2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team

2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–6 (1–0 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Taylor Reed
  • Diana Wilson–Jones
  • Myles Sherman
  • Owen Adams
Home arenaSharp Gymnasium
(Capacity: 1,000)
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana 2 – 0   1.000 8 – 3   .727
Incarnate Word 2 – 0   1.000 6 – 4   .600
Lamar 1 – 0   1.000 6 – 4   .600
Houston Christian 1 – 0   1.000 4 – 6   .400
Stephen F. Austin 1 – 1   .500 10 – 2   .833
Nicholls 1 – 1   .500 8 – 3   .727
UT Rio Grande Valley 1 – 1   .500 6 – 6   .500
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 0 – 1   .000 7 – 4   .636
McNeese 0 – 1   .000 5 – 7   .417
Northwestern State 0 – 1   .000 3 – 7   .300
New Orleans 0 – 1   .000 0 – 10   .000
East Texas A&M* 0 – 2   .000 3 – 8   .273
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II.
† 2025 Southland tournament winner
As of December 22, 2024

The 2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team represents Houston Christian University in the 2024–25 college basketball season. The Huskies, led by twelfth-year head coach Donna Finnie, play their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium as members of the Southland Conference.

Media

Home games were broadcast on ESPN+.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 17, 2024. Receiving 51 overall votes, the Huskies were picked to finish twelfth 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 Huskies were selected to a Preseason All-Conference team.[1]

Schedule and results

Sources:[2][3][4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 5, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at TCU L 41–78  0–1
  8 – E. Maguire   10 – J. Oly   3 – M. Davis  Schollmaier Arena (1,946)
Fort Worth, TX
Nov 7, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech L 40–63  0–2
  10 – K. Prim   9 – T. Tullis   1 – K. Prim  United Supermarkets Arena (4,609)
Lubbock, TX
Nov 17, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Houston L 52–54  0–3
  12 – J. Oly   9 – T. Tullis   4 – A. Cotton  Fertitta Center (751)
Houston, TX
Nov 21, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Tech W 57–51  1–3
  17 – E. Maguire   11 – H. Fields   4 – E. Maguire  Sharp Gymnasium (409)
Houston, TX
Nov 26, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tarleton State L 42–48  1–4
  11 – J. Oly   20 – T. Tullis   3 – E. Maguire  Sharp Gymnasium (523)
Houston, TX
Dec 1, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+Commerce, TX 		Southwestern University W 62–49  2–4
  23 – K. Beck   14 – K. Beck   6 – M. Davis  Sharp Gymnasium (326)
Houston, TX
Dec 4, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State L 39–93  2–5
  8 – E. Maguire   8 – T. Tullis   2 – K. Prim  Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,777)
Stillwater, OK
Dec 14, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		East Texas A&M W 62–56  3–5
(1–0) 		 17 – E. Maguire   14 – T. Tullis   6 – E. Maguire  Sharp Gymnasium (248)
Houston, TX
Dec 17, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		St. Thomas (Texas) W 46–44  4–5
  19 – M. Brown   19 – M. Brown   1 – A. Cotton  Sharp Gymnasium (201)
Houston, TX
Dec 20, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sam Houston State L 68–79  4–6
  21 – K. Prim   9 – T. Tullis   5 – E. Maguire  Sharp Gymnasium (204)
Houston, TX
Dec 29, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northwestern State       Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
Jan 2, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin       William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 4, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lamar       Neches Arena 
Beaumont, TX
Jan 9, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		McNeese       Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
Jan 11, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word       Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
Jan 16, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi       Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
Jan 18, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Rio Grande Valley       Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
Jan 23, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southeastern Louisiana       Pride Roofing University Center 
Hammond, LA
Jan 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Orleans       Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Jan 30, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Nicholls       Stopher Gymnasium 
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Incarnate Word       McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
Feb 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana       Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
Feb 8, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		New Orleans       Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
Feb 13, 2025
10:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi       American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 15, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Rio Grande Valley       UTRGV Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
Feb 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana       Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
Feb 22, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lamar       Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
Feb 27, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at East Texas A&M       The Field House 
Commerce, TX
Mar 1, 2025
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State       Prather Coliseum 
Natchitoches, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Houston Christian Huskies Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Houston Christian Huskies". CBS Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "HOUSTON CHRISTIAN HUSKIES". FOX SPORTS™, SPEED™, SPEED.COM™ & © 2024 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2024.