Women’s basketball gets closer to tournament

By Paige Heller LOGOS SPORTSWRITER

The women’s basketball team at the University of the Incarnate Word is currently ranked eighth in the Southland Conference, but it’s how you finish that counts most.

Last year, the women put a run together that resulted in winning the conference championship and their first trip to the NCAA Big Dance.

Currently, the Cardinals stand at 5-8 in the conference, which has its tournament set March 6-9 in Lake Charles, La. The overall record is 10-13 with five regular season games left – two at home.

The team won its most recent game 65-49 Saturday at home against conference foe Houston Christian University during UIW’s Legends Weekend. The women and men invited alumni back during the weekend to attend an open practice, an alumni reception, get free tickets to the game, and be recognized during halftime.

As the conference tournament draws closer, freshman Jorja Elliot expressed her excitement.

“We have shown a lot of progress recently,” the 5-foot-11 guard from Hickory Creek, Texas, said. “I’m excited to see how we come together to finish off the season.”