# 2024–25 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team represents the University of Vermont during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by sixth-year head coach Alisa Kresge, play their home games at the Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont as members of the America East Conference.

## Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2023–24 season 25–12, 12–4 in America East play, to finish in third place. They defeated UMBC and Albany before falling to Maine in the America East tournament championship game. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they defeated Niagara in the second round, Colgate in the Super 16 and Purdue in the Great 8, before falling to eventual tournament champions Saint Louis in the Fab 4.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m. | | Saint Michael's | W 75–37 | – | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Missouri | W 62–46 | 1–0 | Patrick Gym (1,068) Burlington, VT |
| November 8, 2024* 8:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Minnesota | L 52–74 | 1–1 | Williams Arena (3,192) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Providence | L 53–58 | 1–2 | Patrick Gym (790) Burlington, VT |
| November 16, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Holy Cross | W 67–50 | 2–2 | Patrick Gym (877) Burlington, VT |
| November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | W 61–37 | 3–2 | Leede Arena (496) Hanover, NH |
| November 22, 2024* 9:15 p.m., YouTube | | vs. North Dakota State Great Alaska Shootout semifinals | L 50–58 | 3–3 | Alaska Airlines Center (550) Anchorage, AK |
| November 23, 2024* 10:15 p.m., YouTube | | at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout 3rd-place game | L 52–68 | 3–4 | Alaska Airlines Center (869) Anchorage, AK |
| November 28, 2024* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Idaho State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 64–44 | 4–4 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (151) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 29, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Rice Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | L 57–79 | 4–5 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (100) Cancún, Mexico |
| December 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | L 59–62 $^{OT}$ | 4–6 | Sojka Pavilion (1,596) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 7, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 74–57 | 5–6 | Patrick Gym (915) Burlington, VT |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | L 63–68 | 5–7 | Patrick Gym (791) Burlington, VT |
| December 19, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Buffalo | L 68–70 | 5–8 | Alumni Arena (875) Amherst, NY |
| December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Princeton | L 45–60 | 5–9 | Jadwin Gymnasium (792) Princeton, NJ |
| America East regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Albany | L 55–64 | 5–10 (0–1) | Broadview Center (1,163) Albany, NY |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 72–52 | 6–10 (1–1) | Patrick Gym (1,045) Burlington, VT |
| January 9, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | UMass Lowell | W 77–52 | 7–10 (2–1) | Patrick Gym (3,024) Burlington, VT |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bryant | W 74–43 | 8–10 (3–1) | Patrick Gym (1,011) Burlington, VT |
| January 16, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | W 55–46 | 9–10 (4–1) | Dr. Bai Lee Court (4,627) Vestal, NY |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 60–38 | 10–10 (5–1) | Wellness and Events Center (181) Newark, NJ |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMBC | W 67–44 | 11–10 (6–1) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (455) Catonsville, MD |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 53–40 | 12–10 (7–1) | Patrick Gym (817) Burlington, VT |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Maine | L 39–45 | 12–11 (7–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,181) Orono, ME |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Albany | W 59–50 | 13–11 (8–2) | Patrick Gym (1,282) Burlington, VT |
| February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | W 55–46 | 14–11 (9–2) | Lundholm Gym (178) Durham, NH |
| February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Maine | W 65–34 | 15–11 (10–2) | Patrick Gym (1,349) Burlington, VT |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bryant | L 53–61 | 15–12 (10–3) | Chace Athletic Center (317) Smithfield, RI |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | W 57–35 | 16–12 (11–3) | Costello Athletic Center (512) Lowell, MA |
| February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 75–43 | 17–12 (12–3) | Patrick Gym (740) Burlington, VT |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMBC | W 79–59 | 18–12 (13–3) | Patrick Gym (1,297) Burlington, VT |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (7) UMBC Quarterfinals | W 70–39 | 19–12 | Patrick Gym (744) Burlington, VT |
| March 10, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (3) Bryant Semifinals | W 62–45 | 20–12 | Patrick Gym (1,069) Burlington, VT |
| March 14, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPNU | (2) | at (1) Albany Championship | W 62–55 | 21–12 | Broadview Center (2,238) Albany, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN | (15 S1) | at (2 S1) No. 9 NC State First Round | | | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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