# 2022–23 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball team

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.

## 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.
| 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.

## 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. ||||||
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