FRISCO – The Southland Conference has released the 2023-24 conference women's basketball schedule on Tuesday morning. This is season is Texas A&M University-Commerce's second season in the SLC and NCAA Division I.
 
A&M-Commerce goes into this season under the direction of first-year coach Valerie King. The Lions finished tied for fourth in the SLC last season and advanced to the SLC Tournament Semifinals, reaching at least the semifinal round of the conference tournament for the sixth straight season.
 
In a new conference format, the women's basketball teams will play on Thursdays and Saturdays, while the men's basketball teams will play on Mondays and Saturdays during conference play.
 
The conference slate begins at New Orleans on January 4, followed by a three-game homestand at the Field House against McNeese (January 6), UIW (January 11), and Houston Christian (January 13).
 
Last season, the Lions went 1-1 against the Cowgirls, with both teams winning on the road. The game against the Cardinals is the first since A&M-Commerce's win in the SLC Tournament quarterfinals. A&M-Commerce went 2-0 against HCU in 2022-23.
 
The Lions head back out on the road at Lamar on January 18 and at Southeastern on January 20 in a rematch of last season's SLC Tournament semifinals. A&M-Commerce welcomes co-regular season champion A&M-Corpus Christi on January 25 and Nicholls on January 27 to close out the month.
 
The Lions and the Cowgirls meet for the second time on February 1 and A&M-Commerce then heads to Northwestern State on February 3 as both teams meet for the first time since the Lions' win over the Lady Demons in the SLC Tournament first round.
 
SLU makes the return trip to Commerce on February 8 and New Orleans comes east to the Field House on February 10.
 
The Lions are on the road for three straight games in the middle of February, heading to UIW (February 15), A&M-Corpus Christi (February 17), and Nicholls (February 24). Lamar is in town on February 29 and the Lions head to HCU on March 2.
 
The final game of the regular season comes on March 6 against Northwestern State.
 
McNeese once again serves as hosts for the Southland Conference Tournament, which begins at the Legacy Center in Lake Charles on March 11 and runs through March 14.
 
The full schedule for the 2023-24 season will be released in the coming weeks.
 
2023-24 A&M-COMMERCE SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Date	Opponent	Site
Jan. 4	at New Orleans	New Orleans
JAN. 6	MCNEESE	COMMERCE
JAN. 11	UIW	COMMERCE
JAN. 13	HOUSTON CHRISTIAN	COMMERCE
Jan. 18	at Lamar	Beaumont
Jan. 20	at Southeastern	Hammond, La.
JAN. 25	A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI	COMMERCE
JAN. 27	NICHOLLS	COMMERCE
Feb. 1	at McNeese	Lake Charles, La.
Feb. 3	at Northwestern State	Natchitoches, La.
FEB. 8	SOUTHEASTERN	COMMERCE
FEB. 10	NEW ORLEANS	COMMERCE
Feb. 15	at UIW	San Antonio
Feb. 17	at A&M-Corpus Christi	Corpus Christi
Feb. 24	at Nicholls	Thibodaux, La.
FEB. 29	LAMAR	COMMERCE
March 2	at Houston Christian	Houston
MARCH 6	NORTHWESTERN STATE	COMMERCE
March 11-14	Southland Conference Tournament	Lake Charles, La.