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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 19–31 (5–18 Southland) |
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Home stadium | Lady Demon Diamond |
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McNeese † | 22 | – | 2 | .917 | 38 | – | 18 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | 42 | – | 13 | .764 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 29 | – | 24 | .547 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | 30 | – | 16 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 26 | – | 23 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 22 | – | 20 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Christian | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 22 | – | 25 | .468 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 5 | – | 18 | .217 | 19 | – | 31 | .380 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Commerce* | 2 | – | 22 | .083 | 9 | – | 45 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 5, 2024 [2] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
The 2024 Northwestern State Lady Demons softball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Lady Demons played their home games at Lady Demon Diamond and were led by first year head coach Lacy Prejean. They are members of the Southland Conference. The team compiled a 19–31 overall record and a 5–18 record in conference play finishing in eighth place. They failed to qualify for the SLC tournament.
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 2, 2024. Northwestern State was picked to finish sixth in the Southland Conference with 63 votes. [3]
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1 | McNeese State | 128 (16) |
2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 114 (2) |
3 | Nicholls | 97 |
4 | Lamar | 78 |
5 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 72 |
6 | Northwestern State | 63 |
7 | Houston Christian | 49 |
8 | Incarnate Word | 30 |
9 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 17 |
Ashlyn Walker, Laney Roos, and Maggie Darr were named to the conference preseason second team. [3]
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Lacy Prejean (University of Alabama)
Lexi Smith (Texas A&M)
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Bold | Northwestern State team member |
* | Non-Conference game |
† | Make-Up Game |
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Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded | Ref. |
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SLC Softball Pitcher of the week | Kenzie Seely | RHP | March 4, 2024 | [7] |
The 2022 Northwestern State Lady Demons softball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Lady Demons played their home games at Lady Demon Diamond and were led by fourteenth year head coach Donald Pickett. They were members of the Southland Conference.
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The 2023 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions softball team represented Texas A&M University–Commerce during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season as members of the Southland Conference. The Lions played their home games at John Cain Family Softball Complex and were led by first year head coach Brittany Miller.
The 2023 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Lady Lions played their home games at North Oak Park in Hammond, LA and were led by eighth-year head coach Rick Fremin. They are members of the Southland Conference.
The 2023 Nicholls Colonels softball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Colonels played their home games at Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park and were led by second-year head coach Justin Lewis. They are members of the Southland Conference.
The 2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals softball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Cardinals played their home games at H-E-B Field and were led by second-year head coach Kimberly Dean. They are members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals compiled an overall record of 16–30–1, and a conference record of 8–16. Finishing in eighth place in conference play, the Cardinals did not qualify for the conference tournament.
The 2023 Northwestern State Lady Demons softball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Lady Demons played their home games at Lady Demon Diamond and were led by fifteenth year head coach Donald Pickett. They are members of the Southland Conference.
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The 2024 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions softball team represented Texas A&M University–Commerce during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season as members of the Southland Conference. The Lions played their home games at John Cain Family Softball Complex and were led by second year head coach Brittany Miller. They compiled a 9–45 overall record and a 2–22 in conference play finishing the season in ninth place. The Lions failed to qualify for the SLC tournament.
The 2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders softball team represents Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Islanders play their home games at the softball facility at Chapman Field and are led by third-year head coach Kathleen Rodriguez. They are members of the Southland Conference.