Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball

Northwestern State Lady Demons
Northwestern State Lady Demons
	2023–24 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team
University	Northwestern State University
Head coach	Anna Nimz (3rd 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 edit

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 edit

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