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| 2024–25 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (1–0 SLC) |
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| Home arena | Montagne Center (Capacity: 10,080) |
| Seasons← 2023–242025–26 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas A&M* | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 3 | – | 8 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Southland tournament winner As of December 20, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represents Lamar University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by sixth year head coach Aqua Franklin, play their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.
Media
Home games are broadcast on ESPN+.
Preseason polls
Southland Conference Poll
The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 17, 2024. Receiving 236 overall votes and 19 first-place votes, the Lady Cardinals were picked to finish first in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Lamar | 236 (19) |
| 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 213 (5) |
| 3 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 200 |
| 4 | Stephen F. Austin | 193 |
| 5 | Incarnate Word | 149 |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Commerce (renamed) |
112 |
| 7 | Nicholls | 108 |
| 8 | New Orleans | 109 |
| 9 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 92 |
| 10 | Northwestern State | 67 |
| 11 | McNeese | 61 |
| 12 | Houston Christian | 51 |
Preseason All Conference
Akasha Davis and Sabria Dean were selected to the Preseason All-Conference first team.
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| Oct 26, 2024 2:00 pm |
East Texas Baptist | W 70–39 | |
– | – | – | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | ||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–San Antonio | W 98–62 | 1–0 |
21 – A. Davis | 8 – S. Dean | 8 – S. Dean | Neches Arena (2,000) Beaumont, Texas | ||||
| Nov 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 4 Texas | L 58–95 | 1–1 |
14 – A. Davis | 3 – A. Davis | 4 – R. Taylor | Moody Center (6,243) Austin, Texas | ||||
| Nov 22, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at SMU | L 54–56 | 1–2 |
21 – S. Dean | 10 – A. Davis | 4 – S. Dean | Moody Coliseum (802) Dallas, Texas | ||||
| Nov 29, 2024* 3:30 pm |
vs. Pacific New Orleans Big Easy Classic |
W 69–54 | 2–2 |
19 – J. Denley | 16 – A. Davis | 7 – J. Denley | Alario Center (176) New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||
| Nov 30, 2024* 1:00 pm |
vs. Cleveland State New Orleans Big Easy Classic |
L 52–79 | 2–3 |
15 – A. Davis | 6 – T. Miner | 4 – R. Taylor | Alario Center (127) New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||
| Dec 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
University of St. Thomas (Texas) | W 94–32 | 3–3 |
13 – T. Miner | 8 – T. Miner | 6 – R. Taylor | Neches Arena (657) Beaumont, Texas | ||||
| Dec 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Louisiana–Monroe | W 71–60 | 4–3 |
15 – S. Dean | 11 – A. Davis | 5 – J. Denley | Neches Arena (599) Beaumont, Texas | ||||
| Dec 14, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Rio Grande Valley | W 69–44 | 5–3 (1–0) |
20 – J. Denley | 6 – S. Dean | 4 – N. Weems | UTRGV Fieldhouse (410) Edinburg, Texas | ||||
| Dec 17, 2024* 11:30 am, ESPN+ |
at Texas Tech | L 67–73 | 5–4 |
21 – N. Weems | 8 – Tied (2) | 3 – S. Dean | United Supermarkets Arena (13,106) Lubbock, Texas | ||||
| Dec 21, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Colorado | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Jan 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Incarnate Word | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Jan 4, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Jan 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
New Orleans | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Jan 11, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Stephen F. Austin | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Jan 16, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Nicholls | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Jan 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at McNeese Battle of the Border (Rivalry) |
The Legacy Center Lake Charles, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Jan 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northwestern State | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Jan 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
East Texas A&M | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Jan 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southeastern Louisiana | Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Feb 1, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Stephen F. Austin | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas | |||||||||
| Feb 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Feb 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Rio Grande Valley | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Feb 13, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northwestern State | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Feb 15, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at East Texas A&M | The Field House Commerce, Texas | |||||||||
| Feb 20, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Incarnate Word | McDermott Center San Antonio, Texas | |||||||||
| Feb 21, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Houston Christian | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas | |||||||||
| Feb 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Nicholls | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Mar 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
McNeese Battle of the Border (Rivalry) |
Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas | |||||||||
| Mar 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, Texas | |||||||||
| 2025 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 10–13, 2025 TBD, ESPN+ |
vs. TBD | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA | |||||||||
| *Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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See also
2024–25 Lamar Cardinals basketball team
References
- ^ "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 17, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- "Lamar Cardinals Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- "Lamar Cardinals". CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- "Lamar Cardinals". FOX SPORTS™, SPEED™, SPEED.COM™ & © 2024 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- "2025 Lamar Cardinals Schedule". Nolan Analytics, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- "Lamar University Cardinals Beaumont, TX". Massey Ratings. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
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