# 2024–25 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team

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.
| 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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | 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 | L 60–68 | 8–4 (1–2) | 28 – T. Swift | 6 – D. Brister | 6 – T. Swift | The Field House (186) Commerce, TX |
| Jan 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northwestern State | L 44–56 | 8–5 (1–3) | 17 – T. Swift | 7 – E. Garnett | 3 – T. Swift | Prather Coliseum (205) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 9, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Incarnate Word | W 68–57 | 9–5 (2–3) | 18 – B. Curtis | 7 – D. Craig | 3 – T. Swift | McDermott Center (66) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at McNeese | W 60–47 | 10–5 (3–3) | 13 – B. Curtis | 8 – D. Brister | 2 – E. Burks | The Legacy Center (2,568) Lake Charles, LA |
| Jan 16, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Lamar | L 53–67 | 10–6 (3–4) | 18 – B. Curtis | 6 – E. Garnett | 4 – T. Swift | Stopher Gymnasium (345) Thibodaux, LA |
| Jan 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | W 75–71 | 11–6 (4–4) | 22 – T. Swift | 7 – D. Brister | 8 – T. Swift | Stopher Gymnasium (411) Thibodaux, LA |
| Jan 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 59–43 | 12–6 (5–4) | 19 – D. Brister | 8 – D. Brister | 4 – D. Craig | American Bank Center (1,793) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 27, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Rio Grande Valley | W 58–50 | 13–6 (6–4) | 16 – E. Garnett | 7 – T. Swift | 6 – T. Swift | UTRGV Fieldhouse (351) Edinburg, TX |
| Jan 30, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Houston Christian | W 76–51 | 14–6 (7–4) | 14 – D. Brister | 7 – E. Garnett | 5 – B. Curtis | Stopher Gymnasium (362) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | McNeese | W 84–67 | 15–6 (8–4) | 23 – E. Garnett | 10 – E. Garnett | 3 – T. Swift | Stopher Gymnasium (412) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | L 60–68 | 15–7 (8–5) | 20 – B. Curtis | 7 – E. Garnett | 3 – M. Jones | Stopher Gymnasium (655) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | East Texas A&M | L 53–67 | 15–8 (8–6) | 19 – B. Curtis | 9 – E. Burks | 2 – E. Garnett | Stopher Gymnasium (442) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 13, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Orleans | W 72–59 | 16–8 (9–6) | 17 – M. Jones | 10 – E. Burks | 4 – K. Peters | Lakefront Arena (397) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 50–63 | 15–9 (9–7) | 14 – E. Garnett | 9 – E. Garnett | 4 – D. Craig | Pride Roofing University Center (858) Hammond, LA |
| Feb 20, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 44–59 | 16–10 (9–8) | 11 – J. Jalomo | 7 – E. Garnett | 2 – M. Jones | Stopher Gymnasium (411) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Rio Grande Valley | L 50–59 | 16–11 (9–9) | 14 – M. Jones | 9 – D. Brister | 3 – M. Jones | Stopher Gymnasium (400) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar | L 49–68 | 16–12 (9–10) | 19 – B. Curtis | 7 – E. Garnett | 4 – D. Craig | Neches Arena (943) Beaumont, TX |
| Mar 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 56–79 | 16–13 (9–11) | 22 – B. Curtis | 11 – E. Garnett | 3 – D. Craig | William R. Johnson Coliseum (978) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 2025 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference Tournament (1–1) |||||||||
| Mar 10, 2025 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (6) UT Rio Grande Valley First round | W 55–53 | 17–13 (1–0) | 17 – D. Brister | 12 – E. Garnett | 2 – J. Jalomo | The Legacy Center (637) Lake Charles, LA |
| Mar 11, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (3) Stephen F. Austin Quarterfinals | L 65–77 | 17–14 (1–1) | 17 – D. Brister | 7 – D. Brister | 7 – E. Garnett | The Legacy Center (832) Lake Charles, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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## Conference awards and honors
### Weekly awards

Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded | Ref. |
| SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Tanita Swift | G | November 18, 2024 | |
| SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Tanita Swift | G | November 25, 2024 | |