2024–25 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team

2024–25 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball
2024–25 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	8–3 (1–1 Southland)
Head coach	Justin Payne (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Nicholas Graham; Tykeria Williams; Jada Terry;
Home arena	Stopher Gym
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team represents Nicholls State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by second-year head coach Justin Payne, play their home games at Stopher Gym located in Thibodaux, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

Media

Home games were broadcast on ESPN+.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 17, 2024. Receiving 108 overall votes, the Colonels were picked to finish seventh 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

Britiya Curtis was selected as a Preseason All-Conference second team member.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non–conference regular season games
Nov 4, 2024* 11:30 am, ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech	L 51–53	0–1	15 – T. Swift	8 – D. Brister	4 – T. Swift	Thomas Assembly Center (2,660) Ruston, LA
Nov 8, 2024* 6:30 am, ESPN+	at Tulane	W 65–63	1–1	23 – J. Jalomo	6 – E. Burks	4 – E. Garnett	Devlin Fieldhouse (848) New Orleans, LA
Nov 12–13, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Grambling Game suspended on Nov 12. Resumed on Nov 13.	W 76–61	2–1	22 – T. Swift	9 – E. Garnett	3 – M. Jones	Stopher Gymnasium (465) Thibodaux, LA
Nov 19, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Alcorn State	W 74–55	3–1	28 – T. Swift	8 – T. Swift	5 – T. Swift	Stopher Gymnasium (256) Thibodaux, LA
Nov 22, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana	L 55–60	3–2	19 – T. Swift	8 – D. Brister	3 – D. Brister	Cajundome (417) Lafayette, LA
Nov 29, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Evansville Big Easy Classic-Fleur de lis Classic	W 63–50	4–2	18 – T. Swift	8 – E. Burks	4 – T. Swift	Alario Center (204) New Orleans, LA
Nov 30, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Tarleton State Big Easy Classic-Fleur de lis Classic	W 58–51	5–2	13 – T. Swift	7 – T. Swift	5 – E. Burks	Alario Center (191) New Orleans, LA
Dec 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Dillard	W 63–47	6–2	16 – D. Brister	10 – E. Garnett	8 – T. Swift	Stopher Gymnasium (3,123) Thibodaux, LA
Dec 8, 2024* 2:00 pm	at Mississippi Valley State	W 67–56	7–2	16 – D. Brister	12 – E. Garnett	5 – E. Burks	Harrison HPER Complex (512) Itta Bena, MS
Conference regular season games
Dec 18, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana	L 54–58	7–3 (0–1)	20 – T. Swift	10 – T. Swift	2 – M. Jones	Stopher Gymnasium (350) Thibodaux, LA
Dec 22, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+	New Orleans	W 65–61	8–3 (1–1)	12 – T. Swift	7 – T. Swift	4 – T. Swift	Stopher Gymnasium (400) Thibodaux, LA
Jan 2, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at East Texas A&M						The Field House Commerce, TX
Jan 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northwestern State						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
Jan 9, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Incarnate Word						McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
Jan 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at McNeese						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Jan 16, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Lamar						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
Jan 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
Jan 23, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at UT Rio Grande Valley						UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
Jan 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 30, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Houston Christian						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
Feb 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	McNeese						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
Feb 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Northwestern State						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
Feb 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	East Texas A&M						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
Feb 13, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Feb 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA
Feb 20, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
Feb 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
Feb 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lamar						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
Mar 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin						William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ "Nicholls Colonels Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
^ "Nicholls State Colonels". CBS Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ "NICHOLLS STATE COLONELS". FOX SPORTS™, SPEED™, SPEED.COM™ & © 2024 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

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

[2] "Nicholls Colonels Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[3] "Nicholls State Colonels". CBS Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[4] "NICHOLLS STATE COLONELS". FOX SPORTS™, SPEED™, SPEED.COM™ & © 2024 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

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