2024–25 Wofford Terriers women's basketball team

2024–25 Wofford Terriers women's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record17–12 (8–6 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Jimmy Garrity (9th season)
Associate head coachMike Merrill
Assistant coaches
  • Trent Bunn
  • Ashley Raley-Ross
Home arenaJerry Richardson Indoor Stadium
2024–25 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro 13 1   .929 25 7   .781
Chattanooga 9 5   .643 17 15   .531
East Tennessee State 8 6   .571 17 13   .567
8 6   .571 17 12   .586
Samford 7 7   .500 12 19   .387
Furman 5 9   .357 16 16   .500
Mercer 3 11   .214 8 22   .267
Western Carolina 3 11   .214 13 17   .433
2025 SoCon tournament winner

The 2024–25 Wofford Terriers women's basketball team represented Wofford College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terriers, who were led by ninth-year head coach Jimmy Garrity, played their home games at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Previous season

The Terriers finished the 2023–24 season 17–13, 8–6 in SoCon play, to finish in a three-way tie for second place.[1] They defeated Samford,[2] before falling to UNC Greensboro in the semifinals of the SoCon tournament.[3]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the SoCon released their preseason coaches poll. Wofford was picked to finish first in the SoCon regular season.[4]

Preseason rankings

SoCon preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Wofford 49 (7)
2 UNC Greensboro 42 (1)
T-3 Furman 31
Samford
5 East Tennessee State 25
6 Chattanooga 23
7 Mercer 13
8 Western Carolina 10

Source:[4]

Preseason Player of the Year

Preseason Player of the Year
Player Position Year
Rachael Rose Guard Senior

Source:[4]

Preseason All-SoCon Team

Preseason All-SoCon Team
Player Position Year
Helen Matthews Guard Graduate student
Rachael Rose Guard Senior

Source:[4]

Roster

2024–25 Wofford Terriers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Madi Hawk 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Jefferson County High School Jefferson City, Tennessee
G 2 Maddie Heiss 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Bishop Lynch High School Dallas, Texas
G/F 3 Evangelia Paulk 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Asheville High School Asheville, North Carolina
G 5 Helen Matthews (5Y) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Kaiapoi High School Kaiapoi, New Zealand
G 10 Libby Privett 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Madison Academy Huntsville, Alabama
G 12 Rachael Rose 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr USC Upstate Scranton, Pennsylvania
F 13 Toni Warren 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Cherokee High School Canton, Georgia
G 15 Molly Masingale 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr McMinn Central High School Englewood, Tennessee
F 21 Mia Flor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Idaho State Missoula, Montana
G 24 Sara Deidda 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Trgovacka škola Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia
F 81 Queen Ikhiuwu 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Tulsa Madrid, Spain
Head coach
  • Jimmy Garrity (Elon)
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (5Y) Fifth-year senior
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 20, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Newberry W 76–27  1–0
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (597)
Spartanburg, SC
November 9, 2024*
2:00 pm
at North Carolina Central W 75–56  2–0
McDougald–McLendon Arena (176)
Durham, NC
November 12, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 20 Kentucky L 42–76  2–1
Memorial Coliseum (3,844)
Lexington, KY
November 16, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Davidson L 63–74  2–2
John M. Belk Arena (792)
Davidson, NC
November 19, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Wesleyan W 95–35  3–2
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (153)
Spartanburg, SC
November 21, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
High Point W 71–65  4–2
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (311)
Spartanburg, SC
November 26, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+
UNC Asheville W 75–56  5–2
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,324)
Spartanburg, SC
December 7, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+/CW 62
Appalachian State W 71–63  6–2
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (440)
Spartanburg, SC
December 18, 2024*
7:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 9 Duke L 58–93  6–3
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,768)
Durham, NC
December 21, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lehigh L 64–69  6–4
Stabler Arena (512)
Bethlehem, PA
December 29, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN
at No. 2 South Carolina L 47–93  6–5
Colonial Life Arena (17,711)
Columbia, SC
January 2, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Erskine W 107–35  7–5
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (294)
Spartanburg, SC
January 4, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
King W 73–38  8–5
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (354)
Spartanburg, SC
SoCon regular season
January 12, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Furman W 68–51  9–5
(1–0)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (548)
Spartanburg, SC
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Greensboro W 62–39  10–5
(2–0)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (365)
Spartanburg, SC
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Carolina W 66–53  11–5
(3–0)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (569)
Spartanburg, SC
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer W 61–51  12–5
(4–0)
Hawkins Arena (1,583)
Macon, GA
January 25, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Samford W 84–49  13–5
(5–0)
Pete Hanna Center (317)
Homewood, AL
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Chattanooga W 57–54  14–5
(6–0)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (541)
Spartanburg, SC
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
East Tennessee State L 50–63  14–6
(6–1)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (778)
Spartanburg, SC
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Furman L 88–93 2OT 14–7
(6–2)
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (2,007)
Greenville, SC
February 13, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Carolina W 70–68  15–7
(7–2)
Ramsey Center (623)
Cullowhee, NC
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Greensboro L 60–68  15–8
(7–3)
Fleming Gymnasium (322)
Greensboro, NC
February 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+/CW 62
Samford L 54–62  15–9
(7–4)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (534)
Spartanburg, SC
February 22, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Mercer W 65–64  16–9
(8–4)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (713)
Spartanburg, SC
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Tennessee State L 57–63  16–10
(8–5)
Brooks Gymnasium (733)
Johnson City, TN
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Chattanooga L 61–69  16–11
(8–6)
McKenzie Arena (1,709)
Chattanooga, TN
SoCon tournament
March 6, 2025
5:45 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Samford
Quarterfinals
W 58–56  17–11
Harrah's Cherokee Center (2,581)
Asheville, NC
March 7, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN+
(4) vs. (1) UNC Greensboro
Semifinals
L 50–54  17–12
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball - 2023-24 Standings". SoCon. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  2. ^ "Wofford women advances to SoCon semifinals". WYFF. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  3. ^ "Wofford women fall in SoCon Semifinals to UNCG". Fox Carolina. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d "SoCon women's basketball polls and preseason team announced". SoCon. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  6. ^ "Wofford Terriers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 20, 2025.