1985 Southland Conference softball tournament

1985 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsNortheast Louisiana (1st title)
Winning coachRosemary Holloway–Hill[1] (1 title)
1985 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwestern Louisiana  ‍†‍‍ 12 – 0   1.000 39 – 13   .750
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4   .667 27 – 22   .551
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‡‍ 7 – 5   .583 34 – 32   .515
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583 19 – 31   .380
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6   .500 14 – 28   .333
North Texas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 10   .167 9 – 28   .243
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 12   .000 2 – 27   .069
† – Conference champion
‡ – champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament


The 1985 Southland Conference tournament was held in Monroe, Louisiana.[3] Northeast Louisiana won the seven team tournament. The Indians season ended with the tournament championship as they were not selected to the compete in the 1985 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Format

The tournament was a 7 team double elimination format. All teams which competed in conference play were members of the tournament field. Regular season champion, Southwestern Louisiana, received a first round bye.

Tournament

Source:[4][5][3]

Round Game Matchup Score Notes
First round
1 1 Lamar vs. McNeese State 3–0[3] Lamar wins
2 Northeast Louisiana vs. North Texas State 2–1[4][3] Northeast Louisiana wins
3 Texas-Arlington vs. Arkansas State 1–0[5][3] Texas-Arlington wins
Winner's Bracket
2 4 Southwestern Louisiana vs. Lamar 5–1[3] Southwestern Louisiana wins
5 Northeast Louisiana vs. Texas-Arlington 2–1[4][5][3] Northeast Louisiana wins
Consolation Bracket
3 6 North Texas State vs. Arkansas State 5–3[3] Arkansas State eliminated
7 Texas-Arlington vs. McNeese State 3–1[5][3] McNeese State eliminated
8 North Texas State vs. Lamar 2–1[3] Lamar eliminated
9 North Texas State vs. Texas-Arlington 4–0[5][3] Texas-Arlington eliminated
Semifinals
4 10 Southwestern Louisiana vs. Northeast Louisiana 2–0[4][3] Southwestern Louisiana wins
11 Northeast Louisiana vs. North Texas State 10–4[4][3] North Texas State eliminated
Championship
5 12 Northeast Louisiana vs. Southwestern Louisiana 2–0[4][3] Northeast Louisiana wins game one.
13 Northeast Louisiana vs. Southwestern Louisiana 2–0[4][3] Northeast Louisiana wins championship.

References

  1. ^ "Holloway-Hill Announces Retirement After 30 Seasons at ULM". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. May 23, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "FINAL 1985 Women's Softball Statistics Report - Northeast Louisiana University (1985 SOFTBALL RESULTS)". NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e "FINAL 1985 Women's Softball Statistics Report - Texas-Arlington (1985 SOFTBALL RESULTS)". NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
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