2015–16 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team

The 2015–16 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demons, led by fourth year co-head coaches Brooke Stoehr and Scott Stoehr, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 13–5 in Southland play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Southland Women's Tournament to Sam Houston State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Louisiana–Lafayette.

2015–16 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball
WBI, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2015–16 record19–12 (13–5 Southland)
Head coachBrooke Stoehr & Scott Stoehr (4th season)
Assistant coachLindsey Hicks
Home arenaPrather Coliseum
2015–16 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Abilene Christian*171 .944  264  .867
Central Arkansas162 .889  284  .875
Northwestern State135 .722  1912  .613
Stephen F. Austin126 .667  1812  .600
McNeese State117 .611  2013  .606
Houston Baptist99 .500  1415  .483
Nicholls State810 .444  1019  .345
Sam Houston State711 .389  1418  .438
Lamar711 .389  1219  .387
Texas A&M-CC612 .333  920  .310
New Orleans513 .278  819  .296
Incarnate Word*315 .167  623  .207
SE Louisiana315 .167  425  .138
2016 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition; Rankings from AP Poll

On April 18, it was announced that the husband-wife coach, Brooke Stoehr & Scott Stoehr has resigned their positions and excepted the coaching job at Louisiana Tech. They finished at Northwestern State with a 4-year record of 71–58.

Roster

2015–16 Northwestern State Demons women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Emerald Mayfield 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrBowie HS Arlington, TX
G 3 Keisha Lee 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrDenham Springs HS Denham Springs, LA
G 5 Sami Thomas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoPickering HS Leesville, LA
F 11 Meghan Cross 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrLynnwood HS
LSU-Eunice
Lynnwood, WA
G 12 Shahd Abboud 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrJacksonville College Nazareth, Israel
F 13 Janelle Perez 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) SrHorizon HS El Paso, TX
G 14 Jackie Perez 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoAmericas HS El Paso, TX
F 22 Libba Gilliam 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrMadison Academy Huntsville, AL
F 24 Ndey Sonko 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMeadowdale HS Edmonds, WA
G 30 Beatrice Attura 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrFrisco Liberty HS Frisco, TX
C 32 Cheyenne Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrMartin's Mill HS Ben Wheeler, TX
F 44 Tia Youngblood 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoDeRidder HS DeRidder, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Media

Select Lady Demon basketball games can be listened to with a Northwestern feed at Demons Showcase. Many opponents have an audio stream available to listen to the games live that aren't done on Demons Showcase. NSU TV will also broadcast most of the Lady Demons wins tape delayed.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
12:30 PM
LeTourneau W 73–44  1–0
Prather Coliseum (1,714)
Natchitoches, LA
11/15/2015*
5:00 PM
at SMU L 36–74  1–1
Moody Coliseum (715)
Dallas, TX
11/18/2015*
11:00 AM, LHN
at No. 11 Texas L 33–86  1–2
Frank Erwin Center (7,582)
Austin, TX
11/21/2015*
11:00 AM
LSU–Alexandria W 94–65  2–2
Prather Coliseum (682)
Natchitoches, LA
11/23/2015*
6:30 PM
Central Baptist W 86–56  3–2
Prather Coliseum (686)
Natchitoches, LA
11/27/2015*
2:00 PM
at New Mexico State
Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic
L 54–65  3–3
Pan American Center (873)
Las Cruces, NM
11/28/2015*
2:00 PM
vs. Long Beach State
Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic
L 59–60  3–4
Pan American Center (110)
Las Cruces, NM
12/04/2015*
7:00 PM
at No. 4 Baylor L 44–86  3–5
Ferrell Center (6,317)
Waco, TX
12/12/2015*
1:00 PM
Grambling State W 71–62  4–5
Prather Coliseum (714)
Natchitoches, LA
12/19/2015*
12:00 PM
Jackson State W 59–54  5–5
Prather Coliseum (762)
Natchitoches, LA
12/29/2015*
6:30 PM
Xavier (Louisiana) W 73–57  6–5
Prather Coliseum (714)
Natchitoches, LA
Southland Conference Schedule
01/02/2016
1:00 PM
Houston Baptist W 55–44  7–5
(1–0)
Prather Coliseum (930)
Natchitoches, LA
01/04/2016
5:30 PM
Sam Houston State W 69–49  8–5
(2–0)
Prather Coliseum (1,013)
Natchitoches, LA
01/07/2016
7:00 PM
at Abilene Christian L 46–67  8–6
(2–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,107)
Abilene, TX
01/09/2016
2:00 PM
at Incarnate Word W 53–48  9–6
(3–1)
McDermott Center (284)
San Antonio, TX
01/13/2016
6:30 PM
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 60–43  10–6
(4–1)
Prather Coliseum (1,013)
Natchitoches, LA
01/16/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Lamar W 73–51  11–6
(5–1)
Montagne Center (709)
Beaumont, TX
01/20/2016
6:00 PM
at Nicholls State L 61–70  11–7
(5–2)
Stopher Gym (515)
Thibodaux, LA
01/23/2016
1:00 PM
at McNeese State L 74–78 OT 11–8
(5–3)
Burton Coliseum (1,103)
Lake Charles, LA
01/27/2016
6:30 PM
Central Arkansas L 49–74  11–9
(5–4)
Prather Coliseum (1,118)
Natchitoches, LA
01/30/2016
1:00 PM
Southeastern Louisiana W 82–62  12–9
(6–4)
Prather Coliseum (1,330)
Natchitoches, LA
02/04/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin L 58–62  12–10
(6–5)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,330)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/10/2016
6:30 PM
at Central Arkansas W 60–56  13–10
(7–5)
Farris Center (552)
Conway, AR
02/13/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3
McNeese State W 85–64  14–10
(8–5)
Prather Coliseum (1,314)
Natchitoches, LA
02/17/2016
6:30 PM
Nicholls State W 66–62  15–10
(9–5)
Prather Coliseum (948)
Natchitoches, LA
02/20/2016
1:00 PM
New Orleans W 70–53  16–10
(10–5)
Prather Coliseum (913)
Natchitoches, LA
02/25/2016
7:00 PM
at Southeastern Louisiana W 73–58  17–10
(11–5)
University Center (1,330)
Hammond, LA
03/03/2016
5:30 PM
Stephen F. Austin W 72–51  18–10
(12–5)
Prather Coliseum (1,913)
Natchitoches, LA
03/05/2016
1:00 PM
at New Orleans W 58–46  19–10
(13–5)
Lakefront Arena (866)
New Orleans, LA
Southland Women's Tournament
03/12/2016
3:30 PM, ESPN3
vs. Sam Houston State
Semifinals
L 71–78  19–11
Merrell Center (1,283)
Katy, TX
WBI
03/16/2016*
5:00 PM
at Louisiana–Lafayette
First Round
L 54–69  19–12
Earl K. Long Gymnasium (803)
Lafayette, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time..

See also

2015–16 Northwestern State Demons basketball team

References

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