2017–18 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team

2017–18 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	7–22 (2–16 Southland)
Head coach	Jordan Dupuy (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Deneen Parker Erin Crane Olivia Grayson
Home arena	Prather Coliseum

2017–18 Southland Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Lamar	17	–	1		.944			22	–	7		.759
Stephen F. Austin	16	–	2		.889			25	–	6		.806
Central Arkansas	14	–	4		.778			25	–	10		.714
Texas A&M-CC	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Nicholls State †	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
New Orleans	11	–	7		.611			15	–	15		.500
Abilene Christian	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
McNeese State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Southeastern Louisiana	7	–	11		.389			8	–	21		.276
Houston Baptist	6	–	12		.333			10	–	18		.357
Incarnate Word	4	–	14		.222			5	–	24		.172
Northwestern State	2	–	16		.111			7	–	22		.241
Sam Houston State	1	–	17		.056			4	–	23		.148
† 2018 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demons, led by second year head coach Jordan Dupuy, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 7–22, 2–16 in Southland play to finish in twelfth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament.

Roster

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2017–18 Northwestern State Demons women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Nautica Grant 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Tyler JC Dallas, TX G 1 Gabby Bell 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Martin HS Arlington, TX G 2 Nia Randall 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Garland HS Garland, TX G 3 Jada Freeman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Ranchview HS Irving, TX F 4 Lacee Savage 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Clear Creek HS Houston, TX G 5 Sami Thomas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Pickering HS Leesville, LA G 10 Jah'ne Wheeler 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Paxson School Jacksonville, FL F 13 Victoria Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Hebron HS Carrollton, TX F 15 Jasmyn Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So West Monroe HS West Monroe, LA F 20 Leah Barnes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Richfield HS North Dakota State College of Science Richfield, MN F 22 Libba Gilliam 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Madison Academy Huntsville, AL F 23 Joycelyn Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So McKinney North HS McKinney, TX C 32 Cheyenne Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Martin's Mill HS Ben Wheeler, TX F 44 Tia Youngblood 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr DeRidder HS DeRidder, LA	Head coach Jordan Dupuy (Southern Miss) Assistant coach(es) Deneen Parker (Stephen F. Austin) Erin Crane (Dubuque) Olivia Grayson (Tulane) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 6, 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 5:00 pm		at Ole Miss	L 44–75	0–1	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,302) Oxford, MS
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		LeTourneau	W 82–39	1–1	Prather Coliseum (1,002) Natchitoches, LA
11/15/2017* 6:30 pm		LSU–Shreveport	W 62–42	2–1	Prather Coliseum (701) Natchitoches, LA
11/19/2017* 1:00 pm		at Oklahoma State	L 44–78	2–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,617) Stillwater, OK
11/22/2017* 11:00 am		LSU–Alexandria	W 85–55	3–2	Prather Coliseum (784) Natchitoches, LA
11/28/2017* 6:30 pm		Southern Miss	L 59–71	3–3	Prather Coliseum (742) Natchitoches, LA
12/03/2017* 2:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 70–48	4–3	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (969) Monroe, LA
12/09/2017* 2:00 pm		vs. Texas Southern Cenla Showdown	L 43–56	4–4	Rapides Coliseum (702) Alexandria, LA
12/13/2017* 7:00 pm, LHN		at No. 8 Texas	L 44–68	4–5	Frank Erwin Center (3,461) Austin, TX
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm		at TCU	L 51–89	4–6	Schollmaier Arena (1,920) Fort Worth, TX
12/20/2017* 1:00 pm		Central Baptist	W 87–22	5–6	Prather Coliseum (704) Natchitoches, LA
Southland Conference Schedule
12/28/2017 6:30 pm		Nicholls State	L 63–79	5–7 (0–1)	Prather Coliseum (717) Natchitoches, LA
12/30/2017 1:00 pm		at McNeese State	L 67–72	5–8 (0–2)	Barton Coliseum (782) Lake Charles, LA
01/03/2018 6:30 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 56–62	5–9 (0–3)	Prather Coliseum (775) Natchitoches, LA
01/06/2018 12:30 pm		Stephen F. Austin	L 62–70	5–10 (0–4)	Prather Coliseum (1,032) Natchitoches, LA
01/13/2018 7:00 pm		at Abilene Christian	L 41–80	5–11 (0–5)	Moody Coliseum (1,013) Abilene, TX
01/17/2018 4:00 pm		Sam Houston State	W 63–60	6–11 (1–5)	Prather Coliseum (1,013) Natchitoches, LA
01/20/2018 2:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 65–71	6–12 (1–6)	University Center (310) Hammond, LA
01/24/2018 7:00 pm		at New Orleans	L 63–81	6–13 (1–7)	Lakefront Arena (242) New Orleans, LA
01/27/2018 1:00 pm		Central Arkansas	L 53–61	6–14 (1–8)	Prather Coliseum (1,518) Natchitoches, LA
01/31/2018 6:30 pm		New Orleans	W 52–47	7–14 (2–8)	Prather Coliseum (510) Natchitoches, LA
02/03/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		McNeese State	L 44–60	7–15 (2–9)	Prather Coliseum (1,001) Natchitoches, LA
02/07/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Lamar	L 44–71	7–16 (2–10)	Montagne Center (848) Beaumont, TX
02/10/2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3		at Stephen F. Austin	L 48–83	7–17 (2–11)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,563) Nacogdoches, TX
02/14/2018 7:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	L 51–57	7–18 (2–12)	Sharp Gymnasium (252) Houston, TX
02/21/2018 6:30 pm		Incarnate Word	L 53–57	7–19 (2–13)	Prather Coliseum (812) Natchitoches, LA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	L 54–65	7–20 (2–14)	Prather Coliseum (980) Natchitoches, LA
02/28/2018 6:30 pm		at Nicholls State	L 53–85	7–21 (2–15)	Stopher Gym (265) Thibodaux, LA
03/03/2018 3:00 pm		at Central Arkansas	L 39–59	7–22 (2–16)	Farris Center (1,045) Conway, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time..

See also

2017–18 Northwestern State Demons basketball team