2022–23 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's basketball team

2022–23 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record14–19 (10–8 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Markeith Brown
  • Lexi Murphy
Home arenaTexas A&M–Commerce Field House
Seasons
← 2021–22
2023–24 →
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

The 2022–23 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Commerce in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by ninth-year head coach Jason Burton, played their home games at Texas A&M–Commerce Field House in Commerce, Texas, as members of the Southland Conference.

This season marks Texas A&M–Commerce's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions are not eligible for NCAA postseason play until 2026–27 season.[1][2]

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2021–22 season ranked 15th in the Division II Sports Information Directors' rankings and 18th in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll. They had a 27–5 record overall. The Lions had a 12–3 conference record in Lone Star Conference play for a second-place finish. They fell to West Texas A&M in the conference tournament finals. The Lions were selected to participate in the 2022 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had an 80–74 first-round win over Colorado School of Mines in the South Central regionals. Their season ended with a 67–69 second-round loss to Lubbock Christian.[3]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving one first place vote, the Lions were picked to finish fifth in the conference.[4]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 148 (20)
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

In Texas A&M–Commerce's initial Southland Conference season, Dyani Robinson was selected to the Preseason All-Conference second team.[5]

Roster

2022–23 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 2 Nykale Cramer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Oklahoma City, OK
G 1 Dorian Norris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lake Dallas, TX
G 2 Mia Deck 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Frisco, TX
G 3 Nya Harmon 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Dallas, TX
G 4 Jada Hood 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Roseville, MN
F 10 DesiRay Kernal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Newton, KS
G 11 DaLonna Choice 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Mesquite, TX
G 12 Dyani Robinson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Cypress, TX
G 14 Perina Leime 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Melbourne, Australia
G/F 20 Olivia Russell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Auburn Hills, MI
F 21 Jasmine Payne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Montgomery, AL
F 23 Zaria Collins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Plano, TX
G 24 Asiyha Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Conway, AR
F 30 Jordyn Beaty 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Woodville, TX
C 32 Symmone James 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So McKinney, TX
F 34 Laila Lawrence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lewisville, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 20, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference exhibition season
November 2, 2022*
5:30 p.m. 		SAGU W 107–40   
 The Field House 
Commerce, TX
November 4, 2022*
6:00 p.m. 		Arlington Baptist W 103–30   
 The Field House 
Commerce, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UNT–Dallas W 96–51  1–0
 The Field House (333)
Commerce, TX
November 12, 2022*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 72–75  1–1
 College Park Center (1,186)
Arlington, TX
November 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Houston L 55–71  1–2
 Fertitta Center (615)
Houston, TX
November 18, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at SMU L 57–86  1–3
 Moody Coliseum (745)
Dallas, TX
November 26, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Mexico L 71–78  1–4
 The Field House (234)
Commerce, TX
December 1, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Utah L 56–71  1–5
 America First Event Center (977)
Cedar City, UT
December 3, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech L 62–82  1–6
 Burns Arena (489)
St. George, UT
December 7, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Idaho W 88–72  2–6
 The Field House (379)
Commerce, TX
December 11, 2022*
5:00 p.m., SECN 		at Mississippi State L 53–88  2–7
 Humphrey Coliseum (4,917)
Starkville, MS
December 19, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Bowling Green
UTRGV South Padre Classic 		L 61–90  2–8
 South Padre Island Convention Centre (262)
Padre Island, TX
December 20, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Boise State
UTRGV South Padre Classic 		L 66–75  2–9
 South Padre Island Convention Centre (136)
Padre Island, TX
December 28, 2022*
7:00 p.m., LHN 		at Texas L 53–96  2–10
 Moody Center (4,589)
Austin, TX
Southland Conference regular season
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Incarnate Word W 64–61  3–10
(1–0) 		The Field House (312)
Commerce, TX
January 5, 2023
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Nicholls W 81–48  4–10
(2–0) 		The Field House (211)
Commerce, TX
January 7, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at McNeese W 79–71  5–10
(3–0) 		The Legacy Center (1,760)
Lake Charles, LA
January 12, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Houston Christian W 65–62  6–10
(4–0) 		Sharp Gymnasium (206)
Houston, TX
January 14, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lamar W 57–52  7–10
(5–0) 		The Field House (324)
Commerce, TX
January 19, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Orleans W 74–69  8–10
(6–0) 		Lakefront Arena (381)
New Orleans, LA
January 21, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 42–46  8–11
(6–1) 		University Center (466)
Hammond, LA
January 26, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lamar L 49–66  8–12
(6–2) 		Montagne Center (1,313)
Beaumont, TX
January 28, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houston Christian W 73–65  9–12
(7–2) 		The Field House (384)
Commerce, TX
February 2, 2023
5:00 p.m. 		at Nicholls Game postponed until February 20 due to icy weather conditions in Texas Stopher Gymnasium 
Thibodaux, LA
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		McNeese L 67–75  9–13
(7–3) 		The Field House (271)
Commerce, TX
February 9, 2023
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northwestern State W 67–47  10–13
(8–3) 		The Field House (277)
Commerce, TX
February 11, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State L 66–71  10–14
(8–4) 		Prather Coliseum (905)
Natchitoches, LA
February 16, 2023
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Orleans W 83–70  11–14
(9–4) 		The Field House (217)
Commerce, TX
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Southeastern Louisiana L 55–66  11–15
(9–5) 		The Field House (342)
Commerce, TX
February 20, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Nicholls W 77–70  12–15
(10–5) 		Stopher Gymnasium (219)
Thibodaux, LA
February 23, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 58–83  12–16
(10–6) 		American Bank Center (1,132)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 25, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Incarnate Word L 62–73  12–17
(10–7) 		McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
March 1, 2023
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 53–61  12–18
(10–8) 		The Field House (382)
Commerce, TX
2023 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland basketball tournament
March 6, 2023
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (8) Northwestern State
First round 		W 79–66  13–18
 The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, LA
March 7, 2023
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Incarnate Word
Second round 		W 65–62  14–18
 The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, LA
March 8, 2023
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (1) Southeastern Louisiana
Semifinals 		L 58–60 OT 14–19
 The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hogue, Cory (September 25, 2021). "Report: Texas A&M-Commerce to join the Southland Conference". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Texas A&M-Commerce taking leap to Southland Conference, NCAA Division I". Hearst Newspapers. September 28, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Texas A&M-Commerce Women's Basketball Schedule (27-5)". Lone Star Conference. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tabbed as favorites in 2022-23 Southland Women's Basketball poll". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Texas A&M University Commerce Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Texas A&M-Commerce Lions Schedule 2022-23". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "TAMUC AT NICHOLLS BASKETBALL GAMES POSTPONED TO FEB. 20". Southland Conference. January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.