2024–25 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

2024–25 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball
2024–25 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	18–14 (12–8 Southland)
Head coach	Jeff Dow (regular season); Amber Cunningham (WNIT); ;
Assistant coaches	Amber Cunningham; Rachel Baity; Steven Oliver; Wade Whaley;
Home arena	McDermott Center

2024–25 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southeastern Louisiana	19	–	1	.950	26	–	6	.813
Lamar	17	–	3	.850	22	–	8	.733
Stephen F. Austin †	16	–	4	.800	29	–	6	.829
	12	–	8	.600	18	–	14	.563
Northwestern State	12	–	8	.600	16	–	16	.500
UT Rio Grande Valley	11	–	9	.550	16	–	16	.500
Nicholls	9	–	11	.450	17	–	14	.548
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	7	–	13	.350	15	–	17	.469
New Orleans	5	–	15	.250	5	–	24	.172
McNeese	5	–	15	.250	10	–	21	.323
East Texas A&M*	4	–	16	.200	7	–	22	.241
Houston Christian	3	–	17	.150	6	–	23	.207

† 2025 Southland tournament winner * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

The 2024–25 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team represents the University of the Incarnate Word in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by sixth-year coach Jeff Dow, and are members of the Southland Conference (SLC). The season was surprisingly followed up with Dow not having his contract renewed.

Media

Home games were broadcast on ESPN+.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 17, 2024. Receiving 149 overall votes, the Cardinals were picked to finish fifth in the conference.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Lamar	236 (19)
2	Southeastern Louisiana	213 (5)
3	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	200
4	Stephen F. Austin	193
5	Incarnate Word	149
6	Texas A&M–Commerce (renamed)	112
7	Nicholls	108
8	New Orleans	109
9	UT Rio Grande Valley	92
10	Northwestern State	67
11	McNeese	61
12	Houston Christian	51

Preseason All Conference

No Cardinals were selected to a Preseason All-Conference team.^[1]

Roster

2024–25 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Dorian Norris	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Texas A&M–Commerce	Lake Dallas, Texas
F	2	Kaylee Howell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Rockport-Fulton High School	Rockport, Texas
G	3	Shiho Isono	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Southern Utah	Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan
G	4	Brynn Lusby	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Panther Creek High School	Frisco, Texas
G	5	Myra Bell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Taft High School	San Antonio, Texas
G	10	Eryn McKinzie	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Brewer High School	Fort Worth, Texas
G	12	Izzy Majarucon	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Dream City High School	Phoenix, Arizona
F	14	Brenna Perez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Veterans Memorial High School	San Antonio, Texas
F	21	Mallory McQuietor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Keller High School	Keller, Texas
G	22	Breelyn Sanborn	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	St. Pius X High School	Spring, Texas
G	23	Deja Lumsden	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Weatherford College	Fort Worth, Texas
G	24	Destiny Whitaker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Mansfield Summit High School	Dallas, Texas
G	32	Jorja Elliott	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Lake Dallas High School	Hickory Creek, Texas
F	34	Grace Okih	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Jacksonville College	Lagos, Nigeria
F	35	Raimi McCrary	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Allen High School	Allen, Texas
G	55	Madison Cockrell	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	UTSA	Dallas, Texas

Head coach

Jeff Dow (Oregon)

Assistant coach(es)

Amber Cunningham (Rice)
Rachel Baity (Our Lady of the Lake)
Steven Oliver (Geneva)
Wade Whaley (West Texas A&M)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 2, 2025

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season games
Nov 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas Tech	L 48–78	0–1	10 – J. Elliott	5 – R. McCrary	1 – J. Elliott	United Supermarkets Arena (3,584) Lubbock, TX
Nov 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 12 Baylor	L 33–85	0–2	10 – B. Lusby	4 – D. Norris	2 – M. Cockrell	Foster Pavilion (3,332) Waco, TX
Nov 11, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Nelson	W 85–54	1–2	15 – J. Elliott	8 – M. McQuietor	8 – J. Elliott	McDermott Center (208) San Antonio, TX
Nov 14, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Texas Lutheran	W 57–51	2–2	11 – B. Lusby	8 – B. Lusby	2 – M. Cockrell	McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
Nov 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Prairie View A&M	W 68–49	3–2	18 – M. Bell	8 – M. Bell	5 – M. Cockrell	McDermott Center (94) San Antonio, TX
Nov 21, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 19 TCU	L 43–81	3–3	8 – R. McCrary	5 – R. McCrary	2 – J. Elliott	Schollmaier Arena (5,379) Fort Worth, TX
Nov 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Abilene Christian	L 53–61	3–4	17 – R. McCrary	13 – R. McCrary	4 – S. Isono	McDermott Center (123) San Antonio, TX
Dec 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Northwestern State	W 48–46	4–4 (1–0)	22 – J. Elliott	10 – R. McCrary	3 – M. Bell	McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
Dec 14, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Schreiner	W 93–36	5–4	23 – B. Lusby	7 – R. McCrary	4 – D. Whitaker	McDermott Center (100) San Antonio, TX
Dec 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		East Texas A&M	W 76–55	6–4 (2–0)	16 – R. McCrary	10 – R. McCrary	5 – S. Isono	McDermott Center (76) San Antonio, TX
Dec 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Our Lady of the Lake	W 104–37	7–4	19 – D. Whitaker	12 – B. Lusby	5 – J. Elliott	McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
Jan 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar	L 47–69	7–5 (2–1)	11 – E. McKinzie	4 – M. Cockrell	4 – S. Isono	Neches Arena (463) Beaumont, TX
Jan 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 60–67	7–6 (2–2)	13 – D. Norris	11 – D. Norris	4 – M. Bell	William R. Johnson Coliseum (996) Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 9, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Nicholls	L 57–68	7–7 (2–3)	14 – J. Elliot	10 – R. McCrary	4 – M. Bell	McDermott Center (66) San Antonio, TX
Jan 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Houston Christian	W 76–45	8–7 (3–3)	15 – B. Lusby	6 – R. McCrary	4 – M. Bell	Sharp Gymnasium (208) Houston, TX
Jan 16, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		UT Rio Grande Valley	W 52–43	9–7 (4–3)	14 – D. Whitaker	8 – D. Norris	2 – D. Norris	McDermott Center (117) San Antonio, TX
Jan 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 76–58	10–7 (5–3)	16 – J. Elliott	9 – R. McCrary	7 – R. McCrary	McDermott Center (231) San Antonio, TX
Jan 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 42–66	10–8 (5–4)	11 – D. Whitaker	4 – E. McKinzie	3 – D. Norris	Lakefront Arena (619) New Orleans, LA
Jan 27, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Orleans Rescheduled from January 22^[2]	W 58–55	11–8 (6–4)	15 – B. Lusby	6 – J. Elliott	5 – J. Elliott	Lakefront Arena (137) New Orleans, LA
Jan 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at McNeese	W 77–63	12–8 (7–4)	17 – J. Elliott	8 – J. Elliott	2 – J. Elliott	The Legacy Center (1,342) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Houston Christian	W 68–55	13–8 (8–4)	18 – R. McCrary	9 – D. Norris	18 – R. McCrary	McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
Feb 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 71–60	14–8 (9–4)	20 – D. Whitaker	8 – D. Whitaker	4 – R. McCrary	McDermott Center (118) San Antonio, TX
Feb 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	L 43–62	14–9 (9–5)	10 – B. Lusby	7 – D. Norris	3 – S. Isono	McDermott Center (136) San Antonio, TX
Feb 13, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley	L 37–59	14–10 (9–6)	8 – D. Whitaker	7 – D. Norris	2 – M. Cockrell	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,061) Edinburg, TX
Feb 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 53–55 ^OT	15–10 (10–6)	18 – M. Bell	8 – M. Bell	4 – M. Cockrell	American Bank Center (1,308) Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 20, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Lamar	L 53–61	15–11 (10–7)	13 – M. Bell	9 – J. Elliott	3 – J. Elliott	McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
Feb 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	L 68–73	15–12 (10–8)	20 – B. Lusby	10 – D. Norris	4 – M. Bell	McDermott Center (191) San Antonio, TX
Feb 27, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Northwestern State	W 71–64	16–12 (11–8)	13 – J. Elliott	8 – J. Elliott	2 – J. Elliott	Prather Coliseum (726) Natchitoches, LA
Mar 1, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Texas A&M	W 74–65	17–12 (12–8)	17 – B. Lusby	12 – M. Bell	6 – R. McCrary	The Field House (347) Commerce, TX
2025 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference Tournament (1–1)
Mar 11, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Northwestern State Quarterfinals	W 69–54	18–12	14 – D. Norris	11 – R. McCrary	5 – J. Elliott	The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Mar 12, 2025 10:30 am, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (1) Southeastern Louisiana Semifinals	L 37–57	18–13	12 – J. Elliott	5 – Tied	1 – Tied - 5 players	The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
WNIT
Mar 20, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at UT Arlington First Round	L 52–78	18–14	15 – Whitaker	9 – Norris	4 – Norris	College Park Center (1,167) Arlington, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[3]^[4]^[5]

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week	Jorja Elliott	G	December 9, 2024	^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball Game vs. UIW Postponed Until Monday, January 27". unoprivateers.com. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
^ "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
^ "Incarnate Word Cardinals". CBS Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ "INCARNATE WORD CARDINALS". FOX SPORTS™, SPEED™, SPEED.COM™ & © 2024 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ Washington, Jasmine (December 9, 2024). "UIW's Elliott named Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved March 9, 2025.

[PrePolls-1] "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[2] "Women's Basketball Game vs. UIW Postponed Until Monday, January 27". unoprivateers.com. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

[3] "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[4] "Incarnate Word Cardinals". CBS Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[5] "INCARNATE WORD CARDINALS". FOX SPORTS™, SPEED™, SPEED.COM™ & © 2024 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[6] Washington, Jasmine (December 9, 2024). "UIW's Elliott named Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved March 9, 2025.

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