2022–23 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represents Georgia Southern University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by fourth-year head coach Anita Howard, play all home games at the Hanner Fieldhouse along with the Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2022–23 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
WBI, Fourth Place
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	21–10 (12–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Anita Howard (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Deont'a McChester Elaine Powell Chris Godfrey
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison †	13	–	5		.722			26	–	7		.788
Texas State	13	–	5		.722			23	–	10		.697
Southern Miss	13	–	5		.722			21	–	10		.677
Georgia Southern	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Old Dominion	12	–	6		.667			22	–	12		.647
Troy	12	–	6		.667			17	–	13		.567
Louisiana	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Marshall	9	–	9		.500			17	–	14		.548
Coastal Carolina	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
Arkansas State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
Appalachian State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
Georgia State	5	–	13		.278			12	–	21		.364
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
South Alabama	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
† 2023 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 22, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2022–23 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Andreana Wrister 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Cordova HS Providence Memphis, Tennessee G 2 Paris Miller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Johns Creek HS Hampton, Georgia G 3 Terren Ward 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Wayne County HS Jesup, Georgia G 4 Constance Thomas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Camp Jewell House Penn State Plant City, Florida F 5 Diamond Stokes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Simeon Career Wright State Chicago, Illinois G 10 Le'Andrea Gillis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Treutlan County HS Savannah State Adrian, Georgia F 11 Shy Booker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Ardrey Kelly HS Austin Peay State Charlotte, North Carolina F 20 Taya Gibson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Rome HS Columbus State Rome, Georgia G 21 Amoni Byrd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Archbishop Molloy HS Bayside, New York G 22 Ja'nya Love-Hill 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr G.W. Carver HS Columbus, Georgia G 23 Hannah Fuller 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Southside Christian Greenville, South Carolina F 30 Shondell Vickers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Ware County HS Florida SouthWestern State Waycross, Georgia G 33 Simone James 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Christian HS San Diego, California F 41 Eden Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Haines City HS Fordham Kissimmee, Florida C 55 Lydia Freeman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Westlake HS Atlanta, Georgia	Head coach Anita Howard (Armstrong State) Assistant coach(es) Deont'a McChester (Tennessee State) Elaine Powell (LSU) Chris Godfrey (Armstrong State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 25 December 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
11/07/2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Allen	W 99–47	1–0	15 – Ward	10 – Booker	7 – Thomas	Hanner Fieldhouse (612) Statesboro, GA
11/13/2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 96–65	2–0	18 – James	7 – Ward	6 – Thomas	Buccaneer Field House (313) Charleston, SC
11/19/2022* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	L 78–82	2–1	16 – Tied	10 – Ward	2 – Johnson	Paul Porter Arena (200) Boiling Springs, NC
11/22/2022* 6:00 p.m., CatEye Network		at Bethune–Cookman	W 63–60	3–1	17 – Tied	7 – Ward	5 – Love-Hill	Moore Gymnasium (206) Daytona Beach, FL
11/27/2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Life	W 103–65	4–1	15 – Tied	12 – Stokes	4 – Tied	Hanner Fieldhouse (352) Statesboro, GA
11/30/2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Agnes Scott	W 126–35	5–1	17 – Tied	11 – Ward	13 – Thomas	Hanner Fieldhouse (227) Statesboro, GA
12/09/2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Chicago State	W 93–71	6–1	15 – Tied	8 – Freeman	6 – Wrister	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,612) Statesboro, GA
12/11/2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy	W 82–79 ^OT	7–1	16 – Ward	11 – Ward	4 – Tied	Calihan Hall (308) Detroit, MI
12/16/2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		College of Charleston	W 83–65	8–1	24 – James	12 – Freeman	3 – Tied	Hanner Fieldhouse (301) Statesboro, GA
Conference Regular Season
12/29/2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	L 70-82	8–2 (0–1)	18 – Ward	9 – Ward	5 – Tied	Hanner Fieldhouse (589) Statesboro, GA
12/31/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	W 99–86	9–2 (1–1)	40 – Ward	8 – Gibson	8 – Love-Hill	Hanner Fieldhouse (453) Statesboro, GA
01/05/2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	W 81–75	10–2 (2–1)	17 – Ward	10 – Ward	6 – Ward	HTC Center (398) Conway, SC
01/07/2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	W 83–80	11–2 (3–1)	20 – Ward	8 – Ward	6 – Love-Hill	Cam Henderson Center (678) Huntington, WV
01/12/2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion	L 82–84 ^OT	11–3 (3–2)	20 – Ward	10 – Freeman	4 – Love-Hill	Hanner Fieldhouse (442) Statesboro, GA
01/14/2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Appalachian State	L 88–96	11–4 (3–3)	25 – Ward	14 – Ward	7 – Ward	Hanner Fieldhouse (602) Statesboro, GA
01/19/2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison	W 69–65	12–4 (4–3)	23 – Ward	9 – Ward	2 – Love-Hill	Atlantic Union Bank Center (1,903) Harrisonburg, VA
01/21/2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 86–72	13–4 (5–3)	21 – Ward	8 – Freeman	5 – Love-Hill	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,491) Monroe, LA
01/26/2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	L 58–68	13–5 (5–4)	15 – Ward	10 – Ward	3 – Tied	Hanner Fieldhouse (686) Statesboro, GA
01/28/2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Troy	L 77–100	13–6 (5–5)	21 – Gibson	16 – Gibson	5 – Love-Hill	Trojan Arena (2,324) Troy, AL
02/02/2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State	W 74–49	14–6 (6–5)	19 – Ward	9 – Ward	7 – Love-Hill	Hanner Fieldhouse (886) Statesboro, GA
02/04/2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		James Madison	W 72–61	15–6 (7–5)	25 – Ward	8 – Booker	6 – Love-Hill	Hanner Fieldhouse (883) Statesboro, GA
02/09/2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 50–67	15–7 (7–6)	14 – Gibson	8 – Gibson	3 – Thomas	Chartway Arena (2,161) Norfolk, VA
02/11/2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Appalachian State	W 84–73	16–7 (8–6)	19 – Ward	10 – Tied	5 – Ward	Holmes Center (503) Boone, NC
02/16/2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall	W 63–61	17–7 (9–6)	19 – Ward	14 – Ward	4 – Love-Hill	Hanner Fieldhouse (713) Statesboro, GA
02/18/2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	W 75–66	18–7 (10–6)	16 – Love-Hill	7 – Ward	4 – Tied	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,163) Statesboro, GA
02/22/2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama	W 75–59	19–7 (11–6)	29 – Ward	9 – Gibson	4 – Love-Hill	Mitchell Center (198) Mobile, AL
02/24/2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	W 67–61	20–7 (12–6)	17 – Ward	13 – Ward	4 – Ward	Georgia State Convocation Center (695) Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/01/2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	vs. (11) Arkansas State Second Round	L 76–81 ^OT	20–8	26 – Gibson	14 – Gibson	7 – Love-Hill	Pensacola Bay Center (500) Pensacola, FL
WBI
03/17/2023* 7:30 p.m., WatchWBI.com		vs. Northern Illinois First Round	W 69–58	21–8	21 – Ward	9 – Ward	3 – Tied	Clive M. Beck Center  Lexington, KY
03/18/2023* 7:30 p.m., WatchWBI.com		vs. California Baptist Semifinals	L 80–82 ^OT	21–9	31 – Ward	8 – Johnson	6 – Love-Hill	Clive M. Beck Center  Lexington, KY
03/19/2023* 5:00 p.m., WatchWBI.com		vs. East Tennessee State 3rd Place Game	L 49–96	21–10	14 – Stokes	6 – Gibson	2 – Tied	Clive M. Beck Center  Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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See also

• 2022–23 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

References

1. "2022–23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2022.