The 2024–25 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions were led by eighth-year head coach Ayla Guzzardo, and played their home games at Pride Roofing University Center as members of the Southland Conference.
On March 22, head coach Ayla Guzzardo announced that she would leave the program, as she had been hired as head coach for conference opponent McNeese.
On March 25, Southeastern Louisiana hired Incarnate Word head coach Jeff Dow as their new coach.
Previous season
The Lady Lions finished the 2023–24 season 19–12 overall, 14–4 in Southland play to finish in a tie for second place. With a first-round bye, they defeated Nicholls in the second round of the Southland women's tournament. Their season ended when they were defeated by Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the semi-finals.
Media Home games are broadcast on ESPN+.
Preseason polls Southland Conference Poll The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 17, 2024. Receiving 213 overall votes and five first-place votes, the Lady Lions were picked to finish second in the conference.
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 Junior forward Lexi Alexander was selected to the Preseason All-Conference first team. Senior and junior guards Taylor Bell and Jalencia Pierre were selected to the second team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Conference awards and honors Weekly awards Weekly honors
See also 2024–25 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team
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