2019–20 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team

2019–20 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball
2019–20 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	7–22 (4–16 Southland)
Head coach	Jordan Dupuy (4th season, resigned 1/26/20); Aaron Swinson (interim);
Assistant coaches	Aaron Swinson (until 1/26/20); Nicolle Mitchell; Sarah Miles;
Home arena	Prather Coliseum; (Capacity: 3,900)
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demons, led by interim head coach Aaron Swinson, who took over for Jordan Dupuy following the latter's resignation on January 26, 2020,^[1] played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference.

2019–20 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas A&M-CC	17	–	3	.850	23	–	7	.767
Abilene Christian	16	–	4	.800	24	–	5	.828
Stephen F. Austin	16	–	4	.800	23	–	6	.793
Sam Houston State	14	–	6	.700	19	–	10	.655
New Orleans	13	–	7	.650	17	–	12	.586
Incarnate Word	10	–	10	.500	14	–	15	.483
Nicholls	10	–	10	.500	13	–	16	.448
Central Arkansas	9	–	11	.450	13	–	16	.448
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	11	.450	12	–	17	.414
Lamar	6	–	14	.300	10	–	19	.345
Houston Baptist	4	–	16	.200	8	–	21	.276
Northwestern State	4	–	16	.200	7	–	22	.241
McNeese State	2	–	18	.100	5	–	24	.172

† 2020 Southland tournament winner As of March 7, 2020 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Lady Demons finished the season 11–18, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in eighth place. Due to a tie breaker loss to New Orleans they failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament.

Roster

Sources:^[2]

2019–20 Northwestern State Demons women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Anessa Dussette	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Manvel HS	Houston, TX
G	1	Gabby Bell	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Sr	Martin HS	Arlington, TX
G	2	Tristen Washington	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	East Ascension HS	Gonzales, LA
G	3	Kalen Green	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	North Forney HS Seward County CC	Forney, TX
F	4	Lacee Savage	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Clear Creek HS	Houston, TX
F	5	Julia Sion	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Memorial HS	Port Arthur, TX
F	11	Leilani Moncrease	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Moreau Catholic HS Diablo Valley CC	Oakland, CA
F	13	Victoria Miller	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Hebron HS	Carrollton, TX
G	14	Nakaylis Washington	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	South Pike HS Hinds CC	Magnolia, MS
F	15	Jasmyn Johnson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	West Monroe HS	West Monroe, LA
F	22	Karyn Ford	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Yes Prep Gulfton HS	Pearland, TX
F	23	Joycelyn Scott	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	McKinney North HS	McKinney, TX
G	24	Kira Bonner	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Quitman HS Jones County JC	Vossburg, MS
F/C		Halei Gillis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Carolina Day School Fordham	Asheville, NC
G		Nia Randall	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Jr	Garland HS	Garland, TX

Head coach

Jordan Dupuy (Southern Miss)

Assistant coach(es)

Aaron Swinson (Auburn)
Nicole Mitchell (Christopher Newport University)
Sarah Miles (West Virginia)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2019

Schedule

Sources:^[3]^[4]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019* 7:30 pm, Demon TV	LeTourneau	W 91–61	1–0	Prather Coliseum (1,123) Natchitoches, LA
Nov 8, 2019* 6:30 pm	Central Baptist	W 61–59	2–0	Prather Coliseum (702) Natchitoches, LA
Nov 13, 2019* 6:30 pm	Jackson State	L 49–66	2–1	Prather Coliseum (710) Natchitoches, LA
Nov 18, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe	L 54–63	2–2	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (798) Monroe, LA
Nov 22, 2019* 7:00 pm	at Texas Tech	L 49–79	2–3	United Supermarkets Arena (2,857) Lubbock, TX
Nov 27, 2019* 6:30 pm	LSU–Shreveport	L 63–68	2–4	Prather Coliseum (532) Natchitoches, LA
Dec 4, 2019* 6:30 pm	Grambling	W 65–61	3–4	Prather Coliseum (625) Natchitoches, LA
Dec 15, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+	at No. 21 Arkansas	L 39–99	3–5	Bud Walton Arena (2,945) Fayetteville, AR
Southland Conference Schedule
Dec 18, 2019 3:00 pm	Sam Houston State	L 69–79	3–6 (0–1)	Prather Coliseum (546) Natchitoches, LA
Dec 21, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Lamar	L 58–61	3–7 (0–2)	Montagne Center (801) Beaumont, TX
Non-conference regular season
Dec 29, 2019 1:00 pm, LHN	at No. 25 Texas	L 49–91	3–8	Frank Erwin Center (2,999) Austin, TX
Southland Conference Schedule
Jan 2, 2020 3:00 pm, DemonTV	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 59–72	3–9 (0–3)	Prather Coliseum (545) Natchitoches, LA
Jan 5, 2020 2:00 pm, DemonTV	Houston Baptist	W 69–60	4–9 (1–3)	Prather Coliseum (545) Natchitoches, LA
Jan 8, 2020 6:30 pm	Incarnate Word	L 67–69	4–10 (1–4)	Prather Coliseum (547) Natchitoches, LA
Jan 11, 2020 1:00 pm	at McNeese State	L 51–61	4–11 (1–5)	H&HP Complex (2,739) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 15, 2020 6:30 pm	Nicholls	W 58–54	5–11 (2–5)	Prather Coliseum (602) Natchitoches, LA
Jan 22, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN3	at Stephen F. Austin	L 40–89	5–12 (2–6)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,013) Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 25, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Southeastern Louisiana	L 56–72	5–13 (2–7)	Prather Coliseum (786) Natchitoches, LA
Jan 29, 2020 6:30 pm	New Orleans	L 63–77	5–14 (2–8)	Prather Coliseum (815) Natchitoches, LA
Feb 1, 2020 1:00 pm	Central Arkansas	L 44–51	5–15 (2–9)	Prather Coliseum (554) Natchitoches, LA
Feb 5, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Abilene Chrisitan	L 69–84	5–16 (2–10)	Moody Coliseum (482) Abilene, TX
Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm	at Houston Baptist	W 54–46	6–16 (3–10)	Sharp Gymnasium (374) Houston, TX
Feb 12, 2020 6:30 pm	at Incarnate Word	L 39–76	6–17 (3–11)	McDermott Center (371) San Antonio, TX
Feb 15, 2020 1:00 pm	McNeese State	W 70–60	7–17 (4–11)	Prather Coliseum (839) Natchitoches, LA
Feb 19, 2020 6:00 pm	at Nicholls	L 66–73	7–18 (4–12)	Stopher Gymnasium (211) Thibodaux, LA
Feb 26, 2020 6:30 pm	Stephen F. Austin	L 45–61	7–19 (4–13)	Prather Coliseum (601) Natchitoches, LA
Feb 29, 2020 1:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	L 41–66	7–20 (4–14)	University Center (603) Hammond, LA
Mar 4, 2020 7:00 pm	at New Orleans	L 76–82	7–21 (4–15)	Lakefront Arena (258) New Orleans, LA
Mar 7, 2020 1:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	L 62–80	7–22 (4–16)	Farris Center (613) Conway, AR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time..

References

^ "Dupuy resigns as Lady Demons coach; Swinson named interim head coach". ktbs.com. January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Lady Demon Basketball Roster". Lady Demon Basketball. Northwestern State University of Louisiana 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "2019-20 Lady Demon Basketball Schedule". Lady Demon Basketball. Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
^ "Northwestern State Lady Demons Schedule - 2019-20". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[1] "Dupuy resigns as Lady Demons coach; Swinson named interim head coach". ktbs.com. January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

[2] "2019-20 Lady Demon Basketball Roster". Lady Demon Basketball. Northwestern State University of Louisiana 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[3] "2019-20 Lady Demon Basketball Schedule". Lady Demon Basketball. Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[4] "Northwestern State Lady Demons Schedule - 2019-20". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

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2019–20 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Roster

Schedule

See also

References