Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball

Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball
Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball
	2025–26 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team
University	Stephen F. Austin State University
Head coach	Leonard Bishop (3rd season)
Location	Nacogdoches, Texas
Arena	William R. Johnson Coliseum ; (capacity: 7,203)
Conference	Southland
Nickname	Ladyjacks
Colors	Purple and white;
NCAA Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
	1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2021, 2022, 2025, 2026
AIAW tournament quarterfinals
	1975, 1978, 1980
Second round	1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981
Other AIAW tournament results
Second round	1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981
Appearances	1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981
Conference tournament champions
	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2021, 2022, 2025, 2026
Conference regular-season champions
	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2010 T, ; 2014 T, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022
Uniforms
Home	Away

The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) in Nacogdoches, Texas. SFA rejoined the Southland Conference on July 1, 2024 after playing the previous 3 seasons in the WAC.^[4]

The women's basketball team was part of the growth in popularity of women's intercollegiate basketball in the 1970s. Women's basketball at the college level was organized under the auspices of the AIAW in the early 1970s, at a time when competitive power was distributed among smaller colleges, such as Immaculata, Delta State, West Chester State and Wayland Baptist. The Ladyjacks were a consistent presence in the Top 20 rankings during the 1970s.

Current roster

2024–25 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Hope LeMelle	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Liberty	Dallas, Texas
G	1	Myka Perry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	University of Florida	Norman, Oklahoma
G	2	Aziyah Farrier	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Frisco Liberty High School	Frisco, Texas
G	3	Avery VanSickle	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Regis Jesuit High School	Denver, Colorado
G	4	Ashlyn Traylor-Walker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Radford	Franklin, Indiana
G	5	Key Roseby	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Frisco Liberty High School	Frisco, Texas
G	7	Lydia Cajuste	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Fr	John Paul II High School	Dallas, Texas
G	9	Anika Hylaand	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Tauranga Girls College	Tauranga, New Zealand
G	10	Harmaine Dominguez	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Adams State	Las Cruces, New Mexico
G	12	Kayinn Kemp	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Duncanville High School	Duncanville, Texas
C	13	Ituau Tuisaula	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Peninsula College	Soldotna, Alaska
G	15	Mimi Gatewood	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Kansas State	DeSoto, Texas
F	20	Cha Gardner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Newark Valley High School	Newark Valley, New York
C	24	Talia Vann	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Bethany High School	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Head coach

Leonard Bishop (East Texas A&M)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Yang (Missouri State)
Dr. Jeanne-Marie Wilson (North Central (MN))
Lex Murphy (Angelo State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2025

Postseason appearances

NCAA tournament

The Ladyjacks have appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 22 times. Their combined record is 10–22.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	#5	First Round	Kansas State	L 75–78
1983	#7	First Round	Long Beach State	L 61–88
1988	#8	First round second round	#9 LSU #1 Iowa	W 84–62 L 65–83
1989	#4	Second round Sweet Sixteen	#5 Washington #1 Maryland	W 73–63 L 54–89
1990	#3	Second round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Long Beach State #7 Arkansas	W 78–62 L 74–98
1991	#8	First round second round	#9 Ole Miss #1 Virginia	W 73–62 L 72–74
1992	#2	Second round Sweet Sixteen	#7 Creighton #3 USC	W 75–74 L 57–61
1993	#4	Second round Sweet Sixteen	#5 Clemson #1 Vanderbilt	W 89–78 L 56–59
1994	#8	First round	#9 Kansas	L 62–72
1995	#11	First round	#6 Seton Hall	L 63–73
1996	#11	First round second round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Oregon State #3 Clemson #2 Georgia	W 67–65 W 93–88 L 64–78
1997	#7	First round second round	#10 Toledo #2 Colorado	W 79–66 L 74–75
1998	#9	First round	#8 Western Kentucky	L 76–88
1999	#15	First round	#2 Texas Tech	L 54–80
2000	#11	First round second round	#6 Xavier #3 LSU	W 73–72 L 45–57
2001	#13	First round	#4 Rutgers	L 43–80
2002	#13	First round	#4 Texas Tech	L 63–84
2006	#13	First round	#4 Arizona State	L 61–80
2021	#12	First round	#5 Georgia Tech	L 52–54 (OT)
2022	#12	First round	#5 North Carolina	L 66–79
2025	#14	First round	#3 Notre Dame	L 54–106
2026	#16	First four	#16 Missouri State	L 75–85

WNIT

The Ladyjacks have appeared in five Women's National Invitation Tournaments (WNIT). Their combined record is 1–5.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2007	--	First round	Southern Illinois	L 50–58
2010	--	First round	Creighton	L 65–76
2018	--	First round	George Mason	L 75–82
2019	--	First round	UT Arlington	L 54–60
2023	--	First round second round	Texas State Arkansas	W 89–79 L 60–37

WBI

The Ladyjacks have appeared in two Women's Basketball Invitationals (WBI). Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	--	First round	Northern Iowa	L 67–83
2017	--	First round	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	L 54-62

AIAW Division I

The Ladyjacks made six appearances in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 6–8.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1973	First round quarterfinals	Utah State Queens (NY)	W 58–43 L 56–59 (OT)
1974	First round quarterfinals consolation second round	Illinois State William Penn Tennessee Tech	W 51–48 L 46–52 L 43–63
1975	First round consolation first round consolation second round	Southern Connecticut West Georgia Wayland Baptist	L 51–68 W 82–62 L 46–50
1978	First round quarterfinals	Washington UCLA	W 96–55 L 60–86
1980	Second round quarterfinals	Oregon South Carolina	W 76–53 L 56–63
1981	First round second round	Northwestern Old Dominion	W 88–67 L 54–60

References

↑ SFA Official University Identity Standards Manual (PDF). June 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
1 2 "2012-2013 Ladyjacks Record Book" (PDF). Stephen F. Austin State University Athletic Department. p. 32. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
↑ "Southland Conference 2014-15 Women's Basketball" (PDF). Southland Conference. pp. 16, 88. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
↑ "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

External links

Official website

[1] SFA Official University Identity Standards Manual (PDF). June 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[NCAATourney-2] 1 2 "2012-2013 Ladyjacks Record Book" (PDF). Stephen F. Austin State University Athletic Department. p. 32. Retrieved January 24, 2015.

[SLCGuide-3] "Southland Conference 2014-15 Women's Basketball" (PDF). Southland Conference. pp. 16, 88. Retrieved January 24, 2015.

[4] "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

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Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball
Venues	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1974–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Southland Conference women's basketball
Teams	East Texas A&M Lions Houston Christian Huskies Incarnate Word Cardinals Lamar Lady Cardinals LSU New Orleans Privateers McNeese Cowgirls Nicholls Colonels Northwestern State Lady Demons Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Tournament	Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26