2024–25 McNeese Cowgirls basketball team

2024–25 McNeese Cowgirls basketball
2024–25 McNeese Cowgirls basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	8–13 (3–7 Southland)
Head coach	Lynn Kennedy (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Pittman; Sydney Schultz; Le'Shenae Stubblefield; Kylie Jimenez;
Home arena	The Legacy Center; (Capacity: 4,200)
	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	11	–	0	1.000	17	–	3	.850
Lamar	9	–	1	.900	14	–	5	.737
Stephen F. Austin	7	–	4	.636	17	–	5	.773
Nicholls	7	–	4	.636	14	–	6	.700
Incarnate Word	7	–	4	.636	12	–	8	.600
Northwestern State	6	–	4	.600	9	–	10	.474
UT Rio Grande Valley	5	–	6	.455	10	–	12	.455
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	3	–	7	.300	11	–	10	.524
McNeese	3	–	7	.300	8	–	13	.381
New Orleans	2	–	8	.200	2	–	17	.105
Houston Christian	2	–	9	.182	5	–	15	.250
East Texas A&M*	1	–	9	.100	4	–	15	.211
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 Southland tournament winner As of January 30, 2025

The 2024–25 McNeese Cowgirls basketball team represents McNeese State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by fourth year head coach Lynn Kennedy, play their home games at The Legacy Center located on the McNeese State University campus in Lake Charles, Louisiana. They are members of the Southland Conference.

Media

Home games are broadcast on ESPN+.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 17, 2024. Receiving 61 overall votes, the Cowgirls were picked to finish eleventh in the conference.^[1]

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

No Cowgirls were selected to a Preseason All-Conference team.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Southeastern Baptist College	W 99–19	1–0	17 – L. Kahrimanovic	7 – L. Kahrimanovic	4 – L. Kahrimanovic	The Legacy Center (2,220) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 7, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	College of Biblical Studies	W 105–35	2–0	15 – A. Reeves	7 – B. Berry	6 – B. Berry	The Legacy Center (2,589) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 10, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	North American	W 77–52	3–0	14 – M. Yespes	9 – M. Yespes	4 – T. Williams	The Legacy Center (2,303) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 18, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Utah	L 50–118	3–1	11 – A. Reeves	8 – M. Yespes	2 – A. Reeves	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,129) Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 19, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at BYU	L 64–85	3–2	20 – K. Ellis	6 – S. McQuietor	5 – T. Williams	Marriott Center (1,488) Provo, UT
Nov 23, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Utah Tech	L 69–79	3–3	16 – K. Davis	10 – M. Yespes	6 – T. Williams	The Legacy Center (2,430) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 27, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN+	St. Thomas (Texas)	W 81–43	4–3	15 – B. Berry	11 – M. Yespes	3 – B. Berry	The Legacy Center (2,382) Lake Charles, LA
Dec 6, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. William & Mary Shirley Duncan Classic	L 48–57	4–4	12 – L. Kahrimanovic	10 – M. Yespes	2 – T. Williams	Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
Dec 7, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. South Carolina State Shirley Duncan Classic	W 62–38	5–4	15 – L. Kahrimanovic	11 – M. Yespes	5 – T. Williams	Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
Dec 8, 2024* 1:30 pm, ESPN+	at Longwood Shirley Duncan Classic	L 54–81	5–5	12 – P. Guillory	5 – M. Yespes	4 – M. Yespes	Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
Dec 16, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Oklahoma State	L 41–92	5–6	15 – P. Guillory	5 – W. Joseph	3 – L. Kahrimanovic	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,020) Stillwater, OK
Conference regular season
Dec 21, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana	L 56–82	5–7 (0–1)	13 – P. Guillory	10 – M. Yespes	5 – T. Williams	The Legacy Center (2,437) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 2, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Northwestern State	L 55–70	5–8 (0–2)	26 – P. Guillory	8 – P. Guillory	2 – K. Ellis	Prather Coliseum (351) Natchitoches, LA
Jan 4, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Texas A&M	W 64–55	6–8 (1–2)	17 – P. Guillory	14 – M. Yespes	6 – T. Williams	The Field House (367) Commerce, TX
Jan 9, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Houston Christian	W 61–51	7–8 (2–2)	19 – P. Guillory	11 – W. Joseph	6 – T. Williams	Sharp Gymnasium (222) Houston, TX
Jan 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Nicholls	L 47–60	7–9 (2–3)	122 – P. Guillory	8 – M. Yespes	2 – A. Reeves	The Legacy Center (2,568) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin	L 49–91	7–10 (2–4)	11 – P. Guillory	13 – M. Yespes	3 – T. Williams	The Legacy Center (1,406) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Lamar Battle of the Border (Rivalry)	L 52–68	7–11 (2–5)	22 – P. Guillory	7 – W. Joseph	3 – T. Williams	The Legacy Center (2,123) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UT Rio Grande Valley	L 65–73	7–12 (2–6)	17 – K. Ellis	8 – K. Ellis	4 – A. Reeves	UTRGV Fieldhouse (808) Edinburg, TX
Jan 27, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 59–54	8–12 (3–6)	18 – P. Guillory	11 – S. McQuietor	2 – B. Berry	American Bank Center (1,258) Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Incarnate Word	L 63–77	8–13 (3–7)	21 – K. Ellis	6 – K. Ellis	4 – T. Williams	The Legacy Center (1,342) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 1, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Nicholls						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
Feb 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	East Texas A&M						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Feb 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Northwestern State						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Feb 13, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA
Feb 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Feb 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Feb 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Feb 27, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin						William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
Mar 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lamar Battle of the Border (Rivalry)						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
Mar 4, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+	New Orleans						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Sources:^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 17, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
^ "McNeese Cowgirls Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
^ "McNeese Cowboys (sic)". CBS Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
^ "MCNEESE COWGIRLS". FOX SPORTS™, SPEED™, SPEED.COM™ & © 2024 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[PrePolls-1] "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 17, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[2] "McNeese Cowgirls Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[3] "McNeese Cowboys (sic)". CBS Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[4] "MCNEESE COWGIRLS". FOX SPORTS™, SPEED™, SPEED.COM™ & © 2024 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

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