan Wellness Center (700) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2019 3:00 pm, SECN+ | at No. 11 Texas A&M | L 48–85 | 8–4 (2–0) | Reed Arena (3,804) College Station, TX |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2020 3:00 pm, DemonTV | at Northwestern State | W 72–59 | 9–4 (3–0) | Prather Coliseum (545) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 4, 2020 1:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 44–48 | 9–5 (3–1) | University Center (433) Hammond, LA |
| Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 44–66 | 9–6 (3–2) | Dugan Wellness Center (706) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 11, 2020 1:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | W 70–58 | 10–4 (4–2) | Moody Coliseum (545) Abilene, TX |
| Jan 18, 2020 1:00 pm | Lamar | W 49–39 | 11–4 (5–2) | American Bank Center (1,517) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 22, 2020 7:00 pm | at New Orleans | W 83–53 | 12–6 (6–2) | Lakefront Arena (228) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | W 64–38 | 13–6 (7–2) | McDermott Center (181) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 29, 2020 7:00 pm | Sam Houston State | W 57–54 | 14–6 (8–2) | American Bank Center (1,574) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | W 75–65 | 15–6 (9–2) | Sharp Gymnasium (205) Houston,TX |
| Feb 5, 2020 6:30 pm | at McNeese | W 73–59 | 16–6 (10–2) | H&HP Complex (2,269) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 12, 2020 6:30 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | L 49–72 | 16–7 (10–3) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (932) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Feb 15, 2020 1:00 pm | Abilene Christian | W 68–59 | 17–7 (11–3) | American Bank Center (1,103) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Feb 19, 2020 7:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 49–48 | 18–7 (12–3) | American Bank Center (1,328) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Feb 22, 2020 2:00 pm | at Lamar | W 64–56 | 19–7 (13–3) | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX |
| Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm | New Orleans | W 43–40 | 20–7 (14–3) | American Bank Center (1,835) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Feb 29, 2020 1:00 pm | Incarnate Word | W 56–50 | 21–7 (15–3) | American Bank Center (1,483) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Mar 4, 2020 6:30 pm | at Sam Houston State | W 60–45 | 22–7 (16–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (874) Huntsville, TX |
| Mar 7, 2020 6:30 pm | Houston Baptist | W 58–47 | 23–7 (17–3) | American Bank Center (1,040) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 2020 Hercules Tires Southland Basketball Tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Winner of Game 3 Semifinals | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||