2024–25 Furman Paladins women's basketball team

2024–25 Furman Paladins women's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record16–16 (5–9 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Pierre Curtis (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Dr. Ashley Johnson
  • Lauren Johnson
  • Jauwan Scaife
  • Samantha Michel
Home arenaHayes Gym
2024–25 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro † 13 – 1   .929 25 – 7   .781
Chattanooga 9 – 5   .643 17 – 15   .531
East Tennessee State 8 – 6   .571 17 – 13   .567
Wofford 8 – 6   .571 17 – 12   .586
Samford 7 – 7   .500 12 – 19   .387
5 – 9   .357 16 – 16   .500
Mercer 3 – 11   .214 8 – 22   .267
Western Carolina 3 – 11   .214 13 – 17   .433
† 2025 SoCon tournament winner

The 2024–25 Furman Paladins women's basketball team represented Furman University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Paladins, who were led by second-year head coach Pierre Curtis, played their home games at the Hayes Gym on the campus of North Greenville University in Tigerville, South Carolina, with two home games at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, as their on-campus home court, Timmons Arena, is currently undergoing renovations. They competed as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Previous season

The Paladins finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 5–9 in SoCon play, to finish in seventh place.[1] They were defeated by UNC Greensboro in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.[2]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the SoCon released their preseason coaches poll. Furman was picked to finish tied for third in the SoCon regular season.[3]

Preseason rankings

SoCon preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Wofford 49 (7)
2 UNC Greensboro 42 (1)
T-3 Furman 31
Samford
5 East Tennessee State 25
6 Chattanooga 23
7 Mercer 13
8 Western Carolina 10

Source:[3]

Preseason All-SoCon Team

Preseason All-SoCon Team
Player Position Year
Kate Johnson Forward Senior
Jada Session
Tate Walters Guard Junior

Source:[3]

Roster

2024–25 Furman Paladins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jayda Pinder 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Academy of the Holy Names Tampa, Florida
G 1 Bella LaChance 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Vanderbilt Davie, Florida
F 2 Clare Coyle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bishop Kenny High School Jacksonville, Florida
F 3 Jada Session 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Luella High School Locust Grove, Georgia
G 4 Tate Walters 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Buford High School Buford, Georgia
G 5 Raina McGowens 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Wren High School Pelzer, South Carolina
G 10 Chantelle Stuart 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Crestwood Prep Scarborough, Ontario
G 11 Samaria Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Fulton High School Knoxville, Tennessee
G 12 Asa Snyder 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Porter-Gaud School Charleston, South Carolina
G/F 13 Hilary Englert 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr The Bolles School Ponte Vedra, Florida
F 14 Hanna Hansson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Riksidrottsgymnasiet Lulea Stockholm, Sweden
G 20 Sydney Ryan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Brentwood High School Nashville, Tennessee
G 21 Niveya Henley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Montverde Academy Seattle, Washington
G 24 Jaelyn Acker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Germantown High School Richfield, Wisconsin
F 42 Kate Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Cherokee High School Canton, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 21, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
5:30 pm 		at South Carolina State W 60–54  1–0
 SHM Memorial Center (511)
Orangeburg, SC
November 7, 2024*
7:00 pm 		Erskine W 100–31  2–0
 Hayes Gym (285)
Tigerville, SC
November 10, 2024*
1:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Georgia L 46–74  2–1
 Stegeman Coliseum (1,863)
Athens, GA
November 14, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at East Carolina L 51–67  2–2
 Williams Arena (884)
Greenville, NC
November 19, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		USC Upstate W 81–53  3–2
 Hayes Gym (263)
Tigerville, SC
November 23, 2024*
2:00 pm 		Bob Jones W 101–47  4–2
 Hayes Gym (127)
Tigerville, SC
November 26, 2024*
2:30 pm 		vs. Campbell
GSU Thanksgiving Tournament 		L 72–82  4–3
 GSU Convocation Center (285)
Atlanta, GA
November 27, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia State
GSU Thanksgiving Tournament 		W 85–74  5–3
 GSU Convocation Center (320)
Atlanta, GA
November 28, 2024*
2:30 pm 		vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
GSU Thanksgiving Tournament 		W 88–84 OT 6–3
 GSU Convocation Center (285)
Atlanta, GA
December 4, 2024*
11:00 am, FloHoops 		at Elon W 61–57  7–3
 Schar Center (2,783)
Elon, NC
December 8, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Charleston Southern W 58–42  8–3
 Hayes Gym (377)
Tigerville, SC
December 11, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Asheville W 68–50  9–3
 Kimmel Arena (723)
Asheville, NC
December 18, 2024*
3:00 pm, B1G+ 		vs. Boise State
Husky Classic 		L 65–74  9–4
 Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
December 19, 2024*
5:00 pm, B1G+ 		at Washington
Husky Classic 		L 43–71  9–5
 Alaska Airlines Arena (1,780)
Seattle, WA
December 30, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Carolina Central L 76–77  9–6
 McDougald–McLendon Arena (345)
Durham, NC
January 1, 2025*
2:00 pm 		Southern Wesleyan W 107–51  10–6
 Hayes Gym (237)
Tigerville, SC
SoCon regular season
January 12, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wofford L 51–68  10–7
(0–1) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (548)
Spartanburg, SC
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Carolina W 82–73  11–7
(1–1) 		Hayes Gym (319)
Tigerville, SC
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro L 54–64  11–8
(1–2) 		Bon Secours Wellness Arena (877)
Greenville, SC
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford L 62–77  11–9
(1–3) 		Pete Hanna Center (231)
Homewood, AL
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mercer W 57–47  12–9
(2–3) 		Hawkins Arena (1,619)
Macon, GA
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State L 62–72  12–10
(2–4) 		Hayes Gym (217)
Tigerville, SC
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Chattanooga L 60–68  12–11
(2–5) 		Hayes Gym (487)
Tigerville, SC
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wofford W 93–88 2OT 13–11
(3–5) 		Bon Secours Wellness Arena (2,007)
Greenville, SC
February 13, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro L 51–55  13–12
(3–6) 		Fleming Gymnasium (322)
Greensboro, NC
February 15, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Carolina L 57–70  13–13
(3–7) 		Ramsey Center (1,294)
Cullowhee, NC
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mercer W 72–70  14–13
(4–7) 		Hayes Gym (411)
Tigerville, SC
February 22, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Samford L 62–73  14–14
(4–8) 		Hayes Gym (362)
Tigerville, SC
February 27, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga W 74–70 OT 15–14
(5–8) 		McKenzie Arena (1,664)
Chattanooga, TN
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at East Tennessee State L 50–62  15–15
(5–9) 		Brooks Gymnasium (362)
Johnson City, TN
SoCon tournament
March 6, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (3) East Tennessee State
Quarterfinals 		W 64–58  16–15
 Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 7, 2025
1:15 pm, ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (2) Chattanooga
Semifinals 		L 55–63  16–16
 Harrah's Cherokee Center (2,905)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball - 2023-24 Standings". SoCon. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "UNC Greensboro vs. Wofford - Women's SoCon Tournament - How to Watch". Athlon Sports. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "SoCon women's basketball polls and preseason team announced". SoCon. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Furman University. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  5. ^ "Furman Paladins 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
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