2024–25 Wofford Terriers women's basketball team
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 17–12 (8–6 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Mike Merrill |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium |
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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
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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
Player | Position | Year |
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Rachael Rose | Guard | Senior |
Source:[4]
Preseason All-SoCon Team
Player | Position | Year |
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Helen Matthews | Guard | Graduate student |
Rachael Rose | Guard | Senior |
Source:[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
References
- ^ "Women's Basketball - 2023-24 Standings". SoCon. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Wofford women advances to SoCon semifinals". WYFF. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Wofford women fall in SoCon Semifinals to UNCG". Fox Carolina. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "SoCon women's basketball polls and preseason team announced". SoCon. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Wofford Terriers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 20, 2025.