# 2023–24 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team

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

## Media

Home games were broadcast on ESPN+.

## Previous season

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

## Preseason polls
### Southland Conference poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 39 overall votes, the Colonels were picked to finish tenth in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 159 (15) |
| 2 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 140 (3) |
| 3 | Lamar | 132 (2) |
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 97 |
| T5 | Houston Christian | 74 |
| T5 | McNeese | 74 |
| 7 | Northwestern State | 65 |
| 8 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 58 |
| 9 | New Orleans | 56 |
| 10 | Nicholls | 39 |

### Preseason All Conference

Sophomore Lexi Alexander, a forward, was selected as a member of the Preseason All-Conference second team.

## Schedule

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

Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date awarded | Ref. |
| SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Lexi Alexander | F | February 26, 2024 | |