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2024–25 East Texas A&M Lions women's basketball
2024–25 East Texas A&M Lions women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–8 (0–2 Southland)
Head coach	Valerie King (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Tad Wedel; Brechelle Beachum; Trevor Moyer; Jaedyn De La Cerda; Madi Washington;
Home arena	The Field House
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	0	1.000	10	–	3	.769
Lamar	3	–	0	1.000	8	–	4	.667
Stephen F. Austin	3	–	1	.750	13	–	2	.867
Northwestern State	3	–	1	.750	6	–	7	.462
Incarnate Word	2	–	2	.500	7	–	6	.538
UT Rio Grande Valley	2	–	2	.500	7	–	8	.467
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	1	–	2	.333	9	–	5	.643
McNeese	1	–	2	.333	6	–	8	.429
Nicholls	1	–	3	.250	8	–	5	.615
East Texas A&M*	1	–	3	.250	4	–	9	.308
Houston Christian	1	–	3	.250	4	–	9	.308
New Orleans	0	–	3	.000	0	–	12	.000
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II.

† 2025 Southland tournament winner As of January 4, 2025

The 2024–25 East Texas A&M Lions women's basketball team represents East Texas A&M University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by second-year head coach Valerie King, play their home games at The Field House in Commerce, Texas, as members of the Southland Conference.

This season marked East Texas A&M's third year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions will not be eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.^[1]^[2]

This is the first season for the university under its then-current identity. On November 7, 2024, after the Lions had played their first game of the 2024–25 season, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved the proposed change of the university's name from Texas A&M University–Commerce to East Texas A&M University. The name change took effect immediately.^[3]

Media

Home games are broadcast on ESPN+.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 17, 2024. Receiving 112 overall votes, the Lions were picked to finish sixth in the conference.^[4]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Lamar	236 (19)
2	Southeastern Louisiana	213 (5)
3	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	200
4	Stephen F. Austin	193
5	Incarnate Word	149
6	Texas A&M–Commerce (renamed)	112
7	Nicholls	108
8	New Orleans	109
9	UT Rio Grande Valley	92
10	Northwestern State	67
11	McNeese	61
12	Houston Christian	51

Preseason All-Conference

Jordyn Newsome was selected to the Preseason All-Conference second team.^[4]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	UNT Dallas	W 75–50	1–0	18 – J. Newsome	14 – A. Hedrich	11 – N. Sanders	The Field House (342) Commerce, TX
November 8, 2024* 10:30 a.m., SECN+	at Arkansas	L 65–84	1–1	15 – C. Horvath	7 – A. Hedrich	4 – N. Sanders	Bud Walton Arena (12,267) Fayetteville, AR
November 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	LeTourneau University	W 104–33	2–1	21 – H. Humphfrey	8 – N. Dak	7 – N. Horvath	The Field House (317) Commerce, TX
November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at No. 17 Baylor	L 55–104	2–2	22 – C. Horvath	6 – N. Dak	7 – N. Sanders	Foster Pavilion (3,510) Waco, TX
November 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	UT Arlington	L 71–73	2–3	18 – J. Newsome	8 – A. Hedrich	3 – N. Sanders	The Field House (256) Commerce, TX
November 21, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas Southern	W 87–86 ^OT	3–3	25 – C. Horvath	7 – A. Hedrich	3 – C. Horvath	Health and Physical Education Arena (373) Houston, TX
November 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., -	vs. Seattle GCU Thanksgiving Classic	L 76–79	3–4	25 – C. Horvath	9 – A. Hedrich	8 – N. Sanders	Global Credit Union Arena (102) Phoenix, AZ
November 30, 2024* 1:00 p.m., -	at Grand Canyon GCU Thanksgiving Classic	L 71–101	3–5	26 – J. Newsome	5 – N. Dak	7 – N. Sanders	Global Credit Union Arena (398) Phoenix, AZ
December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Abilene Christian	L 59–74	3–6	19 – J. Newsome	8 – A. Hedrich	5 – N. Sanders	Moody Coliseum (348) Abilene, TX
December 14, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Houston Christian	L 56–62	3–7 (0–1)	12 – J. Newsome	6 – J. Franklin	4 – J. Payne	Sharp Gymnasium (248) Houston, TX
Conference regular season
December 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Incarnate Word	L 55–76	3–8 (0–2)	13 – J. Newsome	6 – A. Hedrich	4 – N. Sanders	McDermott Center (76) San Antonio, TX
January 2, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Nicholls						The Field House Commerce, TX
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at McNeese						The Field House Commerce, TX
January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Rio Grande Valley						UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
January 16, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana						The Field House Commerce, TX
January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Orleans						The Field House Commerce, TX
January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin						William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lamar						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						The Field House Commerce, TX
February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northwestern State						The Field House Commerce, TX
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at McNeese						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Nicholls						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin						The Field House Commerce, TX
February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lamar						The Field House Commerce, TX
February 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA
February 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian						The Field House Commerce, TX
March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Incarnate Word						The Field House Commerce, TX
March 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Northwestern State						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ Hogue, Cory (September 25, 2021). "Report: Texas A&M-Commerce to join the Southland Conference". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
^ "Texas A&M-Commerce taking leap to Southland Conference, NCAA Division I". Houston Chronicle. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
^ "Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Approves Name Change for Texas A&M University-Commerce" (Press release). East Texas A&M University. November 7, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 17, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". East Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
^ "East Texas A&M Lions Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

[1] Hogue, Cory (September 25, 2021). "Report: Texas A&M-Commerce to join the Southland Conference". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[2] "Texas A&M-Commerce taking leap to Southland Conference, NCAA Division I". Houston Chronicle. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[3] "Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Approves Name Change for Texas A&M University-Commerce" (Press release). East Texas A&M University. November 7, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

[PrePolls-4] "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 17, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". East Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

[6] "East Texas A&M Lions Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

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