NSU clinches SLC regular season crown with win at Nicholls

  • Northwestern State won the Southland Conference regular season title outright with a 5-0 win at Nicholls on Thursday evening. Photo by Avery Landry, Nicholls
    Northwestern State won the Southland Conference regular season title outright with a 5-0 win at Nicholls on Thursday evening. Photo by Avery Landry, Nicholls

    While a share of a Southland Conference title is impressive, winning it outright is even more impressive.

    NSU (12-4-3, 7-2-1) put an exclamation point on an outright conference championship with a 5-0 road win at Nicholls (4-9-5, 1-5-4) on Thursday to wrap up the regular season at the Thibodaux Regional Soccer Complex.

    “We played really well tonight,” head coach Ian Brophy said. “We were able to get…