2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team

2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball
2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–10 (2–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Joddie Gleason (4th season);
Associate head coach	Skip Gleason
Assistant coaches	Brandon Morrison; Angela Song; Jordan Loera;
Home arena	Reese Court
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Sky women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Montana State	17	–	1	.944	27	–	3	.900
Northern Arizona	16	–	2	.889	25	–	6	.806
Idaho	10	–	8	.556	18	–	11	.621
Weber State	10	–	8	.556	13	–	15	.464
Idaho State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	16	.448
Montana	8	–	10	.444	12	–	17	.414
Eastern Washington	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
Sacramento State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Northern Colorado	6	–	12	.333	13	–	16	.448
Portland State	1	–	17	.056	4	–	23	.148

† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner As of March 3, 2025

The 2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team represents Eastern Washington University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Joddie Gleason, play their home games at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 29–6, 16–2 in Big Sky play to finish as Big Sky regular season champions.^[1] They defeated Weber State,^[2] Montana State,^[3] and Northern Arizona to win the Big Sky tournament championship, earning just their second NCAA tournament appearance, and their first since 1987.^[4] They received the #14 seed in the Albany Regional 1,^[5] where they would fall to #3 region seed Oregon State in the first round.^[6]

Roster

2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Alexis Pettis	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Palisades Charter High School	Gardena, California
G	2	Ella Gallatin	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Snohomish High School	Snohomish, Washington
G	3	Ellie Boni	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	San Jose State	Spokane Valley, Washington
G	4	Rachel Harvey	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Cal State Northridge	San Francisco, California
G	5	Breeje Schuler	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	St Peter's School, Cambridge	Te Aroha, New Zealand
PF	10	Jaecy Eggers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Woodinville High School	Woodinville, Washington
G	11	Peyton Howard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Seattle	Spokane Valley, Washington
PF	12	Paris Kirk	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Robert Morris	Kelowna, British Columbia
G	13	Valérie Cassidy-De Falco	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Nottingham Girls' High School	Nottingham, England
PF	14	Cori Wilcox	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Lake Stevens High School	Lake Stevens, Washington
G	21	Léa-line Romain	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Santa Margarita Catholic High School	Paris, France
SF	22	Kourtney Grossman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Billings West High School	Billings, Montana
G	23	Emily McElmurry	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Sentinel High School	Missoula, Montana
SF	41	Addison Hall	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Winlock Senior High School	Winlock, Washington
PF	44	Camille Jentzsch	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS So	Lake Stevens High School	Lake Stevens, Washington
PF	52	Bella Hays	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS So	Wasilla High School	Wasilla, Alaska

Head coach

Joddie Gleason (Chico State)

Assistant coach(es)

Skip Gleason (Chico State)
Brandon Morrison (UNLV)
Angela Song (Beijing Sport)
Jordan Loera (Oregon)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 12, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 2:00 pm	Eastern Oregon	W 81–61	–	14 – Howard	12 – Eggers	–	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Washington State	L 82–83 ^OT	0–1	25 – Howard	13 – Kirk	3 – Tied	Beasley Coliseum (906) Pullman, WA
November 9, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Walla Walla	W 81–33	1–1	18 – Gallatin	8 – Eggers	6 – Howard	Reese Court (453) Cheney, WA
November 14, 2024* 6:00 pm, B1G+	at Washington	L 59–83	1–2	20 – Howard	7 – Hays	2 – Gallatin	Alaska Airlines Arena (1,925) Seattle, WA
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Portland	L 62–74	1–3	16 – Howard	7 – Grossman	3 – Boni	Reese Court (1,090) Cheney, WA
November 22, 2024* 3:30 pm	vs. Saint Mary's Bank of Hawai'i Classic	L 57–59	1–4	15 – Howard	6 – Schuler	3 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (2,694) Honolulu, HI
November 24, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at Hawai'i Bank of Hawai'i Classic	L 55–67	1–5	14 – Howard	6 – Tied	6 – Howard	Stan Sheriff Center (1,744) Honolulu, HI
November 27, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Bakersfield	W 67–58	2–5	21 – Howard	11 – Gallatin	5 – Howard	Reese Court (503) Cheney, WA
December 4, 2024* 5:00 pm, SLN	at South Dakota State Big Sky-Summit League Challenge	L 58–81	2–6	15 – Howard	14 – Grossman	4 – Gallatin	First Bank and Trust Arena (2,124) Brookings, SD
December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	North Dakota State Big Sky-Summit League Challenge	L 47–74	2–7	18 – Howard	7 – Grossman	1 – Tied	Reese Court (536) Cheney, WA
December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+	at Gonzaga	L 50–79	2–8	15 – Howard	7 – Grossman	1 – Tied	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,243) Spokane, WA
December 16, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Warner Pacific	W 98–45	3–8	16 – McElmurry	9 – Grossman	7 – Harvey	Reese Court (550) Cheney, WA
December 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara	W 54–46	4–8	17 – Pettis	17 – Grossman	4 – Howard	Reese Court (496) Cheney, WA
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana	L 70–78	4–9 (0–1)	22 – Gallatin	14 – Grossman	7 – Howard	Dahlberg Arena (2,304) Missoula, MT
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana State	L 54–66	4–10 (0–2)	13 – Grossman	16 – Grossman	6 – Howard	Worthington Arena (1,517) Bozeman, MT
January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Portland State	W 78–49	5–10 (1–2)	13 – Eggers	9 – Grossman	4 – Tied	Reese Court (575) Cheney, WA
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Sacramento State	W 89–80	6–10 (2–2)	23 – Gallatin	11 – Grossman	7 – Howard	Reese Court (642) Cheney, WA
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho						ICCU Arena Moscow, ID
January 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana State						Reese Court Cheney, WA
January 23, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Arizona						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Colorado						Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
January 30, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+	Idaho State						Reese Court Cheney, WA
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Weber State						Reese Court Cheney, WA
February 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Sacramento State						Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Portland State						Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Idaho						Reese Court Cheney, WA
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Colorado						Reese Court Cheney, WA
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Arizona						Reese Court Cheney, WA
February 27, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Weber State						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho State						Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
March 3, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana						Reese Court Cheney, WA
Big Sky tournament
March 8–12, 2025 ESPN+	vs.						Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
^ "Top-seeded EWU women fight back to beat Weber State 71-58 in Big Sky quarterfinals". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
^ "Cold offense sinks Montana State Bobcats in season-ending Big Sky semifinal loss". 406 Sports. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
^ "NAU Falls To Eastern Washington In The Women's Big Sky Tournament Championship Game Wednesday". KAFF News. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
^ "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
^ "On her 'best birthday,' Dominika Paurova powers OSU to NCAA Tournament win over EWU". The Register-Guard. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
^ "Eastern Washington Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 12, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2025.

[2] "Top-seeded EWU women fight back to beat Weber State 71-58 in Big Sky quarterfinals". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 12, 2025.

[3] "Cold offense sinks Montana State Bobcats in season-ending Big Sky semifinal loss". 406 Sports. Retrieved January 12, 2025.

[4] "NAU Falls To Eastern Washington In The Women's Big Sky Tournament Championship Game Wednesday". KAFF News. Retrieved January 12, 2025.

[5] "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 12, 2025.

[6] "On her 'best birthday,' Dominika Paurova powers OSU to NCAA Tournament win over EWU". The Register-Guard. Retrieved January 12, 2025.

[7] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2025.

[8] "Eastern Washington Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 12, 2025.

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