2023β24 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball | |
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Southland Conference regular season champions | |
WBIT, First Round | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 24β7 (17β1 SLC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena |
Montagne Center (Capacity: 10,080) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&MβCorpus Christi β | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&MβCommerce* | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Christian | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2024 Southland tournament winner |
The 2023β24 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2023β24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by fifth year head coach Aqua Franklin, played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They won the Southland Conference regular season championship with a 17β1 record. Lamar was defeated by Texas A&MβCorpus Christi in the SLC tournament championship game. They were invited to compete in the inaugural 2024 WBIT. [1] Their season ended with a first round loss to Washington State.
Home games were broadcast on ESPN+. Nine games during the season were broadcast on 560 KLVI/ iHeartRadio.
The Lady Cardinals finished the 2022β23 season with an overall record of 20β12 and 12β6 in conference play. [2] Their season ended losing to Southeastern Louisiana in the Southland Conference tournament championship game. Lamar entered the tournament as third seed. [3]
Lamar announced four additions to the roster on May 1, 2023, three transfers and one recruit.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Teni Kuyinu | 21 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Houston, Texas | Angelina College |
Victoria Mason | 2 | G | 5'7" | Junior | Gilbert, Arizona | Hampton University |
T'Aaliyah Miner | 0 | G/ F | 5'11" | Junior | New Orleans, Louisiana | Moberly Area Community College |
Source: [4]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Elise Jones | 23 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Dallas, Texas | Midlothian High School |
Source: [4]
The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 132 overall votes and 2 first place votes, the Lady Cardinals were picked to finish third in the conference. [5] [6]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 159 (15) |
2 | Texas A&MβCorpus Christi | 140 (3) |
3 | Lamar | 132 (2) |
4 | Incarnate Word | 97 |
T5 | Houston Christian | 74 |
T5 | McNeese | 74 |
7 | Northwestern State | 65https://duckduckgo.com/ |
8 | Texas A&MβCommerce | 58 |
9 | New Orleans | 56 |
10 | Nicholls | 39 |
Junior Akasha Davis, Forward/Center, was selected to the Preseason All Conference first team. Senior Sabria Dean, Guard, was selected to second team. [5] [6]
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Roster |
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 2, 2023* 6:00 pm |
North American | W 102β37 | |
β | β | β |
Naleches Arena Beaumont, Texas | ||||
Non-Conference season | |||||||||||
Nov 8, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas College | W 108β34 | 1β0 |
24 β A. Davis | 9 β A. Davis | 7 β J. Denley | Neches Arena (728) Beaumont, Texas | ||||
Nov 10, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | W 74β57 | 2β0 |
30 β S. Dean | 5 β S. Dean | 4 β NJ Weems |
College Park Center (1,490) Arlington, Texas | ||||
Nov 13, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas Tech | L 44β61 | 2β1 |
9 β R. Taylor | 5 β S. Dean | 2 β S. Dean |
United Supermarkets Arena (3,678al) Lubbock, Texas | ||||
Nov 16, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
LSUβAlexandria | W 72β48 | 3β13 |
15 β A. Davis | 6 β A. Davis | 4 β B. Mitchell | Neches Arena (543) Beaumont, Texas | ||||
Nov 22, 2023* 12:00 pm |
vs.
UTEP St. Pete Showcase |
W 56β44 | 4β1 |
14 β S. Dean | 10 β A. Davis | 3 β J. Denley |
McArthur Center (212) St. Petersburg, Florida | ||||
Nov 23, 2023* 2:30 pm |
vs.
Nebraska St. Pete Showcase |
L 61β75 | 4β2 |
19 β S. Dean | 8 β A. Davis | 5 β R. Taylor | McArthur Center (283) St. Petersburg, Florida | ||||
Dec 6, 2023* 11:00 am, SECN+ |
at Texas A&M | L 51β83 | 4β3 |
16 β S. Dean | 5 β B. Mitchell | 4 β J. Denley |
Reed Arena (7,529) College Station, Texas | ||||
Dec 13, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | W 63β60 | 5β3 |
22 β A. Davis | 10 β A. Davis | 4 β B. Mitchell |
Cajundome (648) Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||
Dec 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at TCU | L 51β68 | 5β4 |
15 β A. Davis | 14 β A. Davis | 5 β R. Taylor |
Schollmaier Arena (1,947) Fort Worth, Texas | ||||
Dec 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
LMU | W 61β58 | 6β4 |
15 β J. Denley | 6 β S. Dean | 4 β J. Denley | Neches Arena (539) Beaumont, Texas | ||||
Southland regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Incarnate Word | W 70β53 | 7β4 (1β0) |
29 β S. Dean | 16 β A. Davis | 6 β B. Mitchell | Neches Arena (603) Beaumont, Texas | ||||
Jan 6, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northwestern State | W 73β56 | 8β4 (2β0) |
29 β S. Dean | 9 β A. Davis | 6 β R. Taylor | Neches Arena (1,367) Beaumont, Texas | ||||
Jan 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at
McNeese Battle of the Border |
W 82β50 | 9β4 (3β0) |
20 β A. Davis | 14 β A. Davis | 4 β S. Dean |
The Legacy Center (1,824) Lake Charles, Louisiana | ||||
Jan 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Nicholls | W 52β49 | 10β4 (4β0) |
12 β S. Dean | 10 β A. Davis | 4 β B. Mitchell |
Stopher Gymnasium (455) Thibodaux, Louisiana | ||||
Jan 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas A&M βCommerce | L 70β73 | 10β5 (4β1) |
21 β A. Davis | 18 β A. Davis | 8 β R. Taylor | Neches Arena (824) Beaumont, Texas | ||||
Jan 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Houston Christian | W 65β54 | 11β5 (5β1) |
29 β A. Davis | 15 β A. Davis | 2 β Tied (2) |
Sharp Gymnasium (383) Houston, Texas | ||||
Jan 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
New Orleans | W 65β62 | 12β5 (6β1) |
20 β S. Dean | 16 β A. Davis | 3 β J. Denley | Neches Arena (626 ) Beaumont, Texas | ||||
Jan 27, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | W 59β45 | 13β5 (7β1) |
19 β A. Davis | 17 β A. Davis | 5 β S. Dean | Neches Arena (985) Beaumont, Texas | ||||
Feb 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas A&MβCorpus Christi | W 63β57 | 14β5 (8β1) |
14 β B. Mitchell | 11 β A. Davis | 5 β R. Taylor |
American Bank Center (1,927) Corpus Christi, Texas | ||||
Feb 8, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Incarnate Word | W 72β68 | 15β5 (9β1) |
27 β N. Weems | 7 β S. Dean | 3 β M. McQueen |
McDermott Center (192 ) San Antonio, Texas | ||||
Feb 10, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Nicholls | W 70β44 | 16β5 (10β1) |
17 β A. Davis | 16 β A. Davis | 4 β S. Dean | Neches Arena (1,597) Beaumont, Texas | ||||
Feb 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southeastern Louisiana | W 67β60 | 17β5 (11β1) |
16 β S. Dean | 9 β A. Davis | 6 β S. Dean |
Pride Roofing University Center (953) Hammond, Louisiana | ||||
Feb 17, 2024 2:00 pm , ESPN+ |
at New Orleans | W 63β60 | 18β5 (12β1) |
19 β A. Davis | 13 β A. Davis | 6 β R. Taylor |
Lakefront Arena (588) New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||
Feb 22, 2024 7:00 pm , ESPN+ |
McNeese Battle of the Border |
W 73β43 | 19β5 (13β1) |
14 β S. Dean | 10 β A. Davis | 6 β S. Dean | Neches Arena (1,896) Beaumont, Texas | ||||
Feb 24, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas A&MβCorpus Christi | W 68β63 | 20β5 (14β1) |
18 β A. Davis | 16 β A. Davis | 5 β J. Denley | Neches Arena (1,862) Beaumont, Texas | ||||
Feb 29, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas A&MβCommerce | W 74β58 | 21β5 (15β1) |
22 β A. Davis | 16 β A. Davis | 3 β N. Weems |
The Field House (472) Commerce, Texas | ||||
Mar 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northwestern State | W 80β64 | 22β5 (16β1) |
24 β A. Davis | 11 β A. Davis | 2 β S. Dean |
Prather Coliseum (840) Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||
Mar 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | W 69β47 | 23β5 (17β1) |
16 β A. Davis | 10 β A. Davis | 4 β S. Dean | Neches Arena (1,000) Beaumont, Texas | ||||
2024 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
(1) | vs. (5) Texas A&MβCommerce Semifinals |
W 83β58 | 24β5 |
23 β A. Davis | 13 β S. Dean | 3 β R. Taylor | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA | |||
Mar 14, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(1) | vs. (2) Texas A&MβCorpus Christi Championship |
L 61β68 | 24β6 |
19 β S. Dean | 11 β A. Davis | 6 β B. Mitchell | The Legacy Center (700) Lake Charles, LA | |||
2024 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 21, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(8) | at (1)
Washington State First round |
L 46β66 | 24β7 |
12 β J. Denley | 10 β A. Davis | 2 β J. Denley |
Beasley Coliseum (490) Pullman, WA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded | Ref. |
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SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Sabria Dean | G | November 13, 2023 | [9] |
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Sabria Dean | G | November 27, 2023 | [10] |
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Akasha Davis | F/C | December 18, 2023 | [11] |
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Sabria Dean | G | January 8, 2024 | [12] |
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Akasha Davis | F/C | January 22, 2024 | [13] |
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Akasha Davis | F/C | January 29, 2024 | [14] |
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Akasha Davis | F/C | March 4, 2024 | [15] |
2023β24 Lamar Cardinals basketball team