2023–24 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team
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| 2023–24 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 SLC) |
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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&M–Corpus Christi † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Commerce* | 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Southland tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023–24 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team will represent Lamar University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by fifth year head coach Aqua Franklin, play their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.
Preseason polls
Southland Conference Poll
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.[1][2]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 159 (15) |
| 2 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 140 (3) |
| 3 | Lamar | 132 (2) |
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 97 |
| T5 | Houston Christian | 74 |
| T5 | McNeese | 74 |
| 7 | Northwestern State | 65 |
| 8 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 58 |
| 9 | New Orleans | 56 |
| 10 | Nicholls | 39 |
Preseason All Conference
Junior Akasha Davis, Forward/Center, was selected to the Preseason All Conference first team. Senior Sabria Dean, Guard, was selected to second team.[1][2]
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| Nov 2, 2023* 6:00 pm |
North American | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Non-Conference season | |||||||||||
| Nov 8, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas College | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Nov 8, 2023* 6:00 pm |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, Texas | |||||||||
| Nov 13, 2023* 6:00 pm |
at Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, Texas | |||||||||
| Nov 16, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
LSU–Alexandria | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Nov 22, 2023* 12:00 pm |
vs. UTEP St. Pete Showcase |
TBA St. Petersburg, Florida | |||||||||
| Nov 23, 2023* 12:00 pm |
vs. Nebraska St. Pete Showcase |
TBA St. Petersburg, Florida | |||||||||
| Dec 6, 2023* 11:00 am |
at Texas A&M | Reed Arena College Station, Texas | |||||||||
| Dec 13, 2023* 5:00 pm |
at Louisiana | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Dec 17, 2023* 2:00 pm |
at TCU | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, Texas | |||||||||
| Dec 30, 2023* 2:00 pm |
LMU | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Southland regular season | |||||||||||
| Jan 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Incarnate Word | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Jan 6, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northwestern State | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Jan 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at McNeese Battle of the Border (Rivalry) |
The Legacy Center Lake Charles, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Jan 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Nicholls | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Jan 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Commerce | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Jan 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Houston Christian | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas | |||||||||
| Jan 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
New Orleans | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Jan 27, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Feb 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, Texas | |||||||||
| Feb 8, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Incarnate Word | McDermott Center San Antonio, Texas | |||||||||
| Feb 10, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Nicholls | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Feb 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southeastern Louisiana | Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Feb 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at New Orleans | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Feb 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
McNeese Battle of the Border (Rivalry) |
Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Feb 24, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Feb 29, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas A&M–Commerce | The Field House Commerce, Texas | |||||||||
| Mar 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northwestern State | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Mar 6, 2024 TBA, ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
See also
2023–24 Lamar Cardinals basketball team
References
- ^ a b "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ a b Kenneth Cline (October 10, 2023). "Cards Place Third in Preseason Polls; Davis & Dean Named Preseason All-Conference". Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Lamar Cardinals Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2023.