Nicholls Colonels women's basketball

Nicholls Colonels women's basketball
Nicholls Colonels women's basketball
	2023–24 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team
University	Nicholls State University
Head coach	Justin Payne (1st season)
Conference	Southland
Location	Thibodaux, Louisiana
Arena	Stopher Gymnasium ; (Capacity: 3,800)
Nickname	Colonels
Colors	Red and gray;
NCAA tournament appearances
	2018
Conference tournament champions
	2018

The Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team represents Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States.^[2] The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I.^[3]^[4] Nicholls' first women's basketball team was fielded in 1974–1975. The team plays its home games at 3,800-seat Stopher Gymnasium^[5] and are coached by Justin Payne.^[6]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	0	Amelia Sandie	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Jr	Brighton, England
G	1	Mikayla Etienne	—	Sr	Monroe, Louisiana
G	2	Marypaz Martinez	—	Fr	Tres Rios, Costa Rica
G	3	Ashley Malone	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Nashville, Tennessee
G	5	Traya Bruce	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Sr	Cut Off, Louisiana
G	7	Betzalys Delgado	—	Fr	Arecibo, Puerto Rico
F	10	Victoria Woods	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Elton, Louisiana
G	11	Britiya Curtis	—	Fr	Calhoun, Georgia
G	12	Kyla Hamilton	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Westlake, Louisiana
G	14	Adrian Mann	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	Mokane, Missouri
F	20	Adyson James	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	San Antonio, Texas
F	21	Lexi Alexander	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Round Rock, Texas
G/F	22	Deonna Brister	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Lake Arthur, Louisiana
F	23	Daelyn Craig	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Lithonia, Georgia
G	24	Malaysia DePrisco	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Austin, Texas
G	25	Violet Skipworth	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Pace, Florida
C	30	Kate Manley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Roswell, Georgia
F	35	Khia Lee	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Manchester England

Roster
Last update: October 26, 2023

Tournament

Nicholls State has appeared in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament once The Colonels have a 0–1 record.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2018	#16	First Round	#1 Mississippi State	L 50–95

^ "Nicholls Colors – Nicholls Branding Guide". Retrieved April 2, 2016.
^ "The Official Site of Nicholls State University Athletics". Geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
^ "Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team page". espn.go.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
^ "Nicholls State University". ncaa.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
^ "Division I Teams By Arena Capacity". bbstate.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
^ "Justin Payne named Nicholls Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Nicholls Colonels. March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

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v t e Nicholls Colonels women's basketball
Venues	Stopher Gymnasium (1974–present)
Culture & lore	Championships History Colonel Tillou 6th Man Basketball Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Nicholls State University
Located in: Thibodaux, Louisiana
Academics	College of Arts and Sciences College of Business Administration College of Education College of Nursing and Allied Health
Campus	Chef John Folse Culinary Institute Elkins Hall Louisiana Women's Govt & Bus Hall of Fame
Athletics	Sports: Nicholls Colonels Baseball Basketball Men Women Cross country Football Soccer Softball Track and field Volleyball Southland Conference Venues: Atchafalaya Golf Course at Idlewild Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field Colonel Tennis Complex Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Nicholls Soccer Complex Stopher Gymnasium Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park Traditions: Colonel Tillou Pride of Nicholls Marching band
Media	KNSU
Founded: 1948

v t e Southland Conference women's basketball
Teams	Houston Christian Huskies Incarnate Word Cardinals Lamar Lady Cardinals McNeese Cowgirls New Orleans Privateers Nicholls Colonels Northwestern State Lady Demons Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders
Future teams	UTRGV Vaqueros (joining in 2024)
Tournament	Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23