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The 2016 Southland Conference tournament was held at Cowgirl Diamond on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from May 11 through 13, 2016. The tournament winner, the McNeese State Cowgirls, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 with the remainder of the tournament airing on the Southland Digital Network.
Format
The top 6 teams qualified for the Southland softball tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible due to their transition from D2 to D1. Abilene Christian finished the regular season in third place. Since Abilene Christian was ineligible for tournament play, the fourth through seventh place finishers moved up in seeding. In addition, the Sam Houston Bearkats, finishing the regular season in seventh place, qualified for the tournament.
Tournament
Sources:
New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.
All times listed are Central Daylight Time.
Line Scores
= Day One
=Game 1 (Sam Houston State vs Lamar)
Game 2 (Stephen F. Austin vs Central Arkansas)
Game 3 (Lamar vs Nicholls)
Game 4 (Stephen F. Austin vs McNeese State)
= Day Two
=Game 5 (Stephen F. Austin vs Sam Houston State)
Game 6 (Central Arkansas vs Nicholls State)
Game 7 (Lamar vs McNeese State)
Semi-final Game One (Nicholls vs Stephen F. Austin)
= Day Three
=Semi-final Game Two (Lamar vs Stephen F. Austin)
Championship Game (Lamar vs McNeese State)
Awards and honors
Source:
Tournament MVP: Erika Piancastelli, McNeese State
All-Tournament Teams:
Morgan Catron, McNeese State
Tori Yanator, McNeese State
Emily Vincent, McNeese State
Brittany Rodriguez, Lamar
Jenna Holland, Lamar
Ciara Luna, Lamar
Kelly Meeuwsen, Lamar
Stephanie Meeuwsen, Lamar
Taylor Fraccastoro, Stephen F. Austin
Annie Mehringer, Stephen F. Austin
Callee Guffey, Stephen F. Austin
See also
2016 Southland Conference baseball tournament