# 2024–25 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented the Saint Mary's College of California in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gaels, led by second year coach Jeff Cammon. They play their homes games at University Credit Union Pavilion and are members of the West Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2023–24 season 13–18, 6–10 in WCC play to finish in a sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the WCC tournament, they lost in the second round to Loyola Marymount.

## Offseason
### Departures

Saint Mary's Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Makena Mastora | 1 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Alameda, CA | Transferred to Pepperdine |
| Leia Hanafin | 3 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Graduated |
| Tayla Dalton | 10 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Auckland, New Zealand | Transferred to Gonzaga |
| Jasmine Farmer | 11 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Hercules, CA | Mid season transferred |
| Ruby Vlahov | 12 | F | 6'3" | Freshman | Perth, Australia | Transferred to UC Santa Barbara |
| Hannah Rapp | 21 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Melbourne, Australia | Transferred to Santa Clara |
| Ellie Croco | 22 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Lebanon, OR | Transferred to Western Washington |
| Ali Bamberger | 33 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Walnut Creek, CA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Saint Mary's incoming transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jada Hunter | 0 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Vallejo, CA | Laney College |
| Sasha Murphy | 4 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Culver City, CA | UC Riverside |
| Abby Shoff | 5 | F | 6'0" | Junior | Redding, CA | Long Beach State |
| Kennedy Johnson | 21 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Hayward, CA | Idaho |
| Melesungu Afeaki | 22 | F | 6'2" | Junior | San Bruno, CA | San Diego |
| Mali Ennis | 32 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Burlingame, CA | Skyline College |
| Ella Wedin | 33 | G | 6'1" | Sophomore | Happy Valley, OR | Loyola Marymount |

#### 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 |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| December 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m. | | Sonoma State | | | | | | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at California | L 58–90 | 0–1 | 13 – Foy | 7 – Foy | 2 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (1,231) Berkeley, CA |
| November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Denver | W 69–64 | 1–1 | 19 – Johnson | 6 – Tied | 8 – Jones | University Credit Union Pavilion (425) Moraga, CA |
| November 14, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | W 74–65 $^{2OT}$ | 2–1 | 28 – Jones | 11 – Shoff | 3 – Jones | LionTree Arena (2,649) San Diego, CA |
| November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Irvine | L 61–64 | 2–2 | 17 – Johnson | 8 – Johnson | 5 – Jones | Bren Events Center (548) Irvine, CA |
| November 22, 2024* 3:30 p.m. | | vs. Eastern Washington Bank of Hawai'i Classic | W 59–57 | 3–2 | 9 – Tied | 4 – Tied | 3 – Jones | Stan Sheriff Center (2,694) Honolulu, HI |
| November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Louisiana–Monroe Bank of Hawai'i Classic | W 68–61 | 4–2 | 19 – Jones | 6 – Johnson | 6 – Jones | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Riverside | L 41–49 | 4–3 | 9 – Johnson | 5 – Johnson | 4 – Hashemian-Orr | University Credit Union Pavilion (315) Moraga, CA |
| December 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., MW Network | | at San Jose State | L 46–51 | 4–4 | 14 – Johnson | 5 – Jones | 3 – Foy | Provident Credit Union Event Center (327) San Jose, CA |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | California Baptist | L 68–71 | 4–5 | 14 – Foy | 6 – Foy | 6 – Hashemian-Orr | University Credit Union Pavilion (325) Moraga, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| December 19, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Santa Clara | W 64–56 $^{OT}$ | 5–5 (1–0) | 25 – Johnson | 9 – Johnson | 8 – Aokuso | Leavey Center (243) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Marymount | W 59–54 | 6–5 (2–0) | 15 – Johnson | 7 – Johnson | 12 – Aokuso | University Credit Union Pavilion (278) Moraga, CA |
| December 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pacific | W 80–78 $^{OT}$ | 7–5 (3–0) | 23 – Jones | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,027) Stockton, CA |
| December 30, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Diego | W 85–75 | 8–5 (4–0) | 21 – Aokuso | 5 – Hunter | 6 – Aokuso | University Credit Union Pavilion (326) Moraga, CA |
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Francisco | L 73–87 | 8–6 (4–1) | 19 – Shoff | 4 – Tied | 4 – Aokuso | Sobrato Center (294) San Francisco, CA |
| January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Washington State | L 57–66 | 8–7 (4–2) | 11 – Jones | 6 – Shoff | 5 – Hunter | University Credit Union Pavilion (312) Moraga, CA |
| January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pacific | W 64–44 | 9–7 (5–2) | 18 – Foy | 8 – Shoff | 6 – Aokuso | University Credit Union Pavilion (411) Moraga, CA |
| January 16, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pepperdine | W 56–41 | 10–7 (6–2) | 14 – Johnson | 9 – Jones | 5 – Aokuso | University Credit Union Pavilion (302) Moraga, CA |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Diego | W 72–63 | 11–7 (7–2) | 23 – Jones | 5 – Clarke | 4 – Jones | Jenny Craig Pavilion (158) San Diego, CA |
| January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Santa Clara | L 67–74 $^{OT}$ | 11–8 (7–3) | 23 – Jones | 12 – Johnson | 6 – Aokuso | University Credit Union Pavilion (513) Moraga, CA |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland | L 58–66 | 11–9 (7–4) | 13 – Foy | 8 – Johnson | 5 – Aokuso | Chiles Center (1,039) Portland, OR |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oregon State | L 45–80 | 11–10 (7–5) | 8 – Kurkowski | 4 – Tied | 3 – Hashemian-Orr | Gill Coliseum (4,121) Corvallis, OR |
| February 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gonzaga | L 58–69 | 11–11 (7–6) | 16 – Johnson | 5 – Tied | 6 – Aokuso | University Credit Union Pavilion (344) Moraga, CA |
| February 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Francisco | W 52–49 | 12–11 (8–6) | 16 – Jones | 8 – Clarke | 7 – Johnson | University Credit Union Pavilion (430) Moraga, CA |
| February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland | L 69–71 | 12–12 (8–7) | 17 – Foy | 7 – Johnson | 5 – Hunter | University Credit Union Pavilion (275) Moraga, CA |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine | W 68–54 | 13–12 (9–7) | 16 – Aokuso | 7 – Aokuso | 5 – Hunter | Firestone Fieldhouse (233) Malibu, CA |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gonzaga | L 53–60 | 13–13 (9–8) | 15 – Jones | 5 – Jones | 4 – Hunter | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,441) Spokane, WA |
| February 22, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Washington State | L 62–72 | 13–14 (9–9) | 17 – Aokuso | 6 – Jones | 5 – Jones | Beasley Coliseum (1,467) Pullman, WA |
| February 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oregon State | W 69–66 | 14–14 (10–9) | 27 – Jones | 9 – Johnson | 6 – Jones | University Credit Union Pavilion (397) Moraga, CA |
| March 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Marymount | L 61–65 | 14–15 (10–10) | 14 – Jones | 8 – Johnson | 4 – Tied | Gersten Pavilion (289) Los Angeles, CA |
| WCC women's tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (7) Pacific Third Round | L 59–74 | 14–16 | 17 – Jones | 15 – Johnson | 5 – Aokuso | Orleans Arena (1,030) Paradise, NV |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 20, 2025* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas Southern First Round | | | | | | H&PE Arena Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||