# 2017–18 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team

The 2017–18 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demons, led by second-year head coach Jordan Dupuy, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 7–22, 2–16 in Southland play, to finish in twelfth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 5:00 p.m. | at Ole Miss | L 44–75 | 0–1 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,302) Oxford, MS |
| November 12, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | LeTourneau | W 82–39 | 1–1 | Prather Coliseum (1,002) Natchitoches, LA |
| November 15, 2017* 6:30 p.m. | LSU–Shreveport | W 62–42 | 2–1 | Prather Coliseum (701) Natchitoches, LA |
| November 19, 2017* 1:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | L 44–78 | 2–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,617) Stillwater, OK |
| November 22, 2017* 11:00 a.m. | LSU–Alexandria | W 85–55 | 3–2 | Prather Coliseum (784) Natchitoches, LA |
| November 28, 2017* 6:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | L 59–71 | 3–3 | Prather Coliseum (742) Natchitoches, LA |
| December 3, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 70–48 | 4–3 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (969) Monroe, LA |
| December 9, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | vs. Texas Southern Cenla Showdown | L 43–56 | 4–4 | Rapides Coliseum (702) Alexandria, LA |
| December 13, 2017* 7:00 p.m., LHN | at No. 8 Texas | L 44–68 | 4–5 | Frank Erwin Center (3,461) Austin, TX |
| December 17, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | at TCU | L 51–89 | 4–6 | Schollmaier Arena (1,920) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 20, 2017* 1:00 p.m. | Central Baptist | W 87–22 | 5–6 | Prather Coliseum (704) Natchitoches, LA |
| Southland Conference regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2017 6:30 p.m. | Nicholls State | L 63–79 | 5–7 (0–1) | Prather Coliseum (717) Natchitoches, LA |
| December 30, 2017 1:00 p.m. | at McNeese State | L 67–72 | 5–8 (0–2) | Barton Coliseum (782) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 3, 2018 6:30 p.m. | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 56–62 | 5–9 (0–3) | Prather Coliseum (775) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 6, 2018 12:30 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | L 62–70 | 5–10 (0–4) | Prather Coliseum (1,032) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 13, 2018 7:00 p.m. | at Abilene Christian | L 41–80 | 5–11 (0–5) | Moody Coliseum (1,013) Abilene, TX |
| January 17, 2018 4:00 p.m. | Sam Houston State | W 63–60 | 6–11 (1–5) | Prather Coliseum (1,013) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 20, 2018 2:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 65–71 | 6–12 (1–6) | University Center (310) Hammond, LA |
| January 24, 2018 7:00 p.m. | at New Orleans | L 63–81 | 6–13 (1–7) | Lakefront Arena (242) New Orleans, LA |
| January 27, 2018 1:00 p.m. | Central Arkansas | L 53–61 | 6–14 (1–8) | Prather Coliseum (1,518) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 31, 2018 6:30 p.m. | New Orleans | W 52–47 | 7–14 (2–8) | Prather Coliseum (510) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 3, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | McNeese State | L 44–60 | 7–15 (2–9) | Prather Coliseum (1,001) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 7, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Lamar | L 44–71 | 7–16 (2–10) | Montagne Center (848) Beaumont, TX |
| February 10, 2018 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 48–83 | 7–17 (2–11) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,563) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 14, 2018 7:00 p.m. | at Houston Baptist | L 51–57 | 7–18 (2–12) | Sharp Gymnasium (252) Houston, TX |
| February 21, 2018 6:30 p.m. | Incarnate Word | L 53–57 | 7–19 (2–13) | Prather Coliseum (812) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 24, 2018 2:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana | L 54–65 | 7–20 (2–14) | Prather Coliseum (980) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 28, 2018 6:30 p.m. | at Nicholls State | L 53–85 | 7–21 (2–15) | Stopher Gym (265) Thibodaux, LA |
| March 3, 2018 3:00 p.m. | at Central Arkansas | L 39–59 | 7–22 (2–16) | Farris Center (1,045) Conway, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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