# 2024–25 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team represents Winthrop University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Semeka Randall Lay, play their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 14–15, 8–8 in Big South play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They would be defeated by Radford in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 10:30 a.m., ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | L 39–85 | 0–1 | McCamish Pavilion (3,611) Atlanta, GA |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Paine | W 111–32 | 1–1 | Winthrop Coliseum (401) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 13, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Queens | W 69–52 | 2–1 | Curry Arena (948) Charlotte, NC |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Wake Forest | L 50–66 | 2–2 | LJVM Coliseum (897) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at UNC Wilmington | L 48–66 | 2–3 | Trask Coliseum (739) Wilmington, NC |
| November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 71–61 | 3–3 | Winthrop Coliseum (360) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 26, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Johnson & Wales (NC) | W 96–39 | 4–3 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,211) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 29, 2024* 6:30 p.m. | | vs. American Puerto Rico Clasico | W 74–66 | 5–3 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| November 30, 2024* 4:30 p.m. | | vs. Air Force Puerto Rico Clasico | L 47–62 | 5–4 | Juan Cruz Abreu Coliseum (100) Manatí, Puerto Rico |
| December 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Carolina State | W 55–46 | 6–4 | Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (268) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 16, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | L 47–55 | 6–5 | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,055) Charlotte, NC |
| December 20, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central | L 71–76 | 6–6 | Winthrop Coliseum (409) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at No. 15 Tennessee | L 50–114 | 6–7 | Thompson–Boling Arena (11,152) Knoxville, TN |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 63–54 | 7–7 (1–0) | G. B. Hodge Center (112) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Radford | W 65–58 | 8–7 (2–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (490) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 63–49 | 9–7 (3–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (334) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 59–77 | 9–8 (3–1) | Joan Perry Brock Center (923) Farmville, VA |
| January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 50–78 | 9–9 (3–2) | Buccaneer Field House (586) North Charleston, SC |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 63–43 | 10–9 (4–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (491) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | L 55-73 | 10-10 (4-3) | Winthrop Coliseum (339) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 67-58 $^{OT}$ | 11-10 (5-3) | Templeton Center (449) Clinton, SC |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 54-66 | 11-11 (5-4) | Paul Porter Arena (300) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 54-47 | 12-11 (6-4) | Winthrop Coliseum (387) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | L 48-52 | 12-12 (6-5) | Winthrop Coliseum (340) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | W 78-68 | 13-12 (7-5) | Dedmon Center (676) Radford, VA |
| February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at High Point | L 56-69 | 13-13 (7-6) | Qubein Center (684) High Point, NC |
| February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 60-55 | 14-13 (8-6) | Winthrop Coliseum (357) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 26, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | L 55-59 | 14-14 (8-7) | Winthrop Coliseum (402) Rock Hill, SC |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | W 71-66 | 15-14 (9-7) | Kimmel Arena (483) Asheville, NC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Charleston Southern 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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