2023–24 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's basketball team

2023–24 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's basketball
2023–24 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	15–16 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach	Valerie King (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Tad Wedel; Brechelle Beachum; Trevor Moyer; Jaedyn De La Cerda;
Home arena	Texas A&M–Commerce Field House
	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 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Commerce in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by first-year head coach Valerie King, played their home games at Texas A&M–Commerce Field House in Commerce, Texas, as members of the Southland Conference. They compiled a 15–16 overall record and an 8–10 record in conference play. Their season ended with a semifinal loss to Lamar in the SLC tournament.

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

Media[edit]

Home games are broadcast on ESPN+.

Preseason polls[edit]

Southland Conference poll[edit]

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 58 overall votes, the Lions were picked to finish eighth in the conference.^[3]

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[edit]

No Texas A&M–Commerce players were selected to the Preseason All-Conference teams.^[3]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	0	Cova Horvath	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Oberwart, Austria
G	1	Dorian Norris	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Lake Dallas, Texas
G	2	Jordyn Newsome	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Irving, Texas
G	3	Mia Deck	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Frisco, Texas
G/F	4	Jamy De Kock	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Woudrichem, Netherlands
G	10	Ahmya Boyce	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Newport News, Virginia
G	11	DaLonna Choice	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Mesquite, Texas
G	12	Mary Delgado	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Miami, Florida
G	14	Lucia Hervia	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Almería, Spain
G/F	20	Olivia Russell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Auburn Hills, Michigan
F	21	Jasmine Payne	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Montgomery, Alabama
G	24	Jada Hood	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Roseville, Minnesota
F	30	Jordyn Beaty	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Woodville, Texas
F	32	Harper Biley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Cypress, Texas

Head coach

Valerie King (Cincinnati)

Assistant coach(es)

Tad Wedel (Kansas)
Brechelle Beachum (Illinois State)
Trevor Moyer (Saint Mary)/(Oklahoma State)
Jaedyn De La Cerda (New Mexico)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 20, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		LeTourneau	W 96–41	1–0	24 – J. Newsome	6 – J. De Kock	5 – M. Deck	The Field House (458) Commerce, TX
Nov 10, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		UNT Dallas	W 80–56	2–0	21 – M. Delgado	9 – D. Norris	4 – J. Newsome	The Field House (257) Commerce, TX
Nov 15, 2023* 8:00 pm		at New Mexico	L 74–75	2–1	19 – M. Delgado	7 – J. Payne	4 – J. De Kock	The Pit (4,718) Albuquerque, NM
Nov 17, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas Tech	L 45–91	2–2	16 – A. Boyce	5 – D. Norris	1 – A. Boyce	United Supermarkets Arena (4,802) Lubbock, TX
Nov 20, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Utah Tech	W 84–75	3–2	19 – M. Delgado	13 – M. Deck	4 – M. Delgado	The Field House (219) Commerce, TX
Nov 29, 2023* 9:00pm		at Washington State	L 50–111	3–3	17 – Deck	5 – Deck	1 – Horvath	Beasley Coliseum (805) Pullman, WA
Dec 1, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho	W 72–71	4–3	18 – M. Deck	13 – M. Deck	4 – M. Deck	Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (1,049) Moscow, ID
Dec 5, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Southern Utah	W 73–67	5–3	17 – A. Boyce	10 – M. Delgado	3 – M. Delgado	The Field House (345) Commerce, TX
Dec 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Houston	L 53–86	5–4	14 – M. Delgado	10 – M. Delgado	4 – M. Delgado	The Field House (1,189) Commerce, TX
Dec 18, 2023* 1:30 pm, ESPN+		Champion Christian	Cancelled					The Field House Commerce, TX
Dec 31, 2023* 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Texas A&M	L 63–87	5–5	14 – M. Deck	6 – J. Newsome	3 – M. Deck	Reed Arena (4,039) College Station, TX
Southland Conference regular season
Jan 4, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at New Orleans	L 78–88	5–6 (0–1)	23 – M. Deck	10 – M. Deck	10 – M. Delgado	Lakefront Arena (521) New Orleans, LA
Jan 6, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		McNeese	W 87–78	6–6 (1–1)	23 – M. Deck	14 – O. Russell	6 – M. Delgado	The Field House (572) Commerce, TX
Jan 11, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Incarnate Word	L 62–70	6–7 (1–2)	20 – M. Deck	9 – M. Delgado	3 – Tied (2)	The Field House (238) Commerce, TX
Jan 13, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Houston Christian	W 63–53	7–7 (2–2)	14 – A. Boyce	9 – J. Beatty	4 – Tied (2)	The Field House (241) Commerce, TX
Jan 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar	W 73–70	8–7 (3–2)	27 – A. Boyce	9 – J. Beaty	4 – A. Boyce	Neches Arena (824) Beaumont, TX
Jan 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 49–65	8–8 (3–3)	14 – D. Norris	9 – D. Norris	3 – M. Deck	Pride Roofing University Center (721) Hammond, LA
Jan 25, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 58–69	8–9 (3–4)	13 – J. Newsome	12 – J. Beaty	4 – C. Horvath	The Field House (382) Commerce, TX
Jan 27, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Nicholls	W 71–67	9–9 (4–4)	20 – M. Deck	10 – O. Russell	4 – J. Newsome	The Field House (412) Commerce, TX
Feb 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at McNeese	W 94–70	10–9 (5–4)	22 – M. Deck	11 – J. Payne	6 – A. Boyce	The Legacy Center (1,687) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northwestern State	L 66–69	10–10 (5–5)	27 – J. Newsome	11 – J. Beaty	3 – C. Horvath	Prather Coliseum (937) Natchitoches, LA
Feb 8, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	L 61–72	10–11 (5–6)	17 – M. Deck	12 – J. Beaty	3 – J. Beaty	The Field House (313) Commerce, TX
Feb 10, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		New Orleans	W 67–63 ^OT	11–11 (6–6)	26 – A. Boyce	16 – O. Russell	3 – A. Boyce	The Field House Commerce, TX
Feb 15, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Incarnate Word	L 61–72	11–12 (6–7)	21 – M. Delgado	7 – J. Beaty	3 – M. Delgado	McDermott Center (104) San Antonio, TX
Feb 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 69–86	11–13 (6–8)	24 – J. Newsome	8 – J. Payne	4 – J. Newson	American Bank Center (835) Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Nicholls	L 77–89	11–14 (6–9)	14 – J. Hood	11 – J. Beaty	7 – A. Boyce	Stopher Gymnasium (433) Thibodaux, LA
Feb 29, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Lamar	L 58–70	11–15 (6–10)	18 – J. Newsome	4 – J. Newsome	4 – A. Boyce	The Field House (472) Commerce, TX
Mar 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Houston Christian	W 78–63	12–15 (7–10)	27 – M. Deck	13 – M. Deck	7 – A. Boyce	Sharp Gymnasium (259) Houston, TX
Mar 6, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Northwestern State	W 69–58	13–15 (8–10)	22 – J. Hood	14 – J. Beaty	4 – M. Deck	The Field House (489) Commerce, TX
2024 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference Tournament
Mar 11, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (8) Northwestern State First round	W 65–57	14–15	20 – M. Deck	12 – J. Beaty	3 – M. Deck	The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Mar 12, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Incarnate Word Second round	W 66–57	15–15	22 – M. Deck	11 – J. Beaty	2 – M. Deck	The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Mar 13, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (1) Lamar Semifinals	L 58–83	15–16	18 – J. Newsome	4 – M. Deck	4 – A. Boyce	The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[4]^[5]

Conference awards and honors[edit]

Weekly awards[edit]

Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date awarded	Ref.
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week	Mia Deck	G	December 4, 2023	^[6]
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week	Mary Delgado	G	December 11, 2023	^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Report: Texas A&M-Commerce to join the Southland Conference". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
^ "Texas A&M-Commerce taking leap to Southland Conference, NCAA Division I". Hearst Newspapers. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Texas A&M University Commerce Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
^ "Texas A&M-Commerce Lions Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
^ Hill, James (December 4, 2023). "Texas A&M-Commerce's Mia Deck wins SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week award". Retrieved December 5, 2023.
^ Hill, James (December 11, 2023). "Mary Delgado of Texas A&M-Commerce snags SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week accolade". Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[1] "Report: Texas A&M-Commerce to join the Southland Conference". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[2] "Texas A&M-Commerce taking leap to Southland Conference, NCAA Division I". Hearst Newspapers. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[PrePolls-3] "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[4] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Texas A&M University Commerce Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[5] "Texas A&M-Commerce Lions Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[6] Hill, James (December 4, 2023). "Texas A&M-Commerce's Mia Deck wins SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week award". Retrieved December 5, 2023.

[7] Hill, James (December 11, 2023). "Mary Delgado of Texas A&M-Commerce snags SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week accolade". Retrieved December 12, 2023.

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