2023–24 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball team explained

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.

Previous season

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]

Media

Home games are broadcast on ESPN+.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

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 Lamar132 (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

Preseason All Conference

Senior guards Alexius Horne and Hailey Giaratano were selected to the Preseason All Conference first team.

Schedule and results

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Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

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HonorsPlayerPositionDate AwardedRef.
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the WeekJalencia PierreGJanuary 15, 2024[5]
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the WeekHailey GiaratanoGFebruary 5, 2024[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SE Louisiana Lady Lions 43 95 Iowa Hawkeyes . ESPN Enterprises, LLC . January 19, 2024.
  2. Web site: Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced . Southland Conference . October 23, 2023 . October 10, 2023.
  3. Web site: 2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule . Southeastern Louisiana Athletics . October 24, 2023.
  4. Web site: SE Louisiana Lady Lions Schedule 2023-24 . ESPN Enterprises, Inc. . October 24, 2023.
  5. Web site: Callum Squires . SLU's Pierre wins SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week award . January 16, 2024 . January 15, 2024.
  6. Web site: Callum Squires . Southeastern's Giaratano claims SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week award . February 6, 2024 . February 5, 2024.