2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles women's basketball team
| 2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles women's basketball | |
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OVC regular-season and tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 26–6 (18–2 OVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Melanie Walls |
| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Hooper Eblen Center |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech † | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindenwood* | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Rock | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Indiana* | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 OVC tournament winner * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by ninth-year head coach Kim Rosamond, played their home games at the Hooper Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
They finished the season 26–6, 18–2 in OVC play, to finish in first place. In the OVC tournament, they defeated Southern Indiana in the semifinals[1] en route to beating Lindenwood in the championship game.[2] In the NCAA tournament, they were eliminated in the first round by South Carolina.[3]
Previous season
The Golden Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 10–8, 13–5 in OVC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Western Illinois in the first round of the OVC tournament[4] before losing in the quarterfinals to UT Martin.[5]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 29, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lipscomb | L 72–74 | Hooper Eblen Center Cookeville, TN | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Emory and Henry | W 82–54 | 1–0 |
Hooper Eblen Center (528) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| November 7, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Chattanooga | W 48–46 | 2–0 |
McKenzie Arena (1,120) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
| November 10, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Alabama | W 73–64 | 3–0 |
Hooper Eblen Center (546) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Jackson State | W 84–56 | 4–0 |
Hooper Eblen Center (626) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| November 19, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Middle Tennessee | L 52–69 | 4–1 |
Murphy Center (3,902) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
| November 23, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at East Tennessee State | L 48–53 | 4–2 |
Brooks Gymnasium (382) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| November 26, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Samford | W 79–65 | 5–2 |
Pete Hanna Center (311) Homewood, AL | |||||||
| December 3, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Colorado | L 79–91 | 5–3 |
CU Events Center (2,734) Boulder, CO | |||||||
| December 6, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
Cumerberlands | W 82–58 | 6–3 |
Hooper Eblen Center (6,024) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| Ohio Valley regular season | |||||||||||
| December 17, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Western Illinois | W 72–52 | 7–3 (1–0) |
Western Hall (423) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| December 19, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Lindenwood | L 54–67 | 7–4 (1–1) |
Robert F. Hyland Arena (456) St. Charles, MO | |||||||
| January 2, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Indiana | W 83–79 | 8–4 (2–1) |
Hooper Eblen Center (1,068) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Morehead State | W 76–63 | 9–4 (3–1) |
Hooper Eblen Center (1,005) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| January 9, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Eastern Illinois | L 40–71 | 9–5 (3–2) |
Lantz Arena (451) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at SIU Edwardsville | W 75–58 | 10–5 (4–2) |
Vadalabene Center (981) Edwardsville, IL | |||||||
| January 16, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southeast Missouri State | W 79–66 | 11–5 (5–2) |
Hooper Eblen Center (977) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Little Rock | W 70–49 | 12–5 (6–2) |
Hooper Eblen Center (998) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| January 23, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tennessee State | W 71–64 | 13–5 (8–2) |
Gentry Center (252) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UT Martin | W 70–59 | 14–5 (9–2) |
Skyhawk Arena (1,297) Martin, TN | |||||||
| January 30, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Morehead State | W 82–73 | 15–5 (10–2) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (650) Morehead, KY | |||||||
| February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southern Indiana | W 81–62 | 16–5 (11–2) |
Liberty Arena (1,069) Evansville, IN | |||||||
| February 6, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
SIU Edwardsville | W 80–54 | 17–5 (11–2) |
Hooper Eblen Center (935) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Eastern Illinois | W 65–54 | 18–5 (12–2) |
Hooper Eblen Center (1,147) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| February 13, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Little Rock | W 61–57 | 19–5 (13–2) |
Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR | |||||||
| February 15, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southeast Missouri State | W 78–50 | 20–5 (14–2) |
Show Me Center (482) Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||
| February 20, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Martin | W 70–55 | 21–5 (15–2) |
Hooper Eblen Center (1,012) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| February 22, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tennessee State | W 84–71 | 22–5 (16–2) |
Hooper Eblen Center (1,667) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| February 27, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Western Illinois | W 68–51 | 23–5 (17–2) |
Hooper Eblen Center (1,028) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lindenwood | W 77–59 | 24–5 (18–2) |
Hooper Eblen Center (1,719) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| Ohio Valley tournament | |||||||||||
| March 7, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(1) | vs. (5) Southern Indiana Semifinals |
W 88–78 | 25–5 |
Ford Center (1,115) Evansville, IN | ||||||
| March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(1) | vs. (2) Lindenwood Championship |
W 82–76 OT | 26–5 |
Ford Center (873) Evansville, IN | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 21, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN |
(16 B2) | at (1 B2) No. 2 South Carolina First round |
L 48–108 | 26–6 |
Colonial Life Arena (11,683) Columbia, SC | ||||||
Source:[6]
References
- ^ Corhern, Thomas (2025-03-07). "Golden Eagles pull through in fourth to beat USI, advance to 25th OVC title game". ttusports.com. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ Corhern, Thomas (2025-03-08). "Tech women win 11th OVC tournament title, topping Lindenwood in OT". ttusports.com. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ Corhern, Thomas (2025-03-21). "Despite loss, Golden Eagles fight and show promise for the future to close historic season". ttusports.com. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ Corhern, Thomas (2024-03-06). "Golden Eagles top Western Illinois to advance in OVC tourney". ttusports.com. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ Corhern, Thomas (2024-03-07). "Golden Eagles see season end in OVC quarterfinal". ttusports.com. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ "2024-25 Tennessee Tech Women's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved March 8, 2025.