2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team

2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–23 (3–17 Southland)
Head coach
Associate head coachTaylor Reed
Assistant coaches
  • Dianna Wilson-Jones
  • Myles Sherman
  • Owen Adams
Home arenaSharp Gymnasium
(Capacity: 1,000)
2024–25 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana 19 1   .950 26 6   .813
Lamar 17 3   .850 22 8   .733
Stephen F. Austin 16 4   .800 29 6   .829
Incarnate Word 12 8   .600 18 14   .563
Northwestern State 12 8   .600 16 16   .500
UT Rio Grande Valley 11 9   .550 16 16   .500
Nicholls 9 11   .450 17 14   .548
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 7 13   .350 15 17   .469
New Orleans 5 15   .250 5 24   .172
McNeese 5 15   .250 10 21   .323
East Texas A&M* 4 16   .200 7 22   .241
3 17   .150 6 23   .207
2025 Southland tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

The 2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team represented Houston Christian University in the 2024–25 college basketball season. The Huskies, led by twelfth-year head coach Donna Finnie, played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium as members of the Southland Conference. The Huskies compiled a 6–23 overall record and a 3–17 record, a twelfth place finish in conference play, failing to qualify for the SLC tournament. Their season ended on March 1, 2025 with a 53–71 loss to Northwestern State.

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]

Roster

2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Madelyne Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Ursuline Academy of Dallas Plano, Texas
F 1 Tiffany Tullis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Texas State San Antonio, Texas
G 2 Victoria Dixon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Alabama A&M Grand Prairie, Texas
G 3 Erin Maguire 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Hun School of Princeton Belfast, Northern Ireland
G 7 Makolla Bagayegou 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Högsbo Basket Gothenburg, Sweden
F 8 Amy Cotton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Immanuel College North Adelaide, Australia
G 10 Hannah Fields 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Norman North High School Norman, Oklahoma
F 11 Jo Oly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Sportlycee Luxembourg Ettelbruck, Luxembourg
G 13 Tove Caesar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Luleå Gymnasieskola BC Stockholm, Sweden
F 20 Mariyah Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Summer Creek High School Houston, Texas
F 24 Kierra Prim 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Central Arkansas Overland Park, Kansas
G 30 Lyric Barr 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Katy High School Houston, Texas
F 45 Kendall Beck 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr San Marcos Panthers San Antonio, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 4, 2025

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+
Southwestern 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 (TX) 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 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 L 51–57  4–7
(1–1)
 11  E. Maguire   7  H. Fields   2  E. Maguire  Sharp Gymnasium (311)
Houston, TX
Jan 2, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin L 35–82  4–8
(1–2)
 9  E. Maguire   6  A. Cotton   2  V. Dixon  William R. Johnson Coliseum (857)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 4, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lamar L 29–69  4–9
(1–3)
 8  E. Maguire   9  T. Tullis   2  E. Maguire  Neches Arena (1,054)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 9, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
McNeese L 51–61  4–10
(1–4)
 22  E. Maguire   8  E. Maguire   3  E. Maguire  Sharp Gymnasium (222)
Houston, TX
Jan 11, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Incarnate Word L 45–76  4–11
(1–5)
 10  K. Beck   5  J. Oly   2  E. Maguire  Sharp Gymnasium (208)
Houston, TX
Jan 16, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 55–62  4–12
(1–6)
 18  V. Dixon   9  T. Tullis   5  E. Maguire  Sharp Gymnasium (331)
Houston, TX
Jan 18, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Rio Grande Valley W 67–64  5–12
(2–6)
 16  T. Tullis   10  T. Tullis   5  E. Maguire  Sharp Gymnasium (348)
Houston, TX
Jan 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Orleans L 55–62  5–13
(2–7)
 12  T. Tullis   10  T. Tullis   3  A. Cotton  Lakefront Arena (288)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 27, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Southeastern Louisiana L 41–65  5–14
(2–8)
 11  K. Beck   6  L. Barr   2  J. Oly  Pride Roofing University Center (444)
Hammond, LA
Jan 30, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Nicholls L 51–76  5–15
(2–9)
 12  K. Prim   6  K. Prim   3  E. Maguire  Stopher Gymnasium (362)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Incarnate Word L 55–68  5–16
(2–10)
 14  T. Tullis   9  T. Tullis   3  E. Maguire  McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
Feb 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana L 38–51  5–17
(2–11)
 7  A. Cotton   5  T. Tullis   2  A. Cotton  Sharp Gymnasium (389)
Houston, TX
Feb 8, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
New Orleans W 54–49  6–17
(3–11)
 15  T. Tullis   10  A. Cotton   7  A. Cotton  Sharp Gymnasium (324)
Houston, TX
Feb 13, 2025
10:30 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 54–74  6–18
(3–12)
 15  T. Tullis   10  T. Tullis   2  E. Maguire  American Bank Center (2,142)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 15, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Rio Grande Valley L 55–58 OT 6–9
(3–13)
 21  E. Maguire   7  T. Tullis   4  A. Cotton  UTRGV Fieldhouse (933)
Edinburg, TX
Feb 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana L 59–66  6–20
(3–14)
 14  T. Tullis   11  T. Tullis   4  A. Cotton  Sharp Gymnasium (349)
Houston, TX
Feb 22, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Lamar L 30–62  6–21
(3–15)
 11  T. Tullis   9  T. Tullis   1  M. Brown  Sharp Gymnasium (567)
Houston, TX
Feb 27, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at East Texas A&M L 45–53  6–22
(3–16)
 14  E. Maguire   9  T. Tullis   2  V. Dixon  The Field House (686)
Commerce, TX
Mar 1, 2025
2:30 pm, ESPN+
at Northwestern State L 53–71  6–23
(3–17)
 12  V. Dixon   13  T. Tullis   4  E. Maguire  Prather Coliseum (385)
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.