# 2024–25 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represent Stanford University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal are led by first-year head coach Kate Paye and play their home games at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, California. They compete as first year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Cardinal the season at 30–6, 15–3 in Pac-12 play to win the regular season championship. As a No. 1 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament, they defeated California in the quarterfinals and Oregon State in the semifinals before losing to USC in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed in the Portland regional 4 bracket where they defeated Norfolk State and Iowa State in the first and second rounds before losing to NC State in the Sweet Sixteen.
After the season's conclusion, VanDerveer announced her retirement, making this her 38th and final season as Stanford head coach. This was also the team's final season in the Pac-12, as they will move to the Atlantic Coast Conference beginning on August 1, 2024.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Num. | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Cameron Brink | 22 | F | 6'4" | Senior | Beaverton, Oregon | Graduated; drafted 2nd overall in the 2024 WNBA draft |
| Hannah Jump | 33 | G | 6'0" | Graduate Student | San Jose, California | Graduated |
| Kiki Iriafen | 44 | F | 6'3" | Junior | Los Angeles, California | Transferred to USC |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num. | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Mary Ashley Stevenson | 22 | F | 6'2" | Sophomore | New York City, New York | Purdue |
| Tess Heal | 34 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Melbourne, Australia | Santa Clara |

### Recruiting

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Shay Ijiwoye PG | Phoenix, Arizona | Desert Vista | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | N/A | Oct 17, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Kennedy Ume F | Columbia, Maryland | McDonogh | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | Aug 19, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Harper Peterson F | Rocklin, California | Whitney | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Nov 20, 2023 |
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | Cal State LA | W 91–70 | — | 25 – Agara | 13 – Agara | 5 – Agara | Maples Pavilion (2,197) Stanford, CA |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Le Moyne | W 107–43 | 1–0 | 24 – Harriel | 10 – Stevenson | 5 – Stevenson | Maples Pavilion (2,887) Stanford, CA |
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Washington State | W 94–65 | 2–0 | 19 – Bosgana | 8 – Agara | 4 – Agara | Maples Pavilion (2,428) Stanford, CA |
| November 10, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Gonzaga | W 89–58 | 3–0 | 16 – Agara | 9 – Agara | 3 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (3,865) Stanford, CA |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 24 | UC Davis | W 69–56 | 4–0 | 25 – Agara | 10 – Agara | 2 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (2,499) Stanford, CA |
| November 17, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FS1 | No. 24 | at Indiana | L 66–79 | 4–1 | 15 – Agara | 7 – Demetre | 4 – Agara | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,351) Bloomington, IN |
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Morgan State | W 91–49 | 5–1 | 15 – Demetre | 10 – Umeh | 6 – Bosgana | Maples Pavilion (2,540) Stanford, CA |
| November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Cal Poly | W 81–45 | 6–1 | 17 – Demetre | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (2,733) Stanford, CA |
| November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | UC San Diego | W 84–54 | 7–1 | 26 – Bosgana | 6 – Tied | 4 – Bosgana | Maples Pavilion (3,001) Stanford, CA |
| December 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 5 LSU ACC–SEC Challenge | L 88–94 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 | 29 – Agara | 13 – Agara | 3 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,317) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at California | L 63–83 | 7–3 (0–1) | 18 – Demetre | 9 – Bosgana | 4 – Agara | Haas Pavilion (3,189) Berkeley, CA |
| December 16, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | UTSA | W 62–57 | 8–3 | 13 – Bosgana | 11 – Bosgana | 3 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (4,600) Stanford, CA |
| December 20, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FS1 | | vs. No. 11 Ohio State Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic | L 59–84 | 8–4 | 17 – Agara | 11 – Bosgana | 2 – Heal | Chase Center (3,766) San Francisco, CA |
| January 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN | | at SMU | L 63–67 | 8–5 (0–2) | 20 – Bosgana | 12 – Agara | 3 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (1,446) University Park, TX |
| January 5, 2025 11:00 a.m., The CW | | at Clemson | L 61–65 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (0–3) | 18 – Agara | 12 – Bosgana | 2 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (2,418) Clemson, SC |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Florida State | W 89–84 | 9–6 (1–3) | 24 – Demetre | 15 – Bosgana | 6 – Bosgana | Maples Pavilion (2,660) Stanford, CA |
| January 12, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 21 NC State | L 67–81 | 9–7 (1–4) | 17 – Clardy | 10 – Agara | 4 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (3,735) Stanford, CA |
| January 16, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Wake Forest | W 74–71 | 10–7 (2–4) | 23 – Agara | 7 – Agara | 4 – Bosgana | LJVM Coliseum (926) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 19, 2025 10:00 a.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 16 Duke | L 49–74 | 10–8 (2–5) | 15 – Agara | 10 – Agara | 3 – Clardy | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,701) Durham, NC |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 22 California | L 72–75 | 10–9 (2–6) | 22 – Clardy | 6 – Agara | 3 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (3,599) Stanford, CA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Pittsburgh | W 58–46 | 11–9 (3–6) | 14 – Tied | 9 – Ogden | 4 – Demetre | Maples Pavilion (2,807) Stanford, CA |
| February 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW | | No. 15 North Carolina | L 67–69 | 11–10 (3–7) | 22 – Agara | 14 – Agara | 4 – Bosgana | Maples Pavilion (4,181) Stanford, CA |
| February 6, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 3 Notre Dame | L 47–96 | 11–11 (3–8) | 10 – Heal | 9 – Umeh | 2 – Tied | Purcell Pavilion (7,528) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 9, 2025 9:00 a.m., ESPN2 | | at Louisville | L 65–74 | 11–12 (3–9) | 16 – Clardy | 10 – Bosgana | 3 – Demetre | KFC Yum! Center (8,281) Louisville, KY |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Syracuse | W 79–58 | 12–12 (4–9) | 18 – Bosgana | 11 – Bosgana | 12 – Clardy | Maples Pavilion (2,914) Stanford, CA |
| February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Boston College | W 80–75 | 13–12 (5–9) | 23 – Heal | 8 – Tied | 5 – Stevenson | Maples Pavilion (3,561) Stanford, CA |
| February 20, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia Tech | W 75–74 $^{OT}$ | 14–12 (6–9) | 30 – Clardy | 7 – Tied | 5 – Clardy | Cassell Coliseum (4,949) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 23, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia | L 69–89 | 14–13 (6–10) | 17 – Ogden | 8 – Ogden | 8 – Ogden | John Paul Jones Arena (4,797) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Miami (FL) | W 86–69 | 15–13 (7–10) | 19 – Demetre | 5 – Demetre | 6 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (3,309) Stanford, CA |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Georgia Tech | W 87–82 | 16–13 (8–10) | 19 – Bosgana | 6 – Bosgana | 3 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (4,400) Stanford, CA |
| ACC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ACCN | (11) | vs. (14) Clemson First Round | L 46–63 | 16–14 | 13 – Ogden | 9 – Bosgana | 2 – Tied | Greensboro Coliseum (6,932) Greensboro, NC |
| WBIT |||||||||
| March 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | Portland First Round | | | | | | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in PST. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Coaches | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |