| 2024–25 East Texas A&M Lions women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 4–10 (1–4 Southland) |
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| Home arena | The Field House |
| Seasons← 2023–242025–26 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 6 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas A&M* | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | 4 | – | 11 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 0 | – | 5 | .000 | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Southland tournament winner As of January 12, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 East Texas A&M Lions women's basketball team represents East Texas A&M University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by second-year head coach Valerie King, play their home games at The Field House in Commerce, Texas, as members of the Southland Conference.
This season marked East Texas A&M's third year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions will not be eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.
This is the first season for the university under its then-current identity. On November 7, 2024, after the Lions had played their first game of the 2024–25 season, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved the proposed change of the university's name from Texas A&M University–Commerce to East Texas A&M University. The name change took effect immediately.
Media
Home games are broadcast on ESPN+.
Preseason polls
Southland Conference poll
The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 17, 2024. Receiving 112 overall votes, the Lions were picked to finish sixth 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
Jordyn Newsome was selected to the Preseason All-Conference second team.
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
UNT Dallas | W 75–50 | 1–0 |
18 – J. Newsome | 14 – A. Hedrich | 11 – N. Sanders | The Field House (342) Commerce, TX | ||||
| November 8, 2024* 10:30 a.m., SECN+ |
at Arkansas | L 65–84 | 1–1 |
15 – C. Horvath | 7 – A. Hedrich | 4 – N. Sanders | Bud Walton Arena (12,267) Fayetteville, AR | ||||
| November 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
LeTourneau University | W 104–33 | 2–1 |
21 – H. Humphfrey | 8 – N. Dak | 7 – N. Horvath | The Field House (317) Commerce, TX | ||||
| November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 17 Baylor | L 55–104 | 2–2 |
22 – C. Horvath | 6 – N. Dak | 7 – N. Sanders | Foster Pavilion (3,510) Waco, TX | ||||
| November 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | L 71–73 | 2–3 |
18 – J. Newsome | 8 – A. Hedrich | 3 – N. Sanders | The Field House (256) Commerce, TX | ||||
| November 21, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas Southern | W 87–86 | 3–3 |
25 – C. Horvath | 7 – A. Hedrich | 3 – C. Horvath | Health and Physical Education Arena (373) Houston, TX | ||||
| November 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., - |
vs. Seattle GCU Thanksgiving Classic |
L 76–79 | 3–4 |
25 – C. Horvath | 9 – A. Hedrich | 8 – N. Sanders | Global Credit Union Arena (102) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| November 30, 2024* 1:00 p.m., - |
at Grand Canyon GCU Thanksgiving Classic |
L 71–101 | 3–5 |
26 – J. Newsome | 5 – N. Dak | 7 – N. Sanders | Global Credit Union Arena (398) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | L 59–74 | 3–6 |
19 – J. Newsome | 8 – A. Hedrich | 5 – N. Sanders | Moody Coliseum (348) Abilene, TX | ||||
| December 14, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Houston Christian | L 56–62 | 3–7 (0–1) |
12 – J. Newsome | 6 – J. Franklin | 4 – J. Payne | Sharp Gymnasium (248) Houston, TX | ||||
| Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| December 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Incarnate Word | L 55–76 | 3–8 (0–2) |
13 – J. Newsome | 6 – A. Hedrich | 4 – N. Sanders | McDermott Center (76) San Antonio, TX | ||||
| January 2, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Nicholls | W 68–60 | 4–8 (1–2) |
20 – J. Payne | 8 – C. Horvath | 5 – C. Horvath | The Field House (186) Commerce, TX | ||||
| January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at McNeese | L 55–64 | 4–9 (1–3) |
18 – J. Newsome | 12 – A. Hedrich | 7 – N. Sanders | The Field House (367) Commerce, TX | ||||
| January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UT Rio Grande Valley | L 68–69 | 4–10 (1–4) |
22 – J. Newsome | 8 – H. Humprey | 5 – N. Sanders | UTRGV Fieldhouse (459) Edinburg, TX | ||||
| January 16, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | The Field House Commerce, TX | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
New Orleans | The Field House Commerce, TX | |||||||||
| January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Stephen F. Austin | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Lamar | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | The Field House Commerce, TX | |||||||||
| February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northwestern State | The Field House Commerce, TX | |||||||||
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at McNeese | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Nicholls | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA | |||||||||
| February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Stephen F. Austin | The Field House Commerce, TX | |||||||||
| February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lamar | The Field House Commerce, TX | |||||||||
| February 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at New Orleans | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA | |||||||||
| February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southeastern Louisiana | Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA | |||||||||
| February 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | The Field House Commerce, TX | |||||||||
| March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Incarnate Word | The Field House Commerce, TX | |||||||||
| March 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northwestern State | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA | |||||||||
| *Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. | |||||||||||
Sources:
See also
References
- Hogue, Cory (September 25, 2021). "Report: Texas A&M-Commerce to join the Southland Conference". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- "Texas A&M-Commerce taking leap to Southland Conference, NCAA Division I". Houston Chronicle. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- "Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Approves Name Change for Texas A&M University-Commerce" (Press release). East Texas A&M University. November 7, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- ^ "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 17, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". East Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- "East Texas A&M Lions Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 30, 2024.