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2024–25 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team

2024–25 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–21 (1–9 Ivy)
Head coach
  • Dalila Eshe (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Amber Raisner
  • Helen Tau
  • Hannah Early Vaughn
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Columbia 12 1   .923 21 5   .808
Princeton 11 2   .846 20 6   .769
Harvard 10 3   .769 21 4   .840
Penn 6 7   .462 15 11   .577
Brown 5 8   .385 11 15   .423
Cornell 3 10   .231 7 19   .269
Yale 3 10   .231 4 22   .154
Dartmouth 2 11   .154 8 18   .308
2025 Ivy League tournament winner
As of March 1, 2025

The 2024–25 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Yale University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Dalila Eshe, play their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater in New Haven, Connecticut as members of the Ivy League.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 8–19, 5–9 in Ivy League play, to finish in sixth place.[1] They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament, as only the top four teams qualify.[2]

Roster

2024–25 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Avery Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Menlo School Los Altos Hills, California
G 1 Ciniya Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr IMG Academy Bradenton, Florida
G 2 Abigail Long 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Shawnee Mission East High School Mission Hills, Kansas
G 4 Lucy Lynn 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Gonzaga Prep Liberty Lake, Washington
G 5 Magdalena Schmidt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr BG BRG Gmunden and Ballsportgymnasium Wien Gmunden, Austria
G 10 Ke'iara Odume 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Loomis Chaffee School Syracuse, New York
F 11 Ana Guillen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Wisconsin Badalona, Spain
F 20 Grace Thybulle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Irvington High School Irvington, New York
G 21 Kiley Capstraw 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr West Orange High School West Orange, New Jersey
G 22 Marisa Chapman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Storm King School Middletown, New York
G 23 Lola Lesmond 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Worcester Academy Six-Fours-les-Plages, France
G/F 24 Mackenzie Egger 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Mount Pleasant High School Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 14, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Monmouth W 64–61  1–0
John J. Lee Amphitheater (398)
New Haven, CT
November 8, 2024*
7:00 pm, B1G+
at Michigan State L 44–100  1–1
Breslin Center (2,893)
East Lansing, MI
November 12, 2024*
5:00 pm, FloHoops
at Hofstra L 61–75  1–2
Mack Sports Complex (464)
Hempstead, NY
November 15, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Stony Brook L 48–62  1–3
John J. Lee Amphitheater (453)
New Haven, CT
November 19, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Merrimack L 45–50  1–4
John J. Lee Amphitheater (372)
New Haven, CT
November 24, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Pacific L 50–60  1–5
John J. Lee Amphitheater (427)
New Haven, CT
November 26, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marist L 65–67  1–6
McCann Arena (901)
Poughkeepsie, NY
November 29, 2024*
1:30 pm, ESPN+
at Bryant L 52–67  1–7
Chace Athletic Center (287)
Smithfield, RI
December 1, 2024*
12:00 pm, ACCNX
at Syracuse L 50–78  1–8
JMA Wireless Dome (3,036)
Syracuse, NY
December 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Fordham L 54–71  1–9
John J. Lee Amphitheater (459)
New Haven, CT
December 7, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at FIU L 60–82  1–10
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (494)
Miami, FL
December 9, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Quinnipiac L 50–76  1–11
M&T Bank Arena (419)
Hamden, CT
December 29, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston University L 56–77  1–12
John J. Lee Amphitheater (444)
New Haven, CT
Ivy League regular season
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Harvard L 43–61  1–13
(0–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (564)
New Haven, CT
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Brown L 69–77  1–14
(0–2)
Pizzitola Sports Center (390)
Providence, RI
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Columbia L 64–84  1–15
(0–3)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (606)
New Haven, CT
January 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth W 70–67  2–15
(1–3)
Leede Arena (584)
Hanover, NH
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Harvard L 35–91  2–16
(1–4)
Lavietes Pavilion (890)
Cambridge, MA
January 31, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Princeton L 38–74  2–17
(1–5)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (590)
New Haven, CT
February 1, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+
Penn L 60–80  2–18
(1–6)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (581)
New Haven, CT
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Cornell L 40–57  2–19
(1–7)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (659)
New Haven, CT
February 14, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Penn L 59–71  2–20
(1–8)
The Palestra (249)
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Princeton L 42–71  2–21
(1–9)
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,254)
Princeton, NJ
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Dartmouth John J. Lee Amphitheater 
New Haven, CT
February 28, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cornell Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Columbia Levien Gymnasium 
New York, NY
March 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Brown John J. Lee Amphitheater 
New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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