# 2022–23 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by coach Jeff Dow, in his fourth season, and were members of the Southland Conference.

## Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2021–22 season with a 14–17 record overall and a 5–9 record in Southland Conference play, tied for fifth place with Northwestern State in the conference regular season. Winning the regular season head-to-head with Northwestern State, the Cardinals entered the 2022 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament as the No. 5 seed. They won the conference tournament defeating their opponents in four games from first-round play through to the championship game. They received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Their season ended in the opening game of the NCAA tournament with a 51–55 loss to Howard University.

## Preseason polls
### Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 64 votes overall, the Cardinals were picked to finish seventh in the conference.
| 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

No Cardinals were selected as members of the Preseason All Conference first team.

## Schedule

Sources:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 7, 2022* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Our Lady of the Lake | W 63–56 | 1–0 | McDermott Center (350) San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Baylor | L 42–71 | 1–1 | Ferrell Center (3809) San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 17, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | L 54–63 | 1–2 | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO |
| Nov 20, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas Lutheran | W 50–42 | 2–2 | McDermott Center (201) San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 29, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at TCU | L 33–60 | 2–3 | Schollmaier Arena (2,108) Fort Worth, TX |
| Dec 4, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | L 48–66 | 2–4 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,297) Lubbock, TX |
| Dec 12, 2022* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Schreiner University | W 92–41 | 3–4 | McDermott Center (1,068) San Antonio, TX |
| Dec 15, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTSA | W 56–53 | 4–4 | McDermott Center (328) San Antonio, TX |
| Dec 18, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sul Ross | W 77–36 | 5–4 | McDermott Center (171) San Antonio, TX |
| Dec 21, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at SMU | L 44–57 | 5–5 | Moody Coliseum (538) Dallas, TX |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| Dec 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Commerce | L 61–64 | 5–6 (0–1) | Texas A&M–Commerce Field House (312) Commerce, TX |
| Jan 4, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 51–59 | 5–7 (0–2) | Dugan Wellness Center (1.319) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 7, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 58–65 | 5–8 (0–3) | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 12, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 61–55 | 6–8 (1–3) | McDermott Center (204) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 14, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 55–49 | 7–8 (2–3) | McDermott Center (195) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 19, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Houston Christian | L 52–71 | 7–9 (2–4) | Sharp Gymnasium (207) Houston, TX |
| Jan 21, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar | L 52–72 | 7–10 (2–5) | Montagne Center (1,243) Beaumont, TX |
| Jan 26, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | McNeese | L 34–69 | 7–11 (2–6) | McDermott Center (201) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 28, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Nicholls | W 70–62 | 8–11 (3–6) | McDermott Center (268) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 2, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 50–72 | 8–12 (3–7) | University Center (379) Hammond, LA |
| Feb 4, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Orleans | W 50–45 | 9–12 (4–7) | Lakefront Arena (284) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 9, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Lamar | L 67–74 | 9–13 (4–8) | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 11, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Houston Christian | W 65–49 | 10–13 (5–8) | McDermott Center (170) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 16, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at McNeese | W 69–45 | 11–13 (6–8) | The Legacy Center (1,753) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 18, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Nicholls | W 65–50 | 12–13 (7–8) | Stopher Gymnasium (313) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 23, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | W 67–58 | 13–13 (8–8) | McDermott Center (135) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 25, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas A&M–Commerce | W 73–62 | 14–13 (9–8) | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX |
| Mar 1, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | W 79–60 | 15–13 (10–8) | Prather Coliseum (601) Natchitoches, LA |
| 2023 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland basketball tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2023 11:00 am, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Texas A&M–Commerce Second round | L 62–65 | 15–14 | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||