# 2024–25 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars are led by seventh-year head coach Kamie Ethridge and they play their home games at Beasley Coliseum as affiliate members of the West Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Cougars 21–15, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As an No. 9 seed in the Pac-12 women's tournament they lost in the first round to California. They received an at-large bid to the WBIT as a No. 1 seed in the Washington State bracket, where they defeated Lamar in the first round, Santa Clara in the second round and Toledo in the quarterfinals before losing to Illinois in the semifinals.
This would be final season as Pac-12 member as they will join West Coast Conference as affiliate member for the next two years.

## Offseason
### Departures

Washington State Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Charlisse Leger-Walker | 5 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Waikato, New Zealand | Transferred to UCLA |
| Jessica Clarke | 14 | C | 6'3" | Senior | North Vancouver, BC | Transferred to British Columbia |
| Johanna Teder | 21 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Tartu, Estonia | Transferred to Colorado |
| Beyonce Bea | 25 | G/F | 6'1" | Graduate Student | Washougal, WA | Graduated/signed to play professional in Belgium with AB Contern |
| Cia Eklöf | 45 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Helsinki, Finland | Transferred to Rhode Island |
| Bella Murekatete | 55 | C | 6'3" | Graduate Student | Ngoma Huye, Nigeria | Graduated/undrafted in 2024 WNBA draft; signed with the Phoenix Mercury |

### Incoming

Washington State Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jean Chiu | 5 | G | 5'7" | Junior | Taipei, Taiwan | Taipei |

#### Recruiting

There was 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 |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 20, 2024* 12:00 p.m. | | Lewis–Clark State College | W 99–54 | | – | – | – | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| Non-conference regular Season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington | W 83–82 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | 21 – Wallack | 7 – Tuhina | 5 – Wallack | Beasley Coliseum (906) Pullman, WA |
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Stanford | L 65–94 | 1–1 | 19 – E. Villa | 4 – Tied | 4 – E. Villa | Maples Pavilion (2,428) Stanford, CA |
| November 10, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho Battle of the Palouse | W 71–60 | 2–1 | 14 – Wallack | 8 – Wallack | 5 – E. Villa | Beasley Coliseum (1,114) Pullman, WA |
| November 16, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | L 52–56 | 2–2 | 12 – E. Villa | 8 – Wallack | 3 – E. Villa | United Supermarkets Arena (4,467) Lubbock, TX |
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BTN | | at Iowa | L 43–72 | 2–3 | 11 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tuhina | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| November 28, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Norfolk State Puerto Rico Shootout | W 68–60 | 3–3 | 22 – Wallack | 10 – Mendes | 5 – J. Villa | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR |
| November 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Virginia Puerto Rico Shootout | W 75–74 | 4–3 | 17 – E. Villa | 7 – Tied | 5 – E. Villa | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR |
| November 30, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Drake Puerto Rico Shootout | L 68–79 | 4–4 | 21 – Wallack | 7 – Covill | 5 – Tied | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR |
| December 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Oregon | L 70–85 | 4–5 | 18 – E. Villa | 7 – Tied | 5 – E. Villa | Matthew Knight Arena (4,756) Eugene, OR |
| December 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | BYU | L 57–72 | 4–6 | 16 – Wallack | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tuhina | Beasley Coliseum (901) Pullman, WA |
| December 15, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Martin's | W 76–48 | 5–6 | 20 – E. Villa | 10 – Kpetikou | 6 – Tuhina | Beasley Coliseum (839) Pullman, WA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| December 19, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Diego | W 65–42 | 6–6 (1–0) | 13 – Wallack | 5 – Tied | 4 – Wallack | Jenny Craig Pavilion (203) San Diego, CA |
| December 28, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pepperdine | W 67–46 | 7–6 (2–0) | 12 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 5 – Asina | Beasley Coliseum (924) Pullman, WA |
| December 30, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pacific | W 74–66 | 8–6 (3–0) | 20 – E. Villa | 9 – Wallack | 5 – Wallack | Alex G. Spanos Center (540) Stockton, CA |
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Santa Clara | L 62–68 | 8–7 (3–1) | 15 – Covill | 10 – Wallack | 6 – Tuhina | Beasley Coliseum (865) Pullman, WA |
| January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oregon State | W 66–52 | 9–7 (4–1) | 19 – E. Villa | 14 – Wallack | 7 – Tuhina | Beasley Coliseum (997) Pullman, WA |
| January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Mary's | W 66–57 | 10–7 (5–1) | 16 – E. Villa | 8 – Mendes | 3 – Tied | University Credit Union Pavilion (312) Moraga, CA |
| January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gonzaga | L 61–69 | 10–8 (5–2) | 24 – E. Villa | 4 – Tied | 6 – Tuhina | Beasley Coliseum (1,639) Pullman, WA |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Francisco | W 74–58 | 11–8 (6–2) | 16 – Wallack | 9 – Wallack | 7 – Tuhina | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Santa Clara | W 74–47 | 12–8 (7–2) | 21 – Covill | 8 – Tied | 5 – Tuhina | Leavey Center (299) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland | L 65–83 | 12–9 (7–3) | 13 – E. Villa | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tuhina | Beasley Coliseum (1,015) Pullman, WA |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Marymount | L 76–79 | 12–10 (7–4) | 13 – Tied | 8 – Covill | 4 – Covill | Gersten Pavilion (313) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oregon State | W 65–57 | 13–10 (8–4) | 12 – Wallack | 8 – Kpetikou | 4 – E. Villa | Gill Coliseum (3,844) Corvallis, OR |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pacific | W 82–70 | 14–10 (9–4) | 23 – E. Villa | 9 – Wallack | 4 – Tuhina | Beasley Coliseum (1,034) Pullman, WA |
| February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Diego | W 67–60 | 15–10 (10–4) | 22 – Wallack | 10 – Mendes | 3 – J. Villa | Beasley Coliseum (1,203) Pullman, WA |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gonzaga | L 69–73 $^{OT}$ | 15–11 (10–5) | 18 – Wallack | 7 – Tuhina | 6 – Tuhina | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Marymount | W 63–51 | 16–11 (11–5) | 15 – Tuhina | 11 – Mendes | 3 – Wallack | Beasley Coliseum (890) Pullman, WA |
| February 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland | L 79–84 | 16–12 (11–6) | 16 – E. Villa | 8 – Mendes | 8 – Wallack | Chiles Center (1,518) Portland, OR |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Francisco | W 67–59 | 17–12 (12–6) | 20 – Wallack | 12 – Wallack | 6 – Tuhina | Beasley Coliseum (1,072) Pullman, WA |
| February 22, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Mary's | W 72–62 | 18–12 (13–6) | 16 – Mendes | 6 – Mendes | 5 – Wallack | Beasley Coliseum (1,467) Pullman, WA |
| February 27, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine | W 57–49 | 19–12 (14–6) | 14 – Mendes | 10 – Wallack | 6 – E. Villa | Firestone Fieldhouse (163) Malibu, CA |
| WCC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (7) Pacific Quarterfinals | W 73–62 | 20–12 | 18 – Tuhina | 7 – Covill | 6 – Tuhina | Orleans Arena (1,505) Paradise, NV |
| March 10, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) Portland Semifinals | L 57–72 | 20–13 | 11 – Tied | 13 – Mendes | 5 – Tuhina | Orleans Arena (2,936) Paradise, NV |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 24, 2025* 6:00 p.m. | | Air Force/Utah Valley Second Round | | | | | | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Source:

## Rankings

Ranking movements :
| | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
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