The 2024–25 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team represents Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ladyjacks, who are led by third-year head coach Leonard Bishop, play their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas, as members of the Southland Conference (SLC).
| 2024–25 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 11–2 (1–1 SLC) |
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| Associate head coach | Steve Yang |
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| Home arena | William R. Johnson Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas A&M* | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 5 | – | 8 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 0 | – | 11 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Southland tournament winner As of January 2, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason polls
editSouthland Conference Poll
editThe Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 17, 2024. Receiving 193 overall votes, the Ladyjacks were picked to finish fourth in the conference.[1]
| 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
editAshlyn Traylor was selected to the second-team Preseason All-Conference team.[1]
Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN |
Texas Southern | W 86–45 | 1–0 |
18 – F. Blackstone | 10 – K. Roseby | 5 – A. Traylor-Walker | William R. Johnson Coliseum (983) Nacogdoches, TX | ||||
| November 12, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN |
at Abilene Christian | W 68–65 | 2–0 |
23 – A. VanSickle | 6 – F. Blackstone | 3 – A. VanSickle | Moody Coliseum (2,207) Abilene, TX | ||||
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
Louisiana Tech | W 70–56 | 3–0 |
17 – F. Blackstone | 7 – F. Blackstone | 6 – A. Traylor-Walker | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,031) Nacogdoches, TX | ||||
| November 19, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN |
Wiley University | W 104–40 | 4–0 |
19 – K. Roseby | 12 – K. Roseby | 5 – A. VanSickle | William R. Johnson Coliseum (875) Nacogdoches, TX | ||||
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Texas State | W 79–60 | 5–0 |
18 – A. VanSickle | 7 – H. Dominguez | 5 – H. Dominguez | Strahan Arena (753) San Marcos, TX | ||||
| November 29, 2024* 2:30 p.m. |
vs. Samford UNF Thanksgiving Tournament |
W 90–66 | 6–0 |
19 – A. VanSickle | 7 – A. VanSickle | 5 – A. VanSickle | UNF Arena (110) Jacksonville, FL | ||||
| November 30, 2024* 2:30 p.m. |
vs. Coppin State UNF Thanksgiving Tournament |
W 81–60 | 7–0 |
17 – T. Moore | 7 – F. Blackstone | 4 – T. Moore | UNF Arena (102) Jacksonville, FL | ||||
| December 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Texas Tech | L 68–78 | 7–1 |
24 – F. Blackstone | 6 – I. Tuisaula | 5 – A. Traylor-Walker | United Supermarkets Arena (4,231) Lubbock, TX | ||||
| December 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN |
at UT Rio Grande Valley | L 72–78 | 7–2 |
18 – A. Traylor-Walker | 6 – T. Moore | 5 – A. Traylor-Walker | UTRGV Fieldhouse (418) Edinburg, TX | ||||
| December 14, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 66–59 | 8–2 (1–1) |
19 – A. VanSickle | 9 – T. Moore | 5 – A. Traylor-Walker | American Bank Center (758) Corpus Christi, TX | ||||
| December 19, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN |
at San Diego State San Diego Classic |
W 89–80 2OT | 9–2 |
26 – F. Blackstone | 9 – T. Moore | 3 – F. Blackstone | Viejas Arena (724) San Diego, CA | ||||
| December 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN |
vs. Colorado State San Diego Classic |
W 80–69 | 10–2 |
27 – A. Traylor-Walker | 12 – A. Traylor-Walker | 7 – A. VanSickle | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | ||||
| December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN |
Texas A&M University San Antonio | W 113–39 | 11–2 |
31 – A. VanSickle | 15 – T. Moore | 9 – A. Traylor-Walker | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,107) Nacogdoches, TX | ||||
| January 2, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN |
Houston Christian | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN |
Incarnate Word | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN |
Southeastern Louisiana | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Lamar | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN |
at McNeese | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Nicholls | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA | |||||||||
| January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN |
East Texas A&M | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN |
Northwestern State | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN |
at New Orleans | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA | |||||||||
| February 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN |
Lamar | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| February 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN |
UT Rio Grande Valley | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN |
at East Texas A&M | The Field House Commerce, TX | |||||||||
| February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Northwestern State | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA | |||||||||
| February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Houston Christian | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX | |||||||||
| February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Incarnate Word | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| February 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN |
McNeese | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN |
Nicholls | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Washington, Jasmine (October 17, 2024). "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Stephen F. Austin. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ "Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 15, 2024.