2024 Northwestern State Lady Demons softball team explained

Mode:	softball
Year:	2024
Team:	Northwestern State Lady Demons
Conference:	Southland Conference
Short Conf:	Southland
Record:	19–31
Conf Record:	5–18
Head Coach:	Lacy Prejean
Hc Year:	1st
Asst Coach1:	Lexi Smith
Asst Coach2:	Melissa Mayeux
Stadium:	Lady Demon Diamond

The 2024 Northwestern State Lady Demons softball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Lady Demons played their home games at Lady Demon Diamond and were led by first year head coach Lacy Prejean. They are members of the Southland Conference. The team compiled a 19–31 overall record and a 5–18 record in conference play finishing in eighth place. They failed to qualify for the SLC tournament.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 2, 2024. Northwestern State was picked to finish sixth in the Southland Conference with 63 votes.^[1]

Coaches poll
1	McNeese State	128 (16)
2	Southeastern Louisiana	114 (2)
3	Nicholls	97
4	Lamar	78
5	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	72
6	Northwestern State	63
7	Houston Christian	49
8	Incarnate Word	30
9	Texas A&M–Commerce	17

Preseason All-Southland team

Ashlyn Walker, Laney Roos, and Maggie Darr were named to the conference preseason second team.^[1]

First Team

• Lexi Johnson (SELA, SR, 1st Base)
• Erin Kraus (NICH, SO, 2nd Base)
• Haylie Savage HCU, JR, 3rd Base)
• Reese Reyna (MCNS, JR, Shortstop)
• Bailey Krolczyk (SELA, SR, Catcher)
• Chloe Gomez (MCNS, SR, Utility)
• Audrey Greely (SELA, SR, Designated Player)
• Alexa Poche (NICH, SR, Outfielder)
• AB Garcia (HCU, SO, Outfielder)
• Erin Ardoin (MCNS, JR, Outfielder)
• Ashley Vallejo (MCNS, JR, Pitcher)
• Primrose Aholelei (TAMUCC, JR, Pitcher)

Second Team

• Crislyne Mareno (MCNS, JR, 1st Base)
• Mariana Torres (MCNS, JR, 2nd Base)
• Rylie Bouvier (MCNS, JR, 3rd Base)
• Brooke Davis (LU, SR, Shortstop)
• Ashlyn Walker (NWST, SR, Catcher)
• Sydney Hoyt (TAMUCC, SR, Utility)
• Cameron Niedenthal (LU, SR, Designated Player)
• Cam Goodman (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
• Ka'Lyn Watson (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
• Laney Roos (NWST, SR, Outfielder)
• Maggie Darr (NWST, SR, Pitcher)
• Shaelyn Sanders (MCNS, SR, Pitcher)

Schedule and results

Legend
	Northwestern State win
	Northwestern State loss
	Postponement/Cancellation
Bold	Northwestern State team member
	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2024 Northwestern State Lady Demons softball game log
Regular season (19–31)
February (9–10) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Texas State Tournament Feb. 8 at * 0–7 T. McCann (1-0) Seely, Kenzie (0-1) None 644 0–1 Feb. 8 vs. * Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX 8–2 Darr, Maggie (1-0) R. Smith (0-1) None 644 1–1 Feb. 9 vs. * Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX 1–2 Puchino (1-0) Seely, Kenzie (0-2) None 806 1–2 Feb. 10 vs. * Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX 6–3 Delafield, Aly (1-0) Madi Eberle (0-1) None 2– 2 Feb. 10 vs. * Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX 0–1 HILLEARY, Kenley (2-0) Darr, Maggie (1-1) None 2–3 Feb. 13 at * 3–4 (9 inn) A. Telford (1-2) Delafield, Aly (1-1) None 102 2–4 Feb. 13 at Stephen F. Austin* Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 1–0 Seely, Kenzie (1-2) A. Brown (0-1) None 215 3–4 Houston Classic Feb. 16 vs. UTSA* 3–1 Seely, K. (2-2) Parker, Haley (0-2) None 4–4 Feb. 17 vs. * Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX 3–2 Darr, Maggie (2-1) Horton, N. (1-2) Delafield, Aly (1) 5–4 Feb. 17 vs. UTSA* Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX 1–5 I. Saucedo (1-0) Denton, Ryleigh (0-1) None 5–5 Feb. 18 at Houston* Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX 7–8 S. Smith (5-0) Seely, Kenzie (2-3) None ESPN+ 5–6 Feb. 18 at Houston* Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX 0–13 (5 inn) P. Lehman (3-0) Darr, Maggie (2-2) None ESPN+ 488 5–7 Best on the Bayou Feb. 22 at * Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA 3–11 (5 inn) Abrams,Victoria (4-1) Seely, Kenzie (2-4) None 430 5–8 Feb. 23 vs. * Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA 3–0 Darr, Maggie (3-2) Jolly (0-3) None 138 6–8 Feb. 23 vs. * Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA 4–2 (8 inn) Seely, Kenzie (3-4) Abke, A. (2-1) None 233 7–8 Feb. 24 vs. Sam Houston* Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA 1–7 Daryn Grams (2-1) Darr, Maggie (3-3) None 166 7–9 Feb. 24 vs. * Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA 11–8 Denton, Ryleigh (1-1) Verni (1-2) Seely, Kenzie (1) 224 8–9 Feb. 27 Stephen F. Austin* 3–4 (9 inn) A. Telford (1-2) Delafield, Aly (1-1) Nine ESPN+ 102 9–9 Feb. 27 Stephen F. Austin* Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA 1–0 Seely, Kenzie (1-2) A. Brown (0-1) None ESPN+ 215 9–10
March (5–13) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Longhorn Invitational Mar 1 vs. * 1–0 (8 inn) Darr, Maggie (4-4) Apsel, J (1-1) None 10–10 Mar 1 at Texas* 2 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 2–10 (5 inn) Morgan (4-0) Seely, Kenzie (4-5) None LHN 1,812 10–11 Mar 2 vs. * Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 8–2 Seely, Kenzie (5-5) Marquez, K (1-4) None 11–11 Mar 3 vs. * Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 2–3 M Volpe (4-0) Darr, Maggie (4-5) None LHN 203 11–12 Mar 9 Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA 5–9 Yoo, Molly (4-3) Seely, Kenzie (5-6) Paden, Averi (1) ESPN+ 228 11–13 0–1 Mar 9 Nicholls Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA 0–5 McNeill, Audrey (6-6) Darr, Maggie (4-6) None ESPN+ 218 11–14 0–2 Mar 10 Nicholls Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA 0–2 McNeill, Audrey (7-6) Seely, Kenzie (5-7) None ESPN+ 204 11–15 0–3 Mar 12 at * 1–2 FLOYD, Allie (7-1) Seely, Kenzie (5-8) None ESPN+ 617 11–16 Mar 15 5–6 Mitchell, Karyana (8-0) Seely, Kenzie (5-9) None ESPN+ 500 11–17 0–4 Mar 15 at Lamar Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX 6–1 Darr, Maggie (5-6) Mitchell, Karyana (8-1) None ESPN+ 400 12–17 1–4 Mar 16 at Lamar Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX 2–6 Wardlaw, Emma (6-2 Darr, Maggie (5-7) None ESPN+ 500 12–18 1–5 Mar 19 Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA 2–1 Seely, Kenzie (6-9) Maren Berger (2-3) None ESPN+ 205 13–18 Mar 23 2–6 Aholelei, Primrose (10-5) Darr, Maggie (5-8) None ESPN+ 150 13–19 1–6 Mar 23 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 7–4 Seely, Kenzie (7-9) Williams, Malia (3-2) Darr, Maggie (1) ESPN+ 150 14–19 2–6 Mar 24 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 0–3 Aholelei, Primrose (11-5) Darr, Maggie (5-9) None ESPN+ 120 14–20 2–7 Mar 28 Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA 8–10 Davis, Lindsay (4-5) Darr, Maggie (5-10) Schexnayder, Ryann (2) ESPN+ 411 14–21 2–8 Mar 29 McNeese Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA 1–7 Dibbley, Alexis (2-0) Seely, Kenzie (7-10) None ESPN+ 452 14–22 2–9 Mar 29 McNeese Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA 0–8 (5 inn) Sanders, Shaelyn (11-6) Darr, Maggie (5-11) None ESPN+ 452 14–23 2–10
April (4–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Apr 12 4–5 DuBois, Ellie (12-3) Seely, Kenzie (7-11) None ESPN+ 245 14–24 2–11 Apr 12 at Southeastern Louisiana North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 1–5 Blanchard, C (14-2) Darr, Maggie (5-12) None ESPN+ 245 14–25 2–12 Apr 13 at Southeastern Louisiana North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 4–8 Blanchard, C (15-2) Darr, Maggie (5-13) None ESPN+ 174 14–26 2–13 Apr 19 Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA 1–2 Sanchez, Julia (5-12) Seely, Kenzie (7-12) None ESPN+ 389 14–27 2–14 Apr 19 Texas A&M–Commerce Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA 6–0 Darr, Maggie (6-13) Arredondo, Anissa (0-7) None ESPN+ 385 15–27 3–14 Apr 20 Texas A&M–Commerce Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA 3–2 Seely, Kenzie (8-12) Sanchez, Julia (5-13) None ESPN+ 226 16–27 4–14 Apr 23 Louisiana Tech* Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA 8–6 Denton, Ryleigh (2-1) MENZINA, Lauren (2-1) None ESPN+ 349 17–27 Apr 24 Texas Southern Memorial Park • Houston, TX – (-) Cancelled – Apr 26 Husky Field • Houston, TX 2–6 Swanson, L. (7-7) Darr, Maggie (6-14) None 200 17–28 4–15 Apr 26 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 0–2 Grofman, R. (6-9) Seely, Kenzie (8-13) None 200 17–29 4–16 Apr 27 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 0–2 Janes, K. (5-4) Seely, Kenzie (8-14) None ESPN+ 300 17–30 4–17 Apr 30 Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA 8–3 Darr, Maggie (9-14) Erin Gibbs (4-9) None ESPN+ 385 18–30
May (1–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record May 3 Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA 2–6 Larissa Jacquez (11-5) Darr, Maggie (7-15) None ESPN+ 388 18–31 4–18 May 3 Incarnate Word Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA 1–0 Seely, Kenzie (9-14) Samantha Portillo (8-6) None ESPN+ 388 19–31 5–18 May 4 Incarnate Word Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA Cancelled – –

Schedule Source:^{[2] [3] [4]} *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

Conference awards and honors

Post-season All-Southland Conference Teams

No Lady Demons were selected to post season teams.^[5]

Player of the Year: Victoria Altamirano, UIW

Hitter of the Year: Ka'Lyn Watson, Southeastern

Pitcher of the Year: Shaelyn Sanders, McNeese

Freshman of the Year: Alexis Dibbley, McNeese

Newcomer of the Year: Shenita Tucker, Lamar

Coach of the Year: James Landreneau, McNeese

First Team

• Corine Poncho (MCNS, SO, 1st Base)
• Mariana Torres (MCNS, SR, 2nd Base)
• Chloe Magee (SELA, FR, Shortstop)
• Maddison Guillen (UIW, SR, 3rd Base)
• Bailey Krolczyk (SELA, SR, Catcher)
• Victoria Altamirano (UIW, SO, Utility)
• Audrey Greely (SELA, SR, Designated Player)
• Reagan Heflin (NICH, SO, Outfielder)
• Ka'Lyn Watson (SELA, SR, Outfielder)
• Alexis Dibbley (MCNS, FR, Outfielder)
• Cera Blanchard (SELA, SR, Pitcher)
• Shaelyn Sanders (MCNS, SR, Pitcher)

Second Team

• Lexi Johnson (SELA, SR, 1st Base)
• Ryleigh Mata (UIW, JR, 2nd Base)
• Baylee Lemons (UIW, JR, Shortstop)
• Rylie Bouvier (MCNS, JR, 3rd Base)
• Bella Perez (MCNS, FR, Catcher)
• Haylie Savage (HCU, JR, Utility)
• Crislyne Moreno (MCNS, JR, Designated Player)
• Jillian Guiterrez (UIW, SO, Outfield)
• Abby Andersen (NICH, SR, Outfield)
• Cam Goodman (SELA, SR, Outfield)
• Primrose Aholelei (TAMUCC, SR, Pitcher)
• Ellie DuBois (SELA, SR, Pitcher)

Weekly awards

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Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
SLC Softball Pitcher of the week	Kenzie Seely	RHP	March 4, 2024	^[6]

See also

2024 Northwestern State Demons baseball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: McNeese predicted to repeat as SLC Softball Champions; Preseason poll and all-conference teams announced . Southland Conference . February 2, 2024 . February 4, 2024.
2. Web site: 2024 Lady Demon Softball Schedule . Northwestern State University of Louisiana . December 28, 2023 . en.
3. Web site: WarrenNolan.com Northwestern State Lady Demons - Southland . Nolan Analytics, LLC . January 25, 2024.
4. Web site: D1SOFTBALL Northwestern State (Southland) . D1 Softball . January 25, 2024.
5. Web site: 2024-05-06 . Altamirano wins Player of the Year, Watson and Sanders lead strong showings for McNeese at Southeastern on SLC All-Conference Teams . 2024-05-26 . www.southland.org . en.
6. Web site: Anthony Goss. Watson of Southeastern and Seely of Northwestern State Tabbed as Jersey Mike's SLC Softball Players of the Week. March 4, 2024 . March 4, 2024.