# 2024–25 UCF Knights women's basketball team

The 2024–25 UCF Knights women's basketball team represents the University of Central Florida during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Knights are led by third-year head coach Sytia Messer and play their home games at the Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Florida as members of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Knights finished the 2023–24 season 12–17, 5–13 in Big 12 play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round to Cincinnati of the Big 12 women's tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Laila Jewett | 0 | G | 5' 10" | Junior | Woodbridge, VA | Transferred |
| Mya Burns | 10 | G | 6' 10" | GS Senior | North Augusta, SC | Graduated |
| Asia Todd | 14 | G | 5' 9" | GS Senior | Clayton, NC | Graduated |
| Timia Ware | 21 | G | 5' 6" | Junior | Chicago, IL | Transferred to East Carolina |
| Sierra Godbolt | 22 | G | 5' 6" | Sophomore | Orlando, FL | Transferred to Samford |
| Anzhané Hutton | 23 | F | 6' 0" | Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated |
| Jayla Kelly | 24 | C | 6' 3" | Senior | Chesterfield, MO | Transferred to Charlotte |
| Morgan Robinson-Nwagwu | 30 | G | 5' 8" | GS Senior | Norcross, GA | Transferred to Georgia State |
| Mary McMillan | 42 | G | 5' 6" | Senior | Apopka, FL | Transferred to Stetson |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Lucie Castagne | 4 | G | 5' 4" | GS Senior | Paris, France | Bryant |
| Nevaeh Brown | 8 | G | 5' 9" | Senior | Charlotte, NC | East Tennessee State |
| Hannah Gusters | 21 | C | 6' 5" | GS Senior | Dallas, TX | Oklahoma State |
| Ally Stedman | 24 | G | 5' 9" | Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Miami (FL) |

#### Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2023.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | Edward Waters | W 107–56 | | – | – | – | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Iona | W 76–44 | 1–0 | 22 – Peterson | 13 – Akot | 2 – tied | Addition Financial Arena (812) Orlando, FL |
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marquette | W 57–50 | 2–0 | 18 – Rodriguez | 12 – Gusters | 4 – tied | Addition Financial Arena (1,107) Orlando, FL |
| November 16, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stetson | W 89–58 | 3–0 | 19 – Akot | 11 – Akot | 5 – tied | Addition Financial Arena (1,225) Orlando, FL |
| November 19, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 82–53 | 4–0 | 23 – Peterson | 11 – Gusters | 5 – Brown | Addition Financial Arena (2,578) Orlando, FL |
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 81–71 | 5–0 | 35 – Peterson | 10 – Gusters | 4 – Akot | Addition Financial Arena (615) Orlando, FL |
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Florida A&M | W 80–55 | 6–0 | 22 – Gusters | 11 – Gusters | 5 – Akot | Addition Financial Arena (1,187) Orlando, FL |
| November 27, 2024* 3:00 p.m., MW Network | | at UNLV UNLV Thanksgiving Classic | L 51–72 | 6–1 | 18 – Gusters | 12 – Akot | 3 – Brown | Thomas & Mack Center (949) Paradise, NV |
| November 29, 2024* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. Montana State UNLV Thanksgiving Classic | L 68–76 | 6–2 | 21 – Peterson | 12 – Rodriguez | 6 – Brown | Thomas & Mack Center (906) Paradise, NV |
| December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m. | | at Texas Southern | W 93–87 | 7–2 | 39 – Peterson | 14 – Akot | 7 – tied | H&PE Arena (272) Houston, TX |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | L 60–64 | 7–3 | 22 – Ngodu | 12 – Ngodu | 5 – tied | Addition Financial Arena (1,003) Orlando, FL |
| Big 12 regular season |||||||||
| December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 12 TCU | L 52–92 | 7–4 (0–1) | 17 – Rodriguez | 6 – Rodriguez | 2 – tied | Addition Financial Arena (1,796) Orlando, FL |
| January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 18 West Virginia | L 58–80 | 7–5 (0–2) | 14 – Ngodu | 7 – Ngodu | 4 – Stedman | Addition Financial Arena (5,232) Orlando, FL |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arizona | L 53–75 | 7–6 (0–3) | 17 – Peterson | 6 – Tied | 6 – Brown | Addition Financial Arena (1,385) Orlando, FL |
| January 8, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Colorado | L 62–81 | 7–7 (0–4) | 24 – Peterson | 6 – Rodriguez | 4 – Castagne | CU Events Center (2,127) Boulder, CO |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cincinnati | L 58–64 | 7–8 (0–5) | 16 – Peterson | 7 – Ngodu | 3 – Akot | Addition Financial Arena (1,425) Orlando, FL |
| January 14, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 10 TCU | L 81–90 | 7–9 (0–6) | 33 – Peterson | 10 – Akot | 5 – Rodriguez | Schollmaier Arena (2,541) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 24т Oklahoma State | L 58–72 | 7–10 (0–7) | 12 – Ring | 8 – Ngodu | 3 – Tied | Addition Financial Arena (3,002) Orlando, FL |
| January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Iowa State | L 56–90 | 7–11 (0–8) | 23 – Brown | 11 – Ring | 6 – Akot | Hilton Coliseum (10,326) Ames, IA |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Baylor | L 64–75 | 7–12 (0–9) | 25 – Brown | 10 – Ring | 7 – Ngodu | Addition Financial Arena (1,354) Orlando, FL |
| February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Houston | W 70–56 | 8–12 (1–9) | 19 – Blair | 9 – McFarland | 6 – Cooke | Addition Financial Arena (1,327) Orlando, FL |
| February 5, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at BYU | L 66–73 | 8–13 (1–10) | 19 – Peterson | 8 – Ngodu | 3 – Brown | Marriott Center (2,153) Provo, UT |
| February 8, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah | L 51–95 | 8–14 (1–11) | 17 – Peterson | 10 – Chandler-Roberts | 3 – Brown | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,909) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arizona State | W 85–76 | 9–14 (2–11) | 34 – Peterson | 9 – Tied | 5 – Brown | Addition Financial Arena (1,002) Orlando, FL |
| February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 14 Kansas State | L 67–97 | 9–15 (2–12) | 19 – Peterson | 9 – Chandler-Roberts | 3 – Akot | Bramlage Coliseum (6,246) Manhattan, KS |
| February 18, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas | L 58–63 | 9–16 (2–13) | 14 – Rodriguez | 9 – Tied | 5 – Peterson | Allen Fieldhouse (1,937) Lawrence, KS |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas Tech | W 61–60 | 10–16 (3–13) | 20 – Peterson | 8 – Akot | 4 – Peterson | Addition Financial Arena (1,207) Orlando, FL |
| February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Iowa State | L 73–98 | 10–17 (3–14) | 21 – Rodriguez | 9 – Ngodu | 4 – Brown | Addition Financial Arena (1,873) Orlando, FL |
| March 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Houston | W 73–61 | 11–17 (4–14) | 25 – Peterson | 10 – Tied | 4 – Rodriguez | Fertitta Center (759) Houston, TX |
| Big 12 Conference tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (13) | vs. (12) BYU First Round | W 81–69 | 12–17 | 35 – Peterson | 8 – Tied | 4 – Rodriguez | T-Mobile Center (4,617) Kansas City, MO |
| March 6, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (5) No. 20 Kansas State Second Round | L 65–80 | 12–18 | 21 – Peterson | 6 – Ring | 3 – Rodriguez | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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