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 in Hammond, Louisiana 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 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 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. Their season ended when they were defeated by No. 3 Iowa in the first round.
Media Home games were 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.
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
Preseason All Conference Senior guards Alexius Horne and Hailey Giaratano were selected to the Preseason All-Conference first team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Conference awards and honors Weekly awards Weekly honors SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week Jalencia Pierre G January 15, 2024 SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week Hailey Giaratano G February 5, 2024
See also 2023–24 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team
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