2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team
The 2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team represented the Loyola Marymount University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Lions, led by fourth year coach Aarika Hughes , played their homes games at Gersten Pavilion and are members of the West Coast Conference .
Previous season
The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 7–23, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the WCC tournament , they defeated to Saint Mary's in the first round before losing to Portland in the quarterfinals.
Offseason
Departures
Loyola Marymount Departures
Name
Num
Pos.
Height
Year
Hometown
Reason for Departure
Da'Ja Hamilton
0
G
5'8"
Graduate Student
Rancho Cucamonga, CA Gradauted
Ella Wedin
3
G
6'1"
Freshman
Happy Valley, OR Transferred to Saint Mary's
Cynthia Ezeja
4
F
6'2"
Athens, Greece Graduated
Daylee Dunn
5
G
5'10"
Senior
Fresno, CA Transferred to Cincinnati
Amaya Oliver
10
F
6'2"
Senior
Richmond, CA Transferred to Temple
Soufia Inoussa
11
G
5'8"
Senior
Stockholm, Sweden Graduated
Sydney Gandy
14
G
5'8"
Senior
Long Beach, CA Transferred to Southern Utah
Nicole Rodriguez
17
G
5'8"
Senior
Eastvale, CA Transferred to SMU
Noelle Yancy
21
G
5'10"
Senior
Dallas, TX Graduated
Alexis Mark
35
F
5'11"
Senior
Chatsworth, CA Transferred to Portland
Incoming
Recruiting
There were no recruiting classing class of 2024.
Roster
2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Brandi Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
GS Barbe Louisiana
Lake Charles, LA
G 2
Mari Somvichian 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
So Oakland Tech
Oakland, CA
G 3
Madison Watts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr Leuzinger
San Pedro, CA
G 4
Allison Clarke 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Rosary Academy
Anaheim, CA
G 5
Carly Heidger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS So Hebron Christian Academy Samford
Dacula, GA
G 7
Naudia Evans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sr Waynesville Grand Canyon
Waynesville, MO
G/F 10
Amelie Sitterud 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Tahoma
Kirkland, WA
F 11
Ali'a Matavao 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So Liberty BYU
Las Vegas, NV
F 22
Ava Toone 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr IMG Academy
Brooklyn, NY
G 23
Layla Curry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr Centennial
Corona, CA
F/C 25
Lexi Boles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Dowling Catholic Illinois State
Des Moines, IA
F 26
Aniyah Riddell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Desert Vista
Phoenix, AZ
F 30
Paula Reus Piza 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr IES Joaquim BlumeNew Mexico
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
G 54
Zawadi Ogot 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Santiago
Upland, CA
F 55
Maya Hernandez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So Archbishop Mitty
San Jose, CA
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024 *6:30 p.m., MW Network
at UNLV
L 57–73 0–1
14 – Williams
7 – Reus Piza
4 –
Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV
November 9, 2024 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bethesda W 101–43 1–1
23 – Hernandez
12 – Matavao
11 – Evans
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 13, 2024 *5:00 p.m., SLN
at South Dakota
W 71–67 OT
2–1
33 – Hernandez
10 –
8 – Evans
Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
November 22, 2024 *5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah Valley
W 76–68 3–1
15 –
8 – Evans
12 – Evans
UCCU Center Orem, UT
November 27, 2024 *1:30 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton W 64–61 4–1
13 –
10 – Hernandez
8 – Evans
Gersten Pavilion (209)Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 2024 *6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Life Pacific W 83–43 5–1
12 – Williams
6 –
6 – Evans
Gersten Pavilion (184)Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 2024 *1:00 p.m., MW Network
at San Jose State
W 82–71 6–1
32 – Evans
5 –
6 – Evans
Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA
December 15, 2024 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wichita State L 56–68 6–2
16 – Hernandez
9 – Hernandez
4 – Evans
Gersten Pavilion (293)Los Angeles, CA
WCC regular season
December 19, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland L 48–83 6–3
21 – Williams
8 – Hernandez
7 – Evans
Gersten Pavilion (219)Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Mary's
L 54–59 6–4
16 – Williams
6 – Hernandez
8 – Evans
University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
December 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Francisco L 73–85 6–5
25 – Evans
6 – Heidger
7 – Evans
Gersten Pavilion (176)Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oregon State
L 56–59 6–6
17 – Williams
11 – Hernandez
5 – Evans
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland
L 61–80 6–7
15 – Heidger
8 – Evans
3 –
Chiles Center Portland, OR
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pacific
L 51–62 6–8
19 – Evans
13 – Hernandez
5 – Evans
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Gonzaga L 58–69 6–9
28 – Evans
7 – Hernandez
2 –
Gersten Pavilion (301)Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Diego Rescheduled from January 9 W 55–52 7–9
15 –
8 – Hernandez
7 – Evans
Gersten Pavilion (182)Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Santa Clara
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Washington State
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pepperdine Rescheduled from January 11
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Francisco
Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oregon State
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Santa Clara
Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Washington State
Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Gonzaga
McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pacific
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pepperdine
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Diego
Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
March 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Mary's
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
WCC women's tournament
March 6–11, 2025 TBA
vs. TBA
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
See also
References
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