2017 Softball Media Guide

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CLASS of 2017

ONE MORE

RIDE • 3 STRAIGHT WINNING SEASONS, OVERALL RECORD 93-65 (.589), SLC RECORD 47-30 (.610) • 2 CONFERENCE TITLES (2014 TOURNAMENT TITLE, 2015 REGULAR SEASON TITLE) • PART OF TEAMS THAT COMBINED FOR 867 RUNS, 818 RBIS AND 200 HOME RUNS

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Table of CONTENTS 2017 ROSTER

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3.8 3.15 3.17 3.18 4.5 4.7

2017 PLAYERS

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BAYLOR (DH) LOUISIANA TECH ABILENE CHRISTIAN ABILENE CHRISTIAN (DH) ULM INCARNATE WORD

1 2017 Senior Class 2 Table of Contents 3 Quick Facts 4 2017 Roster 5 Roster Breakdown 6 Preview MEET THE TEAM 8 Katelyn Boles 9 Micaela Bouvier 10 Mikayla Brown 11 Kaylee Isenburg 12 Michaela Johnson 13 Social Media 14 Brittney Jones 16 Kellye Kincannon 18 Jordan Rains 19 Hailee Rhodes 20 Kayla Roquemore 21 Sidney Salmans 22 Micayla Sorosiak 23 Barbazon/Harris/Hawthorne 24 Hebert/Matt/Priester 25 Rawls/St. Clair/A. Vincent 26 Elise Vincent MEET THE COACHES AND STAFF 27 Donald Pickett 29 Amy Hooks 30 Kaylee Guidry 31 Additional Support Staff 32 TV/Radio Roster 33 34

THE SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE Southland Conference Opponent Information

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HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM Series Records Year-By-Year Results Individual Season Records Individual Career Records Team Superlatives All-Time Letterwinners Retired Jerseys 2016 Review 2016 Stats Last Time NSU

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Coaches/ STAFF 27

The SLC 33

HISTORY

NSU

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2017 HOME SCHEDULE 5 P.M. 6 P.M. 5 P.M. NOON 6 P.M. 5 P.M.

4.8 4.21 4.22 5.5 5.6 5.10-12

NORTHWESTERN STATE 56 Surge of Success 58 Dr. Chris Maggio, Acting President 59 Jerry Pierce, Vice President 60 Greg Burke, Director of Athletics 61 Athletic Administration 64 SID/Media Outlets 65 University Profile 66 City of Natchitoches 67 Academics 68 Campus Life 70 CHAMPS/Life Skills

ON THE COVER

Northwestern State softball has four consecutive winning seasons, three with the help of this senior class. They have won two Southland Conference titles -- a regular season title in 2015 and a tournament title in 2014 with a corresponding NCAA Tournament appearance. The players featured on the front of guide played a large role -- seniors Kellye Kincannon, Brittney Jones, Micayla Sorosiak, Jordan Rains, Michaela Johnson and junior pitcher Mikayla Brown. The Lady Demons will attempt to win both titles in the same season for the first time since 2000.

INCARNATE WORD (DH) NICHOLLS NICHOLLS (DH) CENTRAL ARKANSAS CENTRAL ARKANSAS (DH) SLC TOURNAMENT (AT CENTRAL ARKANSAS)

NOON 5 P.M. NOON 5 P.M. NOON TBA

2017 SCHEDULE Date

Opponent Time Feb. 10 ULM’s Mardi Gras Classic (10-12) vs. SIU-Edwardsville 11 a.m. vs. Grambling 1 p.m. Feb. 11 vs. Prairie View A&M 9 a.m. vs. Sam Houston State 11 a.m. Feb. 12 at ULM 1 p.m. Feb. 17 Florida’s Aquafina Invitational (17-19) vs. Maryland 12:15 p.m. vs. Florida 5 p.m. Feb. 18 vs. Florida 11 a.m. vs. Florida International 5:45 p.m. Feb. 19 vs. Florida A&M 8 a.m. Feb. 22 at ULM 6 p.m. Feb. 24 Chattanooga’s Frost Classic (24-26) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 10 a.m. at Chattanooga 3 p.m. Feb. 25 vs. Western Michigan 10 a.m. vs. Saint Louis 3 p.m. Feb. 26 vs. UT Martin 9 a.m. Mar. 3 OU’s Courtyard Marriot Tourn. (3-5) vs. Western Kentucky 10:30 a.m. at Oklahoma 3:30 p.m. Mar. 4 vs. Evansville 10:30 a.m. vs. TBA (bracket play) Mar. 5 vs. TBA (bracket play) Mar. 8 vs. Baylor (DH) 5 p.m. Mar. 10 at Lamar* 5 p.m. Mar. 11 at Lamar (DH)* 2 p.m. Mar. 15 vs. Louisiana Tech 6 p.m. Mar. 17 vs. Abilene Christian* 5 p.m. Mar. 18 vs. Abilene Christian (DH)* Noon Mar. 22 at Louisiana Tech 6 p.m. Mar. 24 at Texas A&M-CC (DH)* 1 p.m. Mar. 25 at Texas A&M-CC* Noon Mar. 31 at McNeese* 6 p.m. April 1 at McNeese (DH)* 1 p.m. April 5 vs. ULM 6 p.m. April 7 vs. Incarnate Word* 5 p.m. April 8 vs. Incarnate Word (DH)* Noon April 14 at Southeastern* 5 p.m. April 15 at Southeastern (DH)* Noon April 18 at LSU 6 p.m. April 21 vs. Nicholls* 5 p.m. April 22 vs. Nicholls (DH)* Noon April 28 at Houston Baptist (DH)* 1 p.m. April 29 at Houston Baptist* Noon May 5 vs. Central Arkansas* 5 p.m. May 6 vs. Central Arkansas (DH)* Noon May 11-13 SLC Tournament (at UCA) TBA All home games, in bold, held at Lady Demon Softball Complex. 220 South Jefferson Street. All times Central. * - denotes Southland Conference game


UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Location Natchitoches, La. School Founded 1884 (as Louisiana Normal) Enrollment 9,819 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Southland Nickname Lady Demons Mascot Victory “Vic” The Demon Colors Purple (492f92), White and Orange (f78426) trim Acting President Dr. Chris Maggio Vice President Jerry Pierce Director of Athletics Greg Burke Faculty Representative Jody Biscoe Senior Woman Administrator Dr. Haley Blount Taitano

HAILEE RHODES

STADIUM INFORMATION

Stadium Name Lady Demon Diamond Capacity 1,000 Dimensions 196 (LF), 218 (CF), 196 (RF) Surface Grass Press Row Phone 318-357-4442

COACHING STAFF/ SUPPORT STAFF

Head Coach Alma Mater Record at NSU Overall Record Assistant Coach Alma Mater Assistant Coach Alma Mater

Donald Pickett, 9th season Tennessee-Chattanooga, 2005 218-208 (.511) Same Amy Hooks, 5th season Texas, 2011 Kaylee Guidry, 3rd season Northwestern State, 2014

2016 REVIEW

MICAELA BOUVIER

27-25 10-17 (8th) 13-9 6-13 8-3 N/A

First Year of Softball at NSU 1979 First Year in the Southland Conference 1988 All-Time Record 989-955-3 Conference Titles 5 (1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2015) Conference Tournament Titles 5 (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014) NCAA Regional Appearances 5 (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014)

LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (12)

NEWCOMERS (10)

POS. NAME INF Brittney Jones INF Hailee Rhodes INF Jordan Rains INF Micayla Sorosiak INF Michaela Johnson DP Kaylee Isenburg OF Kellye Kincannon OF Sidney Salmans OF Kayla Roquemore P Mikayla Brown P Katelyn Boles P Micaela Bouvier

POS. OF/P C UTIL INF/C OF OF INF OF INF UTIL

POS. NAME C Baylee Sheppard OF Natalie Landry C Kaytie Proctor INF Sarah Huey P Shelby Alexander P Shelby Sells

Tara McKenney Northwestern State, 2014 Aaron Potoshnik Washington State, 2015 Reylin Morgan Alabama. 2016 Kelsey Martin

PROGRAM HISTORY

2016 Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) Home Record Road Record Neutral Site Record SLC Tournament Finish

YR. AVG./ERA Sr. .331 Jr. .228 Sr. .240 Sr. .323 Sr. .308 So. .310 Sr. .362 Jr. .252 So. .221 R-So. 0.55 So. 7.41 R-Jr.. 3.62

GP-GS 52-52 52-52 52-51 47-46 14-2 39-25 52-52 49-46 31-6 2-2 7-3 33-21

LETTERWINNERS LOST (6)

SIDNEY SALMANS

Volunteer Assistant Alma Mater Strength and Conditioning Alma Mater Athletic Trainer Alma Mater Administrative Assistant

YR. AVG./ERA Jr. .167 Sr. .284 So. .237 Sr. .148 Jr. 7.00 Jr. 3.69

GP-GS 6-2 50-50 49-49 27-7 10-1 35-26

NAME Hayley Barbazon Emma Hawthorne Kaitlyn St. Clair Toni Hebert Julie Rawls Madelyn Matt Adele Vincent Elise Vincent Ashton Priester Sidney Harris

YR. PREVIOUS SCHOOL Fr. Belle Chasse HS Fr. Hallsville HS Fr. Cy-Woods HS Fr. John Curtis Christian Fr. Hallsville HS Fr. St. Mary’s HS Fr. North Vermilion HS Fr. North Vermilion HS Fr. Live Oak HS Fr. William B. Travis HS

2017 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS Editor, Design & Layout Matt Vines Covers Matt Vines Editorial Assistance Doug Ireland Editorial/Design Assistance Jason Pugh Administrative Assistance Ronnette Pellegrin Photography Gary Hardamon, NSU Photographic Services Peter Vives Brendan Maloney Photography

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2017 ROSTER NUMERICAL NO. NAME 1 Hayley Barbazon 2 Baylee Shephard 4 Brittney Jones 6 Kayla Roquemore 8 Emma Hawthorne 9 Kaitlyn St. Clair 10 Toni Hebert 11 Kaylee Isenburg 12 Hailee Rhodes 13 Julie Rawls 14 Mikayla Brown 16 Madelyn Matt 17 Katelyn Boles 20 Adele Vincent 21 Elise Vincent 22 Micayla Sorosiak 23 Ashton Priester 25 Michaela Johnson 32 Kellye Kincannon 33 Sidney Salmans 40 Sidney Harris 47 Jordan Rains 99 Micaela Bouvier

POS. OF/P C INF OF C/3B UTIL INF/C C INF OF P/UP OF P INF INF OF INF INF OF OF UTIL 3B P

B/T L/L R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R L/R R/R L/R L/R R/R L/R R/R L/R L/R R/R R/R R/R

ALPHABETICAL 1 Hayley Barbazon OF/P 17 Katelyn Boles P 99 Micaela Bouvier P 14 Mikayla Brown P/UTIL 40 Sidney Harris UTIL 24 Emma Hawthorne C/3B 10 Toni Hebert INF/C 11 Kaylee Isenburg C 25 Michaela Johnson INF 4 Brittney Jones OF 32 Kellye Kincannon OF 16 Madelyn Matt OF 23 Ashton Priester INF 47 Jordan Rains 3B 13 Julie Rawls OF 12 Hailee Rhodes INF 6 Kayla Roquemore OF 33 Sidney Salmans UTIL 2 Baylee Shephard C 22 Micayla Sorosiak OF 8 Kaitlyn St. Clair UTIL 20 Adele Vincent INF 21 Elise Vincent OF 19 Allie Williams C

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HT. 5-5 5-7 5-11 5-2 5-4 5-7 5-5 5-4 5-8 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-10 5-4 5-4 5-2 5-4 5-6 5-8 5-6 5-6 5-6 5-5

YR.-EXP. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) FR.-HS Belle Chasse, La. (Belle Chasse HS) SR-3L Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian Academy) SR-3L Bryan, Texas (Bryan HS) SO-1L Natchitoches, La. (Natchitohes Central HS) FR-HS Hallsville, Texas (Hallsville HS) FR-HS Cypress, Texas (Cy-Woods HS) FR-HS New Orleans, La. (John Curtis Christian School) SO-1L Lone Oak, Texas (Lone Oak HS) JR-2L Spring, Texas (Klein HS) FR-HS Hallsville, Texas (Hallsville HS) R-SO-1L Deville, La. (Buckeye HS) FR-HS Natchitoches, La. (St. Mary’s HS) SO-1L Pollock, Texas (Central HS) FR-HS Maurice, La. (North Vermilion HS) FR-HS Maurice, La. (North Vermilion HS) SR-3L Sugar Land, Texas (Kempner HS) FR-HS Watson, La. (Live Oak HS) SR-3L Wake Village, Texas (Iowa) SR-3L Lake Jackson, Texas (Brazoswood HS) JR-2L The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS) FR-HS Richmond, Texas (William B. Travis HS) SR-1L Houston, Texas (Univ. of Houston) R-JR-2L Santa Fe, Texas (Sante Fe HS)

KAYLEE ISENBURG

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Hayley BARBAZON BAR-buh-zahn MICAELA BOUVIER Muh-KAY-luh Boo-vi-ay MIKAYLA Brown Muh-KAY-luh Toni HEBERT AYE-BEAR Kaylee ISENBURG Eye-zen-burg MICHAELA Johnson Muh-KAY-luh KELLYE Kincannon Kelly MADELYN MATT MAD-duh-lin Mott Donald PICKETT Pick-it Kayla ROQUEMORE Rock-more MIKAYLA SOROSIAK Muh-KAY-luh Suh-ROSE-ee-ak NATCHITOCHES, La. NACK-uh-dish

KATELYN BOLES

KAYLA ROQUEMORE


STATE

Louisiana (8) Hayley Barbazon.......................................................Belle Chasse Mikayla Brown...................................................................Deville Toni Hebert.............................................................. New Orleans Madelyn Matt..........................................................Natchitoches Kayla Roquemore.....................................................Natchitoches Ashton Priester..................................................................Watson Adele Vincent...................................................................Maurice Elise Vincent.....................................................................Maurice

POSITION

Catcher (3) Kaylee Isenburg......................................................... Sophomore Emma Hawthorne.........................................................Freshman Toni Hebert...................................................................Freshman

Infielder (9) Katelyn Boles............................................................. Sophomore Emma Hawthorne.........................................................Freshman Michaela Johnson.............................................................. Senior Brittney Jones.................................................................... Senior Jordan Rains....................................................................... Senior Texas (14) Katelyn Boles.................................................................... Pollock Hailee Rhodes.....................................................................Junior Ashton Priester..............................................................Freshman Micaela Bouvier..............................................................Santa Fe Micayla Sorosiak................................................................ Senior Sidney Harris................................................................ Richmond Adele Vincent................................................................Freshman Emma Hawthorne..........................................................Hallsville Kaylee Isenburg.............................................................Lone Oak Outfielder (7) Michaela Johnson.................................................... Wake Village Hayley Barbazon...........................................................Freshman Brittney Jones..................................................................... Bryan Kellye Kincannon............................................................... Senior Kellye Kincannon..................................................... Lake Jackson Madelyn Matt...............................................................Freshman Jordan Rains.................................................................... Houston Julie Rawls....................................................................Freshman Julie Rawls.....................................................................Hallsville Kayla Roquemore....................................................... Sophomore Hailee Rhodes....................................................................Spring Sidney Salmans...................................................................Junior Sidney Salmans.................................................... The Woodlands Elise Vincent..................................................................Freshman Micayla Sorosiak.........................................................Sugar Land Pitcher (4) Kaitlyn St. Clair..................................................................Cypress Hayley Barbazon...........................................................Freshman

CLASS

Senior (5) Michaela Johnson................................................................... INF Brittney Jones......................................................................... INF Kellye Kincannon..................................................................... OF Jordan Rains............................................................................... P Micayla Sorosiak ..................................................................... INF Junior (3) Micaela Bouvier (RS).................................................................. P Hailee Rhodes......................................................................... INF Sidney Salmans........................................................................ OF Sophomore (4) Mikayla Brown (RS)............................................................P/UTIL Kaylee Isenburg......................................................................... C Katelyn Boles.......................................................................INF/P Kayla Roquemore..................................................................... OF

Freshman (10) Emma Hawthorne................................................................C/INF Toni Hebert..........................................................................C/INF Ashton Priester........................................................................ INF Adele Vincent.......................................................................... INF Hayley Barbazon...................................................................... OF Madelyn Matt.......................................................................... OF Katelyn Boles............................................................. Sophomore Julie Rawls............................................................................... OF Micaela Bouvier....................................................Redshirt Junior Kaitlyn St. Clair......................................................................... OF Mikayla Brown.............................................Redshirt Sophomore Elise Vincent............................................................................. OF Sidney Harris......................................................................... UTIL Utility Player (3) Mikayla Brown.............................................Redshirt Sophomore Sidney Harris.................................................................Freshman Kaitlyn St. Clair..............................................................Freshman

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2017 PREVIEW

Northwestern State has winning seasons in each of its past four campaigns for the first time since 1998-2002.

Coming off its fourth straight winning season, the longest such streak since 1998-2002, Northwestern State softball coach Donald Pickett said the 2017 team will be even hungrier. That’s because a 27-25 team that returns 12 letter winners and nine starters tasted the disappointment of missing the Southland Conference Tournament for the first time since 2012. The Lady Demons, who were picked as the 2016 preseason favorites after winning either the regular season or tournament title from 2013-15, struggled to a 10-17 conference mark after a strong 16-5 start to the season. “We’re not coming in being the hunted this season, and we’re coming in trying to be a lot more hungry,” said Pickett, who is entering his ninth season at NSU. “We should be a lot more motivated to bounce back and try to show everyone the character we have in this program. “There was a learning curve last year, and hopefully we’ve had time to reflect on that and understand what’s successful and what’s not. We’ve learned from it and are ready to move forward.” NSU can do that with a powerful offense surrounded by arguably the greatest hitting duo in program history in seniors Kellye Kincannon and Brittney Jones. Kincannon, an outfielder, is on pace to become the career leader in six

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different offensive categories and land in the top five in three other statistics. She owns the career lead in batting average (.378) and slugging percentage (.752) and is second in career home runs (42) and RBIs (144). Jones’ name will likely dot the NSU record books as she ranks in the top five of four categories and is on pace to reach the top five in four other stats. The first baseman is second all-time in slugging percentage (.638) and third all-time with 32 home runs. “They definitely give a lot of confidence to their teammates,” Pickett said. “Kincannon has been a great leader and is someone who gives effort every day. She is one of those kids that’s a dream to coach. “Jones brings confidence and swagger to us offensively. They definitely protect each other when they hit back-to-back in the lineup, and it makes other teams pick their poison on who they will throw to or not throw to. Kincannon’s a left-hander and Jones is a right-hander, so it makes our lineup diverse.” NSU will have to replace departed senior Natalie Landry (team-high 44 RBIs and tied for a team high with 15 home runs), but the Lady Demons return their other seven top hitters from an offense that led the conference in home runs (56) and ranked fourth with 240 runs scored. Senior second baseman Micayla Sorosiak (.323 batting average) and


NSU has 12 letterwinners and eight starters returning from a 27-25 team.

sophomore designated hitter Kaylee Isenburg (.310 batting average) lead the rest of the returning contingent. Senior third baseman Jordan Rains, junior shortstop Hailee Rhodes and sophomore outfielder Sidney Salmans all started at least 46 games this past season. “There’s no substitute for experience, and that’s one thing we have a lot of in the infield,” said Pickett, who added a consistent Sorosiak will be one of the biggest keys to a successful season. “A lot of those upperclassmen have played a lot of games with things on the line. “We hope the returning experience along with the youthfulness and excitement the newcomers have will mesh together. We think we have the perfect mixture this year.” Redshirt sophomore pitcher Mikayla Brown is a newcomer of sorts, missing almost all of this past season with a torn ACL after winning the Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year as a freshman. Brown has a career 15-4 record with a sub-1.50 ERA. NSU will attempt to add depth in the circle after the graduation of Shelby Sells (10-12) and an offseason shoulder injury to junior Micaela Bouvier (15-11). Bouvier is expected to be throwing again by the season opener Feb. 10, but her workload remains unclear. “Brown has been throwing without any pain, and she’s working on getting back in her routine and getting her strength back to where it was before the injury,” Pickett said. “We’re looking forward to getting her back into live scrimmages and back into game mode, and we’re expecting big things out of her this year. “We’re going to take our time with Bouvier and not rush her back too soon. She’d definitely be a shot in the arm and add to our pitching depth with the experience she has.” Sophomore Katelyn Boles threw 11 1/3 innings despite an injury and

developed in the offseason. Among his 10 incoming freshmen, Pickett hopes to get contributions from left-handed pitcher Hayley Barbazon in relief. Freshman catcher Emma Hawthorne has earned the starting spot with the departures of Kaytie Proctor and Baylee Shephard. Hawthorne was a Texas all-state catcher as a senior and a four-time All-East Texas selection out of Hallsville High. Pickett said freshmen are challenging veterans at several other spots, and the competition is positive to sharpen the team’s focus in the preseason. “Emma brings a great work ethic and an even-keeled mindset,” Pickett said. “She brings a strong arm behind the plate, frames pitches well and led us in home runs this fall. “There are competitions on the left side of the infield and in the outfield. The outfield is probably our deepest unit, and we have great talent, speed and arm strength no matter which kids we put out there. We will be faster with stronger arms than ever in my nine years.” NSU will be challenged in the non-conference led by defending national champion and preseason No. 1 Oklahoma, Women’s College World Series semifinalist LSU and Florida, who finished as the No. 2 team in the final RPI standings. Both LSU and Florida and tied at No. 4 in the preseason rankings. The Lady Demons host No. 21 Baylor in their home opener on March 8 before diving into a conference schedule that features home series against Central Arkansas, Nicholls and Abilene Christian among others. “The first thing we’ll need to go right is to stay healthy and to keep our confidence growing no matter the early-season results,” Pickett said. “We need Sorosiak to be that consistent player the whole season, and we need Bouvier to get back and give us quality innings in the circle. “If we do those things, we’ll be in a really good situation at the end of the season.”

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KATELYN BOLES Pitcher, 5-10 Sophomore-1L Pollok, Texas Central HS

2016 Season (Freshman): Appeared in seven games as a pitcher with three starts … Recorded an 0-2 mark with a 7.41 ERA in 11 1/3 innings … Surrendered 12 runs on 15 hits with five strikeouts … Missed the first half of the season with a torn meniscus in her right knee … Had one scoreless outing, recording two outs against Lamar … Pitched a combined 3 1/3 innings with three runs allowed in wins against ULM and Louisiana Tech … Allowed two runs in 3 1/3 innings on three hits in first collegiate appearance at Sam Houston State … Drew a walk in her only plate appearance. Accolades: 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll High School: Dominant right-handed pitcher and first baseman in high school … Also played basketball … National Honors Society president … Member of the Future Farmers of America … Graduated with a 4.12 GPA. Personal: Daughter of Kelli and Bud Boles … One brother Colton (22) … Nickname is “Katie Mae” ... Secondary Education major plans to be a coach and math teacher back in Texas … Ambition is to spread the love of Jesus Christ ... Member of the FCA Leadership Team.

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CAREER HIGHS Innings Pitched………………. 3.1

at Sam Houston State (3/25/16)

Strikeouts……………………... 2

vs. ULM (4/5/16)

No Hits (Minimum 5 innings) ….. N/A No Earned Runs (Min. 5 Innings) …..…………...N/A

2016 SEASON HIGHS Innings Pitched………………. 3.1

at Sam Houston State (3/25/16)

Strikeouts……………………... 2

vs. ULM (4/5/16)

No Hits (Minimum 5 innings) ….. N/A No Earned Runs (Min. 5 Innings) …..…………...N/A

CAREER HONORS • 2016 SLC Spring Honor Roll

BOLES’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2016

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ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 7.41 0-2 7-3 0 0-0 0 11.1 15 12 12 11 5

2B 3B HR 3 1 3

AB 47

B/AVG .319


MICAELA BOUVIER Pitcher, 5-5 Redshirt Junior-2L Sante Fe, Texas Sante Fe HS 2016 Season (Redshirt Sophomore): Emerged as NSU’s top arm after a season-injury to Mikayla Brown in the opening weekend … Compiled a 15-11 record in 33 appearances (21 starts) … Compiled a team-best 3.62 ERA among regular pitchers … Struck out 100 batters compared to 68 walks in 170 1/3 innings … Had four complete shutouts -- Alcorn State, Incarnate Word, Houston Baptist and Stephen F. Austin … Had a great start, going 9-2 in first 11 appearances with a 2.22 ERA … Had 12 starts with two or fewer earned runs … Recorded a complete-game win against Oklahoma State … Hit for the first half of the season, batting .250, 20 RBIs and four home runs in 72 at-bats … Getterman Classic (Baylor) All-Tournament Team with seven RBIs and six hits plus 2-1 mark as a pitcher … Won Southland Conference Hitter of the Week that week with three home runs, 15 RBIs on 10-of-17 hitting with five runs scored … First career grand slam in a win at Liberty, also walked off Liberty in another win. Accolades: Southland Conference Preseason first team selection ... Getterman Classic All-Tournament Team (2/21/16) ... Southland Conference Hitter of the Week (2/23/2016) ... Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2015 Season (Redshirt Freshman): Emerged as one of two main starting pitchers for NSU … Compiled a team-high 14 wins (14-5 record) with a 2.44 ERA in 28 appearances … Made a team-high 19 starts and threw 135 innings (47 earned runs) … Struck

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out a team-high 79 batters to 40 walks and 16 hit-by-pitches … Pitched eight complete games with three shutouts … Threw complete game shutouts against ULM, Stephen F. Austin and Lamar … Had 10 other appearances in which she didn’t allow earned runs … Picked up a save in the SLC tournament against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi … Threw six scoreless innings against NCAA tournament team Central Arkansas. Accolades: All-Southland first-team selection … Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week (2/24) ... Spring Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll. CAREER HIGHS Innings Pitched………………12.1

at Southeastern (5/2/15) vs. ULM (2/18/15) at Lamar (3/27/15), no-hitter in 7 IP

(Min. 5 Innings) …....11, (7 shutouts)

vs. Alcorn State (2/17/16) 0 ER in 5 IP at UIW (3/12/16) 0 ER in 7 IP vs. Houston Baptist (3/18/16) 0 ER in 7 IP vs. Stephen F. Austin (4/29/16) 0 ER in 7 IP at Lamar (3/27/15), 0 ER in 7 IP vs. ULM (2/18/15), 0 ER in 7 IP at Stephen F. Austin (4/25/15) 0 ER in 7 IP

2014 Season (Freshman): Redshirted. Strikeouts……………………..10 Accolades: Named to Spring Commis- No Hits (Minimum 5 innings) ….. ...1 No Earned Runs sioner’s Honor Roll. High School: Named to the state all-tournament team as she led Lady Indians to first state championship in 2011, earning all-tournament and All-Greater Houston accolades … Named district pitcher of the year as a senior and sophomore … Collected first team all-county three times … Named basketball defensive player of year in only season … National Honor Society. Personal: Born Sept. 27, 1994 … Daughter of Gina and Rob … One brother, Braden (17), and one sister, Rylie (14) … Majoring in psychology and nursing, minoring in addiction studies … posted a 3.1 GPA at NSU … Planning to attend nursing school and eventually become a certified registered nurse anesthetist … Life’s ambition is to positively impact people’s lives in a big or small way.

2016 SEASON HIGHS Innings Pitched………………. .. 9 Strikeouts……………………... 9 No Hits (Minimum 5 innings) ….. N/A No Earned Runs (Min. 5 Innings) …..…………......4

CAREER HONORS • 3x SLC Spring Honor Roll • Baylor’s Getterman Classic All-Tournament Team (2/21/16) • SLC Hitter of the Week (2/23/16) • 2016 All-SLC Preseason 1st Team • 2015 All-Southland Conference 1st Team

2x, last vs.Southeastern (5/6/16) vs. Southeastern (5/6/16)

See career highs

• SLC Pitcher of the Week (2/24/15)

BOUVIER’ S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2016 2015 TOTAL

ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB 3.62 15-11 33-21 12 4-4 0 170.1 176 111 88 68 100 40 2 21 666 2.44 14-5 28-19 8 3-2 1 135 129 65 47 40 79 21 2 2 522 3.09 29-16 61-40 20 7-6 1 305.1 305 176 135 108 179 61 4 23 1,188

B/AVG .264 .247 .257

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MIKAYLA BROWN Pitcher/Util, 5-6 Redshirt Sopohmore-1L Deville, La. Buckeye HS 2016 Season (Sophomore): Tore ACL in second start of season against Texas State in the opening weekend … Received a medical redshirt … Won both her starts, compiling a 0.55 ERA in 12 2/3 innings … Allowed her lone run against DePaul in a complete game with four hits … Pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings against Texas State with just two hits allowed and five strikeouts … Had an 11-6 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Accolades: Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2015 Season (Freshman): Quickly became one of two main starting pitchers as a true freshman … Posted a team-low ERA of 1.56, which was the lowest in conference by more than half a run per game … That ERA is the 15thbest in the nation and third-best among freshman … Her 13-4 record was the best winning percentage (.764) in the conference … Appeared in 29 games with 14 starts … Struck out 64 batters in 98 2/3 innings with 38 walks and 11 hit-by-pitches … Pitched in seven complete games with three complete-game shutouts, including against Southeastern (allowed four hits) … Won five straight decisions from April 18-May 1 … Made two saves on the year … In 24 of her 29 appearances, Brown allowed one or fewer earned runs … Recorded wins over NCAA Tournament teams Ball State and Central Arkansas. Accolades: Southland Conference pitcher of the year … Two-time Southland Conference pitcher of the week (4/20 and 4/27) … LSWA Co-Pitcher of the Week (4/27) … National Fastpitch

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Coaches Association’s All-South Region third-team selection … LSWA All-Louisiana Collegiate Softball second-team selection. High School: Multi-sport athlete at Buckeye HS … Six letters in softball, four letters in basketball and one letter in track … Helped lead her squad to a 26-2 record and a state championship as a sophomore … District MVP, All-Star Team East Squad, LHSAA May Sportsman of the Month after hitting .506 in leadoff spot as a senior … As a junior, named district MVP, LSCA All-State Pitcher while hitting .488 … As a sophomore, district MVP, district first-team pitcher, LSCA All-State Pitcher … In track, won district title in 100-meter dash as a sophomore … Hit .273 in leadoff spot and was named first-team all-district outfielder as a freshman … Member of the Spanish Club and the Science Club. Personal: Born July 16, 1996 … Daughter of Toni and James … Three sisters, Shawna (21), Kirstin (28) and Jessica (31) … Majoring in business/ computer information systems … Wants to work as a personal trainer and start own business … Life’s aspiration is to become a better person daily and help others realize that dreams can come true with God’s help.

CAREER HIGHS Innings Pitched………………....7 Strikeouts……………………... 7 No Hits (Minimum 5 innings) ….. N/A No Earned Runs (Min. 5 Innings) …....6, (3 shutouts)

7x, last vs. DePaul (2/12/16) 2x, last at Stephen F. Austin (4/24/15) at Lamar (3/27/15), no-hitter in 7 IP vs. Nicholls (4/18/15) 0 ER in 5 IP vs. Nicholls (4/19/15) 0 ER in 5 IP at Southeastern (5/1/15) 0 ER in 7 IP

2016 SEASON HIGHS vs. DePaul (2/12/16) vs. DePaul (2/12/16)

Innings Pitched………………. .. 7 Strikeouts……………………... 6 No Hits (Minimum 5 innings) ….. N/A No Earned Runs (Min. 5 Innings) …..…………......1

CAREER HONORS • 2015 SLC Pitcher of the Year • First-Team All-SLC as a freshman • NFCA All-South Region Third Team • LSWA All-Louisiana Second Team • Two-time SLC Pitcher of the Week • LSWA Co-Pitcher of the Week

See career highs

• 2016 SLC Spring Honor Roll

BROWN’ S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2016 2015 TOTAL

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ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB 0.55 2-0 2-2 1 0-1 0 12.2 6 1 1 6 11 2 0 0 42 1.56 13-4 29-14 7 3-5 2 98.2 74 29 22 38 64 11 2 5 360 1.45 15-4 31-16 8 3-6 1 111 80 30 23 44 75 13 2 5 402

B/AVG .143 .206 .199


KAYLEE ISENBURG Catcher/DP, 5-4 Sopohmore-1L Lone Oak, Texas Lone Oak HS 2016 Season (Freshman): Emerged as a starter in second half, making 25 starts, including the final 22 of the final 23 games … Batted .310 (26-of-84) with 11 walks … Produced 15 runs scored, 16 RBIs and two home runs … Hit a grand slam early in a win against McNeese … Also homered in final series against Southeastern in a win … Majority of appearances came as the designated player … Had a six-game hitting streak that included eight hits … Eight multihit games included career-best 3-of-4 with an RBI against Lamar. Accolades: Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

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CAREER HIGHS At Bats………………................ 4 Runs……………………... ....... 2 Hits ….. ....................................... 3 RBIs …......................................... 4 Walks……………….................. 2 Doubles ……………….............. 1 Triples ………………..............N/A Home Runs………………...........1 Stolen Bases……………..........N/A

6, last vs. Southeastern (5/7/16) vs. Alcorn State (2/17/16) vs. Lamar (4/1/16) vs. McNeese (4/15/16) 2x, last vs. Stephen F. Austin (5/1/16) 6x, last vs. Stephen F. Austin (5/1/16) 2x, last vs. Southeastern (5/6/16)

2016 SEASON HIGHS At Bats………………................ 4 Runs……………………... ....... 2 Hits ….. ....................................... 3 RBIs …......................................... 4 Walks……………….................. 2 Doubles ……………….............. 1 Triples ………………..............N/A Home Runs………………...........1 Stolen Bases……………..........N/A

6x, last vs. Southeastern (5/7/16) vs. Alcorn State (2/17/16) vs. Lamar (4/1/16) vs. McNeese (4/15/16) 2x, last vs. Stephen F. Austin (5/1/16) 6x, last vs. Stephen F. Austin (5/1/16) 2x, last vs. Southeastern (5/6/16)

CAREER HONORS • 2016 SLC Spring Honor Roll

High School: Four-year varsity softball player at Lone Oak … Named an allstate catcher in Class 2A as a junior … Selected as a district MVP as a junior … Played two years of varsity basketball … Ran track for three years … Regional qualifier twice in the 300 meter hurdles and once on the 4X400 relay. Personal: Daughter of Melanie and Donald Isenburg … One sister Ashlee (17) and one brother Zakary (13) … Nickname is “Froggie” … Health and Exercise Science major wants to become a teacher and softball coach … Aspires to climb mountains so not so the world can see her, but so that she can see the world.

ISENBURG’ S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2016 .310 39-25 84 15 26 6 0 2 16 11 15 0-0 3 0 0 1.000

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MICHAELA JOHNSON Infielder, 5-6 Senior-2L Wake Village, Texas Texas HS/Iowa 2016 Season (Junior): Batted .308 in 13 at-bats … Recorded hits in her first three at-bats this season, including two RBIs against Alcorn State … Other RBI came against Murray State … Other hit and lone run came against Chattanooga … Started two games with 14 appearances Accolades: Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2015 Season (Sophomore): Recorded a single in her only at-bat … Came April 3 against Central Arkansas. Accolades: Spring SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll 2014 Season (Freshman at Iowa): Appeared in 18 games with four starts as the designated player with the Hawkeyes … Pinch hit on 14 occasions … Earned her first career start against UAB and posted her first career hit in the contest … Picked up her first career RBI against Drake on Feb. 16 as a pinch hitter. High School: A Texas District 13-4A First Team selection, Texarkana Gazette All-Area first-team honoree, Texas High School Softball Team Slugger award recipient and Texas High School softball team most valuable player on three occasions ... Increased her batting average each season, hitting .359 as a freshman, .374 as a sophomore and .554 as a junior... Helped Texas High School to a 2012 Texas District 13-4A runner-up finish ... Played travel with Texas Elite Easton Gold Bell (2008-present), Texas Venom (2005-06) and Static Shockers (2004-05) ... Helped Texas

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Venom accomplish a USSSA Texas State Championship and World Series Championship and the Static Shockers earn an ASA Arkansas State Championship ... Three-year member of the Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society, National Honors Society and Ross Perot STEM Academy of Texas High School ... A National Society of High School Scholars, National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine and 2012 MASH through the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences selection in 2011-12 ... Recognized for Who’s Who Among Outstanding Students in 2009-10 ... Also played basketball as a freshman and sophomore at Texas High School, helping the team to a Texas District 13-4A championship. Personal: Born on Jan. 5, 1995 ... Daughter of Cathy and Michael Johnson ... Has a half-brother, Michael, and a half-sister, Jessica ... Father played football and ran track at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette ... Majoring in biology/pre-medicine with a 3.17 GPA … Aspires to be a brain or a heart surgeon.

CAREER HIGHS At Bats………………................ 2 Runs……………………... ....... 1 Hits ….. ....................................... 2 RBIs …......................................... 2 Walks……………….................. 1 Doubles ………………............N/A Triples ………………..............N/A Home Runs……………….......N/A Stolen Bases……………..........N/A

2016 SEASON HIGHS At Bats………………................ 2 Runs……………………... ....... 1 Hits ….. ....................................... 2 RBIs …......................................... 2 Walks……………….................. 1 Doubles ………………............N/A Triples ………………..............N/A Home Runs……………….......N/A Stolen Bases……………..........N/A

CAREER HONORS • 2016 SLC Spring Honor Roll • 2015 SLC Spring Honor Roll

JOHNSON’ S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2016 .308 14-2 13 1 4 0 0 0 3 5 1 0-0 1 1 2 .500 2015 1.000 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 TOTAL .357 15-2 14 1 5 0 0 0 3 5 1 0-0 1 1 2 .500

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3x, last at Nicholls (4/23/16) at Chattanooga (3/5/16) vs. Alcorn State (2/17/16) vs. Alcorn State (2/17/16) 5x, last vs. Southeastern (5/6/16)

3x, last at Nicholls (4/23/16) at Chattanooga (3/5/16) vs. Alcorn State (2/17/16) vs. Alcorn State (2/17/16) 5x, last vs. Southeastern (5/6/16)


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BRITTNEY JONES First Baseman, 5-11 Senior-3L Bryan, Texas Bryan HS Record Watch: Jones is in the top five of four NSU career categories and is on pace to reach the top five in four others … She is second all-time in slugging percentage (.638), third all-time in home runs (32, 21 away from record), fourth in batting average (.332) and fourth in walks (76, 23 away from the record) … She’s on pace to break into the top five in total bases (279, needs 42), runs scored (94, needs 21), doubles (36, needs four) and RBIs (99, needs 18). 2016 Season: All-Southland Conference Third-Team election who started all 52 games at first base … SLC All-Academic Second-Team … Team-high 31 walks (fourth-best single season total at NSU) and two hit-by-pitches supported a .449 on-base percentage (second best) … Batting average (.331) and slugging (.591) were both second-best on the team … Third-best with 10 home runs and 30 RBIs … Had 14 multi-hit games, including three three-hit games … Two of those came in the last two games against Southeastern, where she totaled six hits, four RBIs and two home runs … Other three-hit game came against Louisiana Tech … Hit a grand slam at Sam Houston State en route to season-high four RBIs … Six multi-RBI games, including three against Southeastern and three at UIW … Ended the season by reaching base in the last eight games, season-high streak was 12 … Had a seven-game hitting streak. Accolades: Southland Conference Preseason All-Southland Conference, first team selection ... All-Southland Confer-

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ence Softball Team, third team selection ... Southland Conference All-Academic second team selection ... 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll. 2015 Season (Sophomore): Second-highest batting average on the team with .365 (54-of-148) … Started 53 games and appeared in 54 … Led team with 18 doubles and 25 walks … Compiled 40 runs scored, 41 RBIs and 12 home runs … Second-best slugging percentage (.730) and on-base percentage (.467) on team … Scored a season-high four runs against Lamar (May 8) … Hit a season-high three doubles against Sam Houston (March 20) … Blasted season-high two home runs against Incarnate Word (March 6) with five RBIs … Sixteen multi-hit games … Eleven multi-RBI games … Scored three or more runs four times. Accolades: All-Southland Conference first-team selection … All-Southland Conference Tournament Team … LSWA All-Louisiana Collegiate Softball second-team selection … Southland Conference All-Academic Softball first-team … Southland Conference Preseason first team ... Spring SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. 2014 Season (Freshman): Right fielder who started 48 games for NSU … Batted .296 with 40 hits across 135 at bats … Tied for first in doubles (10) and led team in walks (20) … Ranked third in team home runs (10) and slugging percentage (.593) … Went

CAREER HIGHS At Bats………………................ 5 Runs……………………... ....... 4 Hits ….. ....................................... 3 RBIs …......................................... 5 Walks……………….................. 3 Doubles ………………...............3 Triples ……………….................1 Home Runs………………...........2 Stolen Bases……………..........N/A

2016 SEASON HIGHS At Bats………………................ 5 Runs……………………... ....... 2 Hits ….. ....................................... 3 RBIs …......................................... 4 Walks……………….................. 3 Doubles ………………...............1 Triples ………………..............N/A Home Runs………………...........1 Stolen Bases……………..........N/A

CAREER HONORS • 2016 All-SLC, 3rd Team • 2016 All-SLC Academic, 2nd Team • 3x All-SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll • 2015 All-SLC, 1st Team • SLC All-Tournament Team (2015)

JONES’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2016 2015 2014 TOTAL

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4x, last at Louisiana Tech (4/12/16) vs. Lamar (5/8/15) 10x, last vs. Southeastern (5/7/16) vs. Incarnate Word (3/6/15) 3x, last at Sam Houston State (3/25/16) vs. Sam Houston State (3/20/15) at Nicholls (4/27/14) 2x, last vs. Stephen F. Austin (4/25/15)

AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT PO A E FLD% .331 52-52 154 28 51 10 0 10 30 31 23 0-0 358 7 5 .986 .365 54-53 148 40 54 18 0 12 41 25 28 0-0 324 10 1 .997 .296 50-48 135 26 40 8 1 10 28 20 31 0-1 62 5 1 .985 .332 104-101 437 94 145 36 1 32 99 76 82 0-1 744 22 7 .991

2x, last at Louisiana Tech (4/12/16) 3x, last at Sam Houston State (3/26/16) 3x, last vs. Southeastern (2/17/15/7/16) at Sam Houston State (3/25/16) at Sam Houston State (3/25/16) 10x, last vs. Southeastern (5/7/16) 10x, last vs. Southeastern (5/6/16)

• 2015 All-Louisiana, 2nd Team • 2015 All-SLC Academic, 1st Team • 2014 All-SLC, 3rd Team


3-for-3 driving in a season-high four runs against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on March 15 … drove in four runs again in 2-for-3 outing against Southeastern on May 3 … posted a season-high two doubles against Donald Pickett, NSU coach Southeastern Louisiana on May 4 … reached “Brittney Jones brings confidence base in 11 consecutive games … team won and swagger to us offensively. Her nine of ten games she homered in. and Kellye Kincannon definitely Accolades: All-Southland Conference Third protect each other in the lineup, Team selection … named to Spring Commisand it makes other teams pick their sioner’s Honor Roll. poison on who they would throw to. Jones is a power right-hander that complements our lineup well. She will have a great senior High School: Led Bryan High School to a bi-district final game while earning first team season.” all-state and academic all-state honors her senior year… Also named team Co-MVP and Co-Offensive MVP… Holds the school record for the highest batting average (.538) in a single season … Earned all-district first team and Collin Street Bakery 2012 All-State Team honors as a junior … Also earned four letters in volleyball while being named to the all-academic team four times … Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Young Life and choir. Personal: Born July 7, 1995 … Daughter of Leann and Mark … Graduated with a degree in psychology with a minor in addiction studies and plans on becoming a head of an occupational therapist program in Texas … Has a 3.3 GPA … Life’s ambition is to get a master’s at Texas A&M, graduate from the occupational therapy school at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, get a doctorate and eventually become a head of an occupational therapist program in Texas.

RECORD WATCH Batting Average 1. Kellye Kincannon 2. Annie Johnson 3. Sarina Noack 4. Brittney Jones 5. Linette Stuart

.378 .376 .337 .332 .331

Slugging Percentage 1. Kellye Kincannon 2. Brittney Jones 3. Cassandra Barefield 4. Erin Mancuso 5. Annie Johnston

.752 .638 .632 .585 .555

Home Runs 1. Cassandra Barefield 2. Kellye Kincannon 3. Erin Mancuso 4. Natalie Landry 5. Brittney Jones

53 42 38 35 32

Bases on Balls 1. Amanda Glenn 2. Rhonda Rube 3. Amy Grisham T-4. Brittney Jones T-4. Erin Mancuso

99 95 84 76 76

Runs Batted In 1. Cassandra Barefield 2. Kellye Kincannon 3. Erin Mancuso 4. Amanda Glenn 5. Ginger Craig Brittney Jones Total Bases 1. Cassandra Barefield 2. Nicole Martin 3. Brandy Kenney 4. Erin Mancuso 5. Kelllye Kincannon Brittney Jones

161 1443. 127 125 123 99 375 360 352 347 346 279

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KELLYE KINCANNON

Outfielder, 5-8 Senior-3L Lake Jackson, Texas Brazoswood HS Record Watch: On pace to become the program’s career leader in six different offensive categories and in the top five in three other categories … Owns the top spot in career batting average (.378) and slugging percentage (.752), the latter by more than 100 points … Is second in career home runs (42, 11 away from the lead) and RBIs (144, 17 away from the lead) … Tied for fifth in career runs scored (125, 39 away from lead) … Fifth in total bases (346, 29 away from lead) … Other categories in which she is on pace to finish in the top five include hits (174, 41 away from fifth) doubles (32, eight away from fifth) and triples (7, two away from fifth). 2016 Season (Junior): All-Southland Conference Second-Team outfielder that started in all 52 games … Honorable mention on the All-Louisiana team … Led the team in batting average (.362), runs scored (43), doubles (14), triples (2), and slugging (.748) … Tied for team lead with 15 home runs … Her slugging percentage and total bases (122) rank third and fourth in NSU single-season history … Made the Getterman Classic All-Tournament team with eight hits (three doubles and two home runs) and three RBIs in five games … Career-high 4-for-4 at Louisiana Tech, which included two home runs and five RBIs … Four other games with three hits, including against Oklahoma State (three runs scored and five RBIs), DePaul, UIW (two home runs, three RBIs) and Central Arkansas … Had a nine-game hitting streak from 2/17 to

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2/28 … Had seven other games with two RBIs, including two at Sam Houston State, one at ULM, one at Nicholls and one against Stephen F. Austin … Tied a career-high with three runs scored three times, including against Oklahoma State, Liberty and Sam Houston State … Led off a team-high 22 times. Accolades: Southland Conference Preseason All-Southland Conference, first team selection ... Getterman Classic All-Tournament Team (2/21/16) ... All-Southland Conference Softball Team, second team selection ... LSWA’s All-Louisiana Collegiate Softball Team, honorable mention team ... Southland Conference All-Academic second team selection

CAREER HIGHS At Bats………………................ 5 Runs……………………... ....... 3 Hits ….. ....................................... 4 RBIs …......................................... 7 Walks……………….................. 3 Doubles ………………...............2 Triples ……………….................1 Home Runs………………...........2 Stolen Bases…………….............1

2016 SEASON HIGHS At Bats………………................ 5 Runs……………………... ....... 3 Hits ….. ....................................... 4 RBIs …......................................... 5 Walks……………….................. 3 Doubles ………………...............2 Triples ……………….................1 Home Runs………………...........2 Stolen Bases…………….............1

CAREER HONORS • 2016 All-SLC Second Team • Getterman Classic All-Tournament (‘16) • 2016 All-SLC Academic, 2nd Team • 2x All-SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll • 2015 SLC SB Student Athlete of Year

2015 Season (Sophomore): Pieced together arguably the best season in program history with single-season records for RBIs (60), runs scored (48) and slugging percentage (.789) … Posted the third-best batting average (.409, 70-for-171) in school history … Belted 15 home runs, second-best on the team and fourth-best in program history … Moved into fifth place on NSU’s career home run charts (27) … Started 53 of the 54 games in which she appeared as an outfielder … Reached base in the last 21 games of the season … Added 12 doubles and a team-high four triples … Fielding percentage of .973 in the outfield … Had 11 multi-hit games … Had 15 multi-RBI games … Season-high six RBIs against Houston Baptist (March 13) … Compiled four RBIs against Jackson State (Feb. 14),

KINCANNON’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2016 2015 2014 TOTAL

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4x, last vs. Oklahoma State (2/12/16) 7x, last at Sam Houston State (3/26/16) at Louisiana Tech (4/12/16) vs. Louisiana Tech (4/23/14p) at ULM (4/5/16) 9x, last vs. North Texas (2/19/16) 7x, last at UIW (3/12/16) 5x, last at Louisiana Tech (412/16) 10x, last vs. McNeese (4/16/16)

AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT PO A E FLD% .362 52-52 163 43 59 14 2 15 43 21 26 7-8 77 3 3 .964 .409 54-53 171 48 70 12 4 15 60 19 34 2-3 71 1 2 .973 .357 42-42 126 34 45 6 1 12 41 13 29 1-2 58 2 2 .968 .378 96-95 460 125 174 32 7 42 144 53 89 10-13 206 6 7 .967

vs. Oklahoma State (2/12/16) 3x, last at Sam Houston State (3/26/16) at Louisiana Tech (4/12/16) 2x, last at at Louisiana Tech (4/12/16) at ULM (4/5/16) vs. North Texas (2/19/16) 2x, last at UIW (3/12/16) 2x, last at Louisiana Tech (4/12/16) 7x, last vs. McNeese (4/16/16) • 2015 All-SLC First Team • All-SLC Tournament Team (‘15) • SLC/LSWA Hitter of Week (4/28/14) • SLC Hitter of Week (5/5/14) • NFCA All-South Region (‘14, ‘15) • 2x All-Louisiana, 2nd Team


UIW (March 6) and Lamar (May 8) … Had an 11-game hit streak from March 6-27. Accolades: Southland Conference Softball Student-Athlete of the Year … All-Southland Conference first team … All-Southland Conference Tournament team … LSWA All-Louisiana Collegiate Softball second team ... National Fastpitch Coaches Association 2015 All-South Region, Second Team… Southland Conference All-Academic first team … Southland Conference Preseason first team ... Spring SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Has a 3.3 GPA … Member of Tri Beta Honor Society ... Aspires to travel as many different places as possible.

2014 Season (Freshman): Starting left fielder who finished third on team with .357 average in 42 games started … Team with 41 RBIs including 11 multiple-RBI games … Tops in slugging percentage (.706) … Tied for second in runs scored (34), home runs (12) and total bases (89) … Third on team with 14 multihit games … Reached base in 10 consecutive games … Against Louisiana Tech, had three RBIs in 2-for-4 performance on March 26 and posted team-high seven RBIs in 3-for-4 outing against Bulldogs on April 23 … Had four RBIs going 3-for-4 at the plate on opening day win against Troy … Went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs scored and three RBIs against Southeastern Louisiana on May 3. Accolades: Southland Conference Hitter of the Week on April 28 … Louisiana Sports Writers Association Player of the Week on April 29 … Southland Conference Hitter of the Week on May 5 … All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention … National Fastpitch Coaches Association 2014 All-South Region Team … LSWA’s 2014 All Louisiana Collegiate Softball Team, outfielder, second team. High School: Aided Brazoswood High School to a fifth-place state finish while compiling a 38-5 mark, district championships, area championship and regional finalist crowns as a senior … Named TGCA All-State All Star, All-Greater Houston 5A first team, All-District 5A MVP and All-Brazoria County MVP her senior year … Earned all-state first team and Brazoswood High School MVP as a junior and senior … All-district first team and All-County first team and team MVP honors her junior year … Named to the all-district first team, Donald Pickett, NSU coach all-county second team and team defensive player of “Kellye Kincannon is a great the year as a sophomore … Member of National Honor leader, and she gives effort every Society. day. She’s one of those kids that has been a dream to coach. She’s a Personal: Born April 26, 1995 … Daughter of Alexa left-handed bat that brings diverand Douglas … One twin sister, Kirby (21), who plays sity to our lineup. We don’t have a volleyball for Southwestern University … Biology problem putting her anywhere in the lineup, but major with a concentration in biomedical science that we want her back in the middle of the order so she aims to be a certified registered nurse anesthetist … can hit consecutively with Brittney Jones. She’ll have a great finish to her career .”

RECORD WATCH Batting Average 1. Kellye Kincannon 2. Annie Johnson 3. Sarina Noack 4. Brittney Jones 5. Linette Stuart

.378 .376 .337 .332 .331

Slugging Percentage 1. Kellye Kincannon 2. Brittney Jones 3. Cassandra Barefield 4. Erin Mancuso 5. Annie Johnston

.752 .638 .632 .585 .555

Runs Scored 1. Nicole Martin 2. Sarina Noack 3. Tara McKenney 4. Brittany Virgoe T-5. Kellye Kincannon T-5. Amy Grisham

164 137 133 127 125 125

Home Runs 1. Cassandra Barefield 2. Kellye Kincannon 3. Erin Mancuso 4. Natalie Landry 5. Brittney Jones

53 42 38 35 32

Runs Batted In 1. Cassandra Barefield 2. Kellye Kincannon 3. Erin Mancuso 4. Amanda Glenn 5. Ginger Craig

161 144 127 125 123

Total Bases 1. Cassandra Barefield 2. Nicole Martin 3. Brandy Kenney 4. Erin Mancuso 5. Kelllye Kincannon

375 360 352 347 346

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JORDAN RAINS Third Baseman, 5-6 Senior-1L Houston, Texas Cy-Fair HS 2016 Season (Junior): Started 51 games at third base in her first season at NSU … Hit .240 with 17 runs scored and 13 RBIs … Hit her lone home run in the opener against DePaul … Had six multi-hit games, including two as part of a six-game hitting streak … Went 3-for-4 with three RBIs against Incarnate Word … Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs at Baylor … Struck out just nine times in 154 at-bats. Accolades: Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2015 Season (Soph. at Houston): Appeared in 22 games and started 11 at third base … Defensive specialist that recorded a .970 fielding percentage … Logged seven at-bats, recording a hit … Scored three runs … Recorded 13 putouts and 19 assists. Accolades: 2014-15 American Athletic Conference All-Academic 2014 Season (Freshman at Houston): Took over as the starter at third at Texas (3/19) and started last 30 games at the spot ... Only freshman on the team to earn a start this season ... Recorded first career hit against Temple (3/23) and went 2-for-3 in the game driving in her first run ... Hit first career home run at UConn and set career high with four RBI (4/6) ... Gave Houston the walk-off win against Louisville (3/29) taking a HBP with the bases loaded in a 6-5 win. Accolades: 2013-14 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

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High School: Played for Cy-Fair Bobcats under coach Debra Burrow ... Named Freshman MVP for district in 2010 ... Recognized as First Team All-District in 2011 and 2013 ... Awarded District Defensive Player of Year in 2012 playing SS ... Honored as Team MVP in 2012... Lettered in softball all four years ... Team won three-straight district championships (2011-13) ... Competed for Texas Eclipse Gold … Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and National Honor Society … Played volleyball as a freshman. Personal: Born May 16, 1995 … Daughter of Amy and Bernie Rains … Father played baseball at Stephen F. Austin … Psychology major who wants to go on mission trips and coach college softball ... FCA member.

NSU CAREER HIGHS At Bats………………................ 4 Runs……………………... ....... 2 Hits ….. ....................................... 3 RBIs …......................................... 3 Walks……………….................. 2 Doubles ………………...............1 Triples ………………..............N/A Home Runs………………...........1 Stolen Bases……………..........N/A

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vs. DePaul (2/12/16)

2016 SEASON HIGHS At Bats………………................ 4 Runs……………………... ....... 2 Hits ….. ....................................... 3 RBIs …......................................... 3 Walks……………….................. 2 Doubles ………………...............1 Triples ………………..............N/A Home Runs………………...........1 Stolen Bases……………..........N/A

CAREER HONORS • 2016 SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll • 2015 AAC All-Academic • 2014 AAC All-Academic

RAINS’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2016

16x, last vs. Southeastern (5/6/16) vs. Alcorn State (2/17/16) at Incarnate Word (3/12/16) at Incarnate Word (3/12/16) vs. DePaul (2/12/16) 6x, last at Central Arkansas (4/9/16)

AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT PO A E FLD% .240 52-51 154 17 37 6 0 1 13 12 9 0-1 34 83 12 .907

16, last vs. Southeastern (5/6/16) vs. Alcorn State (2/17/16) at Incarnate Word (3/12/16) at Incarnate Word (3/12/16) vs. DePaul (2/12/16) 6x, last at Central Arkansas (4/9/16) vs. DePaul (2/12/16)


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Infielder, 5-8 Junior-2L Spring, Texas Klein HS 2016 Season (Sophomore): Started all 52 games at shortstop … Hit .228 with 19 runs scored and nine RBIs … Lone home run came in a 2-for-3 outing in a win against Stephen F. Austin … Had seven multi-hit games, including two against Lamar and one vs. Baylor and Oklahoma State … Scored career-high three runs vs. Alcorn State. Accolades: Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

CAREER HIGHS

… One brother, Blake (22), who plays baseball at Stephen F. Austin … Double majoring in business administration and computer information systems with a 4.0 GPA … Life’s ambition is to impact others in a positive way ... Vice President of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee. Phi Mu Fraternity member, Purple Jackets Honors Society Member, FCA member.

2015 Season (Freshman): Started 52 games and appeared in one more as a true freshman … Batted .286 with an on-base percentage of .351 … Tied for third on team with 10 doubles … Scored 26 runs, batted in 14 and hit two home runs … Drove in a run against Notre Dame … Season-high three RBIs against Belmont … Hit home runs against ULM and Central Arkansas … Batting average reached a high of .318 in mid-April … Eight multi-hit games, including three hits twice against Lamar. Accolades: NSU Freshman Academic Award winner (4.0 GPA) ... Spring SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

At Bats………………................ 5 Runs……………………... ....... 3 Hits ….. ....................................... 3 RBIs …......................................... 2 Walks……………….................. 2 Doubles ……………….............. 2 Triples ………………..............N/A Home Runs………………...........1 Stolen Bases…………….............1

at Southeastern (5/2/15) vs. Alcorn State (2/17/16) 2x, last vs. Lamar (5/8/15) vs. Belmont (2/20/15) 2x, last vs. Liberty (2/20/16) at Lamar (3/27/15) 2x, last vs. Southeastern (5/6/16) 3x, last vs. Stephen F. Austin (4/29/16) vs. Morehead State (2/20/15)

2016 SEASON HIGHS At Bats………………................ 4 Runs……………………... ....... 3 Hits ….. ....................................... 2 RBIs …......................................... 1 Walks……………….................. 2 Doubles ……………….............. 1 Triples ………………..............N/A Home Runs………………...........1 Stolen Bases……………..........N/A

9x, last vs. McNeese (4/16/16) vs. Alcorn State (2/17/16) 7x, last vs. Stephen F. Austin (4/29/16) 9x, last vs. Stephen F. Austin (4/29/16) 2x, last vs. Liberty (2/20/16) 5x, last vs. Southeastern (5/6/16) vs. Stephen F. Austin (4/29/16)

CAREER HONORS • 2016 SLC Spring Honor Roll • 2015 SLC Spring Honor Roll • NSU Freshman Academic Award (4.0)

High School: Four-year member of the softball team and first-team all-district four consecutive years … All-state honorable mention as a senior … Newcomer of the year as a freshman … Officer in Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Good Sportsmanship League Officer. Personal: Born April 22, 1996 … Daughter of Missy and Brad Rhodes RHODES’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2016 2015 TOTAL

AVG. GP-GS AB .228 52-52 145 .286 53-52 133 .378 96-95 278

R H 2B 3B 19 33 5 0 26 38 10 0 45 71 15 0

HR 1 2 3

RBI 9 14 23

BB 9 10 19

SO SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 20 0-0 93 84 15 .922 19 1-1 78 82 24 .870 39 1-1 171 166 39 .896

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KAYLA ROQUEMORE Outfielder, 5-2 Sophomore-1L Natchitoches, La. Natchitoches Central HS

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2016 Season: Started six of the last seven games of the season in the outfield as a true freshman … Appeared in 31 games, mostly as a pinch-runner … Went 2-for-3 with a triple in her first start at Nicholls … Batted .222 with four runs scored and an RBI … RBI came against Alcorn State, also scored two runs. Accolades: Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll High School: First-team all-district all four years for coach Paige Grayson and coach Brandon Helms … A two-time varsity Miss Hustle award winner and a permanent team captain … Helped Lady Chiefs to the playoffs all four seasons, winning first-round games in two seasons … Also was a varsity cheerleader … Member of the Future Farmers of America, 4-H, Students Against Drunk Driving and National Honors Society … Graduated with a 3.75 GPA. Personal: Born Aug. 5, 1996 … Daughter of Jennifer and Romulus … Brothers John (19), Matthew (17) and Jacob (9) … Sisters Courtney (23), Brittany (21), Catherine (16), Hannah (12) and Madelyn (7) … Father is in the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame ... A health and exercise major with a 3.6 GPA ... A second-degree brown belt working toward a black belt ... Wants to get into physical therapy or coaching ... Aims to have a family, a good-paying job and help people all over the world.

NSU CAREER HIGHS At Bats………………................ 4 Runs……………………... ....... 2 Hits ….. ....................................... 2 RBIs …......................................... 1 Walks……………….................. 1 Doubles……………................N/A Triples ……………….................1 Home Runs……………….......N/A Stolen Bases…………….............1

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at Nicholls (4/23/16) vs. Houston Baptist (3/18/16)

2016 SEASON HIGHS At Bats………………................ 4 Runs……………………... ....... 2 Hits ….. ....................................... 2 RBIs …......................................... 1 Walks……………….................. 1 Doubles……………................N/A Triples ……………….................1 Home Runs……………….......N/A Stolen Bases…………….............1

CAREER HONORS • 2016 SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll

ROQUEMORE’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2016

vs. Southeastern (5/6/16) vs. Alcorn State (2/17/16) at Nicholls (4/23/16) vs. Alcorn State (2/17/16) 5x, last vs. Stephen F. Austin (5/1/16)

AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT PO A E FLD% .222 31-6 18 12 4 0 1 0 1 5 1 1-1 10 0 0 1.000

vs. Southeastern (5/6/16) vs. Alcorn State (2/17/16) at Nicholls (4/23/16) vs. Alcorn State (2/17/16) 5x, last vs. Stephen F. Austin (5/1/16) at Nicholls (4/23/16) vs. Houston Baptist (3/18/16)


SIDNEY SALMANS

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Outfielder, 5-6 Junior-2L The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands HS 2016 Season (Sophomore): Started 46 games in the outfield and appeared in 49 … Hit .252 with 24 runs scored and nine RBIs … Led off the batting order 13 times … Five multi-hit games included two against McNeese and one against Liberty … Scored multiple runs five times, including against Oklahoma State, Louisiana Tech and McNeese … Had three RBIs against Sam Houston State … Drew three walks against Oklahoma State … Had a seven-game hitting streak and an 11-game reached base streak, both ranking fourth on the team. Accolades: Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

Personal: Born April 17, 1996 … Daughter of Michelle and Von … one brother, Garrett (25) and one sister, Morgan (21) … Elementary education major who wants to become a special education teacher … Has a 3.5 GPA … Life’s ambition is to teach the future kids of America.

NSU CAREER HIGHS At Bats………………................ 6 Runs……………………... ....... 4 Hits ….. ....................................... 3 RBIs …......................................... 3 Walks……………….................. 3 Doubles……………....................1 Triples ……………….................1 Home Runs……………….......N/A Stolen Bases…………….............1

2015 Season (Freshman): Started all 54 games as a true freshman … Had fourth-best batting average of the team (.330) with the most number of at-bats (194) … Her 64 hits were second-best on the team … Added a second-best 42 runs scored … Contributed 16 RBIs and a team-high seven steals in nine attempts … Nineteen multi-hit games, including six of her last seven … Went 9-for-20 in five Southland Conference Tournament games … Best game of season came against Houston Baptist (March 13) with a 3-for-4 and four runs scored. Accolades: Spring SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll

2016 SEASON HIGHS At Bats………………................ 4 Runs……………………... ....... 2 Hits ….. ....................................... 2 RBIs …......................................... 3 Walks……………….................. 3 Doubles……………....................1 Triples ……………….................1 Home Runs……………….......N/A Stolen Bases…………….............1

2x, last vs. Lamar (5/8/15) at Houston Baptist (3/13/15) 7x, last at Central Arkansas (5/8/15) at Sam Houston State (3/25/16) vs. Oklahoma State (2/12/16) 9x, last at Sam Houston State (3/25/16) 3x, last at Sam Houston State (3/25/16( 13x, last vs. Stephen F. Austin (5/1/16)

6x, last vs. McNeese (4/16/16) 5x, last vs. McNeese (4/16/16) 5x, last vs. McNeese (4/16/16) at Sam Houston State (3/25/16) vs. Oklahoma State (2/12/16) 4x, last at Sam Houston State (3/25/16) at Sam Houston State (3/25/16) 6x, last vs. Stephen F. Austin (5/1/16)

CAREER HONORS

High School: Earned four letters as member of softball program … Team posted 44-1 record and won the national championship in her freshman season.

• 2016 SLC Spring Honor Roll • 2015 SLC Spring Honor Roll

SALMANS’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2016 2015 TOTAL

AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B .252 49-46 119 24 30 4 1 .330 54-54 194 42 64 5 2 .300 103-100 313 66 94 9 3

HR 0 0 0

RBI 9 16 25

BB 14 11 25

SO SB-ATT PO 25 6-6 66 25 7-9 66 50 13-15 132

A E FLD% 3 1 .986 1 3 .957 4 4 .971

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MICAYLA SOROSIAK

Infielder, 5-2 Senior-3L Sugar Land, Texas Kempner HS 2016 Season: Started 46 of 47 games in ... .323 batting average is third on the team ... Scored 22 runs and drove in 19 ... Hit five home runs ...13 doubles was second on the team ... .580 slugging was third on the team ... Had team’s longest hitting streak at 11 games ... Started with 3-for-4 day with 3 RBIs and home run vs. HBU ... Continued streak though Lamar and Central Arkansas series and into the McNeese series ... Had three hits against Longwood ... Had four multi-RBI games, including at Chattanooga, at Louisiana Tech and vs. Lamar ... 13 multihit games is second on the team ... Two of her five home runs came vs. McNeese series ... Other three came against Lamar, Chattanooga and HBU. 2015 Season (Sophomore): Appeared in 53 games with 51 starts ... Third on team with 14 home runs ... Tied for third on team with 41 RBIs ... Recorded a .273 batting average with 27 runs scored ... Supplied seven doubles and one triple ... Drew second-best 19 walk ... Ten multihit games, including a 4-for-4 with two solo home runs against Stephen F. Austin (April 25) ... Had four RBIs against Incarnate Word (March 6), Houston Baptist (March 14) and Louisiana Tech (March 18) ... Also had two home runs in UIW game (March 6) ... Drove in three runs against Notre Dame (Feb. 7) in a 3-for-4 effort. 2014 Season (Freshman): Appeared in 38 games starting 17 ... Batted .303 with 20 hits in 66 at-bats ... Added 22 RBIs and 37 total bases in limited action

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... Her .561 slugging percentage ranked fourth on the team ... Had four RBIs in 2-for-2 performance against Central Arkansas on April 12 ... Secured three RBIs twice, including three-run home runs against Incarnate Word on April 18. High School: Three-time Houston Chronicle Athlete of the Week honors ... Team MVP as a senior and held school record for home runs ... Led team in all offensive categories with 38 hits, 12 doubles, three HRs, 22 RBIs, a .576 batting average and .894 slugging percentage in 2012 with her batting average and slugging percentage being district highs ... Named team MVP while earning All-Greater Houston 1st Team honors as a junior ... Four-time All-District first team ... Grand slam put team in district playoffs, leading to Kempner’s first district championship ... Newcomer of year as freshman and team MVP ... Earned academic all-district, academic excellence, outstanding defense and leadership awards as a senior ... Member of PALS and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

CAREER HIGHS At Bats………………................ 5 Runs……………………... ....... 3 Hits ….. ....................................... 4 RBIs …......................................... 4 Walks……………….................. 3 Doubles ………………...............3 Triples ……………….................1 Home Runs………………...........2 Stolen Bases…………..............N/A

2016 SEASON HIGHS At Bats………………................ 5 Runs……………………... ....... 3 Hits ….. ....................................... 3 RBIs …......................................... 3 Walks……………….................. 2 Doubles ………………...............1 Triples ………………..............N/A Home Runs………………...........1 Stolen Bases……………..........N/A

CAREER HONORS • 2016 SLC Spring Honor Roll • 2015 All-SLC Tournament Team • 2015 All-SLC Academic, First Team • 2015 NSU Senior Academic Award (4.0) • 2015 SLC Spring Honor Roll

Personal: Born Oct. 12, 1995 ... Daughter of Susan and Todd Sorosiak ... One sister, Kendahl (18) ... Criminal Justice major has a 3.4 GPA ... Aspires to join the FBI (will have a summer internship) or go to law school ... Great-grandfather was an umpire in games involving the Toledo Mud Hens ... Life’s ambition is to become a successful lawyer.

SOROSIAK’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI 2016 .323 47-46 133 22 43 13 0 5 19 2015 .273 53-51 150 27 41 7 1 14 41 2014 .303 38-17 66 10 20 5 0 4 22 TOTAL .298 138-114 349 59 104 25 1 23 82

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3x, last at Louisiana Tech (4/12/16) 3x, last at McNeese (4/15/16) vs. Stephen F. Austin (4/25/15) 3x, vs. Louisiana Tech (4/23/15) 2x, last vs. Southeastern (5/2/15) vs. Notre Dame (2/7/15) vs. Houston Baptist (3/14/15) 2x, last vs. Stephen F. Austin (4/25/15)

BB SO SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 23 18 0-0 88 84 8 .956 19 27 0-0 93 66 5 .970 3 19 0-0 40 81 8 .940 45 64 0-0 221 231 21 .956

2x, last at Louisiana Tech (4/12/16) 2x, last vs. McNeese (4/15/16) at Louisiana Tech (4/12/16) vs. Houston Baptist (3/19/16) 5x, last vs. Southeastern (5/6/16) 13x, last vs. Southeastern (5/7/16) 5x, last at McNeese (4/16/16)

• 2014 SLC Spring Honor Roll


HAYLEY BARBAZON

Outfielder/Pitcher, 5-5 Freshman-HS Belle Chasse, La. Belle Chasse HS

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High School: All-State selection that racked up four all-district and three All-Metro (Times-Picayune) teams at Belle Chasse High School ... District MVP as a senior and played in the LHSAA All-Star Game ... Totaled 188 RBIs ... Hit .573, .535 and .524 in her last three seasons ... Appeared in the Class 4A State Tournament, reaching semifinals ... Three-sport standout was an all-district basketball and volleyball player, playing in volleyball state tournament twice ... Voted Belle Chasse and West Bank Quarterback Club Athlete of the Year ...

Member of Younglife and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Personal: Daughter of Janet and Brien Barbazon ... Two siblings -- brother Nicholas (21) and sister Megan (15) ... Megan is a cheerleading champion ... Psychology/Nursing major wants to become a nurse and live a long, happy life with her family.

SIDNEY HARRIS

First/Third Base, 5-6 Freshman-HS Richmond, Texas William B. Travis HS

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High School: An all-district power hitter who was a team MVP on a district champion team ... Won a golden glove award as a sophomore and two Louisville Slugger honors as a junior and senior. Personal: Daughter of Tara and Derrick Harris ... One sister (Kristan, 26) and three brothers (Keraun, 28; Michael Davis 27; Derrick Jr., 14) ... Father Derrick is a former NFL player, running back with St. Louis and San Diego from 19962001 ... Won a Super Bowl with St. Louis for 1999 season ... Brother Keraun is a

comedian and actor ... Sidney is a biology major who aspires to attend medical school and become a plastic surgeon ... Nickname is “Sid.”

EMMA HAWTHORNE

Catcher/Third Base, 5-4 Freshman-HS Hallsville, Texas Hallsville HS

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High School: Lettered in softball and volleyball ... Third-team all-state catcher who helped her team average nearly 33 wins per season ... Four-time All-East Texas and all-district catcher … Won Freshman of the Year in 2013 ... Led her team to a state championship game ... High school teammate with fellow freshman Julie Rawls ... Graduated with a 4.2 GPA.

Personal: Daughter of Sheri and Scott Hawthorne … One sister (Brittany Grimm, 28) and two brothers (Josh, 12; Sam, 12) … Education major who wants to become a teacher like her mom … Aims to help others around the world.

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TONI HEBERT

Infielder/Catcher, 5-5 Freshman-HS New Orleans, La. John Curtis Christian

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High School: Five-time all-state selection in softball, leading John Curtis to one title (junior season) ... District MVP as a sophomore ... Female Athlete of the Year as a sophomore ... Lettered seven years in softball and basketball, six years in volleyball and four years in track ... In basketball, All-District and All-Metro as a seventh and an eight-grader ... Reached 2,000 career points as a freshman ... Three-time All-Metro pick who made All-State as a freshman ... Two-time state quarterfinalist team ... In volleyball, three-time All-Metro pick that helped her team to the semifinals ... Participated in the Interact Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Spirit Club ... Recipient of the Academic

Scholar Award and Citizenship Award ... Graduated with a 3.5 GPA. Personal: Daughter of Kristy and Tony Hebert ... Two sisters (Dani, 18; Remi, 14) ... Mom helped John Curtis to five consecutive softball state titles before playing college basketball at University of New Orleans ... Mom coached Toni in multiple sports at John Curtis ... Health and Physical Education major who wants to be a teacher and a coach ... Aims to be a successful, independent woman who can support her family and others ... Nickname is “T.”

MADELYN MATT

Outfielder, 5-6 Freshman-HS Natchitoches, La. Natchitoches Central HS

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High School: Four-time district MVP and three-time all-state selection in Class 1A ...Played two seasons in infield and two in outfield ... Three-time All-Area (Shreveport Times) and All-Cenla (Alexandria Town Talk) ... Led St. Mary’s to two state tournaments, reaching title game as a senior ... Batted .573 as a junior ... In track and field, finished second in the long jump (Class 1A) at the state meet as a senior. One other top-5 finish ... Had three top-four finishes in the 100 meters at state meet ... Also lettered twice in basketball ... National Honors Society member graduated with a 3.6 GPA ... Participated

in BETA Club, Future Business Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Tigerline. Personal: Daughter of Roxanne and Derrit Matt ... Two sisters (Meaghan, 15; Meredith, 14) ... Health and Exercise Science major who wants a job in sports management and fitness ... Life ambition is to help people be more active and happier with their lives.

ASHTON PRIESTER

Infielder, 5-4 Freshman-HS Watson, La. Live Oak HS

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High School: Three-sport letterman led softball team to Class 5A state semifinals as a No. 5 seed after winning a district championship ... As a junior, helped Live Oak to a No. 3 seed ... Coached by Michelle Morris in softball ... Earned two letters in volleyball and track and field ... Graduated with a 3.5 GPA.

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Personal: Daughter of Vannessa and Joshua Priester ... One brother Anthony (13) ... Biology/Pre-med major aspires to be a cardiologist ... Nickname is “Ash.”


JULIE RAWLS

Outfielder, 5-7 Freshman-HS Hallsville, Texas Hallsville HS

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High School: MaxPreps Class 5A Player of the Year in Texas as a junior ... Three-time all-state and two-time District MVP as an outfielder ... Three-time All-East Texas ... Led her team to the state championship game ... High school teammate with fellow freshman Emma Hawthorne ... Lettered three years in basketball ... Graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

Personal: Daughter of Regina and Harry Rawls ... Two brothers (Shanton, 27; Cooper, 16) ... Business Administration major who aspires to be a lawyer ... Aims to travel the world.

KAITLYN ST. CLAIR

Utility, 5-7 Freshman-HS Cypress, Texas Cy-Woods HS

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High School: Three-time academic all-district and one-time academic all-state selection ... Graduated with a 5.997 GPA on a 6.0 scale ... As a senior, led the team in batting average (.600) and slugging percentage (.830) among other categories ... Team offensive MVP for two seasons ... Stole nine bases in her career and hit eight home runs ... won two district titles.

Personal: Daughter of Sean and Jennifer St. Clair ... Two sisters Kiara (16) and Kassidy (9) ... Health and Exercise Science major aspires to become an occupational therapist ... Aims to impact lives by providing great quality of life.

ADELE VINCENT

Infielder, 5-4 Freshman-HS Maurice, La. North Vermilion HS

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High School: Two-time all-state selection played in the Louisiana All-Star game ... Made the all-district three times ... Guided team to state tournament three times, reaching the semifinals twice ... Graduated with a 3.7 GPA ... Member of BETA and a Fellowship of Christian Athletes leader.

Personal: Daughter of Beverly and Alfred Vincent ... Twin sister Elise (18) is a teammate .. One other sister (Randee, 22) and brother Seth Broussard (28) ... Health and Physical Education major aims to be a coach ...Passion is adaptive physical education, which generates activities for special needs kids.

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ELISE VINCENT

Outfielder, 5-4 Freshman-HS Maurice, La. North Vermilion HS

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High School: Valedictorian who was an academic all-state selection ... Selected twice to the coaches all-state team ... Participated in the Louisiana All-Star game ... All-Acadiana selection as a senior ... Hit .505 as a senior with two other seasons above .425 ... On-base percentage of .592 as a senior ... Guided team to state tournament three times, reaching the semifinals twice ...  Competed in track as a sprinter ... Qualified for the state meet in the 4X400 relay, winning a silver medal as a junior ... Won a 400 meters district championship ... Member of student council, president of BETA, FCA and National Honor Society ... Was the school’s mascot.

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Personal: Daughter of Beverly and Alfred Vincent ... Twin sister Adele (18) is a teammate ... One other sister (Randee, 22) and brother Seth Broussard (28) ... Biology major who wants to be a physician ... Aims to travel to developing nations and provide medical care to those in need.


DONALD PICKETT

Head Coach 9th Season Overall (218-208) 9th Season at NSU

Six of Northwestern State coach Donald Pickett’s first eight seasons have resulted in winning or even records, and Pickett enters his ninth season with winners in his last four campaigns. Pickett rebuilt NSU softball into a perennial Southland Conference championship contender by winning three league titles between 2013-15. The Lady Demons won an SLC regular season title in 2015 and conference tournament championships with corresponding NCAA Tournament appearances in 2013 and 2014. The regular season conference title is NSU’s first since 2000. From 2013-15, NSU posted a 106-55 record (.658), the second-best winning percentage in any three-year window in program history. The 2015 team had the best conference season of any NSU softball squad, posting a 22-3 league record to finish 36-18. The top-seeded Lady Demons fell in the championship game of the conference tournament, preventing three straight NCAA appearances. Freshman pitcher Mikayla Brown was named SLC Pitcher of the Year, joined on the first-team all-conference list by redshirt freshman pitcher Micaela Bouvier, senior third baseman Brittany Virgoe, senior designated player Cassandra Barefield, sophomore first baseman Brittney Jones and sophomore outfielder Kellye Kincannon (SLC Softball Student-Athlete of the Year). For his efforts, Pickett was named SLC Coach of the Year for the second time (also winning in 2013). Kincannon made the All-Louisiana Collegiate Softball first team with Brown, Jones and Barefield making the second team. Kincannon and Brown also wrapped up AllSouth Region honors. A total of 20 players have been selected to the All-SLC first or second teams in Pickett’s tenure. In 2013 and 2014, NSU stormed to SLC Conference tournament titles with records of 40-15 and 30-22, respectively. In 2014, the Lady Demons appeared in a regional with No. 13 Baylor, Houston and Tulsa. NSU nearly knocked off Houston in a 7-6 loss. Nine Lady Demons were named to the All-Southland squads with six being selected for the All-Louisiana team. Tara McKenney and Kincannon became the first NSU players in more than 10 years to earn All-South Region honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. In 2013, Northwestern State found itself in similar circumstances. As they did in 2014, the Lady Demons took second place in the regular season after a hot finish to the season. The squad made an NCAA Tournament appearance in the Baton Rouge Regional and played a nail-biter against Super Regional qualifier UL Lafayette. Pickett was voted Coach of the Year honors on the 2013 All-Louisiana softball team and five Lady Demons were included on the All-Louisiana Team. The 2013 haul of accomplishments included the best winning percentage in the program’s history (.727), the longest winning streak (11) since 1998, the few-

est losses (15) since 1983 and the best 20-game start (16-4) since 1990. “Donald deserves all the credit in the world for resurrecting the NSU softball program,” said NSU athletics director Greg Burke. “It was very satisfying for me to see how happy he was when the team won the Southland Conference tournament championship and had the privilege of representing our conference at the NCAA Regionals, because I knew very well the arduous and persevering path that he had taken over the past five seasons.” While restructuring the NSU softball program, he led the charge to provide a reconstructed Lady Demon Softball Complex. The stadium hosted the 2013 and 2015 SLC tournaments. While NSU was Pickett’s first head coaching job, his potential was evident in his

Head coach Donald Pickett has led NSU to three Southland Conference titles in the last four years -- two tournmaent titles (2013-14) and one regular season (2015).

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previous stops. Before helping establish a new program at Memphis (2006-08) as an assistant, he worked at a pair of highly successful programs in Tennessee-Chattanooga (2001-05) and Chattanooga State Community College (1998-2000). Pickett helped UT-Chattanooga to three NCAA Tournament appearances and the brink of a Women’s College World Series berth. At Chattanooga State, Pickett was part of a staff that led the team to three top-five finishes in the NJCAA along with three regional and conference championships. He also has coached the Austin (Tenn.) Eagles American Softball Association summer team to four national tournament appearances and two top-five finishes in the ASA nationals. Pickett learned about the Northwestern State coaching post from Pat Murphy, the coach of perennial power Alabama, who was among several nationally prominent coaches consulted during the summer 2008 search for a new Lady Demons head coach. Working five seasons under coach Frank Reed at Chattnooga, Pickett helped the Mocs advance within one win of the World Series. The Mocs had an overall 210-126 record while picking up three Southern Conference championships before Pickett joined coach Wendy Thees at Memphis following the first year of softball for the Tigers. Also serving as assistant to Reed at Chattanooga State CC for three seasons, Pickett helped post a 151-27 record, including a 62-3 mark in 2001. A year earlier, Pickett was part of the National Fastpitch Coaching Staff of the Year, and in 2002, Pickett was part of the Chattanooga State team that was inducted into the Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame. A 2005 Chattanooga graduate, Pickett is regarded as an excellent recruiter whose expertise coaching hitting and defense is recognized nationally. Coaching and administrative colleagues of Pickett’s were effusive in their praise. In Pickett’s first season as assistant coach at his alma mater, the 2001 Lady Mocs opened the season with back-to-back no-hitters and knocked off top-25 teams in Ohio State and Baylor, rolling to a 44-15 record while never dropping more than two games in a row. The Lady Mocs posted two upset wins over top-seeded and No. 12 ranked Florida Atlantic in the NCAA Regionals. UTC then just missed capturing a berth in the World Series after narrow losses to Georgia Tech and Florida State. “There may not be a better fundamental coach out there,” UTC’s Reed said. “He is a

good person, the type of person your family would like to be associated with, and he is perhaps one of the most ‘up and coming’ young coaches out there right now.” Donald is married to Paige Pickett, and Pickett family welcomed a new child Jacob Dean into the world this September. Jacob joins older sister Ainsley Elizabeth (8), who was born in Natchitohes in 2009.

THE PICKETT FILE Personal Hometown...............................................................................................Whitwell, Tennessee High School............................................................................................Whitwell High School College..................................................................................... Tennessee-Chattanooga, 2005 Family.....................................................Wife, Paige; Daughter, Ainsley Elizabeth; Son, Jacob Coaching History Northwestern State.............................................................................................2009-present Record.............................................................................................................. 218-208 (.512) University of Memphis (assistant)...............................................................................2006-08 Tennessee-Chattanooga (assistant)............................................................................2001-05 Chattanooga Community College............................................................................1998-2000 Head Coach Year-by-Year 2009..................................................................................Northwestern State, 5-45; 3-26 SLC 2010..............................................................................Northwestern State, 27-27; 13-17 SLC 2011..............................................................................Northwestern State, 32-25; 15-17 SLC 2012................................................................................Northwestern State, 19-31; 7-13 SLC 2013................................................................................Northwestern State, 40-15; 18-7 SLC 2014..............................................................................Northwestern State, 30-22; 15-10 SLC 2015................................................................................Northwestern State, 36-18, 22-3 SLC 2016..............................................................................Northwestern State, 27-25, 10-17 SLC

With 218 career wins at NSU, Pickett is second in program history. He’s 27 wins behind all-time leader Rickey McCallister.

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AMY HOOKS

Assistant Coach Fifth season at NSU University of Texas, 2011

PLAYER ACCOLADES Year Honor 2011 Big 12 Player of the Year 2011 All-Big 12 First Team 2011 Easton All-America Second Team In 2015, Hooks aided the de- 2011 NFCA All Central Region Second Team velopment of first-year starters at 2010 All-Big 12 Second Team shortstop, second base, both leading 2009 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team

Hometown..................................................... Mesquite, Texas High School............................................... North Mesquite HS College..................................................................Texas, 2011

Amy Hooks has proven her value as she enters her fifth season as assistant coach with the Northwestern State softball program. Hooks has been on staff for all four of NSU’s consecutive winning seasons, and the Lady Demons blasted away program records in the process. NSU hit 56 home runs in 2016, which ranks third in program history, en route to a 27-25 record that included wins against a ranked Mississippi State, Big 12 member Oklahoma State and a powerful Texas State squad. Hooks is in charge of hitting and defense, working closely with the infield and catchers. She called pitches in 2015 and 2016. She was part of NSU’s resurgence from 2013-15, including the second-best threeyear window in program history with a 106-55 record (.658 winning percentage). That stretch is highlighted by a regular season Southland Conference championship in 2015 and two conference tournament titles with NCAA Tournament appearances in 2013 and 2014. Hooks works closely with the Lady Demons’ infielders and catchers. In 2014, Northwestern State posted the fewest number of errors (49) and highest fielding percentage (.965) among the conference’s 12 competing schools.

pitchers and the catcher – including NCAA TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE four of those five being freshmen. In 2014, NSU catchers finished Year Round NCAA Regional Round II the season tied for third, throwing out 2008 2009 NCAA Regional Finals 17 runners. 2010 NCAA Regional Round II Hooks, a native of Mesquite, 2011 NCAA Regional Round II Texas (North Mesquite HS), is a 2011 2013 NCAA Regionals graduate of the University of Texas. 2014 NCAA Regionals She finished her career as the all-time leader in home runs at Texas with 36, also ranking second all-time in walks (107), fifth in RBI (110), sixth in runs (110), sixth in games played (219), sixth in games started (214), eighth in slugging percentage (.528) and eighth in on-base percentage (.404). Over her last three seasons as a Longhorn, Hooks started in all but one of 175 games. Her accolades include 2011 All-Big 12 first-team, 2011 Big 12 Player of the Year, 2011 Easton All-America second team, 2011 NFCA All-Central Region second team, 2010 All-Big 12 second team and 2009 Academic All-Big 12 second team. As a senior, she hit for a .333 average with 13 homers, .459 on-base percentage and a .639 slugging average, while posting a .996 fielding percentage behind the plate. During her junior year, she boasted a .347 average with 11 homers, a .473 on-base percentage, .639 slugging and .991 fielding percentage. Hooks led Texas to the NCAA Regional Championships all four years she was there. “Amy has added a lot of energy to our staff. She carries a lot of knowledge and is a big help in recruiting in this region, and we’re excited to have her part of our staff,” said NSU head coach Donald Pickett. Hooks competed in the National Pro Fastpitch league in 2012 for the North Carolina Diamonds and in 2013 for the NY/NJ Comets during the summer of 2013. The catcher also played nationally for the Texas Glory Gold out of McKinney, Texas, for head coach Dan Adkins and Kevin Shelton She is the daughter of Ricky and Sandi Hooks and has two sisters, Terri Hooks (42) and Kristi Gregory (39).

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KAYLEE GUIDRY

Assistant Coach Third season at NSU (2nd as asst. coach) Northwestern State, 2014

Hometown.............................................................Walker, La. High School..........................................................Walker High College........................................... Northwestern State, 2014

Kaylee Guidry is in her second year as the pitching coach with Northwestern State following one season as the director of operations. The NSU pitching staff faced turmoil early in 2016 when ace Mikayla Brown went down with an injury, but Guidry prepared Micaela Bouvier and Shelby Sells to step in as the Lady Demons started 16-5. Guidry is no stranger to the circle as she finished her two-year NSU career as one of the most decorated pitchers in program history. The two-time All-Southland Conference performer owns the program’s best winning percentage (.727). posting a 24-9 mark after transferring from LSU-Eunice. As a senior in 2014, Guidry was named the Southland Conference All-Tournament MVP after posting three straight wins in the tournament. She allowed just nine hits and two earned runs over 17 1/3 innings pitched vs. Central Arkansas and McNeese (twice) to help send NSU to its second consecutive NCAA Tournament. The Walker, La., native earned wins in 10 straight decisions between April 13 and May 11, including the Southland Conference Tournament championship game. She finished the 2014 season with a team-leading 12-5 record and 3.71 ERA in 20 starts. She held hitters to a staff-low .224 batting average while throwing 10 complete games. Guidry was the Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week on May 5 and was honored as an All-Southland Conference Second-Team selection. Other accolades include being a second-team selection to the LSWA All-Louisiana Collegiate Softball Team in addition to being a second-team Southland Conference All-Academic member. In her first season in 2013, Guidry posted a 12-4 record behind an impressive 2.06 ERA. Her 1.02 ERA at the conclusion of the regular season was best among Southland pitchers. She earned All-Southland Second-Team honors for her efforts. Guidry’s mother played softball at UL Lafayette and had her jersey retired, while her aunt Nancy Percle (Ensminger) and aunt Claudia Percle (Gremillion) played softball at NSU. Nancy was inducted into the Graduate “N” Club Hall of Fame in 2012.

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PLAYER ACCOLADES Year Honor 2014 SLC Tournmanent MVP 2014 SLC Second Team 2014 All-Louisiana Second Team 2014 SLC All-Academic Second Team 2013 SLC Second Team 2012 NJCAA D-II All-American NCAA/NJCAA TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE Year Round 2014 NCAA Regionals 2013 NCAA Regionals 2012 NJCAA runner-up


TARA MCKENNEY Volunteer Coach

Tara McKenney enters her second season as a volunteer assistant the Northwestern State softball staff after starting for the Lady Demons each of her four seasons (2011-14). McKenney fired up players with her youthful presence as NSU posted its fourth consecutive winning record in 2016. McKenney, mostly an infielder but filled in as an outfielder, dots the NSU record books. The Red Oak, Texas, native finished her career third NSU’s all-time career list in runs scored (133), hits (246), triples (14) and fourth in assists (332). McKenney led NSU in hitting the last two seasons, including a .392 average as a senior, which ranks fourth all-time for single-season marks. She was named All-Southland Conference second team and All-SLC tournament in her last two seasons. McKenney added to that list as a senior with All-Region and All-Louisiana honors. McKenney was a key piece in the foundation of Northwestern State’s recent success. The four-year starter was a member of NSU’s NCAA Tournament teams in 2013 and 2014 after helping coach Donald Pickett to his first winning season at NSU in 2011 with a 32-25 record in her freshman season. One of McKenney’s finest moments came in the SLC Tournament championship game against McNeese in which she batted 4-for-4, scoring four runs and driving in another to send the Lady Demons to their second straight NCAA Tournament.

REYLIN MORGAN Athletic Trainer

Reylin Morgan is in her first season as a Northwestern State graduate assistant athletic trainer who will primarily be handling softball. Morgan graduated from the University of Alabama in the spring of 2016, serving as a student athletic trainer for women’s soccer, football, softball and men’s tennis. Her responsibilities included treatment and maintenance programs, conducting spine and core injury examinations as well as general illness and implemented rehabilitation programs. She participated in a summer internship at Colorado State, covering summer workouts and practices in a variety of sports. Morgan is certified as an AHA Healthcare provider and a first aid and CPR instructor. She is a Licensed Athletic Trainer by the State of Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners and a National Athletic Trainers’ Association member. Events Morgan has participated in include Alabama’s Gatorade Summer Camps, the Women’s College World Series, the Couch to 5K and the Roberta Allison Tennis Tournament.

AARON POTOSHNIK

Strength and Conditioning Coach Aaron Potoshnik is in his first full season as a graduate assistant with the Northwestern State strength and conditioning staff. He is the primary strength coach for softball, developing resistance and conditioning programs and leading workouts among other duties. Potoshnik also assists with the football program. Potoshnik graduated from Washington State in 2015, where he also served as intern assisting with soccer, swimming, rowing, baseball and track and field. He completed a stint at the University of Washington in the spring of 2016, working with all 21 Olympic sports teams. Potoshnik is an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, a Level 1 USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach and is CPR/AED certified by the American Heart Association. The Washington native also interned at the Joint and Spine Clinic at the Valley Medical Center and worked with Washington State’s Pre-Physical Therapy Club.

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1

4

HAYLEY BARBAZON

Outfielder/Pitcher

11 Catcher

20 ADELE VINCENT

33 Outfielder

32

HAILEE RHODES

Infielder

KAYLA ROQUEMORE Outfielder

Outfielder

SIDNEY HARRIS Utility

EMMA HAWTHORNE

Catcher/Infielder

14

JULIE RAWLS

Outfielder

22

ELISE VINCENT

9

8

13

40

SIDNEY SALMANS

Infielder

21

Infielder

BRITTNEY JONES

12

KAYLEE ISENBURG

6

Infielder

KAITLYN ST. CLAIR Utility

16

MIKAYLA BROWN

Pitcher/Utility

23

MICAYLA SOROSIAK

10

ASHTON PRIESTER

Infielder

TONI HEBERT Infielder

17

MADELYN MATT

Outfielder

KATELYN BOLES Pitcher

25

32

MICHAELA JOHNSON

KELLYE KINCANNON

Infielder

Outfielder

99

47

JORDAN RAINS Third Base

MICAELA BOUVER Pitcher

Donald Pickett

Amy Hooks

Kaylee Guidry

Tara McKenney

Reylin Morgan

Head Coach

Assistant Coach

Assistant Coach

Volunteer Coach

Athletic Trainer


Well into its sixth decade of service, the Southland Conference continues to be a model of innovation, stability and consistent achievement as it celebrates the academic and athletic accomplishments of its member institutions and approximately 4,200 student-athletes. Having commemorated its 50th anniversary in 2013, the Southland Conference has transformed itself into a dynamic and respected consortium of 13 member universities in three states. Beginning with a historic meeting of five institutions in Dallas on March 15, 1963, the Southland Conference set on an extraordinary course that has proven successful well into the 21st Century. The successful transformation continues, as the Southland Conference welcomed four additional members in 2013: Abilene Christian University, Houston Baptist University, the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, and the University of New Orleans. In addition to its newest members, the Southland also consists of the University of Central Arkansas, Lamar University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Sam Houston State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Stephen F. Austin State University and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. An original Southland member from 1963-73, Abilene Christian rejoined the league as one of the most decorated athletic programs in NCAA history, and the addition of Houston Baptist, UIW and New Orleans gives the Southland a regular competitive presence in the key metropolitan areas of Houston, San Antonio and New Orleans. Southland cities encompass approximately 14 million people, and six of its television markets rank among the top 100 in the U.S. All told, the membership of the Southland encompasses nearly 140,000 current students and an alumni base of nearly 800,000. Famous alums from current Southland Conference schools include former CBS news anchor Dan Rather (Sam Houston State), NBA executive Joe Dumars (McNeese State), ABC news anchor Robin Roberts (Southeastern Louisiana), Major League Baseball star Wade Miley (Southeastern Louisiana), NBA legend Scottie Pippen (Central Arkansas), and track and field Olympians Kenta Bell (Northwestern State), and Bobby Morrow and Billy Olson (both Abilene Christian).

Name Class Brittany Lewis Sr. Hailey Drew Jr. Sable Hankins Jr. Amanda Gianelloni So. Brynn Baca Sr. Erika Piancastelli Jr. Morgan Catron Jr. Brittany Rodriguez Jr. Taylor Brown Sr. Kellye Kincannon Sr. Ciara Luna Sr. Hanah Nill Jr. Name Class Libby Brown Jr. Kelly Meeuwsen So. Mychal Truxillo Sr. Peyton Hedrick Jr. Taylor Fraccastoro Jr. Veronica Villafranco So. Gretchen Morgan So. Justyce McClain So. Briana Whisenhunt Sr. Marisa Taunton Sr. Mikayla Brown So. Megan Landry So.

2017 PRESEASON FIRST TEAM Pos. School Hometown 1B Stephen F. Austin Allen, Texas 2B McNeese Fallbrook, Calif. 3B Lamar Moore, Okla. SS Nicholls Napoleanville, La. C Lamar Round Rock, Texas UT McNeese Carslbad, Calif. DP McNeese Mineola, Texas OF Lamar Spring, Texas OF Abilene Christian Richland Hills, Texas OF Northwestern State Lake Jackson, Texas P Lamar Seguin, Texas P Abilene Christian Highland Village, Texas SECOND TEAM Pos. School C Houston Baptist 2B Lamar 3B Southeastern SS Abilene Christian C Stephen F. Austin UT Nicholls DP Nicholls OF McNeese OF Central Arkansas OF McNeese P Northwestern State P Nicholls

Hometown Houston, Texas Hillsboro, Ore. River Ridge, La. Forney, Texas Orange, Texas Spring, Texas Southlake, Texas Phoenix, Ariz. Crandall, Texas Beaumont, Texas Deville, La. Pierre Part, La.

Other notable alums from current members include Grammy Award-winning musicians Frank Ocean (New Orleans), Don Henley and Rodney Crowell (both Stephen F. Austin), and Ronnie Dunn (Abilene Christian), television personality and actress Ellen DeGeneres (New Orleans), current NFL standouts Lardarius Webb (Nicholls State), Terrence McGee (Northwestern State), and Daniel Manning (Abilene Christian), professional golfers Shawn Stefani and Chris Stroud (both Lamar) and Colin Montgomerie (HBU), award-winning filmmaker Richard Linklater (Sam Houston State), American Idol winner Kris Allen (Central Arkansas), NFL Hall of Famer Jackie Harris (Northwestern State), former NFL standouts Bobby Hebert (Northwestern State), Gary Barbaro (Nicholls State), Wilbert Montgomery (Abilene Christian) and Gary Reasons (Northwestern State), former MLB stars Darryl Hamilton (Nicholls State) and Kevin Millar (Lamar), NCAA football coach Charlie Strong (Central Arkansas), actors John Larroquette (New Orleans), Ricardo Chavira (UIW) and Jesse Borrego (UIW), and the late NFL coaching legend O.A. “Bum” Phillips (Lamar and Stephen F. Austin). The Southland sponsors 17 full championship sports, all at the NCAA Division I level. The eight men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field. The women compete for nine championships in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. The conference earns automatic qualification to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball.

2017 PRESEASON SOFTBALL POLLS

COACHES PLACE TEAM 1. McNeese (10) 2. Abilene Christian (1) 3. Lamar 4. Nicholls 5. Central Arkansas 6. Northwestern State 7. Stephen F. Austin 8. Sam Houston State 9. Southeastern 10. Houston Baptist 11. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 12. Incarnate Word

TOTAL 121 106 97 90 84 66 62 61 34 28 27 16

SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTORS PLACE TEAM 1. McNeese (11) 2. Abilene Christian 3. Nicholls 4. Lamar 5. Central Arkansas 6. Northwestern State 7. Stephen F. Austin 8. Sam Houston State 9. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 10. Houston Baptist 11. Southeastern 12. Incarnate Word

TOTAL 121 103 100 91 79 73 61 53 34 32 24 21

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SIU EDWARDSVILLE

(N) GAME 1 • FEB. 10 • 11 A.M ULM MARDI GRAI CLASSIC

GENERAL INFORMATION Location........................................................................... Edwardsville, Illinois Enrollment............................................................................................ 14,142 Nickname.............................................................................................Cougars President.......................................................................................Randy Dunn Athletics Director.......................................................................... Brad Hewitt Conference......................................................................................Ohio Valley Stadium........................................................................................Cougar Field Website.................................................................................. siuecougars.com HEAD COACH Sandy Montgomery (SIUE, 1986) Record at DePaul/Overall................................967-480-2 (28th season)/Same TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record................................................... 28-26/15-11 Letterwinners R........................................................................................... 12 Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.............................................................................. 133 MEDIA RELATIONS Eric Hess Office.........................................................................................618-650-3608 Email....................................................................................... ehess@siue.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................... 0-1

SAM HOUSTON STATE

(N) GAME 4 • FEB. 11 • 11 A.M. ULM MARDI GRAS CLASSIC

GENERAL INFORMATION Location................................................................................. Huntsville, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 20,181 Nickname............................................................................................Bearkats President..........................................................................................Dana Hoyt Athletics Director.....................................................................Bobby Williams Conference.......................................................................................Southalnd Stadium....................................................................Bearkat Softball Complex Website................................................................................... gobearkats.com HEAD COACH Bob Brock (Sam Houston State, 1969) Record at SHSU/Overall........................... 383-418 (16th)/1,114-719-1 (32nd) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record................................................... 21-33/13-14 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................10/6 Starters R/L.................................................................................................7/5 Preseason Rank/’16RPI.............................................................................. 197 MEDIA RELATIONS Ben Rikard Office.........................................................................................936-294-1764 Email...............................................................................ben.rikard@shsu.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall................................................ 52-63

FLORIDA

(A) GAME 7 • FEB. 17 • 5 P.M. (A) GAME 8 • FEB. 18 • 11 A.M. FLORIDA AQUAFINA INVITATIONAL GENERAL INFORMATION Location..............................................................................Gainesville, Florida Enrollment............................................................................................ 52,514 Nickname............................................................................................... Gators President......................................................................................... Kent Fuchs Athletics Director........................................................................Scott Stricklin Conference.................................................................................. Southeastern Stadium...........................................................Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Website.................................................................................floridagators.com HEAD COACH Tim Walton (Oklahoma, 1995) Record at Maryland/Career..... 608-127 (12th season)/730-191 (15th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record....................................................... 56-7/20-4 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.........................................................................No. 4/2 MEDIA RELATIONS Herb Brooks Office.........................................................................................352-363-6128 Email.............................................................................. herbb@gators.efl.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................... 2-4

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GRAMBLING

(N) GAME 2 • FEB. 10 • 1 P.M. ULM MARDI GRAS CLASSIC GENERAL INFORMATION Location..........................................................................Grambling, Louisiana Enrollment.............................................................................................. 4,863 Nickname................................................................................................Tigers President............................................................................... Richard Gallot, Jr. Athletics Director........................................................................... Paul Bryant Conference.............................................................................................. SWAC Stadium..................................................................................... Tiger Stadium Website...................................................................................... gsutigers.com HEAD COACH Wilbert Early Record at Grambling/Overall...................................................................... N/A TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record....................................................... 5-31/2-16 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A Preseason Rank/’16RPI.............................................................................. 294 MEDIA RELATIONS J.C. Gafford Office.........................................................................................318-274-6562 Email..................................................................................gaffordj@gram.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................. 25-3

ULM

(A) GAME 5 • FEB. 12 • NOON (A) GAME 11 • FEB. 22 • 6 P.M. (H) GAME 38 • APRIL 5 • 6 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location.............................................................................. Monroe, Louisiana Enrollment.............................................................................................. 8,854 Nickname.........................................................................................Warhawks President......................................................................................... Nick Bruno Athletics Director....................................................................Brian Wickstrom Conference.......................................................................................... Sun Belt Stadium.........................................................................ULM Softball Complex Website.............................................................................. ulmwarhawks.com HEAD COACH Corey Lyon (Newman, 1995) Record at ULM/Career......................54-56 (3rd season)/144-145 (6th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record..................................................... 24-34/7-17 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/l................................................................................................. N/A Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.............................................................................. 164 MEDIA RELATIONS Katie Green Office.........................................................................................318-342-5376 Email.......................................................................................green@ulm.edu SERIES INFORMATION

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL

(N) GAME 9 • FEB. 18 • 5:45 P.M. FLORIDA AQUAFINA INVITATIONAL

GENERAL INFORMATION Location.......................................................................University Park, Florida Enrollment............................................................................................ 54,099 Nickname........................................................................................... Panthers President.................................................................................Mark Rosenberg Athletics Director............................................................................Pete Garcia Conference...............................................................................Conference USA Stadium......................................................................................Felsberg Field Website.......................................................................................fiusports.com HEAD COACH Gator Rebhan Record at FIU/Overall............................................... 59-51 (3rd season)/Same TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record................................................... 29-27/12-12 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................13/11 Starters R/L.................................................................................................5/5 Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.............................................................................. 107 MEDIA RELATIONS Ryan Rose Office......................................................................................... 305 348-7887 Email....................................................................................ryan.rose@fiu.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................. FIRST MEETING

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M

(N) GAME 3 • FEB. 11 • 9 A.M. ULM MARDI GRAS CLASSIC

GENERAL INFORMATION Location...............................................................................Prairie View, Texas Enrollment.............................................................................................. 8,343 Nickname........................................................................................... Panthers President....................................................................................George Wright Athletics Director................................................................... Ashley Robinson Conference.............................................................................................. SWAC Stadium.................................................................................Panther Stadium Website...................................................................................pvpanthers.com HEAD COACH Vernon Bland (PVAMU) Record at Grambling/Overall...................................................................... N/A TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record..................................................... 10-28/7-11 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A Preseason Rank/’16RPI.............................................................................. 291 MEDIA RELATIONS Duane Lewis Office.........................................................................................936-261-3950 Email................................................................................dclewis@pvamu.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................... 9-0

MARYLAND

(N) GAME 6 • FEB. 17 • 12:15 P.M. FLORIDA AQUAFINA INVITATIONAL GENERAL INFORMATION Location.......................................................................College Park, Maryland Enrollment............................................................................................ 38.140 Nickname................................................................................................. Terps President....................................................................................... Wallace Loh Athletics Director.....................................................................Kevin Anderson Conference............................................................................................. Big 10 Stadium.................................................................Maryland Softball Stadium Website........................................................................................umterps.com HEAD COACH Julie Wright (Ohio, 1995) Record at Maryland/Career..................... 12-40 (2nd season/N/A (9th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record..................................................... 12-40/4-19 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.............................................................................. 183 MEDIA RELATIONS Keith Sneddon Office.........................................................................................301-314-8052 Email................................................................................ksneddon@umd.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................. FIRST MEETING

FLORIDA A&M

(N) GAME 10 • FEB. 19 • 8 A.M. FLORIDA AQUAFINA INVITATIONAL GENERAL INFORMATION Location.............................................................................Tallahassee, Florida Enrollment.............................................................................................. 9,928 Nickname............................................................................................. Rattlers President...................................................................................Larry Robinson Athletics Director..................................................................... Milton Overton Conference.............................................................................................. MEAC Stadium.......................................................................FAMU Softball Complex Website...............................................................................famuathletics.com HEAD COACH Veronica Wiggins (Florida A&M, 1990) Record at FAMU/Overall..................................... 668-761 (25th season)/Same TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record..................................................... 22-24/10-2 Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.............................................................................. 223 MEDIA RELATIONS Alvin Hollins Office.........................................................................................850-599-3736 Email...........................................................................alvin.hollins@famu.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................... 2-0


FAIRLEIGH DICKSINSON

(N) GAME 12 • FEB. 24 • 10 A.M. CHATTANOOGA’S FROST CLASSIC

GENERAL INFORMATION Location........................................................................... Teaneck, New Jersey Enrollment.............................................................................................. 8,824 Nickname............................................................................................. Knights President......................................................................... Christopher Capuano Athletics Director..................................................................... David Langford Conference........................................................................................Northeast Website....................................................................................fduknights.com HEAD COACH KJ Kelly (UMass, 2006) Record at FDU/Overall.............................................12-34 (2nd season)/69-87 TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record..................................................... 12-34/5-11 Letterwinners R/L.......................................................................................8/5 Starters R/L.................................................................................................5/4 Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.............................................................................. 283 MEDIA RELATIONS Phil Paquette Office.........................................................................................201-692-2204 Email......................................................................phillip_paquette@fdu.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................. FIRST MEETING

SAINT LOUIS

(N) GAME 15 • MARCH 5 • 10:30 A.M. CHATTANOOGA’S FROST CLASSIC GENERAL INFORMATION Location.............................................................................. St. Louis, Missouri. Enrollment............................................................................................ 13,505 Nickname............................................................................................ Bililkens President...................................................................................... Fred Postello Athletics Director.............................................................................. Chris May Conference...................................................................................... Atlantic 10 Website...................................................................................slubillikens.com HEAD COACH Christy Connoyer Record at SLU/Overall..............................................171-145 (7th season)/N/A TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record..................................................... 25-26/14-8 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.............................................................................. 165 MEDIA RELATIONS Mickey Smith Office.........................................................................................314-977-3463 Email..................................................................................msmit145@slu.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................... 3-0

OKLAHOMA

(A) GAME 18 • MARCH 3 • 3:30 P.M. OU MARRIOT TOURNAMENT (POTENTIAL OPPONENT, GAME 20-21) GENERAL INFORMATION Location.............................................................................Norman, Oklahoma Enrollment............................................................................................ 30,813 Nickname.............................................................................................Sooners President....................................................................................... David Boren Athletics Director......................................................................Joe Castiglione Conference............................................................................................. Big 12 Stadium........................................................................... OU Softball Complex Website................................................................................ soonersports.com HEAD COACH Patty Gasso (Long Beach State, 1984)) Record at OU/Overall...1,085-313-2 (23rd season)/1,246-372-3 (27th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record....................57-8/17-1 (National Champions) Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................11/8 Starters R/L.................................................................................................7/2 Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.........................................................................No. 1/1 MEDIA RELATIONS Karl Anderson Office.........................................................................................405-325-8571 Email.............................................................................karl.anderson@ou.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................... 0-6

CHATTANOOGA

(A) GAME 13 • FEB. 24 • 3 P.M. CHATTANOOGA’S FROST CLASSIC GENERAL INFORMATION Location.............................................................................Chattanooga, Tenn. Enrollment............................................................................................ 11,429 Nickname................................................................................................. Mocs President........................................................................................Steve Angle Athletics Director....................................................................David Blackburn Conference........................................................................................Big South Website........................................................................................ gomocs.com HEAD COACH Frank Reed Record at UTC/Overall........... 563-343 (16th season)/1,039-430 (27th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record..................................................... 30-29/7-11 Letterwinners R/L.......................................................................................8/8 Starters R/L.................................................................................................5/8 Preseason Rank/16’RPI.............................................................................. 143 MEDIA RELATIONS Corey Belonzi Office.........................................................................................423-425-2116 Email............................................................................ corey-belonzi@utc.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................... 1-4

UT MARTIN

(N)GAME 16 • FEB. 26 • 6 P.M. CHATTANOOGA’S FROST CLASSIC GENERAL INFORMATION Location...............................................................................Martin, Tennessee Enrollment.............................................................................................. 6,827 Nickname..........................................................................................Skyhawks President....................................................................................... Keith Carver Athletics Director.......................................................................... Mike Swaim Conference......................................................................................Ohio Valley Website.................................................................................... utmsports.com HEAD COACH Donley Canary (Tennessee Tech, 1978) Record at WKU/Career.....................................488-368-2 (16th season)/Same TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record................................................... 30-26/14-12 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................13/7 Starters R/L.................................................................................................9/1 Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.............................................................................. 174 MEDIA RELATIONS Alex Boggis Office.........................................................................................731-881-7694 Email................................................................................. daboggis@utm.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................... 1-1

EVANSVILLE

(N) GAME 19 • MARCH 4 • 10:30 A.M. OU MARRIOT TOURNAMENT (POTENTIAL OPPONENT, GAME 20-21) GENERAL INFORMATION Location.............................................................................. Evansville, Indiana Enrollment.............................................................................................. 2,526 Nickname....................................................................................... Purple Aces President....................................................................................Thomas Kazee Athletics Director........................................................................Mark Spencer Conference................................................................................Missouri Valley Website................................................................................gopurpleaces.com HEAD COACH Matt Mundell (Eureka College) Record at Evansville/Career........................................................................ N/A TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record................................................... 24-26/12-14 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.........................................................................No. 1/1 MEDIA RELATIONS Bob Prishtash Office.........................................................................................812-488-2285 Email............................................................................. rp113@evansville.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................... 1-2

WESTERN MICHIGAN

(N) GAME 14 • FEB. 254 • 8:30 P.M. CHATTANOOGA’S FROST CLASSIC

GENERAL INFORMATION Location..........................................................................Kalamazoo, Michigan Enrollment............................................................................................ 18,889 Nickname.............................................................................................Broncos Athletics Director................................................................. Kathy Beauregard Conference................................................................................................ MAC Stadium...........................................................................................Ebert Field Website................................................................................ wmubroncos.com HEAD COACH Kathy Leitke Record at WMU/Overall..........................................................17th season/N/A TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record................................................... 22-28/12-10 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A Preseason Rank//’16RPI............................................................................. 180 MEDIA RELATIONS Robin Hook Office.........................................................................................269-387-3131 Email.......................................................................... robin.hook@wmich.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................... 0-1

WESTERN KENTUCKY

(N) GAME 17 • MARCH 3 • 10:30 A.M. OU MARRIOT TOURNAMENT (POTENTIAL OPPONENT, GAME 20-21) GENERAL INFORMATION Location....................................................................Bowling Green, Kentucky Enrollment............................................................................................ 20,078 Nickname........................................................................................Hilltoppers President.....................................................................................Gary Ransdell Athletics Director........................................................................ Todd Stewart Conference...............................................................................Conference USA Website.................................................................................... wkusports.com HEAD COACH Amy Tudor Record at WKU/Overall............86-68-1 (4th season)/303-274-2 (12th seaosn) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record..................................................... 17-30/8-13 Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.............................................................................. 174 MEDIA RELATIONS Jessica Leifheit Office.........................................................................................630-870-9582 Email......................................................................... jessica.leifheit@wku.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................... 2-0

BAYLOR

(H) GAME 22/23• MARCH 8 • 5/7 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location.........................................................................................Waco, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 16,959 Nickname........................................................................................ Lady Bears President.................................................................................... David Garland Athletics Director.......................................................................Mack Rhoades Conference............................................................................................. Big 12 Website.................................................................................. baylorbears.com HEAD COACH Glenn Moore (Northwestern State, 1993) Record at Baylor/Overall......... 652-308 (17th season)/791-350 (20th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record..................................................... 45-14/13-4 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................13/7 Starters R/L.................................................................................................6/3 Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.....................................................................No. 21/14 MEDIA RELATIONS Jonathan Hill Office.........................................................................................254-710-3065 Email.................................................................... Jonathan_Hill1@baylor.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................. 1-25

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LAMAR

(A)GAME 24 • MARCH 10 • 5 P.M. (A) GAME 25-26 • MARCH 11 • 2/4 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location.................................................................................Beaumont, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 15,022 Nickname...........................................................................................Cardinals President............................................................................... Kenneth R. Evans Athletics Director...................................................................Jason Henderson Conference.......................................................................................Southland Website............................................................................. lamarcardinals.com HEAD COACH Holly Bruder (Alma College, 1999) Record at Lamar/Overall............ 105-115 (5th season)/365-316 (15th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record............................................ 35-22/18-9 (4th) Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................11/7 Starters R/L.................................................................................................8/3 Preseason Rank/’16 RPI................................................................................ 91 MEDIA RELATIONS Pat Murray Office.........................................................................................409-880-2323 Email............................................................................pat.murray@lamar.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................. 23-8

TAMU-CORPUS CHRISTI

(A) GAME 32-33 • MARCH 24 • 1/3 P.M. (A) GAME 32-33 • MARCH 25 • NOON

GENERAL INFORMATION Location............................................................................Corpus Christi, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 12,000 Nickname........................................................................................... Islanders President................................................................................ Kelly Quintanilla Athletics Director........................................................................Scott Lazenby Conference.......................................................................................Southland Website...................................................................................goislanders.com HEAD COACH Blake Miller (UNC-Pembroke, 2000) Record at TAMUCC/Overall............................ 1st Season/118-195 (6th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record............................................ 18-30/7-19 (9th) Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................7/10 Starters R/L.................................................................................................5/6 Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.............................................................................. 216 MEDIA RELATIONS Ian MacDougal Office.........................................................................................361-825-3411 Email.................................................................. ian.macdougall@tamucc.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall................................................ 11-14

SOUTHEASTERN

(A) GAME 42 • APRIL 14 • 5 P.M. (A) GAME 43-44 • NOON/2 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location..........................................................................Hammond, Louisiana Enrollment............................................................................................ 14,594 Nickname.........................................................................................Lady Lions President..........................................................................................John Crain Athletics Director.......................................................................... Jay Artigues Conference.......................................................................................Southland Website...................................................................................... lionsports.net HEAD COACH Rick Fremin (Belhaven, 1999) Record at SELA/Overall..................23-32 (2nd season)/347-260 (12th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record........................................... 23-32/6-21(12th) Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters...................................................................................................... N/A Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.............................................................................. 195 MEDIA RELATIONS Kemmler Chapple Office.........................................................................................985-549-3221 Email.....................................................................kemmler.chapple@selu.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall................................................ 77-33

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LOUISIANA TECH

(H)GAME 27 • MARCH 15 • 6 P.M. (A) GAME 31 • MARCH 22 • 6 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location................................................................................Ruston, Louisiana Enrollment............................................................................................ 12,642 Nickname...................................................................................Lady Techsters President............................................................................................Les Guice Athletics Director................................................................Tommy McClelland Conference...............................................................................Conference USA Website................................................................................. latechsports.com HEAD COACH Mark Montgomery (Eastern Kentucky, 1992) Record at Tech/Overall............... 109-100 (5th season)/429-410 (17th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record..................................................... 32-22/12-9 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................12/7 Starters R/L.................................................................................................7/3 Preseason Rank/’16 RPI................................................................................ 90 MEDIA RELATIONS Malcom Butler Office.........................................................................................318-257-3144 Email................................................................................mbutler@latech.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall................................................ 46-52

MCNEESE

(A) GAME 35 • MARCH 31 • 6 P.M. (A) GAME 36-37 • APRIL 1 • 1/3 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location........................................................................................Lake Charles Enrollment.............................................................................................. 8,992 Nickname............................................................................................Cowgirls President..................................................................................Phillip Williams Athletics Director..................................................................... Bruce Hemphill Conference.......................................................................................Southland Website.............................................................................mcneesesports.com HEAD COACH James Landreneau Record at McNeese/Career.................................................. First Season/Same TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record.............................................43-14/23-4 (1st) Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................14/4 Starters.......................................................................................................7/4 Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.............................................................................. 216 MEDIA RELATIONS Pam LaFosse.................................................................plafosse@mcneese.edu Office.........................................................................................337-475-5207 Email............................................................................plafosse@mcneese.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall................................................ 76-69

LSU

(A) GAME 45 • APRIL 18 • 6 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location...................................................................... Baton Rouge, Louisiana Enrollment............................................................................................ 29,866 Nickname................................................................................................Tigers President.......................................................................... Dr. F. King Alexander Athletics Director..............................................................................Joe Alleva Conference.................................................................................. Southeastern Stadium............................................................................................Tiger Park Website........................................................................................lsusports.net HEAD COACH Beth Torina (Florida, 2000) Record at LSU/Overall.................... 224-97 (6th season)/353-208 (8th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record................................................... 52-18/13-11 Letterwinners R/L.....................................................................................15/7 Starters R/L.................................................................................................7/4 Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.........................................................................No. 4/8 MEDIA RELATIONS Clyde Verdin Office.........................................................................................225-578-8204 Email...................................................................................... cverdin@lsu.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................. 2-30

ABILENE CHRISTIAN

(H) GAME 28 • MARCH 17 • 5 P.M. (H) GAME 29/30 • APRIL 18 • NOON, 3 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location..................................................................................... Abilene, Texas Enrollment.............................................................................................. 4,427 Nickname............................................................................................Wildcats President..................................................................................... Phil Schubert Athletics Director.......................................................................... Lee De Leon Conference.......................................................................................Southland Website..................................................................................... acusports.com HEAD COACH Bobby Reeves (Lubbock Christian) Record at ACU/Career................ 147-153 (7th season)/276-318 (11th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record............................................ 26-21/16-8 (3rd) Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters...................................................................................................... N/A Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.............................................................................. 104 MEDIA RELATIONS Chris Macaluso................................................................................................. Office.........................................................................................325-674-6171 Email..........................................................................chris.macaluso@acu.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................... 1-0

INCARNATE WORD

(H) GAME 39 • APRIL 7 • 5 P.M. (H) GAME 40-41 • APRIL 8 • NOON GENERAL INFORMATION Location.............................................................................. San Antonio, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 10,984 Nickname...........................................................................................Cardinals President......................................................................................Louise Agnes Athletics Director..........................................................................Mark Papich Conference.......................................................................................Southland Website.................................................................................uiwcardinals.com HEAD COACH Amanda Gamboa (Angelo State, 2004) Record at UIW/Overall............................................ 81-130 (5th season)/Same TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record.......................................... 18-34/7-20 (11th) Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.............................................................................. 235 MEDIA RELATIONS Mary Ellen Leisering Office.........................................................................................210-815-5819 Email..................................................................................leiserin@uiwtx.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................... 6-3

NICHOLLS

(H) GAME 46 • APRIL 21 • 5 P.M. (H) GAME 47-48 • APRIL 21 • NOON; 2 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location..........................................................................Thibodaux, Louisiana Enrollment.............................................................................................. 6,100 Nickname............................................................................................ Colonels President.................................................................................... Bruce Murphy Athletics Director.............................................................................Matt Roan Conference.......................................................................................Southland Website.............................................................................. geauxcolonels.com HEAD COACH Angel Santiago (SIU-Edwardsville, 1997) Record at Nicholls/Career..................................... 120-130 (6th season)/Same TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record............................................39-17/21-5 (2nd) Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A Preseason Rank/’16 RPI................................................................................ 92 MEDIA RELATIONS Jamie Bustos Office.........................................................................................985-448-4281 Email....................................................................... jamie.bustos2nicholls.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.............................................54-75-1


HOUSTON BAPTIST

(A) GAME 49-50 • APRIL 28 • 41 P.M. (A) GAME 51 • APRIL 29 • NOON GENERAL INFORMATION Location....................................................................................Houston, Texas Enrollment............................................................................................ 11,698 Nickname.................................................................................................Bears President......................................................................................Robert Sloan Athletics Director..................................................................... Steve Moniachi Conference.......................................................................................Southland Website...................................................................................hbuhuskies.com HEAD COACH Mary-Ellen Hall Record at HBU/Overall........................................ 756-469 (26th season)/Same TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record.......................................... 15-29/7-19 (10th) Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A Preseason Rank/’16 RPI.............................................................................. 211 MEDIA RELATIONS Jeff Sutton Office.........................................................................................281-649-3802 Email....................................................................................cskinner@uca.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall.................................................. 12-2

CENTRAL ARKANSAS

(H( GAME 52 • MAY 5 • 5 P.M. (H) GAME 53-54 • MAY 6 • NOON/2 P.M. GENERAL INFORMATION Location.......................................................................................Conway, Ark. Enrollment............................................................................................ 11,698 Nickname.................................................................................................Bears President....................................................................................Houston Davis Athletics Director.......................................................................... Brad Teague Conference.......................................................................................Southland Website..................................................................................... ucasports.com HEAD COACH David Kuhn Record at UCA/Overall............... 244-211 (9th season)/612-433 (19th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record/Conference Record.......................................... 35-22/16-11 (5th) Letterwinners R/L...................................................................................... N/A Starters R/L................................................................................................ N/A Preseason Rank/’16 RPI................................................................................ 84 MEDIA RELATIONS Charlie Skinner Office.........................................................................................501-852-0708 Email....................................................................................cskinner@uca.edu SERIES INFORMATION Overall................................................ 17-14

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Abilene Christian Baylor Central Arkansas Chattanooga Evansville Fairleigh Dickinson Florida Florida A&M Florida International Grambling Houston Baptist Incarnate Word Lamar UL Monroe Louisiana Tech LSU Maryland McNeese Nicholls Oklahoma Prairie View A&M Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana SIU-Edwardsville Stephen F. Austin St. Louis Tennessee Martin Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Western Kentucky Western Michigan Opponent Abilene Christian Akron Alabama Alabama-Birmingham Alcorn State Angelo State Arizona Arizona State Arkansas Arkansas-Pine Bluff Army Athens Auburn Austin Peay Ball State Baylor Belmont Birmingham Southen Brigham Young Butler Cal State Bakersfield Cal State Fullerton Centenary Central Arkansas * Central Connecticut State Central Missouri Central State (OK) Chatanooga College of Charleston Colgate Creighton Dana Delta State DePaul University Drake University East Tennessee Eastern Illinois Eastern Michigan Emporia State Evansville Fairleigh Dickinson Florida Florida A & M Florida Atlantic Florida International Florida State Fresno State Furman Georgia Georgia State Georgia Tech Grambling Grand View Hofstra Houston Houston Baptist * Illinois-Chicago Illinois State Incarnate Word *

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Lady Demons against 2016 opponents

Won Lost Tie First Last 1 0 0 2016 2016 1 25 0 1980 2016 17 14 0 2007 2016 1 4 0 2000 2016 1 2 0 1994 1999 FIRST MEETING 2 4 0 2002 2010 2 0 0 1992 FIRST MEETING 25 3 0 1984 2012 12 2 0 2012 2016 6 3 0 2014 2016 23 8 0 1983 2016 63 57 1 1980 2016 46 52 1 1980 2016 2 30 0 1979 2016 FIRST MEETING 76 69 0 1979 2016 54 75 1 1981 2016 0 6 0 1996 2007 9 0 0 2003 2011 52 63 0 1979 2016 77 33 0 1985 2015 0 1 0 2012 2012 57 60 0 1979 2015 3 0 0 1992 2015 1 1 0 2007 2007 11 14 0 2013 2015 2 0 0 2013 2016 0 1 0 2002 2002 W L T 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 6 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 3 1 0 1 25 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 57 22 0 17 14 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 FIRST MEETING 2 4 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 FIRST MEETING 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 25 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 12 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 6 3 0

Last 2016 1990 2014 2010 2016 1982 2000 2007 2014 2006 2004 1993 2005 2000 2015 2016 2015 2007 2008 2014 2008 2015 2011 2016 2013 1985 1983 2016 2005 2007 2014 1993 1993 2016 2002 2011 2011 1991 1983 1999 2010 1992 2015 1992 2007 1995 2004 1994 1998 2012 1991 1994 2014 2016 2001 1999 2016

Opponent Indiana Indiana State IUPUI Jackson State Jacksonville State Kansas Kent State Lamar* Liberty Lipscomb Livingston College Longwood Long Beach State UL Lafayette@ UL Monroe$ Louisiana Tech LSU LSU-Alexandria Loyola-Chicago Loyola Marymount Marshall Maryland McNeese * Memphis Middle Tennessee State Minnesota Mississippi College Mississippi State Miss. Univ. for Women Mississippi Valley State Missouri Missouri-Kansas City Missouri State $ Mobile College Morehead State Murray State Nebraska New Mexico New Orleans Nicholls * North Carolina North Carolina-Charlotte No. Carolina-Wilmington North Florida North Texas Northeast Missouri Northeast Oklahoma Northern Colorado Northern Iowa Northern Illinois Northwestern Notre Dame Ohio Oklahoma Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Ole Miss Oregon Oregon State

Noteworthy Broke 7th-inning tie in first meeting, will play first SLC game this year Baylor visiting for second time with former NSU softball GA Glenn Moore as coach Bears swept NSU for first time since 2010, also last time NSU lost regular season series NSU got first win over Chattanooga in their ‘16 tournament, Lady Demons going back for more Missouri Valley Conference member hasn’t had a winning season since 2008 Northeast Conference member hasn’t had a winning since 2013 Beat Florida in first two meetings, Gators ranked No. 2 in last ‘16 RPI poll Been to last three NCAA Tournaments, lost to ranked Florida State 1-0 Winning seasons in each of the last three years Lady Demons have won last four against GSU NSU won 2 of 3 in 2016, but HBU scored first-ever road win vs. Lady Demons UIW logged first-ever series win against NSU by winning two of three in San Antonio NSU is 6-5 against Lamar since the Cardinals reinstated softball in 2012 A former conference rival, the programs have split the past four meetings since 2015 NSU has won five of the last six meetings after a split in 2016 NSU has played LSU four times in the last three years, three in Baton Rouge Three straight losing seasons included win totals of 11 and 12 NSU handed SLC champs McNeese one of only four conference losses in 2016 Nicholls swept NSU in Thibodeaux this past season, including a no-hitter Oklahoma is the reigning national champion after a 57-8 record NSU’s last four wins in the series have come by double digits Lady Demons have won four of the last five games in the series By winning two of three in 2016, NSU has more wins of its wins agianst SELA than any program SIUE has been to last to Ohio Valley Conference Tournament title games after winning it in 2014 SFA took two of three in Natchitoches to dampen NSU’s SLC tournament hopes NSU shut out St. Louis 4-0 in its last meeting in 2015 UTM has NCAA Tournament appearances in 2009 and 2012 Will play TAMU-CC for the first time in a regular-season series since 2014 Both wins have come since 2013, including an 8-2 win in 2016 Lone game between the programs was a 1-0 Western Michigan win in 2002 W L T 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 11 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 23 8 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 14 68 0 63 57 1 46 52 0 2 30 0 18 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 FIRST MEETING 76 69 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 5 8 0 4 4 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 15 3 0 54 75 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0

Last 2000 2011 2012 2015 2009 1979 1990 2016 2016 2013 1989 2016 2015 2013 2016 2016 2016 1983 1999 2015 2005

Opponent W L T Pacific 0 1 0 Peru (NE) 1 0 0 Prairie View A&M 9 0 0 Quincy (IL) 1 0 0 Sacramento State 0 1 0 Samford 2 0 0 Sam Houston State * 52 63 0 Siena College 2 0 0 South Alabama 1 3 0 South Carolina 2 3 1 South Dakota State 1 0 0 South Florida 1 0 0 Southeast Missouri 3 2 0 Southeastern Louisiana * 77 33 0 Southern University 11 0 0 Southern Illinois 2 1 0 So. Illinois - Edwardsville 0 1 0 Southern Mississippi 13 16 0 Stanford 0 1 0 Stephen F. Austin * 57 60 0 St. Louis 3 0 0 St. Peters 1 0 0 2016 Tarkio College 2 1 0 2009 Tennessee 1 2 0 2014 Tennessee Martin 1 1 0 2007 Tennessee State 0 2 0 1989 Tennessee Tech 3 1 0 2016 Texas 0 1 0 1990 Texas A&M 0 19 0 2014 Tex. A&M-Corpus Christi * 11 14 0 1999 Texas - Arlington 32 38 0 2010 Texas - El Paso 1 1 0 2002 Texas - San Antonio 31 43 0 1999 Texas State! 51 52 0 2015 Texas Southern 3 0 0 2016 Texas Tech 0 1 0 2011 Texas Wesleyan 1 1 0 2009 Toledo 1 0 0 1988 Troy 2 2 0 2016 Tulsa 2 2 0 2012 UC-Santa Barbara 1 0 0 1991 Utah State 1 1 0 1994 Virginia 1 0 0 2014 Virginia Tech 1 0 0 2016 Washington 0 3 0 1985 West Florida 1 1 0 1980 West Texas State 1 0 0 2006 Western Kentucky 2 0 0 2011 Western Michigan 0 1 0 2004 Wichita State 0 1 0 2000 Winthrop 1 0 0 2015 Wisconsin 0 3 0 2014 TOTALS 989 955 4 2007 1998 BOLD denotes 2016 Opponents 2016 * Southland Opponents 2009 ! Formerly Southwest Texas 2008 $ Formerly Northeast Louisiana 2000 @ Formerly Southwestern Louisiana

Last 2004 1992 2011 1984 2015 2006 2016 2008 2010 1994 2006 1990 2013 2016 2014 2012 2012 2013 2007 2016 2015 2000 1990 1996 2007 2012 2014 2004 2014 2015 2012 2008 2012 2016 2010 2007 1983 2011 2014 2014 2013 2005 1991 1998 1998 1992 1983 2016 2002 2004 2000 2008


YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS W-L W W L L W W W L W L L L L L L L W W L L L W W L

1979 (10-14) Coach Pam Carey Opponent McNeese State McNeese State Texas A&M Texas A&M LSU-Alexandria LSU-Alexandria Stephen F. Austin Louisiana State Louisiana State Sam Houston St. Tarkio College Kansas Texas A&M McNeese State Louisiana State New Orleans LSU-Alexandria LSU-Alexandria McNeese State McNeese State McNeese State New Orleans Louisiana State McNeese State

Score 9-8 14-10 0-3 1-12 4-1 14-9 3-2 1-7 4-3 0-10 3-9 2-8 2-7 3-4 2-14 3-5 15-6 16-3 7-8 6-7 2-4 3-1 3-2 2-6

W-L L W W W W W L W L L L L L L L L L W W W L L W W L L

1980 (11-15) Coach Debra Pheil Opponent New Orleans New Orleans LSU-Alexandria LSU Alexandria Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech McNeese State McNeese State Sam Houston St. Sam Houston St. Texas A&M Texas A&M Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Louisiana State Louisiana State Northeast La. Northeast La. New Orleans New Orleans Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Southwestern La. New Orleans Baylor NE Oklahoma

Score 3-6 4-2 8-4 3-1 11-3 13-3 3-4 5-0 2-4 2-15 1-5 0-11 0-9 1-7 0-10 6-7 0-4 6-4 12-6 7-5 2-13 1-4 6-1 5-1 0-1 0-8

W-L W W W W W L W L W L L L L W W W W W W L L L W L

1981 (14-10) Coach James Smith Opponent LSU-Alexandria LSU-Alexandria LSU-Alexandria LSU-Alexandria Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Northeast La. Northeast La. Nicholls State Nicholls State McNeese State McNeese State Nicholls State Nicholls State New Orleans New Orleans Northeast La. Northeast La. Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech McNeese State McNeese State Nicholls State New Orleans

Score 11-2 12-0 5-0 20-1 5-1 4-8 7-3 5-14 6-2 3-6 2-3 2-8 1-3 12-4 6-4 6-5 6-4 7-4 3-1 1-2 2-6 3-5 9-5 2-6

W-L W W W W L L L W

1982 (17-10) Coach James Smith Opponent LSU-Alexandria LSU-Alexandria Northeast La. Northeast La. McNeese State McNeese State Nicholls State Nicholls State

Score 7-0 5-1 4-3 4-2 0-5 1-3 1-3 7-3

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LSU-Alexandria LSU-Alexandria Southwestern La. Southwestern La. Southwestern La. Southwestern La. McNeese State McNeese State New Orleans New Orleans Nicholls State Nicholls State Northeast La. Northeast La. New Orleans New Orleans Texas-Wesleyan Central St. (OK) Angelo State

9-0 12-1 2-3 9-7 0-1 3-1 1-0 1-2 2-1 7-0 1-2 1-7 8-2 5-4 5-0 10-0 8-0 1-2 3-5

W-L L W W W W W L W L W W W L L W W W W W L W W W W W L L L L

1983 (19-10) Coach James Smith Opponent Southwestern La. Southwestern La. LSU-Alexandria LSU-Alexandria Central St. (OK) Emporia State Texas Wesleyan West Texas St. Northern Iowa Lamar Lamar Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin New Orleans New Orleans McNeese State McNeese State Nicholls State Nicholls State LSU-Alexandria LSU-Alexandria Lamar Lamar Nicholls State Nicholls State McNeese State McNeese State

Score 0-3 3-0 18-0 18-0 4-1 1-0 3-4 4-1 1-2 9-1 6-3 11-7 1-3 0-4 7-2 7-0 4-0 4-0 5-1 2-3 5-0 12-2 13-1 6-3 6-2 0-2 2-5 2-5 3-4

W-L L W L L L L W W L L L L L W W L L W L W L L L W W W W L L L L L L L W

1984 (12-23) Coach James Smith Opponent Mississippi State Mississippi State Lamar Lamar Nicholls State Nicholls State Grambling Grambling Northeast La. Sam Houston St. Northeast La. Sam Houston St. Northeast La. McNeese State Quincy (IL) McNeese State McNeese State Miss. Univ. Women Miss. Univ. Women Northeast La. Northeast La. Nicholls State Nicholls State Lamar Lamar Grambling State Grambling State Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Northeast La. Northeast La. Southwestern La. Southwestern La. McNeese State McNeese State

Score 1-2 7-3 1-3 3-4 2-7 1-3 8-5 9-6 5-14 2-9 0-5 0-9 2-12 4-3 3-0 0-8 0-2 11-7 2-7 2-1 0-10 1-3 5-15 6-0 9-4 10-0 4-1 0-3 0-4 0-1 1-2 0-8 0-7 1-2 5-4

W-L W L

1985 (20-26-1, 4-12 GSC) Coach Linda Jones Opponent Score NE Missouri 3-2 NE Missouri 4-5

James Smith coached the Lady Demons from 1981-84 L W W W L L L W L W T W L W L W W W W L L L L W W L W L W L W L L L W L L L L L W L L L W

W-L W W

Northeast La. Northeast La. Central Missouri Central Missouri Stephen F. Austin Southwestern La. Southwestern La. McNeese State McNeese State Northeast La. Northeast La. McNeese State Southwestern La. Northeast La. Nicholls State SW Missouri SW Missouri Lamar Lamar Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston St. Sam Houston St. Southwest Texas Southwest Texas Lamar Lamar Grambling State Grambling State Southeastern La. Southeastern La. Nicholls State Nicholls State Grambling State Grambling State Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston St. Sam Houston St. McNeese State McNeese State Southeastern La. Southeastern La. Nicholls State Nicholls State

2-4 3-2 3-0 5-2 0-4 4-9 3-7 3-1 1-3 2-1 1-1 3-2 2-5 3-2 0-5 4-2 4-2 7-3 3-0 0-2 1-9 1-2 3-4 8-2 5-2 1-2 8-7 4-7 12-2 3-4 5-1 0-4 1-5 4-6 8-7 1-4 0-2 2-9 0-12 5-6 3-1 2-5 4-5 1-3 4-3

1986 (23-20, 10-10 GSC) Coach Linda Jones Opponent Score McNeese State 2-1 McNeese State 3-1

L W W W W W L L W L L W L W W W W L W W W L W L L L L L L L W W L W W L L W W L L

W-L L L W W L L

Northeast La. Northeast La. Lamar Lamar Southwestern La. Southwestern La. Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Grambling State Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Sam Houston St. Sam Houston St. Southwest Texas Southwest Texas Lamar Lamar Northeast La. Northeast La. Southeastern La. Southeastern La. Nicholls State Nicholls State Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin McNeese State McNeese State Southwestern La. Southwestern La. Sam Houston St. Southwest Texas Southwest Texas Sam Houston St. Grambling State Grambling State Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Southeastern La. Southeastern La. Nicholls State Nicholls State

0-6 4-3 1-0 3-0 5-0 3-2 1-4 0-2 2-1 0-2 1-6 4-2 2-10 5-2 2-0 4-1 3-0 0-5 3-1 3-2 5-0 2-3 5-4 1-2 0-3 1-3 1-4 1-8 0-1 0-1 2-0 3-2 0-1 6-4 9-0 0-2 2-6 5-3 6-1 1-10 1-4

1987 (22-20, 11-9 GSC) Coach Rickey McCalister Opponent Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Centenary Centenary Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin

Score 1-3 1-8 12-1 6-0 0-1 2-6

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W W W L L W W W W W L L W L L W L L W L L L W W W L L L W W L L W W W W

Lamar Lamar Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Southwest Texas Southwest Texas Lamar Lamar Southeastern La. Southeastern La. Nicholls State Nicholls State Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin McNeese State McNeese State Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech McNeese State McNeese State Southwestern La. Southwestern La. Sam Houston St. Sam Houston St. Southwest Texas Southwest Texas Southwestern La. Southwestern La. Southeastern La. Southeastern La. Nicholls State Nicholls State Sam Houston St. Sam Houston St. Centenary Centenary

1988 (25-24, 6-7 SLC - 4th) Coach Rickey McCalister W-L Opponent L Louisiana Tech L Louisiana Tech L Northeast La. L Northeast La. L Nicholls State W Nicholls State W Southeastern La. L Miss. Univ. Women W Livingston College W Southern Miss. W Southeastern La. W Delta State W Mississippi College W Mississippi College L Southern Miss. W New Orleans W New Orleans L Centenary W Centenary W Southeastern La. W Southeastern La. W Centenary W Centenary L Southwestern La. L Southwestern La. W Kent State W Kent State L Louisiana Tech L Louisiana Tech W *Southwest Texas L *Sam Houston St. L *Southwest Texas L *Sam Houston St. W *Northeast La. L *Northeast La. W *North Texas State W *Texas-Arlington W *North Texas St. L Southwestern La. L Southwestern La. L *Stephen F. Austin W *McNeese State L *Stephen F. Austin W *McNeese State L Nicholls State W Nicholls State W ^Southwest Texas L ^Sam Houston St. L ^Southwest Texas ^ - SLC Tournament • * - SLC Game

W-L W W W W L L

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1989 (32-29, 5-7 SLC - 4th) Coach Rickey McCalister Opponent Northeast La. Northeast La. Austin Peay Austin Peay Texas A&M Southwestern La.

3-2 5-1 2-1 0-1 1-5 3-0 2-1 11-2 4-0 6-0 1-2 2-4 2-1 0-1 1-2 6-3 1-6 0-6 4-3 5-6 2-5 0-4 2-1 2-1 3-2 1-2 0-5 0-3 19-1 6-0 4-6 3-9 7-6 6-1 6-2 12-2

Score 8-10 0-2 3-4 0-3 0-6 8-5 11-2 1-3 14-3 4-3 14-4 10-2 4-1 7-1 3-4 7-6 16-1 1-5 4-3 12-2 8-1 2-1 4-1 1-2 0-4 5-1 5-2 0-2 0-1 2-1 0-7 3-4 0-3 9-1 3-8 1-0 0-1 3-1 3-4 0-3 2-3 6-0 1-3 16-1 1-4 7-3 1-0 1-4 10-11

Score 1-0 7-5 3-2 8-3 0-6 1-2

Head Coach Ricky McCalister (top left) led the 1991 Lady Demons to the program’s first SLC championship. W Southern Miss. W Southwestern La. L Texas A&M W Stephen F. Austin L Southwestern La. L Southwestern La. L Southern Miss. L Southern Miss. W Delta State L Miss. Univ. Women W Livingston College W Southern Miss. W Mississippi College W Southeastern La. W Centenary W McNeese State W Southeastern La. W Mississippi Women’s L Southeastern La. W Southeastern La. L Nicholls State W Nicholls State L Southwestern La. L Southwestern La. L Centenary W Centenary L Louisiana Tech W Louisiana Tech L Nicholls State L Nicholls State L *Sam Houston St. L *Southwest Texas L *Sam Houston St. W *Southwest Texas W Centenary W Centenary W *Northeast La. W *Texas-Arlington L *Texas-Arlington L *Northeast La. W Southeastern La. W Southeastern La. L Texas A&M L Texas A&M L *Stephen F. Austin W *McNeese State L *Stephen F. Austin W *McNeese State L Louisiana Tech L Louisiana Tech W ^Northeast La. W ^Texas-Arlington L ^Southwest Texas W ^Sam Houston St. L ^Southwest Texas ^ - SLC Tournament • * - SLC Game

W-L W W W W W W W W W

1990 (43-17, 8-4 SLC - 3rd) Coach Rickey McCalister Opponent Centenary Southern Miss. Southern Miss. Southern Miss. Southeastern La. Livingston College Samford Austin Peay Centenary

8-4 1-0 0-5 5-1 1-3 1-2 1-2 0-2 3-2 3-5 2-0 2-1 3-0 2-0 2-1 2-1 3-0 9-0 3-4 8-1 0-3 4-0 0-2 0-8 3-4 4-0 1-2 5-4 1-2 3-4 0-5 2-3 1-3 7-0 9-1 5-0 6-3 5-0 0-1 4-6 2-0 1-0 1-2 1-7 0-1 8-3 0-5 2-0 2-3 2-4 4-0 3-2 0-1 4-3 1-3

Score 1-0 7-0 3-2 9-2 5-3 7-1 8-0 11-3 5-2

W McNeese State W McNeese State L Louisiana Tech W Louisiana Tech W Furman W Furman W Ball State W Ball State L Southwestern La. L Southwestern La. L Centenary W Centenary L Centenary W Southeastern La. W Livingston College L Miss. Univ. Women L Southeastern La. W Miss. Univ. Women W Southeastern La. W Miss. Univ. Women W *Southwest Texas W *Southwest Texas W *Stephen F. Austin W *Stephen F. Austin W Tarkio College W Tarkio College W Akron L Kent State L Nicholls State W Nicholls State W Nicholls State L Nicholls State W *Northeast La. L *Northeast La. L *Sam Houston St. L *Sam Houston St. W *McNeese State W *McNeese State W *Texas-Arlingtron L *Texas-Arlington L Louisiana Tech W Louisiana Tech W Southwestern La. W South Florida W South Carolina W ^Southwest Texas W ^McNeese State W ^Sam Houston St. W ^Stephen F. Austin L ^Stephen F. Austin ^ - SLC Tournament • * - SLC Game

8-0 9-1 0-2 2-1 1-0 5-4 2-1 4-2 0-5 1-6 3-4 3-1 3-4 5-0 2-1 1-2 0-1 3-1 4-1 2-1 4-0 2-0 2-1 2-1 7-0 8-1 7-6 1-3 0-4 4-0 3-2 3-5 2-1 1-6 2-3 0-2 6-0 7-4 2-1 0-2 3-4 8-5 1-0 1-0 3-2 4-3 5-0 3-2 3-0 3-6

1991 (44-18-1, 18-5 SLC - 1st) Coach Rickey McCalister *Southland Champions* W-L Opponent Score W Northeast La. 2-1 W Southern Miss. 10-2 W Centenary 3-0 W West Florida 6-0 W Athens 4-0 W Centenary 4-3 L Stephen F. Austin 1-2 W McNeese State 5-1 W Louisiana Tech 2-1 L Texas A&M 1-5 W Southeastern La. 5-4 L Southeastern La. 1-2 L *Sam Houston St. 1-2

W *Sam Houston St. 3-0 W *McNeese State 2-0 L Oklahoma City 1-3 L Centenary 0-1 W Tulsa 11-1 L Louisiana Tech 0-5 L Texas-Arlington 4-5 W Centenary 9-1 W *McNeese State 7-0 W Nicholls State 5-4 L Nicholls State 4-6 W Grand View 9-1 W Grand View 15-0 L *Stephen F. Austin 0-1 L *Stephen F. Austin 0-2 W *Northeast La. 4-3 W *Northeast La. 4-1 W Centenary 3-0 W Centenary 7-1 W *Sam Houston St. 4-1 W *Sam Houston St. 8-0 W Southwestern La. 2-1 L Southwestern La. 0-4 L SW Missouri 0-3 W Athens 5-0 W SW Missouri 2-1 W Stephen F. Austin 4-2 L Nicholls State 2-3 L Eastern Illinois 1-5 W Centenary 1-0 L Centenary 2-3 L Louisiana Tech 0-2 W Louisiana Tech 4-0 W Southeastern La. 8-1 W Southeastern La. 1-0 T Nicholls State 3-3 W *Northeast La. 6-4 W *Northeast La. 4-0 W *Stephen F. Austin 2-1 W South Carolina 9-3 W Georgia State 6-0 W Virginia 4-2 W North Carolina-Charlotte 6-2 L Eastern Michigan 1-2 L Southwestern La. 0-1 L Southwestern La. 1-2 W *Texas-Arlington 3-0 L *Texas-Arlington 0-2 W *Texas-Arlington 1-0 W *Texas-Arlington 2-0 W *Southwest Texas 4-2 W *Southwest Texas 15-2 L *Southwest Texas 1-2 W *Southwest Texas 5-4 W *McNeese State 6-0 W *McNeese State 1-0 * - SLC Game

W-L W L W W W W W W

1992 (37-21-1, 16-11 SLC - 4th) Coach Rickey McCalister Opponent Score Southern Miss. 6-0 West Florida 0-1 Northeast La. 2-1 Mobile 5-4 Louisiana Tech 3-2 Louisiana Tech 1-0 Southern Miss. 4-0 Southern Miss. 13-0


L Texas A&M W St. Louis W Northeast La. W Centenary W Sam Houston St. L Texas A&M L *Nicholls State L *Nicholls State W Florida A&M W Florida A&M L Florida State L Florida State L *Northeast La. W *Northeast La. L South Carolina T South Carolina W Centenary W Centenary L Centenary W Peru (NE) L McNeese State L SW Missouri W Eastern Illinois W SW Missouri W Stephen F. Austin L *Nicholls State L *Nicholls State L *Sam Houston St. W *Sam Houston St. W *Stephen F. Austin W *Stephen F. Austin L *Texas-Arlington W *Texas-Arlington W *Texas-Arlington W *Texas-Arlington W *McNeese State W *McNeese State L Southwestern La. W *Southwest Texas W *Southwest Texas W *Southwest Texas W *Southwest Texas L *Sam Houston St. L *Sam Houston St. W *Texas-San Antonio W *Texas-San Antonio W *Stephen F. Austin L *Northeast La. W *Northeast La. W *McNeese State L *McNeese State * - SLC Game

W-L L W W W W L L L L L L W L L L W W W W W L W W L L L L W L L W W W L W L W L L L L L W

0-8 9-1 5-1 4-1 1-0 0-2 0-6 0-4 8-2 8-1 0-10 0-1 1-3 1-0 1-3 0-0 1-0 6-5 3-4 15-3 4-7 3-4 2-1 6-1 7-1 0-1 3-4 0-1 2-1 2-0 4-2 2-3 6-4 5-2 9-0 10-1 3-0 0-1 7-0 3-0 6-1 2-1 0-1 0-1 4-3 10-0 1-0 0-1 6-1 2-0 1-2

1993 (25-28, 7-19 SLC - 6th) Coach Rickey McCalister Opponent Score Centenary 4-5 Southeastern La. 7-6 Athens 10-5 Athens 5-2 Centenary 6-1 Northeast La. 0-9 Northeast La. 1-3 *Nicholls State 1-15 *Nicholls State 2-10 *Northeast La. 0-3 *Nicholls State 1-8 Southeastern La. 8-6 Centenary 0-2 *Sam Houston St. 2-3 *Sam Houston St. 0-4 Southeastern La. 6-0 Southeastern La. 9-0 Delta State 10-4 Delta State 9-3 Centenary 6-3 Centenary 3-4 Dana 4-2 Centenary 3-1 *Nicholls State 0-5 *Nicholls State 1-2 *McNeese State 0-2 *McNeese State 2-4 *Stephen F. Austin 5-0 *Stephen F. Austin 2-5 *Sam Houston St. 1-3 *Sam Houston St. 3-1 Louisiana Tech 2-1 Louisiana Tech 3-1 *Texas-Arlington 0-4 *Texas-Arlington 4-0 Delta State 1-7 Delta State 6-0 Southwestern La. 0-8 Southwestern La. 3-8 *Southwest Texas 1-6 *Southwest Texas 2-4 *Southwest Texas 2-3 *Southwest Texas 5-0

W Centenary L Centenary L *Texas-San Antonio W *Texas-San Antonio L *Texas-San Antonio W *Texas-San Antonio W Louisiana Tech W Louisiana Tech L *McNeese State W *McNeese State * - SLC Game

9-1 0-4 1-2 5-1 0-5 3-2 4-1 1-0 5-7 3-0

1994 (17-42, 9-23 SLC - 8th) Coach Rickey McCalister W-L Opponent Score W Centenary 6-1 L Southeastern La. 2-10 L Mobile 5-9 W Mobile 8-5 W *Northeast La. 1-0 W *Northeast La. 0-1 W *Nicholls State 2-0 L *Nicholls State 2-3 L *McNeese State 0-7 L *McNeese State 0-7 L *Texas-Arlington 2-3 L *Texas-Arlington 0-4 W *Texas-Arlington 2-0 L *Texas-Arlington 1-9 L Southeastern La. 1-9 W Southeastern La. 6-5 L Evansville 2-3 L Evansville 2-3 L *Stephen F. Austin 1-6 L *Stephen F. Austin 2-3 L *Nicholls State 0-5 L *Nicholls State 0-1 L Louisiana Tech 0-2 W Louisiana Tech 1-0 L Southwestern La. 0-7 L Southwestern La. 1-4 L Centenary 0-2 L Centenary 2-3 L *Sam Houston St. 0-7 W *Sam Houston St. 6-0 L *Stephen F. Austin 1-5 L *Stephen F. Austin 3-6 L *Texas- San Antonio 2-3 L *Texas- San Antonio 1-3 W *Texas- San Antonio 11-2 L *Texas- San Antonio 1-2 L *Northeast La. 0-2 L *Northeast La. 1-2 L *Sam Houston St. 3-5 L *Sam Houston St. 1-2 W *Southwest Texas 10-6 W *Southwest Texas 5-2 L *Southwest Texas 2-4 W *Southwest Texas 2-1 L South Carolina 0-8 L South Carolina 2-6 L Furman 0-3 L Furman 2-7 L Georgia State 2-3 W McNeese State 1-0 L Hofstra 0-1 L Furman 4-8 W N. Carolina-Wilmington 8-0 W Centenary 2-1 W Centenary 4-2 L *McNeese State 6-7 W *McNeese State 3-2 L Louisiana Tech 5-6 L Louisiana Tech 1-9 * - SLC Game

W-L W L L L L L L L L L W W L L L W L L W L

1995 (13-37, 7-25 SLC - 9th) Coach Gay McNutt Opponent Score *Texas- San Antonio 1-0 *Texas- San Antonio 3-10 *Texas- San Antonio 5-6 *Texas- San Antonio 1-5 *Northeast La. 0-4 *Northeast La. 1-8 Oklahoma City 3-6 Oklahoma City 1-13 *Sam Houston St. 3-4 *Sam Houston St. 0-1 Furman 3-2 Furman 5-3 Southwestern La. 0-7 Southwestern La. 0-9 *Texas-Arlington 3-4 *Texas-Arlington 8-3 *Texas-Arlington 0-3 *Texas-Arlington 0-8 *Stephen F. Austin 4-3 *Stephen F. Austin 1-6

L *Northeast La. L *Northeast La. L Southeastern La. W Southeastern La. L *McNeese State L *McNeese State W Centenary W Centenary L Louisiana Tech L Louisiana Tech L Southwestern La. L Southwestern La. L *Sam Houston St. L *Sam Houston St. L Southeastern La. W Southeastern La. L *McNeese State L *McNeese State L *Nicholls State L *Nicholls State W *Southwest Texas W *Southwest Texas L *Southwest Texas W *Southwest Texas L *Stephen F. Austin W *Stephen F. Austin L *Nicholls State L *Nicholls State L Louisiana Tech L Louisiana Tech * - SLC Game

0-2 0-4 3-10 2-0 0-8 3-4 7-5 9-1 0-10 0-8 0-6 0-10 1-6 1-2 0-5 6-5 0-8 3-5 0-5 3-7 6-4 4-2 2-3 7-5 2-3 4-3 0-11 0-3 0-9 3-4

1996 (10-41, 7-17 SLC - 8th) Coach Gay McNutt W-L Opponent Score L Northeast La. 0-7 L Tulsa 3-6 L Sam Houston St. 0-8 L Oklahoma 1-9 L McNeese State 4-5 W Centenary 1-0 L Centenary 1-4 L Tennessee 3-11 L Arizona 4-16 L Tennessee 0-8 L Arizona 1-15 W Tennessee 2-0 L Arizona 4-7 W Southeastern La. 8-0 L Southeastern La. 7-8 L *Texas-San Antonio 1-11 L *Texas-San Antonio 2-6 L *Texas-San Antonio 1-5 L Louisiana Tech 1-3 L Louisiana Tech 1-5 L *Texas-Arlington 0-5 L *Texas-Arlington 1-2 L *Texas-Arlington 4-9 L Baylor 0-1 L Baylor 4-5 L Southwestern La. 2-6 L Southwestern La. 0-9 W *Southwest Texas 1-0 L *Southwest Texas 2-6 L *Southwest Texas 5-7 L *Northeast La. 1-4 L *Northeast La. 0-1 L *Northeast La. 0-2 W *Stephen F. Austin 3-1 W *Stephen F. Austin 2-1 L *Stephen F. Austin 1-3 L Southwestern La. 0-2 L Southwestern La. 0-8 L *Sam Houston St. 1-4 W *Sam Houston St. 4-3 W *Sam Houston St. 8-0 L Southeastern La. 0-2 L Southeastern La. 1-2 W *McNeese State 1-0 W *McNeese State 3-2 L *McNeese State 0-7 L Louisiana Tech 0-1 L Louisiana Tech 0-8 L *Nicholls State 0-7 L *Nicholls State 0-4 L *Nicholls State 2-9 * - SLC Game 1997 (26-29, 12-10 SLC - 4th) Coach Gay McNutt W-L Opponent Score L Arizona 2-10 L Arizona 2-18 L Washington 2-8 L Washington 1-11 L Illinois-Chicago 4-10 L Illinois-Chicago 0-10 W Southeastern La. 3-2 W Southeastern La. 7-2

L McNeese State W Northern Illinois W Centenary L *Northeast La. L *Northeast La. L *Northeast La. L Southwestern La. L Southwestern La. L *Southwest Texas W *Southwest Texas W *Southwest Texas L LSU L LSU W Centenary W Centenary W *Stephen F. Austin L *Stephen F. Austin W *Stephen F. Austin W Louisiana Tech L *Sam Houston St. L *Sam Houston St. W *Sam Houston St. W *McNeese State L *McNeese State W *McNeese State L Southwestern La. L Southwestern La. W *Nicholls State W *Nicholls State L *Nicholls State W Southeastern La. W Southeastern La. W Louisiana Tech L Louisiana Tech W *Texas-San Antonio W *Texas-San Antonio W *Texas-San Antonio W ^McNeese State L ^Nicholls State W ^Texas-San Antonio L ^Nicholls State ^ - SLC Tournament • * - SLC Game

6-7 7-4 9-0 0-1 1-2 0-1 2-6 2-5 0-6 3-0 8-4 4-9 1-5 7-1 7-3 2-0 4-8 2-1 8-0 0-2 5-6 2-0 2-0 3-4 5-0 3-9 1-6 6-4 3-1 1-2 7-1 2-1 3-1 3-4 10-2 3-2 5-4 2-1 1-9 4-0 3-4

1998 (40-18, 23-3 SLC - 1st) Coach Gay McNutt *Southland Champions* *SLC Tournament Champions* *NCAA Tournament* W-L Opponent Score W Mississippi State 3-1 L Mississippi State 1-3 L Mississippi State 0-5 W Arkansas 3-2 L Oklahoma City 3-7 W Louisiana Tech 3-1 L Nicholls State 0-1 W Northeast La. 6-3 W St. Louis 9-4 W Ole Miss 10-0 W Virginia Tech 4-2 L Georgia Tech 7-8 W Tennessee Tech 7-2 W Southwestern La. 1-0 L Southwestern La. 4-5 W *McNeese State 12-4 W *McNeese State 13-3 W *Northeast La. 3-1 W *Northeast La. 3-2 W *Northeast La. 3-1 W *Texas-Arlington 5-4 W *Texas-Arlington 2-0 W *Texas-Arlington 7-1 W *Southeastern La. 8-0 W *Southeastern La. 4-3 L *Southeastern La. 1-4 L Louisiana Tech 0-3 W Louisiana Tech 9-1 L LSU 0-3 L LSU 0-8 W *Southwest Texas 5-4 W *Southwest Texas 3-2 W *Southwest Texas 7-6 W *Nicholls State 1-0 L *Nicholls State 0-3 W *Nicholls State 1-0 L Louisiana Tech 0-1 L Louisiana Tech 1-5 L *Texas-San Antonio 1-3 W *Texas-San Antonio 3-2 W *Texas-San Antonio 1-0 L Southwestern La. 3-5 W Southwestern La. 5-1 W *Stephen F. Austin 3-2 W *Stephen F. Austin 8-2 W *Stephen F. Austin 3-0 W *Sam Houston St. 1-0 W *Sam Houston St. 8-0 W *Sam Houston St. 6-5 W ^Northeast La. 4-3

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W ^Texas-San Antonio W ^Nicholls State W ^Nicholls State L #Florida Atlantic W #Florida Atlantic W #Florida Atlantic L #Washington L #Long Beach St. ^ - SLC Tournament • * - SLC Game # - NCAA Regionals 1999 (31-26, 19-7 SLC - 1st) Coach Gay McNutt *Southland Champions* W-L Opponent W Mississippi State L Mississippi State L Mobile W McNeese State L LSU W Mobile L LSU W *McNeese State W *McNeese State L Mississippi State L Tenn.-Chatanooga W Evansville L Tenn.-Chatanooga L Louisiana Tech W Centenary W Centenary W *Southwest Texas W *Southwest Texas W *Southwest Texas W Southwestern La. L Southwestern La. W *Northeast La. W *Northeast La. L *Northeast La. W Drake University L Illinois State W Butler University L Northern Iowa W Loyola-Chicago L Missouri L Southwestern La. L Southwestern La. W *Texas-Arlington L *Texas-Arlington L *Texas Arlington W *Nicholls State W *Nicholls State W *Nicholls State L Louisiana Tech W *Southeastern La. W *Southeastern La. W *Southeastern La. W *Sam Houston W *Sam Houston W *Sam Houston W *Stephen F. Austin L *Stephen F. Austin W *Stephen F. Austin L LSU L LSU L *Texas-San Antonio L *Texas-San Antonio L *Texas-San Antonio L ^Southwest Texas W ^Texas-San Antonio W ^Northeast La. L ^McNeese State ^ - SLC Tournament • * - SLC Game

3-1 7-5 2-1 3-6 6-3 5-2 0-2 1-9

Score 0-1 1-3 2-3 3-0 0-8 3-2 1-9 3-2 10-1 1-6 1-2 3-2 3-4 0-1 10-1 7-6 4-3 8-1 6-5 2-1 0-5 9-0 6-0 2-3 6-2 2-4 11-3 2-3 4-0 0-1 1-5 4-5 2-1 1-2 2-3 6-3 4-3 4-0 1-2 3-2 9-5 6-5 7-0 8-4 10-3 2-1 4-7 10-0 0-3 2-4 3-7 4-12 2-8 3-4 2-0 7-1 4-8

2000 (41-19, 22-4 SLC - 1st) Coach Gay McNutt *Southland Champions* *SLC Tournament Champions* *NCAA Tournament* W-L Opponent Score W Centenary 7-0 W Stephen F. Austin 10-0 L Southern Miss. 0-9 W Arkansas 2-1 W La.-Monroe 6-4 W Oklahoma State 5-3 L Arkansas 3-5 W Winthrop 13-1 L Mississippi State 2-3 W Belmont 11-0 W Austin Peay 8-0 L TN-Chattanooga 0-2 W Louisiana Tech 9-0 W *Texas-San Antonio 6-3 W *Texas-San Antonio 6-1 L *Texas-San Antonio 2-3 L La.-Lafayette 3-7 L La.-Lafayette 6-7 L Oregon State 1-2 W St. Peters 8-2

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Erin Mancuso (1999-2002) helped lead the Lady Demons to three SLC championships and two NCAA Regional appearances. W Indiana W Northwestern L Arizona W *Sam Houston St. W *Sam Houston St. W *Sam Houston St. W *Nicholls State W *Nicholls State W *Nicholls State W *Stephen F. Austin W *Stephen F. Austin W *Southeastern La. L *Southeastern La. W *Southeastern La. L LSU L LSU L *Texas-Arlington W *Texas-Arlington W *Texas-Arlington L *Louisiana-Monroe W *Louisiana Monroe W *Louisiana-Monroe L La.-Lafayette L La.-Lafayette W Louisiana Tech W *McNeese State W *McNeese State W *McNeese State W Centenary W *Southwest Texas W *Southwest Texas W *Southwest Texas W ^Texas-Arlington W ^Louisiana-Monroe L ^Texas San-Antonio W ^McNeese State W ^Texas-San Antonio W ^Texas-San Antonio L #LSU L #Oregon ^ - SLC Tournament • * - SLC Game # - NCAA Regionals

7-3 5-3 0-8 12-0 8-0 3-1 6-0 4-0 10-1 4-1 4-1 4-0 1-4 2-0 0-5 0-8 6-7 8-0 7-4 1-4 4-3 6-1 0-6 3-4 7-0 6-0 2-1 3-2 10-0 3-2 7-1 5-4 3-0 7-0 0-2 3-0 3-0 4-3 1-7 1-4

2001 (30-20, 15-11 SLC - 5th) Coach Ty Singleton W-L Opponent Score L Texas A & M 4-13 W Southern Miss. 3-2 W Tulsa 7-3 W Brigham Young 4-2 L Texas A & M 0-6 W Illinois-Chicago 1-0 W Houston 4-1 W Illinois-Chicago 8-4 W East Tennessee 11-3 W Centenary 8-0 L *Southwest Texas 0-2 L *Southwest Texas 0-3 W *Southwest Texas 2-1 L LSU 0-1 L Baylor 2-6 L Baylor 1-4 W Baylor 8-7 L Louisiana Tech 3-4 L *Louisiana-Monroe 1-5

L *Louisiana-Monroe 2-3 L *Louisiana-Monroe 5-7 L *Texas-Arlington 0-1 W *Texas-Arlington 3-2 L *Southeastern La. 1-2 L *Southeastern La. 1-2 W *Southeastern La. 2-1 L La.-Lafayette 1-7 W La.-Lafayette 5-4 W *Nicholls State 2-1 W *Nicholls State 4-1 W *Nicholls State 2-1 W *Sam Houston St. 10-3 L *Sam Houston St. 0-2 W *Sam Houston St. 12-1 W *McNeese State 2-0 L *McNeese State 2-3 W *McNeese State 7-1 L *Stephen F. Austin 0-5 W *Stephen F. Austin 1-0 W *Stephen F. Austin 3-1 W Louisiana Tech 2-1 W *Texas-San Antonio 6-1 W *Texas-San Antonio 6-4 W *Texas-San Antonio 5-4 L ^La.-Monroe 5-7 W ^McNeese State 3-2 W ^La.-Monroe 3-2 W ^Southeastern La. 6-1 W ^Southwest Texas 1-0 L ^Southwest Texas 0-7 ^ - SLC Tournament • * - SLC ame 2002 (45-25, 22-5 SLC - 2nd) Coach Ty Singleton *SLC Tournament Champions* *NCAA Tournament* W-L Opponent Score L Baylor 2-4 L Baylor 3-4 W Southern 8-0 L Baylor 0-2 W Southern 6-0 W Texas-Arlington 1-0 L DePaul 0-3 L Western Michigan 0-1 W Jackson St. 10-0 L Louisiana State 1-3 W Jackson State 7-1 W DePaul 4-0 L Louisiana State 1-2 W Louisiana Tech 5-0 W Drake 11-3 W La.-Lafayette 5-3 L Creighton 3-4 W SW Missouri St. 9-3 L Oklahoma 1-4 L Baylor 0-3 L Baylor 1-2 W Florida 4-0 L Houston 0-6 W Houston 7-2 L La.-Lafayette 0-8 W Florida 6-3 L *Texas-San Antonio 0-1

W *Texas-San Antonio 3-0 W *Texas-San Antonio 1-0 W Centenary 6-0 W Centenary 8-0 L *Texas-Arlington 3-4 W *Texas-Arlington 9-1 W *Texas-Arlington 5-3 W Louisiana Tech 3-2 W *McNeese State 4-1 L *McNeese State 3-7 W *McNeese State 8-0 L *Southwest Texas 0-1 W *Southwest Texas 9-1 W *Southwest Texas 5-3 L Texas A&M 0-4 L Texas A&M 0-5 L *Southeastern La. 1-2 W *Southeastern La. 1-0 W *Southeastern La. 11-3 W *Nicholls State 10-0 W *Nicholls State 8-2 W *Nicholls State 7-0 W *Stephen F. Austin 10-1 W *Stephen F. Austin 6-1 W *Stephen F. Austin 4-1 L LSU 3-4 L LSU 0-2 W *Sam Houston St. 8-0 W *Sam Houston St. 3-0 W *Sam Houston St. 7-2 W Centenary 3-0 W Centenary 2-0 W *La.-Monroe 10-2 W *La.-Monroe 2-0 W *La.-Monroe 5-2 W ^Southeastern La. 7-1 W ^Texas-San Antonio 1-0 L ^Southwest Texas 0-4 W ^Southeastern La. 1-0 W ^Southwest Texas 4-0 W ^Southwest Texas 2-0 L #LSU 2-3 L #Mississippi State 6-9 ^ - SLC Tournament • * - SLC Game # - NCAA Regionals 2003 (27-33, 14-13 SLC - 4th) Coach Eileen Schmidt W-L Opponent Score L Southern Miss 2-4 L Southern Miss 4-5 L LSU 1-2 L LSU 0-5 L *Southwest Texas 0-3 L *Southwest Texas 9-11 L *Southwest Texas 0-4 W Notre Dame 3-2 L McNeese State 0-2 L McNeese State 1-3 L La.-Lafayette 2-3 L Notre Dame 7-12 W Louisiana Tech 4-1 L Wisconsin 2-3 L Oklahoma 3-5


L Wisconsin 2-3 L Oklahoma 3-6 L Wisconsin 1-3 L Southern Miss 0-5 L Southern Miss 2-4 W Prairie View A & M 4-1 W Prairie View A & M 8-0 W *Louisiana-Monroe 4-0 W *Louisiana-Monroe 1-0 W *Louisiana-Monroe 5-3 W Grambling State 6-0 W Grambling State 13-1 L *Texas-Arlington 1-4 W *Texas-Arlington 4-2 L *Texas-Arlington 1-3 W Louisiana Tech 5-1 L Louisiana Tech 1-2 W *Southeastern La. 4-1 W *Southeastern La. 5-4 W *Southeastern La. 2-0 L *Nicholls State 3-4 L *Nicholls State 0-4 W *Nicholls State 4-1 W Centenary 4-0 W Centenary 3-0 L *McNeese State 2-3 L *McNeese State 1-3 L *McNeese State 1-4 L *Sam Houston State 0-1 W *Sam Houston State 4-0 W *Sam Houston State 3-0 W Prairie View A & M 5-4 W Prairie View A & M 6-1 W *Stephen F. Austin 3-0 L *Stephen F. Austin 1-5 W *Stephen F. Austin 1-0 W Grambling State 10-2 W Grambling State 4-1 L La.-Lafayette 0-1 L La.-Lafayette 3-6 W *Texas-San Antonio 8-7 W *Texas-San Antonio 8-7 W *Texas-San Antonio 8-7 L ^McNeese State 1-4 L ^Texas-Arlington 0-4 ^ - SLC Tournament • * - SLC Game 2004 (35-28, 14-12 SLC - 5th) Coach Eileen Schmidt W-L Opponent Score L Auburn 0-2 L Baylor 1-5 L Pacific 1-3 W North Texas 7-2 L Wichita State 1-2 W Louisiana Tech 2-1 L Louisiana-Lafayette 2-5 W McNeese State 3-0 W Texas-El Paso 8-1 W Butler 9-1 W Louisiana-Monroe 6-0 W Northern Illinois 8-3 W Arkansas 6-1 W Cal State Fullerton 4-1 L Notre Dame 1-2 L Georgia 0-6

W Army 8-3 L Florida Atlantic 2-3 L Louisiana Tech 1-3 L *Texas State 4-5 L *Texas State 0-3 L *Texas State 2-3 L Texas 2-3 W *Texas-Arlington 10-0 W *Texas-Arlington 5-4 L *Texas-Arlington 3-6 L Louisiana Tech 1-3 W Jackson State 14-1 L *Stephen F. Austin 0-1 W *Stephen F. Austin 3-1 L *Stephen F. Austin 2-4 W Grambling 8-0 W Grambling 15-0 W *Louisiana-Monroe 4-2 L *Louisiana-Monore 1-5 W *Louisiana-Monroe 7-0 L Centenary 1-6 L Louisiana-Lafayette 0-2 L Louisiana-Lafayette 0-8 W *McNeese State 4-3 W *McNeese State 2-0 W *McNeese State 3-2 W Texas Southern 9-1 W Texas Southern 10-2 L *Texas-San Antonio 5-7 W *Texas-San Antonio 8-0 L *Texas-San Antonio 2-3 W *Southeastern La. 4-0 W *Southeastern La. 1-0 W *Southeastern La. 8-0 L *Sam Houston St. 1-3 L *Sam Houston St. 1-3 L *Sam Houston St. 3-4 W Centenary 2-0 W Nicholls State 1-0 W Nicholls State 3-0 W ^Texas State 4-3 L ^Sam Houston St. 3-9 W ^Texas State 2-0 W ^Sam Houston St. 9-5 L ^Texas-San Antonio 3-11 W Arkansas 2-0 W Arkansas 6-3 ^ - SLC Tournament • * - SLC Game

L #21 Texas A&M 3-9 W *Stephen F. Austin 5-2 W *Stephen F. Austin 9-1 L *Stephen F. Austin 4-8 W Miss. Valley State 10-2 W Arkansas 5-2 W Miss. Valley State 12-5 L Arkansas 1-2 W Grambling State 11-1 W Grambling State 16-1 W *Texas-Arlington 6-2 W *Texas-Arlington 4-3 W *Texas-Arlington 11-2 L #9 Baylor 5-6 L #9 Baylor 1-9 W Centenary 7-2 W *Nicholls State 3-1 W *Nicholls State 4-3 W *Nicholls State 3-2 W *Texas-San Antonio 6-1 L *Texas-San Antonio 6-8 L *Texas-San Antonio 2-8 W *Louisiana-Monroe 5-3 W *Louisiana-Monroe 10-2 W *Louisiana-Monroe 7-6 L Southern Miss. 4-5 L Southern Miss. 3-4 L *Texas State 2-6 L *Texas State 3-6 L *Texas State 1-4 W Louisiana Tech 6-5 W Louisiana Tech 3-2 W *McNeese State 12-9 W *McNeese State 9-4 L *McNeese State 2-4 W *Southeastern 6-1 L *Southeastern 3-4 L *Southeastern 1-2 W Louisiana Tech 15-6 W Louisiana Tech 7-3 L *Sam Houston State 0-3 L *Sam Houston State 0-4 L *Sam Houston State 6-7 W Centenary 3-2 W Centenary 3-2 L ^Texas State 0-1 L ^Texas-San Antonio 1-4 ^ - SLC Tournament • * - SLC Game

2005 (35-28, 15-12 SLC - 4th) Coach Mike Perniciaro W-L Opponent Score W McNeese State 4-2 L #9 Louisiana-Lafayette 0-12 W McNeese State 4-1 W Sam Houston State 4-2 W Prarie View A&M 8-0 L #12 Alabama 1-2 L #12 Alabama 2-7 W College of Charleston 3-0 L Marshall 4-6 W Auburn 2-0 L Marshall 3-4 W College of Charleston 5-4 L Ole Miss 2-3 L Utah State 2-3

2006 (28-32, 12-13 SLC - 5th) Coach Becky McMurtry W-L Opponent Score W Arkansas-Pine Bluff 15-1 W South Dakota State 6-1 L *Stephen F. Austin 2-5 L LSU 1-6 W Louisiana Tech 11-1 W Samford 1-0 L TAMU-CC 2-4 W Sam Houston State 5-3 L Houston 2-4 L #15 Baylor 2-3 W Alcorn State 5-3 L Mississippi State 2-5 W Alcorn State 6-2 L Southeast Missouri State 7-12

The 2002 Southland Conference Tournament Champion Lady Demons.

W *Stephen F. Austin 9-1 L *Stephen F. Austin 5-6 L Centenary 1-4 W Centenary 4-2 L Arkansas 0-7 L Arkansas 1-3 L Jacksonville State 1-6 W Jacksonville State 6-4 L #11 Louisiana-Lafayette 0-6 L #11 Louisiana-Lafayette 0-14 L *Texas-San Antonio 1-2 L *Texas-San Antonio 1-5 L *Texas-San Antonio 2-6 W Louisiana Tech 9-5 W *Texas-Arlington 5-4 W Southern 7-1 L #13 LSU 0-3 L #13 LSU 0-6 W *Nicholls State 6-5 L *Nicholls State 6-7 L *Nicholls State 1-11 W Grambling State 16-1 W Grambling State 16-0 L *Louisiana-Monroe 0-8 W *Louisiana-Monroe 5-4 L *Louisiana-Monroe 2-3 W Centenary 5-0 L *Texas State 0-6 L *Texas State 1-2 L *Texas State 0-3 L #18 Baylor 0-5 L *McNeese State 5-6 W *McNeese State 5-1 W *McNeese State 5-0 W Southern 8-0 L Centenary 3-7 W *Southeastern 3-0 W *Southeastern 9-1 W *Southeastern 3-0 W Northern Colorado 8-2 W *Sam Houston State 4-0 L *Sam Houston State 2-3 W *Sam Houston State 4-1 L ^Texas State 1-3 L ^Nicholls State 0-4 ^ - SLC Tournament • * - SLC Game 2007 (29-29, 17-13 SLC - 7th) Coach Becky McMurtry W-L Opponent Score L #5 Arizona State 0-8 L #5 Arizona State 1-10 L Florida 0-4 L Texas Tech 3-8 W Cal State-Fullerton 2-0 L #21 Fresno State 1-3 L #8 Stanford 0-8 W Louisiana Tech 15-9 W Minnesota 11-1 L #12 Oklahoma 0-12 W Birmingham-Southern 4-2 L Minnesota 2-4 L #12 Oklahoma 0-15 W Tennessee-Martin 4-2 L #9 Louisiana-Lafayette 0-2 W Colgate 6-2 L Tennessee Martin 5-7 W *McNeese State 3-2 L *McNeese State 5-6 L *McNeese State 0-1 W *Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 5-4 W *Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 6-5 W *Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 12-8 W Louisiana-Monroe 4-2 W Louisiana-Monroe 12-4 L *Texas-Arlington 5-6 L *Texas-Arlington 1-10 L *Texas-Arlington 1-3 W *Southeastern La. 2-0 L *Southeastern La. 3-5 W *Southeastern La. 5-0 W *Central Arkansas 4-0 W *Central Arkansas 6-1 W *Central Arkansas 13-2 L #15 Louisiana-Lafayette 2-6 L #15 Louisiana-Lafayette 4-12 W *Nicholls State 9-4 W *Nicholls State 7-0 L *Nicholls State 4-6 W Florida Atlantic 4-3 L #3 Alabama 7-13 L *Texas State 0-4 L *Texas State 1-3 L *Texas State 1-6 L Louisiana-Monroe 3-5 W Louisiana-Monroe 7-1 W *Texas-San Antonio 2-0 L *Texas-San Antonio 5-6 L *Texas-San Antonio 2-3 W Centenary 5-4

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L *Sam Houston State W *Sam Houston State * - SLC Game

2-12 5-3

2008 (10-45, 5-24 SLC - 10th) Coach Becky McMurtry Date Opponent Score 2/12 Louisiana-Monroe L 7-0 2/12 Louisiana-Monroe L 5-1 2/14 ^vs. BYU L 14-0 2/14 ^vs. UTEP L 12-4 2/15 ^vs. Oregon L 13-2 2/15 ^vs. Cal State-Bakersfield L 10-2 2/16 ^vs. Wisconsin L 8-4 2/22 !Jackson State W 11-3 2/22 !Siena W 11-7 2/23 !Siena W 13-5 2/23 !Stephen F. Austin L 9-1 2/24 !Jackson State L 5-2 2/24 !Stephen F. Austin L 8-3 2/26 *at McNeese State L 15-0 2/26 *at McNeese State W 16-6 2/27 *at McNeese State L 5-0 3/1 *Sam Houston State L 7-3 3/1 *Sam Houston State L 11-3 3/2 *Sam Houston State L 12-7 3/5 at Louisiana Tech L 1-0 3/8 *at A&M-Corpus Christi L 10-1 3/8 *at A&M-Corpus Christi L 8-0 3/9 *at A&M-Corpus Christi L 6-5 3/13 Troy W 5-4 3/15 *Texas-Arlington L 11-0 3/15 *Texas-Arlington L 8-0 3/16 *Texas-Arlington L 10-2 3/21 *at Southeastern La. L 9-0 3/21 *at Southeastern La. L 12-7 3/22 *at Southeastern La. L 5-3 3/25 at South Alabama L 5-2 3/25 at South Alabama L 6-3 3/26 at Southern Miss L 5-0 3/26 at Southern Miss L 8-0 3/29 *Central Arkansas W 1-0 3/29 *Central Arkansas W 4-3 4/2 at North Texas L 15-0 4/2 at North Texas L 11-5 4/5 *Nicholls L 8-0 4/5 *Nicholls L 8-0 4/6 *Nicholls L 9-5 4/9 Louisiana Tech W 5-4 4/12 *at Texas State L 8-4 4/12 *at Texas State L 11-3 4/13 *at Texas State L 2-0 4/16 at Louisiana-Monroe L 3-0 4/16 at Louisiana-Monroe L 5-0 4/19 *UTSA L 4-2 4/19 *UTSA L 6-1 4/20 *UTSA L 12-1 4/23 Centenary L 4-3 4/29 at Centenary L 9-1 5/3 *at Stephen F. Austin W 2-1 5/3 *at Stephen F. Austin L 8-3 5/4 *at Stephen F. Austin W 4-3 * - SLC Game • ^ - Las Vegas Classic ! NSU Classic 2009 (5-45, 3-26 SLC - 11th) Coach Donald Pickett Date Opponent Score 2/6 at South Alabama L 11-2 2/7 vs. Alabama L 12-2 2/7 vs. Jacksonville State L 2-1 2/8 vs. Memphis W 6-4 2/11 at Louisiana Tech L 4-0 2/13 vs. Stephen F. Austin L 3-2 2/13 at Baylor L 14-4 2/14 vs. New Mexico L 3-0 2/14 vs. Ole Miss L 10-0 2/15 vs. UTSA L 2-1 2/21 at Grambling L 7-6 2/21 at Grambling W 4-3 2/24 *McNeese State L 8-0 2/24 *McNeese State L 6-2 2/25 *McNeese State L 6-0 2/28 *Stephen F. Austin L 10-0 2/28 *Stephen F. Austin L 11-0 3/1 *Stephen F. Austin L 6-2 3/7 *at Sam Houston State L 1-0 3/7 *at Sam Houston State L 6-3 3/8 *at Sam Houston State W 4-1 3/12 Baylor L 11-0 3/15 *A&M-Corpus Christi L 8-4 3/15 *A&M-Corpus Christi L 7-0 3/21 *at Texas-Arlington L 4-0 3/21 *at Texas-Arlington L 5-2 3/22 *at Texas-Arlington L 6-2 3/28 *Southeastern Louisiana L 15-2 3/28 *Southeastern Louisiana W 9-1 3/29 *Southeastern Louisiana L 8-0 4/4 *at Central Arkansas L 7-1

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4/4 *at Central Arkansas 4/5 *at Central Arkansas 4/8 Louisiana Tech 4/10 *at Nicholls 4/10 *at Nicholls 4/11 *at Nicholls 4/15 at Troy 4/15 at Troy 4/19 *Texas State 4/19 *Texas State 4/20 *Texas State 4/22 at Southern Miss 4/22 at Southern Miss 4/25 *at UTSA 4/25 *at UTSA 4/26 *at UTSA 4/29 at Centenary 4/29 at Centenary * - SLC Game

L 2-0 L 7-3 L 4-1 W 3-1 L 3-2 L 5-2 L 9-1 L 10-9 L 8-0 L 3-0 L 9-0 L 8-3 L 2-1 L 4-3 L 13-4 L 8-6 L 7-4 L 10-6

2010 (27-27, 13-17 SLC - 10th) Coach Donald Pickett Date Opponent Score 2/13 !Jackson State W 5-2 2/13 !Missouri-Kansas City W 13-2 2/14 !Louisiana-Monroe L 4-5 2/17 Prairie View A&M W 13-0 2/17 Prairie View A&M W 13-2 2/19 % Alabama-Birmingham W 3-2 2/20 % Alabama-BirminghamL 2-5 2/20 %South Alabama W 3-2 2/21 %Belmont W 3-1 2/24 Southern W 9-4 2/24 *McNeese State L 8-0 2/24 *McNeese State L 6-2 2/25 *McNeese State L 6-0 2/28 *Stephen F. Austin L 10-0 2/28 *Stephen F. Austin L 11-0 3/1 *Stephen F. Austin L 6-2 3/7 *at Sam Houston State L 1-0 3/7 *at Sam Houston State L 6-3 3/8 *at Sam Houston State W 4-1 3/12 Baylor L 11-0 3/12 Baylor L 9-1 3/15 *A&M-Corpus Christi L 8-4 3/15 *A&M-Corpus Christi L 7-0 3/21 *at Texas-Arlington L 4-0 3/21 *at Texas-Arlington L 5-2 3/22 *at Texas-Arlington L 6-2 3/28 *Southeastern Louisiana L 15-2 3/28 *Southeastern Louisiana W 9-1 3/29 *Southeastern Louisiana L 8-0 4/4 *at Central Arkansas L 7-1 4/4 *at Central Arkansas L 2-0 4/5 *at Central Arkansas L 7-3 4/8 Louisiana Tech L 4-1 4/10 *at Nicholls W 3-1 4/10 *at Nicholls L 3-2 4/11 *at Nicholls L 5-2 4/15 at Troy L 9-1 4/15 at Troy L 9-1 4/15 at Troy L 10-9 4/19 *Texas State L 8-0 4/19 *Texas State L 3-0 4/20 *Texas State L 9-0 4/22 at Southern Miss L 8-3 4/22 at Southern Miss L 2-1 4/25 *at UTSA L 4-3 4/25 *at UTSA L 13-4 4/26 *at UTSA L 8-6 4/29 at Centenary L 7-4 4/29 at Centenary L 10-6 * - SLC Game 2011 (32-25, 15-17 SLC - 8th) Coach Donald Pickett Date Opponent Score 2/11 !vs. SE Missouri State W 2-1 2/11 !at UL-Monroe L 8-0 2/12 !vs. Eastern Illinois W 3-1 2/12 !vs. Indiana State L 6-1 2/13 !vs. SE Missouri State W 10-2 2/16 Jackson State W 5-1 2/18 ^vs. Centenary W 13-2 2/19 ^vs. #21 Nebraska L 7-0 2/19 ^vs. Tennessee Tech W 2-1 2/20 ^at North Texas L 5-1 2/21 Baylor L 4-1 2/23 Prairie View W 14-0 2/23 Prairie View W 12-0 2/25 $vs. East Tennessee State W 6-3 2/25 $vs. IUPUI W 8-4 2/26 $vs. Northern Iowa W 1-0 2/26 $vs. Tennessee Tech L 2-0 2/27 $vs. Toledo W 4-3 3/1 *McNeese State W 3-1 3/1 *McNeese State W 3-2 3/2 *McNeese State W 5-1 3/5 *at UTSA L 4-0 3/5 *at UTSA L 2-1

Lady Demon Coaching Records Head Coach Years Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. Finish Conference Pam Carey 1979 10-14 .417 - - - 1 Year 10-14 .417 - - - Debra Pheil 1980 11-15 .423 - - - 1 Year 11-15 .423 - - - James Smith

1981 1982 1983 1984 4 Years

14-10 .583 17-10 .630 19-10 .655 12-23 .343 62-53 .539

Linda Jones

1985 1986 2 Years

Rickey McCalister

1987 22-20 .524 11-9 1988 25-24 .510 6-7 1989 32-29 .525 5-7 1990 43-17 .717 8-4 1991 44-18-1 .710 18-5 1992 37-21-1 .638 16-11 1993 25-28 .472 7-19 1994 17-42 .288 9-23 8 Years 245-199-2 .552 80-85

.550 .462 4th .417 4th .667 3rd .783 1st .593 4th .269 6th .281 8th .485

Gulf Star Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland

Gay McNutt

1995 13-37 .260 7-25 1996 10-41 .196 7-17 1997 26-29 .473 14-12 1998 40-18 .690 23-3 1999 31-26 .544 19-7 2000 41-19 .683 22-4 6 Years 161-170 .486 92-68

.219 9th .292 8th .538 4th .885 1st .731 1st .846 1st .575

Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland

Ty Singleton

2001 30-20 .600 15-11 .577 5th Southland 2002 45-25 .643 22-5 .815 2nd Southland 2 Years 75-45 .625 37-16 .698

Eileen Schmidt

2003 27-33 .450 14-13 .519 4th 2004 35-28 .556 14-12 .538 5th 2 Years 62-61 .504 28-25 .528

Southland Southland

Mike Perniciaro

2005 35-28 .556 15-12 .556 4th 1 Year 35-28 .556 15-12 .556

Southland

Becky McMurtry

2006 2007 2008 3 Years

20-26-1 23-20 43-46-1

.435 .535 .483

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4-12 10-10 14-22

28-32 .467 12-13 29-29 .500 17-13 10-45 .182 5-24 67-106 .387 34-50

- - - - - - .250 .500 .388

Gulf Star Gulf Star

.462 5th Southland .567 7th Southland .172 10th Southland .405

Donald Pickett 2009 5-45 .100 3-26 .103 11th Southland 2010 27-27 .500 13-17 .433 10th Southland 2011 32-25 .561 15-17 .469 8th Southland 2012 19-31 .380 7-13 .350 8th Southland 2013 40-15 .727 18-7 .720 2nd Southland 2014 30-22 .577 15-10 .600 2nd Southland 2015 36-18 .667 22-3 .880 1st Southland 2016 27-25 .519 10-17 .370 8th Southland 8 Years 218-208 .512 101-110 .479 11 Coaches 36 Years 962-930-3 .508 376-364 .508 25-31 GSC 350-333 SLC Assistant Coaches Grad/Volunteer Assistants Student Assistants Denise Dewey 1995 Mary Sonnier 1983 Kelly Carruth 1991 Cindy Willie 1996-00 Janet Guerrini 1985 Anne LaHaye 1991 Misty Carraway 1998-99 Ginger Craig 1990 Glenn Moore 1992 Tom Royder 2002 Anne LaHaye 1992 Glenn Wood 1988-93 Mary Thompson 2003 Michelle Mackey 1993-94 Michelle Hastings 1994 Melissa Inouye 2004 Angel Bunner 2014 Amy Thomas 1996 Ashley Lewis 2004 Amanda Ortego 2005 Brooke Boening 2015 Jamie Fraizer 2003 Sara Vogt 2005 Tara McKenney 2016 Annie Johnston 2003 Krystle Nichols 2006-08 Thavan Jackson 2013 Analynn Burch 2007-08 Caitlin Nies 2009-12 Stacie Pestrak 2009-12 Amanda Locke 2012-2014 Amy Hooks 2012-Present Kathy Shelton 2015 Kaylee Guidry 2016-Present 3/6 *at UTSA L 5-4 4/3 *A&M-Corpus Christi L 5-0 3/16 Louisiana Tech L 4-3 4/6 Alcorn State W 4-0 3/19 *Stephen F. Austin L 3-2 4/6 Alcorn State W 2-0 3/19 *Stephen F. Austin W 7-0 4/9 *at Texas-Arlington L 3-0 3/20 *Stephen F. Austin L 4-1 4/9 *at Texas-Arlington W 3-0 3/23 at Grambling W 9-0 4/10 *at Texas-Arlington W 3-1 3/23 at Grambling W 9-4 4/13 at Louisiana Tech W 3-0 3/26 *at Sam Houston State L 4-0 4/16 *Southeastern La. W 3-2 3/26 *at Sam Houston State W 4-0 4/16 *Southeastern La. L 5-2 3/27 *at Sam Houston State L 1-0 4/17 *Southeastern La. W 1-0 4/2 *A&M-Corpus Christi L 12-4 4/22 *at Central Arkansas L 3-2 4/2 *A&M-Corpus Christi W 4-2 4/22 *at Central Arkansas W 3-2


The 2013 Southland Conference Tournament champions, the first since 2002. 4/27 at #23 UL-Lafayette 4/30 *at Nicholls State 4/30 *at Nicholls State 5/1 *at Nicholls State 5/7 *Texas State 5/7 *Texas State 5/8 *Texas State 5/12 #at Texas State 5/13 #vs. A&M-Corpus Christi * - SLC Game # - SLC Tournament

L 10-0 W 8-4 L 2-0 W 5-2 L 1-0 W 1-0 L 4-3 L 8-0 L 5-1

2012 (19-31, 7-13 SLC - 8th) Coach Donald Pickett Date Opponent Score 2/10 !vs. So. Ill.-Edwardsville L 4-7 2/11 ! at UL-Monroe L 0-10 2/11 !vs. IUPUI W 4-1 2/12 !vs. SE Missouri State L 1-3 2/12 !vs. Grambling W 10-1 2/17 ^vs. Louisiana Tech L 5-7 2/19 ^vs. #25 North Carolina L 0-1 2/19 ^vs. #20 La.-Lafayette L 0-10 2/21 at Baylor L 0-3 2/21 at Baylor L 0-3 2/24 $vs. Jackson State L 1-4 2/24 $at Arkansas L 7-10 2/25 $vs. Tennessee State L 1-4 2/25 $at Arkansas L 0-6 2/26 $vs. Tennessee State W 8-0 2/29 at Houston Baptist W 3-1 2/29 at Houston Baptist W 4-3 3/3 #vs. UL-Monroe W 3-1 3/3 #vs. Southern W 10-5 3/4 #vs. UL-Monroe L 3-8 3/4 #vs. Southern W 4-0 3/7 at Southern W 7-2 3/7 at Southern W 8-6 3/14 at Houston L 1-6 3/16 Tex. A&M-Corpus Christi* W 3-0 3/17 Tex. A&M-Corpus Christi* L 1-3 3/20 at Jackson State L 8-9 3/20 at Jackson State W 16-6 3/23 McNeese State* L 3-7 3/24 McNeese State* L 1-2 3/27 at Central Arkansas* L 1-6 3/27 at Central Arkansas* W 5-3 3/30 at Tex.-San Antonio* L 5-6 3/31 at Tex.-San Antonio L 4-6 4/1 at Sam Houston State* L 1-9 4/1 at Sam Houston State* L 3-4 4/6 Stephen F. Austin* W 3-0 4/7 Stephen F. Austin* W 8-0 4/10 Louisiana Tech W 3-0 4/13 at Texas-Arlington* L 2-6 4/14 at Texas-Arlington* W 2-0 4/20 at Nicholls State* W 1-0 4/20 at Nicholls State* L 1-5 4/24 Southeastern Louisiana* W 4-3 4/24 Southeastern Louisiana* L 2-10 4/27 Texas State* L 0-9 4/28 Texas State* L 1-7 5/2 at Louisiana Tech L 3-4 5/5 at North Texas L 8-17 5/5 at North Texas L 1-5 * - SLC Game # - NSU Invitational

2013 (40-15, 18-7 SLC - 2nd) Coach Donald Pickett *SLC Tournament Champions* *NCAA Tournament * Date Opponent Score 2/8 !Mississippi Valley State W 6-0 2/9 !Southeast Missouri State W 8-0 2/9 !UC - Santa Barbara L 0-5 2/15 ^Western Kentucky W 5-3 2/15 ^Lipscomb W 2-1 2/16 ^Mississippi State W 10-5 2/16 ^Murray State L 4-5 2/17 ^Murray State W 3-2 2/20 Alcorn State W 8-0 2/20 Alcorn State W 12-1 2/23 %Louisiana Tech W 11-3 2/23 %Southern Mississippi W 10-5 2/24 %Louisiana Tech W 11-3 2/24 %Southern Mississippi W 3-2 2/27 Jackson State W 5-2 3/1 $Louisiana-Monroe W 4-3 3/1 $Alcorn State W 8-0 3/2 $Alcorn State W 10-3 3/2 $Louisiana Tech L 3-4 3/3 $Louisiana Tech W 6-0 3/5 Southern W 8-0 3/9 McNeese State* L 0-1 3/9 McNeese State* L 2-5 3/16 Nicholls* L 4-6 3/16 Nicholls* W 4-3 3/17 Nicholls* W 5-2 3/20 Jackson State W 3-0 3/23 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* W 5-2 3/23 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* W 9-0 3/24 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* W 5-1 3/27 Louisiana Tech L 0-8

3/29 Lamar* L 3-5 3/29 Lamar* W 9-1 3/30 Lamar* W 8-2 4/6 Central Arkansas* W 1-0 4/6 Central Arkansas* L 4-8 4/7 Central Arkansas* W 1-0 4/10 Louisiana Tech L 0-5 4/13 Stephen F. Austin* W 3-1 4/13 Stephen F. Austin* W 6-1 4/14 Stephen F. Austin* W 12-0 4/20 Houston Baptist* W 6-1 4/20 Houston Baptist* W 4-0 4/21 Houston Baptist W 6-1 4/27 Southeastern Louisiana* L 2-3 4/27 Southeastern Louisiana* W 4-1 5/4 Sam Houston State* W 5-4 5/4 Sam Houston State* L 2-8 5/5 Sam Houston State* W 5-4 5/10 Sam Houston State# W 1-0 5/10 Central Arkansas# W 5-2 5/11 Sam Houston State# L 0-5 5/11 Sam Houston State# W 5-4 5/17 Louisiana-Lafayette& L 0-3 5/18 Central Connecticut State& L 1-9 * - SLC Game # - SLC Tournament & NCAA Regional 2014 (30-22, 15-10 SLC - 2nd) Coach Donald Pickett *SLC Tournament Champions* *NCAA Tournament * Date Opponent Score 2/7 !North Florida L 1-2 2/7 !Troy W 7-1 2/8 North Florida L 1-6 2/8 !Alabama L 0-16

2/9 !Middle Tennessee State L 7-12 2/14 Mississippi Valley State W 9-0 2/15 Mississippi Valley State W 11-0 2/15 Mississippi Valley State W 8-0 2/19 at Arkansas L 1-9 2/21 ^Butler W 5-1 2/21 ^at Tennessee-Chattanooga L 2-5 2/22 ^Middle Tennessee State W 10-3 2/22 ^Tennessee Tech W 9-0 2/23 ^Ohio 6-7 3/1 $Creighton W 2-1 3/1 $at Tulsa L 0-9 3/4 LSU L 3-5 3/8 at Houston Baptist* W 3-0 3/8 at Houston Baptist* W 4-0 3/9 at Houston Baptist* L 8-9 3/15 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* L 10-9 3/15 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* W 4-0 3/16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* W 10-2 3/18 at Texas A&M L 3-6 3/22 at Stephen F. Austin* L 1-4 3/22 at Stephen F. Austin* W 5-2 3/23 at Stephen F. Austin* L 1-4 3/26 at Louisiana Tech W 9-4 3/30 McNeese State* W 4-2 3/30 McNeese State L 0-6 4/2 Southern* W 13-1 4/2 Southern* W 9-1 4/5 Sam Houston State* L 5-7 4/5 Sam Houston State* L 3-6 4/12 at Central Arkansas* W 13-4 4/12 at Central Arkansas* L 5-8 4/13 at Central Arkansas* W 10-3 4/18 Incarnate Word* W 8-0 4/18 Incarnate Word* L 7-8 4/19 Incarnate Word* W 8-2 4/23 Louisiana Tech W 8-7 4/26 at Nicholls* W 6-4 4/26 at Nicholls* L 4-5 4/27 at Nicholls* W 7-1 5/3 Southeastern Louisiana* W 10-2 5/3 Southeastern Louisiana* W 5-1 5/4 Southeastern Louisiana* W 6-3 5/8 Central Arkansas# W 5-3 5/10 McNeese State# W 3-2 5/11 McNeese State# W 11-0 5/16 Baylor& L 1-6 5/17 Houston& L 6-7 * - SLC Game # - SLC Tournament & NCAA Regional 2015 (36-18, 22-3 SLC - 1st) Coach Donald Pickett *SLC Regular Season Champions* Date Opponent Score 2/6 !Long Beach State L 4-0 2/6 !Sacramento State L 4-2 2/7 !No. 21 Notre Dame L 8-5 2/7 !Cal State Fullerton L 6-4 2/8 !Loyola Marymount L 4-1 2/8 !Loyola Marymount L 8-5 2/14 @Jackson State W 12-2 2/14 @No. 9 Baylor L 11-0 2/15 @Jackson State W 8-0 2/15 @No. 9 Baylor L 9-2 2/18 ULM W 4-3 2/19 $St. Louis W 4-0 2/20 $Morehead State W 6-5

NSU claimed its second straight Southland Tournament championship in 2014 with an 11-0 victory over McNeese State.

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The 2015 Northwestern State squad won the program’s first Southland Conference regular season title since 2000. 2/21 $Belmont W 9-0 2/21 $Morehead State W 10-5 2/27 %Florida Atlantic L 3-2 2/27 %Ball State L 9-8 2/28 %Ball State W 11-10 2/28 %No. 16 LSU L 15-1 3/3 at No. 16 LSU L 11-0 3/6 Incarnate Word* W 8-0 3/6 Incarnate Word* W 15-0 3/7 Incarnate Word* W 5-3 3/13 at Houston Baptist* W 14-1 3/14 at Houston Baptist* W 6-4 3/14 at Houston Baptist W 15-4 3/18 Louisiana Tech W 10-5 3/20 Sam Houston State* W 5-2 3/20 Sam Houston State* W 8-0 3/27 at Lamar* W 5-0 3/27 at Lamar* W 11-5 3/28 at Lamar* L 4-3 4/3 Central Arkansas* W 2-0 4/3 Central Arkansas* L 1-0 4/4 Central Arkansas* W 9-7 4/11 at McNeese State* W 6-1 4/11 at McNeese State* W 6-5 4/14 at Louisiana Tech W 4-0 4/18 Nicholls* W 8-0 4/19 Nicholls* W 7-0 4/19 Nicholls* W 8-0 4/22 at ULM L 3-1 4/24 at Stephen F. Austin* W 4-2 4/25 at Stephen F. Austin* W 8-0 4/26 at Stephen F. Austin* W 2-1 5/1 at Southeastern* W 3-0 5/1 at Southeastern* W 13-3 5/2 at Southeastern* L 5-4 5/6 #Lamar L 6-1 5/7 #TAMU-Corpus Christi W 3-1 5/7 #Southeastern W 9-2 5/8 #Lamar W 16-10 5/8 #Central Arkansas L 4-2 *-SLC Game; #-SLC Tournament; !-UCLA Classic; @-NSU Classic; $-Jackson State Tournament; %-LSU Challenge 2016 (27-25, 10-17 SLC - 8th) Coach Donald Pickett Date Opponent Score 2/12 DePaul W 5-1 2/12 Oklahoma State W 9-3 2/13 Texas State W 1-0 2/13 Abilene Christian W 4-2 2/14 DePaul L 1-0 2/17 Alcorn State W 8-0

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2/17 Alcorn State 2/19 North Texas 2/19 at No. 21 Baylor 2/20 Liberty 2/20 at No. 21 Baylor 2/21 Liberty 2/27 Murray State 2/27 Murray State 2/28 Murray State 3/4 Longwood 3/4 RV Mississippi State 3/5 Chattanooga 3/5 Western Kentucky 3/6 Longwood 3/12 at Incarnate Word 3/12 at Incarnate Word 3/12 at Incarnate Word 3/16 Louisiana Tech 3/18 Houston Baptist 3/18 Houston Baptist 3/19 Houston Baptist 3/23 at ULM 3/25 at Sam Houston State 3/25 at Sam Houston State 3/26 at Sam Houston State 4/1 Lamar 4/1 Lamar 4/2 Lamar 4/5 ULM 4/8 at Central Arkansas 4/9 at Central Arkansas 4/9 at Central Arkansas 4/12 at Louisiana Tech 4/15 McNeese 4/16 McNeese 4/16 McNeese 4/20 at No. 14 LSU 4/22 at Nicholls 4/23 at Nicholls 4/23 at Nicholls 4/29 Stephen F. Austin 4/29 Stephen F. Austin 4/29 Stephen F. Austin 5/6 Southeastern 5/6 Southeastern 5/6 Southeastern

W 18-3 L 9-5 L 10-0 W 4-3 L 4-3 W 10-8 W 6-2 W 5-0 W 1-0 L 2-1 W 1-0 W 6-5 W 8-2 W 2-1 W 8-0 L 6-5 L 7-5 L 4-3 L 10-6 W 5-0 W 5-2 L 5-4 L 5-4 W 13-4 W 8-6 L4-2 W 6-4 L 6-4 W 6-2 L 5-1 L 6-0 L 5-1 W 11-9 W 9-8 L 11-3 L 14-2 L 6-1 L 1-0 L 5-1 L 10-4 W 4-0 L 5-3 L 7-6 W 5-4 W 6-5 L 6-2


INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS BATTING RECORDS Batting Average

.428 .427 .409 .404 .392

Ginger Craig Annie Johnston Kellye Kincannon Jackie Calandro Tara McKenney

Slugging Percentage .789 Kellye Kincannon

Hit By Pitches 14 1987 2002 2015 1981 2014

.783 .748 .742 .730

Ginger Craig Kellye Kincannon Erin Mancuso Brittney Jones

2015 1988 2016 2000 2015

230 219 209 209 207

Nicole Martin Sarina Noack Nicole Martin Linette Stuart Lindsay Leftwich

2002 2005 2003 2000 2002

At-Bats

Runs

83 79 75 72 71

Nicole Martin Annie Johnston Nicole Martin Sarina Noack Sarina Noack

2002 2002 2005 2003 2005

Ginger Craig

10 7 6 5 5 5 5

Annie Johnston Tara McKenney Ginger Craig Nicole Martin Annie Johnston Ashley Grisham Ginger Craig

2002 2013 1987 2003 2001 1993 1988

50 48 44 37 32

2012 1995 1990 2014 2013

Sarina Noack Annie Johnston Nicole Martin Annie Johnston Linette Stuart

2006 2002 2002 2001 2000

301.0 Donna Jo Lafitte 1985 260.0 Kellie Shotwell 1987 227.2 Amanda Glen 2006 220.0 Amanda Ortego 2002 213.1 Amie Ford 2004

Winning Percentage

Erin Mancuso

Wins

.923 .875 .818 .773 .765 .750 .750 .741

Claudia Percle (12-1) 1992 Nancy Percle (21-3) 1990 Jemi LaHaye (9-2) 1991 Kylie Roos (17-5) 2013 Mikayla Brown (13-4) 2015 Kaylee Guidry (12-4) 2013 Cindy Leggett (9-3) 2000 Nancy Percle (20-7) 1991

21 21 21 20 20

Amie Ford Crista Miller Nancy Percle Nancy Percle Kellie Shotwell

Earned Run Average

0.93 0.94 1.01 1.07

Nancy Percle Jemi LaHaye Jemi LaHaye Nancy Percle

Tara McKenney

Strikeouts

1992 1992 1990 1990

60 Kellye Kincannon 2015 52 Cassandra Barefield 2015 52 Shay Hunt 2005 49 Erin Mancuso 2000 46 Brianna Rodriguez 2013 45 Cassandra Barefield 2013

FIELDING RECORDS

Crista Miller

257 Amie Ford 2004 257 Amanda Ortego 2002 236 Amanda Glenn 2006 216 Amanda Glenn 2007 199 Amanda Ortego 2001

Runs Batted In

Putouts Brianna Rodriguez

Total Bases 135 132

535 527 524 465

Shanté Jones Shanté Jones Shanté Jones Dawn Carlos

Kellye Kincannon 2015 Erin Mancuso 2000 129 Shay Hunt 2005 122 Kellye Kincannon 2016 113 Cassandra Barefield 2015

Assists

Fielding Percentage (100 min.)

Amanda Glenn Amy Grisham Rustie Stevens Rhonda Rube Brittney Jones

2004 2002 1990 1991 1987

12 Nancy Percle 1991 10 Amanda Ortego 2002 10 Nancy Percle 1990 9 Aimee Ford 2004 8 Kylie Roos 2013

18 Erin Mancuso 2000 17 Cassandra Barefield 2015 16 Shay Hunt 2005 15 Kellye Kincannon 2016 15 Natalie Landry 2016 15 Kellye Kincannon 2015

39 36 33 31 31

Amanda Ortego

Shutouts

Home Runs

Bases on Balls

Sarina Noack

Innings Pitched

22 Brandy Kenney 1998 20 Brianna Rodriguez 2013 18 Becca Allen 1997 18 Brittney Jones 2015 17 Nicole Martin 2005

Brittany Virgoe Amy Thomas Missy Pereira Cassandra Barefield Shenequia Abby

PITCHING RECORDS

Doubles

Triples

14 13 12 10

Stolen Bases

48 Kellye Kincannon 2015 47 Sarina Noack 2005 46 Nicole Martin 2002 46 Brittany Virgoe 2015 44 Erin Mancuso 2000 44 Nicole Martin 2004

Hits

1998 1999 1997 1989

Amie Ford

178 Sonja Olsen 1989 173 Kita Williams 1999 166 Cindy Berry 1985 163 Becca Allen 1997 163 Sonja Olsen 1990

2007 1990 1992 1990 2016

1.000 Jamie Fraiser 2002 .997 Brittney Jones 2015 .997 Krystle Nichols 2002 .996 Jennifer Jannak 1992 .995 Erin Mancuso 2000

Shay Hunt

Shante’ Jones

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INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS

BATTING RECORDS Batting Average .378 .376 .337 .332 .331 .330

Kellye Kincannon Annie Johnston Sarina Noack Brittney Jones Linette Stuart Nicole Martin

Slugging Percentage .752 .638 .632 .585 .555 .544

Kellye Kincannon Brittney Jones Cassandra Barefield Erin Mancuso Annie Johnston Natalie Landry

At-Bats

Stolen Bases

2014-Present 2014-Present 2012-15 1999-02 2001-02 2013-16

828 Nicole Martin 744 Sarina Noack 741 Amy Grisham 719 Sonja Olsen 712 Tara McKenney

2002-05 2003-06 1990-93 1988-91 2011-14

2002-05 2003-06 2011-14 2012-15 1990-93 2014-Present

Runs

164 137 133 127 125 125

Nicole Martin Sarina Noack Tara McKenney Brittany Virgoe Amy Grisham Kellye Kincannon

Hits

273 Nicole Martin 249 Sarina Noack 246 Tara McKenney 216 Brandy Kenney 215 Rhonda Rube

2002-05 2003-06 2011-14 1997-00 1989-92

Doubles

Triples

62 45 44 40 40

Brandy Kenney Rhonda Rube Erin Mancuso Misty Carraway Nicole Martin

1997-00 1989-92 1999-02 1993-97 2002-05

18 15 14 13 9 9 9

Ginger Craig Annie Johnston Tara McKenney Nicole Martin Amy Grisham Shannon Straty Sarina Noack

1985-88 2001-02 2011-14 2002-05 1990-93 1997-00 2003-06

Home Runs 53

Cassandra Barefield 42 Kellye Kincannon 38 Erin Mancuso 35 Natalie Landry 32 Brittney Jones

2012-15 2014-Present 1999-02 2013-16 2014-Present

Cassandra Barefield Kellye Kincannon Erin Mancuso Amanda Glenn Ginger Craig

2012-15 2014-Present 1999-02 2004-07 1985-88

Cassandra Barefield Nicole Martin Brandy Kenney Erin Mancuso Kellye Kincannon

2012-15 2002-05 1997-02 1999-02 2014-Present

Runs Batted In 161 144 127 125 123

Total Bases

375 360 352 347 346

Bases on Balls

99 95 84 76 76

Amanda Glenn Rhonda Rube Amy Grisham Erin Mancuso Brittney Jones

Hit By Pitches

35 30 24 23 22

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Brittany Virgoe Shanté Jones Erin Mancuso Amy Thomas Cassandra Barefield

2014-Present 2001-02 2003-06 2014-Present 1997-00 2002-05

Nicole Martin Sarina Noack Annie Johnston Linette Stuart Amy Grisham

2002-05 2003-06 2001-02 1997-00 1990-93

Games Started

Annie Johnston

254 233 232 225 221

Nicole Martin Sarina Noack Shay Hunt Brandy Kenney Margaret Patterson

2002-05 2003-06 2002-05 1997-00 2004-07

Nicole Martin

PITCHING RECORDS Innings Pitched

687.2 569.0 560.0 545.2 499.0 489.2

Amanda Ortego Kellie Shotwell Amanda Glenn Kylie Roos Nancy Percle Jennifer Owens

62 59 51 50 48 45

Kellie Shotwell Amanda Ortego Nancy Percle Kylie Roos Crista Miller Cindy Leggett

Wins

Brandy Kenney

.727 .720 .708 .684 .625 .590

Kaylee Guidry (24-9) Claudia Percle (36-14) Nancy Percle (51-21) Loni Rasberry (38-26) Jemi LaHaye (35-21) Amanda Ortego (59-41)

Earned Run Average

1.04 1.24 1.41

Shutouts Rhonda Rube

Winning Percentage

26 19 19 15 15 15

Strikeouts

694 568 471 465 443 384 343

Nancy Percle Jemi Lahaye Kellie Shotwell Nancy Percle Amanda Ortego Kellie Shotwell Kylie Roos Jemi LaHaye Sydney Forrester Amanda Ortego Amanda Glenn Kelee Grimes Kylie Roos Crista Miller Brooke Boening Loni Rasberry

2000-03 1986-89 2004-07 2010-13 1990-92 1996-98 1986-89 2000-03 1990-92 2010-13 2001-04 1997-00 2013-14 1990-92 1990-92 2002-05 1989-92 2000-03 1990-92 1989-92 1986-89 1990-92 2000-03 1986-89 2010-13 1989-92 1982-85

2000-03 2004-07 2009-12 2010-13 2001-04 2010-13 2002-05

1734 1148 1039 902 842 799

Shanté Jones Jeanne DiVittorio Brianna Rodriguez Missy Pereira Krystle Nichols Nicole Kilgore

1996-99 1985-88 2011-14 1990-91 2001-04 1990-93

614 603 434 332 322 320

Sonja Olsen Becca Allen Kita Willliams Tara McKenney Brandy Kenney Anne LaHaye

1988-91 1995-98 1995-99 2011-14 1997-00 1987-90

Kellie Shotwell

Nancy Percle

FIELDING RECORDS Putouts Cassandra Barefield

Assists

2004-07 1989-92 1990-93 1999-02 2014-Present 2012-15 1996-99 1999-02 1994-95 2012-15

111 110 85 78 60

Fielding Percentage .991 Brittney Jones Amanda Glenn

.988 Brianna Rodriguez .988 Krystle Nichols .988 Erin Manusco .986 Cheyenne Delagarza

2014-Present 2011-14 2001-04 1999-02 2011-14

Kylie Roos

Sonja Olsen


Longest Winning Streak 11 games (1990, 1998 and 2015) Longest Home Winning Streak 9 games (March 29, 2002 - May 4, 2002) (March 18, 2006 - April 24, 2006) Longest Losing Streak 14 games (2009) Most Consecutive Shutouts 4 games (March 2-6, 2002 and April 15-19, 2015) Most Consecutive Being Shut out 5 games (1996) Most Wins in a Season 45 (2002) Most SLC Wins in a Season 23 (1998) Most Losses in a Season 45 (2008, 2009) Most SLC Losses in a Season 26 (2009)

TEAM SUPERLATIVES IMPECCABLE PITCHING

Perfect Games (5) Amber Welker vs. Ole Miss, February 28, 1998 Crista Miller and Amanda Ortego vs. Centenary, February 22, 2001 Crista Miller vs. Southern, February 2, 2002 Crista Miller vs. Prarie View A&M, March 12, 2003 Crista Miller vs. McNeese State, April 3, 2004 No-Hitters (13) Kelly Shotwell vs. North Texas, April 16, 1988 Kristi Parcel vs. Delta State, April 6, 1993 Jemi Lahaye vs. Southeastern Louisiana, March 10, 1989 Anne Hamilton vs. Southeastern Louisiana, March 25, 1995 Jennifer Owens vs. Stephen F. Austin, March 22, 1997 Jennifer Owens vs. Southeastern Louisiana, March 21, 1998 Loni Rasberry vs. Jackson State, February 9, 2002 Crista Miller vs. Centenary, April 7, 2003 Amanda Glenn vs. South Dakota State, February 11, 2006 Michelle Castellano vs. Grambling, March 31, 2006 Kelee Grimes vs. Alcorn State, April 6, 2011 Kaylee Guidry vs. Alcorn State, February 20, 2013 Micaela Bouvier vs. Lamar, March 27, 2015

Fewest Losses in a Season 10 (1981, 1982, 1983) Fewest SLC Losses in a Season 3 (1998 and 2015) Best Start to a Season 11-0 (1990) Best Start to the SLC season 15-0 (1998) Consecutive SLC Championships 3 (1998-1999-2000) Most Runs in a Game 20 (1981 - LSU-Alexandria) Most Runs by an Opponent 18 (February 7, 1997 - Arizona) Most Innings Played in a Game 21 (April 9, 1992 - Southwest Louisiana) Most 10+ Run Games in a Season 11 (2015) Longest Hitting Streak 19 games (2003 - Nicole Martin) 15 games (2005 - Sarina Noack) 13 games (2014, 2013 - Brittany Virgoe) 13 games (2013 - Tara McKenney) 13 games (2013 - Brianna Rodriguez) 13 games (2002 - Annie Johnston) 12 games (1997 - Becca Allen)

Micaela Bouvier (2015-Present) threw Northwestern State’s first no-hitter against a conference opponent in more than 10 years when she blanked Lamar on March 27, 2015. The freshman walked two and struck out two in seven innings. She’s the first freshman to throw a no-hitter since Crista Miller in 2001.

Crista Miller (2001-2004) threw a total of five no-hitters during her career at Northwestern State. Included in those five were four perfect games. Miller had a perfect game in each of her four seasons at NSU.

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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Aasness, Sara Abby, Shenequia Alexander, Shelby Allen, Becca Barefield, Cassandra Banks, Kelly Baranik, Audra Beard, Blair Berry, Cindy Biggs, Candice Boening, Brooke Boening, Kayla Boles, Katelyn Bolin, Shannon Bone, Vicki Bordelon, Danielle Bouvier, Micaela Briggs, Karen Broocks, Sherri Brown, Mikayla Bruce, Rebecca Bruno, Cary Burke, Cali Burke, Kelli Cagle, Skylar Calandro, Jackie Card, Brittany Carlos, Dawn Carraway, Misty Cartwright, Bailee Castellano, Michelle Cavallin, Paige Cavin, Heather Christophe, Connie Coert, Julie Cole, Kayla Cook, April Corliss, Kelly Cory, Alisha Craig, Ginger Danzy, Lindsey Darbonne, Debbie Darbonne, Kim Davis, Kim Davis, Laura DelaGarza, Cheyenne DeMahy, Caroline DiVittorio, Jeanne Dornelas, Sara Edgar, Christina Edmonds, Taywanee Efferson, Michelle England, Ashlee Ewing, Anita Ewing Fitts, Lauren Fontenot, Kelly Ford, Alyssa Forrester, Sydney Foshee, Tracy Frasier, Jamie Frasier Fulkerson, Amanda Garcia, Jada Gatto, Robin Glenn, Amanda Gorski, Lyndsey Gray, Baylee Grimes, Kelee Grisham, Amy Grisham, Ashley Groves, Mitzi Guerrini, Janet Guidry, Kaylee

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2011-2012 2011-2012-2013-2014 2014-2015-2016 1995-1996-1997-1998 2012-2015 1989-1990-1991 2005 2011-2012 1982-1983-1985-1986 2012 2010-2011-2012-2013 2014-2015 2016-Present 1991-1992-1993-1994 1995 1992 2015-2016-Present 1979-1980-1981-1982 1981-1982-1983-1984 2015-Present 1994 2006-2007-2008-2009 2011-2012-2013-2014 1997-1998 2014-2015 1980-1981-1982-1983 2006-2007-2008-2009 1986-1987-1988-1989 1993-1995-1996-1997 2012 2005-2006-2007 2012-2013 1996-1997 1995 1993-1994 2010-2011 1997-1998-1999 2005-2006-2007-2008 2001-2002 1985-1986-1987-1988 2001-2002-2003-2004 1984-1985-1986 1993-1994 1987-1988 2000-2001 2011-2012-2013-2014 1998 1985-1986-1987-1988 2008-2009 1998-1999-2000-2001 2008-2009-2010-2011 1986-1987-1988-1989 2010-2011-2012 1996-1997-1998 2002-2003 1990 2011-2012 1982-1983-1985-1986 1985-1986-1987-1988 1999-2000-2001-2002 2014 1998-1999-2000-2001 1993-1994 2004-2005-2006-2007 2004-2005-2006-2007 2013-2015 2009-2010-2011-2012 1990-1991-1992-1993 1990-1991-1992-1993 1994 1981-1982-1983-1984 2013-2014

Hamilton, Anne 1995 Hanger, B. J. 1996 Hastings, Michelle 1993 Hebert,Morgan 2008-2009 Helen LeFevre 1979-1980-1981-1982 Hess, Tasha 2002 Holaway, Jessica 2000 Holloway, Kaitlin 2010-2011 Huey, Sarah 2015-2016 Humphreys, Jami 1994 Hunt, Shay 2002-2003-2004-2005 Hurlburt, Lori 1989 Isenburg, Kaylee 2016-Present Jameson, Amanda 2007-2008-2009 Jannak, Jennifer 1993-1994 Jenkins, Jill 1987-1988-1989-1990 John, Stephanie 1994 Johnson, Leslie 2008-2010 Johnson, Michaela 2015-2016-Present Johnston, Annie 2001-2002 Jones, Brittney 2014-2015-2016-Present Jones, Shante’ 1996-1997-1998-1999 Jones, Sonia 1993-1994-1995-1996 Julie Cassel 1979-1980-1981-1982 Justin, Robyn 1984 Kenney, Brandy 1997-1998-1999-2000 Kilgore, Nicole 1990-1991-1992-1993 Kincannon, Kellye 2014-2015-2016-Present Kracki, Maureen 1985 Laffitte, Donna Jo 1985-1986 LaHaye, Anne 1987-1988-1989-1990 LaHaye, Jemi 1989-1990-1991-1992 Landreneau, Missy 1985-1986-1987-1988 Landry, Leslie 2000-2001 Landry, Natalie 2013-2014-2015-2016 LeDoux, Shea 2002-2003 Leftwich, Lindsay 2001-2002-2003-2004 Leggett, Cindy 1997-1998-1999-2000 Lewis, Toby 1994 Lindley, Kristen 2006-2007 MacNair, Deven 1993-1994-1995-1996 Mancuso, Erin 1999-2000-2001-2002 Manuel, Annette 1982-1984-1985-1986 Martin, Nicole 2002-2003-2004-2005 May, Elizabeth 1995 McCoy, Cheri 1999 McGuirk, Nicky 2004-2005-2006 McKenney, Tara 2011-2012-2013-2014 McLoughlin, Taylor 2010-2011 McMillan, Morgan 2003-2004-2005 Melendy, Nicole 1996-1997 Militello, Winter 2000-2001-2002 Miller, Crista 2001-2002-2003-2004 Miller, Lauren 2001 Morales, Kathi 1993-1994 Morales, Richelle 2008 Mros, Tammy 1988-1989 Nichols, Krystle 2001-2002-2003-2004 Noack, Sarina 2003-2004-2005-2006 Normand, Dawn 2002-2003-2004-2005 Normand, Kim 2006 Olsen, Sonja 1988-1989-1990-1991 Ortego, Amanda 2000-2001-2002-2003 Owens, Jennifer 1996-1997-1998 Painter, Jennifer 1993-1994-1995-1996 Palmer, Cissy 1982-1983-1984 Palmer, Jordan 2012-2013 Palomarez, Erin 2000-2001 Parcel, Kristi 1993-1994 Parker, Kaylee 2016 Parrino, Gloria 1995 Patterson, Margaret 2004-2005-2660-2007

Patton, Laura 1996-1997 Peck, Jennifer 1997-1998 Peck, Tammy 1997-1998 Pellerin, Ainsley 2007-2008-2009-2010 Percle, Claudia 1990-1991-1992 Percle, Nancy 1990-1991-1992 Perdue, Amanda 2005-2006 Pereira, Melissa 1990-1991 Peters, Carla 1980-1981-1982-1983 Pollock, Shelly 1996 Poncik, Cassandra 2008-2009 Poore, Melissa 1996 Porche, Julianna 1996 Proctor, Kaytie 2015-2016 Rains, Jordan 2016-Present Rasberry, Loni 2002-2003-2004-2005 Realmuto, Amanda 2007 Rhodes, Hailee 2015-2016-Present Richard, Renee 1982-1983-1984-1986 Roberts, Samantha 2009-2010-2011-2012 Robinett, Robyn 1994-1995 Robinson, Julie 1983-1984 Rodriguez, Brianna 2011-2012-2013-2014 Roquemore, Kayla 2016-Present Roos, Kylie 2010-2011-2012-2013 Rube, Rhonda 1989-1990-1991-1992 Russell, Carrie 1994 Salemi, Lori 1990 Salter, Val 1986-1987-1988 Scott, Kiana 2001-2002-2003-2004 Salmans, Sidney 2015-2016-Present Sells, Shelby 2014-2015-2016 Shephard, Baylee 2014-2015-2016 Sherrill, Sandi 1990-1991-1992 Shier, Sara 2012 Shotwell, Kellie 1986-1987-1988-1989 Smith, Rhonda 1991 Smitherman, Shian 2006 Sorosiak, Micayla 2014-2015-2016-Present Stech, stormi 2007-2008-2009-2010 Stevens, Rustie 1991-1992 Steward, Travia 1989-1990-1991-1992 Stinson, Jamiee 2006 Stowell, Sarah 2002 Straty, Shannon 1997-1998-1999-2000 Strickland, Jana 1999-2000-2001-2002 Stuard, Randi 2007-2008-2009-2010 Stuart, Linette 1998-1999-2000 Stults, Marysa 2006 Sullivan, Tammy 1995 Swainston, Erin 1993-1994 Thibault, Amy 1988-1989-1990-1991 Thomas, Amy 1994-95 Thomas, Ladine 1989-1990-1991 Thompson, Jessica 2005-2006 Thompson, Tracye 2001-2002-2003-2004 Thornton, Mallorie 2004-2005-2007-2008 Triplett, Tashana 2013-2014 Vadnais, Margo 1997 Velotta, Cori 1995 Virgoe, Brittany 2012-2013-2014-2015 Waguespack, Laura 1982-1983 Walker, Katrina 2003-2004-2005 Walker, Shira 2005-2006-2007-2008 Ward, Tiffany 2009-2010-2011-2012 Welker, Amber 1997-1998-1999-2000 West, Brandi 1998-1999 Wigley, Cindy 1980-1981-1982-1983 Williams, Kita 1996-1997-1998-1999 Zappia, Karen 1994 Zucconi, Wendy 1984-1985-1986


RETIRED JERSEYS NO. 3 GINGER CRAIG

NO. 27 RHONDA RUBE

Ginger Craig was a standout at the plate at Northwestern State, playing from 1985-88. She set 10 career hitting records, one of which still remains (triples-18). She also holds individual season records for batting average (.428) and slugging percentage (.783). She was the first Louisiana Athletic Directors Association’s Player of the Year and was the Gulf Star Conference Most Valuable Player in 1987. She also played two seasons (1984-86) for the Lady Demon basketball team.

Rhonda Rube remains the most highly decorated player in Northwestern State softball history. She is the only player to ever earn All-American honors, third team (1991). She set four career hitting records including hits, doubles, batting average, and walks. She was a three-time Louisiana Athletic Directors Association’s Player of the Year and a four-time All-Southland Conference pick, three first-team selections and one second team.

1985-1988

1989-1992

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A LOOK BACK AT 2016

Northwestern State hit a Southland Conference-best 56 home runs this past season, which ranked second all-time in NSU history./

The Northwestern State softball team appeared to absorb a blow it suffered in the first weekend of the 2016 season. Pitcher Mikayla Brown, the reigning Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year, tore her ACL in Texas State’s Centurylink Classic. But the Lady Demons persevered early, posting a 16-5 mark which included wins against Mississippi State (receiving vote), Oklahoma State, Texas State and Longwood -- all of which finished the season in the top 60 in RPI. NSU paired of Micaela Bouvier and Shelby Sells paired with an explosive offense, but the Lady Demons’ lack of pitching depth eventually took its toll. The Lady Demons struggled in Southland Conference play, finishing eighth (10-17) and missing the league tournament after winning the regular season title in 2015 and tournament titles in 2013 and 2014. NSU still posted its fourth consecutive winning season at 27-25, finishing No. 93 in the final RPI standings. “Last year was just one of those things that happens, something no one could really control,” said NSU coach Donald Pickett, whose Lady Demons were picked as the preseason favorites to win the SLC heading into the 2016 season. “We’ve got to bounce back and show everyone the character that we have the program. “We’ve got to learn from it and move forward.” Bouvier and Sells’ ERAs surpassed the 3.00 mark after dipping to as low as 2.35 midseason for Bouvier and 2.28 midseason for Sells. The pair pitched all but 25 innings this past season, including two

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Brown starts in the first weekend. NSU improved to 16-5 after a win against Incarnate Word in the SLC opener before losing that series on the road. The Lady Demons battled back to 5-4 in the league with series wins against Houston Baptist and at Sam Houston State, but NSU lost the next five series to all but seal its postseason fate. NSU’s offense remained potent for most of the season, leading the Southland Conference with 56 home runs while ranking fourth with 240 runs scored and fifth with a .280 batting average. But the Lady Demons slid from their record-setting 2015 numbers, and the relative offensive inconsistency wasn’t enough to offset NSU’s lack of pitching depth. Junior Kellye Kincannon still posted one of the better seasons in NSU history as her .748 slugging percentage ranked third and her 15 home runs tied for fourth-best in a single season. Kincannon made the All-SLC second team with a .362 batting average. Junior Brittney Jones’ 31 walks tied for fourth-best in a single season to highlight her third-team selection as she batted .331 and slugged .591 with 10 home runs. Senior Natalie Landry made the third team after her 15 home runs tied for fourth-best in NSU single-season history to pair with a team-high 44 RBIs.


2016 Northwestern State Softball Overall Statistics for Northwestern State (as of May 11, 2016) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 27-25 Player

Kincannon, Kellye Jones, Brittney Sorosiak, Micayla Landry, Natalie Salmans, Sidney Rains, Jordan Proctor, Kaytie Rhodes, Hailee -------------------Isenburg, Kaylee Johnson, Michaela Bouvier, Micaela Roquemore, Kayla Shephard, Baylee Huey, Sarah Alexander, Shelby Parker, Kaylee Boles, Katelyn Sells, Shelby

avg gp-gs

.362 .331 .323 .284 .252 .240 .237 .228

52-52 52-52 47-46 50-50 49-46 52-51 49-49 52-52

.310 39-25 .308 14-2 .250 30-30 .222 31-6 .167 6-2 .148 27-7 .000 8-1 .000 1-0 .000 1-0 .000 15-14

Home: 13-9

ab

r

163 154 133 162 119 154 118 145

43 28 22 32 24 17 11 19

h

2b 3b hr

59 14 51 10 43 13 46 3 30 4 37 6 28 5 33 5

84 15 26 13 1 4 72 7 18 18 12 4 6 1 1 27 8 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Away: 6-13

6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

rbi

Neutral: 8-3

tb slg%

bb hp

so gdp

ob% sf sh sb-att

po

a

e fld%

21 31 23 10 14 12 13 9

26 23 18 27 25 9 21 20

0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0

.453 .449 .430 .329 .336 .299 .326 .274

1 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 8 0 6 1 8 2 12

7-8 0-0 0-0 0-1 6-6 0-1 0-0 0-0

77

3

3 .964

358

7

5 .986

88

84

8 .956

1 15 0 1 1 9 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0

0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

.396 .500 .353 .391 .375 .200 .000 .000 .500 .000

0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

2 15 43 122 0 10 30 91 0 5 19 71 0 15 44 94 1 0 9 36 0 1 13 46 0 3 14 42 0 1 9 41

.748 .591 .534 .580 .303 .299 .356 .283

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

.452 11 .308 5 .444 11 .333 5 .167 1 .148 1 .000 0 .000 0 .000 1 .000 0

2 16 38 0 3 4 4 20 32 0 1 6 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Southland: 10-17

7 2 2 1 1 1 3 1

9 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

68

5

6 .924

66

3

1 .986 12 .907

34

83

206

15

1 .995

93

84

15 .922

3

0

0 1.000

1

1

2 .500

12

43

5 .917

10

0

0 1.000

6

1

0 1.000

12

16

3 .903

1

0

0 1.000

0

0

0 .000

0

0

2 .000

5

50

6 .902

Totals

.280

52

1372

240

384

68

4 56

222

628

.458

168 22

204

6

.366

6 58

16-19

1041

398

70

.954

Opponents

.262

52

1364

228

357

80

7 32

197

547

.401

162 36

197

2

.352 15 48

68-80

1031

378

49

.966

LOB - Team (357), Opp (358). DPs turned - Team (9), Opp (10). Picked off - Isenburg, K. 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player

Bouvier, Micaela Sells, Shelby -------------------Brown, Mikayla Alexander, Shelby Boles, Katelyn

era

w-l

3.62 15-11 3.69 10-12 0.55 7.00 7.41

2-0 0-0 0-2

app gs

cg

sho

r

er

so

2b

33 21 12 35 26 15

3/1 3/2

0 170.1 176 111 1 151.2 158 102

88 80

68 100 75 79

40 35

2 1 7

sv

ip

h

bb

3b

hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha

2 21 4 8

.264 7 16 .262 13 16

0 0

6 31 9 15

0 0 0

0 0 0

1 0 1

2 0 3

1 0 0

0/1 0/0 0/0

0 0 0

12.2 1.0 11.1

6 2 15

1 2 12

1 1 12

6 2 11

11 2 5

2 0 3

0 0 1

0 0 3

.143 .333 .319

0 0 1

3 0 1

Totals

3.67

27-25

52 52

28

8/2

1

347.0

357

228

182

162

197

80

7

32

.262

21 36

0 15

48

Opponents

4.22

25-27

52 52

19

4/1

5

343.2

384

240

207

168

204

68

4

56

.280

29 22

0

58

6

PB - Team (6), Proctor, K. 5, Shephard, B. 1, Opp (7). Pickoffs - Team (1), Proctor, K. 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Proctor, K. (47-56), Sells, S. (34-41), Bouvier, M. (31-33), Kincannon, K (13-14), Shephard, B. (7-8), Boles, K. (2-4), Brown, M. (1-2), Roquemore, K (1-1).

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2016 Northwestern State Softball Conference statistics for Northwestern State (as of Feb 06, 2017) (Southland games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 10-17 Player

avg gp-gs

ab

r

h

Home: 7-8

2b 3b hr

rbi

Away: 3-9 tb slg%

po

a

.600 14

bb hp

1 13

so gdp

0

ob% sf sh sb-att

.430

0

0

0-0

190

2

e fld% 3 .985

.656

0 10

1

.378

0

1

0-0

39

5

3 .936

Jones, Brittney

.329 27-27

85 13 28

5

0

Landry, Natalie

.322 27-27

90 21 29

0

0 10 24 59

Isenburg, Kaylee

.317 26-20

63

9 20

4

0

2 13 30

.476 10

0 12

0

.411

0

8

0-0

0

0

0 .000

Kincannon, Kellye

.302 27-27

86 22 26

6

1

7 17 55

.640

5 17

0

.396

1

0

4-4

40

3

3 .935

Sorosiak, Micayla

.294 24-23

68 12 20

6

0

4 10 38

.559 13

2

7

0

.422

0

2

0-0

42

40

3 .965

Proctor, Kaytie

.279 24-24

61

3

0

2

.426 11

1 10

0

.397

0

2

0-0

100

6

0 1.000

Salmans, Sidney

.254 24-21

59 12 15

2

1

0

6 19

.322

2

0 11

0

.279

0

5

2-2

30

3

0 1.000

Rains, Jordan

.232 27-26

82

4 19

4

0

0

7 23

.280

4

0

4

0

.267

0

3

0-0

18

42

7 .896

Rhodes, Hailee

.213 27-27

75

9 16

2

0

1

3 21

.280

3

0 11

0

.244

0

5

0-0

49

52

7 .935

7 17

6 19 51

Southland: 10-17

7 26

8 9

-------------------Shephard, Baylee

.200

4-2

5

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

.200

1

1

0

0

.429

0

0

0-0

6

1

0 1.000

Roquemore, Kayla

.188

15-6

16

3

3

0

1

0

0

5

.313

3

0

1

0

.316

0

0

1-1

10

0

0 1.000

Huey, Sarah

.125

16-5

16

5

2

0

0

0

1

2

.125

1

1

3

0

.211

1

2

1-1

8

11

1 .950

Bouvier, Micaela

.118

8-8

17

1

2

1

0

0

1

3

.176

2

1

1

0

.238

1

0

0-0

6

18

5 .828

Johnson, Michaela

.000

6-1

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

2

0

1

0

.286

0

0

0-0

0

1

2 .333

Boles, Katelyn

.000

1-0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

1

0

1

0

.500

0

0

0-0

0

0

2 .000

Alexander, Shelby

.000

1-0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

0

0

1

0

.000

0

0

0-0

1

0

0 1.000

Sells, Shelby

.000

4-4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

0

0

0

0

.000

0

0

0-0

4

24

4 .875

Totals

.271

27

730 118 198

33

3 32 108 333

.456

84 12 103

1

.355

3 28

8-8

543 208

40 .949

Opponents

.287

27

729 146 209

45

7 19 127 325

.446

87 19

1

.373 10 30 47-54

547 189

27 .965

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LOB - Team (192), Opp (186). DPs turned - Team (3), Opp (2). Picked off - Isenburg, K. 1.

(Southland games only Sorted by Earned run avg) Player

era

w-l

app gs

cg

sho

sv

ip

h

r

er

bb

so

2b

3b

Sells, Shelby

4.30

4-6

17 13

8

0/1

0

83.0

96

66

51

39

41

21

4

hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha

6

.285

6

9

0

5 10

Bouvier, Micaela

4.36

6-9

18 13

7

2/1

0

90.0 101

71

56

38

55

21

2 12

.282

4 10

0

5 19

1

0

-------------------Boles, Katelyn

1

0

0/0

0

8.0

12

9

9

10

2

3

1

1

.353

0

1

Totals

7.88 4.49

10-17

0-2

27 27

5

15

3/1

0

181.0

209

146

116

87

98

45

7

19

.287

11 19

0

0 10

30

Opponents

3.84

17-10

27 27

10

2/0

4

182.1

198

118

100

84

103

33

3

32

.271

16 12

0

28

PB - Team (4), Proctor, K. 3, Shephard, B. 1, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (1), Proctor, K. 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Proctor, K. (26-30), Sells, S. (23-27), Bouvier, M. (22-23), Kincannon, K (13-14), Shephard, B. (7-8), Boles, K. (2-4), Roquemore, K (1-1).

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THE LAST TIME NSU ... Last Time Northwestern State ... Won At Least 5 Games In a Row: 5, March 4 - March 12, 2016

Won At Least 5 Home Games In a Row: 5, February 17 - February 28, 2016 Scored At Least 10 Runs In a Game: 11, April 12, 2016 (NSU 11, Louisiana Tech 9) Allowed At Least 10 Runs In a Game: 10, May 23, 2016 (Nicholls 10, NSU 4) Played Extra Innings: 9, May 6, 2016 vs. SELA (NSU 5, SELA 4) Recorded 15 or More Hits: 15, April 12, 2016 (NSU 11, Louisiana Tech 9) Allowed 15 or More Hits: 15, May 8, 2015 (NSU 16, Lamar 10) Recorded 4 or More Doubles: 5, March 12, 2016 (NSU 8, Incarnate Word 0) Allowed 4 or More Doubles: 4, April 1, 2016 (NSU 6, Lamar 4) Recorded 5 or More Home Runs: 5, April 12, 2014 (NSU 13 vs. UCA 4) Allowed 2 or More Home Runs: 2, May 1, 2016 (SFA 7, NSU 6) Recorded 5 or More Walks: 6, May 6, 2015 (NSU 5, Southeastern 4) Allowed 8 or More Walks: 11, April 16, 2016 (McNeese 11, NSU 3) Hit 4 or More Batters: 4, April 15, 2016 (NSU 9, McNeese 8)

Last time an NSU player... 2016 NSU Softball Accolades Scored 4 or More Runs: 4, Brittney Jones, May 8, 2015 (NSU 16, Lamar 0)

Had 4 or More Hits: 4, Kellye Kincannon, April 12, 2016 (NSU 11, Louisiana Tech 9)

Struck out 10 or More Batters: 13, March 7, 2015 (NSU 5, Incarnate Word 3) Stole 5 or More Bases: 6, April 19, 2014 (NSU 8 vs. UIW 2) Recorded 25 or More Putouts: 27, May 6, 2016 (NSU 5 , Southeastern 4) Made 5 or More Errors: 7, April 23, 2016 (Nicholls 10, NSU 4)

Katelyn Boles • 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

Had 7 or More RBIs: 7, Kellye Kincannon, April 23, 2014 (NSU 8 vs. LA Tech 7)

Micaela Bouvier • Southland Conference Preseason All-Southland Conference, first team selection • Getterman Classic All-Tournament Team (2/21/16) • Southland Conference Hitter of the Week (2/23/2016) • 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

Had 2 or More Doubles: 2, Kellye Kincannon, Feb. 19, 2016 (North Texas 9, NSU 5)

Mikayla Brown • Southland Conference Preseason All-Southland Conference, first team selection • 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

Had 2 or More Home Runs: 2, Kellye Kincannon, April 12, 2016 (NSU 11, Louisiana Tech 9) Walked 3 or More Times: 3, Kellye Kincannon, April 5, 2016 (NSU 6, ULM 2) Stole 3 or More Bases: 3, Abby Shenequia, April 27, 2014 (NSU 7 vs. Nicholls 1) Hit by Pitch 2 or More Times: 2, Kellye Kincannon, March 25, 2016 (Sam Houston St. 5, NSU 4) Committed 2 or More Errors: 2, Micaela Bouvier, April 23, 2016 2, Michaela Johnson, April 23, 2016 (Nicholls 10, NSU 4) Pitched 7 or More Innings: 9, Micaela Bouvier, May 6, 2016 (NSU 5, Southeastern 4)

Allowed 7 or More Runs: 7, Micaela Bouvier, May 1, 2016 Hit By 4 or More Pitches: 4, May 3, 2014 (NSU 10 vs. Southeastern La. 2) (SFA 7, NSU 6) Struck out 15 or More Times: 15, May 16, 2014 (Baylor 6 vs. NSU 1)

Shelby Alexander • 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

Struck Out 10 or More Batters: 10, Micaela Bouvier, Feb. 18, 2015 (NSU 4, ULM 3) Allowed 3 or More Doubles: 3, Micaela Bouvier, April 12, 2016 (NSU 11, Louisiana Tech 9) Allowed 2 or More Home Runs: 2, Micaela Bouvier, May 1, 2016 (SFA 7, NSU 6) Hit 4 or More Batters: 4, Shelby Sells, March 18, 2014 (Texas A&M 6 vs. NSU 3)

Kaylee Isenburg • 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Michaela Johnson • 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Brittney Jones • Southland Conference Preseason All-Southland Conference, first team selection • All-Southland Conference Softball Team, third team selection • Southland Conference All-Academic second team selection • 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Kellye Kincannon • Southland Conference Preseason All-Southland Conference, first team selection • Getterman Classic All-Tournament Team (2/21/16) • All-Southland Conference Softball Team, second team selection • LSWA’s All-Louisiana Collegiate Softball Team, honorable mention team • Southland Conference All-Academic second team selection Natalie Landry • All-Southland Conference Softball Team, third team selection Kaylee Parker • 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Kaytie Proctor • 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Jordan Rains • 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Hailee Rhodes • 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Kayla Roquemore • 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Sidney Salmans • 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Shelby Sells • Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week (3/1/2016) • 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Baylee Shephard • 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Micayla Sorosiak • Southland Conference Preseason All-Southland Conference, second team selection • 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

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Dr. Chris Maggio

Northwestern State President

Chris Maggio is a competitor for all seasons. Northwestern State’s acting president was an all-sports athlete in high school, a college distance runner at NSU, and a high school football, basketball and track coach. He became a college coach in track and field for the Demons and Lady Demons. He even spent a few years as a high school basketball referee. Today, you can find him making earlymorning runs, and you might see him on the tennis courts. He’s made memorable putts at Demon Hills

Golf Course. His zeal for competition makes him a dynamic recruiter and fund raiser for NSU, and his ability to mentor staff members and students combined with his warmth and sincerity to produce a tremendously effective university administrator. U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I S T R AT I O N Those traits, along with Dr. President: Maggio’s deep roots and far. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Chris Maggio reaching relationships made him Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs: an ideal choice to take over the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Lisa Abney presidency at his alma mater. Vice President for External Affairs: Dr. Maggio was appointed as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Pierce acting president of Northwestern Vice President for Student Experience: State effective January 1. He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Maggio succeeded Dr. Jim Henderson, Vice President for Business Affairs: whose dynamic tenure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Jones spearheaded significant growth Vice President for University Affairs: and achievement in two years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Jones as president. Henderson was Vice President for Technology, Innovation and named to run the University of Economic Development: Louisiana System, which includes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Darlene Williams Northwestern and eight other state universities. The appointment of Maggio, a lifelong resident of Natchitoches and long-time faculty and staff member at Northwestern State, will run through the spring semester and into June as the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System conducts a national search for Northwestern State’s president. Maggio is a candidate for the post. Maggio was named vice president for the student experience at Northwestern State in September after serving as interim vice president for just over a year. He will maintain his role as vice president for the student experience while serving as acting president. When the NSU Student Services building opened a couple of years ago, designers had a lovely office location for Maggio on the second floor. He asked instead for the room just inside the front door to the building, not connected to any administrative wing, but envisioned as a conference space. His reasoning: Maggio wanted to see everybody who walked in the door, and providing the ability to immediately engage them or at least be easily accessible for anyone who needed help. As vice president, Maggio has led the Dean of Students and the Offices of Admissions, Recruiting, Financial Aid, Student Activities and Organizations, First Year Experience and Leadership Development, Judicial Services, Counseling and Career Services, Student Life, the Student Activities Board, Student Government Association, Student Support Services, and Greek Life. Northwestern State has recorded enrollment increases for the past two years. Enrollment for the Fall 2016 semester was 9,819 students, a seven percent increase over the previous fall, the highest growth rate of any University of Louisiana System institution. Maggio served as assistant vice president of external affairs for university advancement from 2013 until 2015, when he was promoted by Dr. Henderson. He has been a staff member at Northwestern State since 1988, when he joined the track and field coaching staff. After several years as director of admissions and recruiting during record-setting enrollment for NSU, Maggio was selected as director of alumni affairs in 1999, director of alumni and development in 2003, executive director of the NSU Foundation in 2005 and Dean of Students and assistant provost for student success in 2007. During his career at NSU, Maggio also served as director of enrollment services. Under Maggio’s leadership, the NSU Foundation completed its first capital campaign in Northwestern’s history, exceeding a campaign goal of $18.84 million and raising $31 million to support the university. He has also been a faculty member in the Department of Health and Human Performance for more than 20 years as an instructor, assistant professor and associate

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professor. Maggio came on board the NSU staff in 1988 as assistant track and field coach, then became head women’s coach a year later. After a very successful five years in that capacity, in 1994 Maggio moved into administration as the fundraiser for NSU Athletics before quickly being snapped up to become the university’s director of admissions and recruiting. Maggio is a 1985 summa cum laude graduate of Northwestern State. He won Gulf Star Conference All-Academic honors in track and field. As a senior, he was elected Mr. NSU by his fellow students. Maggio earned his master’s of education at NSU. He received a doctorate in developmental education from Grambling State University. His parents helped run a family business in Natchitoches. His father, Buddy, was honored as a “Natchitoches Treasure” last fall by the City of Natchitoches. As a young boy, Maggio became playmates with future Basketball Hall of Fame member Joe Dumars, whose home was near one of the Maggio’s stores. Dr. Maggio’s wife, Jennifer, is on the NSU staff as Coordinator of Adult Education Initiatives. They have three children, Melanie, Scott, and Emily. Emily is a high school student at St. Mary’s Catholic School of Natchitoches, while her older siblings attend other colleges.

Dr. Jim Henderson (right) made his radio color analyst debut Feb. 5, 2015, during the Stephen F. Austin-Northwestern State women’s basketball game in Prather Coliseum.

The Henderson family (Left to Right): Nicholas, Reagan, Tonia, Jim and Alexander.


Jerry Pierce

Vice President • External Affairs Few people have served Northwestern State as long as alumnus Jerry Pierce has, and nobody has done so in a more understated manner. In his 50th year on the university’s staff, Pierce’s impact on NSU and the city of Natchitoches is indelible. He’s never wanted or gotten top billing, but consistently, he gets results to benefit the university. He is in his 25th year as vice president of external affairs at Northwestern. A significant aspect of his job is oversight of intercollegiate athletics. Pierce works closely with athletic director Greg Burke and all NSU coaches and staff members to keep Northwestern athletics competing at a championship level week after week, month after month and year after year. Pierce is an avid tennis player who has been a member of USTA teams that have won more than a dozen state championships, five regional titles and one national championship. Well before moving into the executive position, Pierce had already served his alma mater, adopted hometown and state with distinction. In his role as vice president, he oversees university operations in athletics, alumni and development, public and media relations and assists NSU Athletic Council President Dr. Jim Henderson in governmental affairs activities. Many of Jody Biscoe (Chair) those duties were his since the 1970s as he worked under five previous Hall Adams presidents as Northwestern advanced from NAIA to NCAA College Division LaCarsha Babers to NCAA Division I athletic status in 1977. Brittany Blackwell A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainer/manager Cole Gentry for the Demon football team during his college years, working closely with Baylee Gray (Student) legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning his journalism degree, Pierce Kelee Grimes went to work for the New Orleans Times Picayune, serving as a reporter Steve Gruesbeck and editor. He was named executive sports editor at the age of 24. Lori LeBlanc In 1965, he chose to raise his two sons in Natchitoches and returned Dr. Jack Pace Dr. Charles Pellegrin to NSU as sports information director. He was promoted to news bureau diChristie Price rector two years later and assumed additional responsibilities in athletics, Kelee Roddy alumni affairs and other areas through the years. Steve Story He founded, in 1972, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame facility in Sabri Thompson (Student) Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus, providing a home for an entity created in 1958. He established annual induction activities that remain in place Ex-Officio Members nearly four decades later, and served as director of the Hall for 19 years Greg Burke until his promotion to vice president in April 1990 forced him to step aside Carrie Greene from the volunteer post. Dustin Eubanks Roxanne Freeman He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic conferences (Trans Dr. Patrice Moulton America, 1979; Gulf Star, 1983; Southland, 1987) and NCAA Division I staDr. Vicki Parrish tus in 1977. He is a past president of the Southland and has served the Jerry Pierce conference through other offices and committee positions. Dr. Randall Webb In 1994, he was named one of Louisiana’s 20 most influential sports figures by the Times-Picayune. Also on the list were New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, LSU athletic director Joe Dean and basketball coach Dale Brown, and Grambling football coaching legend Eddie Robinson. His salesmanship and managerial skills were instrumental in convincing Tri-Star Productions to film the 1989 smash hit movie “Steel Magnolias,” with an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Sally Field and Dylan McDermott in Natchitoches and on the NSU campus. The movie’s impact on tourism in Natchitoches continues to resonate more than two decades later. Pierce is regarded as one of the most effective legislative liaisons for Louisiana’s higher education system. He is also a sought-after dinner speaker and master of ceremonies who has spoken at hundreds of events since 1965. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Pierce is a member of the Journalism Department faculty. He is the author of one book and editor of two others and has written thousands of editorials, columns, features and other articles for newspapers and magazines. Pierce and his wife Regina, a recently retired teacher, live on Cane River Lake in Natchitoches. He has two sons, Randy and Rick, both NSU graduates; and three grandchildren, twins Evan and Amanda, 24, and Miranda, 13, and two adult stepchildren, Nicholas and Natalie.

DEMONS’ DELIGHTS

Highlights of NSU athletics under the leadership of Vice President Jerry Pierce and Director of Athletics Greg Burke 24 Southland Conference Championships (8 sports) Football (1997, 1998, 2004), basketball (2005, 2006), women’s basketball (1999, 2004), baseball (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005), women’s soccer (2000), softball (1998, 1999, 2000, 2015), women’s tennis (2010, 2014), men’s track and field (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002). All-Sports (1997-98). 18 Southland Conference Tournament Championships (5 sports) Basketball (2001, 2006, 2013), women’s soccer (1997, 2000, 2002, 2005), women’s basketball (2004, 2014, 2015), softball (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014), women’s tennis (2010, 2015), volleyball (2014). 24 NCAA Postseason Appearances (7 sports) Football - FCS Division I playoffs (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004); basketball (2001, 2006, 2013); women’s basketball (2004, 2014, 2015); baseball (2005); softball (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014); women’s soccer (2000, 2002, 2005), women’s tennis (2010, 2015), volleyball (2014). Women’s basketball also played in the 1999 WNIT. Track and field qualifications are for individuals, not entire teams. 84 NCAA Postseason Individual Participants (5 sports) Men’s indoor track and field 14 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2014, 2015), men’s outdoor track and field 36 (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014), women’s indoor track and field 9 (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), women’s outdoor track and field 24 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015), women’s tennis 1 (2010). 75 National Awards (7 sports) All-America awards - track and field (29), football (26), baseball (1). Academic All-America honors – softball (2), baseball (3), football (2), women’s track and field (1). U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Women’s Field Evens Scholar-Athlete of the Year (1). National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete (2); AFCA Allstate Good Works Team (1), NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship (1). Basketball - 2006 Pontiac Game Changing Performance $100,000 Scholarship. NCAA Academic Progress Rates Public Recognition, top 10 percent nationally, (3, 2 by basketball, 1 by women’s soccer) 3 Olympic Competitors (2 sports) Track and field alumni LaMark Carter (2000) Kenta Bell (2004 and 2008) represented the USA in the Olympic Games in the triple jump. Former Demon basketball player Dr. Gayle Hatch was the USA’s head men’s weightlifting coach in the 2004 Athens Games.

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Greg Burke Director of Athletics The Burke File

AGE: 59 (Born Oct. 22, 1956) • HOMETOWN: Alliance, Ohio • HIGH SCHOOL: Marlington ’74 • COLLEGE: Mt. Union ’78 (cum laude) POSTGRADUATE: Kent State ’86 • BEFORE HE WAS A.D.: Sports writer, Alliance (Ohio) Review, 1972-78; director of news and sports information, Hiram (Ohio) College, 1978-85; administrative intern, NSU athletics, 1985-86; director, NSU Athletic Association, 1986-92; director of athletic development, University of Akron, 1992-96; director of athletics, Northwestern State, 1996-present. BIG FAN OF: Cleveland Browns, Indians and Cavaliers • INTERESTS: Working out, watching ESPN and VH1 Classic, family outings.

In his 20th year as director of athletics at Northwestern State, Greg Burke has received national acclaim for the job he’s done in his adopted hometown. Burke has been athletics director at Northwestern since August 29, 1996, when his first day included speaking at the annual NSU/Independence Bowl Kickoff Luncheon. Burke is the longest serving AD at any Louisiana or Southland Conference institution. He has steered NSU athletics to many of its greatest accomplishments while overseeing a program that has fielded championship-caliber teams in all of the school’s NCAA Division I sports. Those achievements have garnered several awards for Burke, including the “Outstanding Contributions to Amateur Football Award” by the north Louisiana chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame and the Under Amour AD of the Year Award presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). He is a past recipient of the All-America Football Foundation’s General Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award and also was tabbed as one of two Natchitoches Parish Cenla Newsmakers of 2005 by the Alexandria Town Talk newspaper’s editorial staff. He also is a familiar face on the national level by virtue of serving on several NCAA and NACDA committees, including being president of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association and a member of the NACDA Executive Committee. He currently is a member of the NCAA Committee on Academics and has served on the NCAA Championships/Sports Management Cabinet. He previously served on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee (1999-2002) and concurrently served a term on the eight-member NCAA FCS Committee that administers the national playoffs. Burke has served as a site supervisor for Football Championship Subdivision playoff games across the nation, and he is regarded as one of the country’s premiere advocates of FCS football. Burke’s 19 years as athletic director include 37 Southland Conference regular-season or tournament championships, 61 All-American and Academic All-American student athletes, and three U.S. Olympic competitors. Twenty NSU teams have taken part in NCAA or WNIT postseason competition. The school’s athletic facilities have undergone more than $9 million in improvements in recent years, including a $2 million replacement project for all scoreboards funded completely through private sponsorships the past four years. The newly established Demons Unlimited Foundation has set annual giving records each of the past two years while embarking on an ambitious initiative to grow the athletic endowment to $5 million under the recently initiated “Perpetually Purple” program. NSU in 2004-05 became the first (and remains the only) Southland Conference member in the league’s five decades of history to sweep football, men’s basketball and baseball championships in the same athletic year. It’s been done only once in Southeastern Conference history, by Alabama in 1933-34, and only four times in Big Ten Conference history, the last time by Michigan State in 1979-80. Burke has displayed a remarkable ability to hire dynamic head coaches. Women’s basketball co-head coaches Brooke and Scott Stoehr have guided NSU to the NCAA Tournament twice in their three-year tenure, co-head coaches Hugh and Stephanie Hernesman led the volleyball program to its first Southland tournament title and NCAA berth, first-year women’s tennis coach Olga Bazhanova led the Lady Demons to the 2015 conference regular-season title and a berth in the tournament championship game while baseball coach Lane Burroughs in his third year has revived that program with a 2015 second-place finish in the league standings. Anchors of the NSU department include current head coaches Mike McConathy, Louisiana’s all-time career basketball wins leader, and 2015 Southland Conference softball coach of the year Donald Pickett, whose team won the conference regular season title for the first time in 15 years and played in its third straight conference tournament championship game. Several other Burke hires had great success at Northwestern State that propelled them to national prominence in subsequent positions. Burke has established a high standard for NSU Athletics in academic achievement and community service. The academic accomplishments are reflected annually in the NCAA’s APR and GSR studies. NSU received the Southland Conference’s inaugural “Southland Strong” Community Service Awards and an NSU student-athlete has been a recipient of the Southland Male or Female Citizenship seven times since the award’s inception eight years ago, including having both winners the past two years. Burke spearheaded the adoption of the slogan “Great Tradition, Brighter Future” for NSU Athletics, and the creation of NSU Athletics “Cornerstones” for student-athletes: “Academic Achievement, Personal Responsibility, Competitive Success … Every Minute, Every Hour, Every Day!” Burke is a past president of the Natchitoches Kiwanis Club and remains active in that civic group. He has also been part of the steering committee for the Natchitoches Christmas Festival and is a former president of the Natchitoches Area Jaycees. He is involved with the American Heart Association, was 2010 March of Dimes chairman locally, and currently is on the Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors. An Ohio native, he received the 2006 “Outstanding Alumni Award” from his alma mater, Marlington High School, recognizing his community service and professional achievements. His wife, Susu, is a Natchitoches native, NSU graduate and an elementary teacher. Their 21-year-old daughter, Catherine, graduated from St. Mary’s High School in May of 2012 and plans to pursue a career in collegiate athletics when she graduates from Louisiana Tech in May 2016.

Burke with his wife Susu and daughter Catherine

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Esi ATINKAH

ASSOCIATE HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

After earning her master’s degree from Northwestern State in May 2015, Esi Atinkah was promoted to associate head athletic trainer in July.. In her new role, Atinkah supervises two assistant athletic trainers and all graduate assistant athletic trainers. She also is responsible for the administrative duties of the NSU athletic training room. Atinkah spent her graduate school tenure as the athletic trainer for the Northwestern State baseball team and will continue that role in the spring. A 2013 University of Alabama graduate in athletic training, Atinkah worked with the Crimson Tide baseball, football, track, and tennis teams. She worked for six months at Central High School in Tuscaloosa along with the University Orthopedic Center. At Central, she evaluated upper and lower extremity injuries and assisted with practice and game coverage for basketball, softball, baseball, track and soccer. At University Orthopedic, she assisted in rehabilitation with patients and applied therapeutic modalities. While working with the Tide baseball team she aided in athlete rehabilitation, concussion testing, therapy and participation physicals. She has worked the Alabama Relays, Nick Saban football camps, tennis tournaments, and the BCS National Championship Game. The Fayetteville, Georgia, native is a Licensed Athletic Trainer by the State of Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners, a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and is first-aid certified.

Jody BISCOE

FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE

Joseph (Jody) Biscoe has served as Northwestern State University’s Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) since 2006, which includes the role as chairperson for the NSU Athletic Council. Currently, Jody serves as the chairperson for the Southland Conference Faculty Athlete Representatives and is a member of both the Compliance and Awards Committees. Additionally, Jody holds a tenured faculty position in the Psychology Department. Jody also is the Coordinator for the undergraduate Addiction Studies program and the Director for the Louisiana Addiction Technology Transfer Center. The Biscoes have lived in Natchitoches since 2002. Jody’s wife, Roni, is an avid runner and their daughter Roxy is a graduate of Northwestern’s Nursing program (BSN). You might often see Jody and Roni spending time with 2-year-old Jaxson, who already is training to be a future Demon multi-sport athlete whose favorite character is “Vic.” ASSISTANT NCAA COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR

Demetrus CALDWELL

Demetrus Caldwell enters his first full year in the Northwestern State athletic department, serving as the assistant director for NCAA compliance. Caldwell, a Bastrop native, joined the NSU staff in November 2015 spent the past eight years as a master coordination center officer with the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration in St. Rose. Caldwell earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from the University of New Orleans and his master’s in sport management studies from California University of Pennsylvania. He is completing a dissertation toward a doctorate in athletic administration from Northcentral University. During his time as an undergraduate at New Orleans, Caldwell served as an academic and compliance intern with the school’s athletic department. HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH

Dustin CHADWICK

ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

Jasmine CHIEVOUS

Jasmine Chievous is in her first year as Northwestern State’s Assistant Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development, joining the department in August. Chievous spent the previous two-plus years as Troy’s Life Skills and Academic Coordinator, where she served as the academic coordinator for women’s basketball, women’s soccer and men’s tennis and developed and supervised the life skills program. Chievous’ other duties included advising the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, conducting the athletic department’s first full awards ceremony, offering career counseling and was the department liaison for the regional and state Special Olympics. Chievous spent more than two years at the University of Missouri, where she earned a master’s degree in counseling psychology. Her work experience as an intern then a graduate assistant included serving as the academic coordinator for basketball, volleyball, track and field, cross country, wrestling and swimming and diving at different points in her tenure. Those duties included helping at-risk student-athletes with course selection, time management and study strategies. A Provost Scholar at Fisk University, Chievous earned a Spanish degree in 2010, also serving as an administrative assistant to the athletic director. Chievous was an adjunct instructor in psychology at Troy. She also has been a committee member for the National Association of Student-Athlete Development and a member of the National Association for Athletic Academic Advisors. DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS

Andrew CLAUSEN

Andrew Clausen returned to his graduate school alma mater in May as the director of marketing and promotions. After earning a master’s degree in sport administration from Northwestern State in May 2015, Clausen spent a year at Harvard University as a marketing and promotions

assistant. While at Harvard, Clausen directed in-game promotions for Crimson football games, coordinated social media efforts for the Harvard athletics marketing department, produced online graphics and printed materials, developed marketing and promotional plans for men’s and women’s basketball and helped lead group ticket sales for men’s and women’s basketball. Clausen’s first stint in the Northwestern State athletic department came as a marketing and promotions associate while he completed his master’s degree. For three semesters, Clausen was responsible for implementing a marketing plan for Northwestern State softball and implementing and executing promotional plans for soccer and volleyball. Clausen also coordinated tailgating activities and sales for NSU football. Clausen earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with a focus in sport management from Colorado Mesa University in 2013. He began his career as a marketing intern at Texas-San Antonio.

Cody CRUMP

DIRECTOR OF EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS

Cody Crump begins his first year as the Northwestern State Director of Equipment Operations. Crump spent the past year as an equipment intern at the University of Oregon where he assisted in day-to-day operations of the program’s three equipment rooms, helped oversee game day equipment operations for 19 sports, served as the point of contact for equipment during the Women’s NIT and was an active member of the NCAA track and field and softball postseason host committees. Additionally, Crump was the liaison for visiting football teams and managed practice and game laundry for all sports. Crump, an August 2015 graduate of Louisiana Tech in kinesiology, spent four seasons as a student equipment manager for the Bulldogs football team. During his time as an undergraduate, Crump was instrumental in fitting, issuing, repairing, inventorying and storing all football equipment. He was responsible for setting up the coaches’ communication headsets during game day. Crump, a Belcher native, is married to the former Lindsey Crook.

Dustin Chadwick is in his second year as assistant strength and conditioning coordinator for Northwestern State where he assists with strength and conditioning for football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, women’s soccer, baseball and tennis. In his first year, Chadwick helped train the Southland Conference Tournament champion Northwestern State women’s basketball team. Prior to NSU, Chadwick interned with TCU where he worked with the strength and conditioning program including women’s basketball, baseball, swimming and diving and women’s golf. Chadwick was a competitor in the NANBF bodybuilding and AAPF power lifting competitions in 2012 and 2013. He received a bachelor’s in fine arts from Pacific Lutheran in 2011 where he was a three-sport athlete competing in football, rugby and lacrosse.

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Jerica COLEMAN

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

Jerica Coleman is in her first year as a full-time member of the Northwestern State Athletic training staff. She’s serving as the head athletic trainer for women’s basketball. Coleman came to NSU after completing an athletic training residency at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital in Sugar Land, Texas. Along with rehabilitating and treating sports injuries, she participated in community outreach and case studies. She has spent time in a university setting as an assistant athletic trainer at Austin College, an intern at Yale and Sam Houston State. The Denton, Texas, native has worked with football, track and field, squash, women’s gymnastics, women’s soccer, volleyball, softball, and women’s basketball. Her duties included game and practice coverage, injury rehabilitation, record maintenance and student trainer coordination. Coleman holds certifications from Louisiana, Texas, the American Heart Association and NATABOC.

Jason DRURY

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

Now in his ninth season at Northwestern State, Jason Drury was promoted to Head Athletic Trainer in 2012 after the retirement of long-time trainer Ed Evans. Drury joined the sports medicine staff at Northwestern State University in the summer of 2005 after being the head athletic trainer at Natchitoches Central for five years. In the spring of 2009, Drury took over as the head football athletic trainer for the Demons, after working for three seasons with the women’s soccer team and one season with men’s basketball team. A 1999 graduate of Idaho State University in biology, Drury worked with numerous sports in Pocatello, Idaho, including football, men’s basketball and track and field. Drury earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Northwestern State in 2001, during which time he worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the NSU softball team. Drury is a native of Paoli, Ind. He and his wife, Toni, have been married for nine years. They have two children, Maddox and Kenzie.

ASSISTANT ACADEMIC COORDINATOR

Alexis GUESS Alexis Guess began her first year as Northwestern State’s assistant academic coordinator in July. Guess brings a varied background, having worked in numerous facets of student-athlete development at both LSU and Duquesne. As a student services graduate assistant at Duquesne, Guess conducted individual study sessions for at-risk student-athletes, compiled mid-term grade reports for various coaching staffs, coordinated student-athlete tutoring in the spring and summer 2016 semesters, oversaw study hall for incoming and transfer student-athletes and helped create and execute the “Student-Athlete Career Seminar.” As an undergraduate at LSU, Gross spent two years as a content tutor in the Cox Communications Center for Student-Athletes where she tutored student-athletes, composed tutor reports, met with athletic advisors and attended NCAA, SEC and LSU compliance and tutor training sessions. She also completed ethics training for public servants. As an intern at the Baton Rouge Community College athletic department, Gross oversaw the men’s basketball study table, verified student-athlete eligibility and observed student-athlete advising. Gross has been involved with the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Summit on Sportsmanship and has taken part in the NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar.

Mike JACKLICH

DIRECTOR OF TICKETING

Mike Jacklich made an immediate impact on the NSU athletic department after being named director of ticketing in October 2014, increasing basketball ticketing revenue by more than 60 percent from the 2013-14 season. Jacklich, beginning his third year on staff, spearheaded the re-seating project at Turpin Stadium, which saw the installation of 2,360 uniformly purple chairback seats that will debut during the 2016 season. Jacklich came to Natchitoches from suburban Chicago, where he was the director of ticketing for the Schaumburg Boomers of independent baseball’s Frontier League. While with the Boomers, Jacklich worked closely with the Boomers general manager to shape and enhance all aspects of fan services. He was responsible for creating and executing all ticketing and sales reports, while training a full-time sales staff and overseeing a group of 15 interns. Jacklich also wore a variety of hats outside of the Boomers ticket office, including serving as a tour guide ASSISTANT AD/NCAA COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR at Boomers Stadium and filling in as “Coop,” the Boomers’ mascot. Jacklich earned his bachelor of arts degree in mass communication from the University of Tulsa in 2001. Following graduation, he returned to Chicago where he began a six-year run as the assistant audience services manager for the legendary Steppenwolf Theatre Company. While with Steppenwolf, Jacklich helped implement Tessitura, an innovative ticketing software system. Dustin Eubanks is in his 20th year in the NSU athletic department and his 17th Jacklich, a Lisle, Ill., native, is married to Krishni, whose family lives in nearby DeRidder and who can year at the helm of the compliance duties, keeping all athletic personnel current and in totally do better than him. accordance with NCAA and Southland Conference guidelines. Eubanks was inducted into the N-Club Hall of Fame in October 2015, becoming just the fourth non-competitor to do so. A 1996 education graduate of Northwestern, the 43-year-old avid fan of all teams that hail from HEAD TEAM PHYSICIAN Pittsburgh seized an opportunity to serve as a graduate assistant in the sports information department at Northwestern while beginning the pursuit of his master’s degree in health and physical education (concentration in sports administration), which he obtained in May of 2003, and was impressive enough to earn a promotion to full-time status in November 1998. Eubanks is married to the former Dawn Hornsby of Branch and the couple has two daughters, Emilie Dr. Steven Kautz begins his second season as the head team physician for and Taylor Nicole. The sisters share the same birthdate. Dustin and Dawn, who is the Associate Director of Northwestern State athletics. Financial Aid at NSU, celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary this summer. Kautz is board certified in orthopedic medicine and serves as medical director for Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Sports Medicine and PRISM Sports Medicine and outpatient comprehensive therapy services. He received his Bachelor of Science at the University of California-Irvine and attended the University of Southern California School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at LAC and USC Medical Center Department of Orthopedic Surgery. ATHLETICS BUSINESS MANAGER Kautz has been in private practice since 2000 and has worked with athletes on the professional, collegiate and high school level. He is affiliated with Natchitoches Regional Medical Center, Sabine Medical Center, DeSoto Regional Medical Center and University Hospital (LSU) in Shreveport. Addtionally, Kautz serves as an adjunct professor at LSU School of Medicine and is a member of the med Roxanne Freeman began working at NSU in 1983 as an accounting clerk in ical team for NRMC Comprehensive Wound Care Center. business affairs. She transferred to the athletic department as football/baseball/track He is the team doctor for Many High School and enjoys coaching local youth basketball and soccer teams. secretary and served under Sam Goodwin, Leon Johnson and several baseball coaches Kautz’s wife, Kathleen, is an internal medicine physician with the Natchitoches Medica Specialists Group. for eight seasons before graduating with a B.S. in accounting in May 1995. The couple has three children - Carissa, Andrew and Peter. Freeman then became the compliance coordinator and academic advisor during a three-year span before leaving in 1998. She returned to NSU in the Fall of 2000 in her current position as Business Manager where she now serves as liaison between the athletic department and business affairs. She has one son, Aaron Pizani, who is also a NSU alum.

Dustin EUBANKS

Dr. Steven KAUTZ

Roxanne FREEMAN

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Dr. James KNECHT

TEAM PHYSICIAN

Dr. James Knecht has been a Northwestern State team physician since 1984. He finished his pre-med curriculum from LSU in 1975. While at LSU, he was an Academic All-SEC and Academic All-American football player in 1974. He has been in private practice family medicine in Natchitoches since 1982. In addition to being Northwestern’s team physician, he has also been Natchitoches Central’s team physician since 1992. At the 2016 university commencement, Knecht was presented an honorary doctorate in recognition of his long service to the university by NSU President Dr. Jim Henderson. Dr. Knecht is actively involved in many professional organizations, including the Natchitoches Parish Medical Society, Active Staff Physicians at Natchitoches Parish Hospital, and the Louisiana State Medical Society. He is also a Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice and Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice. His father, Gene, was an assistant football coach at Northwestern State and has been active in the Graduate N Club for three decades. His brother, Brett, is a three-year football letterman who served as Joe Delaney’s fullback. Knecht’s wife, Liz, is a CPA and an internal auditor at NSU. The couple has three chilrden - Ashley, Amanda and Landon - and two grandchildren, Ryder and Ian.

Ashley LEGGETT

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

Ashley Leggett is in her first season with the Northwestern State athletic training staff. She is hired through NSU’s partnership with Natchitoches Regional Medical Center. Leggett spent the past year interning at Samford, where she served the softball and volleyball programs. She organized physical examinations, SCAT3 and ImPACT testing for softball and volleyball student-athletes along with the rehabilitation, management and treatment of injuries. In addition, she implemented post-surgical SLAP repair protocol and a return-to-play throwing program. After graduating from Alabama in 2013 with a bachelor’s of science in athletic training, she completed a master’s at Iowa in leisure and recreational sports management in 2015. As a graduate assistant trainer at Iowa, she worked with the softball program. Leggett managed all aspects of daily medical needs including prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of student-athletes. As an athletic training student at Alabama, she aided the football, softball, swimming and diving programs as well as the rowing team. She traveled with the football team to the SEC and national championships and worked the Women’s College World Series. Leggett has also worked with the Alabama Patrick Murphy Softball School, the Nick Saban Football Camp, and the Big Ten Cross Country Championship among other events. Her professional memberships and certifications include the states of Louisiana, Iowa and Alabama athletic training boards, a, NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer, a National Athletic Trainers’ Association member, a Southeastern Athletic Trainers’ Association member, and an American Heart Association CPR Health Care provider.

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC FACILITIES AND GAME OPERATIONS

Luke MASHBURN

Luke Mashburn was named Northwestern State’s Director of Athletic Facilities and Game Operations in July. Mashburn spent 2015 at the University of Kentucky, serving as Assistant Director of Event Management and Championships. He was the point man for all home volleyball, women’s basketball and gymnastics contests, drawing crowds up to 6,000. His duties and events included facility maintenance and arena conversion, tournament manager for NCAA volleyball regional, overseeing the Joe Craft Welcome Center and managing guest services stations on football game days. He has previous Southland Conference experience with a stint at Sam Houston State from 2013-15 as the athletic facilities coordinator. On top of routine facility maintenance and set up, he oversaw a staff of 50 student workers and was a game administrator for home events such as FCS playoff games. Other duties included handling facility rentals, coordinating facility repair projects such as bleacher and scoreboard renovations and operating parking lots on game days. Mashburn served as the interim athletics event and facilities coordinator at Kennesaw State from 201113 after completing internships at Erskine and Shorter colleges. Building a foundation for many of his duties later in his career, Mashburn also coordinated renovation projects such as new basketball goal systems and other major equipment purchases. He pitched in as a game clock operator and as a fan fest coordinator for the 2011 Division I Women’s College Cup. A South Carolina graduate, Mashburn has a sport and entertainment management degree and is pursuing a master’s in sport management from Morehead State.

ASSISTANT STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH

Zack NIELSEN

Zack Nielsen is in his first full season with the Northwestern State strength and conditioning staff after being hired as an assistant this past March. He is the lead trainer for men’s basketball and also develops comprehensive strength programs for women’s soccer and softball. Nielsen assists in designing the football strength program. Nielsen, who earned his bachelor’s degree at Eastern Washington-Cheney in 2014, spent nearly two years as a graduate assistant strength coach at his alma mater. At EWU-Cheney, he implemented comprehensive programs for cross country and jumpers and throwers on the track team. He served as an assistant to soccer, volleyball and basketball as well. Nielsen, a four-year letter winner in throws and won the 2014 Big Sky Conference hammer title, designed warm-up activities for a variety of sports at EWU-Cheney. He served as an assistant to soccer, volleyball and basketball. Nielsen assisted USA Weightlifting Coach Pat Corbet in instructional sessions. Nielsen is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is a Level 1 USA Weightlifting coach. Nielsen is enrolled in NSU’s graduate program for Health and Human Performance. ASSISTANT ACADEMIC COORDINATOR DIRECTOR OF ENHANCED ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Betsy NOHAVITZA

Betsy Nohavitza enters her second full academic year as part of the Northwestern State athletics academic services staff and her first leading NSU’s Enhanced

Academic Program. Nohavitza arrived in Natchitoches in February 2015 after earning her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Texas A&M. She manages NCAA academic eligibility requirements for four Northwestern State athletic programs, provides assistance to student-athletes and tutors in NSU’s Johnnie Emmons Athletic Study Center and facilitates meetings and activities with NSU’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee. While at Texas A&M, Nohavitza was a graduate assistant instructor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology while pursuing her master’s in sport management. As an undergraduate, Nohavitza interned in the Aggies athletic department in the life skills department. There she assisted student-athletes with creating resumes and cover letters, planned informational business meetings for student-athletes and organized and hosted three student-athlete banquets in the Spring 2013 semester. Nohavitza was named Texas A&M College of Education and Human Development Distinguished Student in Spring 2012 and was named to the Dean’s Honor Roll in Fall 2012. ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR

Haley Blount TAITANO

Haley Blount Taitano, a school record-setting competitor as a Northwestern State track and field student-athlete, enters her third year as NSU’s assistant athletic director for development and marketing and her first as NSU’s Senior Woman Adminis-

trator. Taitano has overseen the rebranding and the revamping the N-Club, Northwestern State’s association of former athletic letterwinners, and helped coordinate the annual N-Club Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Additionally, she increased funding to the Demons Unlimited Foundation Annual Fund by 16 percent, setting records for funding to the fund, which supports the Northwestern State athletic department. Taitano, a magna cum laude graduate of NSU in May 2006, was executive director of the NSU Alumni Association as well as the associate director of alumni affairs from July 2011-September 2014. She solicited funds for the Alumni Association and NSU Foundation, planned and coordinated all alumni events and events assigned by the office of NSU president Dr. Randy Webb, and managed the Alumni Association website, social media pages, the Purple Pulse e-newsletter and the Alumni Columns magazine. Previously, she worked as an assistant in student services for the Stephen F. Austin athletics department for 18 months from 2010-11. For nearly three years following her graduation from Northwestern, Blount was an assistant track and field coach and head cross country coach at NSU. Taitano is actively engaged in community service organizations, serving as a board member and officer in three prominent local organizations. She earned her master’s degree in sport administration from NSU in 2007 and is pursuing a doctoral degree in educational leadership from Louisiana Tech. Taitano was a four-year competitor as a pole vaulter for the Lady Demons and still holds the NSU women’s school record with an 11-6 ¼ clearance at the 2006 Southland Conference Outdoor Championships. She did an internship with USA Track & Field in 2007, serving as assistant producer of the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships in Indianapolis, and she also assisted with operations at the 2008 USA Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. Taitano and her husband Jesse, an assistant chief with the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office, were married in July, and the couple has one son, Jesse Jr. (13).

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DOUG IRELAND

Assistant AD/ Sports Information Director In charge of athletic media relations at his alma mater since January 1989, Doug Ireland coordinates publicity efforts for Northwestern’s 14 intercollegiate sports teams through local, regional and national media outlets in print, broadcast, television and the internet. He also serves in the volunteer role of chairman of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Ireland assumed that post in April 1990. His 1992 Demon Football Media Guide won “Best in the Nation” in FCS Division from the College Sports Information Directors of America. A 1997 story on Joe Delaney, “The Guy We Called Joe D,” won a national second-place award in a CoSIDA writing contest. Ireland has won numerous awards as SID from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. Several of his assistant SIDs and graduate assistants have advanced to prominence in media fields. Former NSU sports information staffers under Ireland include Bruce Ludlow, assistant commissioner of the Southland Conference for media relations; Bill Magrath, media relations manager for the Sports Business Daily; Mike Morrison, co-editor of the ESPN Information Please Almanac; Daucy Crizer, assistant AD and business manager at Lamar; Erik Cox, former SID at Lamar; Dart Volz, former SID at Southeastern Louisiana; Melissa Reynaud, former assistant SID at LSU; Kenny Lannou, SID at Kansas State; Matthew Bonnette, SID at McNeese State and Troy Mitchell, SID at Henderson State. Dustin Eubanks, NSU’s director of NCAA compliance, worked in the NSU SID office as a graduate assistant and for two years as the full-time assistant, and Adam Jonson, NSU’s associate athletic director for external relations, was a student and graduate assistant in the SID office. In 1981-82, while an undergraduate at Northwestern, Ireland worked as chief of the Shreveport Times Natchitoches Bureau, coordinating news coverage of an eight-parish region along the Red River. From 1982-85, he was assistant SID at Southwestern Louisiana, working with a men’s basketball program that made three straight postseason tournament appearances. He won CoSIDA publications and writing awards while at USL. Ireland was the sports editor of the Natchitoches Times in 1985-86 and attended graduate school at Northeast Louisiana before joining the Alexandria Town Talk sports staff in 1987. In 18 months at the Town Talk, he covered both NSU and LSU sports and won 15 writing awards from the Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association. In 2001, the LSWA presented its prestigious Mac Russo Award to Ireland for his contributions to the organization. In 1999, Ireland was awarded honorary membership in the Graduate N Club at NSU by the university’s group of athletic lettermen for his service to Northwestern and its athletic program, and in 2003 he was given full membership. He was appointed by President Dr. Randall Webb to serve a two-year term on the inaugural University Planning Council in 1997-99. In 2008, he was awarded the the National Football Foundation “Distinguished American” award and in 2012 he was honored by the Alexandria Town Talk by being named the “CENLA Sportsman of the Year” award for his work as an SID and toward the completion of the $23 million Hall of Fame Museum. A member of the Blue Key National Honor Fraternity and a student government senator while completing a journalism degree from Northwestern, Ireland was editor of the student newspaper “Current Sauce” as a sophomore before going to work for the Shreveport Times. He was an all-district baseball player and the student body president at Jonesboro-Hodge High School, where he was a wingback for the Tigers’ 1977 Class AA state football finalists coached by the late Don Shows.

JASON PUGH

Assistant Sports Information Director A 12-year veteran of The (Shreveport) Times newsroom, Jason Pugh is in his second year as the assistant sports information director at Northwestern State after joining the department in October 2014. During his tenure at The Times, Pugh was the Northwestern State football and men’s basketball beat writer from 2010-2013 and covered the 2012-13 NSU team that captured the program’s third NCAA Tournament berth. Prior to covering area college athletics, Pugh was the primary high school sports writer at The Times, during which he covered several athletes whose careers led them to Northwestern State, including All-Southland Conference men’s basketball performers Jalan West and Zeek Woodley and former All-Southland Conference third baseman Chase Daughdrill (baseball). While at The Times, Pugh had the opportunity to cover all three World Series that have taken place in Texas, one College World Series, one NCAA Men’s Final Four and Super Bowl XLV. He has won first-place awards in Best Feature Story and Best Sports Story from the Louisiana Press Association and first place in Best Prep Feature from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He also has captured numerous other awards for writing and design from the LSWA. While a student at Louisiana-Lafayette, Pugh was the sports editor of the campus newspaper, The Vermilion, for two years and was a part of the sports information office for three years. In 2000-01, Pugh was the primary media contact for the inaugural season of Lady Cajuns soccer and for the nationally ranked Ragin’ Cajuns baseball team, which made its lone College World Series appearance the previous year. A 1997 graduate of Airline High School in Bossier City, Pugh was named the 2001 Louisiana-Lafayette Department of Communication Outstanding Graduate. He completed requirements for a master’s of science in sport management from the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the University of Massachusetts in May.

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They cover the Demons: primary media outlets Daily Newspapers -LaMar Gafford, Randy Benson, Sports, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, P.O. Box, 7558, Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-487-6351, fax 487-6315) - Roy Lang III, Luke Thompson, Scott Ferrell, Sports, The Times, 222 Lake Street, Shreveport, LA 71101 (318-459-3296, 800-462-6436, fax 459-3301) - Joe Schiefelbein, Sports, Baton Rouge Advocate, P.O. Box 588, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 (225-383-1111, fax 388-0371) - Russell Hedges, Sports, Bossier Press Tribune, 4250 Viking Dr., Bossier City, LA 71111 (318-352-3618, fax 747-5298) - Daniel Green, Leesville Daily Leader, P.O. Box 619, Leesville, LA 71446 (318-239-3444, fax 318-238-1552)

Non-Daily Newspapers - NSU Current Sauce, Kyser Hall, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5456, fax 357-6564) - Sports, Times-Picayune/NOLA.com, 3800 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70140 (504-826-3405, fax 826-3401) - Chris Salim, Natchitoches Times, 904 Hwy. 1 South, Natchitoches, LA 71457 (318-352-3618, fax 352-7842)

Television Stations - Kelsey Wingert, Luke Edwards KALB-TV, 605 Washington St., Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-445-6397 exts. 516, 523; fax 442-7427) - Shayne Wright, Matt Harris, Rashad Johnson, KSLA-TV, 1812 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104 (318-677-6709, fax 677-6705) - Tim Owens, Kamady Rudd, KTAL-TV, 3150 N. Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 (318-629-7134, 7133, fax 318-629-7171) - Tatum Everett, Alex Anderson, Daniel Brown, KTBS-TV, 312 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport LA 71104 (318-861-5838, fax 318-862-9431) - David Antilley II, NSU-TV, 104A Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-4417) Campus Radio Station - KNWD, 109 Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5693) Wire Service - Bret Martel, Associated Press, 1001 Howard Ave. Suite 200A, New Orleans, LA 70113 (800-662-7717, 504-523-3931, fax 586-0531)

Conference/NCAA Offices - Calhoun Hipp Southland Conference, 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 150, Frisco, TX 75034 (972-422-9500, fax 422-9225) - Jim Wright, NCAA Statistics, P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317-917-6222, fax 917-6888)

National Outlets - USA Today, 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22107 (703-276-3400) - Sports Illustrated, Time/Life Building, New York, NY 10020 (212-522-5782, 212-977-4540/4541) - Sporting News, Box 56, St. Louis, MO 63166 (800-433-1886, 314-993-7111) - CBS Sports, 51 W52nd St., 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (212-975-5162/3559) - ABC Sports, 1330 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (212-456-7777) - ESPN, ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT 06010 (203-585-2154/2125, 800-843-6416) - CNN, One CNN Plaza, 100 International Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30348 (404-822-1588) - SportsTicker, Harborside Financial Center, 600 Plaza Two, Jersey City, NJ 07311 (800-367-8935)

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SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF

Davey Antilley Statistician/ Video

Drew Bartlett Graduate Asst.

Lloyd Courtney Graduate Asst.

Ronnie Pellegrin SID Admin. Asst.

Matt Vines Asst. Director

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