2023–24 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team

2023–24 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball
2023–24 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball
Southland Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	23–9 (14–4 Southland)
Head coach	Royce Chadwick (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Roxanne White; Darren Brunson; Gee Lawler;
Home arena	American Bank Center; Dugan Wellness Center
	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–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Islanders were led by twelfth-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.

Media

Home games were broadcast on ESPN+. Video streaming of all non-televised home games and audio for all road games was available at GoIslanders.com.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 140 overall votes and three first-place votes, the Islanders were picked to finish second in the conference.^[1]

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

Graduate student Alecia Westbrook, a forward/center, was selected to the Preseason All Conference first team. Senior Paige Allen, a guard, was selected to the second team.^[1]

Roster

2023–24 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	2	Timberlin Criswell	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Manvel, TX
G	3	Jaeda Whitner	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Mason City, IA
G	10	Andrea Montesinos	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Valencia, Spain
G	11	Paige Allen	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Kansas City, MO
F/C	13	Alecia Westbrook	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Kansas City, MO
C	14	Bruna Anguera	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	El Morell, Spain
G	15	Sasha Shishkina	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Moscow, Russia
C	20	Torie Sevier	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Fr	Aubrey, TX
G	21	Maya Ellis	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Chesterfield, VA
F	22	Claudia Diez	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Valencia, Spain
G	24	Violeta Verano	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Barcelona, Spain
G	25	Mireia Aguado	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Barcelona, Spain
G	30	Annukka Willstedt	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Torrelodones, Spain
F	32	Nabaweeya McGill	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Tampa, FL

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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Thomas (TX)	W 79–41	1–0	11 – N. McGill	9 – N. McGill	5 – V. Verano	Dugan Wellness Center (1,179) Corpus Christi, TX
November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN+		at Texas A&M	L 50–73	1–1	12 – M. Aguado	7 – B. Anguera	4 – V. Verano	Reed Arena (3,057) College Station, TX
November 13, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Schreiner	W 92–40	2–1	16 – A. Westbrook	9 – A. Westbrook	4 – A. Westbrook	Dugan Wellness Center (682) Corpus Christi, TX
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTSA	L 59–66 ^OT	2–2	17 – A. Westbrook	8 – A. Westbrook	5 – A. Westbrook	Dugan Wellness Center (779) Corpus Christi, TX
November 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Santa Clara	L 54–75	2–3	17 – T. Sevier	6 – B. Anguera	2 – M. Aguado	Leavey Center (206) Santa Clara, CA
November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	W 60–52	3–3	17 – Criswell	9 – Westbrook	4 – Criswell	American Bank Center (781) Corpus Christi, TX
December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rice	L 56–84	3–4	10 – T. Criswell	8 – N. McGill	3 – P. Allen	Dugan Wellness Center (824) Corpus Christ, TX
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Rio Grande Valley South Texas Showdown	W 69–46	4–4	12 – N. McGill	13 – A. Westbrook	4 – A. Westbrook	American Bank Center (1,363) Corpus Christi, TX
December 14, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley South Texas Showdown	W 57–51	5–4	11 – V. Verano	8 – V. Westbrook	4 – V. Verano	UTRGV Fieldhouse (718) Edinburg, TX
December 19, 2023* 11:00 p.m., ESPN+		Our Lady of the Lake	W 77–33	6–4	13 – A. Westbrook	7 – A. Westbrook	6 – A. Westbrook	Dugan Wellness Center (1,400) Corpus Christi, TX
December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Concordia	W 76–45	7–4	10 – V. Verano	5 – V. Verano	6 – T. Criswell	Dugan Wellness Center (856) Corpus Christi, TX
Southland Conference regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Houston Christian	W 73–49	8–4 (1–0)	15 – P. Allen	9 – P. Allen	5 – M. Aguado	American Bank Center (678) Corpus Christi, TX
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Incarnate Word	W 63–61	9–4 (2–0)	27 – A. Westbrook	10 – M. Aguado	3 – A. Westbrook	McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 58–61	9–5 (2–1)	16 – A. Westbrook	11 – A. Westbrook	2 – A. Wilstedt	Pride Roofing University Center (692) Hammond, LA
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Orleans	W 61–54	10–5 (3–1)	15 – M. Aguado	N. McGill – 12	3 – M. Aguado	Lakefront Arena (492) New Orleans, LA
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		McNeese	W 83–63	11–5 (4–1)	12 – A. Westbrook	11 – A. Westbrook	4 – A. Aguado	American Bank Center (818) Corpus Christi, TX
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Nicholls	W 58–52	12–5 (5–1)	13 – tied (3)	10 – P. Allen	2 – tied (2)	American Bank Center (1,247) Corpus Christi, TX
January 25, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Commerce	W 69–58	13–5 (6–1)	15 – T. Criswell	13 – A. Westrbook	5 – T. Criswell	The Field House (382) Commerce, TX
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northwestern State	W 50–45	14–5 (7–1)	21 – M. Aguado	9 – A. Westbrook	2 – P. Allen	Prather Coliseum (412) Natchitoches, LA
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lamar	L 57–63	14–6 (7–2)	22 – M. Aguado	9 – P. Allen	3 – P. Allen	American Bank Center (1,927) Corpus Christi, TX
February 8, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Nicholls	L 67–70	14–7 (7–3)	18 – A. Westbrook	7 – A. Westbrook	4 – M. Aguado	Stopher Gymnasium (458) Thibodaux, LA
February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at McNeese	W 78–64	15–7 (8–3)	18 – P. Allen	10 – P. Allen	4 – M. Aguado	The Legacy Center (1,104) Lake Charles, LA
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northwestern State	W 68–52	16–7 (9–3)	15 – M. Aguado	6 – A. Westbrook	4 – M. Aguado	American Bank Center (702) Corpus Christi, TX
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas A&M–Commerce	W 86–69	17–7 (10–3)	25 – M. Ellis	18 – P. Allen	12 – M. Agaudo	American Bank Center (835) Corpus Christi, TX
February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Houston Christian	W 68–42	18–7 (11–3)	16 – A. Westbrook	8 – A. Willstedt	4 – A. Willstedt	Sharp Gymnasium (280) Houston, TX
February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lamar	L 63–68	18–8 (11–4)	14 – A. Westbrook	7 – A. Westbrook	6 – V. Verano	Neches Arena (1,862) Beaumont, TX
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Orleans	W 81–54	19–8 (12–4)	18 – A. Aguado	12 – P. Allen	7 – A. Westbrook	American Bank Center (851) Corpus Christi, TX
March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 79–73 ^OT	20–8 (13–4)	18 – N. McGill	10 – P. Allen	7 – M. Aguado	American Bank Center (1,352) Corpus Christi, TX
March 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 65–43	21–8 (14–4)	14 – N. McGill	9 – M. Aguado	7 – A. Westbrook	American Bank Center (1,744) Corpus Christi, TX
2024 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference tournament
March 13, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) Southeastern Louisiana Semifinals	W 60–59	22–8	16 – M. Aguado	10 – A. Westbrook	3 – tied (2)	The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
March 14, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPNU	(2)	vs. (1) Lamar Championship	W 68–61	23–8	22 – P. Allen	12 – P. Allen	6 – V. Verano	The Legacy Center (700) Lake Charles, LA
2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
March 23, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN	(16 P3)	at (1 P3) No. 3 USC First round	L 55–87	23–9	15 – M. Aguado	9 – P. Allen	5 – V. Verano	Galen Center (8,386) Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P3=Portland 3. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[2]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Hill, James (October 10, 2023). "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". goislanders.com. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

[PrePolls-1] Hill, James (October 10, 2023). "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". goislanders.com. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[3] "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

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