2022–23 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball team

2022–23 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball
Southland Conference regular season co-champions
Southland Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record21–10 (14–4 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kenneth Lee, Jr.
  • Aja Ochie
  • Ronneka Robertson
Home arenaUniversity Center
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 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions were led by sixth-year head coach Ayla Guzzardo, and played their home games at University Center as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Lady Lions finished the 2021–22 season 16–11 overall, 10–4 in Southland play to finish in third place. They defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the first round of the Southland women's tournament. Their season ended when they were defeated by Incarnate Word in the finals.[1]

Media

Home games are broadcast on ESPN+.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 3 first place votes and 122 votes overall, the Lady Lions were picked to finish third 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

Hailey Giaratano was selected as a member of the second team for the third time.[3]

Roster

2022–23 Southeastern Louisiana Lions women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jalencia Pierre 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Amite HS Springfield, LA
G 2 Cierria Cunningham 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Hillcrest HS
Shelton State CC 		Tuscaloosa, AL
G 3 Allasia Washington 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Madison Prep Academy Baton Rouge, LA
G 5 Taylor Bell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Huntington HS Shreveport, LA
G 10 Jaylen Huderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Salmen HS Slidell, LA
F 12 Terri Crawford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Ramsay HS
Central Arkansas 		Birmingham, AL
G 13 Chrissy Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Carencro HS
Neosha CC 		Lafayette, LA
G 15 Daija Harvey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Donaldsonville HS Donaldsonville, LA
F 22 Taylor Dupree 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Northwest Rankin HS
UT Martin 		Brandon, MS
G 24 Dijone' Flowers 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Live Oak HS
Lamar 		Denham Springs, LA
G 31 Alexius Horne 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Denham Springs HS Baton Rouge, LA
F 35 Natalie Kelly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Albany HS
Auburn 		Albany, LA
G 55 Hailey Giaratano 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Ponchatoula HS Ponchatoula, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 11, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2022*
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		LSU–Alexandria W 73–27  1–0
 University Center (412)
Hammond, LA
Nov 11, 2022*
4:00 pm 		at Utah State W 78–68  2–0
 Smith Spectrum (381)
Logan, UT
Nov 13, 2022*
8:00 pm 		at Utah L 62–99  2–1
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,386)
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 15, 2022*
8:00 pm 		at San Diego State L 53–69  2–2
 Viejas Arena (365)
San Diego, CA
Nov 22, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Alabama W 64–40  3–2
 Mitchell Center (277)
Mobile, AL
Nov 25, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Dillard W 90–34  4–2
 University Center (410)
Hammond, LA
Nov 29, 2022*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		at LSU L 55–63  4–3
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,592)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 13, 2022*
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Prairie View A&M W 84–57  5–3
 University Center (359)
Hammond, LA
Dec 20, 2022*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Alabama L 45–55  5–4
 Coleman Coliseum (1,888)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 23, 2022*
1:00 pm 		at Jackson State L 51–60  5–5
 Williams Assembly Center (350)
Jackson, Ms
Southland Conference regular season
Dec 31, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Nicholls W 57–49  6–5
(1–0) 		Stopher Gymnasium (202)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 5, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Houston Christian W 63–58  7–5
(2–0) 		University Center (412)
Hammond, LA
Jan 7, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lamar L 47–57  7–6
(2–1) 		University Center (249)
Hammond, LA
Jan 12, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 53–46  8–6
(3–1) 		American Bank Center (984)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 14, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Incarnate Word L 49–55  8–7
(3–2) 		McDermott Center (195)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 19, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northwestern State W 63–48  9–7
(4–2) 		University Center (683)
Hammond, LA
Jan 21, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Commerce W 46–42  10–7
(5–2) 		University Center (466)
Hammond, LA
Jan 26, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		New Orleans W 69–51  11–7
(6–2) 		University Center (519)
Hammond, LA
Jan 28, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Orleans L 42–59  11–8
(6–3) 		Lakefront Arena (412)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 2, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word W 72–50  12–8
(7–3) 		University Center (379)
Hammond, LA
Feb 4, 2023
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 59–51  13–8
(8–3) 		University Center (537)
Hammond, LA
Feb 9, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at McNeese W 72–64 OT 14–8
(9–3) 		The Legacy Center (1,628)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 11, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Nicholls W 90–52  15–8
(10–3) 		University Center (334)
Hammond, LA
Feb 16, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State W 65–50  16–8
(11–3) 		Prather Coliseum (715)
Natchitoches, LA
Feb 18, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Texas A&M–Commerce W 66–55  17–8
(12–3) 		The Field House (342)
Commerce, TX
Feb 23, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lamar L 54–66  17–9
(12–4) 		Montagne Center (1,421)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 25, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		McNeese W 67–50  18–9
(13–4) 		University Center (520)
Hammond, LA
Mar 1, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Houston Christian W 66–45  19–9
(14–4) 		Sharp Gymnasium (402)
Houston, TX
2023 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Basketball Tournament
March 8, 2023
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		(1) (5) Texas A&M–Commerce
Semi-finals 		W 60–58 OT 20–9
 The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, LA
March 9, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		(1) (3) Lamar
Championship 		W 66–57  21–9
 The Legacy Center (606)
Lake Charles, LA
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN 		(15 S4) at (2 S4) No. 3 Iowa
First round 		L 43–95  21–10
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,382)
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Official Basketball Box Score - Final A&M-Corpus Christi at Southeastern La" (PDF). Southland Conference. March 12, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 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". Southeastern Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "SE Louisiana Lady Lions Schedule 2022-23". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 2, 2022.