2024–25 Valparaiso Beacons women's basketball team

2024–25 Valparaiso Beacons women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record13–19 (9–11 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jon Hill
  • Dominique Miller
  • Andrew Whitt
Home arenaAthletics–Recreation Center
2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State † 16 – 4   .800 25 – 8   .758
Missouri State 16 – 4   .800 26 – 9   .743
Belmont 15 – 5   .750 26 – 13   .667
Drake 15 – 5   .750 22 – 12   .647
Illinois State 14 – 6   .700 24 – 13   .649
Northern Iowa 11 – 9   .550 17 – 17   .500
UIC 10 – 10   .500 15 – 18   .455
9 – 11   .450 13 – 19   .406
Bradley 7 – 13   .350 14 – 19   .424
Evansville 3 – 17   .150 7 – 25   .219
Southern Illinois 2 – 18   .100 4 – 26   .133
Indiana State 2 – 18   .100 4 – 28   .125
† 2025 MVC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Valparaiso Beacons women's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beacons, who were led by seventh-year head coach Mary Evans, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center in Valparaiso, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Beacons finished the 2023–24 season 5–23, 4–15 in MVC play, to finish in tenth place.[1] They were defeated by UIC in the opening round of the MVC tournament.[2]

Preseason

On October 1, 2024, the MVC released their preseason coaches poll. Valparaiso was picked to eighth in the MVC regular season.[3]

Preseason rankings

MVC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Drake 566 (39)
2 Northern Iowa 504 (6)
3 Belmont 475 (3)
4 Murray State 391
5 Missouri State 380
6 UIC 347
7 Illinois State 341
8 Valparaiso 193
9 Indiana State 189
10 Southern Illinois 167
11 Bradley 97
12 Evansville 96

Source:[3]

Preseason All-MVC Teams

Preseason All-MVC Team
Team Player Position Year
Second Leah Earnest Guard/Forward Fifth year

Source:[3]

Roster

2024–25 Valparaiso Beacons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Maci Rhoades 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Radford Beavercreek, Ohio
G/F 3 Lexi Castator 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Northrop High School Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 4 Fiona Connolly 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr La Salle South Burlington, Vermont
G 5 Raeven Raye-Redmond 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Trotwood-Madison High School Trotwood, Ohio
G 9 Mor Shabtai 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Hapoel Petah Tikva Tel Aviv, Israel
G/F 11 Nevaeh Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Northrop High School Fort Wayne, Indiana
G/F 12 Saniya Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Northrop High School Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 20 Katie Beyer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr McHenry High School McHenry, Illinois
G/F 21 Layla Gold 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Cathedral High School Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F 22 Leah Earnest (5Y) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr SPASH Stevens Point, Wisconsin
G 23 Bella Swedlund 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Toledo Winner, South Dakota
F 24 Kayla Preston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Millard North High School Omaha, Nebraska
F 33 Kylie Waytashek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Royalton High School Royalton, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (5Y) Fifth-year senior
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 3, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
12:00 pm, Gray Media 		vs. Liberty
AIA Total Action Tip-Off 		L 58–77  0–1
 Wooden Family Fieldhouse (1,200)
Xenia, OH
November 9, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Purdue Fort Wayne L 56–72  0–2
 Athletics–Recreation Center (493)
Valparaiso, IN
November 12, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Trinity Christian W 81–40  1–2
 Athletics–Recreation Center (675)
Valparaiso, IN
November 14, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee L 79–90  1–3
 Klotsche Center (574)
Milwaukee, WI
November 19, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Loyola Chicago L 62–70  1–4
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (451)
Chicago, IL
November 25, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Goshen W 72–41  2–4
 Athletics–Recreation Center (207)
Valparaiso, IN
November 30, 2024*
1:30 pm 		vs. North Dakota
Christmas City Classic 		W 76–57  3–4
 Stabler Arena (489)
Bethlehem, PA
December 1, 2024*
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lehigh
Christmas City Classic 		L 59–77  3–5
 Stabler Arena (426)
Bethlehem, PA
December 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Michigan W 67–54  4–5
 Athletics–Recreation Center (234)
Valparaiso, IN
December 18, 2024*
4:00 pm, FDSNMW/ESPN+ 		at Saint Louis L 59–69  4–6
 Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
December 21, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy L 71–79 2OT 4–7
 Athletics–Recreation Center (377)
Valparaiso, IN
MVC regular season
December 29, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois W 69–51  5–7
(1–0) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (272)
Valparaiso, IN
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa L 70–93  5–8
(1–1) 		McLeod Center (2,607)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Drake L 64–82  5–9
(1–2) 		Knapp Center (2,656)
Des Moines, IA
January 10, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Murray State L 45–82  5–10
(1–3) 		CFSB Center (873)
Murray, KY
January 12, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Belmont L 53–67  5–11
(1–4) 		Curb Event Center (1,012)
Nashville, TN
January 17, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Illinois State L 65–79  5–12
(1–5) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (242)
Valparaiso, IN
January 19, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bradley W 59–52  6–12
(2–5) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (227)
Valparaiso, IN
January 26, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UIC L 45–60  6–13
(2–6) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (639)
Chicago, IL
January 30, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Indiana State W 73–54  7–13
(3–6) 		Hulman Center (1,201)
Terre Haute, IN
February 1, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Evansville W 66–54  8–13
(4–6) 		Meeks Family Fieldhouse (618)
Evansville, IN
February 7, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Belmont L 41–69  8–14
(4–7) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (272)
Valparaiso, IN
February 9, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Murray State L 57–77  8–15
(4–8) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (352)
Valparaiso, IN
February 13, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UIC W 60–51  9–15
(5–8) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (285)
Valparaiso, IN
February 16, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Missouri State L 63–79  9–16
(5–9) 		Great Southern Bank Arena (2,592)
Springfield, MO
February 21, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Evansville W 76–55  10–16
(6–9) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (539)
Valparaiso, IN
February 23, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Indiana State W 73–68  11–16
(7–9) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (325)
Valparaiso, IN
February 27, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bradley W 66–64  12–16
(8–9) 		Renaissance Coliseum (662)
Peoria, IL
March 1, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Illinois State L 68–90  12–17
(8–10) 		CEFCU Arena (2,621)
Normal, IL
March 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Drake W 66–65  13–17
(9–10) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (290)
Valparaiso, IN
March 8, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Iowa L 73–85  13–18
(9–11) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (421)
Valparaiso, IN
MVC tournament
March 13, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (9) Bradley
Opening round 		L 58–64  13–19
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "Valparaiso Beacons vs. UIC Flames - Final Score - March 14, 2024". FOX Sports. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Drake Selected as the Favorite in MVC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Valparaiso University. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  5. ^ "Valparaiso Beacons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
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