# 2019–20 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team

The 2019–20 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demons, led by interim head coach Aaron Swinson, who took over for Jordan Dupuy following the latter's resignation on January 26, 2020, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference.

## Previous season

The Lady Demons finished the season 11–18, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in eighth place. Due to a tie breaker loss to New Orleans they failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament.

## Roster

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## Schedule

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| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 7:30 pm, Demon TV | LeTourneau | W 91–61 | 1–0 | Prather Coliseum (1,123) Natchitoches, LA |
| Nov 8, 2019* 6:30 pm | Central Baptist | W 61–59 | 2–0 | Prather Coliseum (702) Natchitoches, LA |
| Nov 13, 2019* 6:30 pm | Jackson State | L 49–66 | 2–1 | Prather Coliseum (710) Natchitoches, LA |
| Nov 18, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 54–63 | 2–2 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (798) Monroe, LA |
| Nov 22, 2019* 7:00 pm | at Texas Tech | L 49–79 | 2–3 | United Supermarkets Arena (2,857) Lubbock, TX |
| Nov 27, 2019* 6:30 pm | LSU–Shreveport | L 63–68 | 2–4 | Prather Coliseum (532) Natchitoches, LA |
| Dec 4, 2019* 6:30 pm | Grambling | W 65–61 | 3–4 | Prather Coliseum (625) Natchitoches, LA |
| Dec 15, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | at No. 21 Arkansas | L 39–99 | 3–5 | Bud Walton Arena (2,945) Fayetteville, AR |
| Southland Conference Schedule ||||||
| Dec 18, 2019 3:00 pm | Sam Houston State | L 69–79 | 3–6 (0–1) | Prather Coliseum (546) Natchitoches, LA |
| Dec 21, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Lamar | L 58–61 | 3–7 (0–2) | Montagne Center (801) Beaumont, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2019 1:00 pm, LHN | at No. 25 Texas | L 49–91 | 3–8 | Frank Erwin Center (2,999) Austin, TX |
| Southland Conference Schedule ||||||
| Jan 2, 2020 3:00 pm, DemonTV | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 59–72 | 3–9 (0–3) | Prather Coliseum (545) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 5, 2020 2:00 pm, DemonTV | Houston Baptist | W 69–60 | 4–9 (1–3) | Prather Coliseum (545) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 8, 2020 6:30 pm | Incarnate Word | L 67–69 | 4–10 (1–4) | Prather Coliseum (547) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 11, 2020 1:00 pm | at McNeese State | L 51–61 | 4–11 (1–5) | H&HP Complex (2,739) Lake Charles, LA |
| Jan 15, 2020 6:30 pm | Nicholls | W 58–54 | 5–11 (2–5) | Prather Coliseum (602) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 22, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 40–89 | 5–12 (2–6) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,013) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Jan 25, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Southeastern Louisiana | L 56–72 | 5–13 (2–7) | Prather Coliseum (786) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 29, 2020 6:30 pm | New Orleans | L 63–77 | 5–14 (2–8) | Prather Coliseum (815) Natchitoches, LA |
| Feb 1, 2020 1:00 pm | Central Arkansas | L 44–51 | 5–15 (2–9) | Prather Coliseum (554) Natchitoches, LA |
| Feb 5, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Abilene Chrisitan | L 69–84 | 5–16 (2–10) | Moody Coliseum (482) Abilene, TX |
| Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | W 54–46 | 6–16 (3–10) | Sharp Gymnasium (374) Houston, TX |
| Feb 12, 2020 6:30 pm | at Incarnate Word | L 39–76 | 6–17 (3–11) | McDermott Center (371) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 15, 2020 1:00 pm | McNeese State | W 70–60 | 7–17 (4–11) | Prather Coliseum (839) Natchitoches, LA |
| Feb 19, 2020 6:00 pm | at Nicholls | L 66–73 | 7–18 (4–12) | Stopher Gymnasium (211) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 26, 2020 6:30 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 45–61 | 7–19 (4–13) | Prather Coliseum (601) Natchitoches, LA |
| Feb 29, 2020 1:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 41–66 | 7–20 (4–14) | University Center (603) Hammond, LA |
| Mar 4, 2020 7:00 pm | at New Orleans | L 76–82 | 7–21 (4–15) | Lakefront Arena (258) New Orleans, LA |
| Mar 7, 2020 1:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | L 62–80 | 7–22 (4–16) | Farris Center (613) Conway, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.. ||||||