2024–25 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by second-year head coach Missy Bilderback, played their home games at the Fant–Ewing Coliseum. They were competing as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2024–25 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	11–19 (7–11 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Missy Bilderback (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Lauren Pittman
Assistant coaches	Tatyana Lofton Nick Long Devin Cooper
Home arena	Fant–Ewing Coliseum
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison	18	–	0		1.000			30	–	6		.833
Arkansas State †	15	–	3		.833			21	–	11		.656
Troy	13	–	5		.722			24	–	14		.632
Coastal Carolina	12	–	6		.667			23	–	9		.719
Old Dominion	9	–	9		.500			18	–	16		.529
Appalachian State	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
Louisiana	9	–	9		.500			13	–	16		.448
Georgia State	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
Louisiana–Monroe	7	–	11		.389			11	–	19		.367
Texas State	7	–	11		.389			13	–	17		.433
Marshall	6	–	12		.333			15	–	20		.429
Georgia Southern	6	–	12		.333			16	–	18		.471
Southern Miss	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
South Alabama	2	–	16		.111			6	–	24		.200
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner

Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2023–24 season 21–14, 10–8 in the Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fifth place.^[1] They were defeated by 4th-seeded Old Dominion in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament. They were invited to compete in the 2024 WNIT, where they were defeated in the Great 8 round (Quarterfinals) by Troy.^[2]

Preseason

On October 14, 2024, the Sun Belt Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Louisiana–Monroe was picked to finish fourth in the Sun Belt regular season.^[3]

Preseason rankings

Sun Belt preseason poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	191 (12)
2	Troy	169 (2)
3	Old Dominion	167
4	Louisiana–Monroe	150
5	Louisiana	122
6	Marshall	118
7	Southern Miss	113
8	Georgia State	107
9	Coastal Carolina	77
10	Texas State	67
11	Appalachian State	61
12	Georgia Southern	53
13	Arkansas State	50
14	South Alabama	25

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

Preseason All-Sun Belt teams

Team	Player	Position	Year
First	Jakayla Johnson	Guard	4th
Second	Katlyn Manuel	Forward	4th

Source:^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Nya Valentine 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Sr Clemson Mobile, Alabama G 3 Jakayla Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Auburn Clinton, Mississippi G 6 Brikayla Gray 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Southern Miss New Hebron, Mississippi G 10 Miriam Prince 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So East Central Community College Philadelphia, Mississippi F 12 Laila Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Jackson State Gulfport, Mississippi F 21 Katlyn Manuel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Northwest High School Lawtell, Louisiana F 22 Sakyia White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Florida State Tuscaloosa, Alabama G 23 Cianté Downs 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Mercer Vaughan, Ontario G 33 Meloney Thames 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Mississippi State Choctaw, Mississippi F 35 AJ Leake 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Southern Miss Cibolo, Texas C 44 Sha'Miya Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr West Monroe High School West Monroe, Louisiana	Head coach Missy Bilderback (Southern Miss) Assistant coach(es) Lauren Pittman (Southern Miss) Tatyana Lofton (Tulane) Nick Long (Louisiana–Monroe) Devin Cooper (Jones) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 2, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Baptist	W 117–60	1–0	Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
November 11, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Christian	W 67–48	2–0	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (4,509) Monroe, LA
November 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	W 79–66	3–0	Banterra Center  Carbondale, IL
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 22 Alabama	L 52–75	3–1	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,721) Monroe, LA
November 22, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Hawaii Bank of Hawaii Classic	L 64–69	3–2	SimpliFi Arena  Honolulu, HI
November 24, 2024* 4:00 p.m.		vs. Saint Mary's Bank of Hawaii Classic	L 61–68	3–3	SimpliFi Arena  Honolulu, HI
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lamar	L 60–71	3–4	Montagne Center (599) Beaumont, TX
December 11, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 25 Georgia Tech	L 37–97	3–5	McCamish Pavilion (1,075) Atlanta, GA
December 17, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mississippi State	L 70–78	3–6	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,095) Monroe, LA
December 20, 2024* 12:00 p.m.		vs. Central Arkansas Tulane Holiday Tournament	W 65–49	4–6	Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulane Tulane Holiday Tournament	L 63–68	4–7	Devlin Fieldhouse (142) New Orleans, LA
Sun Belt regular season
December 29, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	L 61–63	4–8 (0–1)	HTC Center (735) Conway, SC
January 2, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia Southern	W 83–67	5–8 (1–1)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (886) Monroe, LA
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion	L 68–72	5–9 (1–2)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,002) Monroe, LA
January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Miss	W 84–75	6–9 (2–2)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (838) Monroe, LA
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	L 70–75	6–10 (2–3)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (928) Monroe, LA
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Miss	W 67–55	7–10 (3–3)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,234) Hattiesburg, MS
January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m.		at Arkansas State	L 43–71	7–11 (3–4)	First National Bank Arena  Jonesboro, AR
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m.		at Texas State	W 74–66	8–11 (4–4)	Strahan Arena (780) San Marcos, TX
January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		South Alabama	W 78–70	9–11 (5–4)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (989) Monroe, LA
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	L 64–67	9–12 (5–5)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,021) Monroe, LA
February 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Appalachian State	L 71–73	9–13 (5–6)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (941) Monroe, LA
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama Rescheduled from January 22[4]	L 68–73	9–14 (5–7)	Mitchell Center (355) Mobile, AL
February 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Troy	L 71–84	9–15 (5–8)	Trojan Arena (1,870) Troy, AL
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m.		at Louisiana	L 60–80	9–16 (5–9)	Cajundome (421) Lafayette, LA
February 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Troy	W 84–73	10–16 (6–9)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,026) Monroe, LA
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	W 62–58	11–16 (7–9)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,749) Monroe, LA
February 26, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	L 65–73	11–17 (7–10)	Cam Henderson Center (1,006) Huntington, WV
February 28, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison	L 51–79	11–18 (7–11)	Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,799) Harrisonburg, VA
Sun Belt tournament
March 5, 2025 11:30 a.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (12) Georgia Southern Second Round	L 69–75	11–19	Pensacola Bay Center (1,079) Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[5][6][7]