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Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

{{Infobox NCAA conference tournament

| name = Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

| optional_subheader = Conference basketball championship

| defunct =

| image =Southland Conference primary logo.svg

| caption =

| sport = College basketball

| conference = Southland Conference

| number_of_teams = 8

| format = Single-elimination tournament

| current_stadium = The Legacy Center

| current_location = Lake Charles, Louisiana

| years = 1983, 1988–present

| most_recent = 2025

| current_champion = Stephen F. Austin

| most_championships = Stephen F. Austin (17)

| television = ESPN+ / ESPNU

| website = [http://www.southland.org/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18400&SPID=10826&SPSID=90091&SPORT_INFO=WomensBasketball Southland.org Women's Basketball]

| sponsors = Jersey Mike's Subs

| all_stadiums =

| all_locations =

}}

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 Division I women's basketball tournament. 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.{{cite web|title=O'REILLY AUTO PARTS SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SET FOR HOUSTON|url=http://www.lamarcardinals.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110206aaa.html|publisher=Lamar Athletics|accessdate=October 19, 2014|date=November 2, 2006}}

The tournament was held at the Leonard E. Merrell Center in the Houston suburb of Katy, Texas from 2008 to 2022. Starting in 2023, the event moved 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.americanpress.com/2021/11/09/breaking-mcneese-sticks-with-southland-in-move-that-will-bring-millions-in-for-sw-la-tourism/ |title=McNeese sticks with Southland in move that will bring millions in for SW La. tourism |first=Jim |last=Gazzolo |newspaper=American Press |location=Lake Charles, LA |date=November 9, 2021 |accessdate=November 12, 2021}} An extension to 2029 for The Legacy Center to serve as the basketball tournament venue was announced on August 29, 2023.{{cite web |author1=James Hill |title=Southland Conference Basketball Championships to be hosted in Lake Charles through 2029 |url=https://crescentcitysports.com/southland-conference-basketball-championships-to-be-hosted-in-lake-charles-through-2029/ |publisher=2024 Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC |access-date=January 23, 2024 |date=August 29, 2023}}

Tournament results

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southland Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Year

! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southland Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Champion

! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southland Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Score

! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southland Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Runner-up

! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southland Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Tournament MVP

! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southland Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Location

1983Louisiana-Monroe94–81McNeese StateEun Jung Lee, Louisiana-MonroeMonroe, Louisiana
1984colspan="5" rowspan="4" |No Tournament Held.
1985
1986
1987
1988Stephen F. Austin92–85Louisiana-MonroeMozell Brooks, Stephen F. Austinrowspan=5 | Nacogdoches, Texas
1989Stephen F. Austin82–73Northwestern StatePortia Hill, Stephen F. Austin
1990Stephen F. Austin93–83Northwestern StatePam Hudson, Northwestern State
1991Stephen F. Austin70–58Louisiana-MonroeStacey Jackson, Stephen F. Austin
1992Stephen F. Austin77–58Northwestern StateLori Davis, Stephen F. Austin
1993Stephen F. Austin77–75Northwestern StateDeneen Parker, Stephen F. Austincampus sites, final played in Nacogdoches, TX
1994Stephen F. Austin73–65Louisiana-MonroeTrenia Tillis, Stephen F. AustinNacogdoches, TX
1995Stephen F. Austin68–60Northwestern StateLatonia Bonnett, Stephen F. Austincampus sites, final played in Shreveport, Louisiana
1996Stephen F. Austin76–58Texas StateLatonia Bonnett, Stephen F. Austinrowspan=4 |Shreveport, LA
1997Texas State77–65Stephen F. AustinJerri Cooper, Texas State
1998Stephen F. Austin84–52Louisiana-MonroeKatrina Price, Stephen F. Austin
1999Stephen F. Austin90–77Northwestern StateAnitra Davis, Stephen F. Austin
2000Stephen F. Austin79–68Northwestern StateShawnta Johnson, Stephen F. Austincampus sites, final played in Shreveport, LA
2001Stephen F. Austin82–73Northwestern StateLatisha Prater, Stephen F. Austincampus sites, final played in Bossier City, Louisiana
2002Stephen F. Austin76–52Northwestern StateAmy Collins, Stephen F. Austincampus sites, final played in Nacogdoches, TX
2003Texas State68–56Texas–San AntonioTori Talbert, Texas Statecampus sites, final played in San Antonio, Texas
2004Northwestern State78–71Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball|Texas–ArlingtonTori Talbert, Texas Statecampus sites, final played in Natchitoches, Louisiana
2005Texas–Arlington69–54Louisiana-MonroeTerra Wallace, Texas-Arlingtoncampus sites, final played in Monroe, Louisiana
2006Stephen F. Austin56–48Texas–San AntonioLaToya Mills, Stephen F. Austincampus sites, final played in Nacogdoches, Texas
2007Texas-Arlington68–47Stephen F. AustinTerra Wallace, Texas-ArlingtonCampbell Center, Houston, TX
2008Texas–San Antonio65–56LamarMonica Gibbs, Texas–San Antoniorowspan=12 | Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
2009Texas–San Antonio74–63Texas–ArlingtonOnika Anderson, Texas–San Antonio
2010Lamar86–59Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiDarika Hill, Lamar
2011McNeese State71–50Central ArkansasAshlyn Baggett, McNeese
2012McNeese State60–56Stephen F. AustinCaitlyn Baggett, McNeese
2013Oral Roberts72–66Sam Houston StateKevi Luper, Oral Roberts
2014Northwestern State62–44Stephen F. AustinTrudy Armstead, Northwestern State
2015Northwestern State58–50Houston BaptistBeatrice Attura, Northwestern State
2016Central Arkansas69–62Sam Houston StateAngela Beadle, Sam Houston State
2017Central Arkansas60–30Stephen F. AustinMaggie Proffitt, Central Arkansas
2018Nicholls State69–65Stephen F. AustinCassidy Barrios, Nicholls
2019Abilene Christian69–68Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiBreanna Wright, Abilene Christian
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| 2020

colspan=5 align=center|Canceled due to COVID-19.
2021{{cbb link|2021|team=Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks|sex=w|title=Stephen F. Austin}}56–45Sam HoustonAaliyah Johnson, Stephen F. Austinrowspan=2 | Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
2022Incarnate Word56–52OTSoutheastern LouisianaTiana Gardner, Incarnate Word
2023Southeastern Louisiana66–57LamarHailey Giaratano, Southeastern Louisianarowspan=7 | The Legacy Center, Lake Charles, Louisiana
2024Texas A&M–Corpus Christi68–61LamarPaige Allen, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
2025Stephen F. Austin65–57Southeastern LouisianaTrinity Moore, Stephen F. Austin
2026
2027
2028
2029

Performance by school

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width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southland Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| School

! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southland Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Championships

! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southland Conference|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Championship Years

Stephen F. Austin

| {{center|17}}

| 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2021, 2025

Northwestern State

| {{center|3}}

| 2004, 2014, 2015

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| Texas State

| {{center|2}}

| 1997, 2003

bgcolor=pink

| UT Arlington

| {{center|2}}

| 2005, 2007

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| UTSA

| {{center|2}}

| 2008, 2009

McNeese

| {{center|2}}

| 2011, 2012

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| Central Arkansas

| {{center|2}}

| 2016, 2017

bgcolor=pink

| Louisiana–Monroe

| {{center|1}}

| 1983

Lamar

| {{center|1}}

| 2010

bgcolor=pink

| Oral Roberts

| {{center|1}}

| 2013

Nicholls

| {{center|1}}

| 2018

bgcolor=pink

| Abilene Christian

| {{center|1}}

| 2019

Incarnate Word

| {{center|1}}

| 2022

Southeastern Louisiana

| {{center|1}}

| 2023

Texas A&M–Corpus Christi

| {{center|1}}

| 2024

UTRGV

| {{center|0}}

|

East Texas A&M

| {{center|0}}

|

Houston Christian

| {{center|0}}

|

New Orleans

| {{center|0}}

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TOTAL

| {{center|37}}

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  • In 2024-25, UTRGV first joined the Southland and Stephen F. Austin returned to the SLC after a three-season absence.
  • Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the Southland

See also

References

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