2022–23 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team

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

2022–23 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record11–18 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach
  • Anna Nimz (3rd year season)
Assistant coaches
  • Leasa Ailshie
  • Mike Brown
  • Mike Pittman
Home arenaPrather Coliseum
(Capacity: 3,900)
2022–23 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southeastern Louisiana †14–4 .77821–10  .677
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi14–4 .77819–12  .613
Lamar12–6 .66720–12  .625
Incarnate Word10–8 .55615–14  .517
Texas A&M–Commerce*10–8 .55614–19  .424
McNeese8–10 .44412–19  .387
New Orleans7–11 .3898–20  .286
Northwestern State7–11 .38911–18  .379
Houston Christian6–12 .33311–18  .379
Nicholls2–16 .1115–24  .172
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2023 Southland tournament winner
As of March 18, 2023

Previous season

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

Southland Conference Poll

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)
1Texas A&M–Corpus Christi148 (11)
2Houston Christian131 (5)
3Southeastern122 (3)
4Lamar103
5Texas A&M–Commerce Lions101(1)
6McNeese98
7Incarnate Word64
8Northwestern State61
9New Orleans47
10Nicholls25

Preseason All Conference

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

Roster
2022–23 Northwestern State Demons women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
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

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

2022–23 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

References
  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.
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