# 2022–23 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team represented Houston Christian University in the 2019–20 college basketball season. The Huskies, led by tenth year head coach Donna Finnie, played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium as members of the Southland Conference. The Huskies finished the 2022–23 season with a 11–18 overall record and a 6–12 record and ninth place in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2023 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2021–22 season with a 16–10 overall record and a 12–2 record in conference play winning the Southland Conference regular season championship. They played in the 2022 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament as the No. 1 seed. The team's season ended after losing to No. 5 seed, Incarnate Word 33–55 in the semifinal round.

## Preseason polls
### Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving five first place votes, the Huskies were picked to finish second 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

Kennedy Wilson was selected to the Preseason All Conference first team. Julija Vujakovic was selected as a member of the second team

## Schedule and results

Sources:
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Schedule ||||||
| Nov 7, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | University of the Southwest (NM) | W 87–33 | 1–0 | Sharp Gymnasium (122) Houston, TX |
| Nov 11, 2022* 8:00 pm, BTN+ | at No. 22 Nebraska | L 48–79 | 1–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,264) Lincoln, NE |
| Nov 16, 2022* 11:00 am, SECN+ | at No. 15 LSU | L 47–101 | 1–2 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,498) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 25, 2022* 1:00 pm | at Denver University of Denver Classic | W 63–58 | 2–2 | Hamilton Gymnasium (296) Denver, CO |
| Nov 26, 2022* 3:30 pm | vs. Yale University of Denver Classic | W 68–61 | 3–2 | Hamilton Gymnasium (355) Denver, CO |
| Dec 1, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | UTRGV | L 51–68 | 3–3 | Sharp Gymnasium (316) Houston, TX |
| Dec 4, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at No. 21 Baylor | L 35–79 | 3–4 | Ferrell Center (3,935) Waco, TX |
| Dec 7, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Arlington Baptist | W 101–42 | 4–4 | Sharp Gymnasium (192) Houston, TX |
| Dec 10, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | St. Thomas (TX) | W 68–43 | 5–4 | Sharp Gymnasium (214) Houston, TX |
| Dec 20, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Texas State | L 61–67 | 5–5 | Strahan Arena (703) San Marcos, TX |
| Dec 21, 2022* 2:00 pm, LHN | at Texas | L 34–96 | 5–6 | Moody Center (5,021) Austin, TX |
| Southland Conference Schedule ||||||
| Dec 31, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | New Orleans | W 68–59 | 6–6 (1–0) | Sharp Gymnasium (375) Houston, TX |
| Jan 5, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 58–63 | 7–5 (2–0) | University Center (412) Hammond, LA |
| Jan 7, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at New Orleans | W 62–54 | 7–7 (2–1) | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 12, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Texas A&M–Commerce | L 62–65 | 7–8 (2–2) | Sharp Gymnasium (206) Houston, TX |
| Jan 14, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at McNeese | L 54–69 | 7–9 (2–3) | The Legacy Center (1,884) Lake Charles, LA |
| Jan 19, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Incarnate Word | W 71–52 | 8–9 (3–3) | Sharp Gymnasium (207) Houston, TX |
| Jan 21, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 42–57 | 8–10 (3–4) | Sharp Gymnasium (217) Houston, TX |
| Jan 26, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Northwestern State | L 48–59 | 8–11 (3–5) | Prather Coliseum (805) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 28, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Texas A&M–Commerce | L 65–73 | 8–12 (3–6) | Texas A&M–Commerce Field House (384) Commerce, TX |
| Feb 2, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Northwestern State | W 69–58 | 9–12 (4–6) | Sharp Gymnasium (367) Houston, TX |
| Feb 4, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Nicholls | W 68–55 | 10–12 (5–6) | Sharp Gymnasium (136) Houston, TX |
| Feb 9, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 55–52 | 11–12 (6–6) | American Bank Center (1,004) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Feb 11, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Incarnate Word | L 49–65 | 11–13 (6–7) | McDermott Center (170) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 16, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Lamar | L 63–71 | 11–14 (6–8) | Montagne Center (1,169) Beaumont, TX |
| Feb 18, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Lamar | L 53–55 | 11–15 (6–9) | Sharp Gymnasium (420) Houston, TX |
| Feb 23, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | McNeese | L 60–65 | 11–16 (6–10) | Sharp Gymnasium (160) Houston, TX |
| Feb 25, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Nicholls | L 46–64 | 11–17 (6–11) | Stopher Gymnasium (311) Thibodaux, LA |
| Mar 1, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southeastern Louisiana | L 45–66 | 11–18 (6–12) | Sharp Gymnasium (402) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||