2025 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
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| 2025 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Champions | Stephen F. Austin (17th title) |
| Winning coach | Leonard Bishop (1st title) |
| MVP | Trinity Moore (Stephen F. Austin) |
| Attendance | 3,780 (total) 1,311 (championship) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPNU |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 19 | – | 1 | .950 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin † | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 5 | – | 24 | .172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas A&M* | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Southland tournament winner * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2024–25 season of the Southland Conference. The tournament was held March 10–13, 2025, at The Legacy Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana.[1][2] The tournament winner, Stephen F. Austin received the conference's automatic invitation to the 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Eight teams in the conference qualify for the tournament. The top two seeds received double byes into the semifinals in the merit-based format. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds receive single byes to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers used were 1) Head-to-head results, 2) comparison of records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team(s) and working down and 3) NCAA NET rankings available on day following the conclusion of regular-season play.[3]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 19–1 | ||
| 2 | Lamar | 17–3 | ||
| 3 | Stephen F. Austin | 16–4 | ||
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 12–8 | 2–0 vs. Northwestern State | |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 12–8 | 0–2 vs. Incarnate Word | |
| 6 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 11–9 | ||
| 7 | Nicholls | 9–11 | ||
| 8 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 7–13 | ||
| DNQ | New Orleans | 5–15 | 1–1 vs. McNeese | 1–1 vs. UT Rio Grande Valley |
| DNQ | McNeese | 5–15 | 1–1 vs. New Orleans | 0–2 vs. UT Rio Grande Valley |
| DNQ | East Texas A&M | 4–16 | ||
| DNQ | Houston Christian | 3–17 |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Monday, March 10, 2025 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am | No. 5 Northwestern State vs. No. 8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 66–63 | ESPN+ | 637 |
| 2 | 1:30 pm | No. 6 UT Rio Grande Valley vs. No. 7 Nicholls | 53–55 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:00 am | No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 5 Northwestern State | 69–54 | ESPN+ | 832 |
| 4 | 1:30 pm | No. 3 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 7 Nicholls | 77–65 | |||
| Semifinals – Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 10:30 am | No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 4 Incarnate Word | 57–37 | ESPN+ | 1,000 |
| 6 | 1:30 pm | No. 2 Lamar vs. No. 3 Stephen F. Austin | 53–61 | |||
| Championship – Thursday, March 13, 2025 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 4:00 pm | No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 3 Stephen F. Austin | 57–65 | ESPNU | 1,311 |
| *Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket
| First round Monday, March 10 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 11 ESPN+ | Semifinals Wednesday, March 12 ESPN+ | Championship Thursday, March 13 ESPNU | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 69 | 4 | Incarnate Word | 37 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Northwestern State | 66 | 5 | Northwestern State | 54 | 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 57 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 63 | 3 | Stephen F. Austin | 65 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Lamar | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stephen F. Austin | 77 | 3 | Stephen F. Austin | 61 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 53 | 7 | Nicholls | 65 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Nicholls | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
* denotes number of overtime periods
First round
ESPN+ |
March 10 11:00 am |
| No. 5 Northwestern State 66, No. 8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 63 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–11, 5–13, 18–15, 22–24 | ||
| Pts: S. Ayres – 21 Rebs: S. Ayres – 9 Asts: M. Blake – 2 |
Pts: P. Allen – 19 Rebs: P. Allen – 6 Asts: T. Criswell – 4 | |
| Northwestern State advances to Southland Quarterfinals | ||
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Attendance: Referees: John Fletcher, LaShonda Kidd and Jaclyn Watson |
ESPN+ |
March 10 1:30 pm |
| No. 6 UT Rio Grande Valley 53, No. 7 Nicholls 55 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 9–10, 16–9, 11–19, 17–17 | ||
| Pts: K. Hackerott – 15 Rebs: C. O'Keefe – 11 Asts: Tied – 2 |
Pts: D. Brister – 17 Rebs: E. Garnett – 12 Asts: J. Jalomo – 2 | |
| Nicholls advances to Southland Quarterfinals | ||
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Attendance: 637 Referees: Ed Collopy, Metta Christensen and Tiffany Bridges |
Quarterfinals
ESPN+ |
March 11 11:00 am |
| No. 4 Incarnate Word 69, No. 5 Northwestern State 54 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 21–14, 15–17, 19–12 | ||
| Pts: D. Norris – 14 Rebs: R. McCrary - 11 Asts: J. Elliott - 5 |
Pts: M. Blake - 29 Rebs: Tied - 8 Asts: C. Celaya - 3 | |
| Incarnate Word advances to Southland Semifinals | ||
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Referees: Britton Sherry, Jennifer White, and Tiffany Bridges |
ESPN+ |
March 11 1:30 pm |
| No. 3 Stephen F. Austin 77, No. 7 Nicholls 65 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 20–17, 19–22, 18–13 | ||
| Pts: H. Dominguez – 17 Rebs: F. Blackstone – 10 Asts: A. Tralor-Walker – 5 |
Pts: D. Brister – 17 Rebs: D. Brister – 7 Asts: E. Garnett – 7 | |
| Stephen F. Austin advances to Southland Semifinals | ||
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Attendance: 832 Referees: Travis Jones, LaShonda Kidd, and Jaclyn Watson |
Semifinals
ESPNU |
March 12 10:30 am |
| No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana 57, No. 4 Incarnate Word 37 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 11–6, 17–9, 17–10, 12–12 | ||
| Pts: Tied – 12 Rebs: L. Alexander – 10 Asts: Tied – 3 |
Pts: J. Elliott – 12 Rebs: Tied – 5 Asts: Tied-5 – 1 | |
| Southeastern Louisiana advances to Championship game. | ||
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Referees: Chaney Muench, D'Lynn Schertz, and Tommi Pari |
ESPN+ |
March 12 1:30 pm |
| No. 2 Lamar 53, No. 3 Stephen F. Austin 61 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 18–13, 15–13, 9–19 | ||
| Pts: A. Davis – 18 Rebs: A. Davis – 12 Asts: R. Taylor – 6 |
Pts: T. Moore – 18 Rebs: Tied – 7 Asts: A. Traylor-Waker – 6 | |
| Stephen F. Austin advances to Championship game. | ||
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Britton Sherry, Jennifer White, and Demoya Pugh |
Championship
ESPNU |
March 13 4:00 pm |
| No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana 57, No. 3 Stephen F. Austin 65 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 15–11, 7–14, 18–22 | ||
| Pts: Tied – 13 Rebs: L. Alexander – 10 Asts: J. Pierre – 3 |
Pts: T. Moore – 14 Rebs: T. Moore – 10 Asts: A. Traylor-Walker – 4 | |
| Stephen F. Austin wins Southland Championship | ||
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Attendance: 1,311 Referees: Chaney Muench, Travis Jones, and Demoya Pugh |