2023β24 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball | |
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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 11β19 (7β11 Southland) |
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Home arena |
Prather Coliseum (Capacity: 3,900) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2024 Southland tournament winner |
The 2023β24 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2023β24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demons, led by fourth year head coach Anna Nimz played their home games at Prather Coliseum located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and are members of the Southland Conference. They compiled an 11β19 overall record and a 7β11 record in conference play. Their season ended with a 57β65 loss to Texas A&MβCommerce in the first round of the SLC tournament.
Home games are broadcast on ESPN+.
The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 65 overall votes, the Lady Demons were picked to finish seventh in the conference. [1] 2
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 | 65 |
8 | Texas A&MβCommerce | 58 |
9 | New Orleans | 56 |
10 | Nicholls | 39 |
No Lady Demons were selected to a Preseason All Conference team. [1]
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 6, 2023* 12:00 pm, B1G+ |
at Nebraska | L 42β90 | 0β1 |
13 β K. Dean | 7 β S. Ayres | 2 β K. Dean |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,065) Lincoln, Nebraska | ||||
Nov 8, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Kansas | L 46β88 | 0β2 |
10 β N. Ervin | 4 β J. Dixon | 1 β N. Ervin |
Allen Fieldhouse (2,954) Manhattan, Kansas | ||||
Nov 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tulsa | L 53β65 | 0β3 |
15 β S. Ayres | 6 β N. Hardison | 2 β J. Woodson |
Reynolds Center (1,003) Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||
Nov 22, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Grambling | L 59β64 | 0β4 |
17 β S. Ayres | 8 β J. Ntambwe | 5 β J. Woodson |
Prather Coliseum (387) Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||
Nov 25, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Arkansas Baptist | W 82β41 | 1β4 |
16 β J. Ntambwe; | 8 β J. Ntambwe | 5 β J. Woodson | Prather Coliseum (101) Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||
Nov 28, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
SUNO | W 105β38 | 2β4 |
18 β C. Celaya | 12 β C. Celaya | 9 β J. Woodson | Prather Coliseum (379) Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||
Dec 3, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern | W 46β35 | 3β4 |
17 β J. Woodson | 8 β C. Celaya | 4 β C. Celaya |
F. G. Clark Center (551) Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||
Dec 6, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tarleton State Rescheduled from November 16 |
W 59β51 | 4β4 |
11 β T. Da Silva | 6 β E. Turrubiates | 2 β N. Sanders | Prather Coliseum (135) Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||
Dec 12, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at LouisianaβMonroe | L 60β76 | 4β5 |
22 β S. Ayers | 9 β J. Ntambwe | 5 β K. Dean |
FantβEwing Coliseum (247) Monroe, Louisiana | ||||
Dec 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, SECN+ |
at No. 7 LSU | L 36β81 | 4β6 |
10 β S. Ayres | 5 β S. Ayres | 3 β J. Woodson |
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,432) Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||
Dec 20, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
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Central Arkansas Rescheduled from November 18 |
L 57β75 | 4β7 |
16 β J. Ntambwe | 4 β 3 Tied | 2 β K. Dean |
Farris Center (389) Conway, Arkansas | ||||
Exhibition | |||||||||||
Dec 30, 2023* 1:00 pm |
Champion Christian | W 75β39 | β |
27 β K. Dean | 6 β J. Dixon | 6 β N. Hardison | Prather Coliseum (97) Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||
Southland Conference regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 4, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
McNeese | W 78β54 | 5β7 (1β0) |
16 β S. Ayres | 8 β K. Dean | 5 β J. Woodson | Prather Coliseum (494) Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||
Jan 6, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lamar | L 56β73 | 5β8 (1β1) |
16 β K. Dean | 7 β J. Todd | 6 β J. Woodson |
Neches Arena (1,367) Beaumont, Texas | ||||
Jan 11, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | W 63β61 | 6β8 (2β1) |
19 β J. Ntambwe | 7 β J. Dixon | 5 β K. Dean | Prather Coliseum (824) Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||
Jan 13, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Incarnate Word | L 57β63 | 6β9 (2β2) |
12 β K. Dean | 6 β J. Woodson | 4 β J. Woodson | Prather Coliseum (411) Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||
Jan 18, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southeastern Louisiana | L 48β55 | 6β10 (2β3) |
17 β K. Dean | 6 β K. Dean | 3 β J. Woodson |
Pride Roofing University Center (1,012) Hammond, Louisiana | ||||
Jan 20, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at New Orleans | W 72β43 | 7β10 (3β3) |
19 β J. Woodson | 10 β S. Ayres | 8 β K. Dean |
Lakefront Arena (488) New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||
Jan 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at McNeese | W 60β44 | 8β10 (4β3) |
18 β N. Hardison | 6 β J. Woodson | 6 β J. Woodson |
The Legacy Center (1,774) Lake Charles, Louisiana | ||||
Jan 27, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas A&MβCorpus Christi | L 45β50 | 8β11 (4β4) |
14 β J. Woodson | 12 β S. Ayres | 3 β K. Dean | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||
Feb 1, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Nicholls | L 57β60 | 8β12 (4β5) |
14 β J. Todd | 7 β J. Todd | 4 β K. Dean |
Stopher Gymnasium (412) Thibodaux, Louisiana | ||||
Feb 3, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas A&MβCommerce | W 69β66 | 9β12 (5β5) |
16 β J. Ntambwe | 13 β S. Ayres | 4 β K. Dean | Prather Coliseum (937) Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||
Feb 8, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
New Orleans | L 57β80 | 9β13 (5β6) |
22 β K. Dean | 8 β J. Ntambwe | 3 β K. Dean | Prather Coliseum (784) Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||
Feb 10, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | L 51β59 | 9β14 (5β7) |
β S. Ayres | β S. Ayres | β K. Dean | Prather Coliseum (803) Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||
Feb 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas A&MβCorpus Christ | L 52β68 | 9β15 (5β8) |
13 β S. Ayres | 15 β J. Todd | 5 β N. Hardison |
American Bank Center (702) Corpus Christi, Texas | ||||
Feb 17, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Incarnate Word | L 45β53 | 9β16 (5β9) |
20 β N. De Leon Negron | 8 β N. De Leon Negron | 4 β N. De Leon Negron |
McDermott Center (110) San Antonio, Texas | ||||
Feb 24, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Houston Christian | W 64β55 | 10β16 (6β9) |
24 β S. Ayres | 5 β J. Ntambwe | 3 β K. Dean |
Sharp Gymnasium (245) Houston, Texas | ||||
Feb 29, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Nicholls | W 55β47 | 11β16 (7β9) |
15 β J. Woodson | 10 β J. Woodson | 2 β J. Woodson | Prather Coliseum (703) Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||
Mar 2, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lamar | L 64β80 | 11β17 (7β10) |
19 β K. Dean | 6 β J. Woodson | 5 β J. Woodson | Prather Coliseum (840) Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||
Mar 6, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas A&MβCommerce | L 58β69 | 11β18 (7β11) |
16 β S. Ayres | 7 β S. Ayres | 5 β J. Woodson |
The Field House (489) Commerce, Texas | ||||
2024 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 2024 11:30 am, ESPN+ |
(8) | vs. (5) Texas A&MβCommerce First round |
L 57β65 | 11β19 |
17 β J. Woodson | 12 β S. Ayres | 4 β J. Woodson | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.. |
2023β24 Northwestern State Demons basketball team