MONROE, La. — ULM's 2024-25 women's basketball nonconference schedule has been announced, featuring four games at Fant-Ewing Coliseum and five first-ever meetings. The Warhawks are coming off a phenomenal season under first-year head coach
Missy Bilderback, boasting a 21-14 record, their first winning record since the 2010-11 season.
ULM will open the season with a two-game homestand, competing against Central Baptist College on Nov. 4 and Louisiana Christian on Nov. 11. This will be the Warhawks' meeting with Central Baptist.
The Warhawks will then hit the road to take on Southern Illinois on Nov. 13, their first meeting in the series. When returning to Monroe, ULM will host Alabama on Nov. 17. While the Warhawks met the Crimson Tide last season, this is the first time ULM has hosted the meeting.
For the first tournament of the season, the Warhawks will travel to Honolulu, Hawaii to compete in the Bank of Hawaii Classic. They will open versus host team Hawaii on Nov. 22 and conclude the tournament versus Saint Mary's on Nov. 24. This will be ULM's first meetings with each team.
To open the month of December, ULM will then continue their road trip, traveling to meet Lamar for the first time since 2012 on Dec. 7. The road trip will continue on Dec. 11, meeting ACC member Georgia Tech in Atlanta for the first meeting in program history.
For the final nonconference game at Fant-Ewing, ULM will host another SEC team, Mississippi State, on Dec. 17. The last meeting between the Bulldogs and the Warhawks was in 2022. This will be the first time Mississippi State travels to Monroe in the series.
Finally, the Warhawks will be rounding out the nonconference schedule with the Tulane Holiday Tournament in New Orleans, La. On Dec. 20, ULM will compete against Central Arkansas, who it most recently played in 2022. On Dec. 22, the competition will be between host Tulane or Alabama A&M. The last time the Warhawks took on Tulane was in 2012. ULM has not had a meeting with Alabama A&M.
"We are super excited to release our nonconference schedule for our 2024-25 season. It is a tough and challenging schedule featuring two SEC programs playing at Fant-Ewing Coliseum," said head coach
Missy Bilderback. "We also have a unique opportunity to take a trip to Big West regular season champion Hawaii and game against Southland Conference regular season champion Lamar. Six of our nonconference opponents played post season basketball last season. We believe playing this competitive schedule with prepare us for the gauntlet of SBC play."
Conference play will begin on Dec. 29 in Conway, S.C. against Coastal Carolina. Season tickets for women's basketball will be available starting next week.
The full 2024-25 ULM Women's Basketball schedule is below:
Nov. 4 | Central Baptist College | Monroe, La.
Nov. 11 | Louisiana Christian | Monroe, La.
Nov. 13 | Southern Illinois University | Carbondale, Ill.
Nov. 17 | Alabama | Monroe, La.
Nov. 22 | Hawaii* | Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov. 24 | Saint Mary's* | Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec. 7 | Lamar | Beaumont, Texas
Dec. 11 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, Ga.
Dec. 17 | Mississippi State | Monroe, La.
Dec. 20 | Central Arkansas^ | New Orleans, La.
Dec. 21 | Tulane/Alabama A&M^ | New Orleans, La.
Dec. 29 | Coastal Carolina# | Conway, S.C.
Jan. 2 | Georgia Southern# | Monroe, La.
Jan. 4 | Old Dominion# | Monroe, La.
Jan. 9 | Southern Miss# | Monroe, La.
Jan. 11 | Arkansas State# | Monroe, La.
Jan. 16 | Georgia State# | Atlanta, Ga.
Jan. 18 | Arkansas State# | Jonesboro, Ark.
Jan. 22 | South Alabama# | Mobile, Ala.
Jan. 25 | Texas State# | San Marcos, Texas
Jan. 30 | South Alabama# | Monroe, La.
Feb. 1 | Texas State# | Monroe, La.
Feb. 5 | Appalachian State# | Monroe, La.
Feb. 13 | Troy# | Troy, Ala.
Feb. 15 | Ragin' Cajuns# | Lafayette, La.
Feb. 20 | Troy# | Monroe, La.
Feb. 22 | Ragin' Cajuns# | Monroe, La.
Feb. 26 | Marshall# | Huntington, W.Va.
Feb. 28 | James Madison# | Harrisonburg, Va.
March 4-10 | Sun Belt Tournament | Pensacola, Fla.
*Bank of Hawaii Classic
^Tulane Holiday Tournament
#Sun Belt Conference game
