# 2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team represents Northern Arizona University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by head coach Loree Payne, played their non-conference home games at the Rolle Activity Center, and play their conference games at Findlay Toyota Court, both in Flagstaff, Arizona, as members of the Big Sky Conference.

## Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2023–24 season 25–10, 15–3 in Big Sky play, to finish in second place. They defeated Sacramento State and Montana, before falling to top-seeded Eastern Washington in the Big Sky tournament championship game. They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would fall to South Dakota in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., MW Network | | at New Mexico | W 80–78 | 1–0 | 17 – Glancey | 8 – Glancey | 7 – Beattie | The Pit (5,114) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 7, 2024* 12:00 p.m., MW Network | | at UNLV | L 71–85 | 1–1 | 18 – 2 tied | 10 – Glancey | 6 – Beattie | Thomas & Mack Center (803) Paradise, NV |
| November 11, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fort Lewis | W 101–68 | 2–1 | 18 – N. Moran | 13 – O. Moran | 8 – Taylor | Rolle Activity Center (353) Flagstaff, AZ |
| November 17, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pacific | W 68–63 | 3–1 | 24 – Glancey | 8 – Neverson | 8 – Beattie | Alex G. Spanos Center (522) Stockton, CA |
| November 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arizona | W 92–75 | 4–1 | 22 – N. Moran | 15 – Neverson | 5 – 2 tied | Rolle Activity Center (487) Flagstaff, AZ |
| November 23, 2024* 6:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Colorado State | W 84–80 | 5–1 | 25 – Feldman | 12 – Feldman | 6 – Feldman | Moby Arena (1,354) Fort Collins, CO |
| November 28, 2024* 1:30 p.m., BallerTV | | vs. James Madison St. Pete Showcase | W 85–83 $^{OT}$ | 7–1 | 21 – Glancey | 12 – Glancey | 6 – Feldman | Tampa Prep (173) Tampa, FL |
| November 30, 2024* 11:00 a.m., BallerTV | | vs. Tulane St. Pete Showcase | W 87–70 | 7–1 | 17 – Glancey | 10 – Glancey | 4 – Beattie | Tampa Prep (212) Tampa, FL |
| December 4, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oral Roberts Big Sky–Summit League Challenge | W 87–80 | 8–1 | 22 – Glancey | 14 – Neverson | 7 – N. Moran | Rolle Activity Center (902) Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 7, 2024* 10:00 a.m., MidcoSN+ | | at South Dakota Big Sky–Summit League Challenge | L 79–84 | 8–2 | 31 – Feldman | 10 – Glancey | 4 – 2 tied | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,423) Vermillion, SD |
| December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Francisco | W 92–83 | 9–2 | 18 – N. Moran | 7 – Neverson | 4 – Feldman | Rolle Activity Center (402) Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Fresno State | L 55–66 | 9–3 | 26 – Glancey | 10 – Glancey | 4 – Beattie | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA |
| December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 70–79 | 9–4 | 25 – Feldman | 9 – 2 tied | 3 – 2 tied | Global Credit Union Arena (1,689) Phoenix, AZ |
| Big Sky regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Idaho State | W 79–71 | 10–4 (1–0) | 18 – 2 tied | 9 – Glancey | 4 – Glancey | Reed Gym (816) Pocatello, ID |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Weber State | W 92–78 | 11–4 (2–0) | 22 – O. Moran | 14 – Glancey | 5 – Beattie | Dee Events Center (472) Ogden, UT |
| January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Montana | W 65–46 | 12–4 (3–0) | 24 – Feldman | 12 – Neverson | 3 – Feldman | Findlay Toyota Court (347) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Montana State | L 81–87 | 12–5 (3–1) | 21 – Glancey | 13 – Glancey | 5 – Feldman | Findlay Toyota Court (512) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 16, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sacramento State | | | | | | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland State | | | | | | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington | | | | | | Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 25, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho | | | | | | Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | | | | | | Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Weber State | | | | | | Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana State | | | | | | Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana | | | | | | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT |
| February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland State | | | | | | Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sacramento State | | | | | | Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Idaho | | | | | | ICCU Arena Moscow, ID |
| February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington | | | | | | Reese Court Cheney, WA |
| March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | | | | | | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO |
| March 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho State | | | | | | Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ |
| Big Sky tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (8) Sacremento State Quarterfinals | W 69–65 | 26–6 | 18 – Feldman | 16 – Neverson | 4 – Feldman | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| March 11, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (6) Montana Semifinals | L 67–71 | 26–7 | 29 – Glancey | 14 – Glancey | 3 – Feldman | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. |||||||||
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