The 2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vaqueros, led by seventh-year head coach Lane Lord, played their home games at UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Vaqueros finished the season 16–16 overall and in sixth place in conference play with a 11–9 record. The Vaqueros' season ended with a first-round SLC tournament loss to Nicholls.
This was the Vaqueros' first season as members of the Southland Conference, as on March 25, 2024, it was announced that the school had accepted an invitation to join that conference, with the move from the Western Athletic Conference becoming official on July 1, 2024.
Preseason polls Southland Conference Poll The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 17, 2024. Receiving 92 overall votes, the Vaqueros were picked to finish ninth 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 No Vaqueros were selected to a Preseason All-Conference team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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