# 2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commodores, led by fourth-year head coach Shea Ralph, play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

## Previous season

The Commodores finished the season 23–10 (9–7 SEC) to finish in sixth in the SEC and received a bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Columbia in the First Four before losing to Baylor in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

Vanderbilt Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jordyn Cambridge | 3 | G | 5'9" | Graduate Student | Nashville, Tennessee | Graduated |
| Ryanne Allen | 5 | G | 6'1" | Sophomore | Warminster, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Villanova |
| Bailey Gilmore | 10 | F | 6'3" | Freshman | Midway, Georgia | Transferred to Memphis |
| Bella LaChance | 21 | G | 5'6" | Senior | Davie, Florida | Transferred to Furman |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Mikayla Blakes G | Somerset, New Jersey | Rutgers Preparatory School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Trinity Wilson F | Lakeville, Minnesota | Lakeville North HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 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: ||||||

### Incoming transfers

Vanderbilt Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Leilani Kapinus | 5 | G | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Madison, Wisconsin | Penn State |
| Jane Nwaba | 10 | F | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Carson, California | Pepperdine |

## 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* 11:00 am, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 102–50 | 1–0 | 25 – Pierre | 14 – Pierre | 5 – Blakes | Memorial Gymnasium (5,282) Nashville, TN |
| November 8, 2024* 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 93–37 | 2–0 | 16 – Tied | 10 – Pierre | 3 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (2,343) Nashville, TN |
| November 14, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Florida | W 62–49 | 3–0 | 17 – Pierre | 10 – Pierre | 3 – Oliver | Yuengling Center (2,606) Tampa, FL |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Butler | W 81–52 | 4–0 | 29 – Blakes | 8 – Pierre | 6 – Oliver | Memorial Gymnasium (2,615) Nashville, TN |
| November 20, 2024* 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 94–45 | 5–0 | 22 – Blakes | 12 – Pierre | 8 – Blakes | Memorial Gymnasium (2,353) Nashville, TN |
| November 22, 2024* 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Samford | W 104–59 | 6–0 | 21 – Pierre | 12 – Pierre | 6 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (2,524) Nashville, TN |
| November 26, 2024* 3:30 pm, TruTV | | vs. Arizona Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinals | W 71–60 | 7–0 | 25 – Pierre | 15 – Pierre | 4 – Tied | Acrisure Arena (450) Palm Desert, CA |
| November 27, 2024* 3:30 pm, TruTV | | vs. Michigan State Acrisure Holiday Invitational championship | L 70–78 | 7–1 | 19 – Pierre | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Acrisure Arena (615) Palm Desert, CA |
| December 1, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | W 94–40 | 8–1 | 20 – Blakes | 7 – Tied | 6 – Blakes | Memorial Gymnasium (2,621) Nashville, TN |
| December 4, 2024* 4:00 pm, ACCN | | at Miami (FL) ACC–SEC Challenge | W 88–70 | 9–1 | 28 – Pierre | 13 – Pierre | 7 – Moore | Watsco Center (2,107) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 106–40 | 10–1 | 42 – Pierre | 18 – Pierre | 3 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (2,599) Nashville, TN |
| December 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dayton | W 80–66 | 11–1 | 25 – Greene | 10 – Pierre | 7 – Oliver | UD Arena (1,632) Dayton, OH |
| December 21, 2024* 11:00 am, SECN+/ESPN+ | | West Georgia | W 103–68 | 12–1 | 24 – Blakes | 10 – Pierre | 6 – Blakes | Memorial Gymnasium (2,634) Nashville, TN |
| December 29, 2024* 11:00 am, SECN | | Alabama A&M | W 93–64 | 13–1 | 29 – Pierre | 7 – Tied | 8 – Oliver | Memorial Gymnasium (3,061) Nashville, TN |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Georgia | W 108–82 | 14–1 (1–0) | 36 – Blakes | 10 – Oliver | 11 – Oliver | Memorial Gymnasium (3,120) Nashville, TN |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | No. 16 Kentucky | L 78–96 | 14–2 (1–1) | 24 – Blakes | 11 – Pierre | 5 – Pierre | Memorial Gymnasium (8,501) Nashville, TN |
| January 9, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Ole Miss | L 59–87 | 14–3 (1–2) | 19 – Blakes | 5 – Blakes | 6 – Oliver | SJB Pavilion (3,825) Oxford, MS |
| January 13, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 5 LSU | L 77–83 | 14–4 (1–3) | 28 – Pierre | 8 – Pierre | 4 – Blakes | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,201) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 19, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | No. 15 Tennessee Rivalry | W 71–70 | 15–4 (2–3) | 23 – Blakes | 8 – Pierre | 2 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (8,299) Nashville, TN |
| January 23, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Arkansas | W 101–60 | 16–4 (3–3) | 24 – Blakes | 9 – Pierre | 6 – Oliver | Memorial Gymnasium (3,500) Nashville, TN |
| January 26, 2025 1:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 19 Alabama | W 66–64 | 17–4 (4–3) | 33 – Blakes | 14 – Pierre | 3 – Pierre | Coleman Coliseum (2,712) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 23 | at Florida | W 99–86 | 18–4 (5–3) | 53 – Blakes | 11 – Pierre | 6 – Moore | O'Connell Center (1,709) Gainesville, FL |
| February 2, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 23 | Ole Miss | L 61–76 | 18–5 (5–4) | 24 – Pierre | 7 – Pierre | 3 – Oliver | Memorial Gymnasium (6,021) Nashville, TN |
| February 6, 2025 8:00 pm, SECN | No. 24 | at No. 4 Texas | L 66–87 | 18–6 (5–5) | 26 – Pierre | 7 – Pierre | 4 – Oliver | Moody Center (7,049) Austin, TX |
| February 13, 2025 8:00 pm, SECN | | Mississippi State | L 77–85 $^{2OT}$ | 18–7 (5–6) | 24 – Pierre | 12 – Pierre | 5 – Moore | Memorial Gymnasium (3,577) Nashville, TN |
| February 16, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN | | at Auburn | W 98–88 $^{OT}$ | 19–7 (6–6) | 55 – Blakes | 7 – Mitchell | 5 – Blakes | Neville Arena (4,353) Auburn, AL |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at No. 16 Oklahoma | L 81–101 | 19–8 (6–7) | 34 – Blakes | 4 – Tied | 4 – Pierre | Lloyd Noble Center (4,073) Norman, OK |
| February 23, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | No. 6 South Carolina | L 54–82 | 19–9 (6–8) | 19 – Blakes | 10 – Pierre | 2 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (7,805) Nashville, TN |
| February 27, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Texas A&M | W 91–58 | 20–9 (7–8) | 31 – Pierre | 6 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (4,411) Nashville, TN |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Missouri | W 100–59 | 21–9 (8–8) | 29 – Blakes | 10 – Pierre | 7 – Moore | Mizzou Arena (3,362) Columbia, MO |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2025 10:00 am, SECN | (8) | vs. (9) No. 18 Tennessee Second Round | W 84–76 | 22–9 | 24 – Blakes | 15 – Pierre | 5 – Oliver | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| March 7, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN | (8) | vs. (1) No. 5 South Carolina Quarterfinals | L 63–84 | 22–10 | 20 – Blakes | 10 – Pierre | 6 – Blakes | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPNews | (7 B2) | vs. (10 B2) Oregon First round | | | | | | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

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