2024–25 Bradley Braves women's basketball team

2024–25 Bradley Braves women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record14–19 (7–13 MVC)
Head coach
  • Kate Popovec-Goss (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • JerShon Cobb
  • Ollie Goss
  • Stephanie Miller
Home arenaRenaissance Coliseum
2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State † 16 – 4   .800 25 – 8   .758
Missouri State 16 – 4   .800 26 – 9   .743
Belmont 15 – 5   .750 26 – 13   .667
Drake 15 – 5   .750 22 – 12   .647
Illinois State 14 – 6   .700 24 – 13   .649
Northern Iowa 11 – 9   .550 17 – 17   .500
UIC 10 – 10   .500 15 – 18   .455
Valparaiso 9 – 11   .450 13 – 19   .406
7 – 13   .350 14 – 19   .424
Evansville 3 – 17   .150 7 – 25   .219
Southern Illinois 2 – 18   .100 4 – 26   .133
Indiana State 2 – 18   .100 4 – 28   .125
† 2025 MVC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Bradley Braves women's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Braves, who were led by third-year head coach Kate Popovec-Goss, played their home games at the Renaissance Coliseum in Peoria, Illinois, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Braves finished the 2023–24 season 6–25, 2–18 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for last place.[1] They were defeated by Murray State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.[2]

Preseason

On October 1, 2024, the MVC released their preseason coaches poll. Bradley was picked to finish eleventh in the MVC regular season.[3]

Preseason rankings

MVC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Drake 566 (39)
2 Northern Iowa 504 (6)
3 Belmont 475 (3)
4 Murray State 391
5 Missouri State 380
6 UIC 347
7 Illinois State 341
8 Valparaiso 193
9 Indiana State 189
10 Southern Illinois 167
11 Bradley 97
12 Evansville 96

Source:[3]

Preseason All-MVC Teams

No Braves were named to the Preseason All-MVC First or Second teams.[3]

Roster

2024–25 Bradley Braves women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Kaylen Nelson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Old Dominion Tulsa, Oklahoma
G/F 1 Claire McDougall 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Washington Community High School Washington, Illinois
G 2 Lucia Llaveria 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Sagrat Cor Diputació Sant Vicenç de Montalt, Spain
G/F 3 Lila Posthuma 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Prescott High School Prescott, Wisconsin
G 4 Soleil Barnes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Toledo Southfield, Michigan
G 8 Ruba Abo Hashesh 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS Iowa Western Community College Karlstad, Sweden
G 10 Katy Wade 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Plano West High School Plano, Texas
G 11 Caitlin Washington 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Neuqua Valley High School Naperville, Illinois
F 12 Amy O'Hara 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr George Mason Melbourne, Australia
G 13 Sheyene Neale 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So King's Christian Collegiate Oakville, Ontario
G 14 Inia Jones 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Omaha Central High School Omaha, Nebraska
F 20 Ellie McDermid 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bay Port High School Green Bay, Wisconsin
G/F 22 Tamia Perryman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Marian Indianapolis, Indiana
F 30 Carlie Vick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Florida Atlantic St. Albans, Missouri
F 66 Mariam Coulibaly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr J Addison School Bamako, Mali
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 4, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2024*
2:00 pm 		Knox W 104–69  –
 Renaissance Coliseum 
Peoria, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		St. Francis (IL) W 70–32  1–0
 Renaissance Coliseum (473)
Peoria, IL
November 12, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lindenwood L 56–64  1–1
 Hyland Performance Arena (407)
St. Charles, MO
November 17, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan W 66–57  2–1
 McGuirk Arena (1,019)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 21, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		IU Indy W 72–47  3–1
 Renaissance Coliseum 
Peoria, IL
November 24, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Illinois L 41–62  3–2
 Renaissance Coliseum (385)
Peoria, IL
November 27, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky W 62–57  4–2
 Renaissance Coliseum (501)
Peoria, IL
December 3, 2024*
11:00 am, NEC Front Row 		at Chicago State W 75–57  5–2
 Jones Convocation Center (575)
Chicago, IL
December 12, 2024*
6:00 pm, B1G+ 		at Illinois L 52–70  5–3
 State Farm Center (3,684)
Champaign, IL
December 15, 2024*
2:00 pm, B1G+ 		at Northwestern L 57–67  5–4
 Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,130)
Evanston, IL
December 19, 2024*
12:30 pm 		vs. Bethune–Cookman
Hatter Classic 		W 71–36  6–4
 Insight Credit Union Arena (122)
DeLand, FL
December 20, 2024*
10:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Stetson
Hatter Classic 		L 58–66  6–5
 Insight Credit Union Arena 
DeLand, FL
MVC regular season
December 29, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Belmont L 61–69  6–6
(0–1) 		Curb Event Center (1,005)
Nashville, TN
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Evansville W 45–42  7–6
(1–1) 		Renaissance Coliseum (453)
Peoria, IL
January 5, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Indiana State W 65–52  8–6
(2–1) 		Renaissance Coliseum (531)
Peoria, IL
January 10, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Drake L 63–67  8–7
(2–2) 		Renaissance Coliseum (510)
Peoria, IL
January 12, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Iowa L 44–67  8–8
(2–3) 		Renaissance Coliseum (652)
Peoria, IL
January 17, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UIC L 49–52  8–9
(2–4) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (539)
Chicago, IL
January 19, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Valparaiso L 52–59  8–10
(2–5) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (227)
Valparaiso, IN
January 26, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry 		L 58–74  8–11
(2–6) 		CEFCU Arena (2,302)
Normal, IL
January 31, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Missouri State L 62–73  8–12
(2–7) 		Renaissance Coliseum (439)
Peoria, IL
February 2, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois W 68–46  9–12
(3–7) 		Renaissance Coliseum (513)
Peoria, IL
February 7, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa L 51–69  9–13
(3–8) 		McLeod Center (2,853)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 9, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Drake L 52–72  9–14
(3–9) 		Knapp Center (2,159)
Des Moines, IA
February 13, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Evansville L 45–55  9–15
(3–10) 		Meeks Family Fieldhouse (748)
Evansville, IN
February 16, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Indiana State W 56–54  10–15
(4–10) 		Hulman Center (1,090)
Terre Haute, IN
February 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Murray State L 55–81  10–16
(4–11) 		Renaissance Coliseum (458)
Peoria, IL
February 23, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry 		W 70–65  11–16
(5–11) 		Renaissance Coliseum (951)
Peoria, IL
February 27, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Valparaiso L 64–66  11–17
(5–12) 		Renaissance Coliseum (662)
Peoria, IL
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UIC W 65–54  12–17
(6–12) 		Renaissance Coliseum (907)
Peoria, IL
March 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois W 59–51  13–17
(7–12) 		Banterra Center (261)
Carbondale, IL
March 8, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Missouri State L 54–64  13–18
(7–13) 		Great Southern Bank Arena (4,063)
Springfield, MO
MVC tournament
March 13, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(9) vs. (8) Valparaiso
Opening round 		W 64–58  14–18
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
March 14, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(9) vs. (1) Murray State
Quarterfinals 		L 50–86  14–19
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "Bradley Braves vs. Murray State Racers - Final Score - March 14, 2024". FOX Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Drake Selected as the Favorite in MVC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  5. ^ "Bradley Braves 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
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