2022–23 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team


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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. 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.

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.

Previous season
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.

Incoming recruits
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Southland Conference Poll
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.

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

Schedule
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!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=12 style=| Non-Conference season

!colspan=12 style=| Southland Conference season

!colspan=9 style=|2023 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference Tournament

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

All-Academic team
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.

Weekly awards
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.