# 2024–25 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by second-year head coach Missy Bilderback, played their home games at the Fant–Ewing Coliseum. They were competing as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2023–24 season 21–14, 10–8 in the Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They were defeated by 4th-seeded Old Dominion in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament. They were invited to compete in the 2024 WNIT, where they were defeated in the Great 8 round (Quarterfinals) by Troy.

## Preseason

On October 14, 2024, the Sun Belt Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Louisiana–Monroe was picked to finish fourth 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 |
| First | Jakayla Johnson | Guard | 4th |
| Second | Katlyn Manuel | Forward | 4th |
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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Baptist | W 117–60 | 1–0 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA |
| November 11, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana Christian | W 67–48 | 2–0 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (4,509) Monroe, LA |
| November 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | W 79–66 | 3–0 | Banterra Center Carbondale, IL |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 22 Alabama | L 52–75 | 3–1 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,721) Monroe, LA |
| November 22, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hawaii Bank of Hawaii Classic | L 64–69 | 3–2 | SimpliFi Arena Honolulu, HI |
| November 24, 2024* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. Saint Mary's Bank of Hawaii Classic | L 61–68 | 3–3 | SimpliFi Arena Honolulu, HI |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lamar | L 60–71 | 3–4 | Montagne Center (599) Beaumont, TX |
| December 11, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 25 Georgia Tech | L 37–97 | 3–5 | McCamish Pavilion (1,075) Atlanta, GA |
| December 17, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mississippi State | L 70–78 | 3–6 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,095) Monroe, LA |
| December 20, 2024* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. Central Arkansas Tulane Holiday Tournament | W 65–49 | 4–6 | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA |
| December 21, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulane Tulane Holiday Tournament | L 63–68 | 4–7 | Devlin Fieldhouse (142) New Orleans, LA |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | L 61–63 | 4–8 (0–1) | HTC Center (735) Conway, SC |
| January 2, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 83–67 | 5–8 (1–1) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (886) Monroe, LA |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | L 68–72 | 5–9 (1–2) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,002) Monroe, LA |
| January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 84–75 | 6–9 (2–2) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (838) Monroe, LA |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | L 70–75 | 6–10 (2–3) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (928) Monroe, LA |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | W 67–55 | 7–10 (3–3) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,234) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m. | | at Arkansas State | L 43–71 | 7–11 (3–4) | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m. | | at Texas State | W 74–66 | 8–11 (4–4) | Strahan Arena (780) San Marcos, TX |
| January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Alabama | W 78–70 | 9–11 (5–4) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (989) Monroe, LA |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | L 64–67 | 9–12 (5–5) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,021) Monroe, LA |
| February 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | L 71–73 | 9–13 (5–6) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (941) Monroe, LA |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama Rescheduled from January 22 | L 68–73 | 9–14 (5–7) | Mitchell Center (355) Mobile, AL |
| February 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 71–84 | 9–15 (5–8) | Trojan Arena (1,870) Troy, AL |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m. | | at Louisiana | L 60–80 | 9–16 (5–9) | Cajundome (421) Lafayette, LA |
| February 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | W 84–73 | 10–16 (6–9) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,026) Monroe, LA |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | W 62–58 | 11–16 (7–9) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,749) Monroe, LA |
| February 26, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 65–73 | 11–17 (7–10) | Cam Henderson Center (1,006) Huntington, WV |
| February 28, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 51–79 | 11–18 (7–11) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,799) Harrisonburg, VA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2025 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (12) Georgia Southern Second Round | L 69–75 | 11–19 | Pensacola Bay Center (1,079) Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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