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 in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.
The Lady Lions finished the 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 semifinals 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. The Lady Lions' season ended when they were defeated by No. 3 Iowa in the first round.
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. The Lady Lions' season ended when they were defeated by Incarnate Word in the finals.
Media Home games were broadcast on ESPN+.
Preseason polls Southland Conference Poll The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving three first-place votes and 122 votes overall, the Lady Lions were picked to finish third in the conference.
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.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Southland Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| 2023 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Basketball Tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
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See also 2022–23 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team
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