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2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball
2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	19–11 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach	Jeff Dow (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Amber Cunningham; Beverly Holmes; Rachel Baity;
Home arena	McDermott Center; (Capacity: 2,000)
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lamar	17	–	1	.944	24	–	7	.774
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi †	14	–	4	.778	23	–	9	.719
Southeastern Louisiana	14	–	4	.778	19	–	12	.613
Incarnate Word	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
Texas A&M–Commerce*	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
New Orleans	8	–	10	.444	11	–	19	.367
Nicholls	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Northwestern State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
McNeese	2	–	16	.111	6	–	25	.194
Houston Christian	1	–	17	.056	6	–	23	.207
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II.

† 2024 Southland tournament winner

The 2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by fifth-year coach Jeff Dow, and were members of the Southland Conference (SLC). The team compiled an overall record of 19–11 and a 12–6 record in conference play. Their season ended in the first round of the SLC tournament losing to Texas A&M–Commerce.^[1]

Media

Home games were broadcast on ESPN+.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 97 overall votes, the Cardinals were picked to finish fourth in the conference.^[2]

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

No Cardinals were selected to the Preseason All Conference first team. Senior Nina De Leon Negron, a guard, was selected to second team.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	0	Hannah Wheeler	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Cedar Park, TX
F	2	Kaylee Howell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Rockport, TX
G	3	Nina De Leon Negron	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	San Juan, PR
G	4	Sophia Griego	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Fr	Austin, TX
G	5	Myra Bell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	San Antonio, TX
G	10	Destiny Terrell	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Dallas, TX
G	11	Aliyah Collins	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	So	College Station, TX
G	12	Paloma Simón	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Alcobendas, Spain
F	13	Chloe Storer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Wangaratta, Australia
F	14	Brenna Perez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	San Antonio, TX
F	21	Mallory McQuietor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Keller, TX
F	22	Breelyn Sanborn	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Spring, TX
G	24	Destiny Whitaker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Dallas, TX
G	32	Jorja Elliott	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Hickory Creek, TX
F	35	Raimi McCrary	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Allen, TX

Head coach

Jeff Dow (Oregon)

Assistant coach(es)

Amber Cunningham (Rice)
Beverly Holmes (Millsaps)
Rachel Baity (Our Lady of the Lake)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Our Lady of the Lake	W 68–40	1–0	12 – C. Storer	7 – J. Ellion	3 – N. De Leon Negron	McDermott Center (557) San Antonio, TX
November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	L 52–59	1–1	12 – N. De Leon Negron	7 – D. Terrell	5 – A. Collins	McDermott Center (103) San Antonio, TX
November 15, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at TCU	L 55–61	1–2	17 – A. Collins	8 – N. De Leon Negron	6 – A. Collins	Schollmaier Arena (4,754) Fort Worth, TX
November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Rio Grande Valley	W 67–57	2–2	7 – J. Elliontt	9 – D. Terrell	5 – N. De Leon Negron	McDermott Center (261) San Antonio, TX
November 27, 2023* 5:30 p.m.		at Prairie View A&M	W 57–44	3–2	20 – Storer	10 – Storer	3 – De Leon Negron	William J. Nicks Building (246) Prairie View, TX
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dallas Christian	W 103–52	4–2	16 – A. Collins	8 – R. McCrary	5 – R. McCrary	McDermott Center (95) San Antonio, TX
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tarleton State	W 57–42	5–2	16 – D. Terrell	7 – D. Terrell	3 – A. Collins	Wisdom Gymnasium (419) Stephenville, TX
December 13, 2023* 11:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas Tech	L 35–76	5–3	8 – D. Terrell	4 – D. Terrell	3 – N. De Leon Negron	United Supermarkets Arena (13,748) Lubbock, TX
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Edwards	W 57–49	6–3	15 – N. De Leon Negron	8 – J. Elliott	5 – N. De Leon Negron	McDermott Center (164) San Antonio, TX
December 20, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas Lutheran	W 70–36	7–3	13 – B. Sanborn	7 – D. Terrell	4 – C. Storer	McDermott Center (126) San Antonio, TX
December 31, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas	L 48–67	7–4	10 – J. Elliott	11 – D. Terrell	6 – N. De Leon Negron	Bud Walton Arena (3,420) Fayetteville, AR
Southland regular season
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lamar	L 53–70	5–7 (0–1)	13 – D. Terrell	8 – D. Terrell	2 – D. Terrell	Neches Arena (603) Beaumont, TX
January 6, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 61–63	7–6 (0–2)	19 – A. Collins	10 – D. Terrell	4 – A. Collins	McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
January 11, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Commerce	W 70–62	8–6 (1–2)	21 – A. Collins	9 – N. De Leon Negron	4 – J. Elliott	The Field House (238) Commerce, TX
January 13, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northwestern State	W 63–57	9–6 (2–2)	16 – D. Terrell	11 – N. De Leon Negron	5 – A. Collins	Prather Coliseum (411) Natchitoches, LA
January 18, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Nicholls	L 59–65	9–7 (2–3)	14 – A. Collins	9 – N. De Leon Negron	3 – N. De Leon Negron	McDermott Center (120) San Antonio, TX
January 20, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		McNeese	W 67–55	10–7 (3–3)	16 – N. De Leon Negron	10 – tied (2)	4 – tied (2)	McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
January 27, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Houston Christian	W 77–49	11–7 (4–3)	11 – M. Bell	9 – N. De Leon Negron	6 – N. De Leon Negron	McDermott Center (181) San Antonio, TX
February 1, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 86–93 ^OT	11–8 (4–4)	22 – N. De Leon Negron	12 – N. De Leon Negron	7 – N. De Leon Negron	Pride Roofing University Center (1,248) Hammond, LA
February 3, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Orleans	W 64–54	12–8 (5–4)	17 – D. Terrell	8 – M. Bell	6 – N. De Leon Legron	Lakefront Arena (440) New Orleans, LA
February 8, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Lamar	L 68–72	12–9 (5–5)	28 – A. Collins	8 – N. De Leon Negron	3 – N. De Leon Negron	McDermott Center (192) San Antonio, TX
February 10, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Houston Christian	W 67–40	13–9 (6–5)	14 – J. Elliott	9 – D. Terrell	3 – A. Collins	Sharp Gymnasium (231) Houston, TX
February 15, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Texas A&M–Commerce	W 72–61	14–9 (7–5)	25 – J. Elliott	12 – N. Leon Negron	4 – A. Collins	McDermott Center (104) San Antonio, TX
February 17, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northwestern State	W 53–45	15–9 (8–5)	20 – J. Ntambwe	8 – J. Ntambwe	4 – K. Dean	McDermott Center (110) San Antonio, TX
February 22, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Nicholls	W 52–47	16–9 (9–5)	16 – A. Collins	6 – M. Bell	3 – N. De Leon Negron	Stopher Gymnasium (433) Thibodaux, LA
February 24, 2023 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		at McNeese	W 61–48	17–9 (10–5)	15 – A. Collins	10 – D. Terrell	4 – N. De Leon Negron	The Legacy Center (347) Lake Charles, LA
February 29, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 53–51	18–9 (11–5)	15 – N. De Leon Negron	13 – D. Terrell	5 – N. De Leon Negron	McDermott Center (169) San Antonio, TX
March 2, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Orleans	W 79–76 ^OT	19–9 (12–5)	28 – N. De Leon Negron	11 – D. Terrell	3 – N. De Leon Negron	McDermott Center (319) San Antonio, TX
March 6, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 43–65	19–10 (12–6)	9 – N. De Leon Negron	8 – D. Terrell	2 – N. De Leon Negron	American Bank Center (1,744) Corpus Christi, TX
2024 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference tournament
March 12, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Texas A&M–Commerce Second round	L 57–66	19–11	14 – N. De Leon Negron	9 – N. De Leon Negron	3 – N. De Leon Negron	The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[3]

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date awarded	Ref.
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week	Aliyah Collins	G	November 20, 2023	^[4]
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week	Nina De Leon Negron	G	February 19, 2024	^[5]

References

^ "Texas A&M-Commerce 66-57 Incarnate Word (Mar 12, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^ Squires, Callum (November 20, 2023). "UIW's Aliyah Collins garners SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week accolade". southland.org. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
^ Squires, Callum (February 19, 2024). "UIW's De Leon Negron snags SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week award". southland.org. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[1] "Texas A&M-Commerce 66-57 Incarnate Word (Mar 12, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.

[PrePolls-2] "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved April 9, 2024.

[4] Squires, Callum (November 20, 2023). "UIW's Aliyah Collins garners SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week accolade". southland.org. Retrieved November 23, 2023.

[5] Squires, Callum (February 19, 2024). "UIW's De Leon Negron snags SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week award". southland.org. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

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