2019–20 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team

2019–20 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball
2019–20 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	13–16 (10–10 Southland)
Head coach	DoBee Plaisance (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Jenny Nash; Chad Killinger; Conner McNelis;
Home arena	Stopher Gym
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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.

2019–20 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

DoBee Plaisance (Southern Miss)

Assistant coach(es)

Jenny Nash (Nicholls State)
Chad Killinger (Franklin (IN))
Connor McNelis (Southern Miss)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2019

Schedule

Sources:^[3]^[4]

Date time, TV	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.

References

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

[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.

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2019–20 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Roster

Schedule

See also

References