2024–25 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

2024–25 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
WCC regular season co-champions
WBIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	24–11 (17–3 WCC)
Head coach	Lisa Fortier (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Jordan Green Stacy Clinesmith Craig Fortier
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga	17	–	3		.850			24	–	11		.686
Portland	17	–	3		.850			31	–	5		.861
Washington State	14	–	6		.700			21	–	14		.600
Oregon State †	12	–	8		.600			19	–	16		.543
San Francisco	11	–	9		.550			15	–	16		.484
Saint Mary's	10	–	10		.500			14	–	17		.452
Pacific	9	–	11		.450			15	–	19		.441
Santa Clara	8	–	12		.400			14	–	17		.452
Loyola Marymount	7	–	13		.350			14	–	16		.467
Pepperdine	3	–	17		.150			8	–	22		.267
San Diego	2	–	18		.100			7	–	24		.226
† 2025 WCC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Gonzaga University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), members of the West Coast Conference, are led by eleventh-year head coach Lisa Fortier and play home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington.

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

The Bulldogs finished the season at 32–4 and 16–0 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season championship. They advanced to the WCC women's tournament championship game where they lost to Portland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a 4th seed in Portland region 4 where they defeated UC Irvine and Utah first and second rounds to advance to the sweet sixteen for the first time since 2015, where they lost to Texas.

Offseason

Departures

Due to COVID-19 disruptions throughout NCAA sports in 2020–21, the NCAA announced that the 2020–21 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any individual involved in an NCAA winter sport, including women's basketball. This meant that all seniors in 2023–24 had the option to return for 2024–25.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason left
Destiny Burton	1	F	6'0"	Senior	Wichita, KS	Graduated
Payton Muma	3	G	5'8"	Sophomore	Highlands Ranch, CO	Transferred to Wyoming[1]
Calli Stokes	10	F	5'11"	Sophomore	Redondo Beach, CA	Transferred to South Alabama for track and field[2]
Kayleigh Truong	11	G	5'9"	GS Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Eliza Hollingsworth	12	F	6'2"	Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Graduated
Naya Ojukwu	13	F	6'0"	Freshman	Meridan, ID	Transferred to Morgan State
Kaylynne Truong	14	G	5'8"	GS Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated/2024 WNBA draft; selected 21st overall by Washington Mystics
Brynna Maxwell	22	G	6'0"	GS Senior	Gig Harbor, WA	Graduated/2024 WNBA draft; selected 13th overall by Chicago Sky

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Vera Gunaydin	2	G	5'9"	Junior	Ankara, Turkey	South Georgia Tech
Inês Bettencourt	8	G	5'9"	Junior	São Miguel, Portugal	UConn[3]
Tayla Dalton	10	G	5'9"	GS Senior	Auckland, New Zealand	Saint Mary's[4]
McKynnlie Dalan	22	F	6'1"	Sophomore	Montesano, WA	Minnesota[5]

Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Esther Little 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Ipswich Basketball Academy Ipswich, England G 2 Vera Gunaydin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr N/A South Georgia Tech Ankara, Turkey G 4 Claire O'Connor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lakeside Bellevue, WA G 5 Maud Huijbens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Syracuse Hilversum, Netherlands G 8 Inês Bettencourt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Clube União Sportiva UConn São Miguel, Portugal G 10 Tayla Dalton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Carmel College Saint Mary's Auckland, New Zealand G 11 Allie Turner 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr John Burroughs St. Louis, MO G 12 Christabel Osarobo 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr   Tudela, Spain F 15 Yvonne Ejim 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Edge School Calgary, AB F 22 McKynnlie Dalan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Montesano Minnesota Montesano, WA F 31 Ella Hopkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Lourdes Rochester, MN F 33 Lauren Whittaker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr St. Andrew's College Cantebury, New Zealand G 35 Bree Salenbien 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Lenawee Christian Adrian, MI	Head coach Lisa Fortier (Cal State Monterey Bay) Assistant coach(es) Jordan Green (George Fox) Stacy Clinesmith (UC Santa Barbara) Craig Fortier (Cal State Monterey Bay) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2024* 6:00 p.m.		College of Idaho	W 79–39		–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center  Spokane, WA
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana	W 82–69	1–0	18 – Turner	10 – Ejim	5 – Bettencourt	McCarthey Athletic Center (4,952) Spokane, WA
November 10, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Stanford	L 58–89	1–1	18 – Turner	8 – Ejim	3 – Huijbens	Maples Pavilion (3,865) Stanford, CA
November 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SWX/ESPN+		California	L 65–86	1–2	27 – Ejim	9 – Huijbens	4 – Huijbens	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,060) Spokane, WA
November 17, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SWX/ESPN+		Wyoming	W 62–51	2–2	17 – Bettencourt	11 – Ejim	2 – tied	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,268) Spokane, WA
November 21, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rice	W 72–69	3–2	22 – Ejim	11 – Ejim	4 – tied	McCarthey Athletic Center (4,876) Spokane, WA
November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., MW Network		at New Mexico	W 81–68	4–2	26 – Ejim	17 – Ejim	8 – Ejim	The Pit (4,943) Albuquerque, NM
November 28, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Missouri State Paradise Jam Reef Division	L 64–65	4–3	21 – Ejim	12 – Huijbens	5 – Ejim	Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Texas Tech Paradise Jam Reef Division	L 49–67	4–4	14 – Turner	10 – Ejim	3 – Turner	Sports and Fitness Center (1,725) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Florida State Paradise Jam Reef Division	L 54–95	4–5	20 – Ejim	7 – O'Connor	4 – Huijbens	Sports and Fitness Center (2,525) Saint Thomas, USVI
December 8, 2024* 12:00 p.m., MW Network		at Colorado State	L 72–74 ^OT	4–6	22 – Ejim	19 – Huijbens	9 – Turner	Moby Arena (5,500) Fort Collins, CO
December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SWX/ESPN+		Eastern Washington	W 79–50	5–6	28 – Ejim	9 – Little	5 – Ejim	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,243) Spokane, WA
WCC regular season
December 19, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at San Francisco	L 58–73	5–7 (0–1)	20 – Ejim	6 – Huijbens	4 – Turner	Sobrato Center (358) San Francisco, CA
December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at San Diego	W 66–59	6–7 (1–1)	29 – Ejim	8 – tied	4 – tied	Jenny Craig Pavilion (754) San Diego, CA
December 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		Oregon State	L 67–71 ^OT	6–8 (1–2)	22 – Ejim	8 – Ejim	9 – Turner	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,615) Spokane, WA
December 30, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pepperdine	W 75–54	7–8 (2–2)	23 – Ejim	9 – O'Connor	6 – Turner	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,165) Spokane, WA
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland	W 76–71	8–8 (3–2)	19 – Huijbens	12 – Huijbens	6 – Turner	Chiles Center (1,116) Portland, OR
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Santa Clara	W 82–56	9–8 (4–2)	23 – Huijbens	10 – tied	8 – Ejim	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,280) Spokane, WA
January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Washington State	W 69–61	10–8 (5–2)	20 – Turner	13 – Huijbens	5 – tied	Beasley Coliseum (1,639) Pullman, WA
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., SWX/ESPN+		Portland	W 66–65	11–8 (6–2)	35 – Ejim	13 – Ejim	6 – Turner	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,414) Spokane, WA
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola Marymount	W 69–58	12–8 (6–2)	23 – Turner	11 – Little	5 – Ejim	Gersten Pavilion (301) Los Angeles, CA
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pepperdine	W 81–53	13–8 (8–2)	29 – Ejim	12 – Ejim	4 – Ejim	Firestone Fieldhouse (160) Malibu, CA
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., SWX/ESPN+		San Diego	W 64–48	14–8 (9–2)	25 – Ejim	8 – Ejim	6 – Bettencourt	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,006) Spokane, WA
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pacific	W 68–64	15–8 (10–2)	23 – Ejim	12 – Ejim	4 – Salenbien	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,328) Spokane, WA
February 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Mary's	W 69–58	16–8 (11–2)	27 – Ejim	12 – Little	5 – Dalton	University Credit Union Pavilion (344) Moraga, CA
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., SWX/ESPN+		Washington State	W 73–69 ^OT	17–8 (11–3)	16 – Ejim	17 – Ejim	5 – Turner	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oregon State	W 66–62 ^OT	18–8 (13–2)	31 – Ejim	9 – Ejim	4 – Dalton	Gill Coliseum (4,574) Corvallis, OR
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola Marymount	W 69–57	19–8 (14–2)	16 – Ejim	11 – Little	4 – Dalan	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., SWX/ESPN+		Saint Mary's	W 60–53	20–8 (15–2)	16 – Turner	11 – Little	3 – tied	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,441) Spokane, WA
February 22, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		San Francisco	L 68–70	20–9 (15–3)	19 – Ejim	8 – Ejim	5 – Turner	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,540) Spokane, WA
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pacific	W 72–56	21–9 (16–3)	21 – Ejim	9 – Dalton	3 – tied	Alex G. Spanos Center (689) Stockton, CA
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Santa Clara	W 68–61	22–9 (17–3)	23 – Turner	6 – Ejim	4 – Ejim	Leavey Center (400) Santa Clara, CA
WCC women's tournament
March 10, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	vs. (4) Oregon State Semifinals	L 61–63	22–10	18 – Ejim	14 – Ejim	4 – Little	Orleans Arena (2,827) Paradise, NV
WBIT
March 20, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	UTSA First round	W 67–51	23–10	24 – Ejim	16 – Ejim	4 – tied	McCarthey Athletic Center (2,571) Spokane, WA
March 23, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	at (1) Colorado Second round	W 64–55	24–10	15 – tied	10 – Ejim	tied – 5	CU Events Center (1,860) Boulder, CO
March 27, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	at (2) Minnesota Quarterfinals	L 77–82 ^OT	24–11	27 – Ejim	15 – Ejim	6 – Bettencourt	Williams Arena (2,451) Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV
Coaches

See also

• 2024–25 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

References

1. "Cowgirls add Gonzaga transfer Payton Muma". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. May 1, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
2. "Calli Stokes bio". usajaguars.com. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
3. Lee, Greg (April 29, 2024). "Gonzaga women land UConn guard Ines Bettencourt in portal, first transfer of offseason". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
4. Lee, Greg (May 4, 2024). "Gonzaga women add former Saint Mary's guard Tayla Dalton in transfer portal". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
5. Lee, Greg (May 16, 2024). "Gonzaga women pick up Minnesota transfer forward McKynnlie Dalan". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
6. "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule - Gonzaga University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Gozags.com.