# 2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team

The 2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team represents Texas Christian University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Horned Frogs are led by second-year head coach Mark Campbell and play their home games at the Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference.
TCU aims to build on their previous season's performance, looking to improve on their record of 21–12 and compete for a higher seed in the postseason tournaments.

## Previous season

The Horned Frogs finished the 2023–24 season with a record of 21–12, including a conference record of 6–12, and reached the second round of the WBIT. They started strong with a 14–0 record but faced challenges that included injuries, leading to a roster adjustment through open tryouts.

## Offseason
### Departures

TCU departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jaden Owens | 1 | G | 5' 8" | GS Senior | Plano, TX | Graduated |
| Tara Manumaleuga | 2 | G | 5' 10" | GS Senior | Gold Coast, Australia | Graduated |
| Bre'Yon White | 12 | F | 5' 11" | Junior | Pearland, TX | Transferred to Wichita State |
| Jade Clack | 14 | F | 6' 1" | Freshman | Austin, TX | Transferred to Tulsa |
| Paige Bradley | 15 | G | 5' 9" | Junior | Dallas, TX | Graduate transfer to Tulsa (missed 2023–24 season with foot injuries) |
| Sydney Harris | 25 | G/F | 6' 1" | Sophomore | Edwardsville, IL | Transferred to Iowa State |
| Victoria Flores | 55 | G | 5' 7" | Freshman | West Dallas, TX | Transferred to Rice |

### Incoming

TCU incoming transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Taylor Bigby | 1 | G | 6' 1" | Junior | Las Vegas, NV | USC |
| Deasia Merrill | 3 | F | 6' 1" | GS Senior | Villa Rica, GA | Georgia State |
| Donovyn Hunter | 4 | G | 6' 0" | Sophomore | Medford, OR | Oregon State |
| Hailey Van Lith | 10 | G | 5' 7" | GS Senior | Wenatchee, WA | LSU |
| Natalie Mazurek | 14 | C | 6' 2" | GS Senior | Eden Prairie, MN | South Dakota |
| Maddie Scherr | 22 | G | 5' 10" | GS Senior | Florence, KY | Kentucky |

#### Recruiting

There were no recruiting class of 2024.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Houston Christian | W 78–41 | 1–0 | 29 – Prince | 7 – Prince | 4 – tied | Schollmaier Arena (1,946) Fort Worth, TX |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 107–52 | 2–0 | 30 – Conner | 12 – tied | 6 – Van Lith | Schollmaier Arena (1,895) Fort Worth, TX |
| November 13, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 90–31 | 3–0 | 17 – Van Lith | 6 – tied | 9 – Van Lith | Schollmaier Arena (2,273) Fort Worth, TX |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 13 NC State | W 76–73 | 4–0 | 31 – Prince | 16 – Prince | 10 – Van Lith | Schollmaier Arena (3,220) Fort Worth, TX |
| November 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 19 | Incarnate Word | W 81–43 | 5–0 | 19 – Van Lith | 11 – Prince | 6 – Van Lith | Schollmaier Arena (5,379) Fort Worth, TX |
| November 24, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 19 | Idaho State | W 86–46 | 6–0 | 27 – Van Lith | 7 – Prince | 4 – tied | Schollmaier Arena (2,293) Fort Worth, TX |
| November 29, 2024* 4:00 p.m., FloSports | No. 17 | vs. No. 3 Notre Dame Cayman Islands Classic | W 76–68 | 7–0 | 21 – Van Lith | 20 – Prince | 7 – Van Lith | John Gray Gymnasium (1,034) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 30, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FloSports | No. 17 | vs. South Florida Cayman Islands Classic | W 87–46 | 8–0 | 23 – Van Lith | 13 – Prince | 8 – Van Lith | John Gray Gymnasium (895) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| December 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 9 | Florida Atlantic | W 78–42 | 9–0 | 16 – Van Lith | 8 – Conner | 7 – Conner | Schollmaier Arena (1,968) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 9 | vs. No. 3 South Carolina Coast-to-Coast Challenge | L 52–85 | 9–1 | 21 – Van Lith | 6 – Conner | 6 – Van Lith | Dickies Arena (8,004) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 12 | Louisiana Tech | W 92–41 | 10–1 | 23 – Van Lith | 10 – Emma-Nnopu | 5 – Emma-Nnopu | Schollmaier Arena (2,088) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 17, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 12 | Samford | W 103–64 | 11–1 | 33 – Conner | 14 – Emma-Nnopu | 8 – Van Lith | Schollmaier Arena (1,940) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 21, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 12 | at UCF | W 92–52 | 12–1 (1–0) | 24 – Conner | 7 – tied | 7 – Van Lith | Addition Financial Arena (1,796) Orlando, FL |
| December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 11 | Brown | W 79–47 | 13–1 | 17 – Van Lith | 14 – Emma-Nnopu | 5 – Van Lith | Schollmaier Arena (3,012) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 1, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 11 | Colorado | W 63–50 | 14–1 (2–0) | 14 – Tied | 10 – Prince | 3 – Tied | Schollmaier Arena (2,864) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 11 | Cincinnati | W 81–66 | 15–1 (3–0) | 29 – Conner | 6 – Prince | 7 – Conner | Schollmaier Arena (3,627) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 7, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 11 | at Kansas | W 80–73 | 16–1 (4–0) | 30 – Prince | 14 – Prince | 6 – Van Lith | Allen Fieldhouse (3,014) Lawrence, KS |
| January 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 11 | at Texas Tech | W 69–43 | 17–1 (5–0) | 22 – Van Lith | 10 – Prince | 7 – Van Lith | United Supermarkets Arena (5,465) Lubbock, TX |
| January 14, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 10 | UCF | W 90–81 | 18–1 (6–0) | 27 – Prince | 7 – Prince | 7 – Van Lith | Schollmaier Arena (2,541) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 17, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 10 | No. 23 Utah | W 81–73 | 19–1 (7–0) | 23 – Prince | 6 – Bigby | 6 – Conner | Schollmaier Arena (2,735) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 22, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 9 | at Oklahoma State | L 59–60 | 19–2 (7–1) | 22 – Prince | 13 – Prince | 4 – tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,477) Stillwater, OK |
| January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 9 | No. 25 Baylor | W 80–75 | 20–2 (8–1) | 24 – Prince | 14 – Prince | 3 – Tied | Schollmaier Arena (5,415) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 9 | at Iowa State | W 82–69 | 21–2 (9–1) | 28 – Van Lith | 8 – Merrill | 8 – Van Lith | Hilton Coliseum (10,331) Ames, IA |
| February 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 9 | at No. 12 Kansas State | L 50–59 | 21–3 (9–2) | 14 – Prince | 11 – Prince | 5 – Van Lith | Bramlage Coliseum (7,477) Manhattan, KS |
| February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 9 | Texas Tech | W 63–42 | 22–3 (10–2) | 14 – Roberson | 10 – Prince | 7 – Hunter | Schollmaier Arena (5,478) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 11, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 11 | BYU | W 79–47 | 23–3 (11–2) | 14 – Conner | 7 – Tied | 6 – Tied | Schollmaier Arena (2,483) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 16, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 11 | at Arizona | W 85–73 | 24–3 (12–2) | 22 – Prince | 12 – Prince | 5 – Tied | McKale Center (7,672) Tucson, AZ |
| February 19, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 10 | at Arizona State | W 82–66 | 25–3 (13–2) | 22 – Conner | 9 – Prince | 7 – Tied | Mullett Arena (2,848) Tempe, AZ |
| February 23, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | No. 10 | No. 17 West Virginia | W 71–50 | 26–3 (14–2) | 26 – Van Lith | 10 – Emma-Nnopu | 6 – Conner | Schollmaier Arena (5,897) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 26, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 10 | Houston | W 91–56 | 27–3 (15–2) | 26 – Van Lith | 9 – Prince | 5 – Tied | Schollmaier Arena (3,126) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 2, 2025 5:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 10 | at No. 17 Baylor | W 51–48 | 28–3 (16–2) | 16 – Prince | 19 – Prince | 5 – Hunter | Foster Pavilion (7,110) Waco, TX |
| Big 12 Conference tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPNU | (1) No. 8 | vs. (9) Colorado Quarterfinals | W 69–62 | 29–3 | 24 – Van Lith | 6 – Prince | 5 – Prince | T-Mobile Center (4,886) Kansas City, MO |
| March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) No. 8 | vs. (4) No. 16 West Virginia Semifinals | W 71–65 | 30–3 | 19 – Van Lith | 16 – Prince | 8 – Van Lith | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO |
| March 9, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN | (1) No. 8 | vs. (2) No. 17 Baylor Championship Game | W 64–59 | 31–3 | 20 – Van Lith | 14 – Prince | 4 – Prince | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN | (2 B3) No. 6 | (15 B3) Fairleigh Dickinson First Round | | | | | | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking 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 | RV | 19 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |