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

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

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.

## Media

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
### Southland Conference poll

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.
| 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

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

## Schedule and results

| 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. ||||||
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