2024 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

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2024 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams8
SiteThe Legacy Center
Lake Charles, Louisiana
ChampionsTexas A&M–Corpus Christi (1st title)
Winning coachRoyce Chadwick (7th title)
MVPPaige Allen (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU
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The 2024 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament is the postseason women's basketball championship for the Southland Conference. The tournament is taking place at The Legacy Center on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana March 11–14, 2024.[1][2] The Legacy Center will be the home of the tournament through 2029.[3] The tournament winner will receive an automatic invitation to the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

2023–24 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar 17 – 1   .944 24 – 7   .774
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi † 14 – 4   .778 23 – 9   .719
Southeastern Louisiana 14 – 4   .778 19 – 12   .613
Incarnate Word 12 – 6   .667 19 – 11   .633
Texas A&M–Commerce* 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
New Orleans 8 – 10   .444 11 – 19   .367
Nicholls 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Northwestern State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367
McNeese 2 – 16   .111 6 – 25   .194
Houston Christian 1 – 17   .056 6 – 23   .207
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II.
† 2024 Southland tournament winner


Seeds[edit]

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie-breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top eight teams in the conference qualified 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 received 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 the day following the conclusion of regular-season play.[4]

Seed[5] School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Lamar 17–1 Not needed
2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14–4 Split head-to-head vs SLU. Lost both games vs. Lamar. Won both games vs. UIW.
3 Southeastern Louisiana 14–4 Split head-to-head vs TAMUCC. Lost both games vs. Lamar. Split vs. UIW.
4 Incarnate Word 12–6 Not needed.
5 Texas A&M–Commerce 8–10 Split vs. New Orleans. Split vs. Lamar
6 New Orleans 8–10 Split vs. Texas A&M–Commerce. Lost both games vs. Lamar.
7 Nicholls 7–11 Split vs Northwestern State. Lost both games vs. Lamar. Split vs. TAMUCC
8 Northwestern State 7–11 Split vs Northwestern State. Lost both games vs. Lamar. Lost both games vs TAMUCC
DNQ McNeese 2–16
DNQ Houston Christian 1–17

Schedule[edit]

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Monday, March 11, 2024
1 1 11:00 am No. 5 Texas A&M–Commerce vs. No. 8 Northwestern State 65–57 ESPN+
2 1:30 pm No. 6 New Orleans vs. No. 7 Nicholls 66–73
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 12, 2024
2 3 11:00 am No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 5 Texas A&M–Commerce 57–66 ESPN+
4 1:30 pm No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 7 Nicholls 75–57
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 13, 2024
3 5 11:00 am No. 1 Lamar vs. No. 5 Texas A&M–Commerce 83–58 ESPN+
6 1:30 pm No. 2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana 60–59
Championship – Thursday, March 14, 2024
4 7 4:00 pm No. 1 Lamar vs. No. 2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 61–68 ESPNU
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket[edit]

First round
Monday, March 11
ESPN+ 		Second round
Tuesday, March 12
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
Wednesday, March 13
ESPN+ 		Championship
Thursday, March 14
ESPNU
1 Lamar 83
5 Texas A&M–Commerce 58
4 Incarnate Word 57
5 Texas A&M–Commerce 65 5 Texas A&M–Commerce 66
8 Northwestern State 57 1 Lamar 61
2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 68
2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 60
3 Southeastern Louisiana 59
3 Southeastern Louisiana 75
6 New Orleans 66 7 Nicholls 57
7 Nicholls 73

* denotes number of overtime periods

First round[edit]

ESPN+
March 11
11:00 am
No. 5 Texas A&M–Commerce 65, No. 8 Northwestern State 57
Scoring by quarter: 15–9, 10–9, 16–22, 24–17
Pts: M. Deck – 20
Rebs: J. Beaty – 12
Asts: Tied (M. Deck & J. Newsome) – 3		 Pts: J. Woodson – 17
Rebs: S. Ayres – 12
Asts: J. Woodson – 4
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Referees: Simona Sandoval, Jennifer White, Chaney Muench
ESPN+
March 11
1:30 pm
No. 6 New Orleans 66, No. 7 Nicholls 73
Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 16–14, 17–25, 18–20
Pts: N. Francois – 22
Rebs: N. Francois – 11
Asts: Tied (I. Williams & A. Calderon) – 3		 Pts: M. Etienne N. – 19
Rebs: L. Alexander – 10
Asts: K. Hamilton – 7
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Referees: Tiffany Bridges, John Fletcher, Travis Jones

Second round[edit]

ESPN+
March 12
11:00 am
No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana 75, No. 7 Nicholls 57
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 15–17, 25–12, 14–15
Pts: K. Paul – 18
Rebs: K. Paul – 10
Asts: H. Giaratano – 5		 Pts: L. Alexander – 14
Rebs: K. Hamilton – 9
Asts: K. Hamilton – 5
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Referees: Chaney Muench, Britton Sherry, Demoya Pugh
ESPN+
March 12
1:30 pm
No. 4 Incarnate Word 57, No. 5 Texas A&M–Commerce 66
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 13–16, 16–20, 14–15
Pts: N. De Leon Negron – 14
Rebs: Tied (N. De Leon Negron & J. Elliott) – 9
Asts: Tied (N. De Leon Negron & A. Collins) – 3		 Pts: M. Deck – 22
Rebs: J. Beaty – 11
Asts: Tied (M. Deck & J. Hood) – 2
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Referees: Travis Jones, Kelly Johnson, Jaclyn Watson

Semifinals[edit]

ESPN+
March 13
11:00 am
No. 1 Lamar 83, No. 5 Texas A&M–Commerce 58
Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 23–16, 26–18, 23–9
Pts: A. Davis – 23
Rebs: S. Dean – 13
Asts: Tied (R. Taylor & N. Weems) – 3		 Pts: J. Newsome – 18
Rebs: Tied (3 players) – 4
Asts: A. Boyce – 4
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Referees: Jennifer White, Tiffany Bridges, Britton Sherry
ESPN+
March 13
1:30 pm
No. 2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 60, No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana 59
Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 17–11, 18–9, 14–18
Pts: M. Aguado – 16
Rebs: A. Westbrook – 10
Asts: Tied (A. Westbrook & V. Verano) – 3		 Pts: H. Giaratano – 11
Rebs: Tied (H. Giaratano & T. Bell) – 8
Asts: J. Pierre – 7
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Referees: Jaclyn Watson, D'Lynn Schertz, Travis Jones

Championship[edit]

ESPNU
March 14
4:00 pm
No. 1 Lamar 61, No. 2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 68
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 11–14, 13–17, 25–20
Pts: S. Dean – 19
Rebs: A. Davis – 11
Asts: B. Mitchell – 6		 Pts: P. Allen – 22
Rebs: P. Allen – 12
Asts: V. Verano – 6
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 700
Referees: Chaney Muench, Demoya Pugh, Kelly Johnson

Awards and honors[edit]

2024 Southland Conference Women's Basketball All-Tournament Team
  • Paige Allen, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (MVP)
  • Alecia Westbrook, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
  • Akasha Davis, Lamar
  • Sabria Dean, Lamar
  •  


See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2024 Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Basketball Championships pres. by Explore Louisiana". www.southland.org. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "NCAA Conference Tournaments 2024: Brackets & Predictions". 2005-2024 Team Rankings, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Matthew Travis (August 29, 2023). "Southland to hold basketball conference championships in Lake Charles through 2029". 2002-2024 Gray Television, Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "Basketball Tie-Breaking Procedures". Southland Conference. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Southland Women's Basketball Standings".
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