2024–25 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies women's basketball team

2024–25 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies women's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record17–13 (9–7 Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Madison McKeever
  • Tiana Jones
Home arenaSchoenecker Arena
2024–25 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 South Dakota State † 16 – 0   1.000 30 – 4   .882
Oral Roberts 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727
North Dakota State 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636
* 9 – 7   .563 16 – 14   .533
North Dakota 6 – 10   .375 12 – 19   .387
Kansas City 6 – 10   .375 12 – 21   .364
South Dakota 5 – 11   .313 11 – 20   .355
Omaha 5 – 11   .313 14 – 17   .452
Denver 2 – 14   .125 9 – 21   .300
† 2025 Summit League tournament winner
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 St. Thomas Tommies women's basketball team represented the University of St. Thomas during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tommies, led by 20th-year head coach Ruth Sinn, played their home games at Schoenecker Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota as members of the Summit League.

This season originally marked St. Thomas's fourth year of a five-year transition period from Division III to Division I, an incredibly rare and historic jump that bypasses Division II altogether. However, on January 15, 2025, the NCAA voted to amend the reclassification timeline for transitioning Division I institutions, reducing the Division III to Division I transition period from five years to four. With the transition period timeline amended, St. Thomas would be eligible for NCAA postseason play in the 2025–26 season as long as the university is able to meet the new standards set (such as academic requirements).[1]

Additionally, this season marked the final year the Tommies played their home games in Schoenecker Arena, as their new on-campus arena, the Lee and Penny Anderson Arena is set to open in time for the start of the 2025–26 season.[2]

Previous season

The Tommies finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 7–9 in Summit League play, to finish in fifth place.[3] They were defeated by South Dakota in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament.[4]

Roster

2024–25 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Lizzie Steingraber 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So New London High School New London, Wisconsin
G 3 Riley Wright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Northern Iowa Marion, Iowa
G 4 Jade Hill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr South High School Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 5 Faith Feuerbach 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Sycamore High School Sycamore, Illinois
G 11 Zoey Washington 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So St. Croix Lutheran Academy Mahtomedi, Minnesota
G 12 Mikayla Werner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Hortonville High School Hortonville, Wisconsin
G 13 Gabby Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Freedom High School Freedom, Wisconsin
F 14 Jordyn Lamker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Maple Grove High School Maple Grove, Minnesota
G 15 Phoebe Frentzel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Arrowhead High School Pewaukee, Wisconsin
F 20 Sammy Opichka 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Notre Dame Academy Green Bay, Wisconsin
G 21 Amber Scalia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Stillwater High School Stillwater, Minnesota
G 22 Abbey Vallance 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Tara Anglican School Sydney, Australia
F 24 Alyssa Sand 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Albany High School Albany, Minnesota
G 30 Laura Hauge 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Croix Lutheran Academy West St. Paul, Minnesota
F 32 Savanah Gardner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Eastview High School Apple Valley, Minnesota
G 33 Kammie Ludwig 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Providence Geneseo, Illinois
C 34 Jo Langbehn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Elk River High School Elk River, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 4, 2025

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 4, 2024*
5:00 pm, SLN 		Milwaukee W 84–81 OT 1–0
  35 – Hill   13 – Opichka   4 – Langbehn  Schoenecker Arena (538)
St. Paul, MN
November 7, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Crown W 99–33  2–0
  15 – Langbehn   8 – Werner   5 – Hill  Schoenecker Arena (307)
St. Paul, MN
November 10, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Illinois W 75–68  3–0
  21 – Hill   8 – Opichka   9 – Scalia  Convocation Center (1,005)
DeKalb, IL
November 14, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 8 Iowa State L 47–80  3–1
  11 – Scalia   7 – Langbehn   2 – Hill  Hilton Coliseum (9,951)
Ames, IA
November 16, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wichita State L 64–69  3–2
  30 – Langbehn   7 – Langbehn   6 – Scalia  Charles Koch Arena (986)
Wichita, KS
November 21, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oakland W 73–62  4–2
  22 – Tied   8 – Tied   4 – Opichka  OU Credit Union O'rena (244)
Auburn Hills, MI
November 25, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Macalester W 84–43  5–2
  16 – Hill   7 – Sand   4 – Tied  Schoenecker Arena (323)
St. Paul, MN
December 1, 2024*
12:00 pm, SLN 		UIC W 75–71  6–2
  22 – Opichka   7 – Opichka   11 – Hill  Schoenecker Arena (411)
St. Paul, MN
December 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Northern Colorado
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		L 54–62  6–3
  19 – Tied   6 – Opichka   4 – Hill  Schoenecker Arena (327)
St. Paul, MN
December 7, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		L 54–76  6–4
  14 – Lamker   8 – Opichka   3 – Opichka  Memorial Gym (1,199)
Moscow, ID
December 14, 2024*
1:00 pm, SLN 		Western Illinois W 69–56  7–4
  26 – Hill   8 – Opichka   5 – Scalia  Schoenecker Arena (421)
St. Paul, MN
December 21, 2024*
1:00 pm, SLN/Fox 9+ 		Drake L 81–92  7–5
  24 – Hill   5 – Opichka   5 – Opichka  Schoenecker Arena (653)
St. Paul, MN
December 28, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan W 81–65  8–5
  21 – Scalia   8 – Tied   6 – Hill  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,127)
Ypsilanti, MI
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2025
2:00 pm, SLN 		Kansas City W 2–0 Forfeit[a]  9–5
(1–0) 		 23 – Scalia   6 – Langbehn   6 – Hill  Schoenecker Arena (274)
St. Paul, MN
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, SLN/Fox 9+ 		North Dakota State L 59–73  9–6
(1–1) 		 20 – Langbehn   4 – Tied   7 – Hill  Schoenecker Arena (773)
St. Paul, MN
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota L 60–77  9–7
(1–2) 		 22 – Scalia   9 – Sand   4 – Hill  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,225)
Vermillion, SD
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Oral Roberts L 68–71  9–8
(1–3) 		 15 – Hill   12 – Langbehn   4 – Hill  Mabee Center (1,478)
Tulsa, OK
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, SLN 		at Omaha W 67–53  10–8
(2–3) 		 18 – Langbehn   8 – Lamker   4 – Tied  Baxter Arena (416)
Omaha, NE
January 22, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		South Dakota State L 76–83  10–9
(2–4) 		 23 – Scalia   7 – Sand   8 – Scalia  Schoenecker Arena (733)
St. Paul, MN
January 25, 2025
12:00 pm, SLN 		Denver W 78–65  11–9
(3–4) 		 21 – Scalia   6 – Tied   9 – Hill  Schoenecker Arena (413)
St. Paul, MN
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at North Dakota W 76–71  12–9
(4–4) 		 23 – Langbehn   8 – Frentzel   7 – Hill  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,624)
Grand Forks, ND
February 1, 2025
1:00 pm, SLN 		at North Dakota State L 74–81  12–10
(4–5) 		 26 – Scalia   6 – Opichka   6 – Hill  Scheels Center (895)
Fargo, ND
February 5, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		Omaha W 75–62  13–10
(5–5) 		 20 – Scalia   7 – Opichka   8 – Hill  Schoenecker Arena (309)
St. Paul, MN
February 8, 2025
12:00 pm, SLN 		at Denver W 81–68  14–10
(6–5) 		 18 – Tied   9 – Langbehn   6 – Scalia  Hamilton Gymnasium (493)
Denver, CO
February 12, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		North Dakota W 77–54  15–10
(7–5) 		 20 – Hill   6 – Langbehn   5 – Tied  Schoenecker Arena (402)
St. Paul, MN
February 20, 2025
1:00 pm, SLN 		at Kansas City L 82–91  15–11
(7–6) 		 23 – Opichka   6 – Tied   7 – Hill  Swinney Recreation Center (419)
Kansas City, MO
February 22, 2025
1:00 pm, SLN 		South Dakota W 66–57  16–11
(8–6) 		 22 – Hill   13 – Scalia   6 – Hill  Schoenecker Arena (413)
St. Paul, MN
February 26, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		Oral Roberts W 79–76  17–11
(9–6) 		 28 – Langbehn   7 – Langbehn   4 – Opichka  Schoenecker Arena (314)
St. Paul, MN
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota State L 46–79  17–12
(9–7) 		 16 – Scalia   6 – Opichka   4 – Scalia  First Bank and Trust Arena (4,082)
Brookings, SD
Summit League tournament
March 7, 2025
12:00 pm, SLN 		(4) vs. (5) North Dakota
Quarterfinals 		L 67–80  17–13
  26 – Langbehn   10 – Opichka   5 – Hill  Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

Notes

  1. ^ The game was originally won by Kansas City 76–69. However, on January 7, Kansas City self-reported a rules violation, resulting in a St. Thomas forfeit win. Despite this, the stats from the game will still be counted.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Division I adopts new reclassification criteria". NCAA.com. January 15, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "Anderson Arena". Crawford Architects. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  4. ^ "USD Women Defeat St. Thomas, Advance to Semi's". ESPN Sioux Falls. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  5. ^ "NCAA Violation results in forfeit for women's basketball". Roo News. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". The University of St. Thomas. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  7. ^ "St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
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