# 2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team represents Old Dominion University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fifth-year head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones, play their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

In their 2023–24 season, the Monarchs finished fourth ranked in conference play and lost to Marshall in the conference tournament semifinals. Following the conference tournament, they lost to North Carolina A&T in the second round of the 2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament.

## Preseason

On October 14, 2024, the Sun Belt Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Old Dominion was picked to finish third in the Sun Belt regular season.

### Preseason rankings

Sun Belt preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | James Madison | 191 (12) |
| 2 | Troy | 169 (2) |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 167 |
| 4 | Louisiana–Monroe | 150 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 122 |
| 6 | Marshall | 118 |
| 7 | Southern Miss | 113 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 107 |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina | 77 |
| 10 | Texas State | 67 |
| 11 | Appalachian State | 61 |
| 12 | Georgia Southern | 53 |
| 13 | Arkansas State | 50 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 25 |
Source:

### Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

Preseason All-Sun Belt teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| Second | En'Dya Buford | Guard | 5th |
| Third | Kelsey Thompson | Guard | 3rd |
Source:

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m. | | Christopher Newport | W 97–61 | – | 13 – Clayton | 6 – tied | 5 – Buford | Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ball State MAC–SBC Challenge | L 46–60 | 0–1 | 13 – Clayton | 8 – Clayton | 4 – Buford | Worthen Arena (1,713) Muncie, IN |
| November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at SMU | W 79–70 | 1–1 | 19 – Buford | 10 – Brown | 7 – Buford | Moody Coliseum (1,094) University Park, TX |
| November 11, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Morgan State | W 60–48 | 2–1 | 12 – Thompson | 9 – Brown | 2 – tied | Chartway Arena (1,641) Norfolk, VA |
| November 15, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bowie State | W 77–50 | 3–1 | 12 – Buford | 5 – Brown | 3 – Buford | Chartway Arena (1,699) Norfolk, VA |
| November 21, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | VCU Rivalry | W 53–51 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | 13 – Cunningham | 7 – Fields | 4 – Buford | Chartway Arena (1,949) Norfolk, VA |
| November 26, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | William & Mary Rivalry | W 63–39 | 5–1 | 16 – Thompson | 7 – Cunningham | 6 – Buford | Chartway Arena (2,536) Norfolk, VA |
| November 28, 2024* 11:00 a.m., Baller TV | | vs. No. 11 Ohio State Daytona Beach Classic | L 47–70 | 5–2 | 11 – tied | 5 – tied | 3 – Fields | Ocean Center (60) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 30, 2024* 3:30 p.m., Baller TV | | vs. Oakland Daytona Beach Classic | W 64–56 | 6–2 | 18 – Cunningham | 14 – Cunningham | 5 – Buford | Ocean Center (115) Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at NC State | L 55–86 | 6–3 | 16 – Buford | 7 – Brown | 1 – tied | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| December 15, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | East Carolina Anne Donovan Classic | L 58–59 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 | 21 – Buford | 14 – Buford | 4 – Thompson | Chartway Arena (1,756) Norfolk, VA |
| December 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Howard | W 75–58 | 7–4 | 16 – Buford | 10 – Buford | 5 – Fields | Burr Gymnasium (996) Washington, D.C. |
| December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m. | | Delaware | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA |
| December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Virginia State | W 68–58 | 8–4 | 15 – Clayton | 9 – tied | 4 – Thompson | Chartway Arena (1,393) Norfolk, VA |
| December 29, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Alabama | W 82–59 | 9–4 (1–0) | 19 – Buford | 7 – Buford | 3 – tied | Chartway Arena (1,505) Norfolk, VA |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | W 65–47 | 10–4 (2–0) | 13 – Cunningham | 10 – Cunningham | 6 – Buford | Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 72–68 | 11–4 (3–0) | 18 – Buford | 8 – tied | 6 – Thompson | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,002) Monroe, LA |
| January 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | L 77–80 | 11–5 (3–1) | 18 – Fields | 10 – Cunningham | 6 – Buford | Chartway Arena (1,422) Norfolk, VA |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marshall | W 80–75 | 12–5 (4–1) | 20 – Thompson | 9 – Buford | 9 – Buford | Chartway Arena (2,113) Norfolk, VA |
| January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | W 78–71 | 13–5 (5–1) | 16 – Cunningham | 13 – Cunningham | 7 – Buford | Chartway Arena (1,513) Norfolk, VA |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | L 60–65 | 13–6 (5–2) | 17 – Buford | 8 – Buford | 6 – Buford | Chartway Arena (1,749) Norfolk, VA |
| January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 66–74 | 13–7 (5–3) | 20 – tied | 9 – tied | 2 – tied | Holmes Center (654) Boone, NC |
| January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | W 64–57 | 14–7 (6–3) | 19 – Fields | 13 – Cunningham | 5 – Buford | GSU Convocation Center (1,690) Atlanta, GA |
| January 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State | L 62–66 | 14–8 (6–4) | 21 – Thompson | 12 – Cunningham | 4 – Buford | Chartway Arena (2,502) Norfolk, VA |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | James Madison Royal Rivalry | L 62–85 | 14–9 (6–5) | 16 – Fielder | 6 – tied | 4 – Buford | Chartway Arena (2,987) Norfolk, VA |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 80–83 | 14–10 (6–6) | 26 – Fields | 9 – Cunningham | 3 – Buford | Trojan Arena (2,232) Troy, AL |
| February 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Toledo MAC–SBC Challenge | L 52–56 | 14–11 | 14 – Buford | 7 – tied | 3 – tied | Chartway Arena (1,646) Norfolk, VA |
| February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 70–73 $^{OT}$ | 14–12 (6–7) | 13 – tied | 11 – Thompson | 5 – tied | Cam Henderson Center (1,036) Huntington, WV |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison Royal Rivalry | L 53–66 | 14–13 (6–8) | 15 – Fields | 10 – Cunningham | 5 – Buford | Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,375) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 20, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 95–88 | 15–13 (7–8) | 32 – Buford | 10 – Cunningham | 10 – Buford | Chartway Arena (1,015) Norfolk, VA |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 68–66 | 16–13 (8–8) | 14 – Thompson | 10 – Cunningham | 4 – Buford | Chartway Arena (2,577) Norfolk, VA |
| February 26, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 81–65 | 17–13 (9–8) | 21 – tied | 12 – Cunningham | 7 – Buford | HTC Center (886) Conway, SC |
| February 28, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | L 79–86 | 17–14 (9–9) | 24 – Buford | 7 – tied | 4 – Buford | Hill Convocation Center (802) Statesboro, GA |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (8) Georgia State Fourth Round | L 62–65 | 17–15 | 17 – Fontana | 12 – Cunningham | 4 – Buford | Pensacola Bay Center (538) Pensacola, FL |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 22, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Navy First Round | | | | | | Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
* Source: Old Dominion Athletics