# 2022–23 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball team

The 2022–23 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Jaguars, led by fifth-year head coach Carlos Funchess, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
The Lady Jaguars finished the season 18–15, 12–6 in SWAC play, to finish in a four-way tie for second place. They defeated Prairie View A&M, Jackson State and Arkansas–Pine Bluff to win the SWAC tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament, and their first tournament appearance since 2019. They received the #16 seed in the Seattle Regional 4, where they lost to Sacred Heart in the First Four.

## Previous season

The Lady Jaguars finished the 2021–22 season 14–17, 11–7 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. As a fourth seed in the SWAC women's tournament they defeated Texas Southern in the quarterfinals before losing to Jackson State in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 8:30 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 4 Iowa | L 34–87 | 0–1 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,417) Iowa City, IA |
| November 14, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 21 Oregon Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series | L 46–83 | 0–2 | F. G. Clark Center (2,752) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 17, 2022* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northwestern State | W 56–52 | 1–2 | Prather Coliseum (408) Natchitoches, LA |
| November 21, 2022* 6:00 p.m., JSN | | LSU–Shreveport | W 77–36 | 2–2 | F. G. Clark Center (1,375) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 1, 2022* 1:00 p.m. | | at Oregon State | L 36–89 | 2–3 | Gill Coliseum (9,604) Corvallis, OR |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., LHN | | at No. 22 Texas | L 43–92 | 2–4 | Moody Center (4,987) Austin, TX |
| December 9, 2022* 5:30 p.m. | | Spring Hill College (AL) | W 84–54 | 3–4 | Bonne Santé Wellness Center (286) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulane | L 52–67 | 3–5 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,055) New Orleans, LA |
| December 16, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | L 42–72 | 3–6 | Charles Koch Arena (1,125) Wichita, KS |
| December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 24 Oklahoma | L 50–76 | 3–7 | Lloyd Noble Center (3,222) Norman, OK |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | at Texas Southern | W 70–62 | 4–7 (1–0) | H&PE Arena (535) Houston, TX |
| January 4, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | at Prairie View A&M | L 52–55 $^{OT}$ | 4–8 (1–1) | William J. Nicks Building (365) Prairie View, TX |
| January 7, 2023 3:00 p.m. | | Florida A&M | W 55–49 | 5–8 (2–1) | F. G. Clark Center (1,525) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 9, 2023 5:30 p.m., HBCUGO Sports | | Bethune–Cookman | W 65–53 | 6–8 (3–1) | F. G. Clark Center (1,846) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 14, 2023 12:30 p.m., HBCUGO Sports | | Grambling State | W 59–49 | 7–8 (4–1) | F. G. Clark Center (3,157) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m. | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 53–70 | 7–9 (4–2) | H.O. Clemmons Arena (946) Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 23, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 74–43 | 8–9 (5–2) | Harrison HPER Complex (1,247) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 28, 2023 3:00 p.m. | | Alcorn State | W 65–62 | 9–9 (6–2) | F. G. Clark Center (2,756) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 30, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | Jackson State | L 57–64 | 9–10 (6–3) | F. G. Clark Center (4,157) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 4, 2023 3:00 p.m. | | at Alabama A&M | L 50–60 | 9–11 (6–4) | Elmore Gymnasium (4,157) Huntsville, AL |
| February 6, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | at Alabama State | L 43–48 | 9–12 (6–5) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,262) Montgomery, AL |
| February 11, 2023 3:00 p.m. | | Prairie View A&M | W 69–52 | 10–12 (7–5) | F. G. Clark Center (2,821) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 13, 2023 5:30 p.m., HBCUGo Sports | | Texas Southern | W 70–52 | 11–12 (8–5) | F. G. Clark Center (2,178) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 18, 2023 3:00 p.m. | | at Grambling State | W 54–50 | 12–12 (9–5) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA |
| February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m., HBCUGo Sports | | at Bethune–Cookman | W 58–40 | 13–12 (10–5) | Moore Gymnasium (834) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 27, 2023 4:30 p.m. | | at Florida A&M | L 50–57 | 13–13 (10–6) | Al Lawson Center (1,083) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 2, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | Alabama State | W 75–63 | 14–13 (11–6) | F. G. Clark Center (2,689) Baton Rouge, LA |
| March 4, 2023 3:00 p.m. | | Alabama A&M | W 66–53 | 15–13 (12–6) | F. G. Clark Center (2,489) Baton Rouge, LA |
| SWAC women's tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Prairie View A&M Quarterfinals | W 64–37 | 16–14 | Bartow Arena (507) Birmingham, AL |
| March 10, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (1) Jackson State Semifinals | W 65–64 | 17–14 | Bartow Arena (874) Birmingham, AL |
| March 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (7) Arkansas–Pine Bluff Semifinals | W 62–53 | 18–14 | Bartow Arena (1,257) Birmingham, AL |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | (16 S4) | vs. (16 S4) Sacred Heart First Four | L 47–57 | 18–15 | Maples Pavilion (314) Stanford, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S4=Seattle 4. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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