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, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

2022–23 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball
SWAC tournament champions
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record18–15 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeremy Bonin
  • Courtney Parson
  • Marjorie Cotton
  • T. J. Pugh
Home arenaF. G. Clark Center
Seasons
2022–23 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Jackson State 17 1   .944 21 9   .700
Alabama State 12 6   .667 16 15   .516
Alabama A&M 12 6   .667 14 15   .483
Prairie View A&M 12 6   .667 15 15   .500
Southern 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Bethune–Cookman 10 8   .556 11 18   .379
Grambling State 9 9   .500 10 20   .333
Alcorn State 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Florida A&M 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
Texas Southern 2 16   .111 2 27   .069
Mississippi Valley State 0 18   .000 2 27   .069
2023 SWAC tournament winner
As of March 11, 2023

Previous season

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The Lady Jaguars finished the regular season 14–17, 11–7 in SWAC play, to finish in 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.

Roster

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2022–23 Southern Lady Jaguars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Diamond Hunter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Lee HS
Sam Houston
Baton Rouge, LA
G 1 McKayla Marshall 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Sr Madison Preparatory Academy
Rend Lake College
Baton Rouge, LA
G 2 Aleighyah Fontenot 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Ridge Point HS Fresno, TX
G 3 Taylor Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Immaculate Conception HS
Daytona State College
Rahway, NJ
G 4 Chloe Fleming 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr South Terrebonne HS Bourg, LA
G 5 Ra'von Robertson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Assumption HS Plattenville, LA
G 12 Tyeniesha Metcalf 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Southaven HS
East Mississippi CC
Southaven, MS
G 14 Soniyah Reed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Northshore HS Slidell, LA
F 15 Sky Castro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Summit Academy Charter School
Saint Peter's
Queens, NY
G 20 Amani McWain 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Ruston HS Ruston, LA
C 21 Tionna Lidge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Andress HS El Paso, TX
G 22 Sirviva Legions 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Mansfield Legacy HS Brooklyn, NY
G 23 Osha Cummings 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Zachary HS
Northwestern State
Zachary, LA
G 24 Kyanna Morgan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Vance HS
Radford
Charlotte, NC
G 25 Genovea Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Dillard HS Fort Lauderdale, FL
C 32 Xyllize Harrison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Garland HS Garland, TX
F 44 Raven White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Dillard HS Fort Lauderdale, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 20, 2024

Schedule and results

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Source:[1]

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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule - Southern University". gojagsports.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.