# 2024–25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by thirteenth-year head coach Garry Brodhead, played their home games at the Cajundome. They were competing as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

The Louisiana finished the 2023–24 season 17–14, 10–8 in the Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They were defeated by 3rd-seeded James Madison in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament.

## Preseason

On October 14, 2024, the Sun Belt Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Louisiana was picked to finish fifth in the Sun Belt regular season.

### Preseason rankings

Sun Belt preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | James Madison | 191 (12) |
| 2 | Troy | 169 (2) |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 167 |
| 4 | Louisiana–Monroe | 150 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 122 |
| 6 | Marshall | 118 |
| 7 | Southern Miss | 113 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 107 |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina | 77 |
| 10 | Texas State | 67 |
| 11 | Appalachian State | 61 |
| 12 | Georgia Southern | 53 |
| 13 | Arkansas State | 50 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 25 |
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### Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

Preseason All-Sun Belt teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| Second | Jaylyn James | Guard | 3rd |
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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2024* 5:00 p.m. | | Centenary | W 86–23 | | Cajundome (212) Lafayette, LA |
| November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola (LA) | W 74–50 | | Cajundome (310) Lafayette, LA |
| November 19, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mobile | Canceled | Canceled | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois MAC-SBC Challenge | L 55–57 | 0–1 | NIU Convocation Center DeKalb, IL |
| November 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Nicholls | W 60–55 | 1–1 | Cajundome (417) Lafayette, LA |
| November 26, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 61–46 | 2–1 | Cajundome (524) Lafayette, LA |
| November 29, 2024* 11:00 a.m., YouTube | | vs. Cleveland State Big Easy Classic | L 42–60 | 2–2 | Alario Center (104) Westwego, LA |
| November 30, 2024* 11:00 a.m., YouTube | | vs. Minnesota Big Easy Classic | L 48–68 | 2–3 | Alario Center (132) Westwego, LA |
| December 7, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rice | W 64–54 | 3–3 | Cajundome (352) Lafayette, LA |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at No. 4 LSU | L 57–85 | 3–4 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,328) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 18, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Auburn | L 51–68 | 3–5 | Cajundome (5,877) Lafayette, LA |
| December 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m. | | Dillard | W 63–43 | 4–5 | Cajundome (243) Lafayette, LA |
| December 29, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | W 68–47 | 5–5 (1–0) | Hill Convocation Center (535) Statesboro, GA |
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | James Madison | L 63–68 | 5–6 (1–1) | Cajundome (511) Lafayette, LA |
| January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 68–50 | 6–6 (2–1) | Cajundome (618) Lafayette, LA |
| January 9, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | W 76–50 | 7–6 (3–1) | Mitchell Center (488) Mobile, AL |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 77–68 | 8–6 (4–1) | Cajundome (569) Lafayette, LA |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 65–67 $^{OT}$ | 8–7 (4–2) | First National Bank Arena (713) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 18, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 73–81 | 8–8 (4–3) | Trojan Arena (1,594) Troy, AL |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | L 49–62 | 8–9 (4–4) | Cajundome (429) Lafayette, LA |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | W 70–53 | 9–9 (5–4) | Cajundome (488) Lafayette, LA |
| January 30, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 52–61 | 9–10 (5–5) | Holmes Center (354) Boone, NC |
| February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | L 68–77 | 9–11 (5–6) | HTC Center (974) Conway, SC |
| February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marshall | W 92–88 $^{OT}$ | 10–11 (6–6) | Cajundome (313) Lafayette, LA |
| February 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Miami (OH) MAC-SBC Challenge | L 59–60 $^{OT}$ | 10–12 | Cajundome (707) Lafayette, LA |
| February 12, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 71–54 | 11–12 (7–6) | Cajundome (421) Lafayette, LA |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 80–60 | 12–12 (8–6) | Cajundome (421) Lafayette, LA |
| February 19, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 58–69 | 12–13 (8–7) | Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 58–62 | 12–14 (8–8) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,749) Monroe, LA |
| February 26, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Alabama | W 55–48 | 13–14 (9–8) | Cajundome (415) Lafayette, LA |
| February 28, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | L 53–64 | 13–15 (9–9) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (11) Marshall Third Round | L 46–48 | 13–16 | Pensacola Bay Center (448) Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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