# 2024–25 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by first-year head coach Alaura Sharp, played all home games at Holmes Center, along with the Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
On March 18, 2024, head coach Angel Elderkin resigned from her position, citing personal reasons. The Mountaineers hired Presbyterian head coach Alaura Sharp on April 5.

## Preseason

On October 14, 2024, the Sun Belt Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Appalachian State was picked to finish eleventh 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 |
Source:

### Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

Preseason All-Sun Belt teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| First | Emily Carver | Guard | 4th |
Source:

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) MAC-SBC Challenge | L 48–75 | 0–1 | Millett Hall (442) Oxford, OH |
| November 6, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Columbia (SC) | W 97–43 | 1–1 | Holmes Center (287) Boone, NC |
| November 16, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 55–68 | 1–2 | Fleming Gymnasium (528) Greensboro, NC |
| November 20, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Clinton (SC) | W 101–44 | 2–2 | Holmes Center (262) Boone, NC |
| November 24, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Richmond | L 61–73 | 2–3 | Holmes Center (417) Boone, NC |
| November 27, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 82–64 | 3–3 | Holmes Center (392) Boone, NC |
| December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt | L 40–94 | 3–4 | Memorial Gymnasium (2,621) Nashville, TN |
| December 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wofford | L 63–71 | 3–5 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (440) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Charleston | L 47–83 | 3–6 | TD Arena (221) Charleston, SC |
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mercer | W 74–61 | 4–6 | Hawkins Arena (319) Macon, GA |
| December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 77–62 | 5–6 (1–0) | Holmes Center (604) Boone, NC |
| January 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | W 82–67 | 6–6 (2–0) | Mitchell Center (281) Mobile, AL |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | W 76–56 | 7–6 (3–0) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,166) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | L 68–85 | 7–7 (3–1) | Holmes Center (486) Boone, NC |
| January 11, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 63–60 | 8–7 (4–1) | Holmes Center (468) Boone, NC |
| January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 71–78 | 8–8 (4–2) | Chartway Arena (1,513) Norfolk, VA |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | W 68–64 | 9–8 (5–2) | Cam Henderson Center (1,533) Huntington, WV |
| January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | W 74–66 | 10–8 (6–2) | Holmes Center (654) Boone, NC |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 60–56 | 11–8 (7–2) | Holmes Center (660) Boone, NC |
| January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | W 61–52 | 12–8 (8–2) | Holmes Center (354) Boone, NC |
| February 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State | L 55–62 | 12–9 (8–3) | Holmes Center (1,212) Boone, NC |
| February 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 73–71 | 13–9 (9–3) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (941) Monroe, LA |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois MAC-SBC Challenge | L 62–75 | 13–10 | Holmes Center (531) Boone, NC |
| February 13, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 61–77 | 13–11 (9–4) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,108) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | L 50–53 | 13–12 (9–5) | GSU Convocation Center (1,720) Atlanta, GA |
| February 19, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marshall | L 58–76 | 13–13 (9–6) | Holmes Center (497) Boone, NC |
| February 22, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | James Madison | L 57–83 | 13–14 (9–7) | Holmes Center (1,129) Boone, NC |
| February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | L 55–57 | 13–15 (9–8) | Hill Convocation Center (522) Statesboro, GA |
| February 28, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | L 51–88 | 13–16 (9–9) | HTC Center (851) Conway, SC |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (11) Marshall Fourth Round | L 66–75 | 13–17 | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||