2015 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

August 2023 2015 Southland Conference I Women's 250px Tournament logo 8 Merrell Center Katy, Texas Northwestern State 3 Brooke Stoehr and Brad Stoehr 2 Beatrice Attura Northwestern State 4,286 SLC Digital/ESPN3/CBSSN The 2015 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 11–14, 2015 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas.http://www.southland.org/sports/2014/5/19/GEN_0519142502.aspx 2015-16 Championship Information The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament. Seeds & Regular Season Standings Only the Top 8 teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament. If a team ineligible for the NCAA Tourney finished in the top 8, their seed would fall to the next eligible team. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible for post-season play as they were in the second year of a 4-year transition from D2 to D1.Richards Joey Abilene Christian offered Southland Conference/ Division I membership http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/aug/20/southland-conference-ties-to-abilene-christiain/ Abilene Reporter August 20, 2012 October 1, 2014 November 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102103604/http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/aug/20/southland-conference-ties-to-abilene-christiain/ deadIncarnate Word to join Southland during transition to D1 https://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2012-08-20/incarnate-word-join-southland-conference-during-transition-di 20 August 2012 NCAA.com 20 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020045525/http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2012-08-20/incarnate-word-join-southland-conference-during-transition-di 20 October 2012 dead dmy-all They were not eligible for the Southland tourney until 2018. This chart shows all the teams records and standings and explains why teams advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions. 2015 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seedsSeedSchoolConference RecordOverall Record (End of Regular Season)Tiebreaker 1.Stephen F. Austin‡* 16–2 23–62.Lamar* 14–4 17–12 3.Nicholls State# 13–5 17–124.Texas A&M–Corpus Christi# 12–6 16–135.McNeese State 11–7 17–126.Northwestern State 10–815–141–1 vs. Nicholls State7.Central Arkansas 10–8 17–13 0–2 vs. Nicholls State8.Abilene Christian 9–917–12 D1 transitioning, ineligible for NCAA Tourney9.Houston Baptist 6–12 12–17 10.New Orleans 6–12 8–19 Low APR, ineligible for NCAA Tourney11.Sam Houston State 5–13 6–22 12.Southeastern Louisiana 3–15 7–2213.Incarnate Word 2–16 5–24D1 transitioning, ineligible for NCAA Tourney‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions.* – Received a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament.# – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. Source: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TIE-BREAKER SCENARIOS http://southland.org/news/2015/3/6/WBB_0306155355.aspx Southland Conference March 8, 2015 March 6, 2015 Schedule 2015 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament http://southland.org/documents/2015/3/7/2015_WBB_Bracket.pdf Southland Conference March 8, 2015 SessionGameTime*Matchup#Television First round – Thursday, March 121111:00 am#5 McNeese State vs. #8 Houston BaptistSLC Digital21:30 pm#6 Northwestern State vs. #7 Central Arkansas Quarterfinals – Friday, March 132311:00 am#4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. #8 Houston BaptistSLC Digital41:30 pm#3 Nicholls State vs. #6 Northwestern State Semifinals – Saturday, March 14351:00 pm#1 Stephen F. Austin vs. #8 Houston BaptistESPN363:30 pm#2 Lamar vs. #6 Northwestern StateESPN3 Championship – Sunday, March 154712:00 pm#6 Northwestern State vs #8 Houston BaptistCBSSN *Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket First round Thursday, March 12SLC Digital Quarterfinals Friday, March 13SLC Digital Semifinals Saturday, March 14ESPN3 Championship Game Sunday, March 15CBSSN 5 McNeese State 68 8 Houston Baptist 70 7 Central Arkansas 49 6 Northwestern State 63 4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 48 8 Houston Baptist 49 3 Nicholls State 67 6 Northwestern State 84 1 Stephen F. Austin 81 8 Houston Baptist 88 2 Lamar 64 6 Northwestern State 70 OT 6 Northwestern State 58 8 Houston Baptist 50 Game summaries #e3e3e3 Mar 12 11:00 am Recap Houston Baptist Huskies 70 McNeese State Cowgirls 68 39–35 31–33 Anna Strickland 16 Anna Strickland 20 Tayler Jefferson 4 Jayln Johnson 17 Talisa Boyd 12 Jayln Johnson 8 Merrell CenterKaty, TX N/A Doug Williams; Travis Jones; Jaclyn Watson SLC Digital Network #ffdead Mar 12 1:30 pm Recap Northwestern State Lady Demons 63 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears 49 23–24 40–25 Keisha Lee 19 Presley Owens 6 Presley Owens; Janelle Perez 4 Terai Sadler; Brianna Mullins 10 Jameka Watkins 8 Jameka Watkins 4 Merrell CenterKaty, TX 862 Marlin Ramsey; Britton Sherry; Kristin McKinnon SLC Digital Network #e3e3e3 Mar 13 11:00 am Recap Houston Baptist Huskies 49 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders 48 20–25 29–23 Erin McGarrachan 16 Erin McGarrachan 10 Heidi Sihvola 4 Kassie Jone 13 Shay Weaver 6 Shay Weaver; Kassie Jones 4 Merrell CenterKaty, TX N/A Jeff Malham; Toby Martinez; Pat Boeh SLC Digital Network #ffdead Mar 13 1:30 pm Recap Northwestern State Lady Demons 84 Nicholls Colonels 67 38–31 46–36 Janelle Perez 24 Chelsea Rogers 8 Chelsea Rogers 5 Jenny Nash 18 Ekiya Gray 8 Tia Charles 5 Merrell CenterKaty, TX 860 Marc Meritt; Chaney Muench; Travis Jones SLC Digital Network #e3e3e3 Mar 14 1:00 pm Recap Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks 81 Houston Baptist Huskies 88 41–37 40–51 Porsha Roberts 22 Porsha Roberts 8 Brittney Matthew 6 Tayler Jefferson 29 Anna Strickland 8 Rachel Arthur 6 Merrell CenterKaty, TX N/A Chaney Muench; Jules Gallien; Travis Jones ESPN3 #ffdead Mar 14 3:30 pm Recap Lamar Lady Cardinals 64 Northwestern State Lady Demons 70 39–30 19–28 6–12 Kiandra Bowers 16 Kiandra Bowers 12 Addesha Collins; Baleigh O'Dell 5 Janell Perez 24 Chelsea Rogers 12 Chelsea Rogers 3 Merrell CenterKaty, TX 1,596 John Fletcher; D'Lynn Schertz; Britton Sherry ESPN3 #e3e3e3 Mar 15 12:00 pm Recap Northwestern State Lady Demons 58 Houston Baptist Huskies 50 23–23 35–27 Beatrice Attura 19 Chelsea Rogers 10 Janelle Perez 7 Erin McGarrachan 22 Anna Strickland 13 Heidi Sihvola 8 Merrell CenterKaty, TX 968 Brian Garland; John Fletcher; Chaney Muench CBSSN Awards and honors Source: NORTHWESTERN STATE ADVANCES TO NCAA TOURNAMENT WITH TOURNAMENT TITLE http://www.southland.org/news/2015/3/15/WBB_0315154438.aspx Southland Conference March 15, 2015 March 15, 2015 Tournament MVP: Beatrice Attura – Northwestern State All-Tournament Teams: Beatrice Attura – Northwestern State Janelle Perez – Northwestern State Porscha Rogers – Stephen F. Austin Erin McGarrachan – Houston Baptist Tayler Jefferson – Houston Baptist See also 2015 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference women's basketball tournament References External links 2015 Southland Conference Men's and Women's Tournament Page Category:Southland Conference women's basketball tournament Category:2014–15 Southland Conference women's basketball season Southland Conference Women's basketball