2024–25 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team

2024–25 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball
Big Sky regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	30–4 (17–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tricia Binford (20th season)
Assistant coaches	Sunny Smallwood Ryan Johnson Devin Perez
Home arena	Worthington Arena

2024–25 Big Sky women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Montana State †	17	–	1		.944			30	–	4		.882
Northern Arizona	16	–	2		.889			27	–	8		.771
Idaho	10	–	8		.556			18	–	12		.600
Weber State	10	–	8		.556			13	–	16		.448
Idaho State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
Montana	8	–	10		.444			14	–	18		.438
Eastern Washington	7	–	11		.389			11	–	20		.355
Sacramento State	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
Northern Colorado	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
Portland State	1	–	17		.056			4	–	24		.143
† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2024–25 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team represents Montana State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by 20th-year head coach Tricia Binford, play their home games at Worthington Arena in Bozeman, Montana, as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2023–24 season 17–16, 10–8 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.[1] They defeated Northern Colorado,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Eastern Washington in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament.[3]

Roster

2024–25 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Natalie Picton 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Niagara Prep Academy Welland, Ontario F 5 Ella Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Elk River High School Elk River, Minnesota G 8 Hannah Robbins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So New Mexico Phoenix, Arizona G 11 Katelynn Martin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Silver High School Silver City, New Mexico G 12 Esmeralda Morales 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Portland State Spanaway, Washington F 13 Drea Brumfield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Pepperdine Chehalis, Washington G 15 Isobel Bunyan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Cardiff Met Archers Tonyrefail, Wales G 20 Brooke Berry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So New Mexico Billings, Montana F 21 Lexi Deden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Sentinel High School Missoula, Montana F 23 Teagan Erickson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Saco High School Saco, Montana F 24 Taylor Janssen (5Y) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Rosemount High School Rosemount, Minnesota G 30 Dylan Philip 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Ellensburg High School Ellensburg, Washington F 32 Marah Dykstra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Churchill Secondary School Vancouver, British Columbia F 33 Addison Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Camas High School Camas, Washington G 44 Taylee Chirrick 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Roberts High School Roberts, Montana	Head coach Tricia Binford (Boise State) Assistant coach(es) Sunny Smallwood (Boise State) Ryan Johnson (DePauw) Devin Perez (Ottawa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on (5Y) Fifth-year senior Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 11, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2024* 7:00 pm		Carroll	W 77–53	–	19 – Dykstra	6 – Erickson	5 – Bunyan	Worthington Arena (1,317) Bozeman, MT
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Chadron State	W 92–28	1–0	16 – Morales	6 – Harris	5 – Morales	Worthington Arena (1,337) Bozeman, MT
November 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Troy	W 73–63	2–0	14 – tied	9 – Chirrick	4 – Dykstra	Worthington Arena (1,367) Bozeman, MT
November 12, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Cal Poly	W 75–57	3–0	21 – Morales	6 – Martin	4 – Morales	Worthington Arena (4,117) Bozeman, MT
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Davis	W 77–59	4–0	21 – tied	8 – Martin	4 – tied	Worthington Arena (1,457) Bozeman, MT
November 24, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Utah	L 53–72	4–1	22 – Dykstra	8 – Martin	4 – Morales	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,102) Salt Lake City, UT
November 27, 2024* 3:30 pm		vs. East Carolina UNLV Thanksgiving Classic	W 62–56	5–1	15 – Morales	4 – tied	3 – Dykstra	Thomas & Mack Center (949) Paradise, NV
November 29, 2024* 1:00 pm		vs. UCF UNLV Thanksgiving Classic	W 76–68	6–1	21 – Dykstra	9 – tied	5 – Chirrick	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		South Dakota Big Sky/Summit League Challenge	W 77–46	7–1	22 – Philip	8 – Johnson	7 – Morales	Worthington Arena (1,527) Bozeman, MT
December 7, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oral Roberts Big Sky/Summit League Challenge	L 80–82 ^OT	7–2	25 – Morales	9 – Dykstra	3 – tied	Mabee Center (2,111) Tulsa, OK
December 16, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	W 58–49	8–2	20 – Dykstra	7 – tied	3 – Dykstra	Alico Arena (1,429) Fort Myers, FL
December 19, 2024* 8:30 am		vs. Presbyterian Puerto Rico Clasico	W 57–40	9–2	15 – Dykstra	7 – Martin	3 – tied	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
December 20, 2024* 8:30 am		vs. Puerto Rico–Mayagüez Puerto Rico Clasico	W 75–38	10–2	15 – Dykstra	11 – tied	3 – tied	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho	W 59–56	11–2 (1–0)	17 – Morales	8 – Morales	4 – tied	Worthington Arena (1,527) Bozeman, MT
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Washington	W 66–54	12–2 (2–0)	19 – Martin	7 – Martin	3 – Morales	Worthington Arena (1,517) Bozeman, MT
January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	W 68–57	13–2 (3–0)	15 – tied	5 – Dykstra	3 – tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (691) Greeley, CO
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	W 87–81	14–2 (4–0)	30 – Morales	8 – Dykstra	5 – Morales	Findlay Toyota Court (512) Flagstaff, AZ
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho State	W 94–52	15–2 (5–0)	24 – Picton	5 – Chirrick	9 – Picton	Worthington Arena (1,867) Bozeman, MT
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Weber State	W 75–51	16–2 (6–0)	12 – Picton	5 – Martin	6 – Chirrick	Worthington Arena (2,567) Bozeman, MT
January 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	W 58–56	17–2 (7–0)	15 – Morales	7 – Dykstra	2 – Morales	Reese Court (655) Cheney, WA
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana	W 67–66	18–2 (8–0)	17 – Morales	6 – tied	6 – Morales	Dahlberg Arena (3,432) Missoula, MT
January 30, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Sacramento State	W 67–45	19–2 (9–0)	17 – Morales	6 – tied	5 – Morales	Hornets Nest (473) Sacramento, CA
February 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland State	W 85–39	20–2 (10–0)	20 – Morales	7 – Dykstra	4 – tied	Viking Pavilion (602) Portland, OR
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Arizona	W 73–66	21–2 (11–0)	25 – Morales	8 – Chirrick	4 – Morales	Worthington Arena (2,977) Bozeman, MT
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Colorado	W 65–44	22–2 (12–0)	14 – Morales	6 – tied	3 – tied	Worthington Arena (2,397) Bozeman, MT
February 13, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Weber State	W 63–45	23–2 (13–0)	14 – Dykstra	6 – Martin	5 – Morales	Dee Events Center (313) Ogden, UT
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho State	W 74–60	24–2 (14–0)	29 – Dykstra	5 – Chirrick	4 – Morales	Reed Gym (877) Pocatello, ID
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana	W 98–66	25–2 (15–0)	28 – Morales	5 – tied	5 – tied	Worthington Arena (4,127) Bozeman, MT
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland State	W 78–49	26–2 (16–0)	14 – Picton	6 – Johnson	4 – tied	Worthington Arena (2,747) Bozeman, MT
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacramento State	L 69–73	26–3 (16–1)	23 – Morales	7 – Johnson	4 – Chirrick	Worthington Arena (3,357) Bozeman, MT
March 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho	W 67–54	27–3 (17–1)	18 – Martin	8 – tied	4 – Chirrick	ICCU Arena (1,347) Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (9) Northern Colorado Quarterfinals	W 92–60	28–3	16 – Martin	5 – tied	7 – Morales	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
March 11, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (5) Idaho State Semifinals	W 75–42	29–3	15 – Bunyan	7 – Harris	4 – Morales	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
March 12, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (6) Montana Championship	W 58–57	30–3	25 – Morales	6 – Dykstra	3 – Morales	Idaho Central Arena (779) Boise, ID
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN2	(13 B3)	at (4 B3) No. 15 Ohio State First Round	L 51–71	30–4	20 – Morales	4 – Chirrick	1 – tied	Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[4][5]

References

1. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
2. "Big Sky Tourney- Montana State women take down Northern Colorado in OT to advance". Skyline Sports. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
3. "Eastern Washington women stifle Montana State 56-39 en route to Big Sky title game". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
4. "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
5. "Montana State Bobcats 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 11, 2025.