2024–25 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

2024–25 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	10–10 (4–4 Big East)
Head coach	Denise Dillon (5th season)
Associate head coach	Joe Mullaney
Assistant coaches	Michelle Sword Tiara Malcom Jess Genco
Home arena	Finneran Pavilion

2024–25 Big East women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 UConn	10	–	0		1.000			19	–	2		.905
Creighton	8	–	1		.889			16	–	4		.800
Seton Hall	6	–	2		.750			14	–	5		.737
DePaul	6	–	3		.667			11	–	11		.500
Marquette	5	–	3		.625			13	–	6		.684
Villanova	5	–	4		.556			11	–	10		.524
Georgetown	3	–	6		.333			10	–	10		.500
Butler	2	–	7		.222			12	–	10		.545
Providence	2	–	7		.222			9	–	13		.409
St. John's	1	–	8		.111			11	–	9		.550
Xavier	1	–	8		.111			6	–	14		.300
† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of January 26, 2025 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
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
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

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
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
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2024.

Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information (2025)
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
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 4 Kaitlyn Orihel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Archbishop Wood Newtown, PA G 5 Ryanne Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Archbishop Wood Vanderbilt Warminster, PA G 7 Bronagh Power-Cassidy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Marianapolis Prep Holy Cross Dublin, Ireland G 8 Jaliyah Green 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Holt Southeast Missouri State St. Louis, MO G 11 Jasmine Bascoe 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr King's Christian Milton, ON F 13 Brynn McCurry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Sparta Sparta, NJ G/F 14 Lara Edmanson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS MLC Santa Clara Melbourne, Australia G 23 Maddie Burke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Central Bucks West Doylestown, PA G 24 Dani Ceseretti 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon Barrington, RI F 25 Denae Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St. Basil Academy Mississippi State Philadelphia, PA G 34 Maddie Webber 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So South Fayette Sparta, NJ F 43 Annie Welde 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Cardinal O'Hara Bridgeville, PA G 44 Maggie Grant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Archbishop John Carroll Downingtown, PA F 45 Rachel Wirts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Center Grove Greenwood, IN	Head coach Denise Dillon (Villanova) Assistant coach(es) Joe Mullaney (Providence) Michelle Sword (Saint Joseph's) Mary Wooley (USC Aiken) Jess Genco (Northeastern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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	W 71–57	7–6 (1–0)	24 – Bascoe	7 – Carter	5 – Carter	Finneran Pavilion (1,113) Villanova, PA
January 1, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1		Seton Hall	L 55–56	7–7 (1–1)	17 – Power-Cassidy	8 – Carter	5 – Bascoe	Finneran Pavilion (435) Villanova, PA
January 5, 2025 1:30 p.m., SNY		No. 7 UConn	L 52–83	7–8 (1–2)	12 – Bascoe	7 – Carter	3 – Bascoe	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Georgetown	W 77–62	8–8 (2–2)	19 – Webber	7 – Carter	5 – Power-Cassidy	McDonough Arena (219) Washington, D.C.
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Marquette	L 59–64	8–9 (2–3)	16 – Webber	6 – Tied	4 – Green	Al McGuire Center (3,012) Milwaukee, WI
January 15, 2025 11:30 a.m., FloHoops		DePaul	W 66–55	9–9 (3–3)	18 – Tied	6 – Webber	3 – Webber	Finneran Pavilion (1,219) Villanova, PA
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at St. John's	W 66–64	10–9 (4–3)	17 – Webber	10 – Allen	8 – Bascoe	Carnesecca Arena (717) Queen, NY
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., SNY		at No. 6 UConn	L 57–100	10–10 (4–4)	15 – Bascoe	7 – Burke	4 – Bascoe	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) 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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:[2]

Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
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

• 2024–25 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

References

1. Voepel, Michael (April 17, 2024). "Iowa fills Clark's void, lands Villanova transfer Lucy Olsen". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
2. "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Villanova.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024.