Game 15 • vs. Incarnate Word • Jan. 10, 2015 NORTHWESTERN STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Southland Conference Champions: 1994-95 • 1998-99 • 2003-04 Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 2004, 2014 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1988-89 • 2003-04 • 2013-14 WNIT Appearances: 1985-86 • 1992-93 • 1994-95 • 1998-99 Jason Pugh, Assistant Sports Information Director • Office: 318-357-6467 • Cell: 318-663-5701 • [email protected] • @jasonspugh NSUDemons.com • /forkemdemons • @NSUDemons (Department) • @NSUDemonsWBB (Women’s Basketball) • Press Row: 318-357-4544 vs. Incarnate Word Saturday, January 10, 2015 • 1:00 p.m. Natchitoches, La.• Prather Coliseum (3,400) 15 MATCHUP 2014-15 SCHEDULE November (3-1) Northwestern State Incarnate Word 14 LETOURNEAU W, 78-35 Lady Demons Cardinals 18 LOUISIANA TECH W, 69-57 Record: 8-6, 3-0 Southland Record: 4-9, 1-1 Southland 23 at Arkansas L, 78-30 25 LSU-ALEXANDRIA W, 86-58 Head Coaches: Brooke and Scott Stoehr Head Coach: Kate Henderson Career Record: 41-37 (3rd season) Career Record: 12-28 (2nd season) December (2-5) Northwestern State Record: 41-37 (3rd season) School Record: 12-28 (3rd season) 1 CENTRAL BAPTIST COLLEGE W, 71-43 Stoehrs’ Record vs. Opponent: 1-0 3 at No. 5 Texas A&M L, 75-42 6 at Grambling L, 44-41 TV/RADIO 14 at No. 3 Texas L, 74-34 Radio: Demons Sports Network (100.7-Natchitoches, 103.1-Leesville, 100.7-Shreveport, 1340 AM-Shreveport, NSUDemons.com) 17 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO W, 61-56 PXP: Tony Taglavore 20 at Jackson State L, 62-61, OT 29 at Oklahoma State L, 89-44 OPENING TIP January • Today’s game is the second of back-to-back home games for Northwestern State, marking the first time that 2 *at Houston Baptist W, 78-68 5 *at Sam Houston State W, 66-57 has occurred since Nov. 14-18 when NSU hosted LeTourneau and Louisiana Tech. 7 *ABILENE CHRISTIAN W, 61-56 • The Lady Demons have won their last two home games by identical 61-56 scores. 10 *INCARNATE WORD 1:00 • Northwestern State has not allowed more than 58 points at Prather Coliseum this season and brings a nine- 14 *at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7:00 game home win streak into the game. 17 *LAMAR 1:00 • All three of Northwestern State’s Southland Conference wins have come with the team trailing at the half. 21 *NICHOLLS 6:30 24 *MCNEESE STATE 1:00 NSU’s win against Abilene Christian on Jan. 7 was its first of the season when trailing with five minutes to play. 28 *at Central Arkansas 7:00 31 *at Southeastern Louisiana 4:30 SCOUTING THE OPPONENT • This is the second consecutive season for Incarnate Word to travel to Natchitoches. The Cardinals never have February 5 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 6:30 hosted the Lady Demons in San Antonio. 12 *CENTRAL ARKANSAS 6:30 • UIW’s 71-59 win against New Orleans on Thursday snapped a four-game losing streak. 14 *at McNeese State 1:00 • Incarnate Word is in its second season in the Southland Conference and is in the transition to full Division I 18 *at Nicholls 6:00 membership. As such, UIW is ineligible for postseason competition. 21 *at New Orleans 4:00 • Through its first two Southland Conference games, UIW leads the league in assists per game at 17. 26 *SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 6:30 • Aricka Adams leads UIW in scoring at 12.8 points per game and is the Cardinals’ lone double-digit scorer. March PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAMES) 5 *at Stephen F. Austin 6:00 7 *NEW ORLEANS 1:00 12-15 Southland Conference Tourney TBA * Southland Conference Game BOLD - Home Game Janelle Keisha Chelsea Tia Presley PEREZ LEE ROGERS YOUNGBLOOD OWENS G • Jr. • 5-2 G • Jr. • 5-5 G • Sr. • 5-9 F • Jr. • 5-10 F • Sr. • 6-1 GP/GS ..............................14/14 GP/GS ..............................14/14 GP/GS ..............................14/13 GP/GS ................................14/4 GP/GS ..............................14/14 PPG ...................................10.0 PPG ...................................10.6 PPG .....................................7.9 PPG .....................................2.5 PPG .....................................8.1 RBD .....................................2.6 RBD .....................................3.6 RBD .....................................5.6 RBD .....................................3.0 RBD .....................................3.2 AST ......................................3.5 AST ......................................1.6 AST ......................................2.4 AST ......................................0.5 AST ......................................1.1 BLK......................................0.0 BLK......................................0.0 BLK......................................0.0 BLK......................................0.1 BLK......................................0.7 STL ......................................1.4 STL ......................................2.6 STL ......................................1.6 STL ......................................0.5 STL ......................................0.6 MIN ...................................29.9 MIN ...................................27.4 MIN ...................................29.4 MIN ...................................13.5 MIN ...................................28.7 Game 15 • vs. Incarnate Word • Jan. 10, 2015 SOUTHLAND SEASON IS TURNAROUND SEASON There have been numerous keys to Northwestern State’s 3-0 start in Southland Conference play, none more important than the Lady Demons’ performances in the second half of conference games. In each of the first three games, Northwestern State has trailed at halftime. The Lady Demons also have overcome double-figure deficits in two of the games (15 vs. Abilene Christian; 10 at Sam Houston). While Northwestern State’s defensive numbers have stayed relatively constant across both halves, the second 20 minutes of each conference game has seen a spike in the Lady Demons’ offensive performance. In the first half of SLC 2014-15 Southland Conference Standings (through games of 1/6/15) games, NSU is shooting 30.2 percent from the floor, including 26.5 percent from 3-point range. Those numbers increase SLC Overall to 51.4 percent and 43.3 percent in the second half. Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Northwestern State 3 0 1.000 8 6 .571 No number jumps more than the Lady Demons’ free-throw aim. Northwestern State has hit 12 of 23 first-half free McNeese State 2 0 1.000 8 6 .571 throws, a 51.2 percent success rate. In the second half of the three-game Southland win streak, NSU is shooting 81.1 Stephen F. Austin 2 1 .667 9 5 .633 percent from the line (43-for-53). Central Arkansas 2 1 .667 9 6 .600 Lamar 2 1 .667 5 9 .357 TURNING IT AROUND, NOT TURNING IT OVER Southeastern Louisiana 1 1 .500 5 8 .385 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1 1 .500 5 8 .385 One of the tenets of co-head coaches Brooke and Scott Stoehr’s program building has been to value the basketball. Nicholls 1 1 .500 5 8 .385 In a given practice or game, that mantra is woven into the fabric of Lady Demons basketball. Incarnate Word* 1 1 .500 4 9 .308 Before entering Southland Conference play, Brooke Stoehr determined 13 was a magic number for Northwestern Sam Houston State 1 2 .333 2 11 .154 State -- as in the Lady Demons could afford no more than 13 turnovers if they wanted to strengthen their chances at Abilene Christian* 0 2 .000 7 5 .583 New Orleans 0 2 .000 2 9 .182 victory. Houston Baptist 0 3 .000 6 8 .429 During NSU’s conference-opening, three-game win streak, NSU has turned the ball over 11 times twice and 12 times * - Ineligible for postseason play in the remaining game. For the season, Northwestern State is 5-1 when committing 13 or fewer turnovers with the lone loss coming at UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Arkansas on Nov. 25. Conversely, the Lady Demons are 3-5 when turning the ball over more than 13 times. Name: Northwestern State Founded: 1884, as Louisiana Normal THREE SQUARED IS THE MAGIC NUMBER Location: Natchitoches, La. Through the first 10 games of the season, the Lady Demons never hit more than seven 3-pointers in a game. Playing Enrollment: 9,002 at No. 18 Oklahoma State on Dec. 29, 2014, Northwestern State found its long-range stroke and has not let up since. Nickname: Lady Demons Colors: Purple, White, and orange trim Led by three 3s each from Chelsea Rogers and Janelle Perez, the Lady Demons connected on a season-best nine Print Specs: Purple (492f92)/Orange (f78426) 3-pointers. Affliation: NCAA Division I, Southland Conference The hot shooting night in Stillwater carried over to the first two Southland Conference games of the season, as NSU President: Dr. Randall Webb connected on nine 3-pointers in wins at Houston Baptist and Sam Houston State. Against Houston Baptist, the Lady President-elect: Dr. Jim Henderson Director of Athletics: Greg Burke Demons connected on a season-best 45 percent of their 3-point attempts (9-for-20). In the first two games of Southland play, Northwestern State went 18-for-47 from 3-point range, good for a 38.3 shooting percentage. The hot shooting ran its course against Abilene Christian, as NSU connected on just four 3-pointers, TEAM INFORMATION but remained perfect in conference play. 2013-14 Overall Record: 21-13 2013-14 Southland Record/Finish: 11-7/4th 2013-14 Postseason: 0-1 NCAA Tournament Letterman Returning/Lost: 8/6 NORTHWESTERN STATE ROSTER Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 # Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) -Starters Returning: 1 Amy Staha G 5-10 SO-1L Pflugerville, TX (Pflugerville HS) • Janelle Perez (34-34, 10.0 ppg, 4.2 apg, 2.4 rpg) 3 Keisha Lee G 5-5 JR-2L Denham Springs, LA (Denham Springs HS) • Keisha Lee (33-29, 13.3 ppg, 2.2 apg, 3.2 rpg) • Chelsea Rogers (34-32,