2022–23 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

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2022–23 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record20–12 (12–6 SLC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bianca Smith (2nd season)
  • Raymond Patche (1st season)
  • Omar Sneed (1st season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
Seasons
2022–23 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana † 14 – 4   .778 21 – 10   .677
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 – 4   .778 19 – 12   .613
Lamar 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
Incarnate Word 10 – 8   .556 15 – 14   .517
Texas A&M–Commerce* 10 – 8   .556 14 – 19   .424
McNeese 8 – 10   .444 12 – 19   .387
New Orleans 7 – 11   .389 8 – 20   .286
Northwestern State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 18   .379
Houston Christian 6 – 12   .333 11 – 18   .379
Nicholls 2 – 16   .111 5 – 24   .172
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2023 Southland tournament winner
As of March 18, 2023

The 2022–23 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by fourth year head coach Aqua Franklin, played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Lady Cardinals finished the 2022–23 season with an overall record of 20–12 and 12–6 in conference play.[1] After defeating McNeese in the second round and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the semi–final round of the 2023 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, Lamar's season ended losing to Southeastern Louisiana in tournament championship game. Lamar entered the tournament as third seed.[2]

The Lady Cardinals returned to the Southland Conference following one year as members of the Western Athletic Conference. Lamar was one of four schools, all from Texas, that left the Southland Conference in July 2021 to join the WAC.[3]

Previous season[edit]

The Lady Cardinals finished the 2021–22 season with an overall record of 14–15 and 8–10 in conference play. After defeating New Mexico State in the opening round of the 2022 WAC women's basketball tournament, their season ended losing to Sam Houston State in a first round game. Lamar entered the tournament as seventh seed.

Offseason[edit]

Incoming transfers[edit]

Lamar Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Anaya Bernard 33 G 5'10" Junior Mansfield, TX Idaho State
Telishia Brown RS G 5'6" Freshman (RS) Legacy School of Sport Sciences / Blinn Junior College

Incoming recruits[edit]

Lamar Incoming Recruits
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Alyiah Craft 2 G 5'6" Freshman Huntsville, TX Huntsville HS
R'Mani Taylor 30 G 5'6" Freshman Houston, TX Shadow Creek HS

Source:[4][5]

Preseason polls[edit]

Southland Conference Poll[edit]

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 103 overall votes, the Lady Cardinals were picked to finish fourth in the conference.[6]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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[edit]

Akasha Davis was selected to the Preseason All Conference second team.[7]

Roster[edit]

2022–23 Lamar Lady Cardinals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Alyiah Craft 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Wagner HS Huntsville, TX
G 3 Sabria Dean 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Mineola HS Mineola, TX
G 4 Brooklyn Mitchell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Ursuline Academy
Kansas 		New Orleans, LA
G 10 Malay McQueen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Bowie HS Arlington, TX
G 11 Portia Adams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Cedar Hill HS Cedar Hill, TX
F 13 Taliah Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Martin HS Arlington, TX
F 14 Emma Imevbore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So King Henry
London Thunder U18 		London, England
F 22 NJ Weems 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr DeLaSalle HS/Moberly Area CC Minneapolis, MN
C 25 Bebe Galloway 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Ball HS Galveston, TX
C 30 R'Mani Taylor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Shadow Creek HS Houston, TX
G/F 33 Anaya Bernard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Duncanville HS/Idaho State Mansfield, TX
F/C 41 Akasha Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Wylie East HS Dallas, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2022

Schedule[edit]

Sources:[8][9]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2022*
1:00 pm 		East Texas Baptist W 69–43   
  29 – Adams   9 – Davis   4 – Tied  Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
Non-Conference season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Baylor L 50–88  0–1
  13 – Davis   8 – Davis   3 – Tied  Ferrell Center (4,032)
Waco, TX
November 11, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Jarvis Christian W 78–55  1–1
  25 – Dean   8 – Craft   5 – Tied  Montagne Center (804)
Beaumont, TX
November 16, 2022*
5:30 pm 		at Prairie View A&M W 66–63 OT 2–1
  25 – Dean   15 – Imevbore   5 – McQueen  William J. Nicks Building (224)
Prairie View, TX
November 25, 2022*
5:00 pm 		vs. Mississippi Valley State
Southern Mississippi Thanksgiving Tournament 		W 85–49  3–1
  17 – Imevbore   11 – Imevbore   8 – Adams  Reed Green Coliseum (838)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 26, 2022*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss
Southern Mississippi Thanksgiving Tournament 		L 48–56  3–2
  12 – Adams   7 – Davis   3 – Tied  Reed Green Coliseum (829)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 3, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Arlington L 56–60  3–3
  20 – Dean   10 – Imevbore   3 – Tied  Montagne Center (1,091)
Beaumont, TX
December 6, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Loyola (New Orleans) W 76–63  4–3
  24 – Adams   8 – Davis   7 – Dean  Montagne Center (587)
Beaumont, TX
December 8, 2022*
7:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 21 Arkansas L 50–63  4–4
  12 – Adams   7 – Tied   5 – Taylor  Bud Walton Arena (2,268)
Fayetteville, AR
December 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 11 LSU L 42–88  4–5
  15 – Dean   8 – Adams   0 – No assists recorded  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,654)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 17, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana W 65–50  5–5
  18 – Davis   6 – Tied   6 – Adams  Montagne Center (901)
Beaumont, TX
December 21, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas A&M University–Texarkana W 60–51  6–5
  25 – Davis   11 – Davis   5 – Tied  Montagne Center (804)
Beaumont, TX
Southland Conference season
December 31, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		McNeese
Battle of the Border (Rivalry) 		W 82–61  7–5
(1–0) 		 20 – Dean   7 – Davis   5 – Adams  Montagne Center (1,103)
Beaumont, TX
January 5, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Orleans L 46–60  7–6
(1–1) 		 14 – Tied   5 – Tied   4 – Adams  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
January 7, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southeastern Louisiana W 57–47  8–6
(2–1) 		 14 – Tied   9 – Davis   4 – Dean  University Center (248)
Hammond, LA
January 12, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Nicholls L 74–80 OT 8–7
(2–2) 		 26 – Dean   11 – Imevbore   6 – Weems  Montagne Center (1,127)
Beaumont, TX
January 14, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Commerce L 52–57  8–8
(2–3) 		 18 – Dean   7 – Imevbore   2 – Tied  Texas A&M–Commerce Field House 
Commerce, TX
January 19, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 59–61  8–9
(2–4) 		 17 – Adams   8 – Davis   5 – Dean  Montagne Center (1,023)
Beaumont, TX
January 21, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word W 72–52  9–9
(3–4) 		 26 – Davis   8 – Tied   6 – Tied  Montagne Center (1,243)
Beaumont, TX
January 26, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Commerce W 66–49  10–9
(4–4) 		 16 – Dean   9 – Adams   7 – Adams  Montagne Center (1,313)
Beaumont, TX
January 28, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State L 52–54  10–10
(4–5) 		 15 – Davis   11 – Davis   2 – Tied  Prather Coliseum (891)
Natchitoches, LA
February 2, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at McNeese
Battle of the Border (Rivalry) 		W 79–48  11–10
(5–5) 		 20 – Davis   7 – Tied   4 – Tied  The Legacy Center (1,584)
Lake Charles, LA0
February 4, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northwestern State W 75–57  12–10
(6–5) 		 20 – Davis   14 – Davis   7 – Dean  Montagne Center (1,206)
Beaumont, TX
February 9, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Incarnate Word W 74–67  13–10
(7–5) 		 23 – Davis   12 – Davis   3 – Tied  McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
February 11, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 73–68  14–10
(8–5) 		 17 – Tied   10 – Davis   5 – Dean  American Bank Center (1,266)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 16, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Houston Christian W 71–63  15–10
(9–5) 		 32 – Adams   10 – Imevbore   4 – Taylor  Montagne Center (1,169)
Beaumont, TX
February 18, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Houston Christian W 55–53  16–10
(10–5) 		 16 – Davis   14 – Davis   3 – Taylor  Sharp Gym (420)
Houston, TX
February 23, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana W 66–54  17–10
(11–5) 		 22 – Davis   16 – Davis   3 – Tied  Montagne Center (1,421)
Beaumont, TX
February 25, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		New Orleans L 61–62  17–11
(11–6) 		 21 – Adams   7 – Tied   5 – Adams  Montagne Center (1,458)
Beaumont, TX
March 1, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Nicholls W 70–57  18–11
(12–6) 		 21 – Tied   17 – Davis   4 – Dean  Stopher Gymnasium (344)
Thibodaux, LA
2023 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference Tournament
March 7, 2023
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) at (6) McNeese
Second round 		W 80–75 OT 19–11
  25 – Davis   14 – Davis   4 – Tied  The Legacy Center (453)
Lake Charles, LA
March 8, 2023
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (2) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Semi-finals 		W 65–53  20–11
  17 – Tied   17 – Davis   4 – Taylor  The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, LA
March 9, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		(3) vs. (1) Southeastern Louisiana
Championship 		L 57–66  20–12
  20 – Adams   13 – Davis   3 – Tied  The Legacy Center (606)
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[10]

Conference awards and honors[edit]

All conference[edit]

Akasha Davis was named as a first team member of the 2022-23 Southland Conference All conference team.[11]

All-Academic team[edit]

Akasha Davis was named as the Southland Conference Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Year. She was also named as a first team member of the All-Academic first team. Sabria Dean was named as a member of the Southland Conference All-Academic second team.[12]

Weekly awards[edit]

Akasha Davis and Portia Adams were both named as player of the week during the season. Davis garnered the honor three times. Adams was named one time.

Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref.
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week Akasha Davis C January 2, 2023 [13]
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week Akasha Davis C February 13, 2023 [14]
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week Portia Adams G February 20, 2023 [15]
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week Akasha Davis C March 2, 2023 [16]

See also[edit]

2022–23 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lamar Cardinals Schedule 2022-23". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  2. ^ James Hill (March 9, 2023). "Top-Seeded Southeastern Roar Back in Second Half to Claim First-Ever Southland Basketball Championship". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  4. ^ James Dixon (April 23, 2021). "Women's Hoops Adds Weems for 2021-22". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Will McFarland (July 1, 2021). "Mitchell Set to Join Cards for 2021-22". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tabbed as favorites in 2022-23 Southland Women's Basketball poll". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "Lamar Lady Cardinals Schedule - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics.
  11. ^ "A&M-Corpus Christi's Westbrook is Player of the Year, Southeastern's Guzzardo wins Coach of the Year as All-Southland Conference Women's Basketball Teams and special honors announced". Southland Conference. March 3, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  12. ^ "Davis of Lamar wins Southland Women's Basketball Student-Athlete of the Year award, All-Academic teams revealed". Southland Conference. March 31, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  13. ^ "Lamar's Akasha Davis takes opening Southland Women's Basketball Player of the Week of 2023". January 2, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  14. ^ "Lamar's Akasha Davis picks up Southland Women's Basketball Player of the Week with pair of double-doubles". February 13, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  15. ^ "Portia Adams of Lamar wins Southland Women's Basketball Player of the Week". February 20, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  16. ^ "Lamar's Akasha Davis picks up final 2022-23 Southland Women's Basketball Player of the Week honor". March 2, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
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