2022–23 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team

2022–23 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record11–18 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach
  • Anna Nimz (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Leasa Ailshie
  • Mike Brown
  • Mike Pittman
Home arenaPrather Coliseum
(Capacity: 3,900)
2022–23 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana † 14 – 4   .778 21 – 10   .677
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 – 4   .778 19 – 12   .613
Lamar 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
Incarnate Word 10 – 8   .556 15 – 14   .517
Texas A&M–Commerce* 10 – 8   .556 14 – 19   .424
McNeese 8 – 10   .444 12 – 19   .387
New Orleans 7 – 11   .389 8 – 20   .286
Northwestern State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 18   .379
Houston Christian 6 – 12   .333 11 – 18   .379
Nicholls 2 – 16   .111 5 – 24   .172
† 2023 Southland tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
As of March 18, 2023

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

They finished the season with a 11–18 record overall and a 7–11 record in Southland Conference play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament to Texas A&M–Commerce.[1]

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, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They were the No. 6 seed in the 2022 Southland Conference tournament after 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.[2]

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.[3]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 148 (11)
2 Houston Christian 131 (5)
3 Southeastern 122 (3)
4 Lamar 103
5 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions 101(1)
6 McNeese 98
7 Incarnate Word 64
8 Northwestern State 61
9 New Orleans 47
10 Nicholls 25

Preseason All Conference

Candice Parramore was selected to the Preseason All Conference first team.[4]

Roster

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, Australia
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, ON
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: September 13, 2025

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		LeTourneau W 79–34  1–0
 Prather Coliseum (552)
Natchitoches, LA
November 11, 2022*
6:30 p.m. 		at Oklahoma State L 51–89  1–1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,657)
Stillwater, OK
November 17, 2022*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern L 52–56  1–2
 Prather Coliseum (408)
Natchitoches, LA
November 20, 2022*
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at No. 15 LSU L 45–100  1–3
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,318)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 26, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas Baptist W 79–41  2–3
 Prather Coliseum (427)
Natchitoches, LA
November 30, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma L 45–88  2–4
 Lloyd Noble Center (2,198)
Norman, OK
December 4, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Champion Christian College W 65–60  3–4
 Prather Coliseum (220)
Natchitoches, LA
December 10, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 79–52  4–4
 Prather Coliseum (865)
Natchitoches, LA
December 14, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tarleton State L 46–67  4–5
 Wisdom Gymnasium (824)
Stephenville, TX
December 19, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulsa L 64–96  4–6
 Reynolds Center (1,127)
Tulsa, OK
Southland Conference schedule
December 30, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 50–65  4–7
(0–1) 		Prather Coliseum (485)
Natchitoches, LA
January 5, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at McNeese L 65–71  4–8
(0–2) 		The Legacy Center (2,776)
Lake Charles, LA
January 7, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Nicholls W 67–58  5–8
(1–2) 		Prather Coliseum (1,071)
Natchitoches, LA
January 12, 2023
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		McNeese W 62–61  6–8
(2–2) 		Prather Coliseum (773)
Natchitoches, LA
January 14, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Nicholls W 76–64  7–8
(3–2) 		Stopher Gymnasium (311)
Thibodaux, LA
January 19, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 48–63  7–9
(3–3) 		University Center (683)
Hammond, LA
January 21, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Orleans L 59–70  7–10
(3–4) 		Lakefront Arena (213)
New Orleans, LA
January 26, 2023
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houston Christian W 59–48  8–10
(4–4) 		Prather Coliseum (805)
Natchitoches, LA
January 28, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lamar W 54–52  9–10
(5–4) 		Prather Coliseum (891)
Natchitoches, LA
February 2, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Houston Christian L 58–69  9–11
(5–5) 		Sharp Gymnasium (367)
Houston, TX
February 4, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lamar L 57–75  9–12
(5–6) 		Montagne Center (1,206)
Beaumont, TX
February 9, 2023
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Commerce L 47–67  9–13
(5–7) 		The Field House (277)
Commerce, TX
February 11, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Commerce W 71–66  10–13
(6–7) 		Prather Coliseum (905)
Natchitoches, LA
February 16, 2023
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana L 50–65  10–14
(6–8) 		Prather Coliseum (716)
Natchitoches, LA
February 18, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		New Orleans W 82–81 OT 11–14
(7–8) 		Prather Coliseum (501)
Natchitoches, LA
February 23, 2023
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Incarnate Word L 58–67  11–15
(7–9) 		McDermott Center (135)
San Antonio, TX
February 25, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 54–82  11–16
(7–10) 		American Bank Center (1,229)
Corpus Christi, TX
March 1, 2023
5:30 p.m., 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 p.m., 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.

Sources:[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Welborn, Brad (March 6, 2023). "Lady Demons fall to Lions despite Woodson's tournament record". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  2. ^ Welborn, Brad (March 10, 2022). "Lady Demons' season ends in tournament loss to New Orleans". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Lady Demon Basketball Schedule". Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  6. ^ "Northwestern State Lady Demons Schedule 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
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