# 2024–25 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team

The 2024–25 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by third-year head coach Jason Williams, play their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

## Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 10–6 in Big South play, to finish in second place. They would defeat Longwood, before falling to Radford in the semifinals of the Big South tournament. They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would fall to Charleston in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 5:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 22 Kentucky | L 43–98 | 0–1 | Memorial Coliseum (4,007) Lexington, KY |
| November 9, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 54–62 | 0–2 | Fleming Gymnasium (342) Greensboro, NC |
| November 13, 2024* 6:30 pm | | at South Carolina State | W 60–52 | 1–2 | SHM Memorial Center (353) Orangeburg, SC |
| November 16, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | L 52–80 | 1–3 | G. B. Hodge Center (237) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 53–81 | 1–4 | Hayes Gymnasium (263) Tigerville, SC |
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Queens | L 58–65 | 1–5 | G. B. Hodge Center (178) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 25, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Clinton | W 71–50 | 2–5 | G. B. Hodge Center (170) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 29, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morehead State Spartan Shootout | L 54–66 | 2–6 | G. B. Hodge Center (152) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 30, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bellarmine Spartan Shootout | L 64–72 | 2–7 | G. B. Hodge Center (149) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 3, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 20 Iowa State | L 35–92 | 2–8 | Hilton Coliseum (9,949) Ames, IA |
| December 5, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 13 Kansas State | L 24–110 | 2–9 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,386) Manhattan, KS |
| December 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 34–84 | 2–10 | Knapp Center (6,424) Des Moines, IA |
| December 19, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Lees–McRae | W 65–59 | 3–10 | G. B. Hodge Center (818) Spartanburg, SC |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Winthrop | L 54–63 | 3–11 (0–1) | G. B. Hodge Center (112) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 8, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 58–59 | 3–12 (0–2) | Templeton Center (642) Clinton, SC |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 56–64 | 3–13 (0–3) | Dedmon Center (638) Radford, VA |
| January 15, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 60–57 | 4–13 (1–3) | G. B. Hodge Center (240) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 73–79 | 4–14 (1–4) | Paul Porter Arena (378) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at High Point | L 31-84 | 4-15 (1-5) | Qubein Center (736) High Point, NC |
| January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 46-45 | 5-15 (2-5) | G. B. Hodge Center (228) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 58-62 | 5-16 (2-6) | Buccaneer Field House (485) North Charleston, SC |
| February 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Radford | L 59-65 $^{OT}$ | 5-17 (2-7) | G. B. Hodge Center (234) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | L 51-68 | 5-18 (2-8) | G. B. Hodge Center (302) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | W 52-48 | 6-18 (3-8) | Winthrop Coliseum (340) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 12, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | W 60-51 | 7-18 (4-8) | Kimmel Arena (231) Asheville, NC |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 68-59 | 8-18 (5-8) | G. B. Hodge Center (233) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 22, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | L 49-59 | 8-19 (5-9) | G. B. Hodge Center (227) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | L 47-72 | 8-20 (5-10) | G. B. Hodge Center (279) Spartanburg, SC |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | W 62-60 $^{OT}$ | 9-20 (6-10) | Joan Perry Brock Center (1,387) Farmville, VA |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Longwood 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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