# 2024–25 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represents Villanova University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fifth-year head coach Denise Dillon, play their home games at the Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, Pennsylvania and were members of the Big East Conference.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season at 22–13 and 11–7 in Big East play, to finish in a tied for third place. As an No. 4 seed in the Big East tournament they lost in the quarterfinals to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the WBIT where they defeated VCU and Virginia in the first and second rounds, Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals and Penn State in the semifinals before losing to Illinois in the championship game.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Zanai Jones | 1 | G | 5'6" | Junior | Jersey City, NJ | Transferred to SMU |
| Abby Jegede | 2 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Toronto, ON | Transferred to Northeastern |
| Lucy Olsen | 3 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Royersford, PA | Transferred to Iowa |
| Christina Dalce | 10 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Edison, NJ | Transferred to Maryland |
| Megan Olbrys | 14 | F | 6'1" | Sophomore | Norwood, MA | Transferred to UMass |
| Kylie Swider | 21 | F/C | 6'4" | Senior | Portsmouth, RI | Transferred to Stonehill |
| Bella Runyan | 32 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Moorestown, NJ | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Ryanne Allen | 5 | G | 6'1" | Junior | Warminster, PA | Vanderbilt |
| Bronagh Power-Cassidy | 7 | G | 5'10" | GS Senior | Dublin, Ireland | Holy Cross |
| Jaliyah Green | 8 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Wentzville, MO | Southeast Missouri State |
| Lara Edmanson | 14 | G/F | 6'0" | GS Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Santa Clara |

#### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Jasmine Bascoe PG | Milton, ON | King's Christian Collegiate | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 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 November 22, 2024. ||||||

#### Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Kennedy Henry G | Blairstown, NJ | Blair Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 |||||||
| 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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 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 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Wake Forest | W 64–56 | 1–0 | 18 – Bascoe | 6 – Power-Cassidy | 5 – Bascoe | Finneran Pavilion (1,511) Villanova, PA |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Princeton | L 61–70 | 1–1 | 23 – Webber | 5 – Carter | 3 – Webber | Jadwin Gymnasium (925) Princeton, NJ |
| November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Columbia | W 68–67 | 2–1 | 17 – Burke | 10 – Burke | 5 – Bascoe | Finneran Pavilion (1,518) Villanova, PA |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Penn Women's Big 5 Classic Pod 2 | W 80–64 | 3–1 | 17 – Burke | 10 – Burke | 5 – Bascoe | Finneran Pavilion (1,121) Villanova, PA |
| November 23, 2024* 9:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Texas A&M Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals | W 65–57 | 4–1 | 15 – Bascoe | 11 – Carter | 6 – Bascoe | Imperial Arena (381) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 24, 2024* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. No. 16 North Carolina Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals | L 36–53 | 4–2 | 12 – Webber | 7 – Edmanson | 3 – Bascoe | Imperial Arena (385) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 25, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Baylor Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game | L 62–73 | 4–3 | 13 – Carter | 6 – Tied | 7 – Bascoe | Imperial Arena (158) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's Women's Big 5 Classic Pod 2 | W 81–65 | 5–3 | 26 – Boscoe | 6 – Carter | 4 – Tied | Hagan Arena (1,783) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 6, 2024* 8:00 p.m., NBCSPHI+ | | Temple Women's Big 5 Classic championship | L 62–76 | 5–4 | 19 – Bascoe | 7 – Bascoe | 6 – Tied | Finneran Pavilion (1,526) Villanova, PA |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 71–74 | 5–5 | 16 – Carter | 8 – Carter | 4 – Boscoe | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,644) Fairfield, CT |
| December 11, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops | | at Delaware | W 75–65 | 6–5 | 16 – Webber | 6 – Tied | 5 – Edmanson | Bob Carpenter Center (1,157) Newark, DE |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | James Madison | L 67–71 | 6–6 | 16 – Webber | 6 – Bascoe | 4 – Bascoe | Finneran Pavilion (1,501) Villanova, PA |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | St. John's | W 71–57 | 7–6 (1–0) | 24 – Bascoe | 7 – Carter | 5 – Carter | Finneran Pavilion (1,113) Villanova, PA |
| January 1, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | Seton Hall | L 55–56 | 7–7 (1–1) | 17 – Power-Cassidy | 8 – Carter | 5 – Bascoe | Finneran Pavilion (435) Villanova, PA |
| January 5, 2025 1:30 p.m., SNY | | No. 7 UConn | L 52–83 | 7–8 (1–2) | 12 – Bascoe | 7 – Carter | 3 – Bascoe | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Georgetown | W 77–62 | 8–8 (2–2) | 19 – Webber | 7 – Carter | 5 – Power-Cassidy | McDonough Arena (219) Washington, D.C. |
| January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Marquette | L 59–64 | 8–9 (2–3) | 16 – Webber | 6 – Tied | 4 – Green | Al McGuire Center (3,012) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 15, 2025 11:30 a.m., FloHoops | | DePaul | W 66–55 | 9–9 (3–3) | 18 – Tied | 6 – Webber | 3 – Webber | Finneran Pavilion (1,219) Villanova, PA |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at St. John's | W 66–64 | 10–9 (4–3) | 17 – Webber | 10 – Allen | 8 – Bascoe | Carnesecca Arena (717) Queen, NY |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., SNY | | at No. 6 UConn | L 57–100 | 10–10 (4–4) | 15 – Bascoe | 7 – Burke | 4 – Bascoe | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Xavier | W 67–52 | 11–10 (5–4) | 25 – Bascoe | 13 – Carter | 7 – Bascoe | Finneran Pavilion (2,133) Villanova, PA |
| February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Marquette | W 65–53 | 12–10 (6–4) | 17 – Bascoe | 6 – Carter | 6 – Bascoe | Finneran Pavilion (2,335) Villanova, PA |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Butler | W 63–59 | 13–10 (7–4) | 19 – Webber | 6 – Tied | 5 – Bascoe | Hinkle Fieldhouse (987) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Creighton | L 57–70 | 13–11 (7–5) | 21 – Bascoe | 8 – Carter | 4 – Tied | Finneran Pavilion (1,951) Villanova, PA |
| February 12, 2025 8:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at DePaul | W 62–56 | 14–11 (8–5) | 30 – Webber | 13 – Carter | 5 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (1,209) Chicago, IL |
| February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Xavier | W 57–42 | 15–11 (9–5) | 15 – Tied | 9 – Carter | 5 – Bascoe | Cintas Center (1,676) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Georgetown | W 70–65 | 16–11 (10–5) | 26 – Bascoe | 6 – Carter | 3 – Tied | Finneran Pavilion (1,049) Villanova, PA |
| February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Providence | L 56–63 | 16–12 (10–6) | 17 – Webber | 5 – Carter | 3 – Tied | Alumni Hall (1,051) Providence, RI |
| February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., FloSports | | Butler | W 56–54 | 17–12 (11–6) | 15 – Bascoe | 4 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Finneran Pavilion (1,509) Villanova, PA |
| March 2, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 22 Creighton | L 55–70 | 17–13 (11–7) | 27 – Bascoe | 9 – Bascoe | 2 – Tied | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,722) Omaha, NE |
| Big East women's tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2025* 2:30 p.m., FS2 | (5) | vs. (4) Marquette Quarterfinals | W 73–66 | 18–13 | 22 – Bascoe | 10 – Bascoe | 5 – Webber | Mohegan Sun Arena (8,816) Uncasville, CT |
| March 9, 2025* 2:30 p.m., FOX | (5) | vs. (1) No. 3 UConn Semifinals | L 54–82 | 18–14 | 15 – Webber | 5 – Tied | 1 – Tied | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
Source:

## 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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