2011-12 Lady Demon Basketball

www.nsudemons.com 2011-12 Women’s Basketball 1SLC Champions ‘94-’-95 • ‘98-’99 • ‘03-’04 SLC Tournament Champions ‘03-’04 NCAA Tournament ‘88-’89 • ‘03-’04 WNIT ‘85-’86 • ‘92-’93 • ‘94-’95 • ‘98-’99

• Lady Demons rank among the nation’s top 40 winningest programs of all-time (672-404, .625), in NCAA history.

• Northwestern’s home court record (351-102, .775) also ranks among the nation’s top 40.

• NSU has won six conference championships (1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1999, 2004).

• Notable wins over such programs as Duke, Notre Dame, LSU, Louisiana Tech, Louis-ville, Iowa, Kansas, Florida, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Rice, TCU, Texas A&M, Tulane, Ole Miss, New Mexico, Arkansas, Long Beach State, Clemson.

• Eight conference player of the year winners, five in the Southland Conference (1995-96 Joskeen Garner, 1999 Judy Clark, 2002 Angela Davidson, 2004 Cooda Dobin).

• The Lady Demons have 13 20-win seasons and 30 winning seasons in the 35-year history of the program.

• NCAA record 43 assists in one game (1987, Arkansas Baptist).

• Six top 10 NCAA all-time single-game team or individual performances.

• A dozen top 50 NCAA all-time single-game team or individual performances.

• Two Lady Demons have won NCAA stat titles: Pam Hudson, rebounding, 1990 (15.1 rpg); Cooda Dobin, assists, 2002 (8.6), 2003 (10.6), 2004 (9.6).

• Cooda Dobin is the first player ever, man or woman, to lead the NCAA in assists three straight seasons.

• 10 SLC Tournament championship game appearances.

• Six postseason tournament appearances (2004 NCAA, 1999 WNIT, 1995 WNIT-finalist, 1989 NCAA, 1986 WNIT-finalist, 1971 WNIT-finalist).

• All-Americans Gussie Leonard (1985-Freshman), Teressa Thomas (1986-Second Team), Linda Grayson (1988), Pam Hudson (1990-Second Team), Joskeen Garner (AP Honorable Mention).

• Pro players include Tracy Taylor, Linda Grayson (Europe), Pam Hudson (Europe), Joskeen Garner (Europe), Angela Davidson (Europe), Cooda Dobin (Japan), Diamond Cosby (Europe), Chassidy Jones (Ireland), Tena Matthews (Japan).

• NSU has 14 top three finishes in 20 SLC seasons and has finished lower than fourth only three times.

• NSU holds eight SLC team records and 15 individual records.

• Hosted the first girls basketball camp in Louisiana (1967).

• Issued the first athletic scholarship to a woman in state history.

Decades of success

www.nsudemons.com2011-12 Women’s Basketball2SLC Champions ‘94-’-95 • ‘98-’99 • ‘03-’04 SLC Tournament Champions ‘03-’04 NCAA Tournament ‘88-’89 • ‘03-’04 WNIT ‘85-’86 • ‘92-’93 • ‘94-’95 • ‘98-’99 SLC Champions ‘94-’-95 • ‘98-’99 • ‘03-’04

Contents and Credits2011-12 Lady Demon Basketball

Media Guide

Editor:Matthew Bonnette, Associate SIDMatthew Fowler, Student Assistant

Layout and Design:Matthew Fowler, Student Assistant

Editorial Assistance:Doug Ireland, SID

Matthew Bonnette, Associate SIDRonnette Pellegrin, Admin. Asst.

Matthew Fowler, Student AssistantKay Howze, SID Graduate Asst.

Robbie Kleinmuntz, SID Grad Asst.Jimmy Walker, SID Graduate Asst.Lady Demon coaches and players

Photography:Gary Hardamon

NSU Photographic Services

Printing:MultiAd MediaPeoria, Illinois

2011-12 Lady Demon Basketball

The Lady Demon Tradition .................1This is Northwestern State ..................3Campus Life ........................................4Academics ...........................................6CHAMPS/Life Skills ..........................7Media Information ..............................8

The Lady demons2011-12 Lady Demon Roster ..............92011-12 Season Outlook ...................10Trudy Armstead .................................12Jasmine Bradley ................................14Ronikka Drake ..................................16Meredith Graf ....................................18Jordi James ........................................20Jasmine Upchurch .............................22Tiandra Williams ...............................24Ariane Ausmer ..................................26Shea Collins ......................................26Ebony Ford........................................27Sarah Kelly ........................................27Keisha Lee ........................................28Tashana Triplett .................................282011-12 Schedule ..............................29Head Coach Jennifer Graf .................30Assistant Coach Bob Austin..............34Assistant Coach Shannon Johnson....35Assistant Coach Cooda Dobin ..........36Assistnat Coach Ashley Jackson .......37Mandy Wamsley ...............................37

norThwesTern sTaTe UniversiTyDr. Randall Webb, President .............40Jerry Pierce, Vice Presdient .............41Greg Burke, Director of Athletics .....42NSU Athletic Administration ............43

nsU records and moreThe Southland Conference ................45Opponent Pages ................................47All-Time Series .................................49Lady Demon Basketball History .......50Year-by-Year Results ........................53NSU in the Postseason .....................59Lady Demon Record Books ..............602010-11 Season Review ....................64All-Time Letterwinners .....................65Prather Coliseum ...............................66Community Involvement ..................68Don’t Die Wondering Sponsors ........68

The UniversityName ................ Northwestern State UniversityCall us ................................ Northwestern (La.) State,Northwestern State, or even if you must, Northwestern LouisianaFounded ................1884, as Louisiana NormalLocation ................................Natchiotches, LaPresident .........................Dr. Randall J. WebbVice President ............................... Jerry PierceEnrollment .............................................. 9,191Affliation ..............................NCAA Division I Conference .......................................Southland Athletic Director ........................... Greg BurkeAssociate AD/External Affairs .........Todd GarzarelliAssistant Marketing Director .......Clay ShawSWA/Academic Coord. ........... Carrie CrowellTicket Manager ......................... Kyle BarnardFaculty Representative ................Jody BiscoeFacility Director ......................... Rocky SmithEvent Manager ............................. Scott Smith

The Lady demonsNickname ...................................Lady DemonsColors ......Purple and White, and Orange TrimHome Court ............Prather Coliseum (3,400)Press Row Telephone ............. (318) 357-45442010-11 Record .......................................14-16SLC Record/Finish.....9-7 (7th SLC, 4th East) Postseason ...................................................0-1 All-Time Record .................................672-404All-Time SLC Record ........................264-139All-Time Home Record ......................351-101Starters Returning/Lost .............................3/2Letterman Returning/Lost ........................ 7/5Newcomers ..................................................... 6

The sTaffHead Coach................................. Jennifer GrafRecord/Years ......................................100-108Record at NSU ....................................... SameAssistant Coach .............................Bob AustinAssistant Coach ................... Shannon JohnsonAssistant Coach ..........................Cooda DobinAssistant Coach ...................... Ashley JacksonAdministrative Assistant ..... Mandy WamsleyBasketball Office Phone .......... (318)357-5891Best Time to Reach Coach Graf .....Mornings

This public media guide was printed at a total cost of $2,398.40. Eight-hundred (800) books were printed with 68 pages in each book. Print-ing was done by Multi-Ad Media out of Peoria, Illinois.

ON THE COVER:Members of the 2011-12 Lady Demon bas-ketball team.

Dedication:This media guide is in tribute to the great tradition of Lady Demon basketball, rooted in family values and blossoming into winning seasons, championship rings and banners, and leading to happy and successful lives after NSU. These fundamental elements of Lady Demon tradition were shaped by all of the former play-ers, coaches, managers and trainers in the program.

Demon Sports Network Natchitoches radio station KZBL-FM 100.7 will be the flagship station for all De-mon and Lady Demon sports and the De-mon Sports Network. Baldridge-Dumas Communications operates 100.7. The network also consists of affiliates in Shreveport (92.1 KSYR FM), Alexan-dria (104.3 KEZP FM), Many (99.9 KTEZ

FM, and Winnfield (92.1 KVCL FM) All games will also be streamed on the internet a www.nsudemons.com Tony Taglavore, the voice of the Lady Demons, is beg-ging his fourth season as the play-by-play announcer for the team. He also runs is own production company out of Shreveport - Sweet Lou Media.

www.nsudemons.com www.nsudemons.com 2011-12 Women’s Basketball 3WNIT ‘85-’86 • ‘92-’93 • ‘94-’95 • ‘98-’99 SLC Champions ‘94-’-95 • ‘98-’99 • ‘03-’04 SLC Tournament Champions ‘03-’04 NCAA Tournament ‘88-’89 • ‘03-’04 WNIT ‘85-’86 • ‘92-’93 • ‘94-’95 • ‘98-’99

The UniversityName ................ Northwestern State UniversityCall us ................................ Northwestern (La.) State,Northwestern State, or even if you must, Northwestern LouisianaFounded ................1884, as Louisiana NormalLocation ................................Natchiotches, LaPresident .........................Dr. Randall J. WebbVice President ............................... Jerry PierceEnrollment .............................................. 9,191Affliation ..............................NCAA Division I Conference .......................................Southland Athletic Director ........................... Greg BurkeAssociate AD/External Affairs .........Todd GarzarelliAssistant Marketing Director .......Clay ShawSWA/Academic Coord. ........... Carrie CrowellTicket Manager ......................... Kyle BarnardFaculty Representative ................Jody BiscoeFacility Director ......................... Rocky SmithEvent Manager ............................. Scott Smith

The Lady demonsNickname ...................................Lady DemonsColors ......Purple and White, and Orange TrimHome Court ............Prather Coliseum (3,400)Press Row Telephone ............. (318) 357-45442010-11 Record .......................................14-16SLC Record/Finish.....9-7 (7th SLC, 4th East) Postseason ...................................................0-1 All-Time Record .................................672-404All-Time SLC Record ........................264-139All-Time Home Record ......................351-101Starters Returning/Lost .............................3/2Letterman Returning/Lost ........................ 7/5Newcomers ..................................................... 6

The sTaffHead Coach................................. Jennifer GrafRecord/Years ......................................100-108Record at NSU ....................................... SameAssistant Coach .............................Bob AustinAssistant Coach ................... Shannon JohnsonAssistant Coach ..........................Cooda DobinAssistant Coach ...................... Ashley JacksonAdministrative Assistant ..... Mandy WamsleyBasketball Office Phone .......... (318)357-5891Best Time to Reach Coach Graf .....Mornings

The oldest institution in the University of Louisiana System, Northwestern State University has a long tradition of academic excellence in a student-centered environment. Founded in 1884 as the State Normal School, Northwestern was originally dedicated to the education of teachers. Northwestern gradually added programs in nursing, business, liberal arts, the sciences and graduate programs. Today, NSU offers more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Northwestern has nationally-recognized programs in computer information systems, creative and performing arts, nursing, educational technology and industrial technology. The university has put an emphasis on incorporating technology in the classroom, working to provide students with cutting-edge technol-ogy that is applicable to the workplace. Northwestern is also home to the Louisiana Scholars’ College, the state’s designated honors program in the arts and sciences. The university is also preparing for changes in higher education by aggressively seeking new ways to deliver to courses to students. Northwestern has taken a leadership role in electronic delivery of classes as students are taking classes via the Internet, compressed video or desktop video. Eighteen degree programs are available completely online. Enrollment at Northwestern is more than 9,000 students. The university has more than 70,000 alumni in all 50 states and 12 countries. Students come primarily from Louisiana. Located in Natchitoches, the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase, the university and community value history. Part of the university is entered in the National Register of Historic Places. The university is home to the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, a unit of the National Park Service dedicated to promoting and enhancing the preservation and conservation of prehistoric and historic resources in the United States. Northwestern seeks to provide a well-rounded education for its students, allowing them to take part in a variety of extracurricular activities. More than 100 chartered organizations are available to enhance what is learned in the classroom.


Sports Information • Media

In charge of athletic media relations at his alma mater since January of 1989, Doug Ireland coordinates publicity efforts for Northwestern’s 14 intercollegiate sports teams through local, regional and national media outlets in print, broadcast, television and the internet. He also serves in the volunteer role of chairman of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Ireland assumed that post in April 1991.His 1992 Demon Football Media Guide won “Best in the Nation” in

FCS Division from the College Sports Information Directors of America. A 1997 story on Joe Delaney, “The Guy We Called Joe D,” won a national second-place award in a COSIDA writing contest. Ireland has won numerous awards as SID from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He was recently awarded the Distinguished American Award” by the S.M. McNaughton Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. Several of his assistant SIDs and graduate assistants have advanced to prominence in media fields. Former NSU sports information staffers under Ireland include Bruce Ludlow, assistant com-missioner of the Southland Conference for media relations; Bill Magrath, media relations manager for the Sports Business Daily; Mike Morrison, co-editor of the ESPN Information Please Almanac; Daucy Crizer, assistant AD and business manager at Lamar; Erik Cox, SID at Lamar; Dart Volz, former SID at Southeastern Louisiana; Melissa Reynaud, former assistant SID at LSU; Kenny Lan-nou, SID at Kansas State; and Troy Mitchell, SID at Henderson State. Dustin Eubanks, NSU’s director of NCAA compliance, worked in the NSU SID office as a graduate assistant and for two years as the fulltime assistant. And Adam Jonson, NSU’s former ticket manager, was a student and graduate assistant in the SID office. In 1981-82, while an undergraduate at Northwestern, Ireland worked as chief of the Shreveport Times Natchitoches Bureau, coordinating news coverage of an eight-parish region along the Red River. From 1982-85, he was assistant SID at Southwestern Louisiana, working with a men’s basketball program that made three straight postseason tourna-ment appearances. He won CoSIDA publications and writing awards while at USL. Ireland was the sports editor of the Natchitoches Times in 1985-86 and attended graduate school at Northeast Louisiana before joining the Alexandria Town Talk sports staff in 1987. In 18 months at the Town Talk, he covered both NSU and LSU sports and won 15 writing awards from the Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association. In 2001, the LSWA presented its prestigious Mac Russo Award to Ireland for his contributions to the organization. In 1999, Ireland was awarded honorary membership in the Graduate N Club at NSU by the university’s group of athletic lettermen for his service to Northwestern and its athletic program, and in 2003 he was given full membership. He was appointed by President Dr. Randall Webb to serve a two-year term on the inaugural University Planning Council in 1997-99. A member of the Blue Key National Honor Fraternity and a student government senator while completing a journalism degree from Northwestern, Ireland was editor of the student news-paper “Current Sauce” as a sophomore before going to work for the Shreveport Times. He was an all-district baseball player and the student body president at Jonesboro-Hodge High School, where he was a wingback for the Tigers’ 1977 Class AA state football finalists coached by Don Shows.

Doug Irelandassistant Ad/Sports Information Director

Matthew BonnetteAssociate Sports INformation Director Matthew Bonnette is in his ninth season as a member of the NSU sports information staff serving as the associate SID. Bonnette joined the staff in August 2003 after spending a year as sports information director at Henderson State (Ark.) and for former NSU legendary coach Sam Goodwin. Bonnette surpervises all layouts and design work for all media guides and game programs and is the primary media contact for the NSU baseball and women’s basketball teams while overseeing soccer and vol-

leyball. He also coordinates statistics for all sports. A 2002 graduate of McNeese State University, Bonnette is no stranger to the SID field as he is the son of longtime McNeese SID Louis Bonnette, who is a member of the CoSIDA Hall of Fame, South-land Conference Hall of Honor, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, and the McNeese State Athletic Hall of Fame. Matthew’s older brother, Michael, is the sports information director at LSU. While at McNeese, Bonnette served two years as the sports editor of the school’s newspaper. He also worked as both a volunteer and student sports information director while being employed at KPLC-TV as the commercial production manager where he won several advertising awards for his work. He is a member of CoSIDA, Louisiana Sports Writers Association, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, and the United States Basketball Writers Association. He has been a member of the CoSIDA Academic All-America Committee the last four years and directed the voting for the All-Louisiana Baseball teams. His 2010 football media guide placed second and third in its respective divisions in the LSWA sports information directors contest while his baseball media guide placed second in its division. He has won 11 awards by the LSWA in his career. He is married to the former Colene Lanier of Lake Charles and the couple has two daughters, 11-year-old Haley, who is a sixth grader and a member of the NSU Middle School Dance Line, and 8-year-old Katelyn, who is in the second grade at the NSU Elementary Lab. Colene is the Northwest-ern State men’s basketball and women’s soccer administrative assistant.

They cover The Demons: primary meDia ouTleTs

Daily Newspapers -Randy Benson, Sports, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, P.O. Box 7558, Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-487- 6351, fax 487-6315) - Scott Ferrell, Roy Lang III, Jimmy Watson, Jason Pugh, Sports, The Times, P.O. Box 30222, Shreveport, LA 71130 (318-459-3296, 800-462-6436, fax 459-3301) - Scott Rabalais, Butch Muir, Sports, Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, P.O. Box 588, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 (225-383-1111, fax 388-0371) - Russell Hedges, Sports, Bossier Press Tribune, P.O. Box 6267, Bossier City, LA 71171 (318-352-3618, fax 747-5298) - Leesville, Daily Leader, P.O. Box 619, Leesville, LA 71446 (318-239-3444, fax 318-238-1552) - Sports, New Orleans Times Picayune, 3800 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70140 (504-826-3405, fax 826-3401) - Natchitoches Times, 904 Hwy. 1 South, Natchitoches, LA 71457 (318-352-3618, fax 352-7842)

Non-Daily Newspapers - NSU Current Sauce, Kyser Hall, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5456, fax 357-6564)

Television Stations - Lizzie Hill, Mo Carter, KALB-TV, 605 Washington St., Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-445-6397 exts. 516, 523; fax 442-7427) - Colin McElroy, Andria Goins, KSLA-TV, 1812 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104 (318-677-6709, fax 677-6705) - Brandon Dunn, Gavin Moberg, KTAL-TV, 3150 N. Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 (318-629-7134, 7133, fax 318-629-7171) - Tim Fletcher, Leslie Spoon, KTBS-TV, 312 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport LA 71104 (318-861-5838, fax 318-862-9431) - David Antilley II, NSU-22, 104A Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-4417)

Campus Radio Station - KNWD, 109 Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5693)

Wire Service - Bret Martel, Associated Press, 1001 Howard Ave. Suite 200A, New Orleans, LA 70113 (800-662-7717, 504-523-3931, fax 586-0531)

Conference/NCAA Offices - Todd Lamb, Calhoun Hipp, Southland Conference, 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 150, Frisco, TX 75034 (972-422-9500, fax 422-9225) - Jim Wright, NCAA Statistics, P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317-917-6222, fax 917-6888)

National Outlets - USA Today, 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22107 (703-276-3400) - Sports Illustrated, Time/Life Building, New York, NY 10020 (212-522-5782, 212-977-4540/4541) - Sporting News, Box 56, St. Louis, MO 63166 (800-433-1886, 314-993-7111) - CBS Sports, 51 W52nd St., 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (212-975-5162/3559) - ABC Sports, 1330 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (212-456-7777) - ESPN, ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT 06010 (203-585-2154/2125, 800-843-6416) - CNN, One CNN Plaza, 100 International Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30348 (404-822-1588) - SportsTicker, Harborside Financial Center, 600 Plaza Two, New Jersey City, NJ 07311 (800-367-8935)

Matthew FowlerSports INformation Assistant

Matthew Fowler is in his fifth year as a member of the NSU sports in-formation office and will be No. 2 women’s basketball sports information contact this season. The Homer, Louisiana native will graduate in December with a bach-elor’s degree in general studies with a concentration in arts and commu-nication. He also has a minor in sports management. During his time as a student assistant, Fowler has assisted with the

production of NSU’s award winning football, baseball, and men’s basketball media guides, as well game programs and being the primary contact for the Lady Demon soccer program. He is also the official Stat Crew scorer for football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, and soccer. Prior to joining the sports information staff full-time, Fowler was a member of the Spirit of North-western marching band as a trumpet player. In 2010, Fowler became the fourth NSU student assistant to receive the prestigious Ace Higgins Award that is presented annually by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. Fowler is also very active in campus activities including serving as President of the Baptist Chris-tian Ministry and participating in intramural athletics. He’s also an avid golfer and enjoys playing pick-up basketball. Fowler is engaged to be married next summer to Whsitney Brandon, a NSU graduate and cur-rently a teacher at Natchitoches Central High School.

Gameday Stat Crew

Robbie KleinmuntzSID Grad Asst.

Jimmy WalkerSID Grad Asst.

Kavolshaia Howze SID Grad Asst.

Patrick KornSID Student Asst.

Andrea NedorostovaSID Student Asst.

Ronnie PellegrinSID Admin. Asst.

Dr .Charles PellegrinStatistician

David AntilleyStatistician

Davey AntilleyStatistician


2011-12 Lady Demon roster

Numerical rosterNo. Name Pos. HT. Cl./exP. HomeTowN (Previous sCHool)1 Keisha Lee Guard 5-5 Fr.-HS Denham Springs, LA (Denham Springs HS)2 Tiandra Williams Guard 5-6 So.-1L Sachse, TX (Sachse HS)3 Ronikka Drake Guard 5-6 Sr.- 1L Marian, IN (Lincoln Trail College) 5 TashanaTriplett Guard 5-4 Fr.-HS Winnfield,LA(WinnfieldHS)12 Shea Collins Guard 5-4 So.- TR Ellettsville, IN (Silverado HS (NV)/ IUPUI)14 Meredith Graf Guard 5-8 Jr.-2L Natchitoches, LA (Natchitoches Central HS)15 Ebony Ford Forward 6-0 Fr.- HS Pearland, TX (Pearland HS)20 Arianne Ausmer Guard 5-5 Fr.- HS Pass Christian, MS (Pass Christian HS)21 Jasmine Upchurch Center 6-3 Jr.- 2L Vidalia, LA (Ferriday HS)23 Jordi James Guard 5-8 Sr.- 1L McPherson, KS (John A. Logan College)24 Jasmine Bradley Guard 5-8 So.- 1L Pass Christian, MS (Pass Christian HS)31 Trudy Armstead Forward 6-1 Jr.- 2L Dallas, TX (Roosevelt HS)32 Sarah Kerry Post 6-4 Fr.- HS Carrier, MS (Pearl River Central HS)

alphabetical rosterNo. Name Pos. HT. Cl./exP. HomeTowN (Previous sCHool)31 Trudy Armstead Forward 6-1 Jr.- 2L Dallas, TX (Roosevelt HS)20 Arianne Ausmer Guard 5-5 Fr.- HS Pass Christian, MS (Pass Christian HS)24 Jasmine Bradley Guard 5-8 So.- 1L Pass Christian, MS (Pass Christian HS)12 Shea Collins Guard 5-4 So.- TR Ellettsville, IN (Silverado HS (NV)/ IUPUI)3 Ronikka Drake Guard 5-6 Sr.- 1L Marian, IN (Lincoln Trail College) 15 Ebony Ford Forward 6-0 Fr.- HS Pearland, TX (Pearland HS)14 Meredith Graf Guard 5-8 Jr.-2L Natchitoches, LA (Natchitoches Central HS)23 Jordi James Guard 5-8 Sr.- 1L McPherson, KS (John A. Logan College)32 Sarah Kerry Post 6-4 Fr.- HS Carrier, MS (Pearl River Central HS) 1 Keisha Lee Guard 5-5 Fr.-HS Denham Springs, LA (Denham Springs HS)5 TashanaTriplett Guard 5-4 Fr.-HS Winnfield,LA(WinnfieldHS)21 Jasmine Upchurch Center 6-3 Jr.- 2L Vidalia, LA (Ferriday HS)2 Tiandra Williams Guard 5-6 So.-1L Sachse, TX (Sachse HS)

coachiNg staffHead Coach: Jennifer Graf (Northwestern State, 2000)Assistant Coach: Bob Austin (Alaska-Anchorage, 2004)Assistant Coach: Shannon Johnson (South Carolina, 1996)Assistant Coach: Cooda Dobin (Northwestern State, 2004)Director of Basketball Operations: Ashley Jackson (Centenary, 2011)Athletic Trainer: Julie GozaAdminstrative Assistant: Mandy Wamsley

PronunciationsJennifer Graf = graphMeredith Graf = graphRonikka Drake = ron-knee-kuhTashana Triplett = tah-sha-nuhArianne Ausmer = are-e-anneSachse = sack-seeNatchitoches = nack-uh-dishVidalia = vie-dal-e-uhPass Christian = chris-chee-anne


One would think after looking at the Northwestern State Lady De-mon basketball roster, the 2011-12 season should take the shape of being a rebuilding year. After all, it features just two seniors and three juniors with eight freshmen and sophomores – five of those freshmen. But don’t tell that to eighth year head coach Jennifer Graf. “I wouldn’t consider it a rebuild-ing year,” said Graf. “I know you look at the roster and see all of the young names on there, especially with the five freshmen. That’s a lot. But we re-turn so much playing experience with Ronikka (Drake) and Jordi (James), Trudy (Armstead), Meredith (Graf), and JB (Jasmine Bradley). They all have so much time on the floor.” The Lady Demons will put all that experience to work on Wednes-

day night at 7 when they open pre-season practice in Prather Coliseum. The workout is open to the public. “This is a very exciting time for us,” said Graf who will be entering her eighth season at the helm after leading her team to a fifth straight postseason appearance last year and nearly up-setting Lamar in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament as the number seven seed. “Everyone had tremendous offseason workouts and have come back in great shape.” Those returning five players men-tioned above accounted for 60 per-cent of the Lady Demons’ scoring last season and 59 percent of the minutes played. The group com-bined to start 96 games in 2010-11 as James started in 28 of 30 games while Armstead started in 27 of 28. James and Armstead ranked 1-2 on the team in scoring last season – James averaging 12.2 points per game while Armstead notched 10.8 ppg. “Jordi came along really well for us last year and she does a lot of good things for us,” said Graf. “Ronikka was another junior college transfer from last year and went into a slump at the end of the season, but she’s really worked hard during the offseason and is such a better ball player right now.” “I’ve been really proud of those two, and several of our other kids,” said Graf. “You can really tell how hard a player has worked over the summer – those two seniors and a handful of others, it’s just a night and day differ-ence from last year to right now. You can tell that they’ve really dedicated themselves to be better players.”

One of the surprises this season could be from the play of sopho-more guard Tiandra Williams. Williams played in just 10 games last season, mainly in mop-up duty, and scored eight points. But de-spite her lack of playing time, the potential of being a really good ball player was deep down. That should burst out this season. “I think she’s going to wow a lot of people,” said Graf. “She reminds me a lot of (Lady Demon greats) Diamond Cosby and Kia Converse. Neither of those two barely got off the bench as freshmen and when they arrived for their sophomore sea-sons, they just exploded with pro-duction, and that was a direct result of their offseason workouts. Tian-

2011-12 Season Outlook

lady demoNs turN to youNg but experieNced group For 2011-12

Jordi James returns as the team’s top scorer.

Sophomore Jasmine Bradley led the team in rebounding and steals last season.


dra is falling right in line with them.” Drake is expected to run the point but will be challenged by true freshman Arianne Ausmer, who is a gifted and talented point guard. “She’s a true point guard,” said Graf. “She’s got tremendous talent

and sees the floor very well.” At the 2-guard, James has that position locked down while Graf will see ample playing time. James knocked down 31 3-point goals last season and connected on 102 of 124 from the free throw line. “Jordi’s shot is just tremendous right now,” said Graf. “She has re-ally worked hard in the offseason. As has Meredith. I’m looking for a lot of good things from those two this year.” Sophomore guard Jasmine Bradley (9.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg) returns from a stellar freshman season that saw her lead the team in rebound-ing and steals (62). With her ag-gressive style of play, she can play either the inside or the outside. Under the goal will be Arm-stead along with fellow twin tower Jasmine Upchurch (5.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 21 blocks). Upchurch, who stands at 6-foot-3, could be player who makes or breaks the season. “The thing with Jasmine,” said Graf, “is that she can be an all-con-ference player one game, and not

one the next. If she stays consis-tent with her playing like she’s ca-pable of, that’ll be a huge boost to the type of season we can have.”

2011-12 Season Outlook

Junior forward Trudy Armstead will be looking to re-turn to form after an injury plagued sophomore eason.

Junior guard Meredith Graf is the top 3-point threat for NSU this season.


Trudy Armstead

31Forward • 6-1 • Jr.-2LDallas, Tex. • F.D. Roosevelt HS

Sophomore (2010-11): Battled through a shin and shoulder injury most of the season but still man-aged to rank second on the team in scoring (10.8 ppg) and in rebounding (5.6 rpg)… led the team with 36 blocked shots… started in 27 of the 28 games she played in… scored double digits in 15 games including two 20-point games… scored a season-high 23 points at Louisiana-Monroe on Nov. 19 and netted 20 points at home against Nicholls on March 2… also scored 14 points of 6-of-10 shooting against Lamar in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament… pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds, one shy of her career high, at Jackson State on Dec. 16.

Freshman (2009-10): All-Louisiana Honorable Mention... became a freshman phenom as the season progressed… finished the season ranked second on the team in scoring (9.9 ppg) and rebounding (5.3 rpg) while topping the team in field goal shooting (.462, 133 for 288)… led the team with 133 made shots and 28 blocked shots… her 28 swats ranks as the fourth most by a Lady Demon freshman in school history while her 164 rebounds and 306 points are the 8th most by a freshman… had 12 double-digit scoring games and posted two double-doubles, including a career-high 25 point, 13 rebound output against Stephen F. Austin in a first round win over No. 2 Stephen F. Austin in the SLC tournament… had 25 points and 10 boards against McNeese State where she sank 10 of 15 from the field… drained 23 points against Texas-Arlington… played in all 31 games, starting the first and then the final seven games…during that seven, she averaged 8.9 points and 6.6 rebounds while connecting on 44 percent of her shots from the floor (35 of 79).

High School: Averaged 19.7 points and 15 rebounds per game as a senior... earned all-state, all-region and co-MVP... 22-9 record and district championship... as a junior, first team all-region while averaging 18 points and 14 rebounds... in four year career, team won four district titles and advanced to regional quarterfinals her junior year where team finished 27-8... scored 2,300 points in her career with 1,028 rebounds... graduated with a 3.0 GPA... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born April 30, 1991... granddaughter of Gertrude Armstead... two brothers, Franklin and Jonathan, and a sister, Taijah… majoring in general studies.

Armstead’s Career Statistics Year G-GS M-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. ORB DRB Reb. Avg. PF-DQ A TO BL ST Pts. Avg. 09-10 31-7 716-23.1 133-288 .462 0-1 .000 40-67 .597 53 111 164 5.3 93-1 22 61 28 27 306 9.9 10-11 28-27 703-25.1 130-301 .432 0-3 .000 41-62 .661 48 108 156 5.6 82-1 32 56 36 30 301 10.8 Totals 59-34 1419-24.1 263-589 .447 0-4 .000 81-129 .628 101 219 320 5.4 175-2 54 117 64 57 607 10.3

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Points ...........25 vs. SFA ....................3/9/10 ......................25 vs. McNeese .........2/17/10 ......................23 at ULM ...............11/19/10 ......................23 vs. UTA ..................2/6/10 FG Made ......12 vs. SFA ....................3/9/10 FG Atts .........18 4 times (last at UTA 2/26/11) 3 FG Made ......0 3 FG Atts ..........1 4 times (last vs Nich 3/2/11) FT Made ..........8 vs. Nicholls 3/2/11 FT Atts ..............8 4 times (last vs Nich 3/2/11) Rebounds .....13 vs. SFA ....................3/9/10 ......................12 at Jackson St. ....12/16/10 Blocks ...........5 vs. SFA ....................3/9/10 Assists ..........4 vs. Ark-Mont. ....11/23/11 Minutes ........38 vs. SFA ....................3/9/10

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Jasmine Bradley

24Guard • 5-8 • So.-1LPass Christian, Miss. • Pass Christian HS

Career Averages: 9.1 ppg • 6.9 rpg • 0.7 bpg • 1.7 apg • 2.1 spg • 48.5 fg • 33.3 3fg • 70.4 ft • 23.7 mpg

Freshman (2010-11): Quickly became a player of interest in her true freshman season after she led the Lady Demons in rebounding with a 6.9 per game average… became a permanent starter on Jan. 29 against Southeastern Louisiana and responded by recording her first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds… averaged 13 points and nine rebounds in the last 11 games as a starter… had career highs in points (27) and rebounds (14) in a 3-point win over then-divisional leader Sam Houston State on Feb. 23, then followed that with 20 points and 11 boards in a 66-58

win at UTA three days later… her numbers against SHSU were the highest from any Lady Demon in a game for the season… the league’s top rebounding freshman (6.9 per game) and top freshman FG shooter (.485)… scored double digits 13 times and had six double-doubles, including a string of five straight from Feb. 19 to March 5.

High School: Lettered all four years in basketball, two years in softball and one year in track…Earned all-district honors and helped basketball team to the 3A district championship, undefeated district record, an appearance in the state playoffs three consecutive years… Voted MVP of the Pass Christian Round Robin Tour-nament and the Rotary Club Memorial Tournament sophomore and junior season…Freshman year, assisted team to a 27-6 record with an average of 12 pts, 7 rbs, 2 steals, 1 assist per game …Sophomore year, team finished 28-4 with her 10 pts, 11 rbs, 2 stl, 1 assist average…. In her junior year, she averaged 13 pts, 14 rbs, 4 steals, and 2 assists with nine double-doubles, voted 3A District Most Valuable Player, selected Player of the Week by the Sunherald Newspaper (MS) and a junior All-Star by the Mississippi Association of Coaches, and helped team to a

28-5 record…Career high stats: 33 pts, 18 rbs, 5 steals, and 4 assists…Member of the 400 Club (U.S. History state test) Spanish Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Green Club, and served as a Senior Mentor... McDonald’s All-Star nominee... Averaged 18 points and 5 steals in 2008-09 and 15 rebounds and 3 assists in 2009-10... 4A District MVP as a senior... Mississippi Scholar. Personal: Born Jasmine Alexandria Brad-ley on November 17, 1991… daughter of Angela Spencer and Ervin Bradley and has two sisters, Shanté Spencer (23) and Aesha Bradley (17)….sister Shanté is a nurse and cousin Marcus Bullard plays professional basket-ball overseas…majoring in hospitality management with a minor in photography… nickname is “Jay-Bee”… would like to get into a catering business.

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Bradley’s Career Highs

Points ...........27 vs. Sam Houston .2/23/11 ......................20 at UTA ..................2/26/11 ......................19 vs. Centenary .....11/30/10 ......................18 vs. LSUS .................1/4/11 FG Made ......9 vs. Sam Houston .2/23/11 FG Atts .........16 vs. Sam Houston .2/23/11 3 FG Made ......2 vs. LSUS ..........................1/4/11 3 FG Atts ..........3 3 times (last vs. SFA 3/5/11) FT Made ..........8 vs. Sam Houston .2/23/11 FT Atts ..............10 vs. Sam Houston .2/23/11 Rebounds .....14 vs. Sam Houston .2/23/11 ......................13 vs. Nicholls ..........3/2/11 Blocks ...........3 2 times (last UTA 2/26/11) Assists ..........8 vs. SLU ..................1/29/11 Minutes ........40 at UTA ..................2/26/11

Year G-GS M-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. ORB DRB Reb. Avg. PF-DQ A TO BL ST Pts. Avg.10-11 30-14 711-23.7 113-233 .485 10-30 .333 38-54 .704 103 103 206 6.9 85-4 50 60 20 62 274 9.1

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24Career Averages: 9.1 ppg • 6.9 rpg • 0.7 bpg • 1.7 apg • 2.1 spg • 48.5 fg • 33.3 3fg • 70.4 ft • 23.7 mpg

Bradley’s Career Statistics Year G-GS M-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. ORB DRB Reb. Avg. PF-DQ A TO BL ST Pts. Avg.10-11 30-14 711-23.7 113-233 .485 10-30 .333 38-54 .704 103 103 206 6.9 85-4 50 60 20 62 274 9.1

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Ronikka Drake

3Guard • 5-6 • Sr.-1LMarion In • Lincoln Trail College

Career Averages:2.9 ppg • 2.2 rpg • 1.1 apg • 0.8 spg • 24.0 fg • 17.5 3fg • 75.7 ft • 18.4 mpg

Junior Season (2010-11): Saw action in all 30 games while starting 11… averaged 2.9 points and 1.1 assists per game… scored in double-figures three times, including a season-high of 15 in the season opener against Ouachita Baptist… had a season-best four assists twice (vs. Arkansas-Monticello and Lamar).

Prior to NSU: During her only full season at Lincoln Trail, basketball team finished the 2009-10 season with a 24-4 and

ranked 13th in national qualifiers and went unbeaten in conference play…did not play freshman year due to an ACL injury…All-Region first team... Defensive Player of the Year... All-Conference first team... team-mates Lateidra Elliot (Marshall), Tessa Johnson (Marshall), and Laura Sanchez (North Carolina Christian) also went on to play college basketball at four year universities…graduated in 2010 with a 3.7 gpa.

High School: Most Valuable Player her junior and senior years in both basketball and volleyball... Lettered all four years in basketball, track, volleyball and two years in gymnastics… graduated in 2008 with a 3.9 gpa.

Personal: Born July 21, 1989 Ronikka Ann Drake…Nicknames: Ron & Nikka…daughter of Virginia and Ronnie Drake, and has three siblings Faune (28), Ronnie (19), and Vironnica (12)…mother is a teacher and father is a business owner…plans to graduate from NSU with a degree in psychology…wants to play professional basket-

ball overseas or coach.

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Drake’s Career Highs

Points ...........15 vs. OBU ..............11/12/10 ......................13 at DePaul ............11/26/10 FG Made ......4 at DePaul ............11/26/10 FG Atts .........13 at DePaul ............11/26/10 3 FG Made ......2 Twice (last at DePaul) 3 FG Atts ..........8 at DePaul ............11/26/10 FT Made ..........7 vs. OBU ..............11/12/10 FT Atts ..............8 vs. OBU ..............11/12/10 Rebounds .....7 Twice (last vs TXST 1/8/11) Blocks ...........2 vs. Sam Houston .2/26/11 Assists ..........4 Twice (last vs LU 1/26/11) Steals ............4 vs. Sam Houston .2/26/11 Minutes ........38 at DePaul ............11/26/10


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3Career Averages:2.9 ppg • 2.2 rpg • 1.1 apg • 0.8 spg • 24.0 fg • 17.5 3fg • 75.7 ft • 18.4 mpg

Junior Season (2010-11): Saw action in all 30 games while starting 11… averaged 2.9 points and 1.1 assists per game… scored in double-figures three times, including a season-high of 15 in the season opener against Ouachita Baptist… had a season-best four assists twice (vs. Arkansas-Monticello and Lamar).

Prior to NSU: During her only full season at Lincoln Trail, basketball team finished the 2009-10 season with a 24-4 and

ranked 13th in national qualifiers and went unbeaten in conference play…did not play freshman year due to an ACL injury…All-Region first team... Defensive Player of the Year... All-Conference first team... team-mates Lateidra Elliot (Marshall), Tessa Johnson (Marshall), and Laura Sanchez (North Carolina Christian) also went on to play college basketball at four year universities…graduated in 2010 with a 3.7 gpa.

High School: Most Valuable Player her junior and senior years in both basketball and volleyball... Lettered all four years in basketball, track, volleyball and two years in gymnastics… graduated in 2008 with a 3.9 gpa.

Personal: Born July 21, 1989 Ronikka Ann Drake…Nicknames: Ron & Nikka…daughter of Virginia and Ronnie Drake, and has three siblings Faune (28), Ronnie (19), and Vironnica (12)…mother is a teacher and father is a business owner…plans to graduate from NSU with a degree in psychology…wants to play professional basket-

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Meredith Graf

14Guard • 5-8 • Jr.-2LNatchitoches,La . • Natchitoches Central HS

Career Averages:5.0 ppg • 2.7 rpg • 0.2 bpg • 1.1 apg • 1.0 spg • 35.9 fg • 37.4 3fg • 67.9 ft • 17.8 mpg

Sophomore (2010-11): The team’s top 3-point shooter after knocking down 33.6 percent from beyond the arch… sank 41 of 122 from long range… averaged 5.8 points and 1.5 assists per game… hit double-digits in scoring seven times… sank a career-high of 17 points in the season opener against Ouachita Baptist behind 5 of 8 shooting from 3-point range… drilled a career-best five treys on seven attempts against Centenary and finished with 15 points… had 13 points against South Alabama… recorded her first career double-double on Jan. 29 against Southeastern Louisiana after she scored 10 points and pulled down 10 rebounds… played in all 30 games while

starting 16.

Redshirt Freshman (2009-10): Played in 26 games and averaged 4 points and 1.6 rebounds... scored a career-high 15 points on 4 of 5 shooting, including a perfect 4 for 4 aim from 3-point range against Grambling on Dec. 16... netted nine points in 10 minutes of action against LSU-Shreveport on Nov. 24... had a career-best six rebounds against Stephen F. Austin on Feb. 10 and had six assists in six minutes of action a Nicholls on Jan. 9... sank 41.5 percent of her shots from the floor (34 for 82) and hit 45.6 percent from long range (26 for 57).

Freshman (2008-09): Redshirted.

High School: Two-time all-district and two-time all-state honorable mention (junior and senior years)… Class 5A Academic All-State Honorable Mention as a senior… Shreveport Times All-Area as a junior… Lady Chief Outstanding Team Player Award as a junior and senior… Gatorade Lady Chief Rookie of the Year as a freshman… averaged 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 2

assists her senior year… averaged 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists as a junior… team finished 33-6 her senior season, winning the district championship and a quarterfinalist in the state playoffs… 22-12 record as a junior… 33-6 her sophomore season and state quarterfinalist… 26-11 finish as a freshman… also a first team all-district softball player… lettered four years in basketball and softball… a member of the National Honor Society, Who’s Who Among American High School Students, and FCA… graduated with a 3.8 grade point average.

Personal: Born Meredith Ann Graf on May 19, 1990… daughter of Steve and Sherrie Graf… one brother, Brandon, and a sister, Brittany… Steve played baseball and football for Northwestern State and was drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft by the Montreal Expos in the 26th round.

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Graf ’s Career Highs

Points ...........17 vs. OBU ..............11/12/10 ......................15 vs. Centenary .....11/30/10 ......................15 vs. Grambling ....12/16/09 FG Made ......6 vs. OBU ..............11/12/10 FG Atts .........11 3 times (last vs SLU 1/29/11) 3 FG Made ......5 Twice (last vs. CC 11/30/11) 3 FG Atts ..........9 Twice (last vs. LU 1/26/11) FT Made ..........3 vs. Grambling ........12/16/09 FT Atts ..............3 Twice(last at ULM 11/19/10) Rebounds .....10 vs. SLU ..................1/29/11 Blocks ...........2 vs. Lamar ..............1/26/11 Assists ..........5 vs. SLU ..................1/29/11 Steals ............5 at UCA ...................2/2/11 Minutes ........38 at UCA ...................2/2/11

Year G-GS M-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. ORB DRB Reb. Avg. PF-DQ A TO BL ST Pts. Avg.09-10 26-0 290-11.2 34-82 .415 26-57 .456 9-14 .643 16 25 41 1.6 25-0 22 15 5 18 103 4.010-11 30-16 705-23.5 62-186 .333 41-122 .336 10-14 .714 26 79 105 3.5 56-0 44 52 7 39 175 5.8 Totals 56-16 995-17.8 96-268 .359 67-179 .374 19-28 .679 42 104 149 2.7 81-0 66 67 12 57 278 5.0

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14Career Averages:5.0 ppg • 2.7 rpg • 0.2 bpg • 1.1 apg • 1.0 spg • 35.9 fg • 37.4 3fg • 67.9 ft • 17.8 mpg

Sophomore (2010-11): The team’s top 3-point shooter after knocking down 33.6 percent from beyond the arch… sank 41 of 122 from long range… averaged 5.8 points and 1.5 assists per game… hit double-digits in scoring seven times… sank a career-high of 17 points in the season opener against Ouachita Baptist behind 5 of 8 shooting from 3-point range… drilled a career-best five treys on seven attempts against Centenary and finished with 15 points… had 13 points against South Alabama… recorded her first career double-double on Jan. 29 against Southeastern Louisiana after she scored 10 points and pulled down 10 rebounds… played in all 30 games while

starting 16.

Redshirt Freshman (2009-10): Played in 26 games and averaged 4 points and 1.6 rebounds... scored a career-high 15 points on 4 of 5 shooting, including a perfect 4 for 4 aim from 3-point range against Grambling on Dec. 16... netted nine points in 10 minutes of action against LSU-Shreveport on Nov. 24... had a career-best six rebounds against Stephen F. Austin on Feb. 10 and had six assists in six minutes of action a Nicholls on Jan. 9... sank 41.5 percent of her shots from the floor (34 for 82) and hit 45.6 percent from long range (26 for 57).

Freshman (2008-09): Redshirted.

High School: Two-time all-district and two-time all-state honorable mention (junior and senior years)… Class 5A Academic All-State Honorable Mention as a senior… Shreveport Times All-Area as a junior… Lady Chief Outstanding Team Player Award as a junior and senior… Gatorade Lady Chief Rookie of the Year as a freshman… averaged 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 2

assists her senior year… averaged 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists as a junior… team finished 33-6 her senior season, winning the district championship and a quarterfinalist in the state playoffs… 22-12 record as a junior… 33-6 her sophomore season and state quarterfinalist… 26-11 finish as a freshman… also a first team all-district softball player… lettered four years in basketball and softball… a member of the National Honor Society, Who’s Who Among American High School Students, and FCA… graduated with a 3.8 grade point average.

Personal: Born Meredith Ann Graf on May 19, 1990… daughter of Steve and Sherrie Graf… one brother, Brandon, and a sister, Brittany… Steve played baseball and football for Northwestern State and was drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft by the Montreal Expos in the 26th round.

Graf ’s Career Statistics Year G-GS M-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. ORB DRB Reb. Avg. PF-DQ A TO BL ST Pts. Avg.09-10 26-0 290-11.2 34-82 .415 26-57 .456 9-14 .643 16 25 41 1.6 25-0 22 15 5 18 103 4.010-11 30-16 705-23.5 62-186 .333 41-122 .336 10-14 .714 26 79 105 3.5 56-0 44 52 7 39 175 5.8 Totals 56-16 995-17.8 96-268 .359 67-179 .374 19-28 .679 42 104 149 2.7 81-0 66 67 12 57 278 5.0

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Jordi James

23Guard • 5-8 • Sr.-1LMcPherson, KS • J. A. Logan College

Career Averages:12.2 ppg • 5.0 rpg • 2.5 apg • 1.6 spg • 34.3 fg • 26.7 3fg • 82.3 ft • 30.2 mpg

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James’ Career Highs

Points ...........24 at Nicholls ............1/12/11 ......................23 at UCA ...................2/2/11 ......................18 5 times (last vs. LU 3/8/11) FG Made ......8 at Nicholls ............1/12/11 FG Atts .........21 vs. Lamar ........................3/8/11 3 FG Made ......2 9 times (last vs. SLU 2/12/11) 3 FG Atts ..........8 vs. Lamar ....................1/26/11 FT Made ..........8 3 times (last at UCA 2/2/11) FT Atts ..............10 Twice (last at UCA 2/2/11) Rebounds .....12 vs. Lamar ................3/8/11 Blocks ...........1 5 times (last vs. SHSU 2/23/11) Assists ..........7 Twice (last vs. AMCC 2/5/11) Steals ............6 vs. A&M CC .........2/5/11


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Junior (2010-11): Led the Lady Demons in scoring with a 12.2 per game average… topped the team and ranked fifth in the league in free throw shooting (102-for-124 for 82.3 percent)… second on the team and 14th in the conference with a 1.6 steals per game average… averaged 13.8 points in conference games only, good enough for 14th best mark… scored double-digits 23 times, including a stretch of 20 straight games… scored a career-high 24 points at Nicholls on Jan. 12 and had 23 points with nine rebounds and seven assists at Central Arkansas on Feb. 2… sank 18 points and had 12 boards against Lamar in the SLC tournament – her first career double-double game.

Prior to NSU: At John A. Logan (2009-10), she led the team in points, free throws, field goals, and steals and named 1st Team Region 24 and Great Rivers Athletic Conference…Finished season with 16.52 PPG, 4.48 RPG, 2.48 APG and 2.13 SPG with a 40% FG (3-PT 25%) and 69% FT…Named to Vice’s President List….At Barton (2008-09), team finished 25-7 and Jayhawk West Conference Champs…selected All-Conference and Region 6 Honorable Mention….averaged 10.7 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 3.6 APG, and 1.8 SPG, shot a 40% FG (3-PT 31.8%) and 73% from the stripe…Earned Dean’s Honoral academic achievement.

High School: Helped team to 86-12 record, four consecutive state appearances, three Mid-America Classic titles and two state championships…Lettered all four years in basketball, three years in volleyball and one year in soccer and track & field… Earned All-State Class 5A, Hutch News 6A/5A Team, and Salina Journal All-Area honors… In her freshman year, team finished 25-0), 5A state, Mid-America Classic and Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League (AVCTL) Division I champs… Sophomore season, was named AVCTL Division I 2nd Team, and team repeated as AVTCL champions….Junior season, selected AVTCL Division II 1st Team as the league’s leading scorer and helped team to 5A Sub State championship…Completed her high school career with a senior campaign filled with awards: All-State All-Class 2nd Team, All-State 5A 1st Team, AVCTL Division II MVP, Hutch News Player of the Year, KBCA All-Star Selection and State Tournament and Mid-America Classic leading scorer…participated in her church’s CYO, Girls

State Nominee, Kays, and FCA…graduated from McPherson High in 2008 as a honor student with a 3.6 gpa.

Personal: Born December 31, 1989 as Jordan James…the young-est daughter of Jeanette and Douglas James, sisters Candace (30) Nikki (28) and Brittney (26)…Candace played basketball for two years at Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly Univ. of Missouri-Rolla) and now works as a mechanical engineer... Brittney is a CPA… majoring in biology-premed, and has a 3.56 GPA… expected to graduate in the fall of 2013…her life’s plans include developing a career in the medical field while raising a family.


23Career Averages:12.2 ppg • 5.0 rpg • 2.5 apg • 1.6 spg • 34.3 fg • 26.7 3fg • 82.3 ft • 30.2 mpg

James’ Career Statistics Year G-GS M-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. ORB DRB Reb. Avg. PF-DQ A TO BL ST Pts. Avg.10-11 30-28 906-30.2 117-341 .343 31-116 .267 102-124 .823 47 103 150 5.0 77-1 76 81 5 47 367 12.2

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JasmineUpChurch

21Center • 6-3 • Jr.-2LVidalia, LA • Ferriday HS

Career Averages:3.7 ppg • 2.3 rpg • 0.5 bpg •0.3 spg • 44.0 fg • 00.0 3fg • 65.0 ft •9. mpg

Sophomore (2010-11): Started three games but appeared in 27… scored 10 or more points six times including three straight games from Nov. 30 to Dec. 7… during that span, scored a career-high 17 points on 7 of 14 shooting from the floor in a win over Centenary on Nov. 30… netted 14 points and pulled down a career-high 11 boards against Lamar in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament to garner her first career double-double game… hit 46.7 percent of her shots from

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Freshman (2009-10): Saw action in 14 games and averaged 1.1 points and 1.0 rebounds per contest... made good on all three of her free throws taken in the season... had a breakout game in the season finale against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the semifinals of the Southland Conference basketball tournament where she scored seven points and pulled three rebounds after connecting on 2 of 3 from the floor and 3 for 3 from the charity stripe... played a season-high 12 minutes in thatcontest... scored six points and had four rebounds in nine minutes of action against Southern-New Orleans on Jan. 4.

High School: A 4-time all-district and all-metro selection... all-metro MVP as a junior... in her career, teams combined to go 89-30, including a 26-7 record her junior year and 30-2 mark as a senior... graduated with top honors with a 3.6 gpa.

Personal: Born Jasmine Nicole Upchurch on April 19, 1991... daughter of Lisa Abron and Craig Upchurch... mother is a teacher and a coach... two brothers, Joshua and Craig, Jr., and three sisters, Sydney, Shelby, and Jalan... has a 2-year old daughter, Jai Aysha Upchurch... majoring in radiology... nicknames are “Jas” and “Jasamina.”

Upchurch’s Career Statistics Year G-GS M-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. ORB DRB Reb. Avg. PF-DQ A TO BL ST Pts. Avg.09-10 19-0 84-4.4 7-24 .292 0-0 .000 8-10 .800 8 11 19 1.0 17-0 0 17 1 1 22 1.210-11 27-3 332-123 64-137 .467 0-1 .000 18-30 .600 48 39 87 3.1 45-0 10 47 21 15 146 5.4Totals 46-3 416-9.0 71-161 .440 0-1 .000 26-40 .650 56 50 106 2.3 62-0 10 64 22 16 168 3.7

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Points ...........17 vs. Centenary .....11/30/10 ......................14 vs. Lamar .............3/08/11 ......................14 at SLU ..................2/12/11 FG Made ......7 vs. Centenary .....11/30/10 FG Atts .........15 vs. Lamar ....................3/08/11 3 FG Made ......0 3 FG Atts ..........1 vs. Morgan State .11/27/10 FT Made ..........3 Twice (last at CC 11/30/10) FT Atts ..............4 vs. Centenary ............ 1/30/10 Rebounds .....11 vs. Lamar ................3/8/11 Blocks ...........2 7 times (last vs. LU 3/8/111) Assists ..........2 3 times (last at TT 12/07/10) Steals ............2 4 times ( last vs.AMCC 2/55/11)

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21Career Averages:3.7 ppg • 2.3 rpg • 0.5 bpg •0.3 spg • 44.0 fg • 00.0 3fg • 65.0 ft •9. mpg

Sophomore (2010-11): Started three games but appeared in 27… scored 10 or more points six times including three straight games from Nov. 30 to Dec. 7… during that span, scored a career-high 17 points on 7 of 14 shooting from the floor in a win over Centenary on Nov. 30… netted 14 points and pulled down a career-high 11 boards against Lamar in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament to garner her first career double-double game… hit 46.7 percent of her shots from

the floor.

Freshman (2009-10): Saw action in 14 games and averaged 1.1 points and 1.0 rebounds per contest... made good on all three of her free throws taken in the season... had a breakout game in the season finale against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the semifinals of the Southland Conference basketball tournament where she scored seven points and pulled three rebounds after connecting on 2 of 3 from the floor and 3 for 3 from the charity stripe... played a season-high 12 minutes in thatcontest... scored six points and had four rebounds in nine minutes of action against Southern-New Orleans on Jan. 4.

High School: A 4-time all-district and all-metro selection... all-metro MVP as a junior... in her career, teams combined to go 89-30, including a 26-7 record her junior year and 30-2 mark as a senior... graduated with top honors with a 3.6 gpa.

Personal: Born Jasmine Nicole Upchurch on April 19, 1991... daughter of Lisa Abron and Craig Upchurch... mother is a teacher and a coach... two brothers, Joshua and Craig, Jr., and three sisters, Sydney, Shelby, and Jalan... has a 2-year old daughter, Jai Aysha Upchurch... majoring in radiology... nicknames are “Jas” and “Jasamina.”

Upchurch’s Career Statistics Year G-GS M-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. ORB DRB Reb. Avg. PF-DQ A TO BL ST Pts. Avg.09-10 19-0 84-4.4 7-24 .292 0-0 .000 8-10 .800 8 11 19 1.0 17-0 0 17 1 1 22 1.210-11 27-3 332-123 64-137 .467 0-1 .000 18-30 .600 48 39 87 3.1 45-0 10 47 21 15 146 5.4Totals 46-3 416-9.0 71-161 .440 0-1 .000 26-40 .650 56 50 106 2.3 62-0 10 64 22 16 168 3.7

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Tiandra Williams

2Guard • 5-6 • So.-1LSachse, TX • Sachse HS

Career Averages:0.8 ppg •0.6 rpg •0.0 bpg • 0.4 apg • 0.2 spg • 50.0 fg • 0.0 3fg • 0.0 ft • 4.6 mpg

Freshman (2010-11): Appeared in just 10 games and scored eight points with six rebounds… hit 4 of 8 from the field for the season… scored a high of four points in 16 minutes of action in a win over Centenary on Nov. 30.

High School: Lettered three years in basketball, two years in volleyball, and one year in track…basketball team finished 2nd place in 10-5A District and playoff appearance two years in a row with 2nd round berth

in 2009-10 season, 1st time in school history… Led team in scoring, steals, and blocked shots, and named 1st Team All-District junior and senior year...Last season, made school record of most points in a game, voted best athlete, named selected to All Tourney Team and team Most Valuable Player… Career Avgs: Sophomore Year, 5.6 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 1.5 SPG (Honorable Mention All-District); Junior Year, 10.6 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.45 SPG; Senior Year, 10.8 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 2.7 SPG… Teammate Jasmine Greer played basketball for Texas Southern University during 2008-09 season…Named to the Honor Roll, Dress Code Committee, and Sophomore Homecoming Princess…graduated May 2010 with a 3.1 G.P.A.

Personal: Born Tiandra Yvette Williams June 7, 1992…daughter of Sylvia and Byron Williams, and one brother, Ryan (21) …mother is the founder of the No Limit Women’s Expo, brother established his own record label, and cousins Caldwell and Major Jones played in the NBA… after graduating in 2014, she plans to pursue a career in sports marketing as an agent, and eventually get married and have kids.

Williams’ Career Statistics Year G-GS M-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. ORB DRB Reb. Avg. PF-DQ A TO BL ST Pts. Avg.10-11 10-0 46-4.6 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 6 6 0.6 3-0 4 5 0 2 8 0.8

Williams’ Career Highs

Points ...........4 vs. Centenary .....11/30/10 ......................2 vs. A&M CC ..........2/5/11 ......................2 vs. LSUS................... 1/4/11 FG Made ......2 vs. Centenary .....11/30/10 FG Atts .........4 vs. Centenary .....11/30/10 3 FG Made ......0 3 FG Atts ..........1 vs. Centenary .....11/30/10 FT Made ..........0 FT Atts ..............0 Rebounds .....3 vs. Centenary .....11/30/10 Blocks ...........0 Assists ..........2 vs. Centenary .....11/30/10 Steals ............1 Twice ( last vs.LSUS 1/4/11) Minutes ...............16 vs. Centenary .....11/30/10

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2Career Averages:0.8 ppg •0.6 rpg •0.0 bpg • 0.4 apg • 0.2 spg • 50.0 fg • 0.0 3fg • 0.0 ft • 4.6 mpg

Freshman (2010-11): Appeared in just 10 games and scored eight points with six rebounds… hit 4 of 8 from the field for the season… scored a high of four points in 16 minutes of action in a win over Centenary on Nov. 30.

High School: Lettered three years in basketball, two years in volleyball, and one year in track…basketball team finished 2nd place in 10-5A District and playoff appearance two years in a row with 2nd round berth

in 2009-10 season, 1st time in school history… Led team in scoring, steals, and blocked shots, and named 1st Team All-District junior and senior year...Last season, made school record of most points in a game, voted best athlete, named selected to All Tourney Team and team Most Valuable Player… Career Avgs: Sophomore Year, 5.6 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 1.5 SPG (Honorable Mention All-District); Junior Year, 10.6 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.45 SPG; Senior Year, 10.8 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 2.7 SPG… Teammate Jasmine Greer played basketball for Texas Southern University during 2008-09 season…Named to the Honor Roll, Dress Code Committee, and Sophomore Homecoming Princess…graduated May 2010 with a 3.1 G.P.A.

Personal: Born Tiandra Yvette Williams June 7, 1992…daughter of Sylvia and Byron Williams, and one brother, Ryan (21) …mother is the founder of the No Limit Women’s Expo, brother established his own record label, and cousins Caldwell and Major Jones played in the NBA… after graduating in 2014, she plans to pursue a career in sports marketing as an agent, and eventually get married and have kids.

Williams’ Career Statistics Year G-GS M-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. ORB DRB Reb. Avg. PF-DQ A TO BL ST Pts. Avg.10-11 10-0 46-4.6 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 6 6 0.6 3-0 4 5 0 2 8 0.8

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Arianne Ausmer

20Guard • 5-5 • Fr.-HSPass Christian, Miss. • Pass Christian HS

High School: Earned a spot on the Best Defense Team and was MVP as a senior at Pass Christian High School… Best Defense as a junior and all-district honors her freshman sea-son… led her team to the district championship her freshman through junior seasons… named to the North vs. South All-

Star team… also a standout track athlete… team won district title all four seasons and was the regional and state champions her sophomore and junior years… lettered four years in basketball and track and one year in softball.

Personal: Born March 30, 1992… daughter of Robert and Alicia Spencer… one brother, Alton (23) and a sister, Ahresha (18)… majoring in accounting… nicknames are “Red” and “Oreo.”

Shea Collins

12Guard • 5-6 • So.-TREllettsville, IN • IUPUI • Silverado HS

Prior to NSU: IUPUI’s top 3-point threat on the season connect-ing on 41 tries … tied for ninth in overall and conference-only games in made 3-point field goals … played in all 28 games, including mak-ing one start … averaged 5.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, and 1.1 apg … scored in double figures on six occasions, with four of those coming in confer-ence play … hit multiple three’s in 11 games, including three straight

games from Jan. 15 to Jan. 22 … moved into a tie for third place on the IUPUI single-game charts hitting seven three’s en route to a career-high 24 points vs. Western Illinois (12/31) … her seven three’s against the Leathernecks also tied her for the most 3-pointers hit in a game by a freshman in Jags history … posted best all-around game at Western Illinois (1/29), scoring nine points, grabbing a career-best seven rebounds, while adding two assists and two steals … first double-figure scoring came against IU-Southeast scoring 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting (11/23).

2010 Canada Summer Tour: Played in all three games and totaled 13 points during the three-game tour … grabbed a pair of rebounds in every contest and shot 33.3 percent (3-of-9) from behind-the-arc. High School: Ranked among ESPN.com Top-100 point guards as a senior … two-time, second-team all-state selection … finished her career as Silverado’s all-time leading scorer and was a three-time all-state selection in Nevada … rewrote the record books at Silverado High School, averaging 19.0 points per game her senior year, including hitting 95-of-253 three-point field goal attempts … set a school record with 10 three-point field goals in 15 attempts, finishing with 34 points in a win over Coronado H.S. on Feb. 3, 2010 … helped lead squad to back-to-back division and regional championships in 2007 and 2008. Personal: Born Jan. 19, 1992… full name is Shea Lea Collins … neice to Missy (Aunt) and Lance Ringler (Uncle)… two brothers, Landon Ringler (8) and Gabe Collins (11), and a sister, Nadia Trent (9)… majoring in psychology.

Getting Personal with ArianneGreatest Love: Family and BasketballWhat’s on TV: BETWhat’s on my iPod: Lil WayneMotto: “What you give is what you get”Favorite Meal: EverythingFavorite Sports Team: New Orleans SaintsFavorite Athlete: Serena WilliamsHero: My Grandma and ParentsFavorite subject in college: MathWorst habit: saying the word “eh”

Getting Personal with SheaGreatest Love: BasketballWhat’s on TV: MTVWhat’s on my iPod: R&BMotto: “Respect others as you want to be respected”Favorite Meal: Eggs BenidictFavorite Sports Team: Indianapolis ColtsFavorite Athlete: Dwight FreenyBucket List: Sky DiveFavorite subject in college: PsychologyWorst habit: biting my nails

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High School: Earned a spot on the Best Defense Team and was MVP as a senior at Pass Christian High School… Best Defense as a junior and all-district honors her freshman sea-son… led her team to the district championship her freshman through junior seasons… named to the North vs. South All-

Star team… also a standout track athlete… team won district title all four seasons and was the regional and state champions her sophomore and junior years… lettered four years in basketball and track and one year in softball.

Personal: Born March 30, 1992… daughter of Robert and Alicia Spencer… one brother, Alton (23) and a sister, Ahresha (18)… majoring in accounting… nicknames are “Red” and “Oreo.”

Prior to NSU: IUPUI’s top 3-point threat on the season connect-ing on 41 tries … tied for ninth in overall and conference-only games in made 3-point field goals … played in all 28 games, including mak-ing one start … averaged 5.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, and 1.1 apg … scored in double figures on six occasions, with four of those coming in confer-ence play … hit multiple three’s in 11 games, including three straight

games from Jan. 15 to Jan. 22 … moved into a tie for third place on the IUPUI single-game charts hitting seven three’s en route to a career-high 24 points vs. Western Illinois (12/31) … her seven three’s against the Leathernecks also tied her for the most 3-pointers hit in a game by a freshman in Jags history … posted best all-around game at Western Illinois (1/29), scoring nine points, grabbing a career-best seven rebounds, while adding two assists and two steals … first double-figure scoring came against IU-Southeast scoring 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting (11/23).

2010 Canada Summer Tour: Played in all three games and totaled 13 points during the three-game tour … grabbed a pair of rebounds in every contest and shot 33.3 percent (3-of-9) from behind-the-arc. High School: Ranked among ESPN.com Top-100 point guards as a senior … two-time, second-team all-state selection … finished her career as Silverado’s all-time leading scorer and was a three-time all-state selection in Nevada … rewrote the record books at Silverado High School, averaging 19.0 points per game her senior year, including hitting 95-of-253 three-point field goal attempts … set a school record with 10 three-point field goals in 15 attempts, finishing with 34 points in a win over Coronado H.S. on Feb. 3, 2010 … helped lead squad to back-to-back division and regional championships in 2007 and 2008. Personal: Born Jan. 19, 1992… full name is Shea Lea Collins … neice to Missy (Aunt) and Lance Ringler (Uncle)… two brothers, Landon Ringler (8) and Gabe Collins (11), and a sister, Nadia Trent (9)… majoring in psychology.

High School: Earned all-district honors as a junior and a senior at Pearl River Central High School for coach Kevin Harris… averaged 9.6 points, 13 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game as a senior… junior averages included 8.7 ppg, 12.0 rpg, and 3.1 bpg… was also a member of the archery team.

Personal: Born Jan. 2, 1993 as Sarah Michelle Kerry… daughter of Dan and Paula Ker-ry… one brother, Daniel (27), and three sisters, Amanda (26), Jenny (10), and Irelynn (3)… majoring in physical education and plans to go to graduate school and eventually become a coach.

Ebony Ford

15Forward • 6-0 • Fr.-HSPearland, TX • Pearland HS

High School: A first team all-district player as a se-nior and second team honoree as a junior at Pearland High School… averaged 15 points and 7 boards a game her senior season to go along with an average of two assists, three steals, and two blocked shots… as a junior, averaged

11.0 points, 6.0 rebounds… sat out her sophomore season due to an ACL injury but netted seven points and six boards as a freshman… graduated with top honors with a 4.2 gpa… recognized as an All-American Scholar… member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society… lettered four years in basketball and one in track… played for Donna Vacek.

Personal: Born April 30, 1993 as Ebony Monique Ford… daughter of Dennis and Arlene Ford… father is a plant manager and mother a behavioral specialist/coach… two sisters, Ashley (14) and Karyn (10)… majoring in psychology and plans to become a sports psycholo-gist… nicknames are “Ebo” and “eb.”

Sarah Kerry

32Post • 6-4 • Fr.-HSCarriere, MS • Pearl River Central HS

Getting Personal with EbonyGreatest Love: GodWhat’s on TV: SpongebobWhat’s on my iPod: Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Drake, and Lil WayneMotto: “Go hard or go home”Favorite Meal: Ham, stuffing, and sweet potato pieFavorite Sports Team: Miami HeatFavorite Athlete: Serena WilliamsHero: My MomFavorite subject in college: PyschologyWorst habit: biting my lip

Getting Personal with SarahGreatest Love: BasketballWhat’s on TV: DisneyWhat’s on my iPod: Little bit of everythingMotto: “Never lose faith”Favorite Meal: Mexican FoodFavorite Sports Team: Los Angeles LakersFavorite Athlete: Albert PujolsHero: My ParentsFavorite subject in college: EnglishWorst habit: Throwing my phone

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Keisha Lee

1Guard • 5-5 • Fr.-HSDenham Springs, LA • Denham Springs HS

High School: A McDonald’s All-American nominee… earned all-district honors as a sophomore and junior sea-son, honorable mention all-district honors as a senior, and all-state honorable mention honors as a freshman… as a junior, was named the district’s MVP as well as being named

all-state, all-metro, and all-parish… topped the 1,000 career points scored mark her junior season… team won district championship all four seasons and were parish champs her sopho-more and senior years… played for Shelly Laprairie… graduated with a 3.7 gpa.

Personal: Born May 7, 1993 as LaKeisha Marie Lee… daughter of Kenneth Lee and Constance Ceasar… two brothers, K.J. (22) and Braxston (10) and two sisters, Ken (27) and Jamesia (23)… majoring in physical education… nicknames are “Keisha” or “K.Lee.”

Tashana Triplett

5Guard • 5-4 • Fr.-HSWinnfield, LA • Winnifield HS

High School: Top 28 Class 2A Outstanding Player as a senior… Coaches Award… E.H. Kidd Farr Memorial Award… all-district… All-CENLA honorable mention… Composite Academic All-State… Top 28 All-Tournament… led her team to the state championship… as a junior, second team all-

district… Sam Houston Rumble in the Bluff All-Tournament… state semifinalist… sophomore season – first team all-district… all-state honorable mention… City of Lights Tournament MVP… state regional finalists… freshman year – all-district… City of Lights Thanksgiving Clas-sic All-Tournament… state quarterfinalists… lettered four years in basketball under coaches Patrece Carter, Nikki Triplett, Coach Gray and Allen Parker… lettered four years in softball under coach Bruce Stewart… lettered four in track under coach Dustin Durbin… and lettered one in cross country… graduated with a 4.0 gpa… president of the Fellowship of Christian Students… president of Anchor… president of Beta… class Valedictorian

Personal: Born Nov. 27, 1992 as Tashana Nichel Triplett… daughter of Nikki Triplett and the late Tolbert Triplett III… one brother, Tolbert Triplett IV (16) and two sisters, Tyra Triplett (11) and Macey Anderson (2)… majoring in business administration… her uncle, Damon Jones, was a star player for the Demons from 2006-07 to 2009-10.

Getting Personal with KeishaGreatest Love: GodWhat’s on TV: Disney and Food NetworkWhat’s on my iPod: Beyonce, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Trey SongzMotto: “Life’s too short to live with regret”Favorite Meal: Chicken & CrawfishFavorite Sports Team: Miami HeatFavorite Athlete: Serena WilliamsHero: My MotherFavorite subject in college: GeographyWorst habit: Procrastination

Getting Personal with TashanaGreatest Love: Family What’s on TV: Nick at NiteWhat’s on my iPod: EverythingMotto: “Live, Laugh, Love”Favorite Meal: Catfish, shrimp, and loaded baked potatoFavorite Sports Team: Miami HeatFavorite Athlete: Cam NewtonHero: My MotherFavorite subject in college: MathWorst habit: Stressing

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Lennea ALSTONGuard • 5-5 • Jr.-TREufaula, OK • Eufaula HS • Panola JC

Prior to NSU: Played one season at Panola Junior College.

High School: Earned first team all-district and all-area honors in 2007 and 2008 at Eufaula High School... averaged 15 points, two assists, and four rebounds for her career... a four-time all-start and four-time all-conference player... graduated with a 3.9 gpa... Superintendents Honor Roll... Principle’s Honor Roll... Top 10

Senior... National Guard Student-Athlete Award... Senior Class President... BPA... National Honor Society... Math & Science Club... Who’s Who Among High School Students... lettered four years in basketball and three in cheerleading.

Personal: Born Feb. 11, 1990... daughter of Leonon Alston and Quanisa Brooks... has three brothers - Carl Granderson (14), Vy’Shawn Johnson (13), and Markell Brooks (4), and five sisters - Tanganika Gray (24), Mikkala Sydnor (19), Brittany Sydnor (18), Sacara Granderson (15), and Araya Lusk (3)... majoring in psychology.

Gabby CANELLGuard • 5-3 • Fr.-HSStafford, TX • Stafford HS

High School: Earned first team all-district honors as a junior and senior at Stafford High School for coach Nekiesha Durhom... helped her team to the state playoffs all four seasons, including district championships her freshman, sophomore and junior years... also an all-district volleyball player... graduated with a 3.5 gpa... A/B Honor Roll... National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Dec. 25, 1992... daughter of Jesse and Cynthia Canell... one brother, Jesse Jr. (17) and two sisters, Anabel (20) and Myrsine Edwards (36)... Anabel plays basketball at Northwood University in West Palm Beach, Florida... majoring in radiology.

Briana EDWARDSForward • 5-9 • Fr.-HSShreveport, LA • Captain Shreve HS

High School: Earned second team all-district honors as a senior for coach Keith Greene at Captain Shreve High School... MVP of the Thanksgiving Classic where she led her team to the championship... graduated with a 4.5 gpa... National Honor Society... Mu Alpha Theta Distinguished Scholars... National Technical Honor Society... nominated for Mike Mark Award... FCA... French Club.

Personal: Born July 20, 1993... daughter of Reginald and Greta Edwards... one brother, Derrick (28)... majoring in early childhood educa-tion.


Jennifer GrafHead Coach • 8th Season (100-108)Northwestern State (‘00)

She’s still one of the youngest head coach in the country, coaching one of the country’s younger teams, one that features just two seniors and 11 freshmen and sophomores.At the age of 33, Jennifer Graf is the ideal person for that scenario. Beginning her eighth season in charge, she enters her 15th year in the Lady Demon basketball family. This is home to her. It is family. Since she headed four hours north from her parents’ home in Loranger, a half-hour east of Baton Rouge, to begin her freshman season as a Lady Demon in August, 1996, Graf has immersed herself in Natchitoches, at Northwest-ern State and most of all, in the Lady Demon basketball pro-gram. Her dad, Glen, a contractor, built a house for her in Natchitoches during her playing days. She still lives there. Already she was committed to working as a graduate as-

sistant coach while earning her master’s in sports administration. Jennifer had hopes that then-assistant coach Wendy Schuller might get a head coaching position and that their mentor, longtime Lady Demon head coach James Smith, would tap her to replace Schuller. After all, it was during Smith and Schuller’s home visit to the Graf residence outside Loranger that Jennifer tipped her hand. Coach Smith asked about Graf’s academic interests and if she had any career plans yet. Without hesitation, she said she wanted to be a college basketball coach. Smith chuckled, looked over at his loyal assistant Schuller, and said, “Wendy, you better watch out, sounds like she’s coming after your job!” “No,” said Graf, laughing, “Coach Smith, I’m coming after yours!” Who knew? She wasn’t scheming, just dreaming. But believing. And without even trying, she gradually collected believers. Let’s just say that by the time her playing days ended, it was a pos-sibility that had occurred to Smith and others close to the program. That’s just how mature Graf was, with a presence far past her years. It’s a cool, playful confidence, without a trace of arrogance, relying on unyielding faith and a burning passion to achieve excellence. Before her junior season as a player, Graf began teaching a Catechism class (bible studies for Catholic youth) at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. This is the ninth year she’ll carve out time on Wednesday nights in midseason to serve her church family. Born June 11, 1978 in Covington, Graf began her first season as the youngest head coach in Division I, following the footsteps of such legendary coaches like Pat Summitt (22 years old when hired at Tennessee), Jody Conradt (28 years old at Sam Houston State), Bobby Knight (25 years old at Army) and Mike Krzyzewski (28 years old at Army) as coaches who got their first head coaching job at an early age. When Coach Smith stepped to the podium on Sept. 1, 2004, to announce his retirement, it marked the end of an apprenticeship for Graf, whom he had groomed as his successor for much of the two previous seasons, the final one ending with Southland Conference regular-season and tournament championships and an NCAA Tournament appearance. NSU had an 86-32 record in her four seasons as an assistant coach, including a 63-15 mark in Southland Conference play. In her four seasons (1996-2000) as a guard for Coach Smith, the Lady Demons were 64-39. In her last nine seasons with the program, NSU has six years of 22 or more victories. She and former assistant coach Kia Converse are the only Lady Demon basketball players to win Southland Conference championship rings as a player and as a coach. Her energetic, enthusiastic and positive approach is contagious. If you’re not smiling when you arrive in the Lady Demon basketball office, you soon will be. As an assistant coach, Graf had a wide range of responsibilities, both coaching and adminis-trative, along with serving as recruiting coordinator. She handled the scouting reports and set the defensive schemes for each game. Her defensive strategy was cited by Texas-Arlington coach

Donna Capps as well as Coach Smith as a pivotal factor in the 2004 SLC Tournament championship game when the Lady Demons held UTA to 28 percent shooting. In her first year as head coach, she had to grow a point guard thanks to the graduation of all-time great Cooda Dobin, now an assistant coach on Graf’s staff. Shooting guard Sheronda Bell was put in place, and by year’s end, she ranked among the nation’s leaders in assists and was atop the SLC rankings. Graf guided her team, which struggled mightily in December and early January, into playing its best in the SLC stretch run, when the Lady Demons posted 10 wins in 11 games to secure a third-place regular-season finish. They wound up 17-12 and reached the SLC Tournament semifinals. Her second and third seasons were part of a rebuilding campaign with a slew of newcomers. Three years ago, the squad improved dramatically with a .500 record and a fifth place finish in the league standings, and two years ago, her team topped that with 18 wins - the most in a season in her short career. Her approach to her job mirrors her “gym rat” mentality that turned heads prior to her senior season. Graf finished her junior year making only 1 of her last 28 shots, but her defense, rebounding, intelligent and unselfish play kept her in the lineup down the stretch as the Lady Demons won the 1999 SLC title with a 22-7 record. She virtually took up residence in Prather Coliseum in the spring and summer before her senior year, honing her game with intense shooting drills and workouts. The payoff: a 24-6 record in her senior year, honorable mention All-SLC honors with a 10.4 scoring average and the second-best single-season free throw percentage (84.7) in Lady Demon history. Graf played in 110 games for Northwestern State, winning 74, starting 48 times, including all 30 games in her senior year when she raised her free throw percentage 22 points above her career average. She was a three-time Academic All-SLC selection and won the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ “Lady Demon of the Year” award as a senior. She led Loranger High School to the Louisiana Class 2A championship, the school’s first state title, in her senior season, earning state Class 2A Most Valuable Player honors and sharing the overall Sweet 16 state tournament MVP award. Although Natchitoches is home, a big part of her heart remains in Loranger, where her parents, Glen and Debbie, still reside. She stays in con-stant contact with her mom and her dearest friend, former Lady Demon manager Jennifer Orsi Harrelson, an elementary school teacher and mother to Graf’s godchild, Aidan Kate, and sons, Dominic Matthew, Ryan Joshua, and Cole Michael. She’s also “Aunt Jen” to her niece Kaitlyn and nephews, Jonathan, Christopher, and Gabriel, children of her older brother Michael, a hydraulic engineer living in Pennsylvania, and her sister-in-law, Linnaya. The stereo in her office is usually tuned to contemporary Christian and Rockin’ 80s among her favorites. She enjoys spring and summer off-road adventures in her Jeep, in between working camps, jet skiing on Sibley Lake and keeping in touch with friends and former teammates near and far. Only a few days at a time usually pass without her visiting with Coach Smith, and not a day goes by that she doesn’t remind her young team about the rich tradition and family values at the core of Lady Demon basketball -- a legacy that she’s sure to enhance in the seasons ahead.

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Donna Capps as well as Coach Smith as a pivotal factor in the 2004 SLC Tournament championship game when the Lady Demons held UTA to 28 percent shooting. In her first year as head coach, she had to grow a point guard thanks to the graduation of all-time great Cooda Dobin, now an assistant coach on Graf’s staff. Shooting guard Sheronda Bell was put in place, and by year’s end, she ranked among the nation’s leaders in assists and was atop the SLC rankings. Graf guided her team, which struggled mightily in December and early January, into playing its best in the SLC stretch run, when the Lady Demons posted 10 wins in 11 games to secure a third-place regular-season finish. They wound up 17-12 and reached the SLC Tournament semifinals. Her second and third seasons were part of a rebuilding campaign with a slew of newcomers. Three years ago, the squad improved dramatically with a .500 record and a fifth place finish in the league standings, and two years ago, her team topped that with 18 wins - the most in a season in her short career. Her approach to her job mirrors her “gym rat” mentality that turned heads prior to her senior season. Graf finished her junior year making only 1 of her last 28 shots, but her defense, rebounding, intelligent and unselfish play kept her in the lineup down the stretch as the Lady Demons won the 1999 SLC title with a 22-7 record. She virtually took up residence in Prather Coliseum in the spring and summer before her senior year, honing her game with intense shooting drills and workouts. The payoff: a 24-6 record in her senior year, honorable mention All-SLC honors with a 10.4 scoring average and the second-best single-season free throw percentage (84.7) in Lady Demon history. Graf played in 110 games for Northwestern State, winning 74, starting 48 times, including all 30 games in her senior year when she raised her free throw percentage 22 points above her career average. She was a three-time Academic All-SLC selection and won the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ “Lady Demon of the Year” award as a senior. She led Loranger High School to the Louisiana Class 2A championship, the school’s first state title, in her senior season, earning state Class 2A Most Valuable Player honors and sharing the overall Sweet 16 state tournament MVP award. Although Natchitoches is home, a big part of her heart remains in Loranger, where her parents, Glen and Debbie, still reside. She stays in con-stant contact with her mom and her dearest friend, former Lady Demon manager Jennifer Orsi Harrelson, an elementary school teacher and mother to Graf’s godchild, Aidan Kate, and sons, Dominic Matthew, Ryan Joshua, and Cole Michael. She’s also “Aunt Jen” to her niece Kaitlyn and nephews, Jonathan, Christopher, and Gabriel, children of her older brother Michael, a hydraulic engineer living in Pennsylvania, and her sister-in-law, Linnaya. The stereo in her office is usually tuned to contemporary Christian and Rockin’ 80s among her favorites. She enjoys spring and summer off-road adventures in her Jeep, in between working camps, jet skiing on Sibley Lake and keeping in touch with friends and former teammates near and far. Only a few days at a time usually pass without her visiting with Coach Smith, and not a day goes by that she doesn’t remind her young team about the rich tradition and family values at the core of Lady Demon basketball -- a legacy that she’s sure to enhance in the seasons ahead.

Coach Graf discussing plays during Lady Demon time-out

Lady Demon Coaching Staff


What they’re saying about Lady Demon Head Coach Jennifer Graf... “Each year brings its own set of new opportunities and challenges, and that’s what is so exciting about college athletics. Undoubtedly, I have learned much through my years as a part of the Lady Demon program - not only during my time as a player, but also through my years as a coach. “I was blessed to learn under a legendary coach, James Smith, and I have a tremendous resource in another amazing coach, Mike McConathy, down the hall. “I love the staff we have put together this year. Bob moves into our recruiting coordinator position. Bringing back one of NSU’s best point guards in Cooda was a no-brainer, and adding the experience of someone like Shannon Johnson has made this staff complete. It’s been a blessing to work with such talented and passionate people. “This season, our girls have been working extremely hard, and they know that our goals are just as high as they have ever been for a Lady Demon program. Excellence is expected from this team, and although the expectation is high, it is one that is met with a willingness to achieve that goal. “After meeting with each player before practice began, each stated that they want more from this season than last. I’m sure there will still be highs and lows throughout the year, but I am eager to start the journey and achieve the success this program has known for so many years. “ -- Head Coach Jennifer Graf when asked about how special this year’s team and coaches are

“Coach Graf is so well grounded and steady, she’s a young person with unique and special qualities that made her the slam-dunk pick to take over the Lady Demon basketball program.” “Jennifer understands what this program’s about, being a very successful Lady Demon player herself before she went into coaching. For 10 years, she’s been totally committed to this univer-sity and upholding the great tradition in our women’s program -- not only winning lots of games, but doing it with class and representing NSU the right way. She holds those virtues close to her heart, that it’s special to be part of Northwestern Lady Demon basketball, and it definitely is an approach that is passed along to her players.” “The transformation from player to coach is always a dif-ficult process, but Jennifer crossed that boundary as fast as any-body I’ve ever been around. She was the kind of player a coach like me appreciated watching, because she worked so hard, played so smart, cared so much, and she has carried that over to her coach-ing career.” -- Mike McConathy Head Coach, NSU Demons

“Being an NSU grad, Graf was the epitome of what a stu-dent-athlete should be and continues to set that same example for all young coaches. Her tireless work ethic, ability to communicate with her players and community outreach will only further push the envelope of Lady Demon Basketball.” -- Eileen Schmidt, head softball coach, Virginia Head coach, NSU, 2002-04 “The Lady Demon Basketball program is in good hands. Jennifer was a hard-working, scrappy player who maxi-mized her potential for the Lady Demons. She has displayed that same tenacity and work ethic in her coaching career. I know her players will play hard for her.” “But Jennifer’s biggest strength as a person comes in her character. She has a high moral standard and a deep faith in God that will guide her throughout her career.” -- Joe Peterson, missionary Christ’s Gift Academy, Kenya Assistant men’s basketball coach, NSU, 1999-2002

“From the days we were recruiting her, Jennifer Graf had a special presence, just a very confident personality without a hint of being arrogant. She came to us planning to be a basket-ball coach and during her years as a player, she soaked up every ounce of teaching we could offer and wanted more.” “We won a conference championship in her junior sea-son, and I’ve never seen a player work any harder than she did between her junior and senior seasons to improve her game, with great success.” -- Wendy Luebbers Schuller Head Coach, Eastern Washington Assistant Coach, NSU Lady Demons, 1991-2000



What they’re saying about Lady Demon Head Coach Jennifer Graf... NSU Year-bY-Year CoaChiNg reCordSYear Coach Record Pct. Home Away Neut. Notes1974-75 Mary Jane Mayfield 18-9 .667 --Sites Unknown--1975-76 Charlotte Corley 18-17 .514 5-5 13-12 0-0 3rd in LAIAW Tourn.1976-77 Charlotte Corley 17-14 .548 6-3 4-5 7-6 2nd in LAIAW Tourn.1977-78 Charlotte Corley 13-13 .500 5-4 6-5 2-4 1978-79 Pat Nolen 12-15 .444 5-5 5-7 2-31979-80 Pat Nolen 19-17 .528 7-3 5-10 7-41980-81 Pat Nolen Pierson 22-8 .733 12-0 9-6 1-2 3rd in State Tourn.1981-82 Pat Nolen Pierson 18-7 .720 11-1 6-5 1-11982-83 Pat Nolen Pierson 16-9 .640 9-1 6-6 1-21983-84 Pat Nolen Pierson 15-11 .577 6-4 7-5 2-21984-85 Pat Nolen Pierson 20-6 .769 11-2 8-4 1-0 GSC Champs (10-0)1985-86 Pat Nolen Pierson 25-7 .781 11-0 9-4 5-3 GSC Champs (8-2); WNIT Appearance1986-87 Pat Nolen Pierson 19-8 .704 12-2 4-4 3-2 T1st in GSC (9-1)1987-88 James Smith 16-12 .571 10-2 5-8 1-2 T3rd in SLC (7-7) 1988-89 James Smith 22-8 .733 12-0 8-6 2-2 T2nd in SLC (11-3); NCAA Tournament1989-90 James Smith 17-12 .586 8-3 5-9 4-0 T2nd in SLC (9-5)1990-91 James Smith 16-11 .593 8-4 7-7 1-0 5th in SLC (6-8)1991-92 James Smith 21-8 .724 12-2 7-4 2-2 2nd in SLC (14-4)1992-93 James Smith 24-8 .750 11-2 9-5 4-1 3rd in SLC(14-4); WNIT Appearance1993-94 James Smith 20-8 .714 10-2 7-5 3-1 T2nd in SLC (14-4)1994-95 James Smith 25-7 .781 12-1 8-4 5-2 1st in SLC (16-2); WNIT Appearance1995-96 James Smith 19-10 .655 8-4 9-3 2-3 T3rd in SLC (13-5)1996-97 James Smith 11-15 .423 6-5 3-8 2-2 7th in SLC (5-11)1997-98 James Smith 17-11 .607 6-6 8-4 3-1 T4th in SLC (9-7)1998-99 James Smith 22-7 .759 10-1 9-5 3-1 1st in SLC (16-2); WNIT Appearance1999-00 James Smith 24-6 .800 12-1 8-3 4-2 2nd in SLC (15-3)2000-01 James Smith 23-7 .767 13-1 8-4 2-2 3rd in SLC (16-4)2001-02 James Smith 22-7 .656 13-0 8-4 1-3 2nd in SLC (17-3)2002-03 James Smith 17-11 .607 8-5 8-3 1-3 3rd in SLC (14-7)2003-04 James Smith 24-7 .774 14-2 8-4 2-1 1st in SLC (14-2); NCAA Tournament2004-05 Jennifer Graf 17-12 .586 12-2 5-8 0-2 3rd in SLC (11-5; SLC Semifinals)2005-06 Jennifer Graf 11-16 .407 7-5 3-10 1-1 9th in SLC (4-12)2006-07 Jennifer Graf 10-20 .333 8-6 2-11 0-3 8th in SLC (6-10)2007-08 Jennifer Graf 15-15 .500 9-5 5-7 1-3 5th in SLC (8-8; SLC First Round)2008-09 Jennifer Graf 18-13 .581 13-1 4-10 1-2 6th in SLC (9-7; SLC Semifinals)2009-10 Jennifer Graf 15-16 .484 8-6 5-8 2-2 7th in SLC (7-9; SLC Semifinals) 2010-11 Jennifer Graf 15-16 .484 10-5 5-9 0-2 4th in SLC (9-7; SLC First Round)

37 Seasons 673-404 .625 351-101 243-231 79-72 291-141Conf. Record (27-3 GSC, 264-139 SLC)

Head Coach Years Record Pct. Home Road Neutral Mary Jane Mayfield 1 (‘74-’75) 18-9 .667 ---- Sites Unknown---- Charlotte Corley 3 (‘75-’78) 48-44 .522 16-12 (.571) 23-22 (.511) 9-10 (.473) Pat Nolen Pierson 9 (‘78-’87) 166-88 .654 84-18 (.824) 59-51 (.536) 23-19 (.548) James Smith 17 (‘87-’04) 340-155 .687 172-41 (.808) 126-88 (.589) 42-26 (.618) Jennifer Graf 6 (‘04-active) 101-107 .486 67-30 (.691) 24-56 (.30) 4-12 (.250)

Head Coach Years Record Pct. Home Road Finish Pat Nolen Pierson 3 (‘84-’87) 27-3 .900 15-0 (1.000) 12-3 (.800) 2 GSC titles; 1 shared James Smith 17 (‘87-’04) 210-80 .724 109-34 (.762) 101-46 (.687) 3 SLC titles; 1 tourney title Jennifer Graf 6 (‘04-active) 54-58 .482 37-25 (.598) 23-38 (.377) SLC Semifinals in 2008-09 & 09-10

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Bob AustinAssistant Coach • Recruiting Coordinator7th season at NSU • 3rd on Lady Demon StaffAlaska- Ancorage (‘04)

Having demonstrated several trademarks in five seasons at Northwestern State while helping the Demons to two straight Southland Conference titles, the first in a dream season in 2005-06, Bob Austin has changed offices to the Lady Demon side of the coliseum and will step foot on the court this season in his third as a Lady Demon assistant. Very rarely will you see Austin without a smile on his face, he is always work-ing, handling his responsibilities on the basketball staff flawlessly. He is always willing to lend a hand in whatever way he could, even if it means getting a split lip while participating in an early season low-post drill.

In addition to his regular coaching duties in assisting with the post position, Austin is also the team’s recruiting coordinator and recruits the junior college ranks, especially in east Texas. He also has a hand in scouting oppo-nents, assists with fundraising activities and community service projects, and monitors the academic progress of selected players. Austin’s debut with the Demons made him one of a handful of people to play in the NCAA Division II Tourna-ment and to be on the basketball staff of a team playing in the Division I NCAA Tournament. Austin worked with both the men’s and women’s basketball programs five years ago at Otero Junior College in La Junta, Col., near his hometown of Highlands Ranch. Both Otero teams had outstanding seasons - the men, under coach Tim Moser, went 21-9, and the women, playing for coach Tay-lor Wagner, were 19-8. He knew the territory, playing two seasons at Otero before signing with Alaska-Anchorage. He was voted the team’s “Most Inspirational Player” and “Defensive Player of the Year” by his teammates in his senior year and received the “Rebounders Award” by the basketball boosters club. His Alaska-Anchorage team reached the Division II NCAA Tournament, falling in the first round to BYU-Hawaii. Austin graduated from Alaska-Anchorage in 2004 with an emphasis in history after being an honors graduate at Otero. Coach Bob and his wife, Kalie, were married in May of 2009. The 31-year-old is the son of Lou and Joanne Austin. His father retired from a railroad retirement system and his mother is a retired special education teacher. His parents are avid NSU fans, and his dad has been known to get into pickup games with the basketball staff. His younger brother Matt played basketball at Pfieffer (N.C.) University.

Coach Bob and his wife, Kalie



Having demonstrated several trademarks in five seasons at Northwestern State while helping the Demons to two straight Southland Conference titles, the first in a dream season in 2005-06, Bob Austin has changed offices to the Lady Demon side of the coliseum and will step foot on the court this season in his third as a Lady Demon assistant. Very rarely will you see Austin without a smile on his face, he is always work-ing, handling his responsibilities on the basketball staff flawlessly. He is always willing to lend a hand in whatever way he could, even if it means getting a split lip while participating in an early season low-post drill.

In addition to his regular coaching duties in assisting with the post position, Austin is also the team’s recruiting coordinator and recruits the junior college ranks, especially in east Texas. He also has a hand in scouting oppo-nents, assists with fundraising activities and community service projects, and monitors the academic progress of selected players. Austin’s debut with the Demons made him one of a handful of people to play in the NCAA Division II Tourna-ment and to be on the basketball staff of a team playing in the Division I NCAA Tournament. Austin worked with both the men’s and women’s basketball programs five years ago at Otero Junior College in La Junta, Col., near his hometown of Highlands Ranch. Both Otero teams had outstanding seasons - the men, under coach Tim Moser, went 21-9, and the women, playing for coach Tay-lor Wagner, were 19-8. He knew the territory, playing two seasons at Otero before signing with Alaska-Anchorage. He was voted the team’s “Most Inspirational Player” and “Defensive Player of the Year” by his teammates in his senior year and received the “Rebounders Award” by the basketball boosters club. His Alaska-Anchorage team reached the Division II NCAA Tournament, falling in the first round to BYU-Hawaii. Austin graduated from Alaska-Anchorage in 2004 with an emphasis in history after being an honors graduate at Otero. Coach Bob and his wife, Kalie, were married in May of 2009. The 31-year-old is the son of Lou and Joanne Austin. His father retired from a railroad retirement system and his mother is a retired special education teacher. His parents are avid NSU fans, and his dad has been known to get into pickup games with the basketball staff. His younger brother Matt played basketball at Pfieffer (N.C.) University.

Shannon JohnsonAssistant Coach1st SeasonSouth Carolina (‘96)

Olympic Gold medalist, four-time WNBA All-Star, and college basketball All-American Shannon Johnson is the newest member of the Northwestern State Lady Demon basketball staff, recently announced by head coach Jennifer Graf. Johnson replaced Trina Frierson who left the collegiate coaching ranks in August and returned home to Vicksburg for family reasons. Johnson, a graduate of the University of South Carolina where she earned her bachelor of science degree in retailing in 1996, was a member of the 2004 United States basketball team that won a gold medal at the Summer Olympic

Games in Athens, Greece. She also earned a gold medal at the World Championships in China in 2002. “I couldn’t be more fortunate to get somebody like Shannon,” said Lady Demon head coach Jennifer Graf. “I didn’t know her before this process. But through the interview process and getting to know her, I loved her pas-sion, energy, and her enthusiasm.” At South Carolina, Johnson was an Associated Press All-America player and finalist for the Wade Trophy (best player in Division I) in 1996 when she ranked second in the nation in scoring with a 24.7 points per game average – still a USC record. She is the only player in South Carolina history to average more than 20 points per game for three consecu-tive seasons (1994-96) and her 2,230 career points ranks second on the school’s all-time scoring list. She earned first team All-SEC honors from 1994 to 1996. “With her experience, she’s played with numerous teams in the WNBA and overseas for years. Obviously I know who she is,” said Graf. “She’s one of the best players in the country. Having her here is just tremendous. When she walks into the gym, her love for the game just oozes out of her. The kids eat it up and they get excited because she’s so energetic and passionate.” Johnson, a guard during her playing days standing at 5-foot-7, had an 11-year career in the Women’s Na-tional Basketball Association, playing for the Seattle Storm, Houston Comets, Detroit Shock, San Antonio Stars, Connecticut Sun, and Orlando Miracle. She was a four-time WNBA All-Star selection and a three-time all-star second team honoree. She also competed in the American Basketball League for three seasons and was a 1998 ABL All-Star when playing for the Columbus Quest. Her 1997 and 198 teams won the ABL championship. In 1996, Johnson was a member of the Jones Cup Gold Medal team, one year after earning a Bronze medal in the Jones Cup. She competed in the World University Games in 1997 and was a member of the 1998-99 United States Women’s National Team. The 37-year old played internationally in Spain in 2000-03, 2006, and 2009-11, and won two championships and was the recipient of the Copa De La Reina Most Valuable Player award. Off the court, Johnson is very active in the community having participated in the WNBA/NBA Care Program that encourages children to stay fit and take care of their neighborhoods. In 2001, she served on the Board of Directors for the Osceola Wish Foundation.



Cooda DobinAssistant Coach1st SeasonNorthwestern State (‘04)

Arguably the best point guard to ever don a Northwestern State Lady Demon basketball uniform will be back on the sideline in Prather Coliseum this year as LaTerrica “Cooda” Dobin has joined Jennifer Graf’s basketball staff. Dobin, a 2003 graduate of Northwestern State, returns to her alma mater after a brief pro-fessional career and two years of high school coaching at Captain Shreve High School. After her time as at player at NSU, Dobin played semi-pro ball for the Dallas Crest in 2003 and average seven points and eight assists. From there, she played the 2004-05 and 2007-08 seasons with the Louisiana All-Stars. She averaged 10 points and seven assists her first go around with the squad and then 15 points and nine assists in ’07-’08. In 2008, she joined the staff of Captain Shreve where she compiled a two-year mark of 19-

29. While playing at NSU, Dobin became the Lady Demons’ all-time career assist leader with 921 dishes. She also became the first player in NCAA history, men or women, to lead the nation in assists per game for three straight seasons. She was featured in the NCAA Final Four official program for the 2004 Women’s Final Four. She was a three-time first team All-Southland Conference selection (2002-04) and three-time first team All-Louisiana member (2002-04). As a member of the 2003-04 team, her senior year, Dobin helped guide the Lady Demons to the Southland Conference regular season and tournament championships. It was the first tourney title in school history as the Lady Demons qualified for the NCAA Tourna-ment. That team finished with an overall record of 24-7 and 14-2 in league play. NSU started out the conference slate with an 11-0 mark before dropping its first game. Dobin ranked second on the team in scoring that season with a 16.0 ppg average and topped the team with 249 assists for a 9.6 per game mark. She scored in double-digits 23 times and netted 20 or more points 10 times. She also dished out 10 or more assists 12 times which led to 11 double-double games. As a junior, Dobin dished out what is still a single-game school record 20 assists against Idaho State on Dec. 7, 2002. In addition to topping the school record list in career assists, Dobin cur-rently ranks 14th on NSU’s all-time career scoring list with 1,351 points and is third with 283 career assists. She is also ranked Nos. 1, 2 and 3 on the single-season assists per game record list. Her 10.3 per game average as a junior tops the list while her 9.6 mark as a senior is second and 8.6 per game number as a sophomore is third. Born Dec. 1, 1981, Dobin, a Bossier City native, is a graduate of Evangel High School where she earned all-district honors her sophomore through senior seasons. She was named all-state honorable mention as a junior and all-state as a senior. She averaged 25 points her senior season to go along with eight assists and eight rebounds while leading her team to the second round of the state playoffs for the second straight season. She was also an all-district performer in track and softball. The daughter of Cindy and Carlos Manning, Dobin is the proud mother of 1-year old King LaTerrance Dobin, who already has a basketball in his hands. Cooda and her son, King LaTerrance.


Skylar Menard is in her first season on the Lady Demon staff and will serve as a team manager. The Elton native graduated from Elton High School in 2009 where she was the captain of her school’s dance line. Born Jan. 15, 1991, she is the daughter of Tim and Amadia Menard and has one brother, Derek.

A junior at NSU, Menard is majoring in health and exercise science. Dur-ing her free time, she enjoys playing with her pet raccoon, which she has raised since it was born.


Arguably the best point guard to ever don a Northwestern State Lady Demon basketball uniform will be back on the sideline in Prather Coliseum this year as LaTerrica “Cooda” Dobin has joined Jennifer Graf’s basketball staff. Dobin, a 2003 graduate of Northwestern State, returns to her alma mater after a brief pro-fessional career and two years of high school coaching at Captain Shreve High School. After her time as at player at NSU, Dobin played semi-pro ball for the Dallas Crest in 2003 and average seven points and eight assists. From there, she played the 2004-05 and 2007-08 seasons with the Louisiana All-Stars. She averaged 10 points and seven assists her first go around with the squad and then 15 points and nine assists in ’07-’08. In 2008, she joined the staff of Captain Shreve where she compiled a two-year mark of 19-

29. While playing at NSU, Dobin became the Lady Demons’ all-time career assist leader with 921 dishes. She also became the first player in NCAA history, men or women, to lead the nation in assists per game for three straight seasons. She was featured in the NCAA Final Four official program for the 2004 Women’s Final Four. She was a three-time first team All-Southland Conference selection (2002-04) and three-time first team All-Louisiana member (2002-04). As a member of the 2003-04 team, her senior year, Dobin helped guide the Lady Demons to the Southland Conference regular season and tournament championships. It was the first tourney title in school history as the Lady Demons qualified for the NCAA Tourna-ment. That team finished with an overall record of 24-7 and 14-2 in league play. NSU started out the conference slate with an 11-0 mark before dropping its first game. Dobin ranked second on the team in scoring that season with a 16.0 ppg average and topped the team with 249 assists for a 9.6 per game mark. She scored in double-digits 23 times and netted 20 or more points 10 times. She also dished out 10 or more assists 12 times which led to 11 double-double games. As a junior, Dobin dished out what is still a single-game school record 20 assists against Idaho State on Dec. 7, 2002. In addition to topping the school record list in career assists, Dobin cur-rently ranks 14th on NSU’s all-time career scoring list with 1,351 points and is third with 283 career assists. She is also ranked Nos. 1, 2 and 3 on the single-season assists per game record list. Her 10.3 per game average as a junior tops the list while her 9.6 mark as a senior is second and 8.6 per game number as a sophomore is third. Born Dec. 1, 1981, Dobin, a Bossier City native, is a graduate of Evangel High School where she earned all-district honors her sophomore through senior seasons. She was named all-state honorable mention as a junior and all-state as a senior. She averaged 25 points her senior season to go along with eight assists and eight rebounds while leading her team to the second round of the state playoffs for the second straight season. She was also an all-district performer in track and softball. The daughter of Cindy and Carlos Manning, Dobin is the proud mother of 1-year old King LaTerrance Dobin, who already has a basketball in his hands.


Ashley JacksonDirector of Basketball Operations 1st SeasonCentenary College (‘11)

Ashley Jackson joins the staff of the Northwestern State Lady Demons this season and will serve as a graduate assistant as she works towards her master’s degree in sport administration. The Shreveport native just finished up a stellar playing career at Centenary where she became only the fourth player in Ladies history to reach the 1,000 career points scored milestone. She did it after scoring 16 points against Southern Utah last January.

During her four-year stint at Centenary where she earned her bachelor’s degree in political science and philosophy last May, Jack-son played in 111 games for the Ladies while making 97 starts. She finished her career with a career scoring average of 10.2 points per game and 1,133 points scored, placing her second all-time in the Centenary record book. After her senior season, Jackson earned a spot on the Summit League Honorable Mention All-League team while averaging 13.6 points in conference games only, 12.4 ppg overall. She finished the season with 18 double-figure scoring games and seven double-doubles. She also led Centenary with 7.7 rebounds per game and 26 blocked shots. She scored a career-high 25 points against IPFW on Dec. 31. As a junior, Jackson topped the team in scoring (10.5 ppg), blocked shots (35), assists (51), and steals (43). She scored double-figures 16 times and notched two double-doubles. In high school, Jackson earned all-district, all-city, all-state, and academic all-district honors while lettering three years at Loyola College Prep. She was also recognized as a KTBS Athlete of the Week and was a McDonald’s All-American nominee and was named to the LHSAA All-Star team as a senior. Born Dec. 23, 1988, Jackson is the daughter of Centenary basketball Hall of Famers Zebber and Willie Jackson. After obtaining her master’s degree from NSU, Jackson plans on attending law school or go into coaching.

Mandy WAMSLEYAdministrative Assistant23rd Season Mandy Wamsley has served as the administrative assistant for Lady Demon basketball and women’s athletics for 23 years, joining the team in July of 1987. A 1985 graduate of Campti High School, Wamsley earned a degree from the Natchitoches Technical Institute in October 1986. A member of Ashland Baptist Church, Wamsley, and her husband Troy, celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary this past fall. During her free time, Wamsley enjoys reading and cooking and a little bit of cross stitching.

skYLar menard

Skylar Menard is in her first season on the Lady Demon staff and will serve as a team manager. The Elton native graduated from Elton High School in 2009 where she was the captain of her school’s dance line. Born Jan. 15, 1991, she is the daughter of Tim and Amadia Menard and has one brother, Derek.

A junior at NSU, Menard is majoring in health and exercise science. Dur-ing her free time, she enjoys playing with her pet raccoon, which she has raised since it was born.

cheLcie wiLeY

Chelcie Wiley is in her first season as a member of the Northwestern State Lady Demon Basketball staff and will serve as a team manager this season. Born April 23, 1993, Wiley is the daughter of Pa-mela Wiley and Michael Jeter. A native of Princeton, La., Wiley is a 2011 gradu-ate of Haughton High School where she competed in

track for three season. During the summer of 2010 Wiley, received a Cyber Forensics Camp schol-arship to NSU. She is currently working towards her bachelor’s degree in nursing.

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Now in his 23rd season directing the Eugene Christmas Sports Medicine Cen-ter at Northwestern State and 30th year in

the profession, Ed Evans has earned the respect of his peers, along with honors from Northwestern State’s athletic letter-winners and the Louisiana governor’s office for his contribu-tions to the field of sports medicine and athletic training in general and to Northwestern State in particular. Evans was presented honorary membership in the Grad-uate N Club, the association of athletic letterwinners at Northwestern State, during 2005 homecoming ceremonies. Only four other individuals have received such an honor from the N Club, which paid tribute to Evans’ dedicated, un-selfish service in four decades (counting his time as a gradu-ate student) to student-athletes at NSU. In 2004, Evans was named the regional “College Athletic Trainer of the Year” by the Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association, which includes members who are in the pro-fession in seven states from Louisiana to Georgia and Ken-tucky. Evans served six years as president of the Louisiana Ath-letic Trainers’ Association and six more as secretary/trea-surer. He was enshrined in the LATA Hall of Fame in 2000. Evans is a member of the Advisory Committee on Ath-letic Training to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Exam-iners. He also serves on the Governor’s Council for Physical Fitness, appointed early in 2000 by then Gov. Mike Foster. Evans worked as a graduate assistant at Northwestern from 1979-82. He earned his masters degree in physical ed-ucation (1980) and completed 30 hours beyond the master’s with an emphasis in guidance and counseling. Evans served four years in the U.S Navy as a hospital corpsman and physical/occupational therapy technician. He spent seven years as athletic trainer at Natchitoches Central High School, working the Louisiana High School Coaches Association’s All-Star games two years, before joining the Northwestern staff. He and his wife Chris have three sons, Jonathan, David and Tim. An avid cyclist, he generates donations for the training room in an annual spring bike-a-thon.

Jason Drury joined the sports medi-cine staff at Northwestern State Universi-ty in the summer of 2005. Drury came to

NSU from Natchitoches Central High School where he was the head athletic trainer for five years. In the spring of 2009,

Drury took over as the head football athletic trainer for the Demons, after working for three seasons with the women’s soccer team and one season with men’s basketball team. A 1999 graduate of Idaho State University in biology, Drury worked with numerous sports in Pocatello, Idaho including football, men’s basketball and track and field. Drury earned his master’s degree in sports administration from North-western State in 2001, during which time he worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the NSU softball team. Drury is a native of Paoli, Indiana. He and his wife, Toni, have been married for eight years. They have two children, Maddox and Kenzie.

David Berkeley-Tuchmayer begins his sixth season on the NSU athletic training staff and fourth as an assistant trainer.

Tuchmayer will handle head training duties for the Lady Demon soccer team and will oversee baseball and softball. He is a certified member of on the National Athletic Trainers Association and a licensed member of the Louisi-ana State Board of Medical Examiners. Tuchmayer, a native of Wilmington, N.C., and a 2006 graduate of Appalachian State, is the son of Harry Tuch-mayer and Kathleen Berkeley. He has one brother, Jeremy. He received his master’s degree in sports administration in the spring of 2008.

Julie Goza is in her second season as a

graduate assistant for the Northwestern State Sports Medicine staff and will be

the primary athletic trainer for the Lady Demon basketball team for the second straight year. A 2010 graduate of Texas Lutheran, Goza earned her bachelor’s degree in athletic training while working with football, women’s track and field, men’s soccer, and softball. She was also in a rotation to be the athletic trainer for high school athletics. The Converse, Texas native and graduate of Judson High School, Goza is the daughter of Marke and Debbie Goza, and has one brother, David (26), who is a theatre tech teach-er at Burleson High School in Texas. At Judson, Goza earned honor roll status and also played soccer. She’s working towards her master’s degree at NSU with a concentration in health promotion and would like to work with a women’s soccer team at the college or professional levels.

Ed EvansHead Athletic TrainerGeorgia Southern, 197923rd Season at NSU

Jason DruryAssistant Athletic Trainer (Football)Idaho State, 1999 • Northwestern State, 20017th Season at NSU

David Berkeley-TuchmayerAssistant Athletic Trainer Appalachian State, 20066th Season at NSU

Julie GozaGraduate Assistant Athletic TrainerTexas Lutheran, 20102nd Season at NSU

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Dr. Will Crenshaw is in his first year as a member of the Northwestern State team physician staff. A native of Alexandria, Dr. Crenshaw graduated Cum Laude from Centenary in 1999 when receiving his bachelor’s degree

and earned his medical degree from LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2004. He worked his residency at Campbell Clinic in Tennessee beginning in 2004 until 2009. He is a member of the American Medical Association, OREF (Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation), and AAOS Resident member. He received the Kellogg Endowment Scholarship in 2002 and Alpha Omega Alpha in 2003. He is married.

Dr. James Knecht has been Northwest-ern’s team physician since 1984. He finished his pre-med curriculum from LSU in 1975. While at LSU, he was an Academic All-SEC and Academic All-American football player in 1974.

He has been in private practice family medicine in Natchi-toches since 1982. In addition to being Northwestern’s team physician, he has also been Natchitoches Central’s team physi-cian since 1992. Dr. Knecht is actively involved in many professional orga-nizations, including the Natchitoches Parish Medical Society, Active Staff Physicians at Natchitoches Parish Hospital, and the Louisiana State Medical Society. He is also a Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice and Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice. His father, Gene, was an assistant football coach at North-western and has been active in the Graduate N Club for three decades.

Dr. Mike Leddy is in his third season with Northwestern State serving as a team physi-cian. Dr. Leddy received his undergraduate de-gree and Doctorate of Medicine from Bos-ton University. He completed his Ortho-

paedic Surgery Residency at Louisiana State University Medical Center-New Orleans in 2002. He then completed a sports medicine and arthroscopy fellowship with David Fischer, MD at TRIA Orthopaedics in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he worked on the medical staff to the Minnesota Vikings, Wild, Twins, and Timberwolves. After fellowship, Dr. Leddy practiced in Kissimmee, Florida with Orthopaedic Associates of Osceola. There, he cared for

many local high school and collegiate athletes. He was head team physician for the Florida Seals Professional Hockey Team and Osceola Ghostriders Professional Indoor Football Team. He was also the lead orthopaedic surgeon for the Capital One Bowl and part of the medical staff for the NBA Combines. In 2007, Dr. Leddy accepted an invitation to return to Loui-siana and join Mid-State Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center in Alexandria. He specializes in sports medicine, ar-throscopy of the shoulder, knee and hip, and knee and shoulder reconstruction. Dr. Leddy is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. In 2007, he was part of the in-augural class of orthopaedic surgeons to receive a Subspecialty Board Certification in Sports Medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a fellow of the American Acad-emy of Orthopaedic Surgery and a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy As-sociation of North America, and the Louisiana Orthopaedic As-sociation. A native of Hopewell Junction, New York, Dr. Leddy is mar-ried to the forrmer Andrée Braud of Belle Chasse, Louisiana, and they have two children, Anna Clare and Mary Caitlin. His hobbies include spending time with his family, golf, hunting, and reading.

Dr. Chris Rich completed his under-graduate degree at LSU in Baton Rouge, followed by a Doctor of Medicine degree from the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans. He finished his Orthopaedic Sur-gery Residency at LSU in 1988.

Dr. Rich is Board Certified by the American Board of Or-thopaedic Surgery, with a successful Recertification with a spe-cialty interest in sports medicine in 2000. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a member of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, a charter member of the Louisiana Sports Medicine Society, and a board member of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association. Dr. Rich has been the Head Team Physician for the North-western Demons since 1990. His practice specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopy of the shoulder and knee, and knee re-construction. During his tenure at NSU, over 500 athletes have sustained an injury that required a surgery, with an incredible rate of return to full sports competition of 99%. A native of San Antonio, Dr. Rich was a three-year letterman in football as an offensive lineman at LSU from 1976-78. He earned Academic All-Southeastern Conference honors in 1977 and 1978. Dr. Rich is the managing partner of Mid State Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Alexandria. Mid State, along with Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital, was designated as #1 in Orthopaedics for the State of Louisiana for 2004 by HEALTH-GRADES, “The Healthcare Quality Experts”. He is married to the former Vickie Rainey, and they have three children, Jeff, Margaret and Stacie. His hobbies include spending time with his family, golf, fishing, and duck hunting.

Dr. William CrenshawTeam Physician

Dr. James KnechtTeam Physician

Dr. Mike LeddyTeam Physician

Dr. Chris RichTeam Physician

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Dr. Randall J. WebbNorthwestern State President Dr. Randall J. Webb stated when he became Northwestern State University’s 17th president in July of 1996 that his primary objective would be to help make his Alma Mater the best institution it could be. It is apparent after 15 years that Webb is achieving that admirable goal. Enrollment has reached record levels during Webb’s tenure as president and exceeded 10,500 for the first time in history in the fall of 2004. Webb has also been at the forefront in recent years of moving the university toward higher admission standards, which has resulted in some enrollment declines but in the enrollment of students with greater academic potential and aptitude.

Retention has increased at the university, the average ACT score of students has gone up, and high school student leaders are enrolling in Northwestern in record numbers. There has been a substantial increase in the number of high school valedictorians and salutatorians among first-time freshmen at the university. External funding for NSU has also increased dramatically under Webb’s leadership. In the first capital campaign in its history, the university received $32.7 million to far exceed its goal of $18.84 million. That funding included the establishment of numerous endowed chairs and professorships to enhance academic programs at the university. In addition to the private funding, Northwestern has received more grant monies in recent years from state and federal agencies and private founda-tions than at any time since its founding in 1884. Webb has also expanded the university’s outreach by spearheading the development at NSU of the largest electronic education and distance learning network of any university in Louisiana. NSU offers courses and degree programs to students across the nation and world through Internet and compressed video. Millions of dollars have been obtained during Webb’s presidency for new and renovated facilities. A new $6.9 million Wellness, Recreation and Activity Center opened on the campus in 2005; and Morrison Hall, the Family and Consumer Sciences Building, and Williamson Hall have been completely renovated and restored. A new Student Services Center on the site of the former West Caspari Hall will be complete early next year. Over $32 million in construction by a private company has added two modified residence halls to the campus in recent years. Funding has also been ob-tained to rebuild the East Caspari Hall and replace the underground electrical distribution system. Northwestern academic programs and athletic teams continue to receive positive national recognition. The Computer Information Systems pro-gram, for example, won five consecutive national championships in academic competition in systems analysis, and the NSU men’s basketball team defeated Iowa in the NCAA national championship tournament. A former center on the Northwestern football team, Webb is an avid supporter of the university’s athletic programs and has held positions of leadership at the national level in intercollegiate athletics. He has served as chair of the board of directors of the Southland Conference and has been a member of the prestigious NCAA Executive Council and the NCAA Division I Board of Directors that oversee all major policy decisions by the governing body for major college sports. He currently serves as the Southland Conference representative on the NCAA Presidential Advisory Group. A 1965 graduate of Northwestern in mathematics and business education, Webb earned a master of science degree in mathematics from NSU in 1966. He received a doctorate in education from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1971 with a concentration in mathematics and research. Webb was a member of the faculty of Longwood College in Farmville, Va, from 1966 until 1974. He served as Director of Higher Education and Teacher Certifica-tion in the Louisiana Department of Education from 1974 through 1976. He moved to Southeastern Louisiana University in 1976 and in 13 years there held positions as director of institutional research, EEO officer, registrar and member of the math-ematics faculty. He became Dean of Instruction and Graduate Studies and professor of math-ematics at Northwestern in 1989. In that position, he was responsible for campus-wide policy development, planning, advancement, and review of both graduate and undergraduate programs. While Webb was in that position, graduate enrollment increased by 35 percent, and internal funding for faculty research increased by 200 percent. As dean, Webb proposed the concept for NSU’s successful Freshman Connection Program and served as a member of the writing team for a grant proposal that re-sulted in a five year, $1.7 million Title III grant to improve student retention. He also chaired the steering committee for NSU’s Self Study for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. He has been active in the community as a member of the board of directors of the Natchitoches Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches, the Natchitoches Historic Foundation, the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Society, Rotary Club, and the First Baptist Church. Webb and his wife Brenda have two daughters, both honor graduates of North-western. Tamara and her husband, former NSU All-America baseball pitcher Reggie Gatewood, live in McKinney, Texas, withtheir children Tyler and Ava. Lauren is married to former outstanding NSU baseball player Nick Simokaitis, and they live in St. Louis with their sons Nicholas and Benjamin.

U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I S T R AT I O NPresident:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Randall J. WebbProvost & Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Lisa AbneyVice President for External Affairs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry PierceVice President for Business Affairs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl JonesVice President for University Affairs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus JonesVice President for Technology, Research and Economic Development:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Darlene WilliamsExecutive Assistant to the President:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Crew

Randy and Brenda Webb

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Dr. Randall J. WebbNorthwestern State President

Randy and Brenda Webb

Jerry PierceVice President • External Affairs Jerry Pierce is the Cal Ripken of the Northwestern State athletic program. Day after day, year after year, Pierce is in the lineup, fielding his position with aplomb, and delivering at the plate, knocking a ball out of the park from time to time but always taking an understated profile, seeing himself as a role player. Beginning his 47th year on the university’s staff, Pierce’s impact on NSU and the city of Natchitoches can’t be mea-sured as easily as Ripkin’s Baseball Hall of Fame statistics,

but they are equally indelible. He begins his 21st year as vice president of external affairs at Northwestern. A sig-nificant aspect of his job is oversight of intercollegiate athletics. Pierce works closely with athletic director Greg Burke and all NSU coaches and staff members to keep Northwest-ern athletics competing at a championship level week after week, month after month and year after year. Pierce is an avid tennis player who has been a member of USTA teams that have won more than a dozen state championships, five regional titles and one national champion-

ship. Well before moving into the executive position, Pierce had already served his alma mater, adopted hometown and state with distinction. In his role as vice president, he oversees university operations in athletics, alumni and development, public and media relations and assists President Dr. Randall J. Webb in governmental affairs activities. Many of those duties were his since the 1970s as he worked under four previous presidents as Northwestern advanced from NAIA to NCAA College Division to NCAA Division I athletic status in 1977. A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainer for the Demon football team during his college years, work-ing closely with legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning his journalism degree, Pierce went to work for the New Or-leans Times Picayune, serving as a reporter and editor. He was named executive sports editor at the age of 24. In 1965, he chose to raise his two sons in Natchitoches and returned to NSU as sports information director. He was pro-moted to news bureau director two years later and assumed additional responsibilities in athletics, alumni affairs and oth-er areas through the years. He founded, in 1972, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame facility in Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus, providing a home for an entity created in 1958. He established annual induction activities that remain in place nearly four decades later, and served as director of the Hall for 19 years until his promotion to vice president forced him to step aside from the volunteer post. He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic confer-ences (Trans America, 1979; Gulf Star, 1983; Southland, 1987) and NCAA Division I status in 1977. He is a past president of the Southland and has served the conference through other offices and committee positions.

In 1994, he was named one of Louisiana’s 20 most influential sports figures by the Times-Picayune. Also on the list were New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, LSU ath-letic director Joe Dean and basketball coach Dale Brown, and Grambling football coach-ing legend Eddie Robinson. His salesmanship and managerial skills were instrumental in convincing Tri-Star Productions to film the 1989 smash hit movie Steel Magnolias, with an all-star cast in-cluding Julia Roberts, Sally Field and Dylan McDermott in Natchitoches and on the NSU campus. The movie’s impact on tourism in Natchitoches continues to resonate more than two decades later. Pierce is regarded as one of the most effective legislative liaisons for Louisiana’s higher education system. He is also a popular after dinner speaker and master of ceremonies who has spoken at hundreds of events since 1965. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Pierce is a member of the Journal-ism Department faculty. He is the author of one book and editor of two others and has written thousands of editorials, columns, features and other articles for newspapers and magazines. Pierce and his wife Regina, a teacher, live on Cane River Lake in Natchitoches. He has two sons, Randy and Rick, both NSU graduates; and three grandchildren, twins Evan and Amanda, 22, and Miranda, 11, and two stepchildren, Nicholas and Natalie.

NSU Athletic CouncilJody Biscoe (Chair)

Dion BoyettLyn Christophe

Dwight EppersonKelee Grimes (Student)

Marcus JonesJennifer KellyMelissa Kelly

Dr. Michal LandMichelle Pichon

Kristi SimmsMark Swanstrom

Ed WardWill Watson (Student)

Ex-Officio MembersGreg Burke

Carrie CrowellDustin Eubanks

Dr. Patrice MoultonDr. Vicki Parrish

Jerry Pierce

DEMONS’ DECADE OF EXCELLENCEHighlights of NSU athletics in the first 10 years under the leadership of Dr. Randall Webb, Vice President Jerry Pierce and Direc-tor of Athletics Greg Burke

22 Southland Conference Championships (7 sports)Football (1997, 1998, 2004), basketball (2005,

2006), women’s basketball (1999, 2004), baseball

(1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005), women’s soccer

(2000), softball (1998, 1999, 2000), men’s track and

field (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002). All-Sports

(1997-98).

10 SLC Tournament Championships (4 sports)Basketball (2001, 2006), women’s soccer (1997,

2000, 2002, 2005), women’s basketball (2004) and

softball (1998, 2000, 2002).

16 Postseason Appearances (6 sports)Football - FCS Division playoffs (1997, 1998, 2001,

2002, 2004); basketball (2001, 2006); women’s

basketball (2004); baseball (2005); softball (1998,

2000, 2002); women’s soccer (2000, 2002, 2005).

Women’s Basketball also played in the 1999 WNIT.

45 National Awards (5 sports)All-America awards - track and field (18), football

(19), baseball (1). Academic All-America honors –

softball (2), baseball (2). National Football Foun-

dation Scholar-Athlete (1); NCAA Postgraduate

Scholarship (1); basketball - 2006 Pontiac Game

Changing Performance $100,000 Scholarship

3 Olympic Competitors (2 sports)Track and field alumni LaMark Carter (2000) Kenta

Bell (2004 and 2008) represented the USA in the

Olympic Games in the triple jump. Fomer Demon

basketball player Dr. Gayle Hatch was the USA’s

head men’s weightlifting coach in the 2004 Athens

Games.

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Greg BurkeDirector of AthleticsThe Burke FileAGE: 54 (Born Oct. 22, 1956) • HOMETOWN: Alliance, Ohio • HIGH SCHOOL: Marlington ’74 • COLLEGE: Mt. Union ’78 (cum laude)POSTGRADUATE: Kent State ’86 • BEFORE HE WAS A.D.: Sports writer, Alliance (Ohio) Review, 1972-78; director of news and sports information, Hiram (Ohio) College (1978-85); administrative intern, NSU athletics, 1985-86; director, NSU Athletic Association, 1986-92; director of athletic develop-ment, University of Akron, 1992-96.BIG FAN OF: Cleveland Browns, Indians and Cavaliers • INTERESTS: Working out, watching ESPN and VH1 Classic, family outings.

In the midst of his 16th year as director of athletics at Northwestern State, Greg Burke has received national acclaim for the job he’s done in his adopted hometown.

Burke has been athletics director at Northwestern since Aug. 29, 1996, when his first day included speaking at the annual NSU/Independence Bowl Kickoff Luncheon. Burke is the longest serving AD at any Louisiana institution. He has steered NSU athletics to many of its greatest accomplishments while overseeing a program that has fielded championship caliber teams in nearly all of the school’s NCAA Division I sports. Last year, he was included among 29 winners of the Under Amour AD of the Year Award presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). He was also among four winners chosen to be involved in a Street and Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal panel discussion on current Division I athletics issues. Joining NSU’s Burke were Purdue’s Morgan Burke (no relation), Samford’s Bob Roller and Lee Fowler of North Carolina State, with the transcript of their discussion distributed to national media by the Sports Business Daily. Burke just completed a term as the 2010-11 president of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association. Burke’s 15 years as athletic director include 32 Southland Conference regular-season or tournament championships, 54 All-American and Academic All-American student athletes, and three U.S. Olympic competitors. Seventeen NSU teams have taken part in NCAA or WNIT postseason competition. Under his guidance, Northwestern State has led all 13 public institutions in Louisiana, and all 12 Southland Conference institutions, in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate and Gradu-ation Success Rate reports. The school’s athletic facilities have undergone nearly $7 million in improvements in the past four years. NSU in 2004-05 became the first (and remains the only) Southland Conference member in the league’s five decades of history to sweep football, men’s basketball and baseball champi-onships in the same athletic year. It’s been done only once in Southeastern Conference history, by Alabama in 1933-34, and only four times in Big Ten Conference history, the last time by Michigan State in 1979-80. Those accomplishments have come with one of the more modest athletic budgets in the state and conference. Burke’s management skill and fundraising ability have been pivotal. Burke generated a $2 million series of sponsorships for new scoreboards installed for 2008-09 at all NSU athletic venues and spearheaded the $700,000 Second Century Circle fencing project for athletic venues. Burke has displayed a remarkable ability to hire dynamic head coaches, including several whose success at Northwestern State has propelled them to national prominence in subsequent positions. Some of his best hires remain on staff at NSU. Two, basketball’s Mike McConathy and soccer’s Jimmy Mitchell, guided Northwestern in NCAA Tournament play in their second seasons and have been back to postseason since. NSU’s 2006 basketball team scored one of the most memorable upsets in the history of March Madness, coming from 17 down to stun No. 15-ranked Iowa 64-63. Burke has selected head coaches who have subsequently been hired by Alabama, Florida, Missouri, New Mexico, Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi State and Wichita State. From his first day on the job, Burke has stressed the importance of having a balanced athletic program. To that end, tremendous competitive strides have been made in women’s athlet-ics under his guidance. The NSU soccer program was the first one in Louisiana ever to reach the NCAA Tournament and remains the only one with multiple appearances. Volleyball set attendance records and has made its best-ever showings in conference play in recent years. In softball, NSU posted the nation’s most improved win total in 2010 regular-season play under second-year coach Donald Pickett, and moved among league contenders in 2011. The Lady Demons joined Stanford as the only women’s tennis programs in the country in 2010 with only one regular-season loss, while sweeping Southland regular-season and tournament titles and making a first-ever NCAA Team Tournament appearance. While on-field success by Demon and Lady Demon teams has been a source of pride for NSU supporters, Burke is equally proud of the tone which has been set within the NSU athletic program as it relates to academic achievement and community service. The academic accomplishments are reflected annually in the NCAA’s APR and GSR studies. Community service by NSU student-athletes, coaches and staff more than doubled to over 5,000 hours in 2009-10 and remained at that level in 2010-11. Burke spearheaded the adoption of the slogan “Great Tradition, Brighter Future” for NSU Athletics, and the creation of NSU Athletics “Cornerstones” for student-athletes: “Academic Achievement, Personal Responsibility, Competitive Success … Every Minute, Every Hour, Ev-ery Day!” In 2005, Burke was one of three recipients of the All-America Football Foundation’s Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award and that same year, was also tabbed as one of two Natchitoches Parish Cenla Newsmakers of 2005 by the Alexandria Town Talk newspaper’s editorial staff. He received the 2006 “Outstanding Alumni Award” from his alma mater, Marlington High School in Alliance, Ohio, recognizing his community service and professional achieve-ments. Burke became one of only 21 alumni honored since the award was instituted in 1982. In June 2006, he was a featured speaker and panelist at the National Association of Colle-giate Athletic Directors convention in New Orleans, addressing members of the College Ath-letic Business Managers of America and also participating in a panel discussion of “Fundrais-ing from an Athletic Director’s Perspective” speaking to the National Association of Athletic Development Directors. Since 2007, Burke has been a member of the prestigious NCAA Championships/Sports Management Cabinet, a 49-person panel which makes recommendations to the NCAA Board of Directors on key issues facing Division I athletics. He previously served a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Commit-tee (1999-2002) and concurrently served a term on the eight-member NCAA FCS Committee that administers the national playoffs. Since his committee term expired, Burke has served as a site supervisor for Football Championship Subdivision playoff games across the nation and he is regarded as one of the country’s premiere advocates of FCS football. In 2004, NSU received the highest possible rating, “fully certified,” from the National Collegiate Athletic As-sociation, affirming that Northwestern operates its athletic program in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by the NCAA Division I membership. Burke is a past president of the Natchitoches Kiwanis Club and remains active in that civic group. He has also been part of the steering committee for the Natchitoches Christmas Festival and is a former president of the Natchitoches Area Jaycees. He is involved with the American Heart Association and was 2010 March of Dimes chairman locally. He and his wife, Susu, is a Natchitoches native, NSU graduate and an elementary teacher. Their 17-year-old daughter, Catherine, is captain of the St. Mary’s High School cheerleading squad, in addition to being a point guard on the basketball team and a member of the tennis team.

Greg Burke with wife, Susu, and daughter, Catherine.

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Kyle Barnard has been named the interim athletic ticket manager and is also assistingwith development. His duties include working with event management, external af-fairs, and alumni relations aside from his ticket manager needs. His career plans are to become an associate athletic director.

His first year at Northwestern State served as a graduate assistant for the department. While working with game day operations and marketing/promotions, he served on the diver-sity council for NSU during the NCAA recertification process. Kyle organized a NCAA diversity workshop for both coaches and players. Barnard received his undergraduate degree in kinesiology and fitness from Ouachita Bap-tist University. He was a 4 year letterman and a 3 year starter on the offensive line for the OBU football team. As a captain his junior and senior year, the team had their highest ranking in school history. He served as member and president of OBU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Com-mittee. While attending OBU, Kyle reached the dean’s list and was a member of IFC (Inter Fraternal Council) and also was a member of Rho Sigma men’s social club. His hometown is The Woodlands, Texas. In high school, he was named to the all-district and all-county teams at The Woodlands High School. Kyle also earned a power lifting letter. The son of Ron and Brenda Barnard, he was born Nov. 13, 1987, in Corpus Christi, Texas and has one brother, Conall. He is currently married to Brittany Barnard, a pediatric RN at Cabrini Hospital. Faculty Athletic Representative Jody Biscoe is Associate

Professor of Psychology and Addiction Studies at Northwestern State, where he is the coordinator for the undergraduate Addiction Studies, and Substance Abuse/Prevention concentrations. Since 2006, he has served as Faculty Athletic Representative for NSU. This role includes

the chair of the NSU Athletic Council. Since 2006, Northwestern State University has made numerous paradigm shifts in how it addresses the needs of student-athletes; however, one thing has been consistent in that its student-athletes are winners on the field and in the classroom. All have heard about higher educational institutions being penalized by the NCAA for academic improprieties. NSU has attempted to be a model program of “Doing Things the Right Way,” by following the Athletic Department motto: Great Tradition – Brighter Futures. This past year, NSU was one of only four schools in the State of Louisiana that did not receive any penalties for low NCAA Academic Progress Rates (APR) with baseball, soccer, softball, tennis, women’s indoor & outdoor track, and volleyball rating in the top three in the Southland Conference. Among the 40 Northwest-ern State student-athletes and athletic staff members who graduated in spring 2010, 10 of the 20 receiving undergraduate degrees graduated either cum laude or magna cum laude. Gradu-ation rates of student-athletes in soccer, volleyball, men’s basketball, baseball and football ranked in the top four of the Conference. These accomplishments could not have been achieved without the support and efforts of the student-athletes, coaches, faculty, and administration. Also, Jody is the Director for the Louisiana Addiction Technology Transfer Center at NSU. He has served on the National Addiction Technology Transfer Center’s (ATTC) - Practice and National Leadership Institute Committee. In addition, he has coordinated five nationally recog-nized leadership institutes for Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico and a member of the National ATTC Leadership Directors Committee. Recently, he was appointed to the NAADAC - National Addiction Studies & Standards Collaborative Committee. This past year, Jody was selected to serve on the United States Health and Human Services – Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration Expert Panel concerning workforce issues. Jody’s married to his wife, Veronica (Roni), an avid runner, and daughter Roxy is a senior co-captain on the varsity cheerleading squad and Lady Tiger basketball team at St. Mary’s School. All are devoted Demon fans! Cary Bruno is the Assistant Academic Coordinator with over-

sight of the following sports: Freshman Football, softball, volleyball, men’s track and cross country, women’s track and cross country, and

women’s basketball. Cary is also the Director of the Enhanced Academic Program, a program that mentors academically underprepared student-athletes. Bruno also assists Carrie Crowell with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program, which is designed to assist with the transition phase of college to work . Bruno was a member of the Demon Softball team from 2005-2009. During her time at Northwestern State, her most memorable honors include the esteemed Southland Conference Steve McCarty Citizenship Award as well as being selected as the Southland Conference Softball Student Athlete of the Year in 2008. Bruno graduated from NSU in May 2009 with a B.S. in Business Administration. She is currently earning her Master’s degree in Student Personnel Services with a concentration in Student Affairs Administration.

Carrie Crowell, a two-year Academic All-Southland Confer-ence soccer standout for Northwestern State in 2005-06, from Arling-ton, TX, now serves as an academic coordinator in the Johnnie Em-mons Athletic Study Center at NSU as well as being the Senior Woman

Administrator. Crowell served as an intern in the Academic Services and CHAMPS/Life Skills program in January 2009, while also completing her second season as a graduate assistant soccer coach and finishing work on her master’s of science in sport administration. She was a magna cum laude graduate of NSU in August 2007 in business administration, and also was a key contributor on the Lady Demons’ 2005 NCAA Tournament team that won the Southland Conference Tournament. Crowell is the academic coordinator for the sports of soccer, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s track, volleyball, and veteran football. She also heads the Enhanced Academic Program which provides additional help for student-athletes and aids in maintaining a healthy and successful balance between academics and athletics. Crowell served an internship in the summer of 2008 with the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, helping stage events supporting a Nationwide Tour golf tournament co-sponsored by the Hall. She also assisted in daily operations of the museum in Springfield, Mo., and helped stage the Missouri High School Basketball All-Stars Game. Crowell was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta honors society from 2005-2007, graduating in three years with a 3.74 grade point average. She made the SLC Commissioners’ Academic Honor Roll in the last three seasons she competed for NSU, capped by a 2006 season in which her defense helped the Lady Demons set a school record for least goals allowed per game. Crowell graduated with her Masters of Science in Sport Administration with a 4.0 GPA in May 2009.

Dustin Eubanks is in his 13th year in the NSU athletic de-partment and his 12th year at the helm of the compliance duties, keeping all athletic personnel current and in accordance with NCAA and Southland Conference guidelines.

A 1996 education graduate of Northwestern, the 38-year-old avid fan of all teams that hail from Pittsburgh seized an opportunity to serve as a graduate assistant in the sports informa-tion department at Northwestern while beginning the pursuit of his master’s degree in health and physical education (concentration in sports administration), which he obtained in May of 2003, and was impressive enough to earn a promotion to full-time status in November 1998. Eubanks is married to the former Dawn Hornsby of Branch and the couple has two daugh-ters, Emilie (16) and Taylor Nicole (5). The sisters share the same birthdate. Dustin and Dawn, who is the Associate Director of Financial Aid at NSU, will celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary this summer.

Kyle BarnardInterim Athletic Ticket Manager

Jody BiscoeFaculty Athletic Representative

Cary BrunoAssistant Academic CoordinatorEnhanced Academic Program Advisor

Carrie CrowellAcademic CoordinatorSenior Woman Administrator


Dustin EubanksAssistant Athletic DirectorNCAA Compliance Director


Roxanne Freeman began working at NSU in 1983 as an accounting clerk in business affairs. She transferred to the athletic department as football/baseball/track secretary and served under Sam Goodwin, Leon Johnson and several baseball coaches for eight seasons before graduating with a B.S. in accounting in May 1995.

Freeman then became the compliance coordinator and academic advisor during a three-year span before leaving in 1998. She returned to NSU in the Fall of 2000 in her current position as Business Manager where she now serves as liaison between the athletic department and business affairs. She has one son, Aaron Pizani, who is also an NSU alum.

Todd Garzarelli was named as the Associate Athletic Direc-tor for External Affairs in October 2011 after a successful three-year stint at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and will oversee all external areas at Northwestern State, including the NSU Athletic As-sociation.

Garzarelli came to Northwestern State from SIUE where he immediately made an impact on the SIUE Athletics Department in helping but the external unit from the ground up. During his short tenure, he signed the school’s first-ever apparel contract, helped launch a newly designed website, and worked to enhance the radio network that included online streaming for the first time. He also established a corporate sponsorship platform and a compreshensive annual fund and put together a major gift program and portfolio to enhance a $50 million capital campaign. Prior to SIUE, Garzarelli was at Northern Illinois University, where he served most recently as the Associate Athletic Director for Marketing, Corporate and Broadcast Relations. During his tenure at NIU, revenue in corporate sponsorship, tickets, licensing, hospitality and media trade all increased dramatically. Garzarelli also successfully negotiated and landed multi-year agreements with Chicago Sports Leader in radio WSCR 670 AM “The Score” and Comcast Sport-net Chicago which gave Huskie Athletics inmeasureable exposure in radio and television. In all, the Huskie football team played in more than 40 regional or national television broadcasts during his tenure. Garzarelli also established the first NIU All-Access platform on internet that streamed over 100 audio and video events annually. Before his time at NIU, Garzarelli previously worked as the Director of Marketing and Pro-motions at the United States Military Academy (Army) from 2001 to 2004. He also served as marketing associate at the University of Missouri during the 2000-2001 season. He spent one season at the Air Force Academy as a Marketing and Development Assistant and one season as an Assistant to the Director of External Affairs at Saint Francis (Penn.). At Army, he helped maintain an 18-station radio network that covered most of the U.S. market and assisted in a regional television agreement for Army football. He also played an instrumental part in landing Jeep as the Title Sponsor of the annual Army/Navy Football game. Army Athletics increased corporate sponsorships, tickets and overall attendance under Garzarelli’s watch. Garzarelli received a sport management degree from Slippery Rock University in 1998. He also earned a master’s in sport management from Northern Illinois in 2006. Garzarelli and his wife, Leah, have a five-year old daughter, Goia, and a two-year old son, Gabe.

After a brief hiatus from college athletics, Clay Shaw returns

to the profession as the new assistant for sport marketing and pro-motions at Northwestern State.

An Ohio native, the 2003 graduate of the University of Toledo earned his bachelor’s degree in graphic design with coursework in business

and marketing. He enrolled at Bowling Green University in 2006 to work towards a career in sports mar-keting and was a volunteer intern. He followed that with a marketing assistant internship at the University of New Mexico and the University of Tulsa.

He landed his first full-time job in college athletics as the promotions coordinator at Cali-fornia State University-Bakersfield. Shaw stepped away from college athletics to work in professional sports as a ticket repre-sentative for the Fresno Grizzlies Triple-A baseball team, and the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning. Prior to joining NSU, Shaw spent two years with Bisk Education as a representative of Villanova University Online.

Rocky Smith is in his first year as the Director of Athletic Facilities and Game Operations at NSU. Smith began his career as a student worker under Alan Pasch and progressed his way from stu-dent worker to graduate assistant to then assistant director. He has served as game manager for the majority of sports for

NSU along with special event management for the university. A native of Bedford, Texas and a graduate of Trinity High School, Smith earned his bach-elor’s degree in general studies from NSU and is currently pursuing his master’s degree in sports administration. At Trinity, he participated in gymnastics state and national competitions in rings, pommel horse, and parallel bars. In college, he was a part of the Spirit of Northwestern marching band as a bass trombonist and a four year rower. Smith is in his third year of being an assistant coach for the rowing team specializing in sculling. Born March 9th of 1986, he is the son of David and Robbie Smith and brother of younger sister Delayne Smith.

Scott Smith is no stranger to Northwestern State athletics. He has spent the last two years with the Lady Demon tennis program while working on a master’s degree. He joined the staff as an assistant coach and brought experience to the tennis program as a teaching pro and a head college coach.

From 2002-2004, Smith was a tennis teaching professional at the Raveneaux Country Club in Spring, Texas, as well as the Woodlands Country Club in Houston. The next two years he was the assistant coach at the University of the Ozarks from 2004-2006 and became the head coach at Ozarks from 2006-2008. He has been a tennis teaching professional at the Westside Tennis and Fitness Club in Houston since 2008 before joining Coach Patric Dubois on the NSU coaching staff in August 2009. Smith received his B.S. degree in business administration in 2007 from the University of the Ozarks. He received his associate’s degree in recreational leadership – Tennis Teaching from Tyler (Texas) Junior College in 2002. He is currently working on his master’s degree in sport administration here at Northwest-ern State.

Scott SmithAsst. Dir. of Special Facilities for Events Operations


Coach’s Poll (East Division)1. McNeese State (9) 642 Central Arkansas (2) 543. Lamar (1) 504 Northwestern State 335. Nicholls State 236. Southeastern Louisiana 22

Rocky SmithDirector of Athletic Facilities

Roxanne FreemanAthletic Business Manager

Clay ShawAsst. Director of Marketing & Promotions

Todd GarazelliAssociate AD for External Affairs


He landed his first full-time job in college athletics as the promotions coordinator at Cali-fornia State University-Bakersfield. Shaw stepped away from college athletics to work in professional sports as a ticket repre-sentative for the Fresno Grizzlies Triple-A baseball team, and the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning. Prior to joining NSU, Shaw spent two years with Bisk Education as a representative of Villanova University Online.

Rocky Smith is in his first year as the Director of Athletic Facilities and Game Operations at NSU. Smith began his career as a student worker under Alan Pasch and progressed his way from stu-dent worker to graduate assistant to then assistant director. He has served as game manager for the majority of sports for

NSU along with special event management for the university. A native of Bedford, Texas and a graduate of Trinity High School, Smith earned his bach-elor’s degree in general studies from NSU and is currently pursuing his master’s degree in sports administration. At Trinity, he participated in gymnastics state and national competitions in rings, pommel horse, and parallel bars. In college, he was a part of the Spirit of Northwestern marching band as a bass trombonist and a four year rower. Smith is in his third year of being an assistant coach for the rowing team specializing in sculling. Born March 9th of 1986, he is the son of David and Robbie Smith and brother of younger sister Delayne Smith.

Scott Smith is no stranger to Northwestern State athletics. He has spent the last two years with the Lady Demon tennis program while working on a master’s degree. He joined the staff as an assistant coach and brought experience to the tennis program as a teaching pro and a head college coach.

From 2002-2004, Smith was a tennis teaching professional at the Raveneaux Country Club in Spring, Texas, as well as the Woodlands Country Club in Houston. The next two years he was the assistant coach at the University of the Ozarks from 2004-2006 and became the head coach at Ozarks from 2006-2008. He has been a tennis teaching professional at the Westside Tennis and Fitness Club in Houston since 2008 before joining Coach Patric Dubois on the NSU coaching staff in August 2009. Smith received his B.S. degree in business administration in 2007 from the University of the Ozarks. He received his associate’s degree in recreational leadership – Tennis Teaching from Tyler (Texas) Junior College in 2002. He is currently working on his master’s degree in sport administration here at Northwest-ern State.

Scott SmithAsst. Dir. of Special Facilities for Events Operations

2011-2012 Southland Women’s Basketball Preseason Polls and TeamsPreseason Polls

Coach’s Poll (East Division)1. McNeese State (9) 642 Central Arkansas (2) 543. Lamar (1) 504 Northwestern State 335. Nicholls State 236. Southeastern Louisiana 22

Coach’s Poll (West Division)1. Texas-San Antonio (6) 602. Stephen F. Austin (4) 563. Sam Houston State (2) 524. UT Arlington 315. Texas State 266. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 21

SID’s Poll (East Division)1. McNeese State (9) 642 Central Arkansas (2) 503. Lamar (1) 484 Northwestern State 345. Nicholls State 266. Southeastern Louisiana 24

Coach’s Poll (West Division)1. Texas-San Antonio (5) 572. Stephen F. Austin (3) 563. Sam Houston State (3) 524. UT Arlington 315. Texas State (1) 286. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 21

In an era of considerable change in intercollegiate athletics, the Southland Conference continues to be a model of innovation, stability and consistent achieve ment as it celebrates the academic and athletic accomplishments of its member institutions. What began as a small gathering of college administrators more than 45 years ago, the Southland Conference has transformed itself into a dynamic and re spected consortium of 12 member universities in three states. Beginning with a historic meeting of five institutions in Dallas on March 15, 1963, that included current members Lamar University (then Lamar State College of Technology) and the University of Texas at Arlington (then Arlington State College), the Southland Conference set on an extraordinary course that has proven successful well into its fifth decade of existence. On July 1, 2006, the Southland Conference commemorated another milestone as the league membership reached 12, marking the largest configuration ever for the organization. The addition of the University of Central Arkansas and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi expanded the Southland into the Little Rock metro area and into the eighth largest city in Texas. Central Arkansas and A&M-Corpus Christi enhanced the Southland Conference in innumerable ways, including athletic and academic successes, strong and principled leadership, and strong fan support and media coverage. In addition to its two newest members, the Southland Conference lineup also consists of Lamar University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Sam Houston State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Stephen F. Austin State University, the University of Texas at Arlington, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and Texas State University-San Marcos. All told, the revised membership of the Southland encompasses more than 180,000 current students and an alumni base of approximately 920,000. Famous alums from Southland Conference schools include former President Lyndon B. Johnson (Texas State), former CBS news anchor Dan Rather (Sam Houston State), retired U.S. Central Command General Tommy Franks (UT Arlington), NBA executive Joe Dumars (McNeese State), ABC news anchor Robin Roberts (Southeast ern Louisiana), country music star George Strait (Texas State), Major League Baseball stars Hunter Pence (UT Arlington), Kevin Millar (Lamar) and Ben Broussard (McNeese State), NBA legend Scottie Pippen (Central Arkansas) and actor Lou Diamond Phillips (UT Arlington). The cities of the Southland are diverse and progressive, ranging from international business and cultural centers such as the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, San Antonio and the New Orleans area, to the historical cities of Nacogdoches, Texas, and Natchitoches, La., to the home of the modern oil boom, Beaumont, Texas, to the unique Cajun French cultures found in the Louisiana cities of Thibodaux and Lake Charles. Southland Conference institutions also draw large num bers of students from the metropolitan areas of Houston, Little Rock, Baton Rouge, Austin, and Shreveport. The Southland sponsors 17 championship sports, all at the NCAA Division I level. The eight men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field. The women compete for nine championships in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. The Conference earns automatic qualification to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball.Southland Conference football ranks among the best Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) leagues in the nation, and enjoys an annual expectation of competing for the national championship with multiple teams advancing to the NCAA playoffs each year. In 2002 and 2003, McNeese State finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the na tion, and advanced to the 2002 national championship contest, the sixth such title game appearance since the league joined FCS in 1982. All told, Southland teams have played in 89 Division I playoff games in 27 years, winning 42 of the contests.

Preseason Teams

First TeamName Cl. Pos. School HometownMegan Hebert Jr. F UCA Rogers, Ark Ashlyn Baggett Jr. G McNeese Iota, LaBritini Martin Jr. G SHSU Conrone, TexasKalis Lloyd Jr. G Lamar Malmoe, SwedenTammara Marion Sr. G SFA Houston, Texas

Second TeamName Cl. Pos. School HometownSequeena Thomas Jr. F SHSU Allentown, PaCaitlyn Baggett Jr. G McNeese Iota, La.Monique Whittaker Sr. F Lamar Livingston, TexasKK Babin So. G Nicholls Gonzales, LaDiamond Ford Jr. G Texas State Houston, Texas

The Southland Conference

Rocky SmithDirector of Athletic Facilities


NSU vs. UCA (NSU leads 7-5; 4-2 home; 3-2 road)

2010-11 record: 8-21 (3-13, 6th E)Head Coach: DoBee Plaisance Nicholls Record: 14-70, 4th year Career Record: 171-292, 16th year

Tournament TitlesStephen F. Austin ................................. 15UT Arlington ......................................... 2UTSA ...................................................... 2Texas State .............................................. 2Lamar ...................................................... 1Northwestern State ................................ 1Louisiana-Montoe ................................. 1McNeese State ........................................ 1

1983 .......................................... Louisiana-Monroe1984-87 ............................ No Tournament Played1988 ............................................ Stephen F. Austin1989 ............................................ Stephen F. Austin1990 ............................................ Stephen F. Austin1991 ............................................ Stephen F. Austin1992 ............................................ Stephen F. Austin1993 ............................................ Stephen F. Austin1994 ............................................ Stephen F. Austin1995 ............................................ Stephen F. Austin1996 ............................................ Stephen F. Austin1997 ........................................................Texas State1998 ............................................ Stephen F. Austin1999 ............................................ Stephen F. Austin

2000 ............................................ Stephen F. Austin2001 ............................................ Stephen F. Austin2002 ............................................ Stephen F. Austin2003 ........................................................Texas State2004 ......................................... Northwestern State2005 ...................................................UT Arlington2006 ............................................ Stephen F. Austin2007 ...................................................UT Arlington2008 ................................................................UTSA2009 ................................................................UTSA2010 ............................................................... Lamar2011 ...........................................................McNeese

Year-by-Year Tournament Champions

The Southland COnference


Central ArknasasJan. 14 at UCA• Feb. 1 at NSU

2010-11 Record: 21-12 (11-5, 3rd E)Head Coach: Mat DanielUCA Record: 48-43, 4th yearCaeer Record: Same

WBB SID: Josh GoffSID Phone: 501-450-5965Goff email: [email protected] website: ucasports.com

NSU vs. UCA (NSU leads 7-5; 4-2 home; 3-2 road)

1983-84 at UCA 67, NSU 631992-93 at NSU 111, UCA 912/3/2007 NSU 73, at UCA 713/3/2007 UCA 74, at NSU 602/9/2008 at NSU 85, UCA 713/8/2008 NSU 74, at UCA 681/31/2009 NSU 57, at UCA 542/14/2009 at NSU 72, UCA 611/30/2010 UCA 53, at NSU 482/13/2010 UCA 77, at NSU 711/15/2011 UCA 70, at NSU 522/2/2011 NSU 76, at UCA 72 ot

NichollsJan. 11 at NSU • Feb. 29 at Nicholls

NSU vs. Nicholls (NSU leads 59-5; 32-1 home; 26-4 road)

LamarJan. 25 at Lamar • Feb 8 at NSU

2010-11 Record:: 25-8 (13-3, 2nd E)Head Coach: Larry TIdwllLamar Record: 90-40, 5th yearCaeer Record: Same

WBB SID: Pat MurraySID Phone: 409-880-2323Murray email: [email protected] website: LamarCardinals.com

NSU vs. LU (NSU leads 29-11; 15-4 home, 12-5 road; 2-1 neutral1976-77 NSU 68, at LU 71 ot at NSU 84, LU 761977-78 NSU 67, vs. LU 53 NSU 80, vs. LU 731979-80 vs. LU 83, NSU 801980-81 at NSU 102, LU 911981-82 NSU 85, at LU 65 at NSU 82, LU 801982-83 at NSU 68, LU 621983-84 NSU 81, at LU 631984-85 at NSU 95, LU 801985-86 NSU 99, at LU 811986-87 at NSU 93, LU 53 NSU 88, at LU 751987-88 at LU 77, NSU 75 at NSU 81, LU 761998-99 at NSU 68, LU 53 NSU 66, at LU 571999-00 NSU 69, at LU 50 at NSU 65, LU 622000-01 LU 55, at NSU 43

NSU 65, at LU 542001-02 NSU 70, at LU 52 at NSU 73, LU 582002-03 NSU 85, at LU 65 at NSU 79, LU 432003-04 at NSU 83, LU 49 NSU 81, at LU 712004-05 at NSU 88, LU 69 NSU 74, at LU 712005-06 at LU 66, NSU 622006-07 at NSU 68, LU 61 at LU 69, NSU 582007-08 at LU 56, NSU 47 at NSU 64, LU 502008-09 LU 80, at NSU 77 ot2/20/10 at LU 84, NSU 671/25/11 LU 90, at NSU 612/9/11 at LU 73, NSU 573/8/11 *LU 81, NSU 77* - SLC Tournament Games

McNeese StateJan. 21 at McN •Feb. 18 NSU

2010-11 Record: 26-7 (15-1, 1st E)Head Coach: Brooks Donald WilliamsMcNeese Record: 63-66, 5th yearCaeer Record: Same

WBB SID: Pam LafosseSID Phone: 337-475-5926Murray email: [email protected] website: mcneesesports.com

NSU vs. McN (NSU leads 53-18; 27-7 home;21-10 road; 5-1 neutral1974-75 NSU 68, McN 47 NSU 57, McN 56 NSU 53, McN 521975-76 NSU 61, McN 591976-77 at NSU 77, McN 69 at McN 64, NSU 581977-78 McN 100, at NSU 901978-79 at McN 77, NSU 62 McN 74, at NSU 691979-80 at NSU 74, McN 64 McN 76, at NSU 741980-81 McN 74, at NSU 68 at McN 73, NSU 72 ot1981-82 at McN 91, NSU 81 at NSU 64, McN 631982-83 at NSU 78, McN 77 NSU 85, at McN 56 1983-84 at NSU 86, McN 76 NSU 79, at McN 70 1984-85 at NSU 86, McN 74 NSU 80, at McN 661987-88 at McN 73, NSU 64 at NSU 70, McN 66 1988-89 NSU 88, at McN 81

at NSU 93, McN 721989-90 at NSU 79,McN 49 NSU 102, at McN 851990-91 NSU 81, at McN 64 at NSU 88, McN 611991-92 NSU 82, at McN 72 at NSU 87, McN 821992-93 at NSU 76, McN 54 NSU 73, at McN 601993-94 at NSU 66, McN 62 NSU 71, at McN 59 *NSU 75, McN 651994-95 at NSU 75, McN 54 NSU 76, at McN 74 *NSU 68, McN 611995-96 NSU 84, at McN 46 at NSU 83, McN 521996-97 at McN 77, NSU 66 at NSU 75, McN 651997-98 at NSU 68, McN 65 NSU 84, at McN 621998-99 NSU 76, at McN 581999-00 NSU 73, at McN 58 at NSU 77, McN 47

*NSU 93, McN 822000-01 at NSU 82, McN 43 NSU 83, at McN 662001-02 NSU 64, at McN 52 at NSU 72, McN 582002-03 NSU 65, at McN 53 McN 77, at NSU 742003-04 NSU 65, at McN 51 at NSU 78, McN 622004-05 NSU 85, at McN 80 ot McN 77, at NSU 722/23/06 at McN 72, NSU 511/18/07 NSU 82, at McN 582/15/07 at NSU 72, McN 681/24/08 at NSU 90, McN 622/21/08 NSU 69, at McN 542/4/09 at NSU 77, McN 64 ot2/18/09 at McN 75, NSU 662/3/10 NSU 65, at McN 522/17/10 at NSU 69, McN 521/22/11 McN 68, at NSU 492/19/11 at McN 73, NSU 63* - SLC Tournament Games

1975-76 at NSU 76, Nicholls 601976-77 NSU 75, at Nicholls 641977-78 NSU 93, at Nicholls 67 at NSU 83, Nicholls 571978-79 at NSU 89, Nicholls 75 NSU 80, at Nicholls 641979-80 at Nicholls 75, NSU 70 at NSU 75, Nicholls 66 NSU 75, vs. Nicholls 601980-81 at NSU 91, Nicholls 74 NSU 88, at Nicholls 761981-82 at NSU 87, Nicholls 57 NSU 75, at Nicholls 581982-83 at NSU 82, Nicholls 53 NSU 78, at Nicholls 641983-84 NSU 91, at Nicholls 73 at NSU 86, Nicholls 671984-85 NSU 84, at Nicholls 74 at NSU 90, Nicholls 701985-86 NSU 83, at Nicholls 72 at NSU 81, Nicholls 691986-87 NSU 75, at Nicholls 66

at NSU 83, Nicholls 701987-88 at NSU 88, Nicholls 68 at Nicholls 66, NSU 651990-91 at NSU 102, Nicholls 57 NSU 49, at Nicholls 451991-92 NSU 61, at Nicholls 51 at NSU 79, Nicholls 711992-93 at NSU 105, Nicholls 79 NSU 98, at Nicholls 661993-94 at NSU 83, Nicholls 41 NSU 87, at Nicholls 681994-95 at NSU 110, Nicholls 63 NSU 72, at Nicholls 601995-96 NSU 87, at Nicholls 69 at NSU 90, Nicholls 561996-97 NSU 85, at Nicholls 72 at NSU 85, Nicholls 561997-98 NSU 83, at Nicholls 59 Nicholls 80, at NSU 76 ot1998-99 at NSU 76, Nicholls 631999-00 NSU 69, at Nicholls 54 at NSU 95, Nicholls 67

2000-01 NSU 89, at Nicholls 77 at NSU 80, Nicholls 592001-02 NSU 71, at Nicholls 50 at NSU 73, Nicholls 642002-03 at NSU 81, Nicholls 55 NSU 75, at Nicholls 522003-04 at NSU 75, Nicholls 602004-05 at NSU 82, Nicholls 65 NSU 62, at Nicholls 502/16/06 at NSU 83, Nicholls 661/25/07 at NSU 70, Nicholls 592/22/07 at Nicholls 85, NSU 76 ot1/31/08 at Nicholls 78, NSU 642/28/08 at NSU 74, Nicholls 691/10/09 at NSU 73, Nicholls 581/24/09 NSU 81, at Nicholls 681/9/10 NSU 97, at Nicholls 671/23/10 at NSU 69, Nicholls 631/12/11 NSU 70, at Nicholls 673/2/11 at NSU 74, Nicholls 57

Sam HoustonFeb. 22 at SHSU

2010-11 Record: 17-14(11-5, T-1st w)Head Coach: Brenda Welch-NicholsSHSURecord: 43-104, 6th yearCaeer Record: 175-252, 17th year

WBB SID: Paul RidingsSID Phone: 936-294-1764Ridings email: [email protected] website: gobearkats.com

NSU vs. SHSU (NSU leads 34-14; 18-6 home; 16-8 road1984-85 at NSU 97, SHSU 56 NSU 73, at SHSU 571985-86 at NSU 94, SHSU 66 at SHSU 77, NSU 671986-87 at NSU 74, SHSU 67 NSU 72, at SHSU 621987-88 NSU 71, at SHSU 69 SHSU 78, at NSU 671988-89 NSU 70, at SHSU 60 at NSU 91, SHSU 831989-90 NSU 92, at SHSU 73 at NSU 96, SHSU 831990-91 at NSU 93, SHSU 74 at SHSU 75, NSU 651991-92 NSU 58, at SHSU 57 SHSU 73, at NSU 671992-93 at NSU 101, SHSU 51 NSU 74, at SHSU 641993-94 NSU 74, at SHSU 62 at NSU 80, SHSU 651994-95 at SHSU 71, NSU 59

at NSU 77, SHSU 661995-96 SHSU 79, at NSU 77 NSU 82, at SHSU 731996-97 SHSU 69, at NSU 67 NSU 79, at SHSU 761997-98 SHSU 61, at NSU 591998-99 at SHSU 79, NSU 761999-00 at NSU 77, SHSU 59 NSU 61, at SHSU 492000-01 at NSU 61, SHSU 54 NSU 73, at SHSU 572001-02 NSU 74, at SHSU 61 at NSU 84, SHSU 662002-03 at SHSU 77, NSU 69 ot at NSU 82, SHSU 622003-04 NSU 81, at SHSU 61 SHSU 84, at NSU 65 *at NSU 69, SHSU 612004-05 NSU 83, at SHSU 67 at NSU 77, SHSU 532005-06 at NSU 78, SHSU 60

at SHSU 75, NSU 692006-07 at SHSU 77, NSU 662007-08 at NSU 94, SHSU 572008-09 at NSU 85, SHSU 822009-10 at SHSU 82, NSU 662/23/11 at NSU 71, SHSU 68* - SLC Tournament Games

Stephen F. AustinMar. 3 at NSU

2010-11 record: 12-18 (9-7, 3rd W)Head Coach: Brandon Schneider SFA Record: 12-18, 2nd yearCareer Record: 318-90, 14th year

WBB SID: Kenny BybeeSID Phone: 936-458-5800Bybee email: [email protected] website: sfajacks.cstv.com

NSU vs. SFA (18-49; 16-6 home; 4-27 road ; 1-6 neutral 1975-76 SFA 84, at NSU 69 SFA 67, at NSU 651976-77 SFA 78, at NSU 59 at SFA 83, NSU 721982-83 at SFA 82, NSU 69 SFA 72, at NSU 711983-84 NSU 95, at SFA 791985-86 NSU 72, at SFA 68 at NSU 74, SFA 681986-87 at SFA 82, NSU 65 at NSU 78, SFA 691987-88 at SFA 94, NSU 75 SFA 96, at NSU 901988-89 at SFA 81, NSU 74 at NSU 78, SFA 76 *at SFA 82, NSU 731989-90 SFA 92, at NSU 73 SFA 93, at NSU 80 *at SFA 93, NSU 831990-91 SFA 75, at NSU 61 at SFA 99, NSU 641991-92 at SFA 65, NSU 50

SFA 74, at NSU 56 *at SFA 77, NSU 581992-93 at SFA 77, NSU 74 SFA 80, at NSU 75 *at SFA 77, NSU 751993-94 at SFA 83, NSU 78 ot at NSU 96, SFA 95 ot1994-95 NSU 87, at SFA 82 SFA 75, at NSU 70 *vs. SFA 68, NSU 601995-96 SFA 77, at NSU 67 at SFA 77, NSU 751996-97 at SFA 101, NSU 68 SFA 87, at NSU 771997-98 at SFA 101, NSU 70 SFA 75, at NSU 671998-99 NSU 85, at SFA 84 SFA 74, at NSU 66 *vs. SFA 90, NSU 771999-00 at SFA 76, NSU 67 SFA 79, at NSU 58 *vs. SFA 79, NSU 68

2000-01 at SFA 80, NSU 63 at NSU 58, SFA 55 *vs. SFA 82, NSU 732001-02 at NSU 67, SFA 42 at SFA 88, NSU 68 *at SFA 76, NSU 522002-03 at NSU 94, SFA 74 at SFA 80, NSU 732003-04 at NSU 84, SFA 54 NSU 75, at SFA 722004-05 at SFA 58, NSU 55 at NSU 72, SFA 712/4/2006 SFA 85, at NSU 692/10/2007 SFA 62 at NSU 592/16/2008 at SFA 64, NSU 571/28/2009 at NSU 76, SFA 692/11/2009 at SFA 82, NSU 641/27/2010 NSU 68, at SFA 642/10/2010 SFA 81, at NSU 633/9/2010 *NSU 96, SFA 823/5/11 at SFA 71, NSU 62* - SLC Tournament Games

Texas a&m Corpus-ChristiFeb. 4 at AMCC

2010-11 record: 2-27 (0-16, 6th W)Head Coach: Robert RobinsonAMCC Record: 64-93, 6th yearCareer Record: Same

WBB SID: Amber SleekSID Phone: 361-825-2831Email: [email protected] website: goislanders.com

NSU vs. AMCC series (NSU trails 1-5; 1-2 home, 0-2 road, 0-1 neutral)

Texas-San ANtonioJan. 18 at NSU

2010-11 record: 16-15 (11-5, T-1st W)Head Coach: Rae Rippetoe-Blair UTSA Record: 182-133, 12th year Career Record: 299-177, 16th year

WBB SID: Jordan KorphageSID Phone: 210-458-4930Email: [email protected] website: goutsa.com

NSU vs. Nicholls (NSU leads 59-5; 32-1 home; 26-4 road)1991-92 at NSU 81, UTSA 69 NSU 64, at UTSA 601992-93 at NSU 80, UTSA 52 NSU 93, at UTSA 651993-94 at NSU 80, UTSA 74 ot NSU 71 at UTSA 561994-95 at NSU 87, UTSA 67 NSU 76, at UTSA 571995-96 at NSU 81, UTSA 73 NSU 93, at UTSA 741996-97 UTSA 66, at NSU 64 at UTSA 74, NSU 641997-98 UTSA 88, at NSU 76 NSU 54, at UTSA 511998-99 NSU 65, at UTSA 51 at NSU 86, UTSA 651999-00 at NSU 62, UTSA 46 NSU 64, at UTSA 612000-01 at NSU 45, UTSA 43 NSU 63, at UTSA 612001-02 at NSU 56, UTSA 44 NSU 57, at UTSA 51

2002-03 UTSA 69, at NSU 60 at UTSA 68, NSU 542003-04 NSU 71, at UTSA 64 at NSU 62, UTSA 56 *at NSU 82, UTSA 712004-05 at NSU 54, UTSA 49 NSU 82, at UTSA 68 *at NSU 51, UTSA 481/26/06 at UTSA 73, NSU 653/3/06 UTSA 69, at NSU 581/13/07 at UTSA 55, NSU 381/19/08 UTSA 68, at NSU 623/12/08 *UTSA 80, NSU 562/25/09 at UTSA 74, NSU 693/13/09 *UTSA 58, NSU 472/24/10 UTSA 50, at NSU 481/19/11 at UTSA 80, NSU 68* - SLC Tournament Games

Texas StateJan. 7 at TXST

2010-11 record: 9-20 (4-12, 5th W)Head Coach: Zenarae Antoine TXST Record: 0-0, 1st year Career Record: Same

WBB SID: Rob BeuerleinSID Phone: 512-245-4692Beuerlein email: [email protected] website: txstatebobcats.com

NSU vs. TXST series (NSU leads 29-20; 17-5 home, 9-14 road, 3-1 neutral)1984-85 at NSU 109, TXST 61 NSU 80, at TXST 671985-86 at NSU 90, TXST 52 NSU 84, at TXST 761986-87 at NSU 95, TXST 77 NSU 94, at TXST 701987-88 at TXST 85, NSU 70 at NSU 81, TXST 801988-89 at TXST 91, NSU 90 at NSU 81, TXST 761989-90 at TXST 80, NSU 71 at NSU 85, TXST 771990-91 TXST 79, at NSU 65 NSU 78, at TXST 671991-92 at NSU 95, TXST 63 at TXST 79, NSU 66 *NSU 66, TXST 601992-93 TXST 84, at NSU 77 at TXST 88, NSU 71 *NSU 78, TXST 581993-94 at NSU 71, TXST 50

at TXST 84, NSU 831994-95 at NSU 66, TXST 57 NSU 74, at TXST 731995-96 at NSU 85, TXST 72 at TXST 69, NSU 64 *TXST 80, NSU 701996-97 TXST 82, at NSU 58 at TXST 77, NSU 531997-98 NSU 75, at TXST 691998-99 NSU 78, at TXST 58 at NSU 72, TXST 451999-00 at TXST 78, NSU 59 *NSU 66, TXST 642000-01 at NSU 71, TXST 63 NSU 78, at TXST 672001-02 at NSU 67, TXST 52 at TXST 76, NSU 742002-03 at NSU 85, TXST 68 NSU 64, at TXST 592003-04 at NSU 63, TXST 622004-05 at TXST 81, NSU 76

2005-06 at TXST 76, NSU 71 TXST 88, NSU 792006-07 TXST 73, NSU 692007-08 at TXST 87, NSU 582008-09 at NSU 80, TXST 722/27/10 at TXST 76, NSU 571/8/11 at NSU 81, TXST 66* - SLC Tournament Games

Southeastern LouisianaJan. 28 at SLU • Feb. 11 at NSU

2010-11 Record: 13-16 (5-11, 5th E)Head Coach: Lori Davis JonesSLU Record: 114-142, 10th yearCaeer Record: 292-239, 18th year

WBB SID: Kemmler ChappleSID Phone: 985-549-3221Chapple email: [email protected] website: lionsports.net

NSU vs. SLU (NSU leads 41-14; 23-1 home; 16-10 road; 2-3 neutral)1974-75 at SLU 82, NSU 64 vs. SLU 68, NSU 51 vs. SLU 81, NSU 581975-76 at SLU 83, NSU 81 vs. SLU 90, NSU 751978-79 at NSU 74, SLU 70 at SLU 100, NSU 631979-80 at SLU 80, NSU 68 at NSU 77, SLU 601980-81 NSU 74, vs. SLU 671981-82 at NSU 73, SLU 68 at SLU 85, NSU 731982-83 at NSU 66, SLU 57 NSU 79, at SLU 721984-85 NSU 77, at SLU 71 at NSU 69, SLU 591985-86 at SLU 93, NSU 88 at NSU 67, SLU 591986-87 NSU 56, at SLU 50 at NSU 96, SLU 671988-89 NSU 92, at SLU 76

at NSU 93, SLU 721989-90 at NSU 104, SLU 99 NSU 85, at SLU 631990-91 at SLU 80, NSU 70 at NSU 74, SLU 661991-92 at NSU 97, SLU 591992-93 NSU 72, at SLU 621997-98 NSU 66, at SLU 58 at NSU 73, SLU 641998-99 at NSU 64, SLU 53 NSU 58, at SLU 401999-00 at NSU 67, SLU 482000-01 NSU 59, at SLU 50 at NSU 70, SLU 64 NSU 82, vs. SLU 602001-02 at SLU 63, NSU 62 at NSU 74, SLU 72 ot2002-03 NSU 75, at SLU 50 at NSU 65, SLU 442003-04 NSU 70, at SLU 662004-05 at NSU 80, SLU 63

1/12/06 NSU 67, at SLU 532/18/06 SLU 46, at NSU 451/27/07 at SLU 77, NSU 592/24/07 at NSU 55, SLU 532/2/08 at NSU 75, SLU 653/1/08 at SLU 70, NSU 491/14/09 at NSU 66, SLU 433/7/09 at SLU 69, NSU 643/11/09 *NSU 51, vs. SLU 451/13/10 NSU 79, at SLU 743/6/10 at NSU 84, SLU 591/29/11 at NSU 92, SLU 762/12/11 NSU 54, at SLU 53* - SLC Tournament Games

Texas- Arlington Feb. 25 at NSU

2010-11 Record: 8-20 (5-11, 4th W)Head Coach: Samantha MorrowUTA Record: 64-57, 5th yearCaeer Record: Same

WBB SID: Kristyna ManciasSID Phone: 817-272-2213Mancias email: [email protected] website: gobearkats.com

NSU vs. UTA series (NSU leads 35-17; 18-6 home, 13-10 road, 4-1 neutral)1979-80 at NSU 72, UTA 70 at UTA 62, NSU 591980-81 NSU 75, at UTA 74 at NSU 86, UTA 631987-88 at NSU 81, UTA 68 NSU 76, at UTA 741988-89 at NSU 79, UTA 54 NSU 82, at UTA 761989-90 at NSU 87, UTA 55 at UTA 74, NSU 681990-91 at UTA 83, NSU 70 UTA 67, at NSU 661991-92 at NSU 70, UTA 62 NSU 75, at UTA 681992-93 NSU 71, at UTA 58 at NSU 76, UTA 66 **NSU 65, UTA 471993-94 NSU 75, at UTA 70 at NSU 68, UTA 631994-95 NSU 60, at UTA 51 at NSU 76, UTA 74

1995-96 NSU 90, at UTA 74 UTA 65, at NSU 63 **NSU 74, UTA 661996-97 UTA 76, at NSU 68 at UTA 80, NSU 681997-98 NSU 68, at UTA 55 at NSU 59, UTA 57 **NSU 55, UTA 521998-99 NSU 56, at UTA 51 at NSU 64, UTA 601999-00 at NSU 60, UTA 46 NSU 77, at UTA 672000-01 at UTA 64, NSU 59 at NSU 73, UTA 622001-02 at UTA 59, NSU 54 at NSU 72, UTA 71 *NSU 66, UTA 592002-03 at NSU 63, UTA 59 NSU 70, at UTA 532003-04 at NSU 77, UTA 69 ot *NSU 78, UTA 71

2004-05 at UTA 75, NSU 60 *at UTA 74, NSU 451/5/06 UTA 71, at NSU 492/9/06 at UTA 83, NSU 431/6/07 UTA 65, at NSU 483/7/07 *UTA 62, NSU 531/12/08 at UTA 79, UTA 622/7/09 at UTA 74, NSU 682/6/10 UTA 86, at NSU 822/26/11 NSU 66, at UTA 58* - SLC Tournament Games

Jan. 11, 2007 at AMCC 67, NSU 61Jan. 17, 2008 AMCC 73, at NSU 65Jan. 17, 2009 at AMCC 61, NSU 52Jan. 16, 2010 AMCC 75, NSU 66Mar. 11, 2010 *AMCC 74, NSU 66Feb. 5, 2011 at NSU 78, AMCC 59* - SLC Tournament Games

2010-11 record: 8-21 (3-13, 6th E)Head Coach: DoBee Plaisance Nicholls Record: 14-70, 4th year Career Record: 171-292, 16th year

WBB SID: Charlie GillinghamSID Phone: 985-448-4281Email: [email protected] website: geauxcolonels.com

2011-12 Southland OPponents


Alabama (SEC)Nov. 18 at Alabama

2010-11 Record: 18-15 (5-11) SID: Jessica ParéHead Coach: Wendell Hudson SID Phone: 205-348-3673ASU Record: 43-50, 4th year Paré email: [email protected] Record: 282-177 Athletic website: rolltide.com

Alcorn State (SWAC)Dec. 17 at SLU Classic

2010-11 Record: 13-15 (12-6) WBB SID: LaToya ShieldsHead Coach: Tonya Edwards SID Phone: 601-877-6501ASU Record: 13-15, 2nd year Goff email: [email protected] Record: Same Athletic website: alcornsports.com

Centenary (ASC)Nov. 15 at NSU

2010-11 Record: 1-24 (1-17) WBB SID: Allison McClainHead Coach: Kristen Davis SID Phone: 318-869-5092CC Record: 1-24, 2nd year McClain email: [email protected] Record: Same Athletic website: GoCentenary.edu

Florida A&M (MEAC)Dec. 16 at SLU Classic

2010-11 Record: 15-15 (9-7) WBB SID: Ronnie JohnsonHead Coach: LeDawn Gibson SID Phone: 850-599-3200FAMU Record: N/A Johnson email: [email protected] Record: N/A Athletic website: famuathletics.com

Jackson State (SWAC)Dec. 30 at NSU

2010-11 record: 9-19 (8-10) WBB SID: Jamea Adams-GinyardHead Coach: Larry McNeil SID Phone: 601-979-5899JSU Record: 0-0, 1st year Email: [email protected] Record: 65-63, 6th year Athletic website: jsutigers.com

Louisiana-Monroe (Sun Belt)Dec. 21 at NSU

2010-11 Record: 16-15 (9-7) WBB SID: Tony JonesHead Coach: Mona Martin SID Phone: 318-342-5461 ULM Record: 233-230, 17th year Jones email: [email protected] Career Record: Same Athletic website: ulmwarhawks.com

Loyola (NAIA)Nov. 25 at NSU

2010-11 Record: 20-12 (6-6) WBB SID: Brett SimpsonHead Coach: Kellie Kennedy SID Phone: 504-864-7396LOYNO Record: 62-30, 4th year Simpson email: [email protected] Record: Same Athletic website: wolfpack.loyno.edu

LSU-Shreveport (NAIA)Nov. 18 at Alabama

2010-11 Record: 17-13 (13-9) WBB SID: Mark CantrellHead Coach: Ronnie Howell SID Phone: 318-795-2475LSUS Record: 87-89, 8th year Cantrell email: [email protected] Record: Same Athletic website: lsus.edu/athletics

Prairie View (SWAC)Nov. 29 at PVAM

2010-11 Record: 21-12 (14-4) WBB SID: Ryan McGintyHead Coach: Toyelle Wilson SID Phone: 936-261-9140PVAM Record: 21-12, 2nd year McGinty email: [email protected] Record: Same Athletic website: pvpanthers.com

South Alabama (Sun Belt)Nov. 21 at USA

2010-11 Record: 17-13 (8-8) WBB SID: Kevin BeasleyHead Coach: Rick Pietri SID Phone: 251-414-8033USA Record: 186-141, 12th year Goff email: [email protected] Record: Same Athletic website: usajaguars.com

Southern Methodist (CUSA)Dec. 5 at SMU

2010-11 Record: 14-16 (7-9) SID: Brad SuttonHead Coach: Rhonda Rompola SID Phone: 214-768-1651SMU Record: 366-236, 21st year Sutton email: [email protected] Record: Same Athletic website: smumustangs.com

Witchita State (MVC)Nov. 12 at WSU

2010-11 record: 17-15 (10-8) WBB SID: Brian PetrottaHead Coach: Jody Adams SID Phone: 316-978-5535WSU Record: 48-48, 4th year Petrotta email: [email protected] Record: 72-56, 5th year Athletic website: goshockers.com

Wiley College (NAIA)Dec. 10 at NSU

2010-11 Record: 8-21 (5-16) WBB SID: Habtom KeletaHead Coach: Courtney Garrett Pruitt SID Phone: 903-927-3292WC Record: 0-0, 1st year Keleta email: [email protected] Record: Same Athletic website: wileyc.edu/athletics

2011-12 Non-Conference OPponents


All-Time Series Opponent W-L H A NAlabama 0-6 0-2 0-2 0-2Alabama-Birmingham 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1Alcorn State 7-3 4-0 1-3 2-0Arkansas 3-8 3-0 0-6 0-2Arkansas Baptist 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0Ark.-Little Rock 11-0 7-0 4-0 0-0Arkansas-Monticello 6-1 6-0 0-0 0-1Arkansas-Pine Bluff 8-0 4-0 4-0 0-0Army 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Auburn 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-1Austin Peay 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Ball State 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Baylor 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0Belhaven 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0Boise State 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Butler 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Cal-Santa Barbara 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 Cal. State Fullerton 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 Cal. State Northridge 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Centenary 17-1 10-0 7-1 0-0Central Arkansas 7-5 4-2 3-3 0-0Central Florida 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0Central State (Okla.) 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Cheyney State 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1Clemson 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Colorado 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Colorado State 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0Creighton 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0Delta State 0-4 0-2 0-2 0-0DePaul 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Drake 2-0 0-0 1-0 1-0Duke 1-2 0-1 0-1 1-0East Carolina 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0East Central Oklahoma 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0East Tennessee St. 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 East Texas Baptist 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0East Texas State 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0Eastern Washington 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0Florida A&M FIRST MEETINGFlorida State 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Fordham 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1Fresno State 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1George Washington 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Georgia 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0Gonzaga 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 Grambling 11-6 6-2 4-4 1-0Harding 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0HawaiiPacific 2-0 0-0 2-0 0-0Henderson State 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0Houston 4-2 0-0 1-1 3-1Idaho 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1Idaho State 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Illinois State 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-0Iowa 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Jackson State 6-2 2-1 3-0 1-1James Madison 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Kansas 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0Kent State 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0LSU 5-11 1-3 0-6 1-1 LSU-Shreveport 7-0 7-0 0-0 0-0Lamar 29-11 15-4 12-6 2-1LaSalle 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Long Beach State 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0Louisiana College 12-5 7-2 5-3 0-0Louisiana-Monroe 49-37 22-13 14-18 6-3Louisiana-Lafayette 25-5 15-1 14-4 1-0Louisiana Tech 5-21 3-8 2-10 0-3 Louisville 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Loyola (N.O.) FIRST MEETINGLynn University 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1Maine 2-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 Marquette 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1McNeese State 53-18 27-7 21-10 5-1Memphis 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Mercer 1-2 0-1 0-1 1-0Miami (Fla.) 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0Mississippi College 6-4 3-1 3-3 0-0

Opponent W-L H A NMississippi State 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0Mississippi Valley 2-1 1-0 0-1 1-0Missouri 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Missouri-Kansas City 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-1Morgan State 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1Nebraska 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Nevada 3-3 0-0 3-3 0-0New Mexico 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0New Orleans 5-4 3-2 2-2 0-0Nicholls 59-5 32-1 26-4 1-0Norfolk State 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0North Carolina 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0North Carolina State 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1North Texas 18-3 9-1 9-2 0-0Notre Dame 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Oklahoma State 1-3 0-0 0-2 1-1Ole Miss 1-3 0-0 0-3 1-0Oral Roberts 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0Ouachita Baptist 3-0 3-0 0-0 0-0Pacific 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Pepperdine 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1Prairie View A&M 5-0 4-0 1-0 0-0Rice 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-0Rutgers 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1St. Louis 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0St. Mary’s (CA) 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Sam Houston State 35-14 19-6 16-8 0-0San Diego State 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0San Francisco 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0San Jose State 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Seton Hall 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0SMU 2-0 0-0 1-0 1-0South Alabama 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-0South Carolina State 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0South Florida 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Southeastern Louisiana 41-14 23-1 16-10 2-3Southeastern Oklahoma 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Southern 9-10 8-1 1-9 0-0Southern, N.O. 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0Southern Arkansas 5-0 5-0 0-0 0-0Southern Mississippi 5-5 4-1 1-4 0-0Southern Utah 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Southwest Missouri St. 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Stanford 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Stephen F. Austin 18-49 12-16 5-27 1-6TCU 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0Tennessee-Chattanooga 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1Tennessee-Martin 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1Tennessee State 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Tennessee Tech 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0Texas 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Texas A&M 2-4 1-0 1-2 0-2Texas A&M-Commerce 3-0 3-0 0-0 0-0Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1-5 1-2 0-2 0-1Texas A&M-Kingsville 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0Texas-Arlington 35-17 18-6 13-10 4-1Texas-San Antonio 22-14 11-6 11-6 0-2Texas Southern 3-0 2-0 1-0 0-0Texas State 29-20 17-5 9-14 3-1Texas Tech 0-3 0-0 0-2 0-1Texas Wesleyan 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Texas Women’s U. 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0Troy State 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Tulane 4-2 2-0 1-2 1-0UCLA 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1Utah 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1UTEP 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1U.S. International 3-0 0-0 1-0 2-0Vermont 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Virginia Tech 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1Washington State 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0Wayland Baptist 0-4 0-1 0-1 0-2Wichita State 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Wiley College FIRST MEETINGWyoming 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Xavier (LA) 5-2 3-2 2-0 0-0

LSU-Shreveport (NAIA)Nov. 18 at Alabama

2010-11 Record: 17-13 (13-9) WBB SID: Mark CantrellHead Coach: Ronnie Howell SID Phone: 318-795-2475LSUS Record: 87-89, 8th year Cantrell email: [email protected] Record: Same Athletic website: lsus.edu/athletics

Prairie View (SWAC)Nov. 29 at PVAM

2010-11 Record: 21-12 (14-4) WBB SID: Ryan McGintyHead Coach: Toyelle Wilson SID Phone: 936-261-9140PVAM Record: 21-12, 2nd year McGinty email: [email protected] Record: Same Athletic website: pvpanthers.com

South Alabama (Sun Belt)Nov. 21 at USA

2010-11 Record: 17-13 (8-8) WBB SID: Kevin BeasleyHead Coach: Rick Pietri SID Phone: 251-414-8033USA Record: 186-141, 12th year Goff email: [email protected] Record: Same Athletic website: usajaguars.com

Southern Methodist (CUSA)Dec. 5 at SMU

2010-11 Record: 14-16 (7-9) SID: Brad SuttonHead Coach: Rhonda Rompola SID Phone: 214-768-1651SMU Record: 366-236, 21st year Sutton email: [email protected] Record: Same Athletic website: smumustangs.com

Witchita State (MVC)Nov. 12 at WSU

2010-11 record: 17-15 (10-8) WBB SID: Brian PetrottaHead Coach: Jody Adams SID Phone: 316-978-5535WSU Record: 48-48, 4th year Petrotta email: [email protected] Record: 72-56, 5th year Athletic website: goshockers.com

Wiley College (NAIA)Dec. 10 at NSU

2010-11 Record: 8-21 (5-16) WBB SID: Habtom KeletaHead Coach: Courtney Garrett Pruitt SID Phone: 903-927-3292WC Record: 0-0, 1st year Keleta email: [email protected] Record: Same Athletic website: wileyc.edu/athletics


Since the first team took the court in 1908, the women’s basketball program at Northwestern has always scored a lot of points and win a lot of games. From the formative days of the program, the Lady Demons have lit up the score-board. That’s never been more true than the last 15 years, with NSU ranking among the national scoring leaders year after year. The Lady Demons have finished as high as fourth in the nation in 1984-85 (88.0 ppg), 1985-86 (87.5) and 1989-90 (86.6). Dating back to the early 1970s, when lit-tle attention was given to women’s athletics in college, the Lady Demons were already drawing attention with winning records and postseason success. In fact, while women’s sports were not yet funded by the university budget, the Lady Demons earned a trip to the National Women’s Invitational Tournament in 1973, led by volunteer coach Lou Lewis Baxter, a physical education professor. Recognized officially (and funded) by the university for the 1974-75 season, the Lady Demons hit the court running, post-ing an 18-9 record under head coach Mary Jane Mayfield. In April, 1975 Northwestern became the first university in Louisiana to issue full athletic scholarships to women, when NSU athletes Pat Nolen, Diane Pittman, Emma Ellerman, Louise “Do” Bonin, Sher-rill Landry, Terri McDonnell, Inez Brew, Mona Davidson, Janie Wallace and Mar-garet Langford were the recipients. Tam-my Primeaux and Lisa Brewer were high school seniors who accepted scholarships to play basketball for the Lady Demons. In 1974-75, the Lady Demons advanced to the Louisiana Association of Intercolle-giate Athletics for Women basketball tour-nament, splitting four games with South-western Louisiana before moving onto the AIAW Region IV tournament. The Lady Demons repeated the accom-plishment for the next three years under Charlotte Corley, posting a 14-13 record in state tournaments and an 8-8 mark in re-gional tournaments. While the Lady Demons were a power-

ful force in state women’s basketball under their first three coaches, it was under the leadership of Pat Nolen Pierson that the Lady Demons tasted their first bit of na-tional recognition. After finishing her playing career with the Lady Demons and graduating with honors, she came within one game of claiming a state championship in her only year of high school coaching at her alma mater, Pitkin High School. She took over the Northwestern pro-gram following that season, just 23 years old. During her nine years as head coach, the Lady Demons became a force on the national level as women’s basketball moved into the NCAA Division I mainstream around the country after playing in the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women in the 1970s. A formidable partnership was created when Pierson hired James Smith as assis-tant coach in 1980. He was responsible for installing the Lady Demons’ trademark fast-break offense. The Pierson-Smith tan-dem won 71 percent of their games (135-56) in their seven years together. During those years, Northwestern be-came a fixture in the national Top 10 scor-ing rankings. That attack appealed to top athletes like Lonnie Banks, Teressa Thom-as, Annie Harris, Linda Grayson and Sandy Pugh, highly-recruited prep stars who be-came Lady Demon greats. The Lady Demons won three straight Gulf Star Conference championships (1984-86), receiving votes for the AP Top 20 each year. The 1985-86 squad made the biggest breakthrough, setting a single sea-son record for victories and becoming the first Northwestern team to participate in postseason play at the NCAA Division I level. That team, led by Thomas, Banks and Harris, stunned 1985 NCAA Final Four entry Northeast Louisiana (ranked No. 4 in USA Today Top 25) 86-83 on Jan. 30, 1986. Northwestern had a 20-point halftime lead and held off a rally as Harris ripped in 37 points and Thomas pumped in 25 more to go along with eight assists and Banks, at

5-5, snagged 14 rebounds. A pair of late-season road losses at Southeastern Louisiana and Sam Houston probably kept the Lady Demons out of the 32-team NCAA Tournament. However, the NWIT issued an invitation to North-western and it was well-received on both ends. By the end of the NWIT in Amarillo, Texas, the Lady Demons had won over the local crowd and nearly won the tournament title. Seeded sixth, Northwestern topped Tennessee Tech, 77-71, and squeaked by Duke, 89-88, on a last second jumper by Harris to reach the championship contest. As a crowd of 2,600 Texans cheered wildly “on another night in Lady Demon Land,” as the local newspaper put it, North-western battled to the last minute before falling 100-91 to Idaho. Thomas and Harris were All-Tournament picks. Thomas had a national record 19 assists in an 88-77 win over Mississippi College earlier in her senior year. The Lady Demons won a fourth straight conference title in 1986-87 with a win over Southwest Texas, sharing the title with Ste-phen F. Austin. Sandy Pugh was named conference MVP, the first time a Lady De-mon was named conference MVP. At the end of the 1987 campaign, Pier-son made a difficult decision and left Northwestern to rejuvenate the women’s basketball program at East Carolina. It was an easy decision, however, to elevate Smith to the head coaching position. In 17 years, he took the program to even greater heights while surpassing Pierson as the all-time winningest coach in Lady Demon history during the 1995-96 season. Senior Linda Grayson combined with junior college transfer Pam Hudson to lead another landmark year for the Lady Demons in 1988-89. Smith’s second team

FIRST SIGNEES - In April 1975, Northwestern State became the first university in Louisiana to issue fall athletic scholarships to women. SIgning basketball and volleyball scholarships were (left to right) Diane Pittman, Pat Nolen, Emma Ellerman, “Do” Bonin, and Sherrill Landry

NSU all-time leading rebounder, Joskeen Garner

Lady Demon Basketball History

Photo courtesy of John Wright


knocked off No. 11 Stephen F. Austin, 78-76, and earned an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament. In 1989-90, the program took another huge step forward when Hudson won the Division I rebounding title (15.2 rpg), finished second in the scoring race (28.4 ppg) and rewrote school and Southland Conference records on the way to becom-ing the first major college All-American in Northwestern basketball history. She was a second-team pick on the Basketball Writers of America team and a honorable mention Kodak All-American. In 1993, the Lady Demons posted an-other winning campaign (24-8) with a freshman nucleus led by Joskeen Garner, the Southland Conference Freshman of the Year and a first team All-SLC pick. North-western accepted a bid to the NWIT and claimed the consolation championship (third place). The 1993-94 Lady Demons posted their 15th consecutive winning season with a 20-8 record as Garner was the nation’s second leading rebounder (13.8 rpg) and named Louisiana’s Co-Player of the Year with Pam Thomas of Louisiana Tech. Northwestern posted its fourth consec-utive 20-win season en route to a record-tying 25-7 record in 1994-95. The Lady Demons captured their first Southland Conference championship, finishing league play with a 16-2 record. Northwestern lost to SFA in the tournament championship game, but accepted a bid to the NWIT for the second time in three years. The seventh-seeded Lady Demons were the surprise team in Amarillo, Texas. Northwestern opened with an 80-64 win over Clemson. They followed with a 103-93 win over Notre Dame in a semifinal shootout before losing a hard-fought battle against Texas A&M in the finals, 85-81. Joskeen Garner became the first Lady Demon since Pam Hudson to earn All-American honors, being named to the Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American team. The Lady Demons again posted impres-sive numbers in 1995-96 while posting their 17th straight winning season, one win shy of a fifth straight 20-win season. Northwestern went through a rebuild-ing process in 1996-97 but found a star in Judy Clark, named Southland Conference Freshman of the Year. The 1998-99 squad put their stamp on the the Lady Demon record books. The team reeled off 13 straight wins from Dec. 20, 1998 to Feb. 6, 1999, a new Lady Demon record and finished the year with a 22-7 overall record. Clark added another piece of hard-ware to her trophy case as she was selected Southland Conference Player of the Year. The Southland Conference regular sea-son champions lost to Stephen F. Austin in the tournament finals, but once again were invited to the WNIT, the third time in six years for NSU. In a new format, the Lady Demons lost in the first round on the road against Arkansas. In 1999-00 the Lady Demons (24-6)

notched an .800 winning percentage, the best in school history. The Lady Demons also had the third most wins in school his-tory. The 1999-00 season did end in disap-pointment, however, as the Lady Demons failed to earn a bid to the NCAA tourna-ment despite a higher RPI ranking than several teams offered bids. The 2000-01 team led by Kia Converse rolled off a school-record 15 straight wins from Jan. 1 to March 8, finishing the sea-son with a mark of 23-7. The Lady Demons advanced to the tournament finals, only to lose to SFA. Converse became the SLC’s all-time best 3-point shooter with 218 career 3s. The 2003-04 team looked loaded in what turned out to be Coach Smith’s final season, and the pieces fell into place. The Lady Demons rolled through the SLC season with a 14-2 mark, including an 11-0 start. The team finished 24-7, tying for the sec-ond most wins in a season while winning the SLC regular-season and tournament crowns, advancing to the second NCAA Tournament in school history. Cooda Dobin became NSU’s all-time as-sist leader with 921 career dishes. She also became the first player in NCAA history, men or women, to lead the nation in assists per game for three straight seasons. She was featured in the NCAA Final Four official program. Dobin has returned to the Lady Demon program as an assistant coach for the 2011-12 season. On Sept. 1, 2004, the torch was passed. Smith stepped down as head coach and Lady Demon player and assistant coach Jennifer Graf, after being groomed by her mentor for the last two seasons, took over as head coach. Recent recruiting success in-dicates a return to SLC prominence is im-minent for Lady Demon basketball. Four Lady Demons have had their jer-seys retired after great careers. Hanging in the rafters of Prather Coliseum, alongside the many championship banners, are Pam Hudson’s No.45, Linda Grayson’s No. 33, Lonnie Banks’ No. 10, and Teressa Thomas’ No. 25. It’s a safe bet, looking at the fast track re-cord of success for Lady Demon hoops, that more banners will be raised soon.

Lady Demon Basketball History

All-ConfernCe SeleCtonS

All-Gulf Star Confence1985- Lonnie Banks Linda Grayson Gussie Leonard Teressa Thomas1986- Lonnie Banks1987- Annie Harris Sandy Pugh

All-Southland Confence1988- Linda Grayson1889- Pam Hudson1990- Pam Hudson1991- Leola Shaw1992- Kim Shaw1993- Joskeen Garner1994- Joskeen Garner Angela Simpson1995- Joskeen Garner1996- Joskeen Garner Angela Simpson 1999- Judy Clark2000- Judy Clark Kia Converse2001- Kia Converse2002- Cooda Dobin Angela Davidson2003- Cooda Dobin Angela Davidson 2004- Cooda Dobin Amanda Bennett2005- Diamond Cosby2008- Tena Matthews

All-Louisiana1984- Tracy Taylor1985- Linda Grayson1988- Linda Grayson1989- Pam Hudson1990- Pam Hudson1992- Kim Hill1994- Joskeem Garner1995- Joskeem Garner1996- Joskeem Garner1999- Judy Clark2000- Judy Clark Kia Converse2002- Cooda Dobin2003- Cooda Dobin2004- Cooda Dobin(Only 1st team selections listed above)

All-American1985- Gussie Leonard Freshman Second Team Women’s Basketball News1986- Teressa Thomas Freshman Second Team Women’s Basketball News1988- Linda Grayson Women’s Basketball News1990- Pam Hudson Second Team, USBWA1995- Joskeem Garner Honorable Mention Associated Press


Louise ChaseSheronda Bell

Brooke ShepardRonikka Drake

Kellye ThibodeauxNicole LacyKiki Junior

Kristen DavisRenotta Edwards

Iris DixonJennifer Price

Shonte’ KennedyJessica McPhail

Tashana Triplett

Lonnie Banks Lisa BrewerDebbie Lambright

Erica DupreeJohnnie Kay Heard

Tami KnottsKim Hill

Missi HardyDorthy KnoxKottia White

Helen LeFevreMonica Lee

Rachel PerryBridgete WilliamsSonya BeardenAshlee ThomasMeredith Graf

Traci WillisGinger Craig

Michelle EffersonKelli ThibodeauxAngela Simpson

Maegan FitzgeraldLyndzee GreenEbony Ford

Belinda Morse Lori Martin

Crystal DatcherAngela LuciusJennifer Graf

Katherine GriederTweet Williams

Arianne Ausmer

Sherri BroocksAnnie Harris

Angela OrtegaNancy Hebert

Amanda CooperAnna Means

Danielle FarrielAkilah Givens

Jasmine Upchruch

Rachel SpencerJulie CassellDarla WasherSebrena Smith

Kim KahlMia Cook

Dee Dee FavorsBrette GertonsonDemetria White

Kristy HarrisAngie Goodwin

Kim ScottBecca HayesNikki VernonBeth Tallant

Courtney SheadLori FletcherShea Collins

Joan DarbonneCooda Dobin

Christy Shelby

Tracy WillisLisa Carter

Teressa Thomas

Lori MartinStephanie Shaw

Kia ConverseShenise MillineerBrittany Kinlaw

Carlin BendoMarilyn Gates

Stephanie WashingtonSandy Pugh

Yolanda BrownAnika Moore

Alison NormanEmily Huey

Brittaney IsomTrudy Armstead

Gussie LeonardMissy CatheyMona PearrieStacie Symes

Kim KahlTweety Evans

Chassidy JonesKeke GoodsonSarah Kerry

Julie Cassell Leslie Peoples Linda Grayson

Karla ThomasTammy Blakenship

Joskeen GarnerKayla Clark

Carmen WallaceJordi James

Mary HumphreyVal WilliamsTee Holder

Cynthia BrownLaTonya Perry

Anna Cate WilliamsJasmine Bradley

Mary HumphreyAlyson Wilson

Diamond CosbyAshli Barnum

Becky GuidryMary HumpheryAndrea Carter

Stephanie WilliamsTiffany Hall

Deasia Johnson

Mona PearrieJamila Newman

Ashely SparkmanShalanda Carter

Theresa LongKim Paulk

Clara Jean Davies

Katie DaviesAngela DavidsonKimberly Carson

Natasha Isom

Shirlynda WilliamsJudy Clark

Lindsey Bufford Tena MatthewsSherion Thomas

Linda JonesJami Callais

Laneisha Jennie

Susan BaxterDemetria RobertsKatrina Swanigan

Tracy TaylorLeola Shaw

Sonia Cox Dianna CaryDarlene HawthorneMissy LandreneauAmanda Bennett

Marilyn GatesJanette RyanPam Hudson

Sharon Brown

All-Time Roster

1974-75Coach: Mary Jane Mayfield

Record: 18-9 (.667)NSU OPP88 Southwestern Louisiana 7260 LSU 5961 Northeast Louisian 56 81 Southwestern Louisiana 71 68 McNeese State 47 76 Louisiana Tech 56 81 Mississippi College 112 68 LSU 6387 Louisiana Tech 86 68 ----Southwestern Louisiana 92 79 Texas Womens University 67 78 Texas Womens University 72 77 Louisiana Tech 7865 Tulane 40 57 %McNeese State 56 51 %Southeastern Louisiana 68 53 %McNeese State 52 58 %Southeastern Louisiana 81 87 #Arkansas Monticello 90 108 #Houston 69 65 #Oklahoma State 79 1991 TOTALS 1915 %-LAIAW Tournament #-AIAW Region Four Tournament

Brittiany HoustonKeisha Lee

Andrea MillerTiandra Williams


1974-75Coach: Mary Jane Mayfield

Record: 18-9 (.667)NSU OPP88 Southwestern Louisiana 7260 LSU 5961 Northeast Louisian 56 81 Southwestern Louisiana 71 68 McNeese State 47 76 Louisiana Tech 56 81 Mississippi College 112 68 LSU 6387 Louisiana Tech 86 68 ----Southwestern Louisiana 92 79 Texas Womens University 67 78 Texas Womens University 72 77 Louisiana Tech 7865 Tulane 40 57 %McNeese State 56 51 %Southeastern Louisiana 68 53 %McNeese State 52 58 %Southeastern Louisiana 81 87 #Arkansas Monticello 90 108 #Houston 69 65 #Oklahoma State 79 1991 TOTALS 1915 %-LAIAW Tournament #-AIAW Region Four Tournament

1975-76Coach: Charlotte Corley

Record: 18-17 (.514)NSU OPP93 Ouachita Baptist 68 69 Stephen F. Austin 84 65 Stephen F. Austin 67 76 Nicholls State 60 81 Southeastern Louisiana 83 60 Delta State 96 90 Miss. College 123 76 Louisiana Tech 70 60 Wayland Baptist 105 65 Delta State 89 2 New Orleans (forfeit) 0 103 Southwestern Louisiana 66 72 Mississippi College 88 97 Northeast Louisiana 65 109 Tulane 62 91 Mississippi College 110 74 Belhaven College 66 68 Northeast Louisiana 63 71 Louisiana Tech 83 87 Northeast Louisiana 77 84 Louisiana Tech 73 57 Southern 61 67 Southern 6580 Northeast Louisiana 83 97 Southwestern Louisiana 50 76 Louisiana Tech 85 70 Wayland Baptist 92 61 %McNeese State 59 83 %Louisiana Tech 88 75 %Southeastern Louisiana 90 90 %LSU 93 91 #Southern Methodist 53 89 #Central State (Okla.) 80 75 #Wayland Baptist 86 103 #Texas-Arlington 83 2707 TOTALS 2658 %-LAIAW Tournament #-AIAW Region Four Tournament


Record: 17-14 (.548)NSU OPP77 McNeese State 69 70 at Louisiana Tech 88 68 at Lamar (OT) 6198 Louisiana College 75 75 Nicholls 64 58 at McNeese State 64 86 Southwestern Louisiana 66 64 LSU 73 84 Lamar 76 83 Louisiana Tech 101 63 at Southwestern Louisiana 69 59 Stephen F. Austin 78 84 at Ouachita Baptist 34 72 at Stephen F. Austin 83 62 at LSU 83 71 at Northeast Louisiana 70 91 at Houston 79 87 #Baylor 107 59 #Louisiana Tech 67 81 at Louisiana College 58 80 Northeast Louisiana 69 95 %Southwestern Louisiana 67 74 at Louisiana Tech 93 81 %Northeast Louisiana 76 92 %Southern 79 87 %LSU 82 72 %Louisiana Tech 80 80 $Houston (OT) 74 61 $Wayland Baptist 9486 $East Central Oklahoma 6181 $Louisiana Tech 89 2381 TOTALS 2329 #-Houston Tournament %-LAIAW Tournament in Ruston, La. $-AIAW Region Four Tournament


Record: 18-17 (.514)NSU OPP57 LSU 87 103 Southwestern Louisiana 56 93 at Nicholls State 67 83 at Northeast Louisiana 78 63 Louisiana College 6990 McNeese State 100 76 at McNeese State 84 75 Louisiana Tech 97 86 New Orleans 49 99 at Southwestern Louisiana 62 77 at Xavier 64 100 at New Orleans 73 69 at Louisiana Tech 92 83 Nicholls State 57 91 Northeast Louisiana 70 67 #Lamar 53 78 #Baylor 8368 at LSU 9279 Xavier 66

58 at Louisiana College 71 10 5 %Northeast Louisiana 99 61 %LSU 90 80 %Southern 83 81 $Houston 92 80 $Lamar 73 69 $Texas Tech 85 2071 TOTALS 1922 #-Houston Tournament %-LAIAW Tournament in Baton Rouge, La. $-AIAW Region Four Tournament

1978-79Coach: Pat Nolen Pierson

Record: 12-15 (.444)NSU OPP59 at Tulane 66 96 at New Orleans 55 62 at McNeese State 77 66 Northeast Louisiana 77 53 Louisiana College 59 61 Louisiana Tech 104 64 Grambling 70 89 Nicholls State 75 80 at Nicholls State 6469 at Arkansas-Little Rock 52 69 McNeese State 74 68 at Northeast Louisiana 82 74 Southeastern Louisiana 70 74 at Southwestern Louisiana 63 69 Southwestern Louisiana 59 63 at Southeastern Louisiana 100 74 at Grambling 75 74 @Louisiana College 67 75 @Northeast Louisiana 8878 Arkansas-Little Rock 58 75 at Xavier 61 66 at Louisiana Tech 89 61 at Louisiana College 71 70 Xavier 61 49 %LSU 74 66 %Tulane 61 46 %McNeese State 51 1850 TOTALS 1903 @-Jena Kiwanis Club Tournament %-LAIAW Tournament in Monroe, La.


Record: 19-17 (.528)NSU OPP74 Xavier 69 90 at Texas Wesleyan 7085 @Texas Christian 76 60 @Southeastern Okla. (OT) 61 72 #Texas-Arlington 70 80 #Lamar 83 74 #Northeast Louisiana 58 59 at Southwestern Louisiana 6760 at Tulane 63 76 Xavier 8370 at Nicholls State 7563 Louisiana Tech 111 68 at Southeastern Louisiana 80 47 at Louisiana Tech 93 56 Southwestern Louisiana 66 70 Tulane 58 55 Northeast Louisiana 44 77 Southeastern Louisiana 60 74 McNeese State 74 59 at Texas-Arlington 6266 at Southern Methodist 63 82 Grambling 76

1974-75- First Lady Demon Basketball Team

Year-by-Year Results

Mary Jane Mayfield (18-9, 1 year)Mary Jane Mayfield be-came the first women’s basketball coach in 1974 leading the Lady Demons to the AIAW RegionIV Tournament and offering the first athletic scholarship to a women in Louisiana, fu-

ture Lady Demon coach Pat Noen Peirson.

Charlotte Corley (48-44, 3 years)Charlotte Corely contin-ued building the Lady Demons, leading them to the AIAW Region IV Tournament in ‘76 and ‘77

Pat Nolen Pierson (166-88, 9 years)NSU graduate Pat Pier-son led the Lady De-mons into the national spotlight, winning three straight Gulf Star confer-ence titles and into post-season play at the NCAA Division I level for the first time in school his-troy


72 Louisiana College 55 75 Nicholls State 66 69 at Northeast Louisiana 51 78 at Southern Alabama 74 81 at Florida State 8583 $Oklahoma State 6462 at Houston 81 72 $Baylor 63 57 at Louisiana College 49 74 McNeese State 76 60 at Grambling 57 75 %Nicholls State 60 71 %Louisiana Tech 90 2509 TOTALS 2518 @-Texas Wesleyan Tournament #-Lady Demon Christmas Classic $-Houston Tournament %-LAIAW Tournament in Ruston, La.


Record: 22-8 (.733)NSU OPP57 at LSU 82 95 New Orleans 82 87 at South Florida 79 65 Southwestern Louisiana 57 99 at New Orleans 107 102 Lamar 91 73 Arkansas 62 61 at Louisiana College 67 68 McNeese State 74 74 Southern Mississippi 72 72 at McNeese State (OT) 73 54 at Southern 68 91 Nicholls State 74 101 Texas Christian 60 73 at Southern Mississippi 82 88 Northeast Louisiana 70 75 at Texas-Arlington 74 87 at North Texas State 73 78 Louisiana College 71 82 at Southwestern Louisiana 70 86 Texas-Arlington 63 67 at Louisiana Tech 11573 at Northeast Louisiana 69 86 Southern 76 88 at Nicholls State 76 68 %Grambling (OT 6736 %Louisiana Tech 90 74 %Southeastern Louisiana 67 65 $Houston 6473 $Stephen F. Austin 932298 TOTALS 2259 %-LAIAW Tournament in Hammond,La $-AIAW Region Four Tournament


Record: 18-7 (.720)NSU OPP70 at Louisiana College 40 64 at Arkansas 78 86 at Southwestern Louisiana 75 73 Southeastern Louisiana 6875 LSU 61 85 at Lamar 65 84 Louisiana College 45 77 Southern 6487 Nicholls State 57 87 Southwestern Louisiana 70 65 at Delta State 69 76 Centenary 60 86 at Southern 90 77 Mercer (2OT) 79 81 at McNeese State 91 82 Lamar 8068 Alcorn State 61 76 at Northeast Louisiana 64 75 at Nicholls State 5864 McNeese State 63 75 Northeast Louisiana 67 73 at Southeastern Louisiana 85 65 at Centenary 53 85 %Northeast Louisiana 83 71 %New Orleans 80 1911 TOTALS 1706

%-LAIAW Tournament in Natchitoches


Record: 16-9 (.640)NSU OPP78 McNeese State 77 86 at Northeast Louisiana 91 48 #Cheyney State 57 78 #Illinois State 67 67 #Alabama 74 76 at Alcorn State 78 82 Nicholls State 53 69 Alcorn State 57 62 Arkansas 58 75 at Mercer 76 78 at Nicholls State 64 75 Centenary 55 69 at Stephen F. Austin 8268 Lamar 62 66 Southeastern Louisiana 57 69 at Nevada-Reno 6484 at Nevada-Reno 72 85 at McNeese State 56 71 at LSU 108 99 Texas A&I 60 71 Stephen F. Austin 7290 Northeast Louisiana 78 79 at Southeastern Louisiana 72 72 at Centenary 71 76 at Arkansas 86 1873 TOTALS 1747 #-Lady Techster Dial Classic


Record: 15-11 (.577)NSU OPP68 @North Carolina 69 73 at Kansas 74 80 LSU 84 86 McNeese State 76 87 at Southern Mississippi 88 81 $Tennessee Tech 76 46 Louisiana Tech 82 91 Northeast Louisiana 93 63 at Central Arkansas 67 73 at Arkansas 75 87 %Missouri-Kansas City 81 70 at Nevada-Reno 55 79 at Texas-Southern 69 81 at Lamar 63 93 at Centenary 43 82 Grambling 7679 at McNeese State 70 86 Arkansas-Little Rock 68 85 Southern (OT) 90 91 at Nicholls State 73 83 at Northeast Louisiana 100 79 Centenary 37 82 at Grambling (OT) 77 86 Nicholls State 67 62 at Southern 73 101 Texas Southern 83 2074 TOTALS 1912 @-Kansas Classic

#-Hattiesburg, MS %-Lady Pack Classic in Reno, NV


Record: 20-6 (.528) *GSC: 10-0, 1stGULF STAR CHAMPIONS

NSU OPP98 Southwestern Louisiana 81 87 Southern Mississippi 77 86 McNeese State 74 99 at Alcorn State 101 95 Lamar 80 89 Northeast Louisiana 108 86 at Nevada Reno 84 97 #US International 85 80 at McNeese State 66 72 at Southwestern Louisiana 64 72 at Northeast Louisiana 106 84 *at Nicholls State 74 77 *at Southeastern Louisiana 71 97 Grambling 71 97 *Sam Houston State 56 109 *Southwest Texas 61 95 Alcorn State 65 83 at Grambling 84 87 Delta State 91 90 *Nicholls State 70 69 *Southeastern Louisiana 59 87 at Delta State 100 73 *at Sam Houston State 57 80 *at Southwest Texas 67 95 *at Stephen F. Austin 79 106 *Stephen F. Austin 85 2287 TOTAL 2016 #-Lady Pack Classic in Reno, NV *-Gulf Star Conference games



NSU OPP117 Southern Arkansas 53 79 Kansas 63 108 #Pan American 61 88 #Mississippi College 77 56 at Northeast Louisiana 75 83 at Mississippi College 81 88 Florida 67 82 @ Pacific 8777 @ Boise State 66 77 at Nevada Reno 85 99 at Lamar 81 108 at Arkansas-Little Rock 57 83 at Grambling 70 72 *at Stephen F. Austin 68 94 *Sam Houston State 66 90 *Southwest Texas 52 86 Northeast Louisiana 83 83 *at Nicholls State 72 88 *at Southeastern Louisiana 93 92 Grambling 86 74 *Stephen F. Austin 68 100 Creighton 85

81 *Nicholls State 69 67 *Southeastern Louisiana 59 90 at LSU 118 67 *at Sam Houston State 77 84 *at Southwest Texas 76 95 at Hawaii Pacific 62 134 at Hawaii Pacific 51 77 %Tennessee Tech 71 89 %Duke 88 91 %Idaho 100 2799 TOTALS 2367 #-Lady Demon Christmas Classic @-Lady Pack Classic in Reno, NV %-NWIT in Amarillo, Texas *-Gufl Star Conference games



NSU OPP79 @North Carolina 96 60 @Drake 53 93 Lamar 53 98 Arkansas Baptist 63 81 Southern Mississippi 71 94 Georgia (OT) 95 82 at Florida 9292 #Alabama 94 84 #Wyoming 76 122 Arkansas Baptist 59 60 at Northeast Louisiana 81 65 *at Stephen F. Austin 82 75 Grambling 70 74 *Sam Houston State 67 95 *Southwest Texas 77 87 Texas Southern 60 75 *at Nicholls State 66 56 *at Southeastern La. 50 87 Arkansas-Little Rock 5578 *Stephen F. Austin 69 73 Northeast Louisiana (OT) 77 90 at Grambling 93 83 *Nicholls State 70 96 *Southeastern Louisiana 67 72 *at Sam Houston State 62 94 *at Southwest Texas 7088 at Lamar 75 2243 TOTALS 1943 #-LSU Tournament @-Lady Pack Classic in Reno, NV *-Gulf Star Conference games


1984-85 Gulf Star Conference Champions


1987-88Coach: James Smith

Record: 16-12 (.571) *SLC: 7-7, T-3rdNSU OPP72 at Louisiana College 68 81 at Arkansas-Little Rock 72 96 @U.S.International (OT) 9263 @ Nevada Reno 74 77 @Pepperdine 84 90 Mississippi College 82 91 East Texas State 63 88 Nicholls State 68 75 at Lamar 77 81 *Northeast Louisiana 64 85 *North Texas State 73 81 *Texas-Arlington 68 65 at Nicholls State 66 64 *at McNeese State 73 75 *at Stephen F. Austin 94 79 at Mississippi College 74 70 *at Southwest Texas 85 71 *at Sam Houston State 69 81 *Southwest Texas 80 67 *Sam Houston State 78 68 Arkansas-Little Rock 6790 *Stephen F. Austin 9670 *McNeese State 66 76 *at Texas-Arlington 74 67 *at North Texas 75 81 Lamar 76 65 *at Northeast Louisiana 70 77 #Northeast Louisiana 98 2146 TOTALS 2126 @-Lady Pack Classic in Reno, NV #-Southland Conference Tournament*-Southland Conference games


Record: 22-8 (.733) *SLC: 11-3, T-2ndNSU OPP92 at Mississippi College 80 53 @Cal. State Fullerton 6689 @Miami 92 95 Mississippi College 72 87 Texas A&M 83 91 Southern Mississippi 73 89 at U.S. International 76 86 at Missouri 83 92 at Southeastern Louisiana 76 86 at Southwestern Louisiana 64 75 *Northeast Louisiana 73 80 *North Texas 70 79 *Texas-Arlington 54 88 *at McNeese State 8174 *at Stephen F Austin 81 90 *at Southwest Texas 91 70 *at Sam Houston State 60 81 *Southwest Texas 76 91 *Sam Houston State 8393 Southeastern Louisiana 72 78 *Stephen F Austin 76 93 *McNeese State 72 3 Southwestern Louisiana 72 82 *at Texas-Arlington 76 97 *at North Texas 79 87 *at Northeast Louisiana 90 79 at Southern Mississippi 95 76 #Northeast Louisiana. 71 73 # at Stephen F. Austin 82 79 % at Illinois State 1002523 TOTALS 2322 @-University of Houston Tournament *-Southland Conference games#-Southland Conference Tournament %-NCAA Tournament


Record: 17-12 (.586) *SLC: 9-5, T-2ndNSU OPP77 @Drake 70 85 at Texas A&M 87 102 #Mercer 76 73 at Ole Miss 74 99 at Grambling 107 66 at Long Beach State 89 82 $Ole Miss 69 87 Grambling 94 81 at Southwestern Louisiana 86 73 *Stephen F. Austin 9879 *McNeese State 49 104 Southeastern Louisiana 99 87 *Texas-Arlington 5593 *North Texas 89 94 *at Northeast La. (OT) 86 92 *at Sam Houston 73 71 *at Southwest Texas 80 88 *Northeast Louisiana (OT) 91 96 *Sam Houston 83 102 *at McNeese State 85106 Southwestern Louisiana 45 68 *at Texas-Arlington 74 81 *at North Texas 78 80 *Stephen F. Austin 93 85 *Southwest Texas 77 108 Mississippi Valley 56 85 at Southeastern Louisiana 63 85 %Northeast Louisiana (OT) 81 83 % at Stephen F. Austin 93 2511 TOTAL 2294 @-Texas A&M Tournament #-Ole Miss Tournament $-Long Beach State Dial Classic *-Southland Conference games%-Southland Conference Tournament


Record: 16-11 (.593) *SLC: 6-8, 5thNSU OPP

65 @South Carolina State 45 69 at East Carolina 81 81 at Prairie View 63 71 East Carolina 67 70 at Southeastern Louisiana 80 85 at Southwestern Louisiana 7093 *Sam Houston State 74 81 *at McNeese State 64 74 Southeastern Louisiana 66 70 *at Texas-Arlington 83 74 *at North Texas 62 61 *Stephen F. Austin 75 65 *Southwest Texas 79 104 Prairie View A&M 70 64 at Miss. Valley State 72 63 *at Northeast Louisiana 81 102 Nicholls State 57 64 *at Stephen F. Austin 99 88 *McNeese State 61 92 Southwestern Louisiana 6766 *Texas-Arlington 67 75 *North Texas 64 65 *at Sam Houston State 75 78 *at Southwest Texas 67 49 at Nicholls State 45 71 *Northeast Louisiana 74 75 at Rice 70 2008 TOTALS 1877 #-East Carolina Tournament *-Southland Conference games


Record: 21-8 (.724) *SLC: 14-4, 2ndNSU OPP66 Southwestern Louisiana 5571 @UC-Santa Barbara 74 66 @Fresno State 82 104 @Cal State-Northridge 51 61 *at Nicholls State 51 82 *at McNeese State 72 86 Rice 77 100 East Texas State 72 96 Southern 8084 *at Northeast Louisiana 71 97 *Southeastern Louisiana 5995 *Southwest Texas 6381 *Texas-San Antonio 69 58 *at Sam Houston State 57 50 *at Stephen F. Austin 65 96 *North Texas (OT) 93 70 *Texas-Arlington 62 55 at Southern 71 79 *Northeast Louisiana 57 79 *Nicholls State 71 64 *at Texas-San Antonio 60 66 *at Southwest Texas 79 56 *Stephen F. Austin 74 67 *Sam Houston State 73 75 *at Texas-Arlington 68 96 *at North Texas 72 87 *McNeese State 82 66 #Southwest Texas 60 58 # at Stephen F. Austin 77 2211 TOTALS 1997 @-Wolfpack Thanksgiving Tourn. in Reno, NV *-Southland Conference games#-Southland Conference Tournament

1994-95 Southland Conference Champions and WNIT runners-up


1984-85 Gulf Star Conference Champions

James Smith (340-155, 17 years)The Dean of Lady De-mon basketball, James Smith led the Lady De-mons to 340 wins, the most by a Lady Demon coach. He also led the Lady Demons to the postseason 13 times, winning the Southalnd

Conference three times and into the NCAA tournament in 1989 and 2004



Record: 24-8 (.750) *SLC: 14-4, 3rdNSU OPP94 @Oral Roberts 61 67 at Texas Tech 91 119 Prairie View 42 76 at San Francisco 80 84 at San Jose Sate. 62 94 *at North Texas (OT) 87 71 *at Texas-Arlington 58 111 Central Arkansas 91 105 *Nicholls State 79 76 *McNeese State 54 74 *at Stephen F. Austin 77 80 *Texas-San Antonio 52 77 *Southwest Texas 84 72 *at Southeastern Louisiana 62 67 *Northeast Louisiana 64 73 *at McNeese State 60 98 *at Nicholls State 66 75 *Stephen F. Austin 80 101 *Sam Houston State 51 77 Arkansas 62 71 *at Southwest Texas 88 93 *at Texas-San Antonio 65 74 *at Sam Houston State 64 84 *at Northeast Louisiana 82 76 *Texas-Arlington 66 102 North Texas 60 65 #Texas-Arlington 47 78 #Southwest Texas 5875 # at Stephen F. Austin 7774 %Marquette 77 93 %George Washington 77 89 %Butler 85 2659 TOTALS 2209@-Lady Raider Classic in Lubbock, TX #-Southland Conference Tournament %-NWIT in Amarillo, Texas


Record: 20-8 (.714) *SLC: 14-4, 2ndNSU OPP102 East Texas Baptist 74 71 @Army 60 77 at Maine 54 90 #Mississippi Valley State 81 74 at Arkansas 8580 Texas-San Antonio (OT) 74 71 Southwest Texas 50 81 Central Florida 65 78 at Stephen F. Austin (OT) 83 74 at Sam Houston State 62 83 Nicholls State 41 66 McNeese State 62 75 at Texas-Arlington 70 79 at North Texas 65 61 Northeast Louisiana 72 80 Sam Houston State 65 96 Stephen F. Austin (OT) 95 71 at McNeese State 59 87 at Nicholls State 68 98 North Texas 86 68 Texas-Arlington 63 55 Southern Mississippi 81 59 at Northeast Louisiana 77 71 at Texas-San Antonio 56 83 at Southwest Texas 84 72 Southern Mississippi 87 75 %McNeese State 65 67 %Northeast Louisiana 77 2144 TOTALS 1961 @-University of Maine Tournament #-Arkansas Dial Classic %-Southland Conference Tournament


Record: 25-7 (.781) *SLC: 16-2, 1stSLC CHAMPIONS

NSU OPP57 at Nebraska 70 94 @Oral Roberts 69 63 at Ole Miss 86 73 Louisiana College 54 54 #Iowa 53

62 at Stanford 102 73 Northeast Louisiana 52 60 at Texas-Arlington 51 81 at North Texas 70 96 Harding 80 75 McNeese State 54110 Nicholls State 63 59 at Sam Houston State 71 87 at Stephen F. Austin 82 87 Texas-San Antonio 67 66 Southwest Texas 57 89 North Texas 70 76 Texas-Arlington 74 72 at Nicholls State 60 76 at McNeese State 74 77 Sam Houston State 66 70 Stephen F. Austin 75 74 at Southwest Texas 73 76 at Texas-San Antonio 57 92 Prairie View A&M 63 93 at Northeast Louisiana 69 92 $Northeast Louisiana 83 68 $McNeese State 61 60 $Stephen F. Austin 6880 %Clemson 64 103 %Notre Dame 93 81 %Texas A&M 85 2476 TOTALS 2216 @-Ole Miss Tournament #-Stanfordd Fry’s/Cardinal Classic $-Century Cellunet SLC Classic %-NWIT in Amarillo, Texas


Record: 19-10 (.655) *SLC: 13-5, 3rdNSU OPP83 #at Arkansas 84 104 East Texas Baptist 92 77 @vs. LaSalle 60 72 @vs. Colorado State 82 111 Louisiana College 75 80 at Saint Louis 61 62 %vs. Colorado 71 81 %at Louisville 74 84 *at McNeese State 46 87 *at Nicholls State 69 97 *at Northeast Louisiana 63 69 Alabama 74 81 *Texas-San Antonio 73 85 *Southwest Texas 72 67 *Stephen F. Austin 77 96 *at North Texas 80 90 *at Texas-Arlington 74 77 *Sam Houston State 7990 *Nicholls State 56 83 *McNeese State 52 96 *Northeast Louisiana 63 64 *Southwest Texas 69 93 *at Texas-San Antonio 74 63 *Texas-Arlington 65 92 *North Texas 61 75 *at Stephen F. Austin 77 82 *at Sam Houston Sate. 73 74 $vs. Texas-Arlington 6670 $vs. Southwest Texas 80 2476 TOTALS 2216 @-Nevada Wolfpack Classic #-Preseason Womens NIT $-Century Cellunet SLC Classic in Shreveport, La. *-denotes Southland Conference Games


Record: 11-15 (.423) *SLC: 5-11, 7thNSU OPP70 at Southern 74 91 Louisiana College 73 70 @vs. Lynn University 73 66 @vs. Jackson State 63 88 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 59 84 #vs. UNC-Charlotte 72 57 #vs. Auburn 80 81 #vs. Central Florida 86 68 *at Stephen F. Austin 101 64 *Texas San Antonio 6658 *Southwest Texas 82 85 *at Nicholls State 72

66 *at McNeese State 77 68 *Texas Arlington 76 76 *Northeast Louisiana 67 53 *at Southwest Texas 77 64 *at Texas San Antonio 74 67 *Sam Houston State 69 77 *Stephen F. Austin 87 76 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 57 85 *Nicholls State 56 75 *McNeese State 65 79 *at Sam Houston State 76 58 *at Northeast Louisiana 67 76 Southern 67 68 *at Texas Arlington 80 1870 TOTALS 1896@-Sheraton Capstone Inn Classic (Alabama) #-Gooding’s Holiday Classic (Central Florida) *-Southland Conference Games


Record: 17-11 (.607) *SLC: 9-7, T3rdNSU OPP90 Norfolk State 6761 at Southwestern Louisiana 58 78 Louisiana College 63 104 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 57 63 @vs. Washington St. 90 76 @vs. Vermont 60 58 #vs. Wichita State 89 88 #vs. Alcorn State 4776 *Texas San Antonio 88 70 *at Stephen F. Austin 101 68 *McNeese State 65 59 *Sam Houston State 61 64 *Northeast Louisiana 68 68 *at Texas Arlington 55 68 Alabama 74 69 *at Northeast Louisiana 70 66 *at Southeastern Louisiana 58 83 *at Nicholls State 59 59 *Texas Arlington 57 67 *Stephen F. Austin 75 84 *at McNeese State 62 69 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 55 54 *at Texas San Antonio 51 75 *at Southwest Texas 69 73 *Southeastern Louisiana 64 76 Nicholls State (OT) 80 55 $vs. Texas Arlington 52 69 $vs. Northeast Louisiana (OT) 71 1990 TOTALS 1866 @-Washington State Dial Classic #-Wichita St. Pizza Hut Shocker Shootout $-Century Cellunet SLC Classic in Shreveport, La *-denotes SLC Games



NSU OPP65 at Alabama 93 78 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 43 65 @at Oklahoma State 88 66 @vs. New Mexico 59 63 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 90 81 Southwestern Louisiana 59 76 #at Mississippi State 99 105 #vs. Troy State 60 66 *Sam Houston State 63 76 *at McNeese State 58 68 *Lamar 53 56 *at Texas-Arlington 51 85 *at Stephen F. Austin 84 76 *Nicholls State 63 67 *Northeast Louisiana 46 78 *at Southwest Texas 58 65 *at Texas-San Antonio 51 64 *Southeastern Louisiana 53 72 *Southwest Texas 45 86 *Texas-San Antonio 65 76 *at Sam Houston State 79 65 at Northeast Louisiana 57 64 *Texas-Arlington 60 66 *Stephen F. Austin 74 58 *at Southeastern Louisiana 40 66 *at Lamar 57 67 $vs. Northeast Louisiana 65 77 $vs. Stephen F. Austin 90 60 %at Arkansas 78 2094 TOTALS 1847 @-Jackson Diamond Jewelers’ Cowgirl Classic #-Mississippi State Classic$-Century Cellunet SLC Classic in Shreveport, La.% - Women’s National Invitational Tourn.*-denotes SLC Games


Record: 24-6 (.800) *SLC: 15-3, 2ndNSU OPP57 at Southwest Missouri 71 66 Jackson State 53 91 @James Madison 83 60 @Seton Hall 50 94 Southern Arkansas 65 87 at Centenary 41 55 #Utah 86 80 #Southern Utah 72 69 *at Lamar 50 73 *at McNeese State 5860 *Texas-Arlington 46 77 *Sam Houston State 5967 *at Stephen F. Austin 76 87 Centenary 41 62 *at Louisiana-Monroe 6162 *Texas-San Antonio 46 67 *Southeastern Louisiana 48

1998-99 Southland Conference Champions






NSU OPP65 at Alabama 93 78 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 43 65 @at Oklahoma State 88 66 @vs. New Mexico 59 63 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 90 81 Southwestern Louisiana 59 76 #at Mississippi State 99 105 #vs. Troy State 60 66 *Sam Houston State 63 76 *at McNeese State 58 68 *Lamar 53 56 *at Texas-Arlington 51 85 *at Stephen F. Austin 84 76 *Nicholls State 63 67 *Northeast Louisiana 46 78 *at Southwest Texas 58 65 *at Texas-San Antonio 51 64 *Southeastern Louisiana 53 72 *Southwest Texas 45 86 *Texas-San Antonio 65 76 *at Sam Houston State 79 65 at Northeast Louisiana 57 64 *Texas-Arlington 60 66 *Stephen F. Austin 74 58 *at Southeastern Louisiana 40 66 *at Lamar 57 67 $vs. Northeast Louisiana 65 77 $vs. Stephen F. Austin 90 60 %at Arkansas 78 2094 TOTALS 1847 @-Jackson Diamond Jewelers’ Cowgirl Classic #-Mississippi State Classic$-Century Cellunet SLC Classic in Shreveport, La.% - Women’s National Invitational Tourn.*-denotes SLC Games


Record: 24-6 (.800) *SLC: 15-3, 2ndNSU OPP57 at Southwest Missouri 71 66 Jackson State 53 91 @James Madison 83 60 @Seton Hall 50 94 Southern Arkansas 65 87 at Centenary 41 55 #Utah 86 80 #Southern Utah 72 69 *at Lamar 50 73 *at McNeese State 5860 *Texas-Arlington 46 77 *Sam Houston State 5967 *at Stephen F. Austin 76 87 Centenary 41 62 *at Louisiana-Monroe 6162 *Texas-San Antonio 46 67 *Southeastern Louisiana 48


69 *at Nicholls State 54 77 *McNeese State 47 65 *Lamar 62 77 *at Texas-Arlington 67 61 *at Sam Houston State 49 95 *Nicholls State 67 59 *at Southwest Texas 78 64 *at Texas-San Antonio 61 58 *Stephen F. Austin 79 59 *Louisiana-Monroe 56 93 $McNeese State 82 66 $Southwest Texas 64 68 $Stephen F. Austin 79 2125 TOTALS 1851 @-DePaul University Moran Realty Classic #-Boise State Christmas Classic $-Century Cellunet SLC Classic in Shreve-port, La *-Southland Conference Games


Record: 23-7 (.767) *SLC: 16-4, 3rdNSU OPP78 Southern Arkansas 7164 @Texas A&M 7375 @East Tennessee State 7192 Centenary 4964 Maine 6249 at Colorado State 8159 *at Southeastern Louisiana 5089 *at Nicholls State 7743 *Lamar 5561 *Sam Houston State 5482 *McNeese State 4359 *at Texas-Arlington 6463 *at Stephen F. Austin 8065 *at Louisiana-Monroe 8271 *Southwest Texas 6345 *Texas-San Antonio 43102 at Centenary 6271 *Louisiana-Monroe 6265 *at Lamar 5473 *at Sam Houston State 5780 *Nicholls State 5970 *Southeastern Louisiana 6463 *at Texas-San Antonio 6178 *at Southwest Texas 6783 *at McNeese State 6658 *Stephen F. Austin 5573 *Texas-Arlington 6282 $Southeastern Louisiana 6063 $Louisina-Monroe 5673 $Stephen F. Austin 822093 TOTALS 1885@-Memphis Lady Tiger Classic$-Century Cellunet SLC Classic in Shreveport, La *-Southland Conference Games


Record: 22-7 (.759) *SLC: 17-3, 2ndNSU OPP46 #Virginia Tech 7159 #Tennessee-Martin 5867 %Rutgers (OT) 6851 %Fordham 6256 Jackson State 5574 *at Sam Houston State 6170 *at Lamar 5283 at Jackson State 8264 *at McNeese State 5254 *at Texas-Arlington 5967 *Stephen F. Austin 4267 *at SE Louisiana 6371 *at Nicholls State 5056 *Texas-San Antonio 4467 *Texas State 5284 *Sam Houston State 6673 *Lamar 5891 *Louisiana-Monroe 7657 *at Texas-San Antonio 5174 *at Texas State 7682 Centenary 4874 *SE Louisiana (OT) 7273 *Nicholls State 6472 *Texas-Arlington 7168 *at Stephen F. Austin 8872 *McNeese State 5881 *at Louisiana Monroe 6766 ^Texas-Arlington 5952 ^at Stephen F. Austin 761971 TOTALS 1801# - LSU Tournament% - Arizona State Tournament* - denotes SLC games^ - Southland Conference Tournament


Record: 17-11 (.607) *SLC: 14-6, T3rdNSU OPP65 at Texas A&M 5974 # vs UCLA 8273 # vs UTEP 8468 Henderson State 7360 % vs Arkansas 7997 % vs Idaho State 8481 Prairie View A&M 5575 *at SE Louisiana 5060 *Texas-San Antonio 6985 *Texas State 6865 *at McNeese State 5365 *SE Louisiana 4481 *Nicholls State 5585 *at Lamar 6569 *at Sam Houston State (ot) 7763 *Texas-Arlington 5994 *Stephen F. Austin 74

54 *at Texas-San Antonio 6864 *at Texas State 5974 *McNeese State 7771 *Louisiana-Monroe 8075 *at Nicholls State 5275 *at Louisiana-Monroe 7179 *Lamar 4382 *Sam Houston State 6270 *at Texas-Arlington 5373 *at Stephen F. Austin 8062 ^Louisiana-Monroe 712039 TOTALS 1846# - UNLV Tournament% - Rice Tournament* - denotes SLC game^ - Southland Conference Tournament



NSU OPP82 #vs. Ball State 8073 #at DePaul 10984 Texas A&M-Commerce 5876 at Centenary 7084 Harding 4888 Belhaven College 4362 at Arkansas 7853 !Duke 10578 ^vs. Kent State 7452 ^at Auburn 10379 Louisiana-Monroe 6384 *Stephen F. Austin 5465 *at McNeese State 5175 *Nicholls State 6083 *Lamar 4981 *at Sam Houston State 6171 *at Texas-San Antonio 6463 *Texas State 6278 *McNeese State 6281 *at Lamar 7170 *at Southeastern La. 6665 *Sam Houston State 8477 *Texas-Arlington 69 (ot)62 *Texas-San Antonio 5675 *at Stephen F. Austin 7263 *at Louisiana-Monroe 7469 $Sam Houston State 6182 $Texas-San Antonio 7178 $Texas-Arlington 7151 %Duke 1032267 TOTALS 2139# - DePaul Tournament! - Played at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City^ - Auburn Holiday Classic* - denotes SLC game$ - Southland Conference Tournament% - NCAA Tournament, Durham, N.C.

2004-05Coach: Jennifer Graf

Record: 17-12 (.586) *SLC: 11-5, T-3rdNSU OPP74 Southern 6878 Texas A&M-Commerce 6259 !Tennessee-Chattanooga 8372 !at St. Mary’s (CA) 7486 LSU-Shreveport 51102 Arkansas-Monticello 7961 at Texas A&M 7079 Centenary 5564 # Jackson State 7754 # at South Alabama 7741 at Louisiana-Monroe 5655 *at Stephen F. Austin 5854 *Texas-San Antonio 4960 *at Texas-Arlington 7580 *Southeastern Louisiana 6376 *at Texas State 8182 *at Texas-San Antonio 6883 *at Sam Houston State 6788 *Lamar 6985 *at McNeese State 80 ot82 *Nicholls State 6564 *Louisiana-Monroe 7074 *at Lamar 7162 *at Nicholls State 5072 *Stephen F. Austin 7177 *Sam Houston State 5372 *McNeese State 7751 % Texas-San Antonio 4845 % at Texas-Arlington 742032 TOTALS 1941! - St. Mary’s (CA) Classic# - South Alabama Coca-Cola Classic* - Southland Conference games% -SLC Tournament


Record: 11-16 (.407) *SLC: 4-12, 9thScore Opponent DateL 67-56 at Southern Nov. 19W 84-74 A&M-Commerce Nov. 21W 72-64 !vs. Alcorn State Nov. 25W 85-75 !at Southern Miss. Nov. 26W 78-56 at Centenary Nov. 29L 92-68 #vs. Gonzaga Dec. 2L 79-59 #at Nevada Dec. 3W 72-70 Southern Arkansas Dec. 7W 91-57 LSU-Shreveport Dec. 14W 72-61 Eastern Wash. Dec. 20L 72-59 at North Texas Dec. 31L 71-49 *Texas-Arlington Jan. 5W 58-54 *UL-Monroe Jan. 7W 67-53 *at Southeastern La. Jan. 12W 78-60 *Sam Houston Jan. 14L 73-65 *at UT-San Antonio Jan. 26L 76-71 *at Texas State Jan. 28L 75-69 *at Sam Houston Feb. 2L 85-69 *Stephen F. Austin Feb. 4L 83-43 *at Texas-Arlington Feb. 9L 64-51 *at UL-Monroe Feb. 11W 83-66 *Nicholls State Feb. 16L 46-45 *Southeastern La. Feb. 18L 66-62 *at Lamar Feb. 23L 72-51 *at McNeese State Feb. 25L 88-79 *Texas State Feb. 28L 69-58 *UT-San Antonio Mar. 3! - Southern Miss Thanksgiving Classic# - Nevada Wolfpack Classic* - Southland Conference games


Year-by-Year ResultsJennifer Graf (100-108, 7 years)

After a successfull play-ing and assistant coach-ing career with the Lady Demons, Jennifer Graf was named NSU’s 5th head coach Sept. 1, 2004, becoming the na-tion’s youngest Division I head coach at 26 years,

two months, and 21 days old.



Record: 10-20 (.375) *SLC: 6-10, 8thScore Opponent DateL 65-60 Jackson State Nov. 10L 79-43 at Oklahoma State Nov. 18L 69-55 at UNO Nov. 22W 89-80 Ar.-Monticello Nov. 25W 71-61 Centenary Nov. 28L 83-39 at UL-Monroe Dec. 2W 66-61 Southern Dec. 5W 79-57 LSU-Shreveport Dec. 9L 71-67 at Eastern Wash. Dec. 15L 72-70 ot at Washington St. Dec. 17L 77-66 North Texas Dec. 21L 84-77 #Ala.-Birmingham Dec. 28L 79-63 #Maine Dec. 29L 73-69 *Texas State Jan. 4L 65-48 *Texas-Arlington Jan. 6L 67-61 *at A&M-Cor. Christi Jan. 11L 55-38 *at UT-San Antonio Jan. 13W 82-58 *at McNeese State Jan. 18W 68-61 *Lamar Jan. 20W 70-59 *Nicholls State Jan. 25L 77-59 *at Southeastern La. Jan. 27W 73-71 *at Central Arkansas Feb. 3L 77-66 *at Sam Houston Feb. 8L 62-59 *Stephen F. Austin Feb. 10W 72-68 *McNeese State Feb. 15L 69-58 *at Lamar Feb. 17L 85-76 ot *at Nicholls State Feb. 22W 55-53 *Southeastern La. Feb. 24L 74-60 *Central Arkansas Mar. 3L 62-53 $Texas-Arlington Mar. 7# - Cavalier Classic (Charlottesville, Va.)* - Southland Conference game$ - SLC Tournament (Houston)


Record: 15-15 (.500) *SLC: 8-8, 5thScore Opponent DateW 79-65 Ark.-Monticello Nov. 10W 78-70 at Southern Nov. 13L 54-53 Xavier (LA) Nov. 16L 77-62 New Orleans Nov. 19L 92-57 #vs. Louisiana Tech Nov. 23W 68-57 #vs. Tenn. State Nov. 24L 62-61 at Centenary Nov. 27W 101-39 Southern-N.O. Dec. 4L 84-62 Louisiana-Monroe Dec. 8L 59-43 at Arkansas Dec. 13W 58-49 at Alcorn State Dec. 18W 80-57 at Jackson State Dec. 20W 71-46 LSU-Shreveport Dec. 29L 87-58 *at Texas State Jan. 10L 79-62 *at Texas-Arlington Jan. 12L 73-65 *A&M-Corpus Christi Jan. 17L 68-62 *Texas-San Antonio Jan. 19

W 90-62 *McNeese State Jan. 24L 56-47 *at Lamar Jan. 26L 78-64 *at Nicholls Jan. 31W 75-65 *Southeastern La. Feb. 2W 85-71 *Central Arkansas Feb. 9W 94-57 *Sam Houston Feb. 14L 64-57 *at Stephen F. Austin Feb. 16W 69-54 *at McNeese State Feb. 21W 64-50 *Lamar Feb. 23W 74-69 *Nicholls Feb. 28L 70-49 *at Southeastern La. Mar. 1W 74-68 *at Central Arkansas Mar. 8L 80-56 $vs. UT-San Antonio Mar. 12# - Memphis Thanksgiving Classic (Mem-phis, Tenn.)* - Southland Conference game$ - SLC Tournament (The Merrell Center • Katy, Tex.)


Record: 18-13 (.581) *SLC: 9-7, 6thScore Opponent DateL 67-47 at San Diego State Nov. 14W 66-53 Southern Nov. 18L 99-75 at Mississippi State Nov. 23W 76-65 Southern Arkansas Nov. 29W 57-50 Centenary Dec. 1W 68-50 at Grambling Dec. 4L 62-57 at UL-Monroe Dec. 9W 57-56 Alcorn State Dec. 17W 68-32 LSU-Shreveport Dec. 20L 92-64 !at Ole Miss Dec. 29L 59-53 !vs. Tenn.-Martin Dec. 30W 86-69 Ark.-Monticello Jan. 2W 83-70 at Ark.-Pine Bluff Jan. 5W 73-58 *Nicholls Jan. 10W 66-43 *Southeastern La. Jan. 14L 61-52 *at A&M-Cor. Christi Jan. 17W 81-68 *at Nicholls Jan. 24W 76-69 *Stephen F. Austin Jan. 28W 57-54 *at Central Arkansas Jan. 31W 77-64 ot *McNeese State Feb. 4L 74-68 *at Texas-Arlington Feb. 7L 82-64 *at Stephen F. Austin Feb. 11W 72-61 *Central Arkansas Feb. 14L 75-66 *at McNeese State Feb. 18L 80-77 ot *Lamar Feb. 21L 74-69 *at UT-San Antonio Feb. 25W 80-72 *Texas State Feb. 28W 85-82 *Sam Houston Mar. 4L 69-64 *at Southeastern La. Mar. 7W 51-45 $vs. Southeastern La. Mar. 11L 58-47 $vs. UT-San Antonio Mar. 13! - Ole Miss Holiday Classic (Oxford, Miss.)* - Southland Conference game$ - SLC Tournament (The Merrell Center • Katy, Tex.)


Record: 15-16 (.484) *SLC: 7-9, 7thScore Opponent DateW 85-61 Ark.-Monticello Nov. 13L 71-52 at Southern Nov. 17L 68-57 Louisiana-Monroe Nov. 20W 73-58 LSU-Shreveport Nov. 24L 76-67 !vs. N.C. State Nov. 27W 86-84 ot !vs. Austin Peay Nov. 28W 65-49 at Centenary Dec. 1L 61-56 at Alabama Dec. 6W 76-74 Ark.-Pine Bluff Dec. 12W 93-62 Grambling Dec. 16L 73-58 at Memphis Dec. 20L 57-48 at Rice Dec. 28W 79-48 Southern-N.O. Jan. 4W 97-67 *at Nicholls Jan. 9W 79-74 *at Southeasern La. Jan. 13L 75-66 *A&M-Corpus Christi Jan. 16W 69-63 *Nicholls Jan. 23W 68-64 *at Stephen F. Austin Jan. 27L 53-48 *Central Arkansas Jan. 30W 65-52 *at McNeese State Feb. 3L 86-82 *Texas-Arlington Feb. 6L 81-63 *Stephen F. Austin Feb. 10L 77-71 *at Central Arkansas Feb. 13W 69-52 *McNeese State Feb. 17L 84-67 *at Lamar Feb. 20L 50-48 *UT-San Antonio Feb. 24L 76-57 *at Texas State Feb. 27L 82-66 *at Sam Houston Mar. 3W 84-59 *Southeastern La. Mar. 6W 96-82 $Stephen F. Austin Mar. 9L 74-66 $A&M-Corpus Christi Mar. 11! - Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Classic (Nash-ville, Tenn.)* - Southland Conference game$ - SLC Tournament (The Merrell Center • Katy, Tex.)


Record: 14-16 (.467) *SLC: 9-7, 7thScore Opponent DateW 86-81 Ouachita Baptist Nov. 12L 112-53 at Texas Nov. 16L 81-68 at Louisiana-Monroe Nov. 19W 84-71 Arkansas-Monticello Nov. 23L 93-56 !vs. DePaul Nov. 26L 53-48 % vs. Morgan State Nov. 27W 98-56 Centenary Nov. 30L 64-66 at Alcorn State Dec. 4L 91-60 at Texas Tech Dec. 7W 53-41 at Jackson State Dec. 16L 69-61 South Alabama Dec. 19L 80-44 Rice Dec. 28W 79-59 LSUS Jan. 4W 81-66 *Texas State Jan. 8

W 70-67 *at Nicholls Jan. 12L 70-52 *Central Arkansas Jan. 15L 80-68 *at Texas-San Antonio Jan.19L 68-49 *McNeese Jan. 22L 61-90 *Lamar Jan. 26 W 92-75 *Southeastern La. Jan. 29W 76-72 *at Central Arkansas Feb. 2W 78-59 * A&M Corpus Christi Feb. 5L 73-57 *at Lamar Feb. 9W 54-53 *at Southeastern La Feb. 12L 73-63 *at McNeese Feb. 19W 71-68 *Sam Houston Feb. 23W 66-58 * Texas-Arlington Feb. 26W 74-57 * Nicholls Mar. 2L 71-62 *Stephen F. Austin Mar. 5L 81-77 $ Lamar Mar. 8! - Maggie Dixon Classic %- DePaul Thanks Giving Classic * - Southland Conference game$ - SLC Tournament (The Merrell Center • Katy, Tex.)

2010-11 Lady Demons



W 70-67 *at Nicholls Jan. 12L 70-52 *Central Arkansas Jan. 15L 80-68 *at Texas-San Antonio Jan.19L 68-49 *McNeese Jan. 22L 61-90 *Lamar Jan. 26 W 92-75 *Southeastern La. Jan. 29W 76-72 *at Central Arkansas Feb. 2W 78-59 * A&M Corpus Christi Feb. 5L 73-57 *at Lamar Feb. 9W 54-53 *at Southeastern La Feb. 12L 73-63 *at McNeese Feb. 19W 71-68 *Sam Houston Feb. 23W 66-58 * Texas-Arlington Feb. 26W 74-57 * Nicholls Mar. 2L 71-62 *Stephen F. Austin Mar. 5L 81-77 $ Lamar Mar. 8! - Maggie Dixon Classic %- DePaul Thanks Giving Classic * - Southland Conference game$ - SLC Tournament (The Merrell Center • Katy, Tex.)

1974-75LAIAW State Tournament

Northwestern State 57, McNeese State 56Southeastern La. 68, Northwestern State 51Northwestern State 53, McNeese State 52Southeastern La. 81, Northwestern State 58

AIAW Region Four TournamentArk.-Monticello 90, Northwestern State 87Northwestern State 108, Houston 69Oklahoma State 79, Northwestern State 65


Northwestern State 61, McNeese State 59Lousiana Tech 80, Northwestern State 63Southeastern La. 90, Northwestern State 75LSU 93, Northwestern State 90

AIAW Region Four TournamentNorthwestern State 91, SMU 53Northwestern State 89, Central State (OK) 80Wayland Baptist 86, Northwestern State 75Northwestern State 103, Texas-Arlington 83


Northwestern State 95, La.-Lafayette. 67Louisiana Tech 93, Northwestern State 74Northwestern State 81, Louisiana-Monroe 76Northwestern State 92, Southern 79Northwestern State 87, LSU 82Louisiana Tech 80, Northwestern State 72

AIAW Region Four TournamentNorthwestern State 80, Houston 74 (OT)Wayland Baptist 94, Northwestern State 61


Northwestern State 85, Louisiana-Monroe 83New Orleans 80, Northwestern State 71

1985-86Women’s NIT

Northwestern State 77, Tennessee Tech 71Northwestern State 89, Duke 88Idaho 100, Northwestern State 91

1987-88Southland Conference Tournament

Louisiana-Monroe 98, Northwestern State 77


Northwestern State 76, Louisiana-Monroe 71Stephen F. Austin 82, Northwestern State 73

NCAA TournamentIllinois State 100, Northwestern State 79




Northwestern State 66, Texas State 60Stephen F. Austin 77, Northwestern State 58


Northwestern State 65, Texas-Arlington 47Northwestern State 78, Texas State 58Stephen F. Austin 77, Northwestern State 75

Women’s NITMarquette 77, Northwestern State 74Northwestern State 93, George Washington 77Northwestern State 89, Butler 85


Northwestern State 75, McNeese State 65Louisiana-Monroe 77, Northwestern State 67


Northwestern State 92, Louisiana-Monroe 83Northwestern State 68, McNeese State 61Stephen F. Austin 68, Northwestern State 60

Women’s NITNorthwestern State 80, Clemson 64Northwestern State 103, Notre Dame 93Texas A&M 85, Northwestern State 81


Northwestern State 74, Texas-Arlington 66Southwest Texas 80, Northwestern State 70


Northwestern State 55, Texas-Arlington 52Louisiana-Monroe 71, Northwestern State 69



Women’s NITArkansas 78, Northwestern State 60


Northwestern State 93, McNeese State 82Northwestern State 66, Texas State 64Stephen F. Austin 79, Northwestern State 68


(Campus Sites)Northwestern State 82, Southeastern La. 60Northwestern State 63, Louisiana-Monroe 56Stephen F. Austin 82, Northwestern State 73


Northwestern State 82, Texas-Arlington 59Stephen F. Austin 76, Northwestern State 52


(Campus Sites)Louisiana-Monroe 71, at Northwestern State 62


(Campus Sites)at Northwestern St. 69, Sam Houston State 61at Northwestern St. 82, Texas-San Antonio 71at Northwestern St. 78, Texas-Arlington 71

NCAA Tournamentat Duke 103, Northwestern State 51


(Campus Sites)at Northwestern St. 51, Texas-San Antonio 48at Texas-Arlington 74, Northwestern State 45

2006-07Southland Conference Tournament(Campbell Center • Houston, Texas)

Texas-Arlington 62, Northwestern State 53

2007-08Southland Conference Tournament(The Merrell Center • Katy, Texas)

Texas-San Antonio 80, Northwestern State 56


Northwestern State 51, Southeastern La. 45Texas-San Antonio 58, Northwestern State 47


Northwestern State 96, Stephen F. Austin 82A&M-Corpus Christi 74, Northwestern State 66


Lamar 81, Northwestern State 77

NSU in the Postseason


Individual RecordsPOINTS SCOREDGame: 48, Pam Hudson vs. McNeese (1989-90)Season: 829, Pam Hudson (1989-90)Career: 2,028, Linda Grayson (1983-89)

HIGHEST SCORING AVERAGESeason: 28.6 (29 games) Pam Hudson (1989-90)Career: 24.8 (55 games) Pam Hudson (1988-90)

HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGESeason: .616, Pam Hudson (229-of-372, 1988-89)Career: .608, Pam Hudson (559-of-919, 1988-90)

FIELD GOALS MADEGame: 20, Pam Hudson vs McNeese (att. 23, 1989-90) 20, Lonnie Banks vs Lamar (att. 41, 1986-87)Season: 330, Pam Hudson (att. 547, 1989-90)Career: 854, Lisa Brewer (att. 1,852, 1975-78)

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTEDGame: 41, Lonnie Banks vs. Lamar (made 20, 1/8/87)Season: 627, Lisa Brewer (made 295, 1977-78)Career: 1,852, Lisa Brewer (made 854, 1975-78)

HIGHEST FIELD 3-PT FG PERCENTAGEGame: .875, Anna Cate Williams (7-of-8, 1/9/10)Season: .514, Brooke Shepherd (36-of-70, 2009-10)Career:

3-POINTERS MADEGame: 9, Yolanda Brown vs. USL (att. 17, 1/8/90)Season: 81, Kia Converse (att. 208, 1999-00)Career: 218, Kia Converse (att. 608, 1997-01)

3-POINTERS ATTEMPTEDGame: 17, Yolanda Brown vs. USL (made 9, 1/8/90)Season: 208, Kia Converse (made 81, 1999-00)Career: 608, Kia Converse (made 218, 1997-01)

HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGESeason: .919, Tammy Blankenship (34-of-37, 1990-91)Career: .813, Teressa Thomas (348-of-428, 1982-86)

FREE THROWS MADEGame: 16, Linda Grayson vs. UTA (made 10, 1/29/89)Season: 168, Pam Hudson (att. 214, 1989-90)Career: 504, Angela Simpson (att. 716, 1992-96)

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTEDGame: 20, Linda Grayson vs. U.S. Int. (made 10, 1/29/89)Season: 223, Linda Grayson (made 157, 1987-88)Career: 716, Angela Simpson (made 504, 1992-96)

REBOUNDSGame: 26, Joskeen Garner vs. UTA (1/5/95)Season: 438, Pam Hudson (1989-90)Career: 1,388, Joskeen Garner (1992-96)

HIGHEST REBOUND AVERAGESeason: 15.1, Pam Hudson (438/29 games, 1989-90)Career: 12.6, Pam Hudson (695/55 games, 1988-90)

ASSISTSGame: 20, Cooda Dobin vs. Idaho State (12/7/02)Season: 298, Cooda Dobin (2002-03)Career: 921, Cooda Dobin (2001-04)

BLOCKED SHOTSGame: 9, Ashley Sparkman vs. Sam Houston State (3/9/04)Season: 110, Ashley Sparkman (2003-04)Career: 217, Tracy Taylor (1980-84)

STEALSGame: 13, Kimberly Hill vs. Northeast La. (1/11/92)Season: 126, Kimberly Hill (1990-91)Career: 353, Joskeen Garner (1992-96)

TEam RecordsPOINTS SCOREDGame: 134, vs. Hawaii Pacific (Won 134-51, 3/1/86)Season: 2,799, in 1985-86 (87.5 ppg/32 games)

FIELD GOALS MADEGame: 60, vs. Hawaii Pacific (Won 134-51, 3/1/86)Season: 1,154, (att. 2,483, 1985-86)

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTEDGame: 105, vs. Hawaii Pacific (made 60, 3/1/86)Season: 2,788, (made 1,138, 1975-76)

FREE THROWS MADEGame: 35, vs. North Texas (att. 45, 3/3/93)Season: 557 (att. 821, 1992-93)

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTEDGame: 51, vs. Southern (made 34, 1/6/82)Season: 821, (made 557, 1992-93)

3-POINTERS MADEGame: 14, Grambling (att. 19, 12/16/09) 14, at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (att. 22, 1/5/09) 14, at Jackson State (att. 21, 12/20/07) 14, Southern Arkansas, (att 25, 12/3/99)Season: 196, (att 551, 2009-10)

3-POINTERS ATTEMPTEDGame: 31, at Texas-Arlington (made 13, 2/7/09)Season: 585, (made 192, 2008-09)

REBOUNDSGame: 79, vs. UNO (1/21/78)Season: 1,566, (1975-76)

ASSISTSGame: 43, vs. Arkansas Baptist (1/190/87)Season: 608, (1985-86)

BLOCKED SHOTSGame: 15, at Louisiana-Monroe (3/5/04)Season: 141, (1992-93)

STEALSGame: 31, vs. Southern Arkansas (11/30/85)Season: 436, (1991-92)

BEST WON-LOSS PERCENTAGE80.0 (24-6) in 1999-2000

MOST GAMES WON25 in 1985-86 and 1994-95

MOST GAMES LOST20 in 2006-07

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WON15 in 2000-01

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Career RecordsScoring G Pts. Avg.1. Linda Grayson (‘83-’89) 110 2,028 17.52. Joskeen Garner (‘92-’96) 119 1,985 16.63. Angela Simpson (‘92-’96) 113 1,960 17.34. Joan Darbonne (‘77-’81) 119 1,949 16.45. Lisa Brewer (‘75-’78) 91 1,906 20.66. Tracy Taylor (‘80-’84) 106 1,664 15.77. Judy Clark (‘96-’00) 112 1,616 14.48. Kia Converse (‘97-’01) 115 1,464 12.79. Annie Harris (‘83-’87) 110 1,454 13.210. Marilyn Gates (‘78-’82) 112 1,441 12.911. Teressa Thomas (‘82-’86) 109 1,378 12.612. Pam Hudson (‘88-’90) 55 1,363 24.813. Chassidy Jones (‘03-’07) 108 1,352 12.514. Cooda Dobin (‘00-’04) 113 1,351 11.915. Lonnie Banks (‘82-’86) 109 1,340 12.316. Stephanie Shaw (‘92-’96) 119 1,309 11.017. Sandy Pugh (‘83-’87) 106 1,290 12.218. Diane Pittman (‘74-’77) 1,24819. Diamond Cosby (‘01-’05) 99 1,231 12.420. Stephanie Washington (‘79-’83) 101 1,222 12.121. Tena Matthews (‘04-’08) 113 1,189 10.5

Rebounding G Reb. Avg.1. Joskeen Garner (‘92-’96) 119 1,388 11.62. Linda Grayson (‘83-’89) 116 1,122 9.73. Tracy Taylor (‘80-’84) 106 869 8.24. Marilyn Gates (‘78-’82) 112 861 7.75. Tena Matthews (‘04-’08) 113 806 7.16. Chassidy Jones (‘03-’07) 108 776 7.27. Theresa Long (‘76-’80) 117 772 6.68. Louise Chase (‘96-’00) 112 716 6.89. Diana Cary (‘75-’79) 116 752 6.510. Pam Hudson (‘88-’90) 55 695 12.6 Field Goal Percentage G FG FGA Pct.1. Pam Hudson (‘88-’90) 55 559 919 .6082. Lisa Carter (‘81-’84) 57 230 430 .5353. Clara Jean Davis (‘85-’87) 59 220 414 .5314. Linda Grayson (‘83-’89) 116 806 1563 .5145. Tracy Taylor (‘80-’84) 106 710 1397 .5086. Leola Shaw (‘89-’91) 56 333 664 .5027. Joskeen Garner (‘92-’96) 119 829 1671 .4968. Emma Ellerman (‘74-’76) 39 137 286 .4959. Stephanie Washington (‘79-’83) 101 452 926 .48810. Courtney Shead (‘05-’08) 79 162 338 .479 Tammy Primeaux (‘75-’77) 39 137 286 .479

Free Throw Percentage G FT FTA Pct.1. Diamond Cosby (‘01-’05) 99 191 232 .8232. Brooke Shepherd (‘07-’0) 82 156 191 .8173. Teressa Thomas (‘82-’86) 109 348 428 .8134. Lisa Brewer (‘75-’78) 91 196 246 .8055. Sonya Bearden (‘95-’99) 104 138 175 .7896. Tammy Blankenship (‘88-’92) 103 91 116 .7847. Pam Hudson (‘88-’90) 55 244 320 .7628. Kellye Thibodeaux (‘90-’93) 57 101 134 .7549. Belinda Morse (‘76-’78) 35 27 36 .75010. Kim Hill (‘91-’93) 61 170 229 .742

Assists G Asst. Avg.1. Cooda Dobin (‘01-’04) 113 921 8.22. Teressa Thomas (‘82-’86) 109 697 6.43. Judy Clark (‘96-’00) 112 609 5.44. Stephanie Shaw (‘92-’96) 119 578 4.85. Michelle Efferson (‘85-’89) 97 564 5.8

Steals G Steals Avg.1. Joskeen Garner (‘92-’96) 119 353 2.92. Lonnie Banks (‘82-’86) 109 330 3.03. Cooda Dobin (‘01-’04) 113 283 2.54. Joan Darbonne (‘77-’81) 119 310 2.65. Angela Simpson (‘92-’96) 113 262 2.3

Blocked Shots G Blocks Avg.1. Ashley Sparkman (‘01-’05) 93 277 2.92. Tracy Taylor (‘81-’84) 106 217 2.13. Joskeen Garner (‘93-’96) 119 211 1.8

Single Season RecordsScoring G Pts. Avg.1. Pam Hudson (‘89-’90) 29 829 28.6 2. Linda Grayson (‘87-’88) 28 779 27.83. Lisa Brewer (‘77-’78) 26 656 25.24. Lisa Brewer (‘76-’77) 31 641 20.75. Angela Simpson (‘95-’96) 29 579 19.9 6. Sandy Pugh (‘86-’87) 27 570 21.17. Annie Harris (‘86-’87) 27 560 20.78. Joskeen Garner (‘93-’94) 28 558 19.99. Angela Simpson (‘94-’95) 32 540 16.910. Pam Hudson (‘88-’89) 26 534 20.5

Rebounding G Reb. Avg.1. Pam Hudson (‘89-’90) 29 438 15.1 2. Tammy Primeaux (‘75-’76) 33 421 12.8 3. Joskeen Garner (‘93-’94) 28 387 13.8 4. Linda Grayson (‘87-’88) 28 377 13.5 5. Joskeen Garner (‘94-’95) 30 376 12.5 6. Joskeen Garner (‘92-’93) 32 322 10.1 7. Lillie Scott (‘76-’77) 31 319 10.3 8. Joskeen Garner (‘95-’96) 29 303 10.4 9. Tena Matthews (‘07-’08) 29 276 9.5 Tracy Taylor (‘83-’84) 26 276 10.6 Field Goal Percentage G FG FGA Pct.1. Pam Hudson (‘88-’89) 26 229 372 .616 2. Pam Hudson (‘89-’90) 29 330 547 .6033. Gussie Leonard (‘84-’85) 26 231 396 .5834. Sebrena Smith (‘92-’93) 29 198 360 .5505. Clara Jean Davis (‘86-’87) 26 131 239 .548 6. Joskeen Garner (‘95-’96) 29 210 385 .5457. Stephanie Washington (‘80-’81) 28 86 158 .5448. Leola Shaw (‘90-’91) 27 190 350 .5439. Lisa Carter (‘83-’84) 26 138 254 .54310. Linda Grayson (‘84-’85) 25 173 327 .529

Free Throw Percentage G FT FTA Pct.1. Tammy Blankenship (‘90-’91) 26 34 37 .9192. Brooke Shepherd (‘08-’09) 31 64 72 .8893. Jami Callais (‘01-’02) 28 31 35 .8864. Anna Cate Williams (‘09-’10) 31 46 54 .8525. Jennifer Graf (‘99-’00) 30 83 98 .8476. Diamond Cosby (‘03-’04) 30 81 97 .835 7. Teressa Thomas (‘85-’86) 32 131 157 .8348. Lisa Brewer (‘76-’77) 31 79 96 .8239. Diamond Cosby (‘04-’05) 27 64 78 .821 Diamond Cosby (‘02-’03) 27 32 39 .821

3-Point FG Made Made1. Kia Converse (‘99-’00) 812. Sonya Bearden (‘97-’98) 763. Yolanda Brown (‘89-’90) 754. Amanda Bennett (‘03-’04) 70 Kia Converse (‘00-’01) 706. Sonya Bearden (‘98-’99) 677. Diamond Cosby (‘04-’05) 60 Diamond Cosby (‘03-’04) 60 9. Angela Davidson (‘01-’02) 5710. Sonya Bearden (‘96-’97) 55

3-Point FG Attempted Attempts 1. Kia Converse (‘00-’01) 215 2. Amanda Bennett (‘03-’04) 202 3. Diamond Cosby (‘’04-’05) 173 4. Yolanda Brown (‘89-’90) 173 5. Diamond Cosby (‘03-’04) 162

Assists G Asst. Avg.1. Cooda Dobin (‘02-’03) 28 298 10.32. Cooda Dobin (‘01-’02) 29 250 8.63. Cooda Dobin (‘03-’04) 26 249 9.64. Michelle Efferson (‘88-’89) 30 247 8.2 5. Teressa Thomas (‘85-’86) 32 237 7.4

Steals G Steals Avg.1. Kimberly Hill (‘91-’92) 29 126 4.32. Kimberly Hill (‘92-’93) 32 112 3.5 Lonnie Banks (‘85’-’86) 32 112 3.54. Joan Darbonne (‘79-’80) 36 110 3.15. Joskeen Garner (‘94-’95) 30 103 3.4

Blocked Shots G Blocks Avg.1. Ashley Sparkman (‘04-’05) 27 132 4.92. Ashley Sparkman (‘03-’04) 31 110 3.53. Tracy Taylor (‘82-’83) 25 68 2.7 4. Courtney Shead (‘07-’08) 30 64 2.1

Linda Grayson

Joan Darbonne

Tracy Taylor

Joskeen Garner

Marilyn Gates

Ashley Sparkman

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Year-by-year LeadersYear Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals1975-76 Lisa Brewer - 609 Tammy Primeaux - 4211976-77 Brewer - 641 Lillie Scott - 319 Brewer - 122 1977-78 Brewer - 656 Theresa Long - 271 Brewer - 135 Brewer - 751978-79 Darbonne - 570 Marilyn Gates - 238 Linda Jones - 136 Gates - 45 Darbonne - 721979-80 Darbonne - 599 Sharon Brown - 256 L. Jones - 220 Gates - 56 Darbonne - 1101980-81 Darbonne - 509 Gates - 215 L. Jones - 105 1981-82 S. Washington - 464 T. Taylor - 226 Kim Paulk - 121 Taylor - 57 Washington - 631982-83 Washington - 476 Taylor - 189 Theresa Thomas - 118 Taylor - 68 L. Banks - 571983-84 Taylor - 499 Taylor - 276 Thomas - 152 Taylor - 53 Banks - 791984-85 Gussie Leonard - 511 Grayson - 238 Thomas - 190 Grayson - 26 Banks - 821985-86 Annie Harris - 522 Clara Davis - 227 Thomas - 237 Davis - 27 Banks - 1121986-87 Sandy Pugh - 570 C.J. Davis - 258 Kristy Harris - 190 Davis - 27 Davis - 621987-88 Linda Grayson - 779 Grayson - 377 M. Efferson - 229 Grayson - 36 Grayson - 631988-89 Pam Hudson - 534 Grayson - 299 Efferson - 247 Grayson - 30 Grayson - 901989-90 Pam Hudson - 829 Hudson - 438 Kim Scott - 140 Hudson, Shaw -14 Hudson - 871990-91 Leola Shaw - 448 Shaw - 223 Rachel Penny - 100 Shaw - 21 Penny - 581991-92 Kim Hill - 470 Anika Moore - 246 Rachel Penny - 135 Moore - 16 K. Hill - 1261992-93 Joskeen Garner - 508 Garner - 213 Shaw - 122 Garner - 54 Garner - 891993-94 Joskeen Garner - 558 Garner - 387 Shaw - 141 Garner - 64 Garner - 751994-95 Simpson - 540 Garner - 376 Shaw - 163 Garner - 54 Garner - 1031995-96 Simpson - 579 Garner - 303 Garner - 168 Garner - 39 Garner - 861996-97 Judy Clark - 255 Nicole Lacy - 122 Clark - 79 Lacy - 20 Clark - 341997-98 Sonya Bearden - 396 Louise Chase - 192 Clark - 177 T. Evans - 22 Clark - 681998-99 Clark - 466 Kia Converse - 210 Clark - 167 J. Newman - 23 Clark - 521999-002000-01 Converse - 457 Converse - 219 Dobin - 124 K. Swanigan - 23 Converse - 742001-02 Davidson - 467 Hall - 206 Dobin - 250 Swanigan - 33 Dobin - 762002-03 Davidson - 383 Swanigan - 157 Dobin - 298 Swanigan - 31 Dobin - 762003-04 Diamond Cosby - 485 Amanda Bennett - 245 Dobin - 249 Sparkman - 110 Dobin - 662004-05 Cosby - 416 Sparkman - 230 S. Bell - 153 Sparkman - 132 C. Jones - 522005-06 S. Bell - 390 S. Milliner - 225 S. Kennedy - 87 Milliner - 43 Kennedy - 582006-07 C. Jones - 430 T. Matthews - 266 T. Williams - 92 Barnum - 48 Matthews - 762007-08 Matthews - 441 Matthews - 276 Williams - 90 Shead - 64 Matthews - 652008-09 Demetria White - 365 Shead - 164 White - 140 Shead - 46 White - 512009-10 Brittiany Houston - 380 Sherrion Thomas - 238 Houston - 109 Trudy Armstead - 28 Lyndzee Greene - 512010-11 Jordi James - 367 Jasmine Bradley - 206 Houston - 112 Armstead - 36 Bradley - 62

Freshman RecordsPointsLisa Brewer - 609 (75-76)Joskeen Garner - 508 (92-93)Sharon Brown - 416 (79-80)Angela Simpson - 385 (92-93)Demetria White - 365 (08-09)Judy Clark - 353 (96-97)Marilyn Gates - 330 (78-79)Trudy Armstead - 306 (09-10)Taylor - 303 (80-81)Theresa Thomas - 286 (82-83)Jasmine Bradley - 274 (10-11)Cooda Dobin - 272 (00-01)Chassidy Jones - 266 (03-04)Louise Chase - 255 (96-97)Lonnie Banks - 252 (82-83)Linda Grayson - 241 (83-84)Brooke Shepherd - 234 (07-08)Jessica McPhail - 228 (07-08)Stephanie Shaw - 222 (92-93)Jennifer Graf - 219 (96-97)

ReboundsTammy Primeaux - 421 (75-76) Marilyn Gates - 238 (78-79)Joskeen Garner - 213 (92-93)Jasmine Bradley - 206 (10-11)Tracy Taylor - 178 (80-81)Linda Grayson - 177 (83-84)Chassidy Jones - 173 (03-04)Louise Chase - 167 (96-97)Trudy Armstead - 164 (09-10)Katrina Swanigan - 148 (00-01)Angela Simpson - 147 (92-93)

AssistsDemetria White - 140 (08-09)Cooda Dobin - 124 (00-01)Stephanie Shaw - 122 (92-93)Theresa Thomas - 118 (82-83)Joskeen Garner - 109 (92-93)Judy Clark - 98 (96-97)Tweet Williams - 92 (06-07)Shonte Kennedy - 87 (05-06)Brittiany Houston - 76 (07-08)Lonnie Banks - 70 (82-83)Jessica McPhail - 51 (07-08)Jasmine Bradley - 50 (10-11)Sharon Brown - 50 (79-80)Brooke Shepherd - 49 (07-08)Louise Chase - 46 (96-97)Kellye Thibodeaux - 46 (90-91)Joan Darbonne - 46 (77-78)Kim Paulk - 45 (80-81)Linda Jones - 43 (78-79)Jennifer Graf - 40 (96-97)

StealsJoskeen Garner - 89 (92-93)Sharon Brown - 83 (79-80)Cooda Dobin - 65 (00-01)Jasmine Bradley - 62 (10-11)Brooke Shepherd - 59 (07-08)Shonte Kennedy - 58 (05-06)Stephanie Shaw - 58 (92-93)Lonnie Banks - 57 (82-83)Angela Simpson - 53 (92-93)Theresa Thomas - 52 (82-83)Judy Clark - 50 (96-97)Darbonne - 48 (77-78)Demetria White - 51 (08-09) Gates - 42 (78-79)

BlocksJoskeen Garner - 54 (92-93)Tracy Taylor - 39 (80-81)Courtney Shead - 29 (05-06)Trudy Armstead - 28 (09-10)Katrina Swanigan - 23 (00-01)Tweety Evans - 22 (97-98)Jasmine Bradley - 20 (10-11)Emily Huey - 19 (98-99)Brittany Kinlaw - 18 (08-09)Krissy Woodard - 17 (95-96)Beth Tallant - 13 (01-02)Linda Grayson - 13 (83-84)Jessica McPhial - 12 (07-08)Chassidy Jones - 11 (03-04)Ashley Sparkman - 10 (01-02)Amanda Cooper - 9 (94-95)Demetria White - 7 (08-09)Kat Grieder - 7 (00-01)Sonia Cox - 7 (87-88)

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40 Point Club48, Pam Hudson vs McNeese, 2/10/9047, Linda Grayson vs Texas State, 2/11/8845, Angela Simpson vs Texas St., 3/7/9642, Lonnie Banks vs Lamar, 1/8/9641, Pam Hudson vs Texas A&M, 11/25/8941, Diane Pittman vs La. Tech, 197540, Linda Grayson vs Texas St., 2/4/8840, Annie Harris vs Wyoming, 1/3/8740, Stephanie Washington vs Southern, 1/21/82

30 Point Club39, Annie Harris vs Nicholls, 2/14/8739, Annie Harris vs Grambling, 4/11/8739, Lisa Brewer vs La. Tech, 2/14/7639, Lisa Brewer vs UL-Monroe, 2/13/7638, Angela Simpson vs Mississippi Valley, 12/17/9338, Pam Hudson vs Sam Houston, 1/25/9038, Sandy Pugh vs North Carolina, 11/28/8638, Joan Darbonne vs La. Tech, 2/12/7938, Lisa Brewer vs UL-Monroe, 2/23/7837, Angela Simpson vs Notre Dame, 3/24/9537, Annie Harris vs UL-Monroe, 1/30/8636, Diamond Cosby vs. UL-Monroe, 1/3/0436, Linda Grayson vs UTA, 2/25/8836, Linda Grayson vs US International, 12/17/8736, Lisa Brewer vs Southern, 2/25/7836, Lisa Brewer vs LSU, 2/26/7735, Judy Clark vs Stephen F. Austin, 1/13/0035, Bridgette Williams vs UL-Monroe, 3/6/9535, Pam Hudson vs Mississippi Valley, 10/10/9035, Pam Hudson vs UL-Monroe, 1/22/9035, Pam Hudson vs SE Louisiana, 1/15/9035, Yolanda Brown vs UL-Lafayette, 1/8/9035, Pam Hudson vs Grambling, 1/4/9035, Annie Harris vs LSU, 2/19/8635, Linda Grayson vs Alcorn St., 12/8/8434, Tena Matthews at McNeese State, 2/21/0834, Diamond Cosby at UTSA, 1/22/0534, Joskeen Garner vs SFA, 2/5/9434, Pam Hudson vs Southern Miss., 3/4/8934, Pam Hudson vs North Texas, 2/25/8934, Gussie Leonard vs Nevada-Reno, 1/3/8534, Stephanie Washington vs UL-Monroe, 1/6/8234, Lisa Brewer vs Baylor 2/10/7834, Joan Darbonne vs Nicholls, 12/20/7834, Lisa Brewer vs La. Tech, 2/24/7734, Lisa Brewer vs La. Tech, 1/17/7733, Angela Simpson vs Central Floriida, 1/3/9433, Leola Shaw vs Texas State, 2/22/9133, Linda Grayson vs Sam Houston, 2/6/8933, Annie Harris vs Lamar, 12/2/8633, Marilyn Gates vs UNO, 2/25/8233, Stephanie Washington vs McNeese, 1/25/8233, Lisa Brewer vs UL-Lafayette, 1/24/7832, Chassidy Jones vs. North Texas, 12/21/0632, Diamond Cosby vs. Ball State, 11/21/0332, Angela Simpson vs La. College, 12/6/9532, Joskeen Garner vs Texas State, 3/2/9432, Joskeen Garner vs UTSA, 2/28/9432, Linda Grayson vs Lamar, 3/2/8932, Linda Grayson vs North Texas, 2/27/8932, Linda Grayson vs Nicholls St., 1/25/89

32, Sandy Pugh vs Georgia, 12/15/8632, Annie Harris vs Grambling, 2/6/8632, Gussie Leonard vs Delta St., 2/8/8532, Tracy Taylor vs UL-Monroe, 2/13/8432, Tracy Taylor vs SFA, 1/20/8332, Jean Darbonne vs McNeese, 1/15/7931, Chassidy Jones vs. Central Arkansas, 3/3/0731, Kia Converse vs James Madison, 11/26/9931, Judy Clark vs SFA, 2/20/9931, Judy Clark vs UL-Monroe, 1/23/9931, Judy Clark vs SFA, 1/16/9931, Pam Hudson vs North Texas, 1/20/9031, Pam Hudson vs Ole Miss, 12/2/8931, Linda Grayson vs Nicholls, 1/7/8831, Linda Grayson vs La. College, 12/1/8731, Linda Grayson vs SFA, 2/23/8531, Lisa Brewer vs La. Tech, March 197731, Lisa Brewer vs Southern, 2/24/7731, Joan Darbonne vs UL-Lafayette, 2/20/7931, Lisa Brewer vs UL-Monroe, 2/7/7730, Chassidy Jones at Washington State, 12/17/0630, Katrina Swanigan vs Nicholls, 2/20/0330, Louise Chase vs Nicholls, 2/14/0030, Joskeen Garner vs UL-Monroe, 2/9/9630, Angela Simpson vs Arkansas, 11/15/9530, Angela Simpson vs Nicholls, 2/12/9430, Leola Shaw vs Prairie View, 1/28/9130, Pam Hudson vs SFA, 3/3/9030, Pam Hudson vs Sam Houston, 2/8/9030, Pam Hudson vs SE Louisiana, 2/13/8930, Linda Grayson vs North Texas, 1/21/8830, Linda Grayson vs Pepperdine, 12/19/8730, Linda Grayson vs UA-Little Rock, 12/14/8730, Tracy Taylor vs Tennessee Tech, 12/9/8330, Tracy Taylor vs LSU, 11/28/8330, Stephanie Washington vs LSU, 2/3/8330, Joan Darbonne vs La. Tech, 2/7/8130, Lisa Brewer vs UNO, 1/28/78

20 Rebound Club26, Joskeen Garner vs UTA, 1/5/9525, Tammy Primeaux vs La. Tech, 3/3/7623, Pam Hudson vs McNeese, 2/10/9023, Linda Grayson vs UTA, 2/25/8822, Joskeen Garner vs UTA, 3/1/9322, Pam Hudson vs Texas State, 2/24/9022, Pam Hudson vs SE Louisiana, 1/15/9022, Clara Jean Davis vs North Carolina, 11/28/8621, Tiffany Hall vs SFA, 2/25/0221, Joskeen Garner vs UTA, 1/27/9621, Joskeen Garner vs Texas St., 2/23/9521, Joskeen Garner vs McNeese, 1/12/9521, Joskeen Garner vs La. College, 12/7/9421, Joskeen Garner vs McNeese, 2/10/9421, Linda Grayson vs McNeese, 2/20/8821, Linda Grayson vs Pepperdine, 12/19/8720, Kia Converse vs UL-Monroe, 1/23/9920, Joskeen Garner vs SFA, 2/5/9420, Pam Hudson vs Ole Miss, 12/2/8920, Linda Grayson vs Mississippi College, 2/1/8820, Linda Grayson vs Nicholls St., 1/7/8820, Lillie Scott vs UL-Monroe, 2/7/7720, Tammy Primeaux vs McNeese, 3/2/7620, Tammy Primeaux vs UL-Lafayette, 2/23/76

1,000 Career points1. 2,028 Linda Grayson (1983-85, 87-89)2. 1,985 Joskeen Garner (1992-96)3. 1,960 Angela Simpson (1992-96)4. 1,949 Joan Darbonne (1977-81)5. 1,906 Lisa Brewer (1975-78)6. 1,664 Tracy Taylor (1980-84)7. 1,616 Judy Clark (1996-2000)8. 1,464 Kia Converse (1997-2001)9. 1,454 Annie Harris (1983-87)10. 1,441 Marilyn Gates (1978-82)11. 1,378 Teressa Thomas (1982-86)12. 1,363 Pam Hudson (1988-90)13. 1,352 Chassidy Jones (2003-07)14. 1,351 La’Terrica Dobin (2000-03)15. 1,340 Lonnie Banks (1982-86)16. 1,309 Stephanie Shaw (1992-96)17. 1,290 Sandy Pugh (1983-87)18. 1,248 Diane Pittman (1974-77)19. 1,231 Diamond Cosby (2001-05)20. 1,222 Stephanie Washington (1979-83)21. 1,189 Tena Matthews (2004-08)22. 1,163 Amanda Bennett (2001-05)23. 1,151 Angela Davidson (2000-03)

1,000 Pt. • 700 Reb. club1. Linda Grayson (1983-89) 2,028 / 1,1222. Joskeen Garner (1992-96) 1,985 / 1,3883. Tracy Taylor (1980-84) 1,664 / 8694. Marilyn Gates (1978-82) 1,441 / 8615. Chassidy Jones (2003-07) 1,352 / 7766. Tena Matthews (2004-08) 1,189 / 806

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Angela Simpson (1993-96) ranks third on the NSU all-time scoring list with 1,960 points. She also ranks 10th win rebounding with 608 career grabs


Overall Statistics Record: 14-16 Home: 9-6 Away: 5-8 Neutral: 0-2 SLC: 9-7

Record: 9-7 Home: 5-3 Away: 4-4 Neutral: 0-0 SLC: 9-7/7th overall Southland Conference Statistics

Nov. 12 Ouachita Baptist W 86-81Nov. 16 at Texas L 112-53Nov. 19 at UL-Monroe L 81-68Nov. 23 Ark.-Monticello W 84-71Nov. 26 at DePaul L 93-56Nov. 27 vs. Morgan State L 53-48

Nov. 30 Centenary W 98-56Dec. 4 at Alcorn State L 66-64Dec. 7 at Texas Tech L 91-60Dec. 16 at Jackson State W 53-41Dec. 19 South Alabama L 69-61Dec. 28 Rice L 80-44

Jan. 4 LSU--Shreveport W 76-59Jan. 8 *Texas State W 81-66Jan. 12 *at Nicholls State W 70-67Jan. 15 *Central Arkansas L 70-52Jan. 19 *at UT-San Antonio L 80-68Jan. 22 *McNeese State L 68-49

Jan. 26 *Lamar L 90-61Jan. 29 *Southeastern La. W 92-76Feb. 2 *at Central Arkansas W 76-72 otFeb. 5 *Corpus Christi W 78-59Feb. 9 *at Lamar L 73-57Feb. 12 *at Southeastern La. W 54-53

Feb. 19 *at McNeese State L 73-63Feb. 23 *Sam Houston W 71-68Feb. 26 *at UT-Arlington W 66-58March 2 *Nicholls W 74-57March 5 *at Stephen F. Austin L 71-62March 8 !vs. Lamar L 81-77

2010-11 Results

2010-11 Year in review


- A -Armstead, Trudy (‘09-present), Dallas, Tex.

- B -Banks, Lonnie (‘82-’86), St.Bernard, La.Barnum, Ashli (‘06-present), Irving, Tex.Barr, Candy (‘75-’76), Ferriday, La.Baster, Susan (‘91-’95), Marthaville, La.Bearden, Sonya (‘95-’99), Atlanta, La.Bell, Sheronda (‘02-’05), Bienville, La.Bendo, Carlin (‘78-’80), Pitkin, La.Bennett, Amanda (‘01-’05), Simpson, La.Blankenship, Tammy (‘88-’92), Pleasant Hill, La.Bonin, Louise (‘74-’76), New Iberia, La.Bradley, Jasmine (‘10-present) Pass Chrisitan, MissBrewer, Lisa (‘75-’78), DeRidder, La.Broocks, Sherrie (‘80-’82), DeRidder, La.Brown, Cynthia (‘92-’96), Natchitoches, La.Brown, Sharon (‘78-’81), Sibley, La.Brown, Yolanda (‘88-’90), Sibley, La.Bufford, Lindsey (‘00-02), Hackberry, La.

- C -Carpenter, Debbie (‘74-’75), Calvin, La.Carson, Kimberly (‘03-’05), Chino, Calif.Carter, Andrea (‘87-’89), Houston, Tex.Carter, Lisa (‘81-’82), Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.Cary, Dianna (‘75-’79), Lacassine, LACallais, Jami (‘99-02), Patterson, La.Cassell, Julie (‘80-’82), Shreveport, La.Cathey, Missy (‘86-’89), Shreveport, La.Clark, Kayla (2004-05), Lecompte, La.Chase, Louise (‘96-’00), Ringgold, La.Clark, Judy (‘96-’00), Singer, La.Converse, Kia, (‘97-’01), Napoleonville, La.Cook, Mia (‘96-’98), Huntsville, Tex.Cooper, Amanda (‘94-’98), Jena, La.Cosby, Diamond (‘01-’05), Doyline, La.Cox, Sonia (‘87-’89), Dry Prong, La.Craig, Ginger (‘84-’85), Converse, La.

- D -Darbonne, Joan (‘77-’81), Dry Creek, La.Datcher, Crystal (‘88-’90), Shreveport, La.Davidson, Angela (‘00-present), Leesville, La.Davis, Clara Jean (‘85-’87), Ferriday, La.Davis, Ella (‘75-’76)Davis, Katie (‘97-’98), Raleigh, N.C.Davis, Kristen (‘02-’05), Sulphur, La.Dixon, Iris (‘87-’91), Natchitoches, La.Dobin, La’Terrica, (‘01-’04), Bossier City, La.Drake, Ronikka (‘10-present) Marion, Ind.Dupree, Erica (‘79-’81), Natchitoches, La.

- E -Edwards, Renotta (‘07-’08), Ville Platte, La.Efferson, Michelle (‘85-’89), Baton Rouge, La.Ellerman, Emma (‘74-’75), Winnsboro, La.Evans, Tweety (‘97-’01), Little Rock, Ark.

- F -Farriel, Daneille (‘03-’05), Houston, Tex.Favors, Dee Dee (‘03-’05), Daingerfield, Tex.Fitzgerald, Maegan (‘05-’06), Denton, Tex.Fletcher, Lori (2010), Navarre, Fla.

- G -Garner, Joskeen (‘92-’96), Florien, La.Gates, Marilyn (‘78-’82), Benton, La.

Gertonson, Brette (‘05-’08), Leesville, La.Givens, Akilah (‘05-’08), Monroe, La.Goodson, Keke (‘08-10), Desoto, Tex.Goodwin, Angie (‘87-’88), Natchitoches, La.Graf, Jennifer (‘96-’00), Loranger, La.Graf, Meredith (‘09-present, Natchitoches, La.Grayson, Linda (‘83-’85, ‘86-’89), NatchitochesGreen, Debbie (‘75-’76, Elizabeth, La.Greene, Lyndzee (‘06-’09), Dry Creek, La.Grieder, Katherine (‘00-03), Shreveport, La.Guidry, Becky (‘75-’78), Midland, La.

- H -Hall, Tiffany (‘00-’02), Shreveport, La.Hardy, Missi (‘94-’96), Coushatta, La.Harris, Annie (‘83-’87), Clarence, La.Harris, Kristy (‘83-’87), Natchitoches, La.Hawthorne, Darlene (‘77-’78), Orange, Tex.Hayes, Becca (‘90-’92), Natchitoches, La.Heard, Johnny Kay (‘81-’82), Orange, Tex.Hebert, Nancy (‘90-’94), Crowley, La.Hill, Kim (‘91-’93), Waskom, TexasHolden, Tee (‘86-’90), Natchitoches, La.Houston, Brittiany (‘07-’11), Shreveport, La.Hudson, Pam (‘88-’90), Quitman, La.Huey, Emily (‘98-’02), Alice, TexasHumphrey, Mary (‘78-’81), Kilbourne, La.

- I -Isom, Brittaney (‘04-’07), Houston, Tex.Isom, Natasha (‘05-’07), Houston , Tex.

- J -James, Jordi (‘10-present), McPherson, Kan.Jennie, Laneisha (‘09-’11), Indianola, Miss.Jones, Chassidy (‘03-’07), Crowley, La.Jones, Linda (‘77-’81), Ft. Walton Beach Fla.Junior, Kiki (‘99-’01), Harrell, Ark.

- K -Kahl, Kim (‘94-’96), Redlands, Calif.Kennedy, Shonte (‘05-’07), Leesville, La.Kinlaw, Britany (‘08-’10), Port Arthur, Tex.Knotts, Tami (‘89-’90), Haynesville, La.Knox, Dorothy (‘05-’08), Temple, Tex.

- L -Lacy, Nicole (‘93-’97), Houston, Tex.Lambright, Debbie (‘78-’79), Pitkin, La.Landreneau, Missy (‘84-’86), Mamou, La.Lee, Monica (‘84-’88), Ringgold, La.LeFevre, Helen (‘78-’82), Lake Charles, La.Leonard, Gussie (‘84-’85), Kenner, La.Lewis, Tandra (‘82-83), Zachary, La.Long, Theresa (‘76-’80), Olla, La.Lucius, Angela (‘91-’95), Florien, La.

- M -Martin, Lori (‘85-’89), Anacoco, La.Matthews, Kay (‘75-’76), Hall Summit, La.Matthews, Tena (‘04-’08), Lake Charles, La.McCaleb, Judy (‘74-’75), Winnsboro, La.McCullough, MaryAnn (‘74-’75), Fairview Alpha, La.McPhail, Jessica (‘07-’11), South Australia, AustraliaMeans, Anna (‘98-’02), Gloster, La.Milliner, Shenise (‘02-’05), Pineville, La.Moore, Anika (‘90-’93), Baton Rouge, La.Morse, Belinda (‘76-’78), Ponchatoula, La.

- N -Newman, Jamila (‘97-’01), Fayetteville, Ark.Nolen, Pat (‘74-’77), Pitkin, La.Norman, Alison (‘93-’97), Coushatta, La.

- O -Ortega, Angela (‘87-’89), Tyler, Tex.

- P -Paulk, Kim (‘80-’84), DeVille, La.Pearrie, Mona (‘89-’92), Atlanta, La.Penny, Rachal (‘88-’92), Coushatta, La.Perry, LaTonya (‘02-’05), Sulphur, La.Peoples, Leslie (‘89-’90), Mansfield, La.Pittman, Diana (‘74-’76), Hammond, La.Price, Jennifer (‘96-’00), Paw Paw, Mich.Primeaux, Tammy (‘75-’77), Gueydan, La.Pugh, Sandy (‘83-’87), Saline, La.

- R -Reed, Susan (‘74-’75)Roberts, Demetria (‘98-’00), Baytown, Tex.Ryan, Janet (‘83-’84), Libuse, La.

- S -Scott, Lillie (‘76-’77), Hammond, La.Scott, Kim (‘88-’90), Austin, TexasShaw, Leola (‘89-’91), Sterlington, La.Shaw, Stephanie (‘92-’96), Mansfield, La.Shead, Courtney (‘05-’08), Moore Station, Tex.Shelby, Christy (2010)- Hammond, La.Shepherd, Brooke (‘07-’10), Argyle, Tex.Simpson, Angela (‘92-’96), Shreveport, La.Smith, Sebrena (‘92-’93), Mansfield, La.Sparkman, Ashley (‘01-’05), Longview, Tex.Spencer, Rachel (‘77-’79), Morrison, Ill.Swanigan, Katrina (‘01-’04), Hotsprings, Ark.Symes, Stacie (‘90-’92), Nevada, Mo.

- T -Tallant, Beth (‘01-’05), Denton, Tex.Taylor, Tracy (‘80-’84), Downville, La.Thibodeaux, Kellye (‘90-’92), Lake Charles, La.Thomas, Karia (‘78-’79), Kelly, La.Thomas, Sherrion (‘08-’09), Byram, Miss.Thomas, Teressa (‘82-’86), Shreveport, La.

- U -Upchurch, Jasmine (‘09-present), Vidalia, La.

- V -Vernon, Nikki (‘97-’01), Lewisville, Tex.

- W -Washer, Darla (‘90-’92), Keithville, La.Washington, Stephanie (‘79-’83), Montgomery, La.White, Demetria (2008), Calvin, La.White, Kottia (2010) Jackson, MissWilliams, Anna Cate (‘07-’09), Many, La.Williams, Bridgete (‘93-’95), Los Angeles, Calif.Williams, Shirlynda (‘92-’96), Florien, La.Williams, Stephanie (‘94-’98), Florien, La.Williams, Tiandra (‘10-present) Sachse, Tex. Williams, Tweet (‘06-’07), Spring, Tex.Williams, Val (‘82-’86), Colfax, La.Willis, Traci (‘79-’82), DeRidder, La.Wilson, Alyson (‘96-’97), Bossier City, La.

All-time LEtterwinners


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Scoring 39 Annie Harris (NSU) vs. Nicholls Feb. 14, 1987

37 Annie Harris (NSU) vs. ULM Jan. 30, 1986

36 Diamond Cosby (NSU) vs. ULM Jan. 3, 2004

36 Latisha Small (LC) Dec. 7, 1994

35 Delinda Samuel (Delta State) Feb. 8, 1985

35 Trenia Tillis (Stephen F. Austin) Feb. 5, 1994

34 Lisa Brewer vs. La. Tech Jan. 17, 1977

34 Joskeen Garner (NSU) vs. SFA Feb. 5, 1994

33 Annie Harris (NSU) vs. Lamar Dec. 2, 1986

33 Angela Simpson (NSU) vs. SHSU Jan. 3, 1994

33 Angela Simpson (NSU) vs. SFA Feb. 5, 1994

33 Nikki Ryan (North Texas) Feb. 17, 1994

32 Chassidy Jones vs. NT Dec. 21, 2006

32 Sandy Pugh (NSU) vs. Georgia Dec. 15, 1986

32 Sandy Pugh (NSU) vs. Nicholls Feb. 14, 1987

32 Linda Grayson (NSU) vs. Lamar Mar. 2, 1988

32 Kim Gordon (Southeastern La.) Feb. 26, 1998

31 Chassidy Jones vs. UCA Mar. 3, 2007

31 Janice Saulsberry (ULM) Jan. 14, 1987

31 Linda Grayson (NSU) vs. Nicholls Jan. 7, 1988

31 Antoinette Norris (SFA) Feb. 18, 1988

31 Judy Clark (NSU) vs. ULM Jan. 23, 1999

31 Judy Clark (NSU) vs. SFA Feb. 20, 1999

30 Pam Hudson (NSU) vs. SHSU Feb. 11, 1989

30 Pam Hudson (NSU) vs. SE La. Feb. 13, 1989

30 Joskeen Garner (NSU) vs. ULM Feb. 9, 1996

30 Louise Chase (NSU) vs. Nicholls Feb. 14, 2000

Assists 19 Teressa Thomas (NSU) vs. Texas St. Jan. 28, 1985

19 Teressa Thomas (NSU) vs. Miss. Coll. Dec. 6, 1985

17 Cooda Dobin (NSU) vs. ULM Jan. 3, 2004

16 Cooda Dobin (NSU) vs. ULM Feb. 6, 2002

16 Missy Hardy (NSU) vs. Prairie View Feb. 28, 1995

15 Cooda Dobin (NSU) vs. S.F. Austin Jan. 8, 2004

15 Cooda Dobin (NSU) vs. Nicholls Feb. 18, 2002

15 Cooda Dobin (NSU) vs. SHSU Jan. 26, 2002

Rebounding22 Joskeen Garner (NSU) vs. UTA Mar. 1, 199321 Joskeen Garner (NSU) vs. McN Jan. 12, 199521 Gretchen Thedford (McN) Jan. 15, 199421 Joskeen Garner (NSU) vs. La. Coll. Dec. 7, 199421 Linda Grayson (NSU) vs. McN Feb. 29, 198820 Kia Converse (NSU) vs. ULM Jan. 23, 199920 Joskeen Garner (NSU) vs. SFA Feb. 5, 199420 Linda Grayson (NSU) vs. Nicholl Jan. 7, 198820 Antoinette Norris (SFA) Feb. 8, 198619 Tena Matthews (McNeese State) Feb. 15, 200719 Lisa Washington (SLU) Feb. 13, 198919 Katrina McClain (Georgia) Dec. 15, 198619 Delinda Samuel (Delta State) Feb. 8, 198518 Ashli Barnum (Ark.-Monticello) Nov. 25, 200618 Courtney Shead (NSU) vs. LSUS Dec. 14, 200518 Cassandra Barker (UL-Monroe) Jan. 30, 199318 Joskeen Garner (NSU) vs. TXST Dec. 30, 199318 Linda Grayson (NSU) vs. N. Texas Jan. 21, 198818 Realia Davis (Nicholls State) Feb. 15, 1986

Blocked Shots13 Ashley Sparkman vs. McN Mar. 4, 2005 9 Ashley Sparkman vs. NICH Feb. 10, 2005 9 Ashley Sparkman vs. SHSU Mar. 9, 2004 8 Ashley Sparkman vs. UTSA Feb. 28, 2004 7 Ashley Sparkman vs. UTA Mar. 13, 2004 7 Ashley Sparkman vs. SHSU Feb. 21, 2004

Steals10 Yolanda Oatis (Texas State) Jan. 23, 1993 9 Stephanie Shaw vs. UTSA Jan. 26, 1995 8 Shonté Kennedy vs. TAMUC Nov. 21, 2005 8 Kia Converse vs. S. Ark. Dec. 3, 1999 8 Sonya Bearden vs. ULL Dec. 14, 1998 7 Brooke Shepherd vs. SUNO Dec. 4, 2007 7 Alissa Thompson (Xavier, N.O.) Nov. 16, 2007 7 Angela Davidson vs. ULM Feb. 6, 2002 7 Jennifer Price vs. Centenary Jan. 15, 2000 7 Lakeita Richardson (SHSU) Feb. 16, 1995 7 Tee Holden vs. TXST Feb. 9, 1989 7 Stephanie Washington vs. La. Coll. Jan. 2, 1982

Northwestern State is one of the most suc-cessful teams in the nation when it comes to playing at home. During its history, the Lady Demons have won 342 games at home and compiled a .781 all-time winning percentage in Prather Coliseum. That number ranks NSU and Prather in the top 30 all-time win-ningest arenas. The 78.1 percent also ranks as the 17th best percentage in active arenas. NSU’s home court record of 342-96 is tops in the Southland Conference and is ranked 14th all-time in the NCAA.

All-time Home Court Winning Percentage 1. Louisiana Tech 413-24 (94.51) 2. Tennessee 392-37 (31.37) 3. Montana 359-38 (90.43) 14. Northwestern State 342-96(78.08)

Active Arena Winning Percentage 1. Thompson-Boling (Tennessee, 1987-present) 239-13 (94.84) 2. Thomas Assembly (La. Tech, 1982-present) 329-18 (94.81) 3. Gampel Arena (UConn, 1989-present) 208-16 (92.86) 17. Prather Coliseum (NSU, 1975-present) 342-96 (78.08)

All-Time Arena Winning Percentage 1. Thompson-Boling (Tennessee, 1987-present) 239-13 (94.84) 2. Thomas Assembly (La. Tech, 1982-present) 329-18 (94.81) 3. Memorial Gym (La. Tech, 1974-1981) 84-6 (92.85) 17. Prather Coliseum (NSU, 1975-present) 342-96 (78.08)

Top 15 Crowds1. 3,385 vs. SFA, 1/22/96 L 77-67

2.. 2,875 vs. ULM, 1/29/94 L 72-61

3. 2,775 vs. SFA, 2/5/94, W 96-95

4. 2,713 vs. UTA, 3/13/04 W 78-71

5. 2,642 vs. McNeese, 3/2/05 L 77-72

6. 2,570 vs. SFA, 2/18/95 L 75-70

7. 2,250 vs. SFA, 2/24/00 L 79-58

8. 2,235 vs. TXST, 1/31/04 W 63-62

9. 2,150 vs. ULM, 2/3/90 L 91-88

10. 2,121 vs. SFA, 2/7/98 L 75-67

11. 1,961 vs. ULM, 2/10/93 L 80-75

12. 1,945 vs. UTA, 2/26/04 W 77-69

13. 1,875 vs. ULM, 1/30/93 W 67-64

14. 1,871 vs. SFA, 3/1/01 W 67-46

15. 1,840 vs. UTSA, 3/11/04 W 82-71

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