| 2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 10–11 (5–5 SLC) |
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| Associate head coach | Kevin Hackerott |
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| Home arena | UTRGV Fieldhouse |
| Seasons← 2023–242025–26 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 11 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 14 | – | 5 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | 17 | – | 5 | .773 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 2 | – | 17 | .105 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas A&M* | 1 | – | 9 | .100 | 4 | – | 15 | .211 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Southland tournament winner As of January 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team represents the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vaqueros, led by seventh-year head coach Lane Lord, play their home games at UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas, as members of the Southland Conference.
The 2024–25 is the Vaqueros' first season as members of the Southland Conference, as on March 25, 2024, it was announced that the school had accepted an invitation to join the Southland Conference, with the move from the Western Athletic Conference becoming official on July 1, 2024.
Preseason polls
Southland Conference Poll
The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 17, 2024. Receiving 92 overall votes, the Vaqueros were picked to finish ninth in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 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 Vaqueros were selected to a Preseason All-Conference team.
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 5, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Houston | W 70–68 | 1–0 |
20 – K. Hackerott | 6 – K. Hackerott | 6 – G. Angiolet | Fertitta Center (759) Houston, TX | ||||
| Nov 9, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UTSA | L 69–70 | 1–1 |
24 – K. Hackerott | 6 – K. Hackerott | 3 – K. Hackerott | Convocation Center (739) San Antonio, TX | ||||
| Nov 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Oral Roberts | L 58–65 | 1–2 |
15 – K. Hackerott | 17 – C. O'Keefe | 4 – K. Hackerott | Mabee Center (1,817) Tulsa, OK | ||||
| Nov 17, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at South Florida | L 45–57 | 1–3 |
11 – C. O'Keefe | 18 – C. O'Keefe | 3 – T. Trotter | Yuengling Center (2,460) Tampa, FL | ||||
| Nov 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Arlington Baptist | W 110–37 | 2–3 |
17 – C. Mitchell | 13 – C. O'Keefe | 6 – T. Trotter | UTRGV Fieldhouse (633) Edinburg, TX | ||||
| Nov 25, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
St. Mary's (Texas) | W 73–42 | 3–3 |
18 – K. Hackerott | 9 – C. Mitchell | 2 – S. Zufelt | [UTRGV Fieldhouse (807) Edinburg, TX | ||||
| Nov 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas State | L 59–68 | 3–4 |
10 – C. O'Keefe | 7 – C. O'Keefe | 3 – C. O'Keefe | UTRGV Fieldhouse (515) Edingburg, TX | ||||
| Dec 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | L 45–59 | 3–5 |
17 – G. Angiolet | 12 – K. Hackerott | 2 – G. Angiolet | UTRGV Fieldhouse (488) Edingburg, TX | ||||
| Dec 7, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Stephen F. Austin | W 78–72 | 4–5 (1–0) |
17 – K. Lorenz | 15 – C. O'Keefe | 8 – J. Johnson | UTRGV Fieldhouse (418) Edingburg, TX | ||||
| Dec 14, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lamar | L 44–69 | 4–6 (1–1) |
10 – K. Hackerott | 5 – K. Hackerott | 4 – K. Hackerott | UTRGV Fieldhouse (410) Edingburg, TX | ||||
| Dec 19, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Michigan UTRGV Holiday Classic |
W 73–66 | 5–6 |
18 – K. Hackerott | 17 – C. O'Keefe | 5 – K. Hackerott | UTRGV Fieldhouse (502) Edingburg, TX | ||||
| Dec 20, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Kansas City UTRGV Holiday Classic |
W 71–54 | 6–6 |
13 – K. Hackerott | 14 – C. O'Keefe | 6 – K. Hackerott | UTRGV Fieldhouse (258) Edingburg, TX | ||||
| Dec 29, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 6 Texas | L 35–94 | 6–7 |
7 – K. Hackerott | 11 – C. O'Keefe | 2 – Tied | Moody Center (7,157) Austin, TX | ||||
| Jan 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southeastern Louisiana | L 41–80 | 6–8 (1–2) |
9 – C. O'Keefe | 10 – C. O'Keefe | 1 – C. O'Keefe | Pride Roofing University Center (541) Hammond, LA | ||||
| Jan 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at New Orleans | W 64–62 | 7–8 (2–2) |
15 – K. Hackerott | 14 – C. O'Keefe | 4 – K. Hackerott | Lakefront Arena (345) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| Jan 9, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
East Texas A&M | W 69–68 | 8–8 (3–2) |
19 – C. O'Keefe | 18 – C. O'Keefe | – K. Hackerott | UTRGV Fieldhouse (459) Edinburg, TX | ||||
| Jan 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 61–53 | 9–8 (4–2) |
15 – K. Hackerott | 14 – C. O'Keefe | 5 – T. Trotter | American Bank Center (2,004) Corpus Christi, TX | ||||
| Jan 16, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Incarnate Word | L 43–52 | 9–9 (4–3) |
16 – C. O'Keefe | 16 – C. O'Keefe | 2 – K. Hackerott | McDermott Center (117) San Antonio, TX | ||||
| Jan 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Houston Christian | L 64–67 | 9–10 (4–4) |
15 – K. Lorenz | 16 – C. O'Keefe | 5 – K. Hackerott | Sharp Gymnasium (348) Houston, TX | ||||
| Jan 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
McNeese | W 73–65 | 10–10 (5–4) |
23 – C. O'Keefe | 20 – C. O'Keefe | 7 – C. Mitchell | UTRGV Fieldhouse (808) Edinburg, TX | ||||
| Jan 27, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Nicholls | L 50–58 | 10–11 (5–5) |
14 – G. Angiolet | 22 – C. O'Keefe | 5 – C. O'Keefe | UTRGV Fieldhouse (351) Edinburg, TX | ||||
| Jan 30, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northwestern State | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA | |||||||||
| Feb 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Stephen F. Austin | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lamar | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 13, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Incarnate Word | UTRGV Fieldhouse San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | UTRGV Fieldhouse San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at McNeese | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA | |||||||||
| Feb 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Nicholls | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA | |||||||||
| Feb 27, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
| Mar 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
New Orleans | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
| *Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. | |||||||||||
Sources:
References
- "UTRGV Athletics Accepts Invitation to Join Southland Conference in 2024-25". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- "UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- "UTRGV Vaqueros". CBS Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- "UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY VAQUEROS". FOX SPORTS™, SPEED™, SPEED.COM™ & © 2024 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2024.