# 2024–25 Radford Highlanders women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Radford Highlanders women's basketball team represents Radford University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by 12th-year head coach Mike McGuire, play their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia, as members of the Big South Conference.

## Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2023–24 season 13–17, 9–7 in Big South play, to finish in third place. They would defeat Winthrop, and USC Upstate, before falling to Presbyterian in the Big South tournament championship game.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2024* 7:00 pm | | Ferrum | W 88–23 | – | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ACCNX | | at No. 11 Duke | L 36–89 | 0–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,137) Durham, NC |
| November 7, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 65–55 | 1–1 | Dedmon Center (3,000) Radford, VA |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | L 53–55 | 1–2 | Dedmon Center (902) Radford, VA |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Virginia | L 41–83 | 1–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,754) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 17, 2024* 12:00 pm, Pass Tha Ball | | vs. Navy | L 73–78 $^{OT}$ | 1–4 | Colonial Hall (286) White Sulphur Springs, WV |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 65–71 | 1–5 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (819) Norfolk, VA |
| November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | L 40–87 | 1–6 | Dedmon Center (627) Radford, VA |
| December 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | L 64–70 $^{OT}$ | 1–7 | Reitz Arena (1,107) Baltimore, MD |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Clemson | L 48–74 | 1–8 | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,239) Clemson, SC |
| December 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | L 45–68 | 1–9 | Brooks Gymnasium (426) Johnson City, TN |
| December 15, 2024* 4:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Virginia Tech | L 34–73 | 1–10 | Cassell Coliseum (5,421) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 20, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | UVA Wise | W 96–54 | 2–10 | Dedmon Center (832) Radford, VA |
| December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bluefield | W 102–58 | 3–10 | Dedmon Center (644) Radford, VA |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | L 55–67 | 3–11 (0–1) | Dedmon Center (579) Radford, VA |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 58–65 | 3–12 (0–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (490) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 64–56 | 4–12 (1–2) | Dedmon Center (638) Radford, VA |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | W 71–70 | 5–12 (2–2) | Paul Porter Arena (375) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 74-62 | 6-12 (3-2) | Dedmon Center (643) Radford, VA |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 51-66 | 6-13 (3-3) | Joan Perry Brock Center (939) Farmville, VA |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 62-50 | 7-13 (4-3) | Templeton Center (416) Clinton, SC |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 63-47 | 8-13 (5-3) | Dedmon Center (772) Radford, VA |
| February 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 65-59 $^{OT}$ | 9-13 (6-3) | G. B. Hodge Center (234) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at High Point | W 65-48 | 10-13 (7-3) | Qubein Center (687) High Point, NC |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 80-67 | 11-13 (8-3) | Dedmon Center (879) Radford, VA |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Winthrop | L 68-78 | 11-14 (8-4) | Dedmon Center (676) Radford, VA |
| February 19, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | W 63-39 | 12-14 (9-4) | Kimmel Arena (148) Asheville, NC |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | L 71-78 | 12-15 (9-5) | Dedmon Center (907) Radford, VA |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 80-78 | 13-15 (10-5) | Dedmon Center (613) Radford, VA |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 50-60 | 13-16 (10-6) | Buccaneer Field House (650) North Charleston, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Gardner-Webb Quarterfinals | | | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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