# 2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represents Marquette University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, are led by first-year head coach Cara Consuegra and play their home games at the Al McGuire Center as members of the Big East Conference.

## Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 23–9, 13–7 in Big East play to finish in a 3-way tie for third place. As an No. 5 seed in the Big East tournament they defeated Villanova in the quarterfinals before losing to UConn in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as an No. 10 seed in the Albany Regional 1 where they lost in the first round to No. 7 seed Ole Miss.

## Offseason
### Departures

Marquette Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Rose Nkumu | 3 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Iowa City, IA | Graduated |
| Claire Kaifes | 10 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Shawnee, KS | Graduated |
| Mackenzie Hare | 12 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Naperville, IL | Enter transfer portal |
| Fannie Hottinger | 20 | G/F | 6'1" | Graduate student | Inver Grove Heights, MN | Graduated |
| Jordan King | 23 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Rockton, IL | Graduated |
| Liza Karlen | 32 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Saint Paul, MN | Transferred to Notre Dame |

### Incoming transfers

Marquette Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jaidynn Mason | 2 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Blue Springs, MO | Southern Illinois |
| Jada Bediako | 14 | F/C | 6'3" | Sophomore | Brapton, ON | Georgia Tech |
| Kennedi Perkins | 21 | G | 5'6" | Junior | Bolingbrook, IL | Syrause |
| Olivia Porter | 23 | G | 5'8" | Junior | Chapel Hill, NC | Charlotte |
| Ayuen Akot | 24 | G/F | 5'10" | Junior | Melbourne, Australia | Frank Phillips College |
| Aryelle Stevens | 35 | G/F | 6'1" | Junior | Pearland, TX | Gulf Coast State College |

#### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Jaeda Wilson PG | Potomac, MD | Connelly School of Holy Child | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 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: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2024. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF | L 50–57 | 0–1 | 14 – Porter | 6 – Volker | 3 – Forbes | Addition Financial Arena (1,107) Orlando, FL |
| November 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at Illinois | L 53–65 | 0–2 | 18 – Volker | 8 – Volker | 3 – Tied | State Farm Center (3,748) Champaign, IL |
| November 18, 2024* 11:30 a.m., FloCollege | | Illinois–Springfield | W 92–37 | 1–2 | 18 – Forbes | 8 – Forbes | 3 – Tied | Al McGuire Center (3,750) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 24, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FloCollege | | IU Indy | W 83–50 | 2–2 | 15 – Forbes | 11 – Vice | 4 – Tied | Al McGuire Center (1,502) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BTN | | at Rutgers Battle on the Banks | W 59–57 | 3–2 | 23 – Forbes | 7 – Volker | 5 – Perkins | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,651) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 30, 2024* 3:30 p.m., B1G+ | | vs. Maryland Eastern Shore Battle on the Banks | W 74–48 | 4–2 | 18 – Forbes | 8 – Forbes | 3 – Tied | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,703) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 3, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FloCollege | | Indiana State | W 83–67 | 5–2 | 20 – Vice | 9 – Tied | 6 – Mason | Al McGuire Center (1,166) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloCollege | | Illinois State | W 78–57 | 6–2 | 17 – Forbes | 10 – Forbes | 7 – Porter | Al McGuire Center (1,814) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloCollege | | Milwaukee | W 69–51 | 7–2 | 21 – Volker | 7 – Tied | 7 – Porter | Al McGuire Center (2,448) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 18, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bowling Green | L 62–64 | 7–3 | 17 – Tied | 10 – Volker | 5 – Porter | Stroh Center (1,892) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FloCollege | | Stonehill | W 87–42 | 8–3 | 25 – Forbes | 10 – Forbes | 5 – Tied | Al McGuire Center (1,950) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloCollege | | at DePaul | W 78–59 | 9–3 (1–0) | 18 – Forbes | 11 – Vice | 6 – Mason | Wintrust Arena (1,798) Chicago, IL |
| January 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., SNY | | No. 7 UConn | L 45–77 | 9–4 (1–1) | 20 – Forbes | 11 – Vice | 4 – Porter | Al McGuire Center (3,750) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., FS1 | | Butler | W 57–54 | 10–4 (2–1) | 21 – Forbes | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Al McGuire Center (3,109) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., FloCollege | | at Creighton | L 68–71 | 10–5 (2–2) | 19 – Volker | 7 – Vice | 6 – Porter | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,290) Omaha, NE |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloCollege | | Villanova | W 64–59 | 11–5 (3–2) | 20 – Vice | 12 – Vice | 4 – Volker | Al McGuire Center (3,012) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 15, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | Seton Hall | L 52–58 | 11–6 (3–3) | 13 – Volker | 8 – Vice | 4 – Mason | Al McGuire Center (2,126) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 22, 2025 10:00 a.m., FloCollege | | at Providence | W 67–54 | 12–6 (4–3) | 23 – Forbes | 11 – Vice | 4 – Tied | Alumni Hall (1,456) Providence, RI |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloCollege | | Georgetown | W 75–58 | 13–6 (5–3) | 20 – Volker | 8 – Vice | 6 – Volker | Al McGuire Center (1,962) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., FloCollege | | at Xavier | W 67–38 | 14–6 (6–3) | 20 – Volker | 7 – Volker | 6 – Porter | Cintas Center (1,085) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 2, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloCollege | | at Villanova | L 53–65 | 14–7 (6–4) | 20 – Vice | 11 – Porter | 6 – Porter | Finneran Pavilion (2,335) Villanova, PA |
| February 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., FloCollege | | St. John's | W 57–55 | 15–7 (7–4) | 15 – Forbes | 10 – Vice | 3 – Tied | Al McGuire Center (1,479) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloCollege | | at Butler | L 65–67 | 15–8 (7–5) | 14 – Forbes | 5 – Tied | 5 – Volker | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,812) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., FloCollege | | at Seton Hall | W 68–61 | 16–8 (8–5) | 24 – Volker | 13 – Vice | 6 – Mason | Walsh Gymnasium (970) South Orange, NJ |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloCollege | | DePaul | W 82–72 | 17–8 (9–5) | 26 – Forbes | 9 – Forbes | 6 – Volker | Al McGuire Center (2,512) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 19, 2025 6:30 p.m., FloCollege | | Providence | W 69–51 | 18–8 (10–5) | 14 – Volker | 5 – Vice | 4 – Tied | Al McGuire Center (1,853) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., FloCollege | | at Georgetown | W 55–50 | 19–8 (11–5) | 18 – Mason | 12 – Vice | 4 – Mason | McDonough Gymnasium (1,363) Washington, D.C. |
| February 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., FloCollege | | Xavier | W 62–37 | 20–8 (12–5) | 15 – Tied | 8 – Forbes | 4 – Tied | Al McGuire Center (2,297) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 2, 2025 1:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 5 UConn | L 57–92 | 20–9 (12–6) | 13 – Mason | 4 – Vice | 2 – Tied | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT |
| Big East Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2025 1:30 p.m., FS2 | (5) | vs. (4) Villanova Quarterfinals | L 66–73 | 20–10 | 23 – Forbes | 9 – Vice | 3 – Tied | Mohegan Sun Arena (8,816) Uncasville, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements :
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| 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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