2024–25 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 6–6 (0–0 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Joe Mullaney |
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Home arena | Finneran Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 UConn | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2024–25 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represents Villanova University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fifth-year head coach Denise Dillon, play their home games at the Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, Pennsylvania and were members of the Big East Conference.
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season at 22–13 and 11–7 in Big East play, to finish in a tied for third place. As an No. 4 seed in the Big East tournament they lost in the quarterfinals to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the WBIT where they defeated VCU and Virginia in the first and second rounds, Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals and Penn State in the semifinals before losing to Illinois in the championship game.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Zanai Jones | 1 | G | 5'6" | Junior | Jersey City, NJ | Transferred to SMU |
Abby Jegede | 2 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Toronto, ON | Transferred to Northeastern |
Lucy Olsen | 3 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Royersford, PA | Transferred to Iowa[1] |
Christina Dalce | 10 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Edison, NJ | Transferred to Maryland |
Megan Olbrys | 14 | F | 6'1" | Sophomore | Norwood, MA | Transferred to UMass |
Kylie Swider | 21 | F/C | 6'4" | Senior | Portsmouth, RI | Transferred to Stonehill |
Bella Runyan | 32 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Moorestown, NJ | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Ryanne Allen | 5 | G | 6'1" | Junior | Warminster, PA | Vanderbilt |
Bronagh Power-Cassidy | 7 | G | 5'10" | GS Senior | Dublin, Ireland | Holy Cross |
Jaliyah Green | 8 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Wentzville, MO | Southeast Missouri State |
Lara Edmanson | 14 | G/F | 6'0" | GS Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Santa Clara |
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jasmine Bascoe PG |
Milton, ON | King's Christian Collegiate | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A | ||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2025
College recruiting information (2025) | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Kennedy Henry G |
Blairstown, NJ | Blair Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | ||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops |
Wake Forest | W 64–56 | 1–0 |
18 – Bascoe | 6 – Power-Cassidy | 5 – Bascoe | Finneran Pavilion (1,511) Villanova, PA | ||||
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Princeton | L 61–70 | 1–1 |
23 – Webber | 5 – Carter | 3 – Webber | Jadwin Gymnasium (925) Princeton, NJ | ||||
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops |
Columbia | W 68–67 | 2–1 |
17 – Burke | 10 – Burke | 5 – Bascoe | Finneran Pavilion (1,518) Villanova, PA | ||||
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops |
Penn Women's Big 5 Classic Pod 2 |
W 80–64 | 3–1 |
17 – Burke | 10 – Burke | 5 – Bascoe | Finneran Pavilion (1,121) Villanova, PA | ||||
November 23, 2024* 9:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Texas A&M Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals |
W 65–57 | 4–1 |
15 – Bascoe | 11 – Carter | 6 – Bascoe | Imperial Arena (381) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
November 24, 2024* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. No. 16 North Carolina Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals |
L 36–53 | 4–2 |
12 – Webber | 7 – Edmanson | 3 – Bascoe | Imperial Arena (385) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
November 25, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPNU |
vs. Baylor Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game |
L 62–73 | 4–3 |
13 – Carter | 6 – Tied | 7 – Bascoe | Imperial Arena (158) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Saint Joseph's Women's Big 5 Classic Pod 2 |
W 81–65 | 5–3 |
26 – Boscoe | 6 – Carter | 4 – Tied | Hagan Arena (1,783) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
December 6, 2024* 8:00 p.m., NBCSPHI+ |
Temple Women's Big 5 Classic championship |
L 62–76 | 5–4 |
19 – Bascoe | 7 – Bascoe | 6 – Tied | Finneran Pavilion (1,526) Villanova, PA | ||||
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Fairfield | L 71–74 | 5–5 |
16 – Carter | 8 – Carter | 4 – Boscoe | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,644) Fairfield, CT | ||||
December 11, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops |
at Delaware | W 75–65 | 6–5 |
16 – Webber | 6 – Tied | 5 – Edmanson | Bob Carpenter Center (1,157) Newark, DE | ||||
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops |
James Madison | L 67–71 | 6–6 |
16 – Webber | 6 – Bascoe | 4 – Bascoe | Finneran Pavilion (1,501) Villanova, PA | ||||
Big East regular season | |||||||||||
December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops |
St. John's | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
January 1, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
Seton Hall | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
January 5, 2025 1:30 p.m., SNY |
UConn | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops |
at Georgetown | McDonough Arena Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., FloHoops |
at Marquette | Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
January 15, 2025 11:30 a.m., FloHoops |
DePaul | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops |
at St. John's | Carnesecca Arena Queen, NY | |||||||||
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., SNY |
at UConn | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops |
Xavier | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops |
Marquette | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports |
at Butler | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops |
Creighton | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
February 12, 2025 8:00 p.m., FloHoops |
at DePaul | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops |
at Xavier | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops |
Georgetown | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Providence | Alumni Hall Providence, RI | |||||||||
February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., FloSports |
Butler | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
March 2, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Creighton | D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE | |||||||||
Big East women's tournament | |||||||||||
March 7–10, 2025* TBA |
vs. | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT | |||||||||
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | * | Not released | |||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | * |
*The pre-season and week 1 polls were the same.
See also
References
- ^ Voepel, Michael (April 17, 2024). "Iowa fills Clark's void, lands Villanova transfer Lucy Olsen". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Villanova.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024.