Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball

Northwestern State Lady Demons
Northwestern State Lady Demons
	2024–25 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team
University	Northwestern State University
Head coach	Anna Nimz (5th season)
Conference	Southland
Location	Natchitoches, Louisiana
Arena	Prather Coliseum ; (capacity: 3,900)
Nickname	Lady Demons
Colors	Purple, white, and orange trim;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1989, 2004, 2014, 2015
Conference tournament champions
	2004, 2014, 2015
Conference regular season champions
	1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1999, 2004

The Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The team currently competes in the Southland Conference. The head coach is Anna Nimz.^[2]

History

The Lady Demons first season was 1974–75.^[3] As of the end of the 2013–14 season, the team had an overall record of 716–462. Northwestern State, a member of the Southland Conference from 1987 to 1988, has an overall SLC record of 284–170 as of the end of the 2013–14 season.

The Lady Demons have appeared in four NCAA Division I tournaments (1989, 2004, 2014, 2015). The team has also appeared in the WNIT four times (1986, 1993, 1995, and 1999). The team appeared in the 2016 WBI. The Lady Demons have won three Southland Conference regular season titles (1995, 1999, 2004) and three Southland Conference tournament titles (2004, 2014, and 2015).^[4]

Roster

2022–23 Northwestern State Demons women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	1	Kayla Hampton	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Bossier City, LA
G	3	Jiselle Woodson	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Corner, AL
G	4	Karmelah Dean	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Seattle, WA
G	5	Kelsey Thaxton	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Many, LA
G	10	Shelby Rayner	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Ulverstone, Tasmania
F	11	Jasmin Dixon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Spring, TX
G	12	Ivona Miljanic	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Belgrade, Serbia
G	14	Gabrielle Robinson-Forde	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Fr	Brampton Ontario Canada
G	15	Candice Parramore	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Dallas, TX
G	20	Jordan McLemore	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Shreveport, LA
G	21	Alecia Whyte	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Houston, TX
F	22	Joelle Johnson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Louisville, KY
C	24	Jordan Todd	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Eagle River, AK
C	32	Madison Moles	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Fr	Fresno, CA
G	33	Bengisu Alper	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Istanbul, Turkey
G	35	Sharna Ayres	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Melbourne Australia

Head coach

Anna Nimz (Pittsburg State)

Assistant coach(es)

Leasa Ailshie (Sam Houston State)
Mike Brown (Drake)
Mike Pittman Grambling State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 11, 2022

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1989	#10	First Round	#7 Illinois State	L 79-100
2004	#16	First Round	#1 Duke	L 51-103
2014	#16	First Round	#1 Tennessee	L 46-70
2015	#15	First Round	#2 Baylor	L 36-77

References

^ 2017 Northwestern State Demons Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 23, 2017.
^ "Anna Nimz named NSU head women's basketball coach". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
^ "2015–16 Northwestern State Women's Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. p. 74. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
^ "Demons Women's Basketball 2022-23 Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern State University. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

External links

Official website

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[1] 2017 Northwestern State Demons Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 23, 2017.

[2] "Anna Nimz named NSU head women's basketball coach". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-11.

[3] "2015–16 Northwestern State Women's Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. p. 74. Retrieved 2016-04-19.

[4] "Demons Women's Basketball 2022-23 Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern State University. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

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v t e Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball
Venues	Prather Coliseum (1974–present)
Culture & lore	Vic the Demon
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Northwestern State University
Campus	H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field Harry Turpin Stadium Lady Demon Diamond Louisiana Scholars' College Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts NCPTT Prather Coliseum
Athletics	Northwestern State Demons and Lady Demons Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Softball
Media	KNWD
Student life	Marathon Rowing Championship Vic the Demon

v t e Southland Conference women's basketball
Teams	Houston Christian Huskies Incarnate Word Cardinals Lamar Lady Cardinals McNeese Cowgirls New Orleans Privateers Nicholls Colonels Northwestern State Lady Demons Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Tournament	Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23