2013–14 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

2013–14 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball
2013 PSN Sports Challenge, Champion
Conference Southland Conference
2013–14 record 819 (212 Southland (1st Year of Transition))
Head coach Kate Henderson (1st- Interim year)
Assistant coach Christian Mueller (1st year)
Assistant coach Jamie Nash (1st year)
Assistant coach Brittany Hardy (1st year)
Home arena McDermott Convocation Center
2013–14 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Lamar*** 13 5   .722     18 13   .581
Stephen F. Austin 13 5   .722     23 13   .639
Central Arkansas 12 6   .667     18 12   .600
Northwestern State 11 7   .611     21 13   .618
Nicholls State 11 7   .611     17 14   .548
Texas A&M-CC 11 7   .611     18 12   .600
Abilene Christian* 8 6   .571     18 12   .600
McNeese State 10 8   .556     19 14   .576
Oral Roberts 8 10   .444     9 20   .310
Houston Baptist 8 10   .444     12 17   .414
Sam Houston State 8 10   .444     13 16   .448
Southeastern Louisiana 7 11   .389     8 22   .267
Incarnate Word* 2 12   .143     8 19   .296
New Orleans** 0 18   .000     0 29   .000
2014 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2014
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
***Southland Tournament #1 seed; Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

The 2013–14 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by first year head coach Kate Henderson, acting as Interim head coach,[3] and played their home games at McDermott Convocation Center. They were new members of the Southland Conference.[4]

2013-14 was year 1 of a 4-year transitional period for Incarnate Word from D2 to D1.[5] During year 1 they only played conference opponents once, with the exception of Abilene Christian. They were classified as a D2 school for scheduling purposes. Since Abilene Christian was also transitioning, they played them twice. Incarnate Word could not win the regular season basketball title for the 2013–14 season.

In years 2–4 Incarnate Word will be classified as a D1 school for scheduling purposes. They will increase the number of conference games to a regular schedule, and they can win the regular season conference title. However Incarnate Word cannot participate in the conference tourney until the 2017–18 season, at which time they will also be able to enter the NCAA tournament, should they win the conference. Incarnate Word is eligible to participate in the WBI or WNIT should they be invited.

Audio Streaming

All Incarnate Word games were broadcast on KUIW Radio, and they provided streaming of all non-televised home games shown via UIW TV.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Year Hometown
2 Rose Whitehead Center 6–2 Senior Grapevine, Texas
4 Ifunanya Mora Guard/Forward 5–9 Senior Grand Prairie, Texas
5 Anita Kaduru Guard 5–7 Freshman Sugarland, Texas
10 Natalie Hessong Guard 5–9 Freshman Corpus Christi, Texas
11 Alyssa Ward Guard 5–8 Freshman Palmetto, Florida
13 Katie Novak Guard 5–9 Senior Homer Glen, Illinois
15 Michelle Hale Forward 5–10 Senior Albuquerque, New Mexico
20 Joslinn Douglass Guard 5–2 Senior Austin, Texas
21 Cheyenne Berry Guard 5–9 Senior Lytle, Texas
24 Kosisio Mora Guard/Forward 5–9 Senior Grand Prairie, Texas
32 Brianna Birmingham Forward 6–0 Junior Battle Creek, Michigan
34 Shelby Leinneweber Center 6–1 Freshman Floresville, Texas


Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/09/2013* Wayland Baptist W 8173  10 McDermott Convocation Center (256)
11/14/2013* at UT Arlington W 5248  20 College Park Center (663)
11/16/2013* vs. Texas Wesleyan
(St. Thomas Tournament)
W 8473  30 Jerabeck Athletic Center (N/A)
11/17/2013* at St. Thomas (Houston)
(St. Thomas Tournament)
W 7167  40 Jerabeck Athletic Center (N/A)
11/20/2013* Our Lady of the Lake W 9973  50 McDermott Convocation Center (169)
11/23/2013* at Wiley College L 7183  51 Alumni Gymnasium (348)
11/29/2013* at West Texas A&M
(Lady Buff Classic)
L 5171  52 First United Bank Center (851)
11/30/2013* vs. Angelo State
(Lady Buff Classic)
L 4358  53 First United Bank Center (183)
12/10/2013* at Arkansas–Little Rock L 3482  54 Jack Stephens Center (1,023)
12/18/2013* St. Thomas (Houston) W 6750  64 McDermott Convocation Center (156)
12/21/2013* at Angelo State L 5160  65 Stephens Arena (280)
01/03/2014* at Rice L 5772  66 Tudor Fieldhouse (393)
01/09/2014 at Southeastern Louisiana L 5567  67 (01) University Center (327)
01/11/2014 at New Orleans W 6738  77 (11) Lakefront Arena (432)
01/16/2014 Central Arkansas L 4060  78 (12) McDermott Convocation Center (752)
01/18/2014 Oral Roberts W 6764  88 (22) McDermott Convocation Center (386)
01/23/2014 Sam Houston State L 5160  89 (23) McDermott Convocation Center (332)
01/25/2014 Lamar L 6976  810 (24) McDermott Convocation Center (375)
01/30/2014 at Northwestern State L 6672  811 (25) Prather Coliseum (1,031)
02/01/2014 at Stephen F. Austin L 5979  812 (26) William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,197)
02/06/2014 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 5660  813 (27) McDermott Convocation Center (316)
02/08/2014 Houston Baptist L 6570  814 (28) McDermott Convocation Center (375)
02/13/2014 Abilene Christian L 6773  815 (29) McDermott Convocation Center (456)
02/22/2014* NJIT L 4857  816 McDermott Convocation Center (225)
02/27/2013 at McNeese State L 3792  817 (210) Burton Coliseum (523)
03/01/2014 at Nicholls State L 6476  818 (211) Stopher Gym (305)
03/08/2014 at Abilene Christian L 7990  819 (212) Moody Coliseum (1,382)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2013–14 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

References

  1. "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  2. "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  3. "UIW enters first season of Southland basketball" (PDF). Southland Sports. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  4. "Incarnate Word to join Southland during transition to D1". NCAA.com. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  5. Flores, David (20 August 2012). "UIW approved for SLC membership; will start transition to Div. I in 2013-14". KENS5. Retrieved 20 August 2012.