# 2024–25 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represent Xavier University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by second-year head coach Billi Chambers, play their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio as a member of the Big East Conference.

## Previous season

The Musketeers finished the season 1–27, 0–18 in Big East play to finish in last place. As a No. 11 seed, they lost in the first round to Georgetown of the Big East women's tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

Xavier Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Shelby Calhoun | 0 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Louisville, KY | Transferred to Stetson |
| Taylor Smith | 3 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Marietta, GA | Graduated |
| Nila Blackford | 4 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Louisville, KY | Graduated |
| Aby Shubert | 11 | G | 5'8" | Freshman | Kasson, MN | Transferred to Montana |
| Kaysia Woods | 12 | G | 6'0" | Junior | Lincoln, Nebraska | Transferred to SMU |
| Lika Kvirkvelia | 13 | C | 6'4" | Freshman | Kobuleti, Georgia | TBD |
| Mackayla Scarlett | 15 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Bronx, NY | Transferred to Providence |
| Bella Ward | 22 | F | 5'11" | Sophomore | Blacklick, OH | TBD |
| Aanaya Harris | 23 | G/F | 5'11" | Junior | Omaha, NE | Transferred to Charlotte |
| Delaney Hogan | 24 | G/F | 6'0" | Senior | Fort Wayne, IN | Transferred to Kentucky |
| Daniela López | 44 | G | 5'8" | Freshman | Barcelona, Spain | TBD |

### Incoming transfers

Xavier Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Petra Oborilova | 15 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia | Iona |

#### Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2024.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2024* 5:00 p.m., FloCollege | | San Jose State | L 36–55 | 0–1 | 8 – Garcia Roig | 5 – Mayo | 3 – Purvis | Cintas Center (347) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FloCollege | | Miami (OH) | W 71–66 | 1–1 | 15 – Martínez López | 9 – Christie | 6 – Oborilova | Cintas Center (428) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloCollege | | Mercyhurst | W 68–53 | 2–1 | 18 – Christie | 8 – Christie | 6 – Oborilova | Cintas Center (604) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloCollege | | Arkansas State | W 45–41 | 3–1 | 8 – Christie | 7 – Christie | 5 – Purvis | Cintas Center (256) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 23, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kent State | L 69–89 | 3–2 | 19 – Christie | 5 – Purvis | 5 – Kanerva | MAC Center (1,059) Kent, OH |
| November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloCollege | | Youngstown State | W 61–43 | 4–2 | 17 – Kanerva | 7 – Christie | 5 – Kanerva | Cintas Center (518) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan | L 60–72 | 4–3 | 17 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 4 – Oborilova | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,387) Ypsilanti, MI |
| December 4, 2024 11:00 a.m., FloCollege | | Creighton | L 54–82 | 4–4 (0–1) | 21 – Christie | 8 – Christie | 5 – Orio | Cintas Center (5,110) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bowling Green | L 59–78 | 4–5 | 15 – Kanerva | 6 – Christie | 2 – Tied | Stroh Center (1,778) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 15, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FloCollege | | Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout | L 48–60 | 4–6 | 13 – Martínez López | 7 – Martínez López | 5 – Kanerva | Cintas Center (2,519) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 21, 2024* 10:35 p.m. | | vs. Temple Raising The B.A.R. Invitational semifinals | L 51–66 | 4–7 | 12 – Lopez | 5 – Orio | 5 – Garcia Roig | Haas Pavilion (1,856) Berkeley, CA |
| December 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. Fordham Raising The B.A.R. Invitational 3rd place game | W 71–62 | 5–7 | 19 – Purvis | 8 – Purvis | 4 – Oborilova | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| December 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloCollege | | at Georgetown | L 41–64 | 5–8 (0–2) | 12 – Christie | 6 – Purvis | 6 – Kanerva | McDonough Gymnasium (629) Washington, D.C. |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloCollege | | DePaul | L 60–65 | 5–9 (0–3) | 20 – Kanerva | 9 – Christie | 7 – Kanerva | Cintas Center (1,118) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 8, 2025 7:30 p.m., SNY | | at No. 7 UConn | L 27–81 | 5–10 (0–4) | 10 – Orio | 4 – Tied | 3 – Christie | XL Center (13,529) Hartford, CT |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloCollege | | St. John's | L 39–60 | 5–11 (0–5) | 16 – Christie | 5 – Orio | 6 – Kanerva | Cintas Center (1,153) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloCollege | | at Providence | L 45–51 | 5–12 (0–6) | 14 – Mayo | 7 – Mayo | 4 – Kanerva | Alumni Hall (703) Providence, RI |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloCollege | | Butler | W 50–49 | 6–12 (1–6) | 16 – Kanerva | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Cintas Center (1,293) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., FloCollege | | at DePaul | L 50–57 | 6–13 (1–7) | 16 – Christie | 5 – Orio | 6 – Kanerva | Wintrust Arena (898) Chicago, IL |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloCollege | | at Villanova | L 52–67 | 6–14 (1–8) | 10 – Kanerva | 6 – Kanerva | 3 – Tied | Finneran Pavilion (2,133) Villanova, PA |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloCollege | | Marquette | L 38–67 | 6–15 (1–9) | 10 – Christie | 4 – Tied | 3 – Purvis | Cintas Center (1,085) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloCollege | | at St. John's | L 44–55 | 6–16 (1–10) | 17 – Kanerva | 4 – Tied | 4 – López | Carnesecca Arena (685) Queens, NY |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloCollege | | Georgetown | L 36–63 | 6–17 (1–11) | 8 – Givens | 5 – Orio | 4 – Kanerva | Cintas Center (1,123) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Seton Hall | L 46–72 | 6–18 (1–12) | 12 – Tied | 4 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Walsh Gymnasium (1,284) South Orange, NJ |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloCollege | | Providence | L 53–61 | 6–19 (1–13) | 17 – Kanerva | 3 – Tied | 4 – Kanerva | Cintas Center (1,071) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloCollege | | Villanova | L 42–57 | 6–20 (1–14) | 15 – Tied | 5 – Martínez López | 4 – Martínez López | Cintas Center (1,676) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloCollege | | at Butler | L 54–58 | 6–21 (1–15) | 17 – Mayo | 4 – Purvis | 5 – Purvis | Hinkle Fieldhouse (923) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 27, 2025 7:30 p.m., FloCollege | | at Marquette | L 37–62 | 6–22 (1–16) | 12 – Kanerva | 6 – Purvis | 5 – Purvis | Al McGuire Center (2,297) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloCollege | | Seton Hall | L 57–59 | 6–23 (1–17) | 17 – Kanerva | 7 – López | 9 – Kanerva | Cintas Center (1,273) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 4:00 p.m., BEDN | (11) | vs. (6) DePaul First round | W 80–73 | 7–23 | 28 – Kanerva | 4 – Purvis | 4 – Tied | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| March 8, 2025 9:30 p.m., FS2 | (11) | vs. (3) Seton Hall Quarterfinals | | | | | | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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