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.

2022–23 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball
Southland Conference regular season co-champions
WNIT, First round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	19–12 (14–4 Southland)
Head coach	Royce Chadwick (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Roxanne White Darren Brunson Gee Lawler
Home arena	American Bank Center Dugan Wellness Center

2022–23 Southland Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southeastern Louisiana †	14	–	4		.778			21	–	10		.677
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	14	–	4		.778			19	–	12		.613
Lamar	12	–	6		.667			20	–	12		.625
Incarnate Word	10	–	8		.556			15	–	14		.517
Texas A&M–Commerce*	10	–	8		.556			14	–	19		.424
McNeese	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
New Orleans	7	–	11		.389			8	–	20		.286
Northwestern State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	18		.379
Houston Christian	6	–	12		.333			11	–	18		.379
Nicholls	2	–	16		.111			5	–	24		.172
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2023 Southland tournament winner As of March 18, 2023

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.

Roster

2022–23 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown G 2 Deja Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Manvel, TX G 3 Jaeda Whitner 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Mason City, IA G 10 Hayle Campbell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Corpus Christi, TX G 11 Paige Allen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Kansas City, MO F/C 13 Alecia Westbrook 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Kansas City, MO C 14 Bruna Anguera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr El Morell, Spain G 15 Sasha Shishkina 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Moscow, Russia G 20 Makinna Serrata 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Tilden, TX G 21 Maya Ellis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Chesterfield, VA F 23 Kristen Daniels 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Lake Charles, LA G 24 Violeta Verano 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Barcelona, Spain G 25 Mireia Aguado 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Barcelona, Spain G 30 Annukka Willstedt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Torrelodones, Spain F 32 Nabaweeya McGill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Tampa, FL C 35 Justice Odom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Indianapolis, IN	Head coach Royce Chadwick (Southwestern Oklahoma State) Assistant coach(es) Roxanne White (Stephen F. Austin) Darren Brunson (St. Mary's (TX)) Gee Lawler (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 6, 2024

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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See also

• 2022–23 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team