| Northwestern State Demons | |
|---|---|
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| University | Northwestern State University |
| Conference | Southland |
| NCAA | Division I (FCS) |
| Athletic director | Kevin Bostian |
| Location | Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Varsity teams | 12 |
| Football stadium | Harry Turpin Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Prather Coliseum |
| Baseball stadium | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field |
| Softball stadium | Lady Demon Diamond |
| Soccer stadium | Lady Demon Soccer Complex |
| Other venues | Jack Fisher Tennis Complex Walter P. Ledet Track and Field Complex |
| Mascot | Vic the Demon |
| Nickname | Demons and Lady Demons |
| Colors | Purple, white, and orange trim[1] |
| Website | nsudemons |
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TheNorthwestern State University athletic teams go by theDemons, with women's athletic teams generally called theLady Demons, and its mascot isVic the Demon. Once a member of theSIAA conference, the school now competes in theSouthland Conference.
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross country |
| Cross country | Soccer |
| Football | Softball |
| Track and field1 | Tennis |
| Track and field1 | |
| Volleyball | |
| 1 – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor. | |
Thebaseball team represents Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The team is a member of the Southland Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays its home games atH. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field.
The men'sbasketball team represents Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays its home games atPrather Coliseum.
On March 17, 2006, NSU's 14th-seededbasketball team shocked thecollege basketball world by defeating 3rd-seeded, 11th-ranked,Big Ten Conference tournament championIowa in the first round of the2006 NCAA men's basketball tournament on a latethree-pointer by Jermaine Wallace. NSU was the lowest-seeded team to advance to the second round in 2006. NSU's men's basketball team also won the inauguralplay-in game, beating theWinthrop University Eagles 71–67 in2001 NCAA men's basketball tournament. Both teams were considered #16 seeds competing to advance to the opening round. In winning, the Demons, therefore, became the first #16 seed to earn a victory in the NCAA Tournament.[2]
The women's basketball team represents Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays its home games atPrather Coliseum.
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Thefootball team represents Northwestern State University located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The team competes in the Southland Conference, which is part of Division I FCS. The team plays its home games atHarry Turpin Stadium.
Thesoftball team represents Northwestern State University located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The team competes in the Southland Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays its home games atLady Demon Diamond.
"Fork 'em" is a hand gesture and slogan used by students at Northwestern State University in their celebration of sports teams. The gesture is performed by curling the ring and middle fingers under the thumb against the palm, and extending the pinky and index fingers – similar to theUniversity of Texas "Hook 'em Horns" gesture except the index finger and pinky are held straight up and down, not out to the sides.
