2023–24 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by first year head coach Justin Payne, played their home games at Stopher Gym located in Thibodaux, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. The Colonels compiled a 14–18 overall record and a 7–11 record in conference play. Their season ended with a 57–75 second round loss to Southeastern Louisiana in the SLC tournament.

2023–24 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record14–18 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nicholas Graham
  • Tykeria Williams
  • Jada Terry
Home arenaStopher Gym
2023–24 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lamar17–1 .94424–7  .774
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi †14–4 .77823–9  .719
Southeastern Louisiana14–4 .77819–12  .613
Incarnate Word12–6 .66719–11  .633
Texas A&M–Commerce*8–10 .44415–16  .484
New Orleans8–10 .44411–19  .367
Nicholls7–11 .38914–18  .438
Northwestern State7–11 .38911–19  .367
McNeese2–16 .1116–25  .194
Houston Christian1–17 .0566–23  .207
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II.
† 2024 Southland tournament winner

Media

Home games are broadcast on ESPN+.

Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2022–23 season with a 5–24 overall record and a 2–16 record for last place in Southland Conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2023 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 39 overall votes, the Colonels were picked to finish tenth in the conference.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Southeastern Louisiana159 (15)
2Texas A&M–Corpus Christi140 (3)
3Lamar132 (2)
4Incarnate Word97
T5Houston Christian74
T5McNeese74
7Northwestern State65
8Texas A&M–Commerce58
9New Orleans56
10Nicholls39

Preseason All Conference

Sophomore Lexi Alexander, Forward, was selected as a member of the Preseason All-Conference second team.[1]

Roster
2023–24 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
G 0 Amelia Sandie 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Brighton, England
G 1 Mikayla Etienne
—
 Sr Monroe, Louisiana
G 2 Marypaz Martinez
—
 Fr Tres Rios, Costa Rica
G 3 Ashley Malone 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Nashville, Tennessee
G 5 Traya Bruce 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Cut Off, Louisiana
G 7 Betzalys Delgado
—
 Fr Arecibo, Puerto Rico
F 10 Victoria Woods 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Elton, Louisiana
G 11 Britiya Curtis
—
 Fr Calhoun, Georgia
G 12 Kyla Hamilton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Westlake, Louisiana
G 14 Adrian Mann 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Mokane, Missouri
F 20 Adyson James 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr San Antonio, Texas
F 21 Lexi Alexander 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Round Rock, Texas
G/F 22 Deonna Brister 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lake Arthur, Louisiana
F 23 Daelyn Craig 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Lithonia, Georgia
G 24 Malaysia DePrisco 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Austin, Texas
G 25 Violet Skipworth 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Pace, Florida
C 30 Kate Manley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Roswell, Georgia
F 35 Khia Lee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Manchester England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Nicholas Graham
  • Tykeria Williams
  • Jada Terry
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 26, 2023

Schedule

Sources:[2][3]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 North American W 82–65  1–0
  19 – L. Alexander  11 – L. Alexander  5 – B. Curtis  Stopher Gymnasium (250)
Thibodaux, LA
Nov 8, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Tulane W 69–66  2–0
  18 – B. Curtis  8 – B. Curtis  6 – B. Delgado  Devlin Fieldhouse (594)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov 10, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 SUNO W 94–52  3–0
  16 – A. Malone  8 – V. Skipworth  5 – B. Delgado  Stopher Gymnasium (1,900)
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Nov 14, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at SMU L 54–69  3–1
  13 – A. Malone  8 – B. Delgado  8 – B. Delgado  Moody Coliseum (4,548)
Dallas, Texas
Nov 18, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Louisiana L 63–69 OT 3–2
  13 – B. Curtis  10 – L. Alexander  6 – B. Delgado  Cajundome (808)
Lafayette, Louisiana
Nov 24, 2023*
1:00 pm		 vs. Eastern Illinois
GCU Classic		 W 63–55  4–2
  17 – L. Alexander  7 – L. Alexander  3 – K. Hamilton  Grand Canyon University Arena (212)
Phoenix, Arizona
Nov 25, 2023*
3:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Grand Canyon
GCU Classic		 L 40–63  4–3
  14 – T. Bruce  6 – D. Brister  3 – D. Brister  Grand Canyon University Arena (502)
Phoenix, Arizona
Nov 28, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Dillard W 68–36  5–3
  13 – E. Diaz  9 – C. Lowe  1 – E. Diaz  Stopher Gymnasium (333)
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Nov 30, 2023*
6:00 pm		 at Alcorn State L 46–54  5–4
  15 – Curtis  5 – Etienne  2 – Hamilton  Davey Whitney Complex (152)
Lorman, Mississippi
Dec 4, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at South Alabama W 61–58  6–4
  25 – L. Alexander  8 – L. Alexander  4 – L. Alexander  Mitchell Center (329)
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 9, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 UAB L 62–73  6–5
  18 – L. Alexander  8 – D. Brister  3 – D. Craig  Stopher Gymnasium (344)
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Dec 20, 2023*
12:00 pm		 at Grambling L 50–69  6–6
  13 – M. Etienne  6 – M. Etienne  4 – K. Hamilton  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (87)
Grambling, Louisiana
Southland regular season
Jan 4, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Southeastern Louisiana L 56–66  6–7
(0–1)		  16 – M. Etienne  10 – D. Craig  3 – L. Alexander  Stopher Gymnasium (433)
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Jan 6, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Houston Christian W 73–55  7–7
(1–1)		  22 – L. Alexander  10 – D. Craig  5 – B. Curtis  Sharp Gymnasium (243)
Houston, Texas
Jan 11, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 New Orleans L 63–69  7–8
(1–2)		  16 – M. Etienne  9 – B. Curtis  4 – K. Hamilton  Stopher Gymnasium (376)
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Jan 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Lamar L 49–52  7–9
(1–3)		  14 – K. Hamilton  7 – D. Brister  3 – K. Hamilton  Stopher Gymnasium (455)
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Jan 18, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Incarnate Word W 65–59  8–9
(2–3)		  19 – D. Brister  5 – D. Brister  5 – K. Hamilton  McDermott Center (120)
San Antonio, Texas
Jan 20, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 52–58  8–10
(2–4)		  14 – B. Curtis  9 – L. Alexander  4 – K. Hamilton  American Bank Center (1,247)
Corpus Christi, Texas
Jan 27, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas A&M–Commerce L 67–71  8–11
(2–5)		  16 – B. Curtis  11 – D. Craig  6 – K. Hamilton  The Field House (412)
Commerce, Texas
Feb 1, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Northwestern State W 60–57  9–11
(3–5)		  20 – L. Alexander  6 – D. Brister  4 – K. Hamilton  Stopher Gymnasium (412)
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Feb 3, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Houston Christian W 52–50  10–11
(4–5)		  10 – K. Hamilton  9 – D. Craig  2 – K. Hamilton  Stopher Gymnasium (503)
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Feb 8, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 70–67  11–11
(5–5)		  21 – L. Alexander  9 – K. Hamilton  7 – K. Hamilton  Stopher Gymnasium (458)
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Feb 10, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Lamar L 44–70  11–12
(5–6)		  16 – L. Alexander  7 – L. Alexander  4 – B. Delgado  Neches Arena (1,597)
Beaumont, Texas
Feb 15, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 New Orleans L 78–80  11–13
(5–7)		  18 – B. Curtis  11 – L. Alexander  5 – L. Alexander  Lakefront Arena (454)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 17, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 McNeese W 81–67  12–13
(6–7)		  21 – B. Curtis  14 – L. Alexander  5 – D. Craig  Stopher Gymnasium (511)
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Feb 22, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Incarnate Word L 47–52  12–14
(6–8)		  13 – L. Alexander  9 – L. Alexander  3 – K. Hamilton  Stopher Gymnasium (433)
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Feb 24, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Texas A&M–Commerce W 89–77  13–14
(7–8)		  28 – L. Alexander  15 – L. Alexander  7 – K. Hamilton  Stopher Gymnasium (433)
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Feb 29, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Northwestern State L 47–55  13–15
(7–9)		  16 – L. Alexander  14 – L. Alexander  3 – K. Hamilton  Prather Coliseum (703)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Mar 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at McNeese L 76–78  13–16
(7–10)		  18 – K. Hamilton  8 – D. Brister  6 – K. Hamilton  The Legacy Center (1,321)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Mar 7, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southeastern Louisiana L 62–68  13–17
(7–11)		  20 – L. Alexander  9 – L. Alexander  3 – K. Hamilton  Pride Roofing University Center (779)
Hammond, Louisiana
2024 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference Tournament
Mar 11, 2024
1:30 pm, ESPN+		 (7) vs. (6) New Orleans
First round		 W 73–66  14–17
  19 – M. Etienne  10 – L. Alexander  7 – K. Hamilton  The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, LA
Mar 12, 2024
1:30 pm, ESPN+		 (7) vs. (3) Southeastern Louisiana
Second round		 L 57–75  14–18
  14 – L. Alexander  9 – K. Hamilton  5 – K. Hamilton  The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards
Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref.
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week Lexi Alexander F February 26, 2024 [4]

See also

References
  1. "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  2. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Nicholls State University. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. "Nicholls Colonels Schedule - 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  4. Callum Squires (February 26, 2024). "Lexi Alexander of Nicholls wins SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week award". Retrieved March 1, 2024.
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