# 2019–20 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by twelfth year head coach DoBee Plaisance, played their home games at Stopher Gym as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 13–16, 10–10 in Southland play to finish in seventh place. Before they could play in the Southland women's tournament however, the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

## Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2018–19 season 20–12, 14–4 in Southland play to finish in third place. They lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the second round of the Southland women's tournament. They received an invitation to the 2019 Women's Basketball Invitational tournament where they lost in the first round to Southern Miss.

## 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* 7:00 pm | at Rice | L 47–71 | 0–1 | Tudor Fieldhouse (567) Houston, TX |
| Nov 10, 2019* 11:00 am, BTN+ | at Indiana | L 47–111 | 0–2 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,337) Bloomington, IN |
| Nov 14, 2019* 6:30 pm | at TCU | L 47–72 | 0–3 | Schollmaier Arena (1,800) Fort Worth, TX |
| Nov 18, 2019* 11:30 pm | Paul Quinn | W 101–68 | 1–3 | Stopher Gymnasium (1,020) Thibodaux, LA |
| Nov 25, 2019* 6:00 pm | Southern University (New Orleans) UTEP Thanksgiving Classic | W 94–61 | 2–3 | Stopher Gymnasium (141) Thibodaux, LA |
| Nov 29, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Jacksonville JU Thanksgiving Classic | L 55–72 | 2–4 | Swisher Gymnasium (132) Jacksonville, FL |
| Nov 30, 2019* 11:00 am | vs. North Florida JU Thanksgiving Classic | L 61–64 | 2–5 | Swisher Gymnasium (79) Jacksonville, FL |
| Dec 3, 2019* 11:00 am, SECN+ | at LSU | L 32–63 | 2–6 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,970) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 10, 2019* 6:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | W 74–59 | 3–6 | Stopher Gymnasium (197) Thibodaux, LA |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| Dec 18, 2019 7:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 49–55 | 3–7 (0–1) | Dugan Wellness Center (868) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Dec 21, 2019 1:00 pm | Abilene Christian | L 84–95 $^{OT}$ | 3–8 (0–2) | Stopher Gymnasium (201) Thibodaux, LA |
| Jan 2, 2020 6:30 pm | at Incarnate Word | L 51–53 | 3–9 (0–3) | McDermott Center (110) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 4, 2020 3:00 pm | at Sam Houston State | L 71–87 | 3–10 (0–4) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (549) Huntsville, TX |
| Jan 8, 2020 6:00 pm | Lamar | L 78–84 | 3–11 (0–5) | Stopher Gymnasium (156) Thibodaux, LA |
| Jan 11, 2020 1:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 67–65 | 4–11 (1–5) | University Center (549) Hammond, LA |
| Jan 15, 2020 6:30 pm | at Northwestern State | L 54–58 | 4–12 (1–6) | Prather Coliseum (602) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 18, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Central Arkansas | L 46–53 | 4–13 (1–7) | Stopher Gymnasium (411) Thibodaux, LA |
| Jan 22, 2020 7:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | W 84–78 | 5–13 (2–7) | Sharp Gymnasium (119) Houston, TX |
| Jan 25, 2020 4:00 pm | at New Orleans | L 65–77 | 5–14 (2–8) | Lakefront Arena (326) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 29, 2020 6:00 pm | McNeese State | W 79–63 | 6–14 (3–8) | Stopher Gymnasium (544) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 5, 2020 6:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 61–78 | 6–15 (2–9) | Stopher Gymnasium (203) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 8, 2020 1:00 pm | Sam Houston State | L 77–80 | 6–16 (3–10) | Stopher Gymnasium (277) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Lamar | W 62–60 | 7–16 (4–10) | Montagne Center (726) Beaumont, TX |
| Feb 15, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Southeastern Louisiana | W 54–49 | 8–16 (5–10) | Stopher Gymnasium (287) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 19, 2020 6:00 pm | Northwestern State | W 73–66 | 9–16 (6–10) | Stopher Gymnasium (211) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 22, 2020 1:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | W 67–58 | 10–16 (7–10) | Farris Center (248) Conway, AR |
| Feb 26, 2020 6:00 pm | Houston Baptist | W 57–53 | 11–16 (8–10) | Stopher Gymnasium (112) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 29, 2020 1:00 pm | New Orleans | W 70–68 | 12–16 (9–10) | Stopher Gymnasium (333) Thibodaux, LA |
| Mar 4, 2020 6:30 pm | at McNeese State | W 72–53 | 13–16 (10–10) | H&HP Complex (2,502) Lake Charles, LA |
| 2020 Hercules Tires Southland Basketball Tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | Incarnate Word First Round | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||