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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 | www |
The Northwestern State University athletic teams go by the Demons, with women's athletic teams generally called the Lady Demons, and its mascot is Vic the Demon. Once a member of the SIAA conference, the school now competes in the Southland Conference.
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
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| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross country |
| Cross country | Soccer |
| Football | Softball |
| Track and field† | Tennis |
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| Volleyball | |
| † – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor. | |
The Northwestern State Demons baseball 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 at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field.
The Northwestern State Demons 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 at Prather Coliseum.
On March 17, 2006, NSU's 14th-seeded basketball team shocked the college basketball world by defeating 3rd-seeded, 11th-ranked, Big Ten Conference tournament champion Iowa in the first round of the 2006 NCAA men's basketball tournament on a late three-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 inaugural play-in game, beating the Winthrop University Eagles 71–67 in 2001 NCAA men's basketball tournament to advance to the 16th-seeded spot. In doing so, the Demons became the first #16 seed to earn a victory in the NCAA Tournament.[2]
The Northwestern State Lady Demons 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 at Prather Coliseum.
The Northwestern State Demons football 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 at Harry Turpin Stadium.
The Northwestern State Lady Demons softball 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 at Lady 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 the University of Texas "Hook 'em Horns" gesture except the index finger and pinky are held straight up and down, not out to the sides.
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