2024–25 Army Black Knights women's basketball team

2024–25 Army Black Knights women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferencePatriot League
Record25–8 (14–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Associate head coachTony DiClemente
Assistant coaches
  • Claire Gritt
  • Glenn Rigney
  • Brie Wajer
  • Brittany Aikens
Home arenaChristl Arena
2024–25 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lehigh 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Colgate 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Navy 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Holy Cross 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Bucknell 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Lafayette 6 12   .333 10 21   .323
Boston University 5 13   .278 12 19   .387
Loyola 3 15   .167 9 21   .300
American 1 17   .056 1 29   .033
2025 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2024–25 Army Black Knights women's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Knights, who were led by fourth-year head coach Missy Traversi, played their home games at Christl Arena in West Point, New York as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Black Knights finished the 2023–24 season 12–17, 9–9 in Patriot League play, to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.[1] They were defeated by Boston University in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament.[2]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll. Army was picked to finish fourth in the Patriot League regular season.[3]

Preseason rankings

Patriot League preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Loyola (MD) 148 (10)
2 Colgate 120 (5)
3 Lehigh 109
4 Army 108 (1)
5 Boston University 106 (2)
6 Holy Cross 102 (2)
7 Navy 101
8 Bucknell 51
9 Lafayette 30
10 American 25

Source:[3]

Preseason All-Patriot League Team

No Black Knights were named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team.[3]

Roster

2024–25 Army Black Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Anna Eng 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Fairfield Croton-on-Hudson, New York
G 2 Audrey Annee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Center Grove High School Indianapolis, Indiana
G 3 Brooke Wilson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Archbishop John Carroll High School Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
G 4 Stella Chartrand 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr The Westminster Schools Atlanta, Georgia
G 11 Carlee Casteel 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Rogers Heritage High School Rogers, Arkansas
G 12 Hannah Laub 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Waubonsie Valley High School Naperville, Illinois
G 13 Trinity Hardy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Winter Haven High School Lakeland, Florida
G 20 Camryn Tade 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Carroll High School Southlake, Texas
G 21 Reese Ericson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Lakeridge High School Lake Oswego, Oregon
G/F 22 Taylor Wilson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Archbishop John Carroll High School Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
F 23 Sam Tillson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr McKinney High School McKinney, Texas
F 30 Kya Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Coronado High School Lubbock, Texas
G/F 33 Fiona Hastick 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Paul VI Catholic High School (USMAPS) Reston, Virginia
G/F 35 Soleil Montrose 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So UTEP Irvine, California
F 44 Sophia McCartney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr St. John Neumann High School Naples, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 6, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Cornell L 54–60  0–1
Christl Arena (250)
West Point, NY
November 6, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Siena W 66–56  1–1
UHY Center (864)
Loudonville, NY
November 9, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Peter's W 64–42  2–1
Christl Arena (588)
West Point, NY
November 12, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland W 58–54  3–1
Christl Arena (462)
West Point, NY
November 15, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Air Force W 57–51 OT 4–1
Christl Arena (948)
West Point, NY
November 20, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT W 69–68 OT 5–1
Wellness and Events Center (345)
Newark, NJ
November 23, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at UMass W 56–50  6–1
Mullins Center (959)
Amherst, MA
December 3, 2024*
12:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Mercyhurst Canceled Owen McCormick Court 
Erie, PA
December 7, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Hampshire W 60–59  7–1
Lundholm Gym (339)
Durham, NH
December 13, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Howard L 54–61  7–2
Burr Gymnasium (498)
Washington, D.C.
December 29, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Mount Saint Mary W 85–36  8–2
Christl Arena (1,102)
West Point, NY
Patriot League regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Colgate W 56–38  9–2
(1–0)
Christl Arena (569)
West Point, NY
January 5, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston University W 69–59  10–2
(2–0)
Christl Arena (588)
West Point, NY
January 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola (MD) W 70–55  11–2
(3–0)
Reitz Arena (145)
Baltimore, MD
January 12, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Lehigh L 51–90  11–3
(3–1)
Christl Arena (450)
West Point, NY
January 15, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN+
at Lafayette W 74–65  12–3
(4–1)
Kirby Sports Center (1,829)
Easton, PA
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston University W 59–52  13–3
(5–1)
Case Gym (473)
Boston, MA
January 22, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN+
Holy Cross L 52–61  13–4
(5–2)
Christl Arena (478)
West Point, NY
January 26, 2025
1:00 pm, CBSSN
Navy W 59–49  14–4
(6–2)
Christl Arena (4,643)
West Point, NY
January 29, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Colgate W 65–60  15–4
(7–2)
Cotterell Court (197)
Hamilton, NY
February 1, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
American W 84–60  16–4
(8–2)
Christl Arena (558)
West Point, NY
February 8, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bucknell L 65–75  16–5
(8–3)
Sojka Pavilion (439)
Lewisburg, PA
February 12, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola (MD) W 64–53  17–5
(9–3)
Christl Arena (453)
West Point, NY
February 15, 2025
11:00 am, CBSSN
at Navy W 68–64  18–5
(10–3)
Alumni Hall (5,298)
Annapolis, MD
February 19, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at American W 63–43  19–5
(11–3)
Bender Arena (394)
Washington, D.C.
February 22, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Bucknell W 69–54  20–5
(12–3)
Christl Arena (673)
West Point, NY
February 26, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Lafayette W 75–48  21–5
(13–3)
Christl Arena (472)
West Point, NY
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lehigh L 61–76  21–6
(13–4)
Stabler Arena (866)
Bethlehem, PA
March 5, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Holy Cross W 64–46  22–6
(14–4)
Hart Center (614)
Worcester, MA
Patriot League tournament
March 10, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) (7) Lafayette
Quarterfinals
W 55–40  23–6
Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
March 13, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) (6) Bucknell
Semifinals
W 49–39  24–6
Christl Arena (888)
West Point, NY
March 16, 2025
12:00 pm, CBSSN
(2) at (1) Lehigh
Championship
L 62–74  24–7
Stabler Arena (1,515)
Bethlehem, PA
WNIT
March 20, 2025*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bryant
First Round
W 59–58  25–7
Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
March 23, 2025*
2:00 pm, B1G+
at Rutgers
Second Round
L 60–71  25–8
Jersey Mike's Arena (703)
Piscataway, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "What to know about Army women's basketball for 2024-25 season". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Patriot League Announces Preseason Women's Basketball Honors". Patriot League. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Army West Point. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  5. ^ "Army Black Knights 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 6, 2025.