The 2024–25 Lindenwood Lions women's basketball team represented Lindenwood University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, who were led by second-year head coach Amy Eagan, played their home games at the Robert F. Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Missouri as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
The Lions finished the season 23–11, 16–4 in OVC play, to finish in second place. In the OVC tournament, they defeated seventh seed Western Illinois in the semifinals before falling to first-seeded Tennessee Tech in the championship game. In the WNIT, the Lions defeated Tulsa in the first round and Tarleton State in second round, before losing to Louisiana Tech in the Super 16 round.
This season marked Lindenwood's third year of an original four-year transition period from Division II to Division I, with the Lions not being eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season. However, on January 15, 2025, the NCAA voted to amend the reclassification timeline for transitioning Division I institutions, reducing the Division II to Division I transition period from four years to three. On February 13, 2025, the school notified the NCAA of their intention to participate in the expedited process to exit the reclassification process one year early.
Previous season The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 7–21, 5–13 in OVC play, to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament, as only the top eight team qualify.
Preseason On October 16, 2024, the OVC released their preseason coaches poll. Lindenwood was picked to finish seventh in the OVC regular season.
Preseason rankings OVC preseason pollPredicted finishTeamVotes (1st place) 1 Southern Indiana 200 (20) 2 UT Martin 180 (2) 3 Eastern Illinois 145 4 Tennessee Tech 140 5 Little Rock 135 6 Western Illinois 119 7 Lindenwood 81 T-8 SIU Edwardsville 61 Morehead State 10 Tennessee State 59 11 Southeast Missouri State 29
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Players to watch Each OVC team selected two "players to watch" for their team. Players to watchPlayerPositionYearEllie BrueggemannGuardSophomoreBrooke CoffeyForward Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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