2021–22 Southland Conference women's basketball season


The 2021–22 Southland Conference women's basketball season is scheduled to begin with practices in October 2021 followed by the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November 2021. The conference is scheduled to begin in December 2021. This was the 35th season under the Southland Conference name.

2021–22 Southland Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)ESPN+
Regular season
Southland Conference tournament
Southland Conference women's basketball seasons
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
2021–22 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Houston Baptist 12 2   .857 16 11   .593
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 11 3   .786 19 10   .655
Southeastern Louisiana 10 4   .714 16 11   .593
McNeese State 8 6   .571 13 15   .464
Incarnate Word 5 9   .357 13 17   .433
Northwestern State 5 9   .357 12 14   .462
New Orleans 3 11   .214 5 18   .217
Nicholls 2 12   .143 4 22   .154
2022 Southland tournament winner

The Southland Conference tournament is scheduled for March 9–13, 2022 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas.

Pre-season

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Preseason polls

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Southland Conference Coaches' Poll

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Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (Coaches)
Place Team Points First place votes
1. Southeastern Louisiana 168 13
2. Houston Baptist 148 1
3. Incarnate Word 147
4. Nicholls 136 1
5. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 133
6. McNeese State 110
7. New Orleans 90
8. Northwestern State 89

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Southland Conference Preseason All-Conference

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Preseason All-Southland First Team

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Key
Symbol Meaning
2020-21 All-Conference Team Member automatically earns a spot on the first team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
Timia Jefferson † Houston Baptist Jr. G 5'9 Mansfield, TX (Timberview HS)
Hailey Giaratano † Southeastern Louisiana So. G 5'10 Ponchatoula, LA (Ponchatoula HS)
Morgan Carrier † Southeastern Louisiana Sr. G/F 5'9 New Iberia, LA (New Iberia HS)
Divine Tanks † McNeese State Jr. F 6'1 Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS)
Chelsea Cain † Nicholls Jr. F 6'0 Prairieville, LA, (Dutchtown HS)

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Preseason All-Southland Second Team

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Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
Kennedy Wilson Houston Baptist Jr. G 5'6 Mansfield, TX (Timberview HS)
Jaaucklyn Moore Incarnate Word So. G 5'8 Round Rock, TX (Round Rock HS)
Chyna Allen Nicholls Sr. G 5'7 Gulfport, MS (Jones College)
Caitlyn Williams Southeastern Louisiana Sr. F 6'0 Brusly, LA (Brusly HS)
Alecia Westbrook Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Jr. F/C 6'1 Kansas City, MO (Park Hill South HS)

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Midseason watchlists

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Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

Wooden Naismith Liberman Drysdale Miller McClain Leslie Wade

Final watchlists

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Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

Wooden Naismith Liberman Drysdale Miller McClain Leslie Wade

Regular season

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Records against other conferences

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2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (January 9, 2022):

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

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This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Nov 9 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi No. 23 Texas A&M Reed ArenaCollege Station, TX South Texas Showdown L 54–87 0–1
Nov 9 New Orleans No. 25 Texas Frank Erwin CenterAustin, TX L 36–131 0–2
Nov 15 New Orleans No. 6 Baylor Ferrell CenterWaco, TX L 39–78 0–3
Dec 18 New Orleans No. 22 LSU Pete Maravich Assembly CenterBaton Rouge, LA Canceled due to COVID-19[3]
Dec 29 Houston Baptist No. 10 Baylor Ferrell Center ● Waco, TX Canceled due to COVID-19[4]

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes game was played on neutral site

Awards and honors

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Players of the Week

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Throughout the conference regular season, the Southland Conference offices named one or two players of the week each Monday.[5]

Week Player of the Week School Ref.
Nov. 15 Jordan Todd Northwestern State [6]
Nov. 22 Timia Jefferson Houston Baptist [7]
Nov. 29 Alecia Westbrook Texas A&M–Corpus Christi [8]
Dec. 6 Jiselle Woodson Northwestern State [9]
Dec. 13 Candice Parramore Northwestern State [10]
Dec. 20 Monette Bolden Northwestern State [11]
Dec. 27 Bryanna Washington Nicholls [12]
Jan. 3 DeArica Pryor New Orleans [13]
Jan. 10 Alecia Westbrook (2) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi [14]
Jan. 17 Chelsea Cain Nicholls [15]
Jan. 24 Alecia Westbrook (3) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi [16]
Jan. 31 Caitlyn Williams Southeastern [17]
Feb. 7 Caitlyn Williams (2) Southeastern [18]
Feb. 14 Jordan Todd (2) Northwestern State [19]
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

Totals per School

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School Total
Northwestern State 5
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 3
Nicholls 2
Southeastern 2
Houston Baptist 1
New Orleans 1

References

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  1. ^ "Lady Lions Picked for Top Spot in Southland Women's Basketball Preseason Poll". southland.org. October 19, 2021. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "2021-22 Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams Announced". southland.org. October 19, 2021. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "UNO Cancels Saturday's Women's Basketball Game At LSU". lsusports.net. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "WBB: HBU at Baylor Canceled". lsusports.net. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Southland Conference Women's Basketball Players of the Week".
  6. ^ "NSU's Jordan Todd Captures Seasons First Women's Basketball Weekly Award". southland.org. November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "HBU's Timia Jefferson Tabbed Women's Basketball Player of the Week". southland.org. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  8. ^ "Alecia Westbrook Tabbed Women's Basketball Player of the Week". southland.org. November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "Lady Demons' Woodson Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week". southland.org. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "Candice Parramore Tabbed Women's Basketball Player of the Week". southland.org. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "NSU's Bolden Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week". southland.org. December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  12. ^ "Bryanna Washington Tabbed Women's Basketball Player of the Week". southland.org. December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  13. ^ "Privateers' Pryor Garners Women's Basketball Weekly Honor". southland.org. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  14. ^ "Islanders' Westbrook Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week". southland.org. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  15. ^ "Colonels' Chelsea Cain Tabbed Women's Basketball Player of the Week". southland.org. January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  16. ^ "Islanders' Westbrook Grabs Third Weekly Honor of the Season". southland.org. January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  17. ^ "SLU's Williams Tabbed Women's Basketball Player of the Week". southland.org. January 31, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  18. ^ "Lady Lions' Williams Repeats as Women's Basketball Player of the Week". southland.org. February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  19. ^ "Lady Demons' Todd Earns Second Women's Basketball Player of the Week Award". southland.org. February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.