Box Score

Langston (OK) LU 31-3

Dordt DU 32-2

Langston (OK) LU

31-3

Final

Mar. 20, 2025

Dordt DU

32-2

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Langston (OK) LU	14	8	12	17	51
Dordt DU	16	12	13	14	55

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 3/20/2025 10:00:00 PM | Kyle Taylor - Langston Sports Information

Lady Lions Conclude Season in NAIA National Tournament Round of 16

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Two players scored in double figures for No. 4 seed Langston University, but the Lady Lions fell 55-51 to No. 1 seed Dordt (Iowa) University in the 44th Annual Women's Basketball National Championship Round of 16. The Lady Lions conclude their season at 31-3.

The Lady Lions trailed 55-51 at the 1:10 mark in the fourth quarter but were unable to cut deficit any further despite getting a three-point look from Mikayla Woods with under 25 second remaining. Langston got two additional shot attempts from Diamond Richardson and Jordynn Conner but couldn't convert as time expired.

Richardson led Langston in scoring with 20 points on seven-of-12 shooting and Woods tallied 13 points and 14 boards on the evening.

Despite the defeat, the Lady Lions had a historic year under first-year head coach Chris Vincent. Langston finished the season at 31-3 overall and tied the school record for the most wins in a season, they advanced to the NAIA National Tournament Round of 16 for the first time since the 2014-15 season and first time since the NAIA Women's Basketball National Tournament bracket expanded from 32 teams to 64 teams in 2022.

The Lady Lions also picked up the Sooner Athletic Conference regular season and conference tournament titles for the first time in school history and had four All-SAC selections (Woods, Jordan Brown, Richardson, Conner).

Additionally, Woods was named Defensive Player of the Year, Richardson was named Newcomer of the Year and Conner was named Sixth Woman of the Year. Vincent was also named the John Hudson Coach of the Year.

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