2024–25 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team

2024–25 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball
2024–25 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball
WBIT, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	24–10 (12–6 A-10)
Head coach	Cindy Griffin (24th season);
Associate head coach	Melissa Dunne
Assistant coaches	Katie Kuester; Ashley Prim;
Home arena	Hagan 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
	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
La Salle	3	–	15	.167	10	–	23	.303
St. Bonaventure	2	–	16	.111	6	–	24	.200

† 2025 A10 tournament winner

The 2024–25 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team represents Saint Joseph's University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 24th-year head coach Cindy Griffin, play their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2023–24 season 28–6, 15–3 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for second place.^[1] They were upset by Rhode Island in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the WBIT,^[3] where they would defeat Seton Hall in the first round^[4] and California in the second round,^[5] before falling to eventual tournament runner-up Villanova in the quarterfinals.^[6]

Roster

2024–25 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Talya Brugler	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Nazareth Area High School	Nazareth, Pennsylvania
G	1	Rhian Stokes	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Ewing High School	Ewing, New Jersey
G	2	Aleah Snead	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	William Penn Charter School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	3	Emma Boslet	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	St. Thomas Aquinas High School	Edison, New Jersey
F	4	Laura Ziegler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Falkonergaardens Gymnasium	Herlev, Denmark
G	5	Julia Nyström	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Polhemskolan Lund	Lund, Sweden
F	9	Meja Jägerskog	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	RIG Luleå Elite Academy	Stockholm, Sweden
G	11	Kaylie Griffin	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School	Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
G	15	Gabby Casey	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Lansdale Catholic High School	Quakertown, Pennsylvania
G	21	Mackenzie Smith	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	King's-Edgehill School	Shelburne, Nova Scotia
F	30	Paula Maurina	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Hartford	Riga, Latvia
G	31	Lauren Greer	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Archbishop Wood High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	33	Emirson Devenie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Royal Crown Academy	Melbourne, Australia
C	42	Lizzy Gruber	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Gardiner Area High School	Gardiner, Maine

Head coach

Cindy Griffin (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Melissa Dunne (Temple)
Katie Kuester (Saint Joseph's)
Ashley Prim (Saint Joseph's)

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
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Goldey–Beacom	W 102–30	1–0	22 – Smith	13 – Tied	5 – Tied	Hagan Arena (985) Philadelphia, PA
November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ACCNX		at Syracuse	W 84–70	2–0	29 – Brugler	6 – Tied	10 – Boslet	JMA Wireless Dome (2,215) Syracuse, NY
November 15, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Penn Big 5 Classic Pod 2	W 68–57	3–0	21 – Brugler	12 – Ziegler	7 – Ziegler	The Palestra (632) Philadelphia, PA
November 20, 2024* 8:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Utah	W 82–53	4–0	30 – Ziegler	10 – Ziegler	13 – Boslet	America First Event Center (369) Cedar City, UT
November 22, 2024* 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at Utah	L 71–72 ^OT	4–1	22 – Ziegler	12 – Ziegler	5 – Casey	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,901) Salt Lake City, UT
November 27, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Francis	W 88–35	5–1	18 – Brugler	13 – Ziegler	10 – Ziegler	Hagan Arena (650) Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSP		Villanova Big 5 Classic Pod 2/Holy War	L 65–81	5–2	18 – Smith	11 – Ziegler	6 – Ziegler	Hagan Arena (1,783) Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2024* 5:45 pm, NBCSP		vs. Drexel Big 5 Classic 3rd Place Game	W 69–47	6–2	23 – Smith	8 – Brugler	9 – Brugler	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 9, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Maine	W 74–48	7–2	26 – Smith	16 – Ziegler	6 – Ziegler	Hagan Arena (884) Philadelphia, PA
December 20, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Howard Hawk Classic	W 69–53	8–2	23 – Brugler	11 – Ziegler	10 – Ziegler	Hagan Arena (2,102) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Hawk Classic	W 59–54	9–2	23 – Ziegler	13 – Ziegler	4 – Boslet	Hagan Arena (864) Philadelphia, PA
A-10 regular season
December 29, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		VCU	W 70–62	10–2 (1–0)	25 – Smith	8 – Smith	4 – Tied	Hagan Arena (801) Philadelphia, PA
January 2, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	W 61–55	11–2 (2–0)	18 – Brugler	15 – Ziegler	4 – Boslet	EagleBank Arena (3,354) Fairfax, VA
January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	W 85–49	12–2 (3–0)	22 – Ziegler	17 – Ziegler	6 – Boslet	John Glaser Arena (273) Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Duquesne	L 64–67	12–3 (3–1)	10 – Snead	13 – Ziegler	5 – Tied	Hagan Arena (703) Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at VCU						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fordham						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Bonaventure						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		La Salle						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington						Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Louis						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola Chicago						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 2025 8:00 pm, Peacock		at Richmond						Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 19, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Rhode Island						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
February 23, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPNU		George Mason						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton						UD Arena Dayton, OH
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Richmond						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
A-10 tournament
March 7, 2025 1:30 pm, Peacock	(4)	vs. (5) Rhode Island Quarterfinals	W 53–50	22–8	16 – Brugler	8 – Ziegler	4 – Tied	Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
March 8, 2025 11:00 am, CBSSN	(4)	vs. (1) Richmond Semifinals	W 50–49	23–8	13 – Smith	7 – Casey	3 – Ziegler	Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
March 9, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN2	(4)	vs. (2) George Mason Championship	L 58–73	23–9	19 – Smith	6 – Brugler	7 – Ziegler	Henrico Sports & Events Center (2,718) Henrico, VA
WBIT
March 20, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	Albany First round	W 69–40	24–9	16 – Ziegler	13 – Ziegler	7 – Ziegler	Hagan Arena (342) Philadelphia, PA
March 23, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	(4) Villanova Second round	L 60–62	24–10	19 – Ziegler	10 – Ziegler	8 – Ziegler	Hagan Arena (1,578) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
^ "Here's how URI women stunned St. Joseph's to advance to today's Atlantic 10 semifinals". The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
^ "2024 WBIT: Bracket, schedule, TV channels for the women's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
^ "Pirates' Season Ends in Tough Battle at St. Joe's, 54-47". Seton Hall University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
^ "Cal's late comeback falls short in season-ending loss to St. Joe's". Write For California. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
^ "Villanova Is Going to the WBIT Final Four". Philly College Sports. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Saint Joseph's University. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
^ "Saint Joseph's Hawks 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] "Here's how URI women stunned St. Joseph's to advance to today's Atlantic 10 semifinals". The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

[3] "2024 WBIT: Bracket, schedule, TV channels for the women's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

[4] "Pirates' Season Ends in Tough Battle at St. Joe's, 54-47". Seton Hall University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

[5] "Cal's late comeback falls short in season-ending loss to St. Joe's". Write For California. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

[6] "Villanova Is Going to the WBIT Final Four". Philly College Sports. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

[7] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Saint Joseph's University. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

[8] "Saint Joseph's Hawks 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

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Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (1973–2008) The Palestra (2008–2009) Hagan Arena (2009–present)
Rivalries	Villanova
Culture & lore	The Hawk City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 Big 5 Classic
People	Head coaches
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