2024–25 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

2024–25 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
2024–25 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–4 (1–0 SLC)
Head coach	Aqua Franklin (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Charinee Mitchell (1st season); Raymond Patche (3rd season); Omar Sneed (3rd season);
Home arena	Montagne Center; (Capacity: 10,080)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

For information on all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals

2024–25 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southeastern Louisiana	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	3	.727
Incarnate Word	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	4	.600
Lamar	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	4	.600
Houston Christian	1	–	0	1.000	4	–	6	.400
Stephen F. Austin	1	–	1	.500	10	–	2	.833
Nicholls	1	–	1	.500	8	–	3	.727
UT Rio Grande Valley	1	–	1	.500	6	–	6	.500
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	0	–	1	.000	7	–	4	.636
McNeese	0	–	1	.000	5	–	7	.417
Northwestern State	0	–	1	.000	3	–	7	.300
New Orleans	0	–	1	.000	0	–	10	.000
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 22, 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.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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.^[1]

Roster

2024–25 Lamar Lady Cardinals women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G/F	0	T'Aaliyah Miner	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	1	Jacei Denley	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Beaumont, Texas
G	3	Sabria Dean	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Mineola, Texas
G	4	Kamryn Wilson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Grand Prairie, Texas
G	5	Cameron Dill	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Beaumont, Texas
G	8	KJ Walker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Fort Worth, Texas
F	13	Taliah Hill	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Arlington, Texas
G/F	20	Justice Rossl	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Des Moines, Iowa
F	22	NJ Weems	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Minneapolis, Minnesota
C	25	Bebe Galloway	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Galveston, Texas
G	30	R'Mani Taylor	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Houston, Texas
F/C	41	Akasha Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Dallas, Texas

Head coach

Aqua Franklin (Texas A&M)

Assistant coach(es)

Charinee Mitchell (Southeastern Louisiana)
Raymond Patche (Arizona State)
Omar Sneed (San Jacinto/Memphis)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 22, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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 ^OT	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	W 60–43	6–4	18 – J. Denley	5 – T. Miner	5 – R. Taylor	Neches Arena (750) 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.

Source:^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "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.

[PrePolls-1] "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 17, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[2] "Lamar Cardinals Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[3] "Lamar Cardinals". CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[4] "Lamar Cardinals". FOX SPORTS™, SPEED™, SPEED.COM™ & © 2024 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[5] "2025 Lamar Cardinals Schedule". Nolan Analytics, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[6] "Lamar University Cardinals Beaumont, TX". Massey Ratings. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

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