# 2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team represented the Loyola Marymount University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by fourth year coach Aarika Hughes, played their homes games at Gersten Pavilion and are members of the West Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 7–23, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the WCC tournament, they defeated to Saint Mary's in the first round before losing to Portland in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

Loyola Marymount Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Da'Ja Hamilton | 0 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Gradauted |
| Ella Wedin | 3 | G | 6'1" | Freshman | Happy Valley, OR | Transferred to Saint Mary's |
| Cynthia Ezeja | 4 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Athens, Greece | Graduated |
| Daylee Dunn | 5 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Fresno, CA | Transferred to Cincinnati |
| Amaya Oliver | 10 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Richmond, CA | Transferred to Temple |
| Soufia Inoussa | 11 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Stockholm, Sweden | Graduated |
| Sydney Gandy | 14 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Long Beach, CA | Transferred to Southern Utah |
| Nicole Rodriguez | 17 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Eastvale, CA | Transferred to SMU |
| Noelle Yancy | 21 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated |
| Alexis Mark | 35 | F | 5'11" | Senior | Chatsworth, CA | Transferred to Portland |

### Incoming

Loyola Marymount Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Brandi Williams | 0 | G | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Lake Charles, LA | Louisiana |
| Carly Heidger | 5 | G | 6'3" | Junior | Dacula, GA | Samford |
| Naudia Evans | 7 | G | 5'6" | Senior | Waynesville, MO | Grand Canyon |
| Ali'a Matavao | 11 | F | 6'0" | Sophomore | Las Vegas, NV | BYU |
| Lexi Boles | 25 | F/C | 6'3" | Senior | Des Moines, IA | Illinois State |
| Paula Reus | 30 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | New Mexico |

#### 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 |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., MW Network | | at UNLV | L 57–73 | 0–1 | 14 – Williams | 7 – Reus Piza | 4 – Tied | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bethesda | W 101–43 | 1–1 | 23 – Hernandez | 12 – Matavao | 11 – Evans | Gersten Pavilion (278) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 13, 2024* 5:00 p.m., SLN | | at South Dakota | W 71–67 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | 33 – Hernandez | 10 – Tied | 8 – Evans | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,394) Vermillion, SD |
| November 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | W 76–68 | 3–1 | 15 – Tied | 8 – Evans | 12 – Evans | UCCU Center (474) Orem, UT |
| November 27, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Fullerton | W 64–61 | 4–1 | 13 – Tied | 10 – Hernandez | 8 – Evans | Gersten Pavilion (209) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Life Pacific | W 83–43 | 5–1 | 12 – Williams | 6 – Tied | 6 – Evans | Gersten Pavilion (184) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., MW Network | | at San Jose State | W 82–71 | 6–1 | 32 – Evans | 5 – Tied | 6 – Evans | Provident Credit Union Event Center (288) San Jose, CA |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wichita State | L 56–68 | 6–2 | 16 – Hernandez | 9 – Hernandez | 4 – Evans | Gersten Pavilion (293) Los Angeles, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| December 19, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland | L 48–83 | 6–3 (0–1) | 21 – Williams | 8 – Hernandez | 7 – Evans | Gersten Pavilion (219) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Mary's | L 54–59 | 6–4 (0–2) | 16 – Williams | 6 – Hernandez | 8 – Evans | University Credit Union Pavilion (278) Moraga, CA |
| December 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Francisco | L 73–85 | 6–5 (0–3) | 25 – Evans | 6 – Heidger | 7 – Evans | Gersten Pavilion (176) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oregon State | L 56–59 | 6–6 (0–4) | 17 – Williams | 11 – Hernandez | 5 – Evans | Gill Coliseum (3,519) Corvallis, OR |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland | L 61–80 | 6–7 (0–5) | 15 – Heidger | 8 – Evans | 3 – Tied | Chiles Center (636) Portland, OR |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pacific | L 51–62 | 6–8 (0–6) | 19 – Evans | 13 – Hernandez | 5 – Evans | Alex G. Spanos Center (537) Stockton, CA |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gonzaga | L 58–69 | 6–9 (0–7) | 28 – Evans | 7 – Hernandez | 2 – Tied | Gersten Pavilion (301) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 20, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Diego Rescheduled from January 9 | W 55–52 | 7–9 (1–7) | 15 – Tied | 8 – Hernandez | 7 – Evans | Gersten Pavilion (182) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Santa Clara | L 60–67 | 7–10 (1–8) | 18 – Williams | 10 – Hernandez | 5 – Evans | Gersten Pavilion (191) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Washington State | W 79–76 | 8–10 (2–8) | 37 – Evans | 7 – Tied | 4 – Evans | Gersten Pavilion (313) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 28, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine Rescheduled from January 11 | L 43–55 | 8–11 (2–9) | 12 – Clarke | 8 – Hernandez | 3 – Williams | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Francisco | W 73–68 | 9–11 (3–9) | 29 – Evans | 7 – Hernandez | 5 – Evans | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oregon State | L 49–66 | 9–12 (3–10) | 19 – Williams | 9 – Hernandez | 8 – Evans | Gersten Pavilion (287) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Santa Clara | W 69–62 | 10–12 (4–10) | 24 – Williams | 6 – Heidger | 9 – Evans | Leavey Center (660) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Washington State | L 51–63 | 10–13 (4–11) | 20 – Evans | 8 – Hernandez | 4 – Evans | Beasley Coliseum (890) Pullman, WA |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gonzaga | L 57–69 | 10–14 (4–12) | 14 – Williams | 6 – Williams | 5 – Evans | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pacific | L 49–63 | 10–15 (4–13) | 14 – Williams | 7 – Hernandez | 6 – Evans | Gersten Pavilion (219) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pepperdine | W 58–49 | 11–15 (5–13) | 11 – Evans | 9 – Heidger | 5 – Evans | Gersten Pavilion (233) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Diego | W 63–60 | 12–15 (6–13) | 15 – Hernandez | 6 – Hernandez | 7 – Evans | Jenny Craig Pavilion (296) San Diego, CA |
| March 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Mary's | W 65–61 | 13–15 (7–13) | 18 – Tied | 15 – Hernandez | 9 – Evans | Gersten Pavilion (289) Los Angeles, CA |
| WCC women's tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Santa Clara Second Round | W 66–52 | 14–15 | 22 – Williams | 14 – Hernandez | 4 – Evans | Orleans Arena (828) Paradise, NV |
| March 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (5) San Francisco Third Round | L 66–75 | 14–16 | 18 – Evans | 7 – Hernandez | 5 – Hernandez | Orleans Arena (975) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||