2022–23 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team

The 2022–23 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demons, led by third year head coach Anna Nimz, played their home games at Prather Coliseum located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and were members of the Southland Conference.

2022–23 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record11–18 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Leasa Ailshie
  • Mike Brown
  • Mike Pittman
Home arenaPrather Coliseum
(Capacity: 3,900)
Seasons
← 2021–22
2022–23 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana 14 4   .778 21 10   .677
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 4   .778 19 12   .613
Lamar 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Incarnate Word 10 8   .556 15 14   .517
Texas A&M–Commerce* 10 8   .556 14 19   .424
McNeese 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
New Orleans 7 11   .389 8 20   .286
Northwestern State 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
Houston Christian 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Nicholls 2 16   .111 5 24   .172
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 Southland tournament winner
As of March 18, 2023

Previous season

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The Lady Demons finished the 2021–22 season with a 12–14 record overall and a 5–9 record in Southland Conference play. They were the No. 6 seed in the 2022 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament losing the head-to-head tie breaker with No. 5 seeded Incarnate Word. Their season ended with a first round loss in tournament play to No. 7 seed New Orleans 48–57.[1]

Preseason polls

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Southland Conference Poll

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The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 61 votes, the Lady Demons were picked to finish eighth in the conference.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 148 (11)
2 Houston Christian 131 (5)
3 Southeastern 122 (3)
4 Lamar 103
5 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions 101(1)
6 McNeese 98
7 Incarnate Word 64
8 Northwestern State 61
9 New Orleans 47
10 Nicholls 25

Preseason All Conference

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Candice Parramore was selected to the Preseason All Conference first team.[3]

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 11, 2022

Schedule

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Sources:[4][5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2022*
5:30 pm, ESPN
LeTourneau W 79–34  1–0
Prather Coliseum (552)
Natchitoches, LA
Nov 11, 2022*
6:30 pm
at Oklahoma State L 51–89  1–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,657)
Stillwater, OK
Nov 17, 2022*
5:30 pm, ESPN
Southern L 52–56  1–2
Prather Coliseum (408)
Natchitoches, LA
Nov 20, 2022*
2:00 pm, SECN
at No. 15 LSU L 45–100  1–3
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,318)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 26, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN
Arkansas Baptist W 79–41  2–3
Prather Coliseum (427)
Natchitoches, LA
Nov 30, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN
at Oklahoma L 45–88  2–4
Lloyd Noble Center (2,198)
Norman, OK
Dec 4, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN
Champion Christian College W 65–60  3–4
Prather Coliseum (220)
Natchitoches, LA
Dec 10, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN
Louisiana–Monroe W 79–52  4–4
Prather Coliseum (865)
Natchitoches, LA
Dec 14, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN
at Tarleton State L 46–67  4–5
Wisdom Gymnasium (824)
Stephenville, TX
Dec 19, 2022*
6:30 pm, ESPN
at Tulsa L 64–96  4–6
Reynolds Center (1,127)
Tulsa, OK
Southland Conference Schedule
Dec 30, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 50–65  4–7
(0–1)
Prather Coliseum (485)
Natchitoches, LA
Jan 5, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN
at McNeese L 65–71  4–8
(0–2)
The Legacy Center (2,776)
Lake Charles, LA
Jan 7, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN
Nicholls W 67–58  5–8
(1–2)
Prather Coliseum (1,071)
Natchitoches, LA
Jan 12, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN
McNeese W 62–61  6–8
(2–2)
Prather Coliseum (773)
Natchitoches, LA
Jan 14, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN
at Nicholls W 76–64  7–8
(3–2)
Stopher Gymnasium (311)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 19, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN
at Southeastern Louisiana L 48–63  7–9
(3–3)
University Center (683)
Hammond, LA
Jan 21, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN
at New Orleans L 59–70  7–10
(3–4)
Lakefront Arena (213)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 26, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN
Houston Christian W 59–48  8–10
(4–4)
Prather Coliseum (805)
Natchitoches, LA
Jan 28, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN
Lamar W 54–52  9–10
(5–4)
Prather Coliseum (891)
Natchitoches, LA
Feb 2, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN
at Houston Christian L 58–69  9–11
(5–5)
Sharp Gymnasium (367)
Houston, TX
Feb 4, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN
at Lamar L 57–75  9–12
(5–6)
Montagne Center (1,206)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 9, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN
at Texas A&M–Commerce L 47–67  9–13
(5–7)
Texas A&M–Commerce Field House (277)
Commerce, TX
Feb 11, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN
Texas A&M–Commerce W 71–66  10–13
(6–7)
Prather Coliseum (905)
Natchitoches, LA
Feb 16, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN
Southeastern Louisiana L 50–65  10–14
(6–8)
Prather Coliseum (716)
Natchitoches, LA
Feb 18, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3
New Orleans W 82–81 OT 11–14
(7–8)
Prather Coliseum (501)
Natchitoches, LA
Feb 23, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN
at Incarnate Word L 58–67  11–15
(7–9)
McDermott Center (135)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 25, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 54–82  11–16
(7–10)
American Bank Center (1,229)
Corpus Christi, TX
Mar 1, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN
Incarnate Word L 60–79  11–17
(7–11)
Prather Coliseum (601)
Natchitoches, LA
2023 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Basketball Tournament
March 6, 2023
11:00 am, ESPN
(8) vs. (5) Texas A&M–Commerce
First round
L 66–79  11–18
The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time..

See also

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2022–23 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Northwestern State Lady Demons Schedule 2021-22". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tabbed as favorites in 2022-23 Southland Women's Basketball poll". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Lady Demon Basketball Schedule". Lady Demon Basketball. Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Northwestern State Lady Demons Schedule - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2022.