2024–25 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team

2024–25 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record21–13 (13–3 America East)
Head coach
Associate head coachWill Lanier
Assistant coaches
  • Hayley Moore
  • Lindsay Werner
Home arenaPatrick Gym
2024–25 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Albany 14 – 2   .875 26 – 7   .788
† 13 – 3   .813 21 – 13   .618
Bryant 9 – 7   .563 17 – 15   .531
Maine 9 – 7   .563 15 – 16   .484
NJIT 8 – 8   .500 11 – 19   .367
Binghamton 7 – 9   .438 15 – 15   .500
UMBC 7 – 9   .438 14 – 15   .483
New Hampshire 4 – 12   .250 10 – 20   .333
UMass Lowell 1 – 15   .063 3 – 25   .107
† 2025 AmEast tournament winner

The 2024–25 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team represents the University of Vermont during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by sixth-year head coach Alisa Kresge, play their home games at the Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2023–24 season 25–12, 12–4 in America East play, to finish in third place.[1] They defeated UMBC[2] and Albany[3] before falling to Maine in the America East tournament championship game.[4] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,[5] where they defeated Niagara in the second round,[6] Colgate in the Super 16[7] and Purdue in the Great 8,[8] before falling to eventual tournament champions Saint Louis in the Fab 4.[9]

Roster

2024–25 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Malia Lenz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Abbotsford Senior Secondary School Chilliwack, British Columbia
G 1 Lexi Kerstein 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Deerfield High School Riverwoods, Illinois
G 3 Emma Haan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Zionsville Community High School Zionsville, Indiana
G 4 Natalie Beaudoin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lewiston High School Lewiston, Maine
G 10 Bella Vito 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Montville Township High School Montville, New Jersey
G 11 Nika Kurdija 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Slavonski Brod Gornja Vrba, Croatia
G 12 Keira Hanson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Issaquah High School Issaquah, Washington
F 13 Julia Blanck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Skidmore College Hinesburg, Vermont
G 14 Catherine Gilwee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Champlain Valley Union High School Shelburne, Vermont
F 15 Piper Risdon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lowell High School Lowell, Michigan
G 22 Sarah Ericson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr St. Thomas Aquinas College Norwich, Connecticut
G 23 Devon Yarde 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Hilton Head Christian Academy Bluffton, South Carolina
F 24 Anna Olson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Monticello High School Monticello, Minnesota
C 25 Nikola Priede 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Riga High School Riga, Latvia
F 33 Savanna Creal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Hamilton Chandler High School Chandler, Arizona
F 34 Sarah Lazar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Saint Louis Madison, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 15, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024*
6:00 p.m. 		Saint Michael's W 75–37  –
 Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Missouri W 62–46  1–0
 Patrick Gym (1,068)
Burlington, VT
November 8, 2024*
8:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Minnesota L 52–74  1–1
 Williams Arena (3,192)
Minneapolis, MN
November 12, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Providence L 53–58  1–2
 Patrick Gym (790)
Burlington, VT
November 16, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Holy Cross W 67–50  2–2
 Patrick Gym (877)
Burlington, VT
November 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Dartmouth W 61–37  3–2
 Leede Arena (496)
Hanover, NH
November 22, 2024*
9:15 p.m., YouTube 		vs. North Dakota State
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals 		L 50–58  3–3
 Alaska Airlines Center (550)
Anchorage, AK
November 23, 2024*
10:15 p.m., YouTube 		at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout 3rd-place game 		L 52–68  3–4
 Alaska Airlines Center (869)
Anchorage, AK
November 28, 2024*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Idaho State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 		W 64–44  4–4
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (151)
Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2024*
6:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Rice
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 		L 57–79  4–5
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (100)
Cancún, Mexico
December 4, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Bucknell L 59–62 OT 4–6
 Sojka Pavilion (1,596)
Lewisburg, PA
December 7, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Manhattan W 74–57  5–6
 Patrick Gym (915)
Burlington, VT
December 15, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Quinnipiac L 63–68  5–7
 Patrick Gym (791)
Burlington, VT
December 19, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Buffalo L 68–70  5–8
 Alumni Arena (875)
Amherst, NY
December 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Princeton L 45–60  5–9
 Jadwin Gymnasium (792)
Princeton, NJ
America East regular season
January 2, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Albany L 55–64  5–10
(0–1) 		Broadview Center (1,163)
Albany, NY
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Hampshire W 72–52  6–10
(1–1) 		Patrick Gym (1,045)
Burlington, VT
January 9, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell W 77–52  7–10
(2–1) 		Patrick Gym (3,024)
Burlington, VT
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bryant W 74–43  8–10
(3–1) 		Patrick Gym (1,011)
Burlington, VT
January 16, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Binghamton W 55–46  9–10
(4–1) 		Dr. Bai Lee Court (4,627)
Vestal, NY
January 23, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at NJIT W 60–38  10–10
(5–1) 		Wellness and Events Center (181)
Newark, NJ
January 25, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMBC W 67–44  11–10
(6–1) 		Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (455)
Catonsville, MD
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Binghamton W 53–40  12–10
(7–1) 		Patrick Gym (817)
Burlington, VT
February 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Maine L 39–45  12–11
(7–2) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,181)
Orono, ME
February 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Albany W 59–50  13–11
(8–2) 		Patrick Gym (1,282)
Burlington, VT
February 13, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Hampshire W 55–46  14–11
(9–2) 		Lundholm Gym (178)
Durham, NH
February 15, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Maine W 65–34  15–11
(10–2) 		Patrick Gym (1,349)
Burlington, VT
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bryant L 53–61  15–12
(10–3) 		Chace Athletic Center (317)
Smithfield, RI
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMass Lowell W 57–35  16–12
(11–3) 		Costello Athletic Center (512)
Lowell, MA
February 27, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		NJIT W 75–43  17–12
(12–3) 		Patrick Gym (740)
Burlington, VT
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMBC W 79–59  18–12
(13–3) 		Patrick Gym (1,297)
Burlington, VT
America East tournament
March 6, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) (7) UMBC
Quarterfinals 		W 70–39  19–12
 Patrick Gym (744)
Burlington, VT
March 10, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) (3) Bryant
Semifinals 		W 62–45  20–12
 Patrick Gym (1,069)
Burlington, VT
March 14, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		(2) at (1) Albany
Championship 		W 62–55  21–12
 Broadview Center (2,238)
Albany, NY
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN 		(15 S1) at (2 S1) No. 9 NC State
First Round 		L 55–75  21–13
 Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[10][11]

References

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  2. ^ Abrami, Alex (March 8, 2024). "'Not finished yet': Utterback, UVM women's basketball oust UMBC in league quarterfinals". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Dugan, Michael (March 12, 2024). "UVM women stun Albany late, advance to America East title game". WCAX-TV. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Maine women beat Vermont 64-48 to win America East championship and secure first NCAA bid since 2019". AP News. March 15, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. March 17, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
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