# 2024–25 Providence Friars women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Providence Friars women's basketball team represents Providence College in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars, led by second head coach Erin Batth and play their home games at Alumni Hall as members of the Big East Conference.

## Previous season

The Friars finished the 2023–24 season 13–21, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Georgetown in the first round before losing UConn. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost in the second round to Colgate.

## Offseason
### Departures

Providence Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Sahana Kanagasabay | 3 | G | 5'11" | Freshman | Surrey, BC | Transferred to UC Davis |
| Bella McLaughlin | 12 | G | 5'6" | Freshman | Hampden, ME | Transferred to Boston University |
| Kammie Ludwig | 30 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Geneseo, IL | Transferred to St. Thomas (MN) |
| Kendall Eddy | 32 | G | 5'7" | Freshman | Haverhill, MA | Transferred to Holy Cross |
| Laryn Edwards | 99 | G | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Allison Park, PA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Providence Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| MacKayla Scarlett | 15 | G | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Bronx, NY | Xavier |

#### 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 |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | Southern Connecticut State | W 66–39 | | – | – | – | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Mercy | W 64–32 | 1–0 | 12 – Olsen | 10 – Olse | 3 – Farrell | Alumni Hall (261) Providence, RI |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Columbia | L 69–77 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | 18 – Efosa | 8 – Olsen | 4 – Gormley | Alumni Hall (926) Providence, RI |
| November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Vermont | W 58–53 | 2–1 | 20 – Efosa | 6 – Olsen | 3 – Sheppard | Patrick Gym (790) Burlington, VT |
| November 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Boston College | L 60–67 | 2–2 | 15 – Efosa | 18 – Olsen | 3 – Gormley | Conte Forum (1,562) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 61–65 | 2–3 | 22 – Efosa | 6 – Tied | 4 – Morales Romero | UD Arena (1,457) Dayton, OH |
| November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Delaware | W 60–53 | 3–3 | 14 – Efosa | 9 – Olsen | 3 – Tied | Alumni Hall (825) Providence, RI |
| November 28, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | | vs. VCU Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | L 51–57 | 3–4 | 12 – Efosa | 6 – Archibald | 3 – Gormley | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (250) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 29, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | | vs. Wisconsin Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | L 57–66 | 3–5 | 21 – Efosa | 11 – Olsen | 3 – Sheppard | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (214) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 30, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | | vs. San Diego State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | W 55–54 | 4–5 | 14 – Efosa | 11 – Archibald | 2 – Efosa | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (100) Cancún, Mexico |
| December 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | W 48–45 | 5–5 | 18 – Efosa | 7 – Olsen | 2 – Tied | Ryan Center (1,075) Kingston, RI |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Brown | W 87–81 $^{OT}$ | 6–5 | 27 – Tied | 6 – Efosa | 6 – Gormley | Alumni Hall (725) Providence, RI |
| December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Penn State | L 51–68 | 6–6 | 15 – Efosa | 7 – Tied | 3 – Efosa | Alumni Hall (1,145) Providence, RI |
| December 14, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Merrimack | W 62–44 | 7–6 | 16 – Olsen | 11 – Olsen | 5 – Efosa | Alumni Hall (705) Providence, RI |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| December 21, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Seton Hall | L 40–51 | 7–7 (0–1) | 20 – Efosa | 13 – Olsen | 3 – Tied | Walsh Gymnasium (686) South Orange, NJ |
| December 29, 2024 1:30 p.m., SNY | | at No. 7 UConn | L 41–67 | 7–8 (0–2) | 11 – Efosa | 11 – Olsen | 1 – Tied | XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT |
| January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | St. John's | W 59–52 $^{OT}$ | 8–8 (1–2) | 17 – Morales Romero | 8 – Olsen | 3 – Tied | Alumni Hall (817) Providence, RI |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Creighton | L 46–60 | 8–9 (1–3) | 8 – Efosa | 6 – Tied | 5 – Efosa | Alumni Hall (783) Providence, RI |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Butler | L 47–57 | 8–10 (1–4) | 13 – Olsen | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (787) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 12, 2025 3:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at DePaul | L 56–62 | 8–11 (1–5) | 18 – Morales Romero | 11 – Farrell | 3 – Archibald | Wintrust Arena (1,462) Chicago, IL |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Xavier | W 51–45 | 9–11 (2–5) | 21 – Olsen | 10 – Olsen | 5 – Morales Romero | Alumni Hall (703) Providence, RI |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Georgetown | L 48–60 | 9–12 (2–6) | 10 – Tied | 8 – Efosa | 3 – Scott | Alumni Hall (1,184) Providence, RI |
| January 22, 2025 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | | Marquette | L 54–67 | 9–13 (2–7) | 15 – Scarlett | 5 – Tied | 4 – Farrell | Alumni Hall (1,456) Providence, RI |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at St. John's | L 55–62 | 9–14 (2–8) | 14 – Olsen | 11 – Olsen | 3 – Olsen | Carnesecca Arena (530) Queens, NY |
| February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Creighton | L 66–79 | 9–15 (2–9) | 22 – Olsen | 10 – Olsen | 4 – Tied | D. J. Sokol Arena (2,239) Omaha, NE |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | DePaul | W 76–63 | 10–15 (3–9) | 27 – Efosa | 15 – Olsen | 3 – Morales Romero | Alumni Hall (795) Providence, RI |
| February 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBSSN | | No. 5 UConn | L 40–77 | 10–16 (3–10) | 15 – Morales Romero | 10 – Olsen | 2 – Scott | Amica Mutual Pavilion (7,483) Providence, RI |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Xavier | W 61–53 | 11–16 (4–10) | 15 – Tied | 9 – Olsen | 5 – Farrell | Cintas Center (1,071) Cinncinati, OH |
| February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Seton Hall | L 38–59 | 11–17 (4–11) | 10 – Farrell | 7 – Olsen | 3 – Morales | Alumni Hall (844) Providence, RI |
| February 19, 2025 7:30 p.m., FloHoops | | at Marquette | L 51–69 | 11–18 (4–12) | 17 – Olsen | 10 – Olsen | 6 – Morales | Al McGuire Center (1,853) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | Villanova | W 63–56 | 12–18 (5–12) | 18 – Olsen | 12 – Olsen | 8 – Farrell | Alumni Hall (1,051) Providence, RI |
| March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Georgetown | W 66–62 | 13–18 (6–12) | 19 – Efosa | 8 – Morales | 5 – Morales | McDonough Arena (617) Washington, D.C. |
| Big East Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 1:30 p.m., BEDN | (7) | vs. (10) Georgetown First Round | L 56–58 | 13–19 | 21 – Olsen | 8 – Efosa | 6 – Morales | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||