2015–16 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team

The 2015–16 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demons, led by fourth year co-head coaches Brooke Stoehr and Scott Stoehr, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 13–5 in Southland play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Southland women's tournament to Sam Houston State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Louisiana–Lafayette.

2015–16 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball
WBI, First Round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	19–12 (13–5 Southland)
Head coach	Brooke Stoehr & Scott Stoehr (4th season)
Assistant coach	Lindsey Hicks
Home arena	Prather Coliseum

2015–16 Southland Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Abilene Christian*	17	–	1		.944			26	–	4		.867
Central Arkansas †	16	–	2		.889			28	–	4		.875
Northwestern State	13	–	5		.722			19	–	12		.613
Stephen F. Austin	12	–	6		.667			18	–	12		.600
McNeese State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Houston Baptist	9	–	9		.500			14	–	15		.483
Nicholls State	8	–	10		.444			10	–	19		.345
Sam Houston State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
Lamar	7	–	11		.389			12	–	19		.387
Texas A&M-CC	6	–	12		.333			9	–	20		.310
New Orleans	5	–	13		.278			8	–	19		.296
Incarnate Word*	3	–	15		.167			6	–	23		.207
SE Louisiana	3	–	15		.167			4	–	25		.138
† 2016 Southland tournament winner As of March 18, 2016 *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition Rankings from AP poll

On April 18, it was announced that the husband-wife coach, Brooke Stoehr & Scott Stoehr has resigned their positions and excepted the coaching job at Louisiana Tech. They finished at Northwestern State with a 4-year record of 71–58.

Roster

2015–16 Northwestern State Demons women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Emerald Mayfield 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bowie HS Arlington, TX G 3 Keisha Lee 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Denham Springs HS Denham Springs, LA G 5 Sami Thomas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Pickering HS Leesville, LA F 11 Meghan Cross 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Lynnwood HS LSU-Eunice Lynnwood, WA G 12 Shahd Abboud 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Jacksonville College Nazareth, Israel F 13 Janelle Perez 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Sr Horizon HS El Paso, TX G 14 Jackie Perez 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Americas HS El Paso, TX F 22 Libba Gilliam 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Madison Academy Huntsville, AL F 24 Ndey Sonko 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Meadowdale HS Edmonds, WA G 30 Beatrice Attura 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Frisco Liberty HS Frisco, TX C 32 Cheyenne Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Martin's Mill HS Ben Wheeler, TX F 44 Tia Youngblood 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So DeRidder HS DeRidder, LA	Head coach Brooke Stoehr (Louisiana Tech) Scott Stoehr (Little Rock) Assistant coach(es) Lindsey Hicks (Purdue) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Media

Select Lady Demon basketball games can be listened to with a Northwestern feed at Demons Showcase. Many opponents have an audio stream available to listen to the games live that aren't done on Demons Showcase. NSU TV will also broadcast most of the Lady Demons wins tape delayed.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 12:30 pm		LeTourneau	W 73–44	1–0	Prather Coliseum (1,714) Natchitoches, LA
11/15/2015* 5:00 pm		at SMU	L 36–74	1–1	Moody Coliseum (715) Dallas, TX
11/18/2015* 11:00 am, LHN		at No. 11 Texas	L 33–86	1–2	Frank Erwin Center (7,582) Austin, TX
11/21/2015* 11:00 am		LSU–Alexandria	W 94–65	2–2	Prather Coliseum (682) Natchitoches, LA
11/23/2015* 6:30 pm		Central Baptist	W 86–56	3–2	Prather Coliseum (686) Natchitoches, LA
11/27/2015* 2:00 pm		at New Mexico State Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic	L 54–65	3–3	Pan American Center (873) Las Cruces, NM
11/28/2015* 2:00 pm		vs. Long Beach State Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic	L 59–60	3–4	Pan American Center (110) Las Cruces, NM
12/04/2015* 7:00 pm		at No. 4 Baylor	L 44–86	3–5	Ferrell Center (6,317) Waco, TX
12/12/2015* 1:00 pm		Grambling State	W 71–62	4–5	Prather Coliseum (714) Natchitoches, LA
12/19/2015* 12:00 pm		Jackson State	W 59–54	5–5	Prather Coliseum (762) Natchitoches, LA
12/29/2015* 6:30 pm		Xavier (Louisiana)	W 73–57	6–5	Prather Coliseum (714) Natchitoches, LA
Southland Conference Schedule
01/02/2016 1:00 pm		Houston Baptist	W 55–44	7–5 (1–0)	Prather Coliseum (930) Natchitoches, LA
01/04/2016 5:30 pm		Sam Houston State	W 69–49	8–5 (2–0)	Prather Coliseum (1,013) Natchitoches, LA
01/07/2016 7:00 pm		at Abilene Christian	L 46–67	8–6 (2–1)	Moody Coliseum (1,107) Abilene, TX
01/09/2016 2:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 53–48	9–6 (3–1)	McDermott Center (284) San Antonio, TX
01/13/2016 6:30 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 60–43	10–6 (4–1)	Prather Coliseum (1,013) Natchitoches, LA
01/16/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Lamar	W 73–51	11–6 (5–1)	Montagne Center (709) Beaumont, TX
01/20/2016 6:00 pm		at Nicholls State	L 61–70	11–7 (5–2)	Stopher Gym (515) Thibodaux, LA
01/23/2016 1:00 pm		at McNeese State	L 74–78 OT	11–8 (5–3)	Burton Coliseum (1,103) Lake Charles, LA
01/27/2016 6:30 pm		Central Arkansas	L 49–74	11–9 (5–4)	Prather Coliseum (1,118) Natchitoches, LA
01/30/2016 1:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 82–62	12–9 (6–4)	Prather Coliseum (1,330) Natchitoches, LA
02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stephen F. Austin	L 58–62	12–10 (6–5)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,330) Nacogdoches, TX
02/10/2016 6:30 pm		at Central Arkansas	W 60–56	13–10 (7–5)	Farris Center (552) Conway, AR
02/13/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3		McNeese State	W 85–64	14–10 (8–5)	Prather Coliseum (1,314) Natchitoches, LA
02/17/2016 6:30 pm		Nicholls State	W 66–62	15–10 (9–5)	Prather Coliseum (948) Natchitoches, LA
02/20/2016 1:00 pm		New Orleans	W 70–53	16–10 (10–5)	Prather Coliseum (913) Natchitoches, LA
02/25/2016 7:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 73–58	17–10 (11–5)	University Center (1,330) Hammond, LA
03/03/2016 5:30 pm		Stephen F. Austin	W 72–51	18–10 (12–5)	Prather Coliseum (1,913) Natchitoches, LA
03/05/2016 1:00 pm		at New Orleans	W 58–46	19–10 (13–5)	Lakefront Arena (866) New Orleans, LA
Southland Women's Tournament
03/12/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Sam Houston State Semifinals	L 71–78	19–11	Merrell Center (1,283) Katy, TX
WBI
03/16/2016* 5:00 pm		at Louisiana–Lafayette First Round	L 54–69	19–12	Earl K. Long Gymnasium (803) Lafayette, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time..

See also

2015–16 Northwestern State Demons basketball team