2024–25 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team

2024–25 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball
2024–25 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball
Southland tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	29–6 (16–4 SLC)
Head coach	Leonard Bishop (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Steve Yang
Assistant coaches	Jordynn Hernandez; Lexi Murphy;
Home arena	William R. Johnson Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ladyjacks, who were led by second-year head coach Leonard Bishop, played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas, as members of the Southland Conference (SLC). The season marks the Ladyjacks' return from the Western Athletic Conference, as they rejoined the Southland Conference after a three-year absence.^[1]

2024–25 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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
Houston Christian	3	–	17	.150	6	–	23	.207

† 2025 Southland tournament winner * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 17, 2024. Receiving 193 overall votes, the Ladyjacks were picked to finish fourth in the conference.^[2]

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

Ashlyn Traylor-Walker was selected to the second-team Preseason All-Conference team.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Hope LeMelle	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Liberty	Dallas, Texas
G	1	Harmanie Dominguez	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Adams State	Las Cruces, New Mexico
G	3	Avery VanSickle	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Regis Jesuit High School	Denver, Colorado
G	4	Ashlyn Traylor-Walker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Radford	Franklin, Indiana
G	5	Key Roseby	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Frisco Liberty High School	Frisco, Texas
G	11	Lydia Cooke-Wiggins	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	John Paul II High School	Dallas, Texas
G	12	Faith Blackstone	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	CCBC Essex	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
C	13	Ituau Tuisaula	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Peninsula College	Soldotna, Alaska
G	15	Mimi Gatewood	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Kansas State	DeSoto, Texas
F	20	Cha Gardner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Newark Valley High School	Newark Valley, New York
F	33	Trinity Moore	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Oral Roberts	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Head coach

Leonard Bishop (East Texas A&M)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Yang (Missouri State)
Jordynn Hernandez (UT Arlington)
Lexi Murphy (Angelo State)

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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas Southern	W 86–45	1–0	18 – F. Blackstone	10 – K. Roseby	5 – A. Traylor-Walker	William R. Johnson Coliseum (983) Nacogdoches, TX
November 12, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	W 68–65	2–0	23 – A. VanSickle	6 – F. Blackstone	3 – A. VanSickle	Moody Coliseum (2,207) Abilene, TX
November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	W 70–56	3–0	17 – F. Blackstone	7 – F. Blackstone	6 – A. Traylor-Walker	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,031) Nacogdoches, TX
November 19, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Wiley	W 104–40	4–0	19 – K. Roseby	12 – K. Roseby	5 – A. VanSickle	William R. Johnson Coliseum (875) Nacogdoches, TX
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	W 79–60	5–0	18 – A. VanSickle	7 – H. Dominguez	5 – H. Dominguez	Strahan Arena (753) San Marcos, TX
November 29, 2024* 2:30 p.m.		vs. Samford UNF Thanksgiving Tournament	W 90–66	6–0	19 – A. VanSickle	7 – A. VanSickle	5 – A. VanSickle	UNF Arena (110) Jacksonville, FL
November 30, 2024* 2:30 p.m.		vs. Coppin State UNF Thanksgiving Tournament	W 81–60	7–0	17 – T. Moore	7 – F. Blackstone	4 – T. Moore	UNF Arena (102) Jacksonville, FL
December 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas Tech	L 68–78	7–1	24 – F. Blackstone	6 – I. Tuisaula	5 – A. Traylor-Walker	United Supermarkets Arena (4,231) Lubbock, TX
December 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley	L 72–78	7–2	18 – A. Traylor-Walker	6 – T. Moore	5 – A. Traylor-Walker	UTRGV Fieldhouse (418) Edinburg, TX
December 14, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 66–59	8–2 (1–1)	19 – A. VanSickle	9 – T. Moore	5 – A. Traylor-Walker	American Bank Center (758) Corpus Christi, TX
December 19, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at San Diego State San Diego Classic	W 89–80 ^2OT	9–2	26 – F. Blackstone	9 – T. Moore	3 – F. Blackstone	Viejas Arena (724) San Diego, CA
December 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Colorado State San Diego Classic	W 80–69	10–2	27 – A. Traylor-Walker	12 – A. Traylor-Walker	7 – A. VanSickle	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas A&M–San Antonio	W 113–39	11–2	31 – A. VanSickle	15 – T. Moore	9 – A. Traylor-Walker	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,107) Nacogdoches, TX
January 2, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Houston Christian	W 82–35	12–2 (2–1)	15 – H. Dominguez	8 – F. Blackstone	7 – A. Traylor-Walker	William R. Johnson Coliseum (857) Nacogdoches, TX
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 67–60	13–2 (3–1)	18 – F. Blackstone	11 – F. Blackstone	6 – A. Traylor-White	William R. Johnson Coliseum (996) Nacogdoches, TX
January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	L 81–87	13–3 (3–2)	20 – T. Moore	10 – F. Blackstone	4 – K. Roseby	William R. Johnson Coliseum (853) Nacogdoches, TX
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lamar	L 74–77	4–13 (3–3)	17 – A. Traylor-Walker	7 – K. Roseby	8 – A. Traylor-Walker	Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at McNeese	W 91–49	14–4 (4–3)	22 – A. Traylor-Walker	11 – A. Traylor-Walker	4 – H. Dominguez	The Legacy Center (1,406) Lake Charles, LA
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Nicholls	L 71–75	14–5 (4–4)	14 – F. Blackstone	7 – H. LeMelle	4 – A. Traylor-Walker	Stopher Gymnasium (411) Thibodaux, LA
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northwestern State	W 67–65	15–5 (5–4)	18 – T. Moore	9 – A. Traylor-Walker	4 – A. VanSickle	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,213) Nacogdoches, TX
January 27, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		East Texas A&M	W 92–65	16–5 (6–4)	17 – H. Dominguez	9 – K. Roseby	8 – A. Traylor-Walker	William R. Johnson Coliseum (945) Nacogdoches, TX
January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at New Orleans	W 83–65	17–5 (7–4)	18 – A. Traylor-Walker	12 – T. Moore	5 – K. Roseby	Lakefront Arena (389) New Orleans, LA
February 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lamar	W 72–66	18–5 (8–4)	20 – F. Blackstone	7 – T. Moore	4 – A. Traylor-Walker	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,113) Nacogdoches, TX
February 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		UT Rio Grande Valley	W 87–67	19–5 (9–4)	28 – H. Dominguez	10 – C. Gardner	10 – A. Traylor-Walker	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,195) Nacogdoches, TX
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 74–56	20–5 (10–4)	22 – F. Blackstone	17 – T. Moore	6 – A. Traylor-Walker	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,170) Nacogdoches, TX
February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at East Texas A&M	W 71–55	21–5 (11–4)	20 – F. Blackstone	11 – F. Blackstone	9 – A. Traylor-Walker	The Field House (502) Commerce, TX
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northwestern State	W 68–66	22–5 (12–4)	26 – A. Traylor-Walker	7 – T. Moore	4 – A. Traylor-Walker	Prather Coliseum (607) Natchitoches, LA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Houston Christian	W 66–59	23–5 (13–4)	20 – C. Gardner	10 – C. Gardner	5 – A Traylor-Walker	Sharp Gymnasium (349) Houston, TX
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Incarnate Word	W 73–68	24–5 (14–4)	17 – F. Blackstone	12 – T. Moore	5 – A. Traylor-Walker	McDermott Center (191) San Antonio, TX
February 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		McNeese	W 80–57	25–5 (15–4)	18 – K. Roseby	11 – K. Roseby	3 – F. Blackstone	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,172) Nacogdoches, TX
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Nicholls	W 79–56	26–5 (16–4)	17 – F. Blackstone	11 – T. Moore	5 – F. Blackstone	William R. Johnson Coliseum (978) Nacogdoches, TX
Postseason (3–0)
2025 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference Tournament (3–0)
Mar 11, 2025 1:30 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (7) Nicholls Quarterfinals	W 77–65	27–5 (1–0)	17 – H. Dominguez	10 – F. Blackstone	5 – A. Traylor-Walker	The Legacy Center (832) Lake Charles, LA
Mar 12, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (2) Lamar Semifinals	W 61–53	28–5 (2–0)	18 – T. Moore	7 – Tied	6 – A. Traylor-Walker	The Legacy Center (1,000) Lake Charles, LA
Mar 13, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPNU	(3)	vs. (1) Southeastern Louisiana Championship	W 65–57	29–5 (3–0)	14 – T. Moore	10 – T. Moore	4 – A. Traylor-Walker	The Legacy Center (1,311) Lake Charles, LA
2025 NCAA Tournament – Birmingham Regional 3
Mar 21, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN	(14 B3)	vs. (3 B3) No. 8 Notre Dame Round of 64	L 54–106	29–6	–	–	–	Purcell Pavilion (7,542) Notre Dame, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week	Faith Blackstone	G	February 3, 2025	^[5]
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week	Ashlyn Traylor-Walker	G	February 17, 2025	^[6]

References

↑ "SFA Athletics Accepts Invitation to Join Southland Conference in 2024-25". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
1 2 Washington, Jasmine (October 17, 2024). "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
↑ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Stephen F. Austin. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
↑ "Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
↑ Washington, Jasmine (February 3, 2025). "SFA's Blackstone named Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved March 9, 2025.
↑ Washington, Jasmine (February 17, 2025). "SFA's Traylor-Walker named Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved March 9, 2025.

[1] "SFA Athletics Accepts Invitation to Join Southland Conference in 2024-25". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

[PrePolls-2] 1 2 Washington, Jasmine (October 17, 2024). "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Stephen F. Austin. Retrieved December 31, 2024.

[4] "Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[5] Washington, Jasmine (February 3, 2025). "SFA's Blackstone named Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved March 9, 2025.

[6] Washington, Jasmine (February 17, 2025). "SFA's Traylor-Walker named Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved March 9, 2025.

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