2022–23 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball team

2022–23 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball
2022–23 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball
Southland Conference regular season co-champions; Southland Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	21–10 (14–4 Southland)
Head coach	Ayla Guzzardo (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Kenneth Lee, Jr.; Aja Ochie; Ronneka Robertson;
Home arena	University Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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

Ayla Guzzardo (Akron)

Assistant coach(es)

Kenneth Lee, Jr. (Nicholls State)
Aja Ochie (Southeastern Louisiana)
Ronneka Robertson (South Alabama)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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]

References

^ "Official Basketball Box Score - Final A&M-Corpus Christi at Southeastern La" (PDF). Southland Conference. March 12, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ "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.
^ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ "SE Louisiana Lady Lions Schedule 2022-23". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

[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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