2019–20 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team

2019–20 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record13–16 (10–10 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jenny Nash
  • Chad Killinger
  • Conner McNelis
Home arenaStopher Gym
Seasons
2019–20 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M-CC 17 – 3   .850 23 – 7   .767
Abilene Christian 16 – 4   .800 24 – 5   .828
Stephen F. Austin 16 – 4   .800 23 – 6   .793
Sam Houston State 14 – 6   .700 19 – 10   .655
New Orleans 13 – 7   .650 17 – 12   .586
Incarnate Word 10 – 10   .500 14 – 15   .483
Nicholls 10 – 10   .500 13 – 16   .448
Central Arkansas 9 – 11   .450 13 – 16   .448
Southeastern Louisiana 9 – 11   .450 12 – 17   .414
Lamar 6 – 14   .300 10 – 19   .345
Houston Baptist 4 – 16   .200 8 – 21   .276
Northwestern State 4 – 16   .200 7 – 22   .241
McNeese State 2 – 18   .100 5 – 24   .172
† 2020 Southland tournament winner
As of March 7, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by twelfth year head coach DoBee Plaisance, played their home games at Stopher Gym as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 13–16, 10–10 in Southland play to finish in seventh place. Before they could play in the Southland women's tournament however, the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2018–19 season 20–12, 14–4 in Southland play to finish in third place. They lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the second round of the Southland women's tournament. They received an invitation to the 2019 Women's Basketball Invitational tournament where they lost in the first round to Southern Miss.[1]

Roster

Sources:[2]

2019–20 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tykeria Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Lee HS Montgomery, AL
G 2 Terris McKay 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Ellender HS Houma, LA
G 3 Kacie Fountain 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Walker HS
Southwest Mississippi CC 		Walker, LA
G 5 Airi Hamilton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Ponchatoula HS Natchitoches, LA
G 11 Adrian Mann 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So South Callaway HS Mokane, MO
G 13 Kinzie Hieneman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Brennan HS San Antonio, TX
F 15 Lauryn Bowie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Duncanville HS Duncanville, TX
G 22 Loan-Anh Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Wichita South HS Wichita, KS
F 24 Chelsie Cain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dutchtown HS Prairieville, LA
F 25 Chrystal Ezechukwu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Miller Grove HS
Jones County CC 		Decatur, GA
C 32 Korie Leary 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Lincoln HS Dallas, TX
F 33 Bryanna Washington 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Ranchview HS Irving, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2019

Schedule

Sources:[3][4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at Rice L 47–71  0–1
 Tudor Fieldhouse (567)
Houston, TX
Nov 10, 2019*
11:00 am, BTN+ 		at Indiana L 47–111  0–2
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,337)
Bloomington, IN
Nov 14, 2019*
6:30 pm 		at TCU L 47–72  0–3
 Schollmaier Arena (1,800)
Fort Worth, TX
Nov 18, 2019*
11:30 pm 		Paul Quinn W 101–68  1–3
 Stopher Gymnasium (1,020)
Thibodaux, LA
Nov 25, 2019*
6:00 pm 		Southern University (New Orleans)
UTEP Thanksgiving Classic 		W 94–61  2–3
 Stopher Gymnasium (141)
Thibodaux, LA
Nov 29, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville
JU Thanksgiving Classic 		L 55–72  2–4
 Swisher Gymnasium (132)
Jacksonville, FL
Nov 30, 2019*
11:00 am 		vs. North Florida
JU Thanksgiving Classic 		L 61–64  2–5
 Swisher Gymnasium (79)
Jacksonville, FL
Dec 3, 2019*
11:00 am, SECN+ 		at LSU L 32–63  2–6
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,970)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 10, 2019*
6:00 pm 		Louisiana–Monroe W 74–59  3–6
 Stopher Gymnasium (197)
Thibodaux, LA
Southland regular season
Dec 18, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 49–55  3–7
(0–1) 		Dugan Wellness Center (868)
Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 21, 2019
1:00 pm 		Abilene Christian L 84–95 OT 3–8
(0–2) 		Stopher Gymnasium (201)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 2, 2020
6:30 pm 		at Incarnate Word L 51–53  3–9
(0–3) 		McDermott Center (110)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 4, 2020
3:00 pm 		at Sam Houston State L 71–87  3–10
(0–4) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (549)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 8, 2020
6:00 pm 		Lamar L 78–84  3–11
(0–5) 		Stopher Gymnasium (156)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 11, 2020
1:00 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana W 67–65  4–11
(1–5) 		University Center (549)
Hammond, LA
Jan 15, 2020
6:30 pm 		at Northwestern State L 54–58  4–12
(1–6) 		Prather Coliseum (602)
Natchitoches, LA
Jan 18, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Central Arkansas L 46–53  4–13
(1–7) 		Stopher Gymnasium (411)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 22, 2020
7:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist W 84–78  5–13
(2–7) 		Sharp Gymnasium (119)
Houston, TX
Jan 25, 2020
4:00 pm 		at New Orleans L 65–77  5–14
(2–8) 		Lakefront Arena (326)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 29, 2020
6:00 pm 		McNeese State W 79–63  6–14
(3–8) 		Stopher Gymnasium (544)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 5, 2020
6:00 pm 		Stephen F. Austin L 61–78  6–15
(2–9) 		Stopher Gymnasium (203)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 8, 2020
1:00 pm 		Sam Houston State L 77–80  6–16
(3–10) 		Stopher Gymnasium (277)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lamar W 62–60  7–16
(4–10) 		Montagne Center (726)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 15, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Southeastern Louisiana W 54–49  8–16
(5–10) 		Stopher Gymnasium (287)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 19, 2020
6:00 pm 		Northwestern State W 73–66  9–16
(6–10) 		Stopher Gymnasium (211)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 22, 2020
1:00 pm 		at Central Arkansas W 67–58  10–16
(7–10) 		Farris Center (248)
Conway, AR
Feb 26, 2020
6:00 pm 		Houston Baptist W 57–53  11–16
(8–10) 		Stopher Gymnasium (112)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 29, 2020
1:00 pm 		New Orleans W 70–68  12–16
(9–10) 		Stopher Gymnasium (333)
Thibodaux, LA
Mar 4, 2020
6:30 pm 		at McNeese State W 72–53  13–16
(10–10) 		H&HP Complex (2,502)
Lake Charles, LA
2020 Hercules Tires Southland Basketball Tournament
March 12, 2020
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word
First Round 		Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nicholls Colonels Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketbal Roster". The Official Site of Nicholls Athletics. Nicholls State University. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Nicholls State University. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "Nicholls Colonels Schedule - 2019-20". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2019.