2024–25 East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball team

2024–25 East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball
2024–25 East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	17–13 (8–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Brenda Mock Brown (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Honey Brown; Eric Gracia; Symone Denham;
Home arena	Brooks Gymnasium

2024–25 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Greensboro †	13	–	1	.929	25	–	7	.781
Chattanooga	9	–	5	.643	17	–	15	.531
	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 East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buccaneers, who were led by third-year head coach Brenda Mock Brown, played their home games at Brooks Gymnasium in Johnson City, Tennessee as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Previous season

The Buccaneers finished the 2023–24 season 18–12, 7–7 in SoCon play, to finish in fifth place.^[1] They were defeated by Mercer in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the SoCon released their preseason coaches poll. East Tennessee State was picked to finish fifth in the SoCon regular season.^[3]

Preseason rankings

SoCon preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Wofford	49 (7)
2	UNC Greensboro	42 (1)
T-3	Furman	31
T-3	Samford	31
5	East Tennessee State	25
6	Chattanooga	23
7	Mercer	13
8	Western Carolina	10

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-SoCon Team

Preseason All-SoCon Team
Player	Position	Year
Kendall Folley	Guard	Senior

Source:^[3]

Roster

2024–25 East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Paige Lyons	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS Jr	Wagner	Atlanta, Georgia
G	1	Lucy Hood	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Rabun County High School	Rabun Gap, Georgia
G	2	Kaylee Carson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Independence High School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	3	Brecken Snotherly	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Eastern Randolph High School	Franklinville, North Carolina
G	4	Braylyn Milton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Cincinnati	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	5	Gemma Grüttner Bacoul	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	McCook Community College	Berlin, Germany
G	10	Courtney Moore (5Y)	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School	Gainesville, Florida
G	11	Carmen Richardson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Colonial High School	Orlando, Florida
G	12	Kendall Folley	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Oakland	Lebanon, Ohio
G	15	Jaidyn Harper	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	St. John's College High School	Herndon, Virginia
F	20	Meghan Downing	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Tri-Village High School	New Madison, Ohio
F	21	Kennedy Younkin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Teays Valley High School	Ashville, Ohio
F	25	Isabella Hunt (5Y)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Mount St. Mary's	Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Brenda Mock Brown (Wake Forest)

Assistant coach(es)

Honey Brown (Maryville)
Eric Gracia (Texas–Pan American)
Symone Denham (Wright State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(5Y) Fifth-year senior
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 17, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at No. 9 NC State	L 55–80	0–1	Reynolds Coliseum (4,291) Raleigh, NC
November 9, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Jackson State	L 48–55	0–2	Brooks Gymnasium (578) Johnson City, TN
November 12, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 44–42	1–2	Paul Porter Arena (1,500) Boiling Springs, NC
November 15, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb	L 61–62	1–3	Allen Arena (225) Nashville, TN
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloCollege		at Campbell	L 51–58	1–4	Gore Arena (771) Buies Creek, NC
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 53–48	2–4	Brooks Gymnasium (382) Johnson City, TN
November 27, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 64–31	3–4	Brooks Gymnasium (316) Johnson City, TN
December 1, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Memphis	W 78–71	4–4	Brooks Gymnasium (812) Johnson City, TN
December 6, 2024* 10:30 am, ESPN+		at No. 15 West Virginia	L 40–85	4–5	WVU Coliseum (8,489) Morgantown, WV
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UVA Wise	W 72–42	5–5	Brooks Gymnasium (462) Johnson City, TN
December 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Radford	W 68–45	6–5	Brooks Gymnasium (426) Johnson City, TN
December 17, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 53–47	7–5	Kimmel Arena (316) Asheville, NC
December 20, 2024* 1:00 pm		vs. IU Indy FGCU Holiday Tournament	W 54–41	8–5	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
December 21, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast FGCU Holiday Tournament	L 54–67	8–6	Alico Arena (1,444) Fort Myers, FL
January 2, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Tusculum	W 103–55	9–6	Brooks Gymnasium (389) Johnson City, TN
SoCon regular season
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 43–64	9–7 (0–1)	Fleming Gymnasium (228) Greensboro, NC
January 12, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	L 60–64	9–8 (0–2)	Ramsey Center (613) Cullowhee, NC
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercer	W 70–46	10–8 (1–2)	Brooks Gymnasium (283) Johnson City, TN
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Samford	W 69–48	11–8 (2–2)	Brooks Gymnasium (341) Johnson City, TN
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	L 46–48	11–9 (2–3)	McKenzie Arena (1,495) Chattanooga, TN
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	W 72–62	12–9 (3–3)	Hayes Gym (217) Tigerville, SC
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford	W 63–50	13–9 (4–3)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (778) Spartanburg, SC
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	W 77–64	14–9 (5–3)	Brooks Gymnasium (381) Johnson City, TN
February 8, 2025 1:30 pm, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	L 56–61 ^OT	14–10 (5–4)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,472) Johnson City, TN
February 13, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	L 43–50	14–11 (5–5)	Pete Hanna Center (213) Homewood, AL
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	W 70–67	15–11 (6–5)	Hawkins Arena (1,549) Macon, GA
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	L 46–51	15–12 (6–6)	Brooks Gymnasium (612) Johnson City, TN
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford	W 63–57	16–12 (7–6)	Brooks Gymnasium (733) Johnson City, TN
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	W 62–50	17–12 (8–6)	Brooks Gymnasium (824) Johnson City, TN
SoCon tournament
March 6, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) Furman Quarterfinals	L 58–64	17–13	Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Women's Basketball - 2023-24 Standings". SoCon. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
^ "Strong Second Half Lifts No. 4 Mercer Past No. 5 ETSU". WJHL. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "SoCon women's basketball polls and preseason team announced". SoCon. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". East Tennessee State University. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
^ "East Tennessee State Bucs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 17, 2025.

[1] "Women's Basketball - 2023-24 Standings". SoCon. Retrieved May 17, 2025.

[2] "Strong Second Half Lifts No. 4 Mercer Past No. 5 ETSU". WJHL. Retrieved May 17, 2025.

[poll-3] "SoCon women's basketball polls and preseason team announced". SoCon. Retrieved May 15, 2025.

[4] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". East Tennessee State University. Retrieved May 17, 2025.

[5] "East Tennessee State Bucs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 17, 2025.

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