# 2024–25 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball team

The 2024–25 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball team represents Southern University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Jaguars, led by seventh-year head coach Carlos Funchess, play their home games at the F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Lady Jaguars finished the 2023–24 season 15–15, 13–5 in SWAC play, to finish in third place. They were upset by #6 seed Alcorn State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.

## Preseason

On September 19, 2024, the SWAC released their preseason coaches poll. Southern was picked to finish second in the SWAC regular season.

### Preseason rankings

SWAC preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Grambling State | 276 (10) |
| 2 | Southern | 232 (2) |
| 3 | Alabama A&M | 226 (4) |
| 4 | Jackson State | 211 (4) |
| 5 | Florida A&M | 178 (3) |
| 6 | Prairie View A&M | 165 (1) |
| 7 | Alcorn State | 157 |
| 8 | Bethune–Cookman | 142 |
| 9 | Texas Southern | 117 |
| 10 | Alabama State | 114 |
| 11 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 86 |
| 12 | Mississippi Valley State | 46 |
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### Preseason All-SWAC Teams

No Lady Jaguars were named to the first or second Preseason All-SWAC teams.

## 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* 5:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 10 Oklahoma | L 44–76 | 0–1 | 11 – Gourdine | 4 – Tied | 4 – Sanders | Lloyd Noble Center (4,886) Norman, OK |
| November 7, 2024* 6:30 pm, SECN+ | | at Missouri | L 51–66 | 0–2 | 19 – Gourdine | 5 – Fontenot | 4 – Fontenot | Mizzou Arena (2,727) Columbia, MO |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 8 Iowa State | L 56–84 | 0–3 | 16 – Fontenot | 5 – Tate | 4 – Gourdine | Hilton Coliseum (10,097) Ames, IA |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, B1G+ | | at No. 21 Nebraska | L 58–84 | 0–4 | 22 – Gourdine | 5 – Tied | 3 – Sanders | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,326) Lincoln, NE |
| November 17, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Colorado | L 45–65 | 0–5 | 12 – Gourdine | 6 – Gourdine | 2 – Tied | CU Events Center (2,393) Boulder, CO |
| November 19, 2024* 7:30 pm, MWN | | at Colorado State | L 47–78 | 0–6 | 9 – Tied | 8 – Gourdine | 3 – Gourdine | Moby Arena (1,084) Fort Collins, CO |
| November 25, 2024* 10:00 am, FloHoops | | vs. No. 20 NC State Pink Flamingo Championship semifinals | L 47–77 | 0–7 | 11 – Fontenot | 6 – Gourdine | 4 – Edwards | Baha Mar Convention Center (267) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 27, 2024* 10:00 am, FloHoops | | vs. Washington Pink Flamingo Championship 3rd place game | L 43–61 | 0–8 | 11 – Gourdine | 6 – Gourdine | 4 – Sanders | Baha Mar Convention Center (327) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 5, 2024* 6:00 pm | | Southern–New Orleans | W 89–34 | 1–8 | 13 – Lidge | 14 – Tate | 6 – Tied | F. G. Clark Center (1,976) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 6 Texas | L 39–97 | 1–9 | 12 – Porter | 5 – Reed | 3 – Fontenot | Moody Center (6,460) Austin, TX |
| December 15, 2024* 3:00 pm | | Jarvis Christian | W 83–47 | 2–9 | 20 – Lawson | 10 – Lawson | 8 – Sanders | F. G. Clark Center (1,725) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at DePaul | L 64–76 | 2–10 | 17 – Fontenot | 5 – Porter | 5 – Sanders | Wintrust Arena (900) Chicago, IL |
| December 20, 2024* 12:00 pm, B1G+ | | at Illinois | L 57–69 | 2–11 | 11 – Edwards | 6 – Tate | 3 – Tate | State Farm Center (3,396) Champaign, IL |
| SWAC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 6:00 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | W 60–48 | 3–11 (1–0) | 12 – Gourdine | 10 – Fontenot | 3 – Gourdine | William Nicks Building (127) Prairie View, TX |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 pm | | at Texas Southern | L 51–55 | 3–12 (1–1) | 15 – Lidge | 5 – Tied | 4 – Gourdine | H&PE Arena (663) Houston, TX |
| January 9, 2025 6:30 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | W 73–56 | 4–12 (2–1) | 21 – Gourdine | 8 – Gourdine | 7 – Sanders | F. G. Clark Center (1,875) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 11, 2025 2:30 pm | | Florida A&M | W 77–61 | 5–12 (3–1) | 18 – Gourdine | 10 – Gourdine | 8 – Gourdine | F. G. Clark Center (2,275) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 18, 2025 2:30 pm | | Grambling State | W 59–53 | 6–12 (4–1) | 10 – Tied | 7 – Lidge | 7 – Gourdine | F. G. Clark Center (4,124) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 25, 2025 3:00 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 52–36 | 7–12 (5–1) | 16 – Reed | 8 – Lidge | 3 – Sanders | H.O. Clemmons Arena (843) Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 27, 2025 5:30 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 71–51 | 8–12 (6–1) | 15 – Tied | 8 – Lidge | 4 – Sanders | Harrison HPER Complex (2,109) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 30, 2025 6:30 pm | | Jackson State | W 64–47 | 9–12 (7–1) | 19 – Fontenot | 7 – Gourdine | 5 – Gourdine | F. G. Clark Center (2,687) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 1, 2025 2:30 pm | | Alcorn State | L 55–59 $^{OT}$ | 9–13 (7–2) | 13 – Gourdine | 17 – Lidge | 5 – Sanders | F. G. Clark Center (2,189) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 pm | | at Alabama State | W 48–33 | 10–13 (8–2) | 12 – Gourdine | 8 – Tate | 7 – Sanders | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (421) Montgomery, AL |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 50–44 | 11–13 (9–2) | 20 – Gourdine | 7 – Gourdine | 2 – Tied | AAMU Events Center (2,135) Huntsville, AL |
| February 13, 2025 6:30 pm | | Texas Southern | W 63–53 | 12–13 (10–2) | 14 – Gourdine | 10 – Lidge | 6 – Sanders | F. G. Clark Center (3,678) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 15, 2025 2:30 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 86–42 | 13–13 (11–2) | 19 – Reed | 8 – Reed | 7 – Gourdine | F. G. Clark Center (3,189) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm | | at Grambling State | W 70–47 | 14–13 (12–2) | 15 – Sanders | 6 – Castro | 6 – Gourdine | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,506) Grambling, LA |
| February 27, 2025 5:30 pm | | at Florida A&M | W 65–63 | 15–13 (13–2) | 22 – Gourdine | 4 – Lidge | 1 – Sanders | Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | W 62–54 | 16–13 (14–2) | 12 – Tied | 8 – Tate | 4 – Fontenot | Moore Gymnasium (113) Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 6, 2025 5:30 pm | | Alabama State | W 61–38 | 17–13 (15–2) | 19 – Reed | 7 – Gourdine | 6 – Sanders | F. G. Clark Center (3,986) Baton Rouge, LA |
| March 8, 2025 2:30 pm | | Alabama A&M | L 35–48 | 17–14 (15–3) | 9 – Lidge | 8 – Gourdine | 6 – Gourdine | F. G. Clark Center (3,978) Baton Rouge, LA |
| SWAC tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (9) Mississippi Valley State Quarterfinals | W 63–43 | 18–14 | 13 – Tied | 10 – Lidge | 4 – Tied | Gateway Center Arena (842) College Park, GA |
| March 14, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (4) Jackson State Semifinals | W 51–47 | 19–14 | 11 – Gourdine | 7 – Reed | 5 – Fontenot | Gateway Center Arena (1,872) College Park, GA |
| March 15, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (6) Alcorn State Championship | W 64–44 | 20–14 | 11 – Tied | 10 – Lidge | 4 – Sanders | Gateway Center Arena (1,562) College Park, GA |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 19, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPNU | (16 S1) | vs. (16 S1) UC San Diego First Four | | | | | | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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