2024–25 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team
| 2024–25 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (0–0 Southland) |
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| Home arena | Stopher Gym |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas A&M* | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Southland tournament winner As of December 16, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 Nicholls Colonels women's basketball team represents Nicholls State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by second-year head coach Justin Payne, play their home games at Stopher Gym located in Thibodaux, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.
Media
[edit]Home games were broadcast on ESPN+.
Preseason polls
[edit]Southland Conference Poll
[edit]The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 17, 2024. Receiving 108 overall votes, the Colonels were picked to finish seventh in the conference.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 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 | 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
[edit]Britiya Curtis was selected as a Preseason All-Conference second team member.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Non–conference regular season games | |||||||||||
| Nov 4, 2024* 11:30 am, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana Tech | L 51–53 | 0–1 |
15 – T. Swift | 8 – D. Brister | 4 – T. Swift | Thomas Assembly Center (2,660) Ruston, LA | ||||
| Nov 8, 2024* 6:30 am, ESPN+ |
at Tulane | W 65–63 | 1–1 |
23 – J. Jalomo | 6 – E. Burks | 4 – E. Garnett | Devlin Fieldhouse (848) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| Nov 12–13, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Grambling Game suspended on Nov 12. Resumed on Nov 13. |
W 76–61 | 2–1 |
22 – T. Swift | 9 – E. Garnett | 3 – M. Jones | Stopher Gymnasium (465) Thibodaux, LA | ||||
| Nov 19, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Alcorn State | W 74–55 | 3–1 |
28 – T. Swift | 8 – T. Swift | 5 – T. Swift | Stopher Gymnasium (256) Thibodaux, LA | ||||
| Nov 22, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | L 55–60 | 3–2 |
19 – T. Swift | 8 – D. Brister | 3 – D. Brister | Cajundome (417) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| Nov 29, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Evansville Big Easy Classic-Fleur de lis Classic |
W 63–50 | 4–2 |
18 – T. Swift | 8 – E. Burks | 4 – T. Swift | Alario Center (204) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| Nov 30, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Tarleton State Big Easy Classic-Fleur de lis Classic |
W 58–51 | 5–2 |
13 – T. Swift | 7 – T. Swift | 5 – E. Burks | Alario Center (191) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| Dec 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
Dillard | W 63–47 | 6–2 |
16 – D. Brister | 10 – E. Garnett | 8 – T. Swift | Stopher Gymnasium (3,123) Thibodaux, LA | ||||
| Dec 8, 2024* 2:00 pm |
at Mississippi Valley State | W 67–56 | 7–2 |
16 – D. Brister | 12 – E. Garnett | 5 – E. Burks | Harrison HPER Complex (512) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
| Conference regular season games | |||||||||||
| Dec 18, 2024 6:30 pm |
Southeastern Louisiana | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA | |||||||||
| Dec 22, 2024 5:30 pm |
New Orleans | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA | |||||||||
| Jan 2, 2025 6:30 pm |
at East Texas A&M | The Field House Commerce, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 4, 2025 1:00 pm |
at Northwestern State | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA | |||||||||
| Jan 9, 2025 6:30 pm |
at Incarnate Word | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 11, 2025 1:00 pm |
at McNeese | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA | |||||||||
| Jan 16, 2025 6:30 pm |
Lamar | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA | |||||||||
| Jan 18, 2025 1:00 pm |
Stephen F. Austin | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA | |||||||||
| Jan 23, 2025 6:30 pm |
at UT Rio Grande Valley | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 25, 2025 1:00 pm |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 30, 2025 6:30 pm |
Houston Christian | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA | |||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ "Nicholls Colonels Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ "Nicholls State Colonels". CBS Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "NICHOLLS STATE COLONELS". FOX SPORTS™, SPEED™, SPEED.COM™ & © 2024 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2024.