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
NCAA tournament, First Four
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	18–15 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Carlos Funchess (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeremy Bonin Courtney Parson Marjorie Cotton T. J. Pugh
Home arena	F. G. Clark Center

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

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

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 Carlos Funchess (Louisiana–Monroe) Assistant coach(es) Jeremy Bonin Courtney Parson (Southern) Marjorie Cotton (Mississippi) T. J. Pugh Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 20, 2024

Schedule and results

Source:

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

• 2022–23 Southern Jaguars basketball team