# 2024–25 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team

The 2024–25 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team represent St. John's University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Storm, led by head coach Joe Tartamella, play their games at Carnesecca Arena and are members of the Big East Conference.

## Previous season

The Red Storm finished the season at 18–15 and 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tied for third place. As a No. 3 seed in the Big East women's tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals against Georgetown. They received a bid to the WBIT tournament, where they defeated Florida in the first game, but lost to Toledo in the next round.

## Offseason
### Departures

St. John's Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Unique Drake | 1 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Columbia, SC | Graduated |
| Tyonna Bailey | 1 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Newark, New Jersey | transferred to Charleston Southern |
| Jillian Archer | 1 | F | 6'2" | GS | Santa Monica, CA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

St. John's Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | From |
| Ariana Vanderhoop | 1 | G | 5'9" | Graduate student | Boston, Massachusetts | Monmouth |
| Lashae Dwyer | 13 | G | 5'6" | Graduate student | Toronto, Ontario | Miami |
| Kylie Lavelle | 14 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Moosic, Pennsylvania | Penn State |
| Jade Blagrove | 20 | F | 6'2" | Graduate student | Boston, Massachusetts | South Florida |

#### Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Ariel Little PG | Brooklyn, NY | South Shore High School | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Janeya Grant G | Middletown, CT | South Shore Christian Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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 December 27, 2023. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | Pace | W 80–48 | | 22 – Dwyer | 7 – Daye | 2 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena (345) Queens, NY |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Saint Peter's | W 80–39 | 1–0 | 16 – Dwyer | 4 – Tied | 4 – Dwyer | Carnesecca Arena (446) Queens, NY |
| November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at LIU | W 67–50 | 2–0 | 15 – Lavelle | 8 – Daye | 3 – Tied | Steinberg Wellness Center (78) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | W 69–61 | 3–0 | 22 – Dwyer | 5 – Tied | 4 – Donald | Reitz Arena (353) Baltimore, MD |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | W 60–45 | 4–0 | 15 – Owen | 7 – Daye | 2 – Tied | Ryan Center (1,115) Kingston, RI |
| November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Marist | W 69–49 | 5–0 | 15 – Dwyer | 12 – Dwyer | 5 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena (321) Queens, NY |
| November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Stony Brook | W 58–34 | 6–0 | 10 – Tied; | 8 – Lavelle | 4 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena (562) Queens, NY |
| November 28, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FloSports | | Harvard | L 52–54 | 6–1 | 18 – Dwyer | 6 – Tied | 3 – Mayo | Carnesecca Arena (269) Queens, NY |
| December 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at Penn State | W 72–67 | 7–1 | 25 – Dwyer | 6 – Dwyer | 5 – Tied | Bryce Jordan Center (1,759) State College, PA |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Wake Forest | W 63–45 | 8–1 | 18 – Owen | 14 – Gedeon | 3 – Mayo | Carnesecca Arena (705) Queens, NY |
| December 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m., MSGSN | | at Hofstra | W 62–38 | 9–1 | 18 – Dwyer | 8 – Lavelle | 6 – Mayo | Mack Sports Complex (622) Hempstead, NY |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Fairfield | W 77–68 | 10–1 | 18 – Mayo | 7 – Gedeon | 4 – Dwyer | Carnesecca Arena (589) Queens, NY |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Villanova | L 57–71 | 10–2 (0–1) | 12 – Dwyer | 8 – Gedeon | 4 – Dwyer | Finneran Pavilion (1,113) Villanova, PA |
| December 28, 2024 1:30 p.m., FOX | | Creighton | L 56–75 | 10–3 (0–2) | 17 – Dwyer | 5 – Tied | 3 – Mayo | Carnesecca Arena (1,474) Queens, NY |
| January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Providence | L 52–59 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 (0–3) | 15 – Dwyer | 10 – Dwyer | 3 – Tied | Alumni Hall (817) Providence, RI |
| January 7, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | DePaul | L 60–67 | 10–5 (0–4) | 15 – Mayo | 6 – Gedeon | 3 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena (676) Queens, NY |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Xavier | W 60–39 | 11–5 (1–4) | 23 – Lavelle | 5 – Tied | 6 – Mayo | Cintas Center (1,153) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., SNY | | No. 6 Uconn | L 45–71 | 11–6 (1–5) | 10 – Mayo | 3 – Tied | 3 – Little | Carnesecca Arena (4,917) Queens, NY |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Villanova | L 64–66 | 11–7 (1–6) | 13 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 5 – Mayo | Carnesecca Arena (717) Queens, NY |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Georgetown | L 54–56 | 11–8 (1–7) | 15 – Lavelle | 6 – Dwyer | 2 – Tied | McDonough Arena (693) Washington, D.C. |
| January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Seton Hall | L 48–57 | 11–9 (1–8) | 18 – Mayo | 8 – Tied | 4 – Dwyer | Walsh Gymnasium (1,284) South Orange, NJ |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Providence | W 62–55 | 12–9 (2–8) | 17 – Owen | 7 – Donald | 6 – Mayo | Carnesecca Arena (530) Queens, NY |
| February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Xavier | W 55–44 | 13–9 (3–8) | 17 – Mayo | 7 – Gedeon | 5 – Mayo | Carnesecca Arena (685) Queens, NY |
| February 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., FloSports | | at Marquette | L 55–57 | 13–10 (3–9) | 13 – Mayo | 6 – Mayo | 4 – Mayo | Al McGuire Center (1,479) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 12, 2025 7:30 p.m., SNY | | at No. 7 UConn | L 40–78 | 13–11 (3–10) | 11 – Dwyer | 4 – Dwyer | 5 – Mayo | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT |
| February 16, 2025 5:30 p.m., FloSports | | Butler | W 65–43 | 14–11 (4–10) | 21 – Dwyer | 9 – Gedeon | 5 – Mayo | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at No. 23 Creighton | L 62–65 | 14–12 (4–11) | 18 – Dwyer | 7 – Donald | 4 – Tied | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,035) Omaha, NE |
| February 23, 2025 4:30 p.m., FloSports | | Seton Hall | L 57–66 | 14–13 (4–12) | 17 – Dwyer | 7 – Mayo | 2 – Dwyer | Carnesecca Arena (527) Queens, NY |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Georgetown | W 83–49 | 15–13 (5–12) | 25 – Dwyer | 6 – Gedeon | 5 – Mayo | Carnesecca Arena (733) Queens, NY |
| March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., FloSports | | at DePaul | L 64–65 $^{OT}$ | 15–14 (5–13) | 27 – Mayo | 10 – Bahati | 2 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (2,985) Chicago, IL |
| Big East Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 11:00 a.m., BEDN | (8) | vs. (9) Butler First Round | W 66–50 | 16–14 | 16 – Mayo | 7 – Gedeon | 3 – Tied | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| March 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., FS1 | (8) | vs. (1) No. 3 UConn Quarterfinals | L 40–71 | 16–15 | 11 – Tied | 6 – Mayo | 2 – Tied | Mohegan Sun Arena (8,816) Uncasville, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 |
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