| Sport: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Northwestern State Lady Demons |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 11–18 |
| Conf Record: | 7–11 |
| Head Coach: | Anna Nimz |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Leasa Ailshie |
| Asst Coach2: | Mike Brown |
| Asst Coach3: | Mike Pittman |
| Stadium: | Prather Coliseum (Capacity: 3,900) |
The 2022–23 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team represents Northwestern State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demons, led by third year head coach Anna Nimz play their home games at Prather Coliseum located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and are members of the Southland Conference.
The Lady Demons finished the 2021–22 season with a 12–14 record overall and a 5–9 record in Southland Conference play. They were the No. 6 seed in the 2022 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament 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 48–57.[1]
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.[2]
| 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 |
Candice Parramore was selected to the Preseason All Conference first team.[3]
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2022–23 Northwestern State Demons basketball team