2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team

2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball
2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	14–16 (7–13 WCC)
Head coach	Aarika Hughes (4th season);
Associate head coach	Brooke Atkinson
Assistant coaches	Lauren Unger; Jody Burrows; Brad Johnson; Amanda Delgado;
Home arena	Gersten Pavilion
	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 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"	Senior	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

Loyola Marymount Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Brandi Williams	0	G	5'6"	Graduate Student	Lake Charles, LA	Louisiana
Carly Heidger	5	G	6'3"	Junior	Dacula, GA	Samford
Naudia Evans	7	G	5'6"	Senior	Waynesville, MO	Grand Canyon
Ali'a Matavao	11	F	6'0"	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	BYU
Lexi Boles	25	F/C	6'3"	Senior	Des Moines, IA	Illinois State
Paula Reus	30	F	6'1"	Senior	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	New Mexico

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 Blume New 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

Aarika Hughes (USC)

Assistant coach(es)

Brooke Atkinson (Wichita State)
Lauren Unger (UT Permian Basin)
Jody Burrows (Northeastern)
Brad Johnson
Amanda Delgado (Oregon)

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
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 – Tied	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 (278) Los Angeles, CA
November 13, 2024* 5:00 p.m., SLN		at South Dakota	W 71–67 ^OT	2–1	33 – Hernandez	10 – Tied	8 – Evans	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,394) Vermillion, SD
November 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Valley	W 76–68	3–1	15 – Tied	8 – Evans	12 – Evans	UCCU Center (474) Orem, UT
November 27, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton	W 64–61	4–1	13 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	6 – Evans	Provident Credit Union Event Center (288) 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 (0–1)	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 (0–2)	16 – Williams	6 – Hernandez	8 – Evans	University Credit Union Pavilion (278) Moraga, CA
December 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		San Francisco	L 73–85	6–5 (0–3)	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 (0–4)	17 – Williams	11 – Hernandez	5 – Evans	Gill Coliseum (3,519) Corvallis, OR
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland	L 61–80	6–7 (0–5)	15 – Heidger	8 – Evans	3 – Tied	Chiles Center (636) Portland, OR
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pacific	L 51–62	6–8 (0–6)	19 – Evans	13 – Hernandez	5 – Evans	Alex G. Spanos Center (537) Stockton, CA
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Gonzaga	L 58–69	6–9 (0–7)	28 – Evans	7 – Hernandez	2 – Tied	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 (1–7)	15 – Tied	8 – Hernandez	7 – Evans	Gersten Pavilion (182) Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Santa Clara	L 60–67	7–10 (1–8)	18 – Williams	10 – Hernandez	5 – Evans	Gersten Pavilion (191) Los Angeles, CA
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Washington State	W 79–76	8–10 (2–8)	37 – Evans	7 – Tied	4 – Evans	Gersten Pavilion (313) Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pepperdine Rescheduled from January 11	L 43–55	8–11 (2–9)	12 – Clarke	8 – Hernandez	3 – Williams	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at San Francisco	W 73–68	9–11 (3–9)	29 – Evans	7 – Hernandez	5 – Evans	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oregon State	L 49–66	9–12 (3–10)	19 – Williams	9 – Hernandez	8 – Evans	Gersten Pavilion (287) Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Santa Clara	W 69–62	10–12 (4–10)	24 – Williams	6 – Heidger	9 – Evans	Leavey Center (660) Santa Clara, CA
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Washington State	L 51–63	10–13 (4–11)	20 – Evans	8 – Hernandez	4 – Evans	Beasley Coliseum (890) Pullman, WA
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Gonzaga	L 57–69	10–14 (4–12)	14 – Williams	6 – Williams	5 – Evans	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pacific	L 49–63	10–15 (4–13)	14 – Williams	7 – Hernandez	6 – Evans	Gersten Pavilion (219) Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pepperdine	W 58–49	11–15 (5–13)	11 – Evans	9 – Heidger	5 – Evans	Gersten Pavilion (233) Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at San Diego	W 63–60	12–15 (6–13)	15 – Hernandez	6 – Hernandez	7 – Evans	Jenny Craig Pavilion (296) San Diego, CA
March 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Mary's	W 65–61	13–15 (7–13)	18 – Tied	15 – Hernandez	9 – Evans	Gersten Pavilion (289) Los Angeles, CA
WCC women's tournament
March 7, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) Santa Clara Second Round	W 66–52	14–15	22 – Williams	14 – Hernandez	4 – Evans	Orleans Arena (828) Paradise, NV
March 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (5) San Francisco Third Round	L 66–75	14–16	18 – Evans	7 – Hernandez	5 – Hernandez	Orleans Arena (975) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

^ "Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". lmulions.com.

[1] "Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". lmulions.com.

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2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References