Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

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Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Conference Basketball Championship
SportCollege basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Number of teams8
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumLeonard E. Merrell Center
Current locationKaty, Texas
Played1983, 1988-present
Last contest2021
Current champion
Most championshipsStephen F. Austin (16)
TV partner(s)ESPN+ / CBSSN
Official websiteSouthland.org Women's Basketball

The Southland Conference's Women’s Basketball Tournament began in 1983, with the winner of the tournament receiving the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship. There was no tournament from 1984-1987, but in 1988 the season-ending tradition returned for good, with a format much as in the men's tournament, with opening rounds at the home court of the higher seed, and a designated location thereafter.

Starting in 2007, both the men's and women's tournaments were played at the same neutral site, for all rounds.[1]

The tournament has been held at the Leonard E. Merrell Center in the Houston suburb of Katy, Texas since 2008. Starting in 2023, the event will move to The Legacy Center on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, reportedly as part of a deal that kept McNeese in the Southland after it had been courted by Conference USA and nearly joined the Western Athletic Conference.[2]

Tournament results[]

Year Winner Score Opponent MVP Venue
1983 Louisiana-Monroe 94–81 McNeese State Eun Jung Lee, Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, Louisiana
1984 No Tournament
1985 No Tournament
1986 No Tournament
1987 No Tournament
1988 Stephen F. Austin 92–85 Louisiana-Monroe Mozell Brooks, Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas
1989 Stephen F. Austin 82–73 Northwestern State Portia Hill, Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas
1990 Stephen F. Austin 93–83 Northwestern State Pam Hudson, Northwestern State Nacogdoches, Texas
1991 Stephen F. Austin 70–58 Louisiana-Monroe Stacey Jackson, Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas
1992 Stephen F. Austin 77–58 Northwestern State Lori Davis, Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas
1993 Stephen F. Austin 77–75 Northwestern State Deneen Parker, Stephen F. Austin campus sites, final played in Nacogdoches, TX
1994 Stephen F. Austin 73–65 Louisiana-Monroe Trenia Tillis, Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, TX
1995 Stephen F. Austin 68–60 Northwestern State Latonia Bonnett, Stephen F. Austin campus sites, final played in Shreveport, Louisiana
1996 Stephen F. Austin 76–58 Texas State Latonia Bonnett, Stephen F. Austin Shreveport, LA
1997 Texas State 77–65 Stephen F. Austin Jerri Cooper, Texas State Shreveport, LA
1998 Stephen F. Austin 84–52 Louisiana-Monroe Katrina Price, Stephen F. Austin Shreveport, LA
1999 Stephen F. Austin 90–77 Northwestern State Anitra Davis, Stephen F. Austin Shreveport, LA
2000 Stephen F. Austin 79–68 Northwestern State Shawnta Johnson, Stephen F. Austin campus sites, final played in Shreveport, LA
2001 Stephen F. Austin 82–73 Northwestern State Latisha Prater, Stephen F. Austin campus sites, final played in Bossier City, Louisiana
2002 Stephen F. Austin 76–52 Northwestern State Amy Collins, Stephen F. Austin campus sites, final played in Nacogdoches, TX
2003 Texas State 68–56 Texas–San Antonio Tori Talbert, Texas State campus sites, final played in San Antonio, Texas
2004 Northwestern State 78–71 Texas–Arlington Tori Talbert, Texas State campus sites, final played in Natchitoches, Louisiana
2005 Texas–Arlington 69–54 Louisiana-Monroe Terra Wallace, Texas-Arlington campus sites, final played in Monroe, Louisiana
2006 Stephen F. Austin 56–48 Texas–San Antonio LaToya Mills, Stephen F. Austin campus sites, final played in Nacogdoches, Texas
2007 Texas-Arlington 68–47 Stephen F. Austin Terra Wallace, Texas-Arlington Campbell Center, Houston, TX
2008 Texas–San Antonio 65–56 Lamar Monica Gibbs, Texas–San Antonio Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
2009 Texas–San Antonio 74–63 Texas–Arlington Onika Anderson, Texas–San Antonio Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
2010 Lamar 86–59 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Darika Hill, Lamar Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
2011 McNeese State 71–50 Central Arkansas Ashlyn Baggett, McNeese Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
2012 McNeese State 60–56 Stephen F. Austin Caitlyn Baggett, McNeese Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
2013 Oral Roberts 72–66 Sam Houston State Kevi Luper, Oral Roberts Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
2014 Northwestern State 62–44 Stephen F. Austin Trudy Armstead, Northwestern State Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
2015 Northwestern State 58–50 Houston Baptist Beatrice Attura, Northwestern State Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
2016 Central Arkansas 69–62 Sam Houston State Angela Beadle, Sam Houston State Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
2017 Central Arkansas 60–30 Stephen F. Austin Maggie Proffitt, Central Arkansas Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
2018 Nicholls State 69–65 Stephen F. Austin Cassidy Barrios, Nicholls Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
2019 Abilene Christian 69–68 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Breanna Wright, Abilene Christian Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
2020 Canceled due to COVID-19
2021 56–45 Aaliyah Johnson, Stephen F. Austin Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
2022
2023 The Legacy Center, Lake Charles, Louisiana
2024
2025
2026

Performance by school[]

Member Winners Winning Years
Stephen F. Austin
16
 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2021
Northwestern State
3
 2004, 2014, 2015
Central Arkansas
2
 2016, 2017
McNeese
2
 2011, 2012
Texas State
2
 1997, 2003
UT Arlington
2
 2005, 2007
UTSA
2
 2008, 2009
Abilene Christian
1
 2019
Lamar
1
 2010
Louisiana–Monroe
1
 1983
Nicholls
1
 2018
Oral Roberts
1
 2013
TOTAL
33
  • Teams in bold represent current conference members as of the 2021–22 basketball season.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "O'REILLY AUTO PARTS SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SET FOR HOUSTON". Lamar Athletics. November 2, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. ^ Gazzolo, Jim (November 9, 2021). "McNeese sticks with Southland in move that will bring millions in for SW La. tourism". American Press. Lake Charles, LA. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
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