Mode: | Women's basketball |
Year: | 2023–24 |
Prev Year: | 2022–23 |
Next Year: | 2024–25 |
Team: | Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions |
Conference: | Southland Conference |
Short Conf: | Southland |
Record: | 19–12 |
Conf Record: | 14–4 |
Hc Year: | 7th |
Asst Coach1: | Kenneth Lee, Jr. |
Asst Coach2: | Ronneka Robertson |
Asst Coach3: | Aja Ochie |
The 2023–24 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions were led by seventh-year head coach Ayla Guzzardo, and played their home games at Pride Roofing University Center as members of the Southland Conference. They compiled a 19–12 overall season record and a 14–4 record in conference play. Their season ended with a 59–60 loss to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the SLC tournament Semifinals round.
See main article: 2022-23 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball team. The Lady Lions finished the 2022–23 season 21–10 overall, 14–4 in Southland play to finish in first place. With a first round bye, they defeated Texas A&M-Commerce in the semi–finals of the Southland women's tournament. They defeated Lamar in the tournament championship game winning the conference auto–bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Their season ended when they were defeated by No. 3 Iowa in the first round.[1]
Home games are broadcast on ESPN+.
The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 159 overall votes and 15 first place votes, the Lady Lions were picked to finish first in the conference.[2]
1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 159 (15) |
2 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 140 (3) |
3 | Lamar | 132 (2) |
4 | Incarnate Word | 97 |
T5 | Houston Christian | 74 |
T5 | McNeese | 74 |
7 | Northwestern State | 65 |
8 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 58 |
9 | New Orleans | 56 |
10 | Nicholls | 39 |
Senior guards Alexius Horne and Hailey Giaratano were selected to the Preseason All Conference first team.
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Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded | Ref. | |
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SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Jalencia Pierre | G | January 15, 2024 | [5] | |
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Hailey Giaratano | G | February 5, 2024 | [6] |