# 2024–25 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

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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) |
| 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 |
| 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 | W 69–47 | 7–4 (2–0) | 18 – S. Dean | 9 – T. Miner | 3 – S. Dean | Neches Arena (463) Beaumont, Texas |
| Jan 4, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Houston Christian | W 69–29 | 8–4 (3–0) | 13 – A. Davis | 9 – A. Davis | 5 – R. Taylor | Neches Arena (1,054) Beaumont, Texas |
| Jan 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 94–52 | 9–4 (4–0) | 24 – S. Dean | 5 – N. Weems | 5 – J. Denley | Neches Arena (852) Beaumont, Texas |
| Jan 11, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | W 77–74 | 10–4 (5–0) | 26 – N. Weems | 10 – A. Davis | 5 – J. Denley | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas |
| Jan 16, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Nicholls | W 67–53 | 11–4 (6–0) | 19 – S. Dean | 6 – S. Dean | 4 – K. Wilson | Stopher Gymnasium (345) Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Jan 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at McNeese Battle of the Border (Rivalry) | W 68–52 | 12–4 (7–0) | 20 – A. Davis | 9 – A. Davis | 8 – R. Taylor | The Legacy Center (2,123) Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Jan 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | East Texas A&M | W 83–65 | 13–4 (8–0) | 23 – S. Dean | 16 – A. Davis | 5 – N. Weems | Neches Arena (1,012) Beaumont, Texas |
| Jan 27, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | W 59–55 | 14–4 (9–0) | 21 – A. Davis | 18 – A. Davis | 3 – S. Dean | Neches Arena (957) Beaumont, Texas |
| Jan 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 48–60 | 14–5 (9–1) | 15 – N. Weems | 9 – A. Davis | 4 – S. Dean | Pride Roofing University Center (1,669) Hammond, Louisiana |
| Feb 1, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 66–72 | 14–6 (9–2) | 29 – S. Dean | 6 – N. Weems | 3 – R. Taylor | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,113) Nacogdoches, Texas |
| Feb 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 63–57 | 15–6 (10–2) | 15 – S. Dean | 15 – A. Davis | 5 – R. Taylor | Neches Arena (781) Beaumont, Texas |
| Feb 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Rio Grande Valley | L 56–58 | 15–7 (10–3) | 23 – S. Dean | 7 – A. Davis | 5 – J. Denley | Neches Arena (598) Beaumont, Texas |
| Feb 13, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northwestern State | W 58–46 | 16–7 (11–3) | 18 – S. Dean | 6 – S. Dean | 4 – J. Denley | Prather Coliseum (571) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Feb 15, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Texas A&M | W 71–57 | 17–7 (12–3) | 18 – A. Davis | 13 – A. Davis | 5 – S. Dean | The Field House (377) Commerce, Texas |
| Feb 20, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Incarnate Word | W 61–53 | 18–7 (13–3) | 18 – A. Davis | 10 – A. Davis | 3 – J. Denley | McDermott Center San Antonio, Texas |
| Feb 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Houston Christian | W 62–30 | 19–7 (14–3) | 18 – A. Davis | 16 – A. Davis | 4 – S. Dean | Sharp Gymnasium (567) Houston, Texas |
| Feb 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Nicholls | W 68–49 | 20–7 (15–3) | 18 – A. Davis | 13 – A. Davis | 5 – J. Denley | Neches Arena (943) Beaumont, Texas |
| Mar 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | McNeese Battle of the Border (Rivalry) | W 69–60 | 21–7 (16–3) | 17 – A. Davis | 11 – A. Davis | 4 – K. Wilson | Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas |
| Mar 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 71–54 | 22–7 (17–3) | 15 – S. Dean | 9 – A. Davis | 6 – J. Denley | American Bank Center (1,332) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 2025 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference Tournament |||||||||
| Mar 12, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Stephen F. Austin Semifinals | L 53–61 | 22–8 | 18 – A. Davis | 12 – A. Davis | 6 – R. Taylor | The Legacy Center (1,000) Lake Charles, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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## Conference awards and honors
### Weekly awards

Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded |
| SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Jacei Denley | G | December 16, 2024 |
| SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Sabria Dean | G | January 13, 2025 |
| SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Akasha Davis | F/C | January 28, 2025 |