# 2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers were led by fourth-year head coach Katie Gearlds and played their home games at Mackey Arena where they were a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 10–19, 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 15th place. Due to a tiebreaking rules, they failed to qualify for the Big Ten women's tournament.

## Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the 2023–24 season 15–19, 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Northwestern in the first round before losing in the seco7 nd round to Nebraska. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they defeated Butler in the second round and Duquesne in the super 16 before losing to Vermont in the great 8.

## Offseason
### Departures

Purdue Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Jeanae Terry | 10 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Detroit, MI | Graduated |
| Mary Ashley Stevenson | 20 | F | 6'2" | Freshman | New York, NY | Transferred to Stanford |
| Emily Monson | 21 | G | 6'1" | Freshman | Murfreesboro, TN | Transferred to Middle Tennessee |
| Abbey Ellis | 23 | G | 5'6" | Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Graduated |
| Madison Layden | 33 | G | 6'1" | Senior | Kokomo, IN | Graduated |
| Caitlyn Harper | 34 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Hartland, WI | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Purdue Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Destini Lombard | 4 | G | 5'9" | Graduate student | New Iberia, LA | Stephen F. Austin |
| Mahri Petree | 7 | G | 6'0" | Graduate student | Detroit, MI | UTEP |
| Ella Collier | 13 | G | 6'0" | Graduate student | Danville, IN | Marian |
| Reagan Bass | 34 | F | 6'1" | Junior | Strongville, OH | Akron |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Jordyn Poole PG | North Vernon, IN | R. Nelson Snider High School | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| 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 8, 2024. ||||||

#### 2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Avery Gordon P | Brownsburg, IN | Brownsburg High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 |||||||
| Kira Reynolds F | Washington, IN | Washington High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2024. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | Indiana Tech | W 101–50 | | – | – | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 87–77 | 1–0 | 20 – Lombard | 10 – McCarthy | 5 – Lombard | Mackey Arena (3,531) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 6 Notre Dame | L 58–102 | 1–1 | 13 – Lombard | 5 – Lombard | 3 – Swanson | Mackey Arena (5,854) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 14, 2024* 7:30 p.m., B1G+ | IU Indy | W 83–64 | 2–1 | 22 – Bass | 9 – Bass | 4 – Lombard | Mackey Arena (3,432) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | Bellarmine | W 78–67 | 3–1 | 21 – Bass | 11 – Bass | 6 – Collier | Mackey Arena (3,415) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | UT Arlington | W 73–55 | 4–1 | 18 – McCarthy | 13 – Lombard | 5 – Swanson | Mackey Arena (4,712) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 28, 2024* 4:30 p.m., WSN | vs. Middle Tennessee Fort Myers Tip-Off Island Division | L 49–54 | 4–2 | 19 – Boldyreva | 10 – Boldyreva | 5 – Blakely | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,896) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 30, 2024* 11:00 a.m., WSN | vs. No. 4 South Carolina Fort Myers Tip-Off Island Division | L 51–99 | 4–3 | 24 – Lombard | 5 – Puryear | 3 – Tied | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,913) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | Maine | W 60–51 | 5–3 | 20 – Bass | 13 – Lombard | 3 – Swanson | Mackey Arena (3,413) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 7 Maryland | L 69–78 | 5–4 (0–1) | 16 – Bass | 7 – McCarthy | 3 – Lombard | Mackey Arena (6,203) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m., BTN | No. 16 Kentucky | L 52–82 | 5–5 | 12 – McCarthy | 7 – McCarthy | 5 – Jones | Mackey Arena (5,108) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Miami (OH) | W 67–51 | 6–5 | 16 – Lombard | 10 – Bass | 5 – Tied | Millett Hall (639) Oxford, OH |
| December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | Indiana State | W 87–68 | 7–5 | 15 – Bass | 10 – Bass | 6 – A. Reynolds | Mackey Arena (3,803) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 29, 2024 3:00 p.m., B1G+ | at No. 24 Iowa | L 63–84 | 7–6 (0–2) | 12 – Lombard | 5 – McCarthy | 4 – Lombard | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | at No. 21 Michigan State | L 59–77 | 7–7 (0–3) | 10 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Breslin Center (5,324) East Lansing, MI |
| January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., BTN | No. 1 UCLA | L 49–83 | 7–8 (0–4) | 16 – Lombard | 4 – Tied | 7 – Jones | Mackey Arena (3,742) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 25 Michigan | L 60–87 | 7–9 (0–5) | 11 – Jones | 5 – Layden | 3 – Jones | Mackey Arena (9,231) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 15, 2025 9:00 p.m., B1G+ | at Oregon | L 53–69 | 7–10 (0–6) | 17 – Jones | 9 – Layden | 4 – Jones | Matthew Knight Arena (4,944) Eugene, OR |
| January 18, 2025 5:00 p.m., BTN | at Washington | L 58–87 | 7–11 (0–7) | 17 – Lombard | 7 – Layden | 3 – Poole | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,010) Seattle, WA |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock | No. 4 USC | L 37–79 | 7–12 (0–8) | 10 – Puryear | 7 – Layden | 3 – Layden | Mackey Arena (7,543) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 27, 2025 8:30 p.m., BTN | at Illinois | L 38–74 | 7–13 (0–9) | 10 – Puryear | 6 – Mooarthy | 5 – Jones | State Farm Center (4,081) Champaign, IL |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | Nebraska | L 68–74 | 7–14 (0–10) | 20 – Jones | 6 – Layden | 4 – Tied | Mackey Arena (6,315) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | Wisconsin | W 84–71 | 8–14 (1–10) | 18 – Puryear | 9 – Layden | 5 – Jones | Mackey Arena (5,012) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | at Rutgers | L 69–78 | 8–15 (1–11) | 17 – Swanson | 8 – Bass | 5 – Jones | Jersey Mike's Arena (3,882) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | Northwestern | W 75–60 | 9–15 (2–11) | 14 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 7 – Jones | Mackey Arena (4,002) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN | Indiana Rivalry | L 56–78 | 9–16 (2–12) | 15 – Puryear | 10 – Layden | 2 – Tied | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,008) Bloomington, IN |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | Minnesota | L 61–74 | 9–17 (2–13) | 18 – Swanson | 6 – Jones | 9 – Jones | Mackey Arena (3,814) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN | at No. 8 Ohio State | L 46–98 | 9–18 (2–14) | 11 – Jones | 10 – Bass | 3 – Lombard | Value City Arena (8,567) Columbus, OH |
| February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN | at Penn State | W 92–85 | 10–18 (3–15) | 32 – Jones | 8 – McCarthy | 8 – Jones | Bryce Jordan Center (2,407) State College, PA |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., Peacock | Indiana Rivalry | L 57–77 | 10–19 (3–15) | 15 – McCarthy | 7 – McCarthy | 4 – Jones | Mackey Arena (10,512) West Lafayette, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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