# 2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Southern Eagles, led by first-year head coach Hana Haden, played their first two home games at the Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia and finished their remaining home schedule at the nearby Hill Convocation Center following its opening on December 4, 2024. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
On March 12, 2024, Anita Howard and Georgia Southern mutually agreed for her to step down as head coach. Georgia Southwestern State (D-II) head coach Hana Haden was hired by the Eagles on March 29.

## Preseason

On October 14, 2024, the Sun Belt Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Georgia Southern was picked to finish twelfth 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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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ohio MAC–SBC Challenge | W 82–70 | 1–0 | Convocation Center (679) Athens, OH |
| November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Florida | W 81–65 | 2–0 | UNF Arena (498) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bethune–Cookman | W 54–50 | 3–0 | Hanner Fieldhouse (812) Statesboro, GA |
| November 16, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 68–60 | 4–0 | Hanner Fieldhouse (503) Statesboro, GA |
| November 23, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | L 46–56 | 4–1 | Charles E. Smith Center (358) Washington, D.C. |
| November 29, 2024* 4:30 p.m., B1G+ | | vs. Maryland Eastern Shore Rutgers Battle on the Banks | W 58–47 | 5–1 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,651) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Rutgers Rutgers Battle on the Banks | L 60–77 | 5–2 | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ |
| December 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | L 51–56 | 5–3 | Hill Convocation Center (924) Statesboro, GA |
| December 13, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Georgia | W 78–46 | 6–3 | Hill Convocation Center (3,925) Statesboro, GA |
| December 18, 2024* 2:00 p.m., GCU Lopes Live | | vs. Florida Atlantic GCU Have Fayth Christmas Classic | L 66–71 | 6–4 | Global Credit Union Arena (107) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 19, 2024* 2:00 p.m., GCU Lopes Live | | vs. Wright State GCU Have Fayth Christmas Classic | W 88–82 | 7–4 | Global Credit Union Arena (106) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 21, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon GCU Have Fayth Christmas Classic | L 52–79 | 7–5 | Global Credit Union Arena (512) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 29, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 57–68 | 7–6 (0–1) | Hill Convocation Center (535) Statesboro, GA |
| January 2, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 67–83 | 7–7 (0–2) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (886) Monroe, LA |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 73–76 | 7–8 (0–3) | First National Bank Arena (408) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 8, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State Rivalry | W 82–57 | 8–8 (1–3) | GSU Convocation Center (1,297) Atlanta, GA |
| January 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 68–85 | 8–9 (1–4) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,370) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 69–62 | 9–9 (2–4) | Hill Convocation Center (573) Statesboro, GA |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State Rivalry | L 83–88 $^{3OT}$ | 9–10 (2–5) | Hill Convocation Center (813) Statesboro, GA |
| January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 60–67 | 9–11 (2–6) | Cam Henderson Center (1,117) Huntington, WV |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 56–60 | 9–12 (2–7) | Holmes Center (660) Boone, NC |
| January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | James Madison | L 60–77 | 9–13 (2–8) | Hill Convocation Center (573) Statesboro, GA |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marshall | L 65–71 | 9–14 (2–9) | Hill Convocation Center (621) Statesboro, GA |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | W 49–42 | 10–14 (3–9) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,202) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 8, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Akron MAC–SBC Challenge | W 60–36 | 11–14 | Hill Convocation Center (643) Statesboro, GA |
| February 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | L 56–67 | 11–15 (3–10) | Hill Convocation Center (634) Statesboro, GA |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Alabama | W 95–68 | 12–15 (4–10) | Hill Convocation Center (1,023) Statesboro, GA |
| February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | L 58–64 | 12–16 (4–11) | HTC Center (1,196) Conway, SC |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 66–68 | 12–17 (4–12) | Chartway Arena (2,577) Norfolk, VA |
| February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | W 57–55 | 13–17 (5–12) | Hill Convocation Center (522) Statesboro, GA |
| February 28, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | W 86–79 | 14–17 (6–12) | Hill Convocation Center (802) Statesboro, GA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2025 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (13) Southern Miss First Round | W 70–59 | 15–17 | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| March 5, 2025 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (9) Louisiana–Monroe Second Round | W 75–69 | 16–17 | Pensacola Bay Center (1,079) Pensacola, FL |
| March 5, 2025 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (8) Georgia State Third Round | L 64–70 | 16–18 | Pensacola Bay Center (406) Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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