2021–22 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by coach Jeff Dow, in his third season, and are members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals played their home games at the McDermott Center on campus in San Antonio, Texas. They finished the season 12–16, 5–9 in Southland play, to finish tied in sixth place. In the Southland women's tournament they upset Southeastern Louisiana University to win the championship and gain an automatic berth in the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

2021–22 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball
Southland tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	13–16 (5–9 Southland)
Head coach	Jeff Dow (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Tanya Ray Amber Cunningham Beverly Holmes
Home arena	McDermott Center (Capacity: 2,000)
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Southland Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Houston Baptist	12	–	2		.857			16	–	11		.593
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	11	–	3		.786			19	–	10		.655
Southeastern Louisiana	10	–	4		.714			16	–	11		.593
McNeese State	8	–	6		.571			13	–	15		.464
Incarnate Word †	5	–	9		.357			13	–	17		.433
Northwestern State	5	–	9		.357			12	–	14		.462
New Orleans	3	–	11		.214			5	–	18		.217
Nicholls	2	–	12		.143			4	–	22		.154
† 2022 Southland tournament winner

Previous season

Roster

2021–22 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Hanna Wheeler 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX G 1 Kamryn Gibson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Braswell Little Elm, TX G 2 Arielle Adams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Denver City Odessa Lubbock, TX G 3 Jaaucklyn Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Round Rock Round Rock, TX G 4 Destiny Jenkins 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Jr Stevens San Antonio, TX G 10 Destiny Terrell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Mansfield Summit Dallas, TX G 11 Myra Bell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Taft High School San Antonio, TX G 12 Ariel Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Lamar Arlington, TX F 13 Chloe Storer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Galen Wangaratta, Australia F 14 Brenna Perez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Veterans Memorial San Antonio, TX G 15 Starr Omozee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX G 24 Zaya Price 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Steele Cibolo, TX F 32 Tiana Gardner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Austin Temple College Austin, TX F 35 Jamie Means 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Denton UL–Monroe Denton, TX	Head coach Jeff Dow (Oregon) Assistant coach(es) Tanya Ray (St. Mary's) Amber Cunningham (Rice) Beverly Holmes (Millsaps) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 9, 2024

Schedule

Sources:^[1][2]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2021* 8:00 pm		at UTEP	L 47–81	0–1	Don Haskins Center (796) El Paso, TX
Nov 13, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Mexico State	L 48–57	0–2	Pan American Center (1,023) Las Cruces, NM
Nov 17, 2021* 6:00 pm		Texas Lutheran	W 65–50	1–2	McDermott Center (388) San Antonio, TX
Nov 21, 2021* 12:00 pm		at UTSA	L 60–66	1–3	Convocation Center (394) San Antonio, TX
Nov 29, 2021* 6:00 pm		Western Illinois	W 63–59	2–3	McDermott Center (108) San Antonio, TX
Dec 4, 2021* 2:00 pm		Schreiner	W 73–46	3–3	McDermott Center (103) San Antonio, TX
Dec 11, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 57–62	3–4	UTRGV Fieldhouse (521) Edinburg, TX
Dec 15, 2021* 6:00 pm		North American	W 88–32	4–4	McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Dec 19, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at TCU	Canceled		Schollmaier Arena  Fort Worth, TX
Dec 19, 2021* 2:00 pm		UC Riverside	W 61–55	5–4	McDermott Center (83) San Antonio, TX
Dec 22, 2021* 2:00 pm		Tarleton State	L 47–58	5–5	McDermott Center (174) San Antonio, TX
Dec 29, 2021* 7:00 pm		at Texas Tech	Canceled		United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
Southland regular season
Jan 3, 2022 5:00 pm		vs. Nicholls Southland Basketball Tip-Off	Canceled
Jan 9, 2022 2:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 43–62	5–6 (0–1)	Dugan Wellness Center (226) Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 10, 2022* 6:00 pm		Champions College	Canceled		McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Jan 11, 2022 6:00 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 53–58	5–7 (0–2)	McDermott Center (109) San Antonio, TX
Jan 15, 2022 1:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 54–61	5–8 (0–3)	Dugan Wellness Center (784) Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 20, 2022 5:30 pm		Houston Baptist	L 57–62	5–9 (0–4)	McDermott Center (143) San Antonio, TX
Jan 22, 2022 2:00 pm		McNeese State	L 57–67	5–10 (0–5)	McDermott Center (115) San Antonio, TX
Jan 27, 2022 5:30 pm		at Northwestern State	W 52–45	6–10 (1–5)	Prather Coliseum (727) Natchitoches, LA
Jan 29, 2022 1:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 49–76	6–11 (1–6)	University Center (416) Hammond, LA
Feb 3, 2022 5:30 pm		Nicholls	L 43–47	6–12 (1–7)	McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Feb 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		New Orleans	W 54–49	7–12 (2–7)	McDermott Center (174) San Antonio, TX
Feb 10, 2022 5:00 pm		at Nicholls	W 78–76 OT	8–12 (3–7)	Stopher Gymnasium (222) Thibodaux, LA
Feb 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Orleans	L 57–78	8–13 (3–8)	Lakefront Arena (548) New Orleans, LA
Feb 17, 2022 5:30 pm		Northwestern State	W 67–60 OT	9–13 (4–8)	McDermott Center (119) San Antonio, TX
Feb 19, 2022 2:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 57–54	10–13 (5–8)	McDermott Center (146) San Antonio, TX
Feb 24, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Houston Baptist	L 45–51	10–14 (5–9)	Sharp Gymnasium (186) Houston, TX
Feb 26, 2022 1:00 pm		at McNeese State	L 65–73	10–15 (5–10)	The Legacy Center (1,153) Lake Charles, LA
Mar 5, 2022 2:00 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 55–60	10–16 (5–11)	McDermott Center (232) San Antonio, TX
Southland tournament
March 10, 2022 11:00 am, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (8) Nicholls First round	W 74–73	11–16	Leonard E. Merrell Center  Katy, TX
March 11, 2022 11:00 am, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) McNeese State Second round	W 90–63	12–16	Leonard E. Merrell Center  Katy, TX
March 12, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (1) Houston Baptist Semifinals	W 54–33	13–16	Leonard E. Merrell Center  Katy, TX
March 13, 2022 1:00 pm, CBSSN	(5)	vs. (3) Southeastern Louisiana Championship	W 56–52 OT	14–16	Leonard E. Merrell Center  Katy, TX
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPNU	(16 G)	vs. (16 G) Howard First Four	L 51–55	14–17	Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

See also

• 2021–22 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team