The 2022–23 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demons, led by third year head coach Anna Nimz, played their home games at Prather Coliseum located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and were members of the Southland Conference.
They finished the season with a 11–18 record overall and a 7–11 record in Southland Conference play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament to Texas A&M–Commerce.
Previous season The Lady Demons finished the 2021–22 season with a 12–14 record overall and a 5–9 record in Southland Conference play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They were the No. 6 seed in the 2022 Southland Conference tournament after losing the head-to-head tie-breaker with No. 5-seeded Incarnate Word. Their season ended with a first-round loss in tournament play to No. 7 seed New Orleans.
Preseason polls Southland Conference Poll The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 61 votes, the Lady Demons were picked to finish eighth in the conference.
1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 148 (11) 2 Houston Christian 131 (5) 3 Southeastern 122 (3) 4 Lamar 103 5 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions 101(1) 6 McNeese 98 7 Incarnate Word 64 8 Northwestern State 61 9 New Orleans 47 10 Nicholls 25
Preseason All Conference Candice Parramore was selected to the Preseason All Conference first team.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Southland Conference schedule
!colspan=9 style=| 2023 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Basketball Tournament
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See also 2022–23 Northwestern State Demons basketball team
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