BATON ROUGE – LSU women’s basketball looks to start the season 2-0 as it hosts instate foe Northwestern State inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Friday (7 p.m., SEC Network+).
Led by junior star Flau’jae Johnson and senior forward Aneesah Morrow, No. 7 LSU crushed Eastern Kentucky, 95-44, in the team’s season opener at home Monday.
LSU’s opening schedule isn’t tough; Kim Mulkey is planning to utilize the first handful of games to get her team in sync, as there are five newcomers and others, like sophomore Mikaylah Williams and junior Sa’Myah Smith, who are being asked to play different or more prominent roles.
WATCH: LSU women’s basketabll vs Northwestern State
LSU defeated the Demons, 81-36, last season in Baton Rouge. But this NSU team is far different that last year’s as it had 11 new players on roster.
The Demons won their opener, 84-33 against Champion Christian, an NCCAA powerhouse.
LSU women’s basketball will host instate foe Northwestern State Friday and can be on SEC Network+.
All times Central.
Here’s a look at LSU’s 2024-25 women’s basketball schedule:
Monday, Nov. 4: Eastern Kentucky (W 95-44)
Friday, Nov. 8: Northwestern State | 7 p.m. | SEC Network+
Tuesday, Nov. 12: Charleston Southern | 11 a.m. | SEC Network+
Friday, Nov. 15: Murray State | 7 p.m. | SEC Network+
Monday, Nov. 18: Troy | 7 p.m. | SEC Network+
Wednesday, Nov. 20: Tulane | 7 p.m. | SEC Network+
Monday, Nov. 25: Washington | 12:30 p.m. CST | FloCollege (Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship, Nassau, Bahamas)
Wednesday, Nov. 27: Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship, Nassau, Bahamas
Sunday, Dec. 1: NC Central | 2 p.m. | SEC Network+
Thursday, Dec. 5: Stanford | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 (SEC/ACC Challenge)
Sunday, Dec. 8: Grambling | 2 p.m. (Bossier City, La.)
Sunday, Dec. 15: Louisiana | 2 p.m. | SEC Network+
Tuesday, Dec. 17: Seton Hall | 5 p.m. | FS1 (Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase, Uncasville, Connecticut)
Thursday, Dec. 19: at Illinois-Chicago | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Sunday, Dec. 29: Albany | 1 p.m. | SEC Network+
Thursday, Jan. 2: at Arkansas | 8 p.m. | SEC Network
Sunday, Jan. 5: Auburn | 3 p.m. | SEC Network
Thursday, Jan. 9: at Tennessee | 5:30 p.m. | SEC Network+
Monday, Jan. 13: Vanderbilt | 6 p.m. | SEC Network
Sunday, Jan. 19: at Florida | Noon | SEC Network
Thursday, Jan. 23: at South Carolina | 7 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday, Jan. 26: Texas A&M | 3 p.m. | SEC Network
Thursday, Jan. 30: Oklahoma | 6 p.m. | ESPN2
Sunday, Feb. 2: Mississippi State | 1 p.m. | SEC Network
Thursday, Feb. 6: at Missouri | 6:30 p.m. | SEC Network+
Sunday, Feb. 9: Tennessee | 3 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday, Feb. 16: at Texas | 2 p.m. | ABC
Thursday, Feb. 20: Georgia | 8 p.m. | SEC Network
Sunday, Feb. 23: at Kentucky | 3 p.m. | ESPN
Thursday, Feb. 27: at Alabama | 8 p.m. | ESPN or SEC Network
Sunday, March 2: Ole Miss | 3 p.m. | SEC Network
March 5-9: SEC Tournament (Greenville, South Carolina)
March 19-April 6: NCAA Tournament
Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.
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