2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team

2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	6–7 (0–5 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

2024–25 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
San Francisco	5	–	0		1.000			8	–	6		.571
Saint Mary's	4	–	1		.800			8	–	6		.571
Washington State	4	–	1		.800			9	–	7		.563
Portland	4	–	2		.667			15	–	2		.882
Gonzaga	4	–	2		.667			9	–	8		.529
Oregon State	3	–	2		.600			7	–	9		.438
Pacific	2	–	3		.400			6	–	9		.400
Santa Clara	2	–	4		.333			8	–	8		.500
Pepperdine	1	–	4		.200			6	–	8		.429
Loyola Marymount	0	–	5		.000			6	–	7		.462
San Diego	0	–	5		.000			4	–	10		.286
† 2024 WCC tournament winner As of January 4, 2025

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

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 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		San Diego	Postponed					Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pepperdine						Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Gonzaga						Gersten Pavilion  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 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

• 2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team