# 2022–23 McNeese Cowgirls basketball team

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.

## 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.
| 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.

## Schedule

| 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. ||||||