2022–23 McNeese Cowgirls basketball team

2022–23 McNeese Cowgirls basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record12–19 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach
  • Lynn Kennedy (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Carley Meister
  • Steve Yang
  • Kiana Brown
Home arenaThe Legacy Center
(Capacity: 4,200)
Seasons
2022–23 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana † 14 – 4   .778 21 – 10   .677
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 – 4   .778 19 – 12   .613
Lamar 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
Incarnate Word 10 – 8   .556 15 – 14   .517
Texas A&M–Commerce* 10 – 8   .556 14 – 19   .424
McNeese 8 – 10   .444 12 – 19   .387
New Orleans 7 – 11   .389 8 – 20   .286
Northwestern State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 18   .379
Houston Christian 6 – 12   .333 11 – 18   .379
Nicholls 2 – 16   .111 5 – 24   .172
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2023 Southland tournament winner
As of March 18, 2023

The 2022–23 McNeese Cowgirls basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by second year head coach Lynn Kennedy, played their home games at The Legacy Center located on the McNeese State University campus in Lake Charles, Louisiana. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Cowgirls finished the 2021–22 season with a 13–15 record overall and an 8–6 record in conference play. They qualified for the 2022 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament as the No. 4 seed. Their season ended with a 63–90 loss to No. 5 seeded Incarnate Word.[1]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 98 votes, the Cowgirls were picked to finish sixth in the conference.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 148 (11)
2 Houston Christian 131 (5)
3 Southeastern 122 (3)
4 Lamar 103
5 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions 101(1)
6 McNeese 98
7 Incarnate Word 64
8 Northwestern State 61
9 New Orleans 47
10 Nicholls 25

Preseason All Conference

Kali Chamberlin was selected as a returning member of the Preseason All Conference first team. Desirae Hansen was selected as a member of the second team for the third time.[3]

Roster

2022–23 McNeese State Cowgirls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 1 Le'Shenae Stubblefield 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Delhi, LA
G 2 Kaili Chamberlin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Medford, OR
G 3 Stephanie Guihon 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Largo, MD
G 5 Cristina Gil 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Barcelona, Spain
F 13 Alicja Falkowska 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Kosów Lacki, Poland
G 14 Mireia Yespes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Barcelona, Spain
F 15 Marta Hermoso 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Seville, Spain
G 20 Clara Rosini 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Trieste, Italy
F 21 Autumn Watts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Centennial, CO
F 22 Grace Wener 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Kissimmee, FL
G 23 Zuzanna Kulinska 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Gdynia, Poland
G 24 Divine Tanks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Lake Charles, LA
F 30 Paris Mullins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr McDonough, GA
G 33 Gabrielle Wener 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Kissimmee, FL
G 53 Desirae Hansen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Rainier, OR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 10, 2022

Schedule

[4][5]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2022*
11:00 am 		Ecclesia College W 110–26  1–0
 The Legacy Center (2,530)
Lake Charles, LA
Nov 10, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UTRGV L 60–68  1–1
 The Legacy Center (1,310)
Lake Charles, LA
Nov 16, 2022*
11:00 am, BTN+ 		at Illinois L 38–100  1–2
 State Farm Center (8,141)
Champaign, IL
Nov 19, 2022*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bradley L 58–77  1–3
 Renaissance Coliseum 
Peoria, IL
Nov 20, 2022*
12:00 pm, BTN+ 		at No. 8 Ohio State L 43–99  1–4
 Value City Arena (3,351)
Columbus, OH
Nov 22, 2022*
6:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Xavier L 68–84  1–5
 Cintas Center (367)
Cincinnati, OH
Nov 29, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Arkansas State L 83–102  1–6
 The Legacy Center (1,311)
Lake Charles, LA
Dec 1, 2022*
7:00 pm 		North American University W 81–46  2–6
 The Legacy Center (1,286)
Lake Charles, LA
Dec 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 76–66  3–6
 The Legacy Center (1,747)
Lake Charles, LA
Dec 17, 2022*
12:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Ole Miss L 60–79  3–7
 The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,591)
Oxford, MS
Dec 19, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech L 47–66  3–8
 United Supermarkets Arena (4,511)
Lubbock, TX
Southland regular season
Dec 31, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lamar
Battle of the Border 		L 61–82  3–9
(0–1) 		Montagne Center (1,103)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 5, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northwestern State W 71–65  4–9
(1–1) 		The Legacy Center (2,776)
Lake Charles, LA
Jan 7, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Commerce L 71–79  4–10
(1–2) 		The Legacy Center (1,760)
Lake Charles, LA
Jan 12, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State L 61–62  4–11
(1–3) 		Prather Coliseum (773)
Natchitoches, LA
Jan 14, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Houston Christian W 69–54  5–11
(2–3) 		The Legacy Center (1,884)
Lake Charles, LA
Jan 19, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Nicholls W 77–68  6–11
(3–3) 		Stopher Gymnasium (611)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 21, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Nicholls W 70–62  7–11
(4–3) 		The Legacy Center (2,173)
Lake Charles, LA
Jan 26, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Incarnate Word W 69–34  8–11
(5–3) 		McDermott Center (201)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 28, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 61–78  8–12
(5–4) 		American Bank Center (1,787)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 2, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lamar
Battle of the Border 		L 48–79  8–13
(5–5) 		The Legacy Center (1,584)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 4, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Commerce W 75–67  9–13
(6–5) 		Texas A&M–Commerce Field House (271)
Commerce, TX
Feb 9, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana L 64–72  9–14
(6–6) 		The Legacy Center (1,628)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 11, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Orleans L 59–65  9–15
(6–7) 		Lakefront Arena (613)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 16, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word L 45–69  9–16
(6–8) 		The Legacy Center (1,753)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 18, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 62–75  9–17
(6–9) 		The Legacy Center (1,570)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 23, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Houston Christian W 65–60  10–17
(7–9) 		Sharp Gymnasium (160)
Houston, TX
Feb 25, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 50–67  10–18
(7–10) 		University Center (520)
Hammond, LA
Mar 1, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		New Orleans W 68–56  11–18
(8–10) 		The Legacy Center (1,566)
Lake Charles, LA
2023 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Basketball Tournament
March 6, 2023
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(6) (7) New Orleans
First round 		W 87–82 OT 12–18
 The Legacy Center (448)
Lake Charles, LA
March 7, 2023
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(6) (3) New Orleans
Second round 		L 75–80 OT 12–19
 The Legacy Center (453)
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "McNeese Cowgirls Schedule 2021-22". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tabbed as favorites in 2022-23 Southland Women's Basketball poll". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "McNeese Cowgirls Schedule 2022-23". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 3, 2022.