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

2022–23 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's basketball
2022–23 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	14–19 (10–8 Southland)
Head coach	Jason Burton (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Markeith Brown; Lexi Murphy;
Home arena	Texas A&M–Commerce Field House
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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 represents the 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, play 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[edit]

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[edit]

Southland Conference Poll[edit]

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[edit]

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

Roster[edit]

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 Victoria 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

Jason Burton (Austin College)

Assistant coach(es)

Gerald Ewing (Texas A&M–Commerce)
Princess Davis (Texas A&M–Commerce)
Brook Costley (Emporia State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 8, 2022

Schedule and results[edit]

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

Source:^[6]^[7]^[8]

References[edit]

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

[1] "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 November 8, 2022.

[7] "Texas A&M-Commerce Lions Schedule 2022-23". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 8, 2022.

[8] "TAMUC AT NICHOLLS BASKETBALL GAMES POSTPONED TO FEB. 20". Southland Conference. January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.

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Venues	Texas A&M–Commerce Field House (1971–present)
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NAIA national championship in bold; NAIA Final Four appearances in italics