2024–25 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

2024–25 La Salle Explorers women's basketball
2024–25 La Salle Explorers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	8–22 (2–15 A–10)
Head coach	Mountain MacGillivray (7th season);
Associate head coach	Chris Day
Assistant coaches	Gillian Abshire; Jeryn Reese;
Home arena	John Glaser Arena

2024–25 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Richmond	17	–	1	.944	28	–	7	.800
George Mason †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	6	.818
Davidson	13	–	5	.722	19	–	14	.576
Saint Joseph's	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Rhode Island	11	–	7	.611	17	–	16	.515
Dayton	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
UMass	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Fordham	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Duquesne	9	–	9	.500	21	–	13	.618
Saint Louis	7	–	11	.389	15	–	19	.441
VCU	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
George Washington	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419
Loyola Chicago	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
	3	–	15	.167	10	–	23	.303
St. Bonaventure	2	–	16	.111	6	–	24	.200

† 2025 A10 tournament winner

The 2024–25 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team represents La Salle University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Explorers, led by seventh-year head coach Mountain MacGillivray, play their home games at John Glaser Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Explorers finished the 2023–24 season 8–22, 5–13 in A–10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place.^[1] They were defeated by UMass in the first round of the A–10 tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Aryss Macktoon	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	St. Timothy's School	Baltimore, Maryland
G	3	Lauren Patnode	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Perkiomen School	Saratoga Springs, New York
G/F	8	Diora Ressaissi	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Long Island Lutheran High School	Orlando, Florida
G	9	Irene Garcia	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Real Canoe	Madrid, Spain
G	10	Alisa Blalock	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Caldwell	Uniondale, New York
F	11	Ivy Fox	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Coffeyville Community College	Garrison, North Dakota
G	12	Ayisse Magassa	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Clarendon College	Morsang-sur-Orge, France
G	13	Joan Quinn	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Cardinal O'Hara High School	Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
G	14	Vega Gil	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Raritan Valley Community College	Pamplona, Spain
G	15	Ashleigh Connor	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS So	Saint Louis	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F	20	Anna Przyszlak	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Cowley Community College	Gdańsk, Poland
G	21	Ty'Renisha Bowers	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Southern Arkansas Tech	Natchez, Louisiana
G	24	Sania Jenkins	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Etiwanda High School	Narrabeen, Australia
F	25	Mackenzie Daleba	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Fairfield	Dorchester, Massachusetts
G	30	Jolene Armendariz	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	San Francisco State	Hemet, California

Head coach

Mountain MacGillivray (Temple)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Day (West Chester)
Gillian Abshire (Quinnipiac)
Jeryn Reese (La Salle)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Maine	L 51–65	0–1	13 – Magassa	9 – Armendariz	3 – Daleba	Memorial Gymnasium (1,507) Orono, ME
November 9, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Delaware	W 68–54	1–1	21 – Connor	9 – Tied	3 – Tied	John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
November 13, 2024* 6:00 pm, FloHoops		at Drexel Big 5 Classic Pod 1	L 40–73	1–2	6 – Tied	6 – Tied	3 – Daleba	Daskalakis Athletic Center (652) Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ACCNX		at Virginia	L 47–76	1–3	16 – Quinn	11 – Connor	5 – Connor	John Paul Jones Arena (4,054) Charlottesville, VA
November 20, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Rider	W 55–54	2–3	20 – Connor	12 – Daleba	4 – Quinn	John Glaser Arena (211) Philadelphia, PA
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at American	W 69–60	3–3	22 – Macktoon	9 – Quinn	5 – Connor	Bender Arena (411) Washington, D.C.
November 26, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Lehigh	W 65–62	4–3	15 – Tied	7 – Connor	4 – Connor	John Glaser Arena (286) Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Temple Big 5 Classic Pod 1	L 68–73	4–4	14 – Macktoon	8 – Connor	4 – Tied	John Glaser Arena (192) Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola Chicago	W 55–45	5–4 (1–0)	11 – Tied	7 – Armendariz	5 – Tied	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (500) Chicago, IL
December 6, 2024* 3:30 pm, NBCSP+		vs. Penn Big 5 Classic 5th Place Game	L 63–74	5–5	13 – Connor	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Finneran Pavilion (1,526) Villanova, PA
December 13, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Chestnut Hill	W 95–46	6–5	19 – Magassa	13 – Daleba	6 – Bowers	John Glaser Arena (128) Philadelphia, PA
December 17, 2024* 8:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 6 Texas	L 49–111	6–6	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	1 – Tied	Moody Center (6,386) Austin, TX
December 20, 2024* 5:00 pm		vs. Northern Kentucky UC San Diego Winter Classic	W 70–67	7–6	18 – Quinn	6 – Armendariz	3 – Tied	LionTree Arena (135) La Jolla, CA
December 21, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at UC San Diego UC San Diego Winter Classic	L 53–69	7–7	11 – Magassa	7 – Macktoon	4 – Tied	LionTree Arena (357) La Jolla, CA
December 29, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		George Washington	L 54–65	7–8 (1–1)	12 – Connor	7 – Magassa	4 – Connor	John Glaser Arena (187) Philadelphia, PA
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Joseph's						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 15, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+		at UMass						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		George Mason						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+		Duquesne	L 57−67	7−14 (1−7)	16 – Connor	18 – Daleba	4 – Connor	John Glaser Arena (185) Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
February 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Richmond						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 12, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Fordham						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rhode Island						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Bonaventure						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		VCU						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
A-10 tournament
March 5, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(14)	vs. (11) VCU First round	W 50–48	10–22	12 – Quinn	6 – Tied	4 – Connor	Henrico Sports & Events Center (1,986) Henrico, VA
March 6, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(14)	vs. (6) Dayton Second round	L 45–60	10–23	14 – Daleba	8 – Armendariz	3 – Connor	Henrico Sports & Events Center (1,254) Henrico, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
^ "Tori Hyduke leads UMass to second round of Atlantic 10 championship". The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
^ "La Salle Explorers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

[2] "Tori Hyduke leads UMass to second round of Atlantic 10 championship". The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

[4] "La Salle Explorers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

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