# 2024–25 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies women's basketball team

The 2024–25 St. Thomas Tommies women's basketball team represented the University of St. Thomas during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tommies, led by 20th-year head coach Ruth Sinn, played their home games at Schoenecker Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota as members of the Summit League.
This season originally marked St. Thomas's fourth year of a five-year transition period from Division III to Division I, an incredibly rare and historic jump that bypasses Division II altogether. However, on January 15, 2025, the NCAA voted to amend the reclassification timeline for transitioning Division I institutions, reducing the Division III to Division I transition period from five years to four. With the transition period timeline amended, St. Thomas would be eligible for NCAA postseason play in the 2025–26 season as long as the university is able to meet the new standards set (such as academic requirements).
Additionally, this season marked the final year the Tommies played their home games in Schoenecker Arena, as their new on-campus arena, the Lee and Penny Anderson Arena is set to open in time for the start of the 2025–26 season.

## Previous season

The Tommies finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 7–9 in Summit League play, to finish in fifth place. They were defeated by South Dakota in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament.

## 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 4, 2024* 5:00 pm, SLN | | Milwaukee | W 84–81 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | 35 – Hill | 13 – Opichka | 4 – Langbehn | Schoenecker Arena (538) St. Paul, MN |
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN | | Crown | W 99–33 | 2–0 | 15 – Langbehn | 8 – Werner | 5 – Hill | Schoenecker Arena (307) St. Paul, MN |
| November 10, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | W 75–68 | 3–0 | 21 – Hill | 8 – Opichka | 9 – Scalia | Convocation Center (1,005) DeKalb, IL |
| November 14, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 8 Iowa State | L 47–80 | 3–1 | 11 – Scalia | 7 – Langbehn | 2 – Hill | Hilton Coliseum (9,951) Ames, IA |
| November 16, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | L 64–69 | 3–2 | 30 – Langbehn | 7 – Langbehn | 6 – Scalia | Charles Koch Arena (986) Wichita, KS |
| November 21, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oakland | W 73–62 | 4–2 | 22 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 4 – Opichka | OU Credit Union O'rena (244) Auburn Hills, MI |
| November 25, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN | | Macalester | W 84–43 | 5–2 | 16 – Hill | 7 – Sand | 4 – Tied | Schoenecker Arena (323) St. Paul, MN |
| December 1, 2024* 12:00 pm, SLN | | UIC | W 75–71 | 6–2 | 22 – Opichka | 7 – Opichka | 11 – Hill | Schoenecker Arena (411) St. Paul, MN |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN | | Northern Colorado Big Sky–Summit Challenge | L 54–62 | 6–3 | 19 – Tied | 6 – Opichka | 4 – Hill | Schoenecker Arena (327) St. Paul, MN |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho Big Sky–Summit Challenge | L 54–76 | 6–4 | 14 – Lamker | 8 – Opichka | 3 – Opichka | Memorial Gym (1,199) Moscow, ID |
| December 14, 2024* 1:00 pm, SLN | | Western Illinois | W 69–56 | 7–4 | 26 – Hill | 8 – Opichka | 5 – Scalia | Schoenecker Arena (421) St. Paul, MN |
| December 21, 2024* 1:00 pm, SLN/Fox 9+ | | Drake | L 81–92 | 7–5 | 24 – Hill | 5 – Opichka | 5 – Opichka | Schoenecker Arena (653) St. Paul, MN |
| December 28, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan | W 81–65 | 8–5 | 21 – Scalia | 8 – Tied | 6 – Hill | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,127) Ypsilanti, MI |
| Summit League regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 2:00 pm, SLN | | Kansas City | W 2–0 Forfeit | 9–5 (1–0) | 23 – Scalia | 6 – Langbehn | 6 – Hill | Schoenecker Arena (274) St. Paul, MN |
| January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN/Fox 9+ | | North Dakota State | L 59–73 | 9–6 (1–1) | 20 – Langbehn | 4 – Tied | 7 – Hill | Schoenecker Arena (773) St. Paul, MN |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at South Dakota | L 60–77 | 9–7 (1–2) | 22 – Scalia | 9 – Sand | 4 – Hill | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,225) Vermillion, SD |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Oral Roberts | L 68–71 | 9–8 (1–3) | 15 – Hill | 12 – Langbehn | 4 – Hill | Mabee Center (1,478) Tulsa, OK |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, SLN | | at Omaha | W 67–53 | 10–8 (2–3) | 18 – Langbehn | 8 – Lamker | 4 – Tied | Baxter Arena (416) Omaha, NE |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | South Dakota State | L 76–83 | 10–9 (2–4) | 23 – Scalia | 7 – Sand | 8 – Scalia | Schoenecker Arena (733) St. Paul, MN |
| January 25, 2025 12:00 pm, SLN | | Denver | W 78–65 | 11–9 (3–4) | 21 – Scalia | 6 – Tied | 9 – Hill | Schoenecker Arena (413) St. Paul, MN |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at North Dakota | W 76–71 | 12–9 (4–4) | 23 – Langbehn | 8 – Frentzel | 7 – Hill | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,624) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN | | at North Dakota State | L 74–81 | 12–10 (4–5) | 26 – Scalia | 6 – Opichka | 6 – Hill | Scheels Center (895) Fargo, ND |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | Omaha | W 75–62 | 13–10 (5–5) | 20 – Scalia | 7 – Opichka | 8 – Hill | Schoenecker Arena (309) St. Paul, MN |
| February 8, 2025 12:00 pm, SLN | | at Denver | W 81–68 | 14–10 (6–5) | 18 – Tied | 9 – Langbehn | 6 – Scalia | Hamilton Gymnasium (493) Denver, CO |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | North Dakota | W 77–54 | 15–10 (7–5) | 20 – Hill | 6 – Langbehn | 5 – Tied | Schoenecker Arena (402) St. Paul, MN |
| February 20, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN | | at Kansas City | L 82–91 | 15–11 (7–6) | 23 – Opichka | 6 – Tied | 7 – Hill | Swinney Recreation Center (419) Kansas City, MO |
| February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN | | South Dakota | W 66–57 | 16–11 (8–6) | 22 – Hill | 13 – Scalia | 6 – Hill | Schoenecker Arena (413) St. Paul, MN |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | Oral Roberts | W 79–76 | 17–11 (9–6) | 28 – Langbehn | 7 – Langbehn | 4 – Opichka | Schoenecker Arena (314) St. Paul, MN |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, SLN | | at South Dakota State | L 46–79 | 17–12 (9–7) | 16 – Scalia | 6 – Opichka | 4 – Scalia | First Bank and Trust Arena (4,082) Brookings, SD |
| Summit League tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 12:00 pm, SLN | (4) | vs. (5) North Dakota Quarterfinals | L 67–80 | 17–13 | 26 – Langbehn | 10 – Opichka | 5 – Hill | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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