# 2023–24 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Islanders were led by twelfth-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.

## Media

Home games were broadcast on ESPN+. Video streaming of all non-televised home games and audio for all road games was available at GoIslanders.com.

## Preseason polls
### Southland Conference poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 140 overall votes and three first-place votes, the Islanders were picked to finish second in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 159 (15) |
| 2 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 140 (3) |
| 3 | Lamar | 132 (2) |
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 97 |
| T5 | Houston Christian | 74 |
| T5 | McNeese | 74 |
| 7 | Northwestern State | 65 |
| 8 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 58 |
| 9 | New Orleans | 56 |
| 10 | Nicholls | 39 |

### Preseason All Conference

Graduate student Alecia Westbrook, a forward/center, was selected to the Preseason All Conference first team. Senior Paige Allen, a guard, was selected to the second team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | St. Thomas (TX) | W 79–41 | 1–0 | 11 – N. McGill | 9 – N. McGill | 5 – V. Verano | Dugan Wellness Center (1,179) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Texas A&M | L 50–73 | 1–1 | 12 – M. Aguado | 7 – B. Anguera | 4 – V. Verano | Reed Arena (3,057) College Station, TX |
| November 13, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Schreiner | W 92–40 | 2–1 | 16 – A. Westbrook | 9 – A. Westbrook | 4 – A. Westbrook | Dugan Wellness Center (682) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTSA | L 59–66 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | 17 – A. Westbrook | 8 – A. Westbrook | 5 – A. Westbrook | Dugan Wellness Center (779) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Santa Clara | L 54–75 | 2–3 | 17 – T. Sevier | 6 – B. Anguera | 2 – M. Aguado | Leavey Center (206) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 60–52 | 3–3 | 17 – Criswell | 9 – Westbrook | 4 – Criswell | American Bank Center (781) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rice | L 56–84 | 3–4 | 10 – T. Criswell | 8 – N. McGill | 3 – P. Allen | Dugan Wellness Center (824) Corpus Christ, TX |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Rio Grande Valley South Texas Showdown | W 69–46 | 4–4 | 12 – N. McGill | 13 – A. Westbrook | 4 – A. Westbrook | American Bank Center (1,363) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 14, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Rio Grande Valley South Texas Showdown | W 57–51 | 5–4 | 11 – V. Verano | 8 – V. Westbrook | 4 – V. Verano | UTRGV Fieldhouse (718) Edinburg, TX |
| December 19, 2023* 11:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Our Lady of the Lake | W 77–33 | 6–4 | 13 – A. Westbrook | 7 – A. Westbrook | 6 – A. Westbrook | Dugan Wellness Center (1,400) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Concordia | W 76–45 | 7–4 | 10 – V. Verano | 5 – V. Verano | 6 – T. Criswell | Dugan Wellness Center (856) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Southland Conference regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Houston Christian | W 73–49 | 8–4 (1–0) | 15 – P. Allen | 9 – P. Allen | 5 – M. Aguado | American Bank Center (678) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Incarnate Word | W 63–61 | 9–4 (2–0) | 27 – A. Westbrook | 10 – M. Aguado | 3 – A. Westbrook | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX |
| January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 58–61 | 9–5 (2–1) | 16 – A. Westbrook | 11 – A. Westbrook | 2 – A. Wilstedt | Pride Roofing University Center (692) Hammond, LA |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Orleans | W 61–54 | 10–5 (3–1) | 15 – M. Aguado | N. McGill – 12 | 3 – M. Aguado | Lakefront Arena (492) New Orleans, LA |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | McNeese | W 83–63 | 11–5 (4–1) | 12 – A. Westbrook | 11 – A. Westbrook | 4 – A. Aguado | American Bank Center (818) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Nicholls | W 58–52 | 12–5 (5–1) | 13 – tied (3) | 10 – P. Allen | 2 – tied (2) | American Bank Center (1,247) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 25, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Commerce | W 69–58 | 13–5 (6–1) | 15 – T. Criswell | 13 – A. Westrbook | 5 – T. Criswell | The Field House (382) Commerce, TX |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northwestern State | W 50–45 | 14–5 (7–1) | 21 – M. Aguado | 9 – A. Westbrook | 2 – P. Allen | Prather Coliseum (412) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lamar | L 57–63 | 14–6 (7–2) | 22 – M. Aguado | 9 – P. Allen | 3 – P. Allen | American Bank Center (1,927) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 8, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Nicholls | L 67–70 | 14–7 (7–3) | 18 – A. Westbrook | 7 – A. Westbrook | 4 – M. Aguado | Stopher Gymnasium (458) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at McNeese | W 78–64 | 15–7 (8–3) | 18 – P. Allen | 10 – P. Allen | 4 – M. Aguado | The Legacy Center (1,104) Lake Charles, LA |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | W 68–52 | 16–7 (9–3) | 15 – M. Aguado | 6 – A. Westbrook | 4 – M. Aguado | American Bank Center (702) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Commerce | W 86–69 | 17–7 (10–3) | 25 – M. Ellis | 18 – P. Allen | 12 – M. Agaudo | American Bank Center (835) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Houston Christian | W 68–42 | 18–7 (11–3) | 16 – A. Westbrook | 8 – A. Willstedt | 4 – A. Willstedt | Sharp Gymnasium (280) Houston, TX |
| February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lamar | L 63–68 | 18–8 (11–4) | 14 – A. Westbrook | 7 – A. Westbrook | 6 – V. Verano | Neches Arena (1,862) Beaumont, TX |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 81–54 | 19–8 (12–4) | 18 – A. Aguado | 12 – P. Allen | 7 – A. Westbrook | American Bank Center (851) Corpus Christi, TX |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 79–73 $^{OT}$ | 20–8 (13–4) | 18 – N. McGill | 10 – P. Allen | 7 – M. Aguado | American Bank Center (1,352) Corpus Christi, TX |
| March 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 65–43 | 21–8 (14–4) | 14 – N. McGill | 9 – M. Aguado | 7 – A. Westbrook | American Bank Center (1,744) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 2024 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Southeastern Louisiana Semifinals | W 60–59 | 22–8 | 16 – M. Aguado | 10 – A. Westbrook | 3 – tied (2) | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA |
| March 14, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | (2) | vs. (1) Lamar Championship | W 68–61 | 23–8 | 22 – P. Allen | 12 – P. Allen | 6 – V. Verano | The Legacy Center (700) Lake Charles, LA |
| 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament |||||||||
| March 23, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN | (16 P3) | at (1 P3) No. 3 USC First round | L 55–87 | 23–9 | 15 – M. Aguado | 9 – P. Allen | 5 – V. Verano | Galen Center (8,386) Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P3=Portland 3. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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