2022–23 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball team

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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 represents Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions are led by sixth-year head coach Ayla Guzzardo, and play their home games at University Center as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

Home games are broadcast on ESPN+.

Preseason polls[edit]

Southland Conference Poll[edit]

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[edit]

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

Roster[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  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.
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