2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team

2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record11–20 (7–11 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachSkip Gleason
Assistant coaches
  • Brandon Morrison
  • Angela Song
  • Jordan Loera
Home arenaReese Court
2024–25 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 17 1   .944 30 4   .882
Northern Arizona 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
Idaho 10 8   .556 18 12   .600
Weber State 10 8   .556 13 16   .448
Idaho State 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Montana 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Sacramento State 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Northern Colorado 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Portland State 1 17   .056 4 24   .143
2025 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team represents Eastern Washington University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Joddie Gleason, play their home games at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 29–6, 16–2 in Big Sky play to finish as Big Sky regular season champions.[1] They defeated Weber State,[2] Montana State,[3] and Northern Arizona to win the Big Sky tournament championship, earning just their second NCAA tournament appearance, and their first since 1987.[4] They received the #14 seed in the Albany Regional 1,[5] where they would fall to #3 region seed Oregon State in the first round.[6]

Roster

2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Alexis Pettis 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Palisades Charter High School Gardena, California
G 2 Ella Gallatin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Snohomish High School Snohomish, Washington
G 3 Ellie Boni 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS San Jose State Spokane Valley, Washington
G 4 Rachel Harvey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Cal State Northridge San Francisco, California
G 5 Breeje Schuler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr St Peter's School, Cambridge Te Aroha, New Zealand
PF 10 Jaecy Eggers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Woodinville High School Woodinville, Washington
G 11 Peyton Howard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Seattle Spokane Valley, Washington
PF 12 Paris Kirk 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Robert Morris Kelowna, British Columbia
G 13 Valérie Cassidy-De Falco 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Nottingham Girls' High School Nottingham, England
PF 14 Cori Wilcox 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Lake Stevens High School Lake Stevens, Washington
G 21 Léa-line Romain 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Santa Margarita Catholic High School Paris, France
SF 22 Kourtney Grossman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Billings West High School Billings, Montana
G 23 Emily McElmurry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Sentinel High School Missoula, Montana
SF 41 Addison Hall 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Winlock Senior High School Winlock, Washington
PF 44 Camille Jentzsch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Lake Stevens High School Lake Stevens, Washington
PF 52 Bella Hays 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Wasilla High School Wasilla, Alaska
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 12, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024*
2:00 pm
Eastern Oregon W 81–61 
 14  Howard   12  Eggers        Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Washington State L 82–83 OT 0–1
 25  Howard   13  Kirk   3  Tied  Beasley Coliseum (906)
Pullman, WA
November 9, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Walla Walla W 81–33  1–1
 18  Gallatin   8  Eggers   6  Howard  Reese Court (453)
Cheney, WA
November 14, 2024*
6:00 pm, B1G+
at Washington L 59–83  1–2
 20  Howard   7  Hays   2  Gallatin  Alaska Airlines Arena (1,925)
Seattle, WA
November 17, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland L 62–74  1–3
 16  Howard   7  Grossman   3  Boni  Reese Court (1,090)
Cheney, WA
November 22, 2024*
3:30 pm
vs. Saint Mary's
Bank of Hawai'i Classic
L 57–59  1–4
 15  Howard   6  Schuler   3  Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (2,694)
Honolulu, HI
November 24, 2024*
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Hawai'i
Bank of Hawai'i Classic
L 55–67  1–5
 14  Howard   6  Tied   6  Howard  Stan Sheriff Center (1,744)
Honolulu, HI
November 27, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield W 67–58  2–5
 21  Howard   11  Gallatin   5  Howard  Reese Court (503)
Cheney, WA
December 4, 2024*
5:00 pm, SLN
at South Dakota State
Big Sky-Summit League Challenge
L 58–81  2–6
 15  Howard   14  Grossman   4  Gallatin  First Bank and Trust Arena (2,124)
Brookings, SD
December 7, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
North Dakota State
Big Sky-Summit League Challenge
L 47–74  2–7
 18  Howard   7  Grossman   1  Tied  Reese Court (536)
Cheney, WA
December 14, 2024*
2:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+
at Gonzaga L 50–79  2–8
 15  Howard   7  Grossman   1  Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (5,243)
Spokane, WA
December 16, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Warner Pacific W 98–45  3–8
 16  McElmurry   9  Grossman   7  Harvey  Reese Court (550)
Cheney, WA
December 20, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara W 54–46  4–8
 17  Pettis   17  Grossman   4  Howard  Reese Court (496)
Cheney, WA
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana L 70–78  4–9
(0–1)
 22  Gallatin   14  Grossman   7  Howard  Dahlberg Arena (2,304)
Missoula, MT
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State L 54–66  4–10
(0–2)
 13  Grossman   16  Grossman   6  Howard  Worthington Arena (1,517)
Bozeman, MT
January 9, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland State W 78–49  5–10
(1–2)
 13  Eggers   9  Grossman   4  Tied  Reese Court (575)
Cheney, WA
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento State W 89–80  6–10
(2–2)
 23  Gallatin   11  Grossman   7  Howard  Reese Court (642)
Cheney, WA
January 18, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho L 57–67  6–11
(2–3)
 14  Gallatin   12  Grossman   2  Gallatin  ICCU Arena (2,246)
Moscow, ID
January 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana State L 56–58  6–12
(2–4)
 18  Grossman   19  Grossman   3  Tied  Reese Court (655)
Cheney, WA
January 23, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Arizona L 63–75  6–13
(2–5)
 16  Eggers   13  Grossman   5  Howard  Findlay Toyota Court (513)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Colorado L 57–66  6–14
(2–6)
 17  Grossman   17  Grossman   3  Harvey  Bank of Colorado Arena (687)
Greeley, CO
January 30, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN+
Idaho State W 78–71 OT 7–14
(3–6)
 17  Howard   11  Grossman   4  Howard  Reese Court (2,100)
Cheney, WA
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Weber State L 48–62  7–15
(3–7)
 13  Gallatin   15  Grossman   3  Tied  Reese Court (765)
Cheney, WA
February 6, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento State W 68–53  8–15
(4–7)
 17  Tied   8  Eggers   4  Tied  Hornets Nest (732)
Sacramento, CA
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland State W 65–58  9–15
(5–7)
 17  Howard   12  Grossman   4  Gallatin  Viking Pavilion (514)
Portland, OR
February 15, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho W 63–60  10–15
(6–7)
 19  Howard   9  Grossman   3  Tied  Reese Court (930)
Cheney, WA
February 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Colorado L 46–50  10–16
(6–8)
 13  Howard   16  Grossman   5  Harvey  Reese Court (561)
Cheney, WA
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Arizona L 77–88  10–17
(6–9)
 30  Howard   8  Grossman   5  Tied  Reese Court (745)
Cheney, WA
February 27, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Weber State L 65–67  10–18
(6–10)
 18  Pettis   15  Grossman   3  Tied  Dee Events Center (296)
Ogden, UT
March 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho State L 60–75  10–19
(6–11)
 13  Pettis   10  Grossman   4  Harvey  Reed Gym (981)
Pocatello, ID
March 3, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana W 80–77  11–19
(7–11)
 21  Pettis   11  Grossman   3  Howard  Reese Court (781)
Cheney, WA
Big Sky tournament
March 8, 2025
1:30 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (8) Sacramento State
First round
L 67–71  11–20
 14  Grossman   12  Grossman   3  Gallatin  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[7][8]

References

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  3. ^ "Cold offense sinks Montana State Bobcats in season-ending Big Sky semifinal loss". 406 Sports. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  4. ^ "NAU Falls To Eastern Washington In The Women's Big Sky Tournament Championship Game Wednesday". KAFF News. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  5. ^ "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
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