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2024–25 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team

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2024–25 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record21–13 (13–3 America East)
Head coach
Associate head coachWill Lanier
Assistant coaches
  • Hayley Moore
  • Lindsay Werner
Home arenaPatrick Gym
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Albany 14 2   .875 26 7   .788
Vermont 13 3   .813 21 13   .618
Bryant 9 7   .563 17 15   .531
Maine 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
NJIT 8 8   .500 11 19   .367
Binghamton 7 9   .438 15 15   .500
UMBC 7 9   .438 14 15   .483
New Hampshire 4 12   .250 10 20   .333
UMass Lowell 1 15   .063 3 25   .107
2025 AmEast tournament winner

The 2024–25 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team represents the University of Vermont during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by sixth-year head coach Alisa Kresge, play their home games at the Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

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The Catamounts finished the 2023–24 season 25–12, 12–4 in America East play, to finish in third place.[1] They defeated UMBC[2] and Albany[3] before falling to Maine in the America East tournament championship game.[4] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,[5] where they defeated Niagara in the second round,[6] Colgate in the Super 16[7] and Purdue in the Great 8,[8] before falling to eventual tournament champions Saint Louis in the Fab 4.[9]

Roster

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2024–25 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Malia Lenz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Abbotsford Senior Secondary School Chilliwack, British Columbia
G 1 Lexi Kerstein 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Deerfield High School Riverwoods, Illinois
G 3 Emma Haan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Zionsville Community High School Zionsville, Indiana
G 4 Natalie Beaudoin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lewiston High School Lewiston, Maine
G 10 Bella Vito 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Montville Township High School Montville, New Jersey
G 11 Nika Kurdija 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Slavonski Brod Gornja Vrba, Croatia
G 12 Keira Hanson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Issaquah High School Issaquah, Washington
F 13 Julia Blanck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Skidmore College Hinesburg, Vermont
G 14 Catherine Gilwee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Champlain Valley Union High School Shelburne, Vermont
F 15 Piper Risdon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lowell High School Lowell, Michigan
G 22 Sarah Ericson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr St. Thomas Aquinas College Norwich, Connecticut
G 23 Devon Yarde 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Hilton Head Christian Academy Bluffton, South Carolina
F 24 Anna Olson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Monticello High School Monticello, Minnesota
C 25 Nikola Priede 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Riga High School Riga, Latvia
F 33 Savanna Creal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Hamilton Chandler High School Chandler, Arizona
F 34 Sarah Lazar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Saint Louis Madison, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 15, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024*
6:00 p.m.
Saint Michael's W 75–37 
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Missouri W 62–46  1–0
Patrick Gym (1,068)
Burlington, VT
November 8, 2024*
8:00 p.m., B1G+
at Minnesota L 52–74  1–1
Williams Arena (3,192)
Minneapolis, MN
November 12, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Providence L 53–58  1–2
Patrick Gym (790)
Burlington, VT
November 16, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Holy Cross W 67–50  2–2
Patrick Gym (877)
Burlington, VT
November 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Dartmouth W 61–37  3–2
Leede Arena (496)
Hanover, NH
November 22, 2024*
9:15 p.m., YouTube
vs. North Dakota State
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
L 50–58  3–3
Alaska Airlines Center (550)
Anchorage, AK
November 23, 2024*
10:15 p.m., YouTube
at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout 3rd-place game
L 52–68  3–4
Alaska Airlines Center (869)
Anchorage, AK
November 28, 2024*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Idaho State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 64–44  4–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (151)
Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2024*
6:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Rice
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 57–79  4–5
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (100)
Cancún, Mexico
December 4, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Bucknell L 59–62 OT 4–6
Sojka Pavilion (1,596)
Lewisburg, PA
December 7, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Manhattan W 74–57  5–6
Patrick Gym (915)
Burlington, VT
December 15, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Quinnipiac L 63–68  5–7
Patrick Gym (791)
Burlington, VT
December 19, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Buffalo L 68–70  5–8
Alumni Arena (875)
Amherst, NY
December 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Princeton L 45–60  5–9
Jadwin Gymnasium (792)
Princeton, NJ
America East regular season
January 2, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Albany L 55–64  5–10
(0–1)
Broadview Center (1,163)
Albany, NY
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Hampshire W 72–52  6–10
(1–1)
Patrick Gym (1,045)
Burlington, VT
January 9, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
UMass Lowell W 77–52  7–10
(2–1)
Patrick Gym (3,024)
Burlington, VT
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bryant W 74–43  8–10
(3–1)
Patrick Gym (1,011)
Burlington, VT
January 16, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Binghamton W 55–46  9–10
(4–1)
Dr. Bai Lee Court (4,627)
Vestal, NY
January 23, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at NJIT W 60–38  10–10
(5–1)
Wellness and Events Center (181)
Newark, NJ
January 25, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMBC W 67–44  11–10
(6–1)
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (455)
Catonsville, MD
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Binghamton W 53–40  12–10
(7–1)
Patrick Gym (817)
Burlington, VT
February 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Maine L 39–45  12–11
(7–2)
Memorial Gymnasium (1,181)
Orono, ME
February 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Albany W 59–50  13–11
(8–2)
Patrick Gym (1,282)
Burlington, VT
February 13, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Hampshire W 55–46  14–11
(9–2)
Lundholm Gym (178)
Durham, NH
February 15, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maine W 65–34  15–11
(10–2)
Patrick Gym (1,349)
Burlington, VT
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bryant L 53–61  15–12
(10–3)
Chace Athletic Center (317)
Smithfield, RI
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMass Lowell W 57–35  16–12
(11–3)
Costello Athletic Center (512)
Lowell, MA
February 27, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
NJIT W 75–43  17–12
(12–3)
Patrick Gym (740)
Burlington, VT
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMBC W 79–59  18–12
(13–3)
Patrick Gym (1,297)
Burlington, VT
America East tournament
March 6, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) (7) UMBC
Quarterfinals
W 70–39  19–12
Patrick Gym (744)
Burlington, VT
March 10, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) (3) Bryant
Semifinals
W 62–45  20–12
Patrick Gym (1,069)
Burlington, VT
March 14, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPNU
(2) at (1) Albany
Championship
W 62–55  21–12
Broadview Center (2,238)
Albany, NY
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN
(15 S1) at (2 S1) No. 9 NC State
First Round
L 55–75  21–13
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Abrami, Alex (March 8, 2024). "'Not finished yet': Utterback, UVM women's basketball oust UMBC in league quarterfinals". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Dugan, Michael (March 12, 2024). "UVM women stun Albany late, advance to America East title game". WCAX-TV. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Maine women beat Vermont 64-48 to win America East championship and secure first NCAA bid since 2019". AP News. March 15, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. March 17, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Cierzan, Noah (March 26, 2024). "Vermont women's basketball holds off Niagara to advance to third round of WNIT". My NBC5. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  7. ^ Cerio, Jon (March 29, 2024). "Colgate Women's Basketball's Postseason Run Comes to an End at the Hands of the Catamounts, 65-55". WKTV. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  8. ^ Vega de Soto, Juan (April 2, 2024). "Catamounts defeat Purdue to reach final four for the 1st time". VTDigger. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  9. ^ Sacks, Ian (April 3, 2024). "Saint Louis heads to WNIT final". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "Vermont Catamounts Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2024.