2024–25 Wofford Terriers women's basketball team
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 17–12 (8–6 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Mike Merrill |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 SoCon tournament winner |
The 2024–25 Wofford Terriers women's basketball team represented Wofford College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terriers, who were led by ninth-year head coach Jimmy Garrity, played their home games at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
Previous season
[edit]The Terriers finished the 2023–24 season 17–13, 8–6 in SoCon play, to finish in a three-way tie for second place.[1] They defeated Samford,[2] before falling to UNC Greensboro in the semifinals of the SoCon tournament.[3]
Preseason
[edit]On October 16, 2024, the SoCon released their preseason coaches poll. Wofford was picked to finish first in the SoCon regular season.[4]
Preseason rankings
[edit]Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Wofford | 49 (7) |
2 | UNC Greensboro | 42 (1) |
T-3 | Furman | 31 |
Samford | ||
5 | East Tennessee State | 25 |
6 | Chattanooga | 23 |
7 | Mercer | 13 |
8 | Western Carolina | 10 |
Source:[4]
Preseason Player of the Year
[edit]Player | Position | Year |
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Rachael Rose | Guard | Senior |
Source:[4]
Preseason All-SoCon Team
[edit]Player | Position | Year |
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Helen Matthews | Guard | Graduate student |
Rachael Rose | Guard | Senior |
Source:[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Newberry | W 76–27 | 1–0 |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (597) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
November 9, 2024* 2:00 pm |
at North Carolina Central | W 75–56 | 2–0 |
McDougald–McLendon Arena (176) Durham, NC | |||||||
November 12, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
at No. 20 Kentucky | L 42–76 | 2–1 |
Memorial Coliseum (3,844) Lexington, KY | |||||||
November 16, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Davidson | L 63–74 | 2–2 |
John M. Belk Arena (792) Davidson, NC | |||||||
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Wesleyan | W 95–35 | 3–2 |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (153) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
High Point | W 71–65 | 4–2 |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (311) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
November 26, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
UNC Asheville | W 75–56 | 5–2 |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,324) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
December 7, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+/CW 62 |
Appalachian State | W 71–63 | 6–2 |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (440) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCN |
at No. 9 Duke | L 58–93 | 6–3 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,768) Durham, NC | |||||||
December 21, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lehigh | L 64–69 | 6–4 |
Stabler Arena (512) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 2 South Carolina | L 47–93 | 6–5 |
Colonial Life Arena (17,711) Columbia, SC | |||||||
January 2, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Erskine | W 107–35 | 7–5 |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (294) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
January 4, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
King | W 73–38 | 8–5 |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (354) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
SoCon regular season | |||||||||||
January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Furman | W 68–51 | 9–5 (1–0) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (548) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UNC Greensboro | W 62–39 | 10–5 (2–0) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (365) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Western Carolina | W 66–53 | 11–5 (3–0) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (569) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Mercer | W 61–51 | 12–5 (4–0) |
Hawkins Arena (1,583) Macon, GA | |||||||
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Samford | W 84–49 | 13–5 (5–0) |
Pete Hanna Center (317) Homewood, AL | |||||||
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Chattanooga | W 57–54 | 14–5 (6–0) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (541) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
East Tennessee State | L 50–63 | 14–6 (6–1) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (778) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Furman | L 88–93 2OT | 14–7 (6–2) |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (2,007) Greenville, SC | |||||||
February 13, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Western Carolina | W 70–68 | 15–7 (7–2) |
Ramsey Center (623) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UNC Greensboro | L 60–68 | 15–8 (7–3) |
Fleming Gymnasium (322) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+/CW 62 |
Samford | L 54–62 | 15–9 (7–4) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (534) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
February 22, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mercer | W 65–64 | 16–9 (8–4) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (713) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at East Tennessee State | L 57–63 | 16–10 (8–5) |
Brooks Gymnasium (733) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Chattanooga | L 61–69 | 16–11 (8–6) |
McKenzie Arena (1,709) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
March 6, 2025 5:45 pm, ESPN+ |
(4) | vs. (5) Samford Quarterfinals |
W 58–56 | 17–11 |
Harrah's Cherokee Center (2,581) Asheville, NC | ||||||
March 7, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
(4) | vs. (1) UNC Greensboro Semifinals |
L 50–54 | 17–12 |
Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Women's Basketball - 2023-24 Standings". SoCon. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Wofford women advances to SoCon semifinals". WYFF. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Wofford women fall in SoCon Semifinals to UNCG". Fox Carolina. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "SoCon women's basketball polls and preseason team announced". SoCon. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Wofford Terriers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 20, 2025.