2024–25 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team

2024–25 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball
2024–25 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	5–7 (0–0 America East)
Head coach	Alisa Kresge (6th season);
Associate head coach	Will Lanier
Assistant coaches	Hayley Moore; Lindsay Werner;
Home arena	Patrick Gym
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 America East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Albany	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Bryant	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Binghamton	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
UMBC	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
New Hampshire	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
Maine	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364
Vermont	0	–	0	–	5	–	9	.357
NJIT	0	–	0	–	2	–	10	.167
UMass Lowell	0	–	0	–	2	–	10	.167

† 2025 AmEast tournament winner As of December 21, 2024

The 2024–25 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team represents the University of Vermont during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by sixth-year head coach Alisa Kresge, play their home games at the Patrick Gym located in Burlington, Vermont as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2023–24 season 25–12, 12–4 in America East play to finish in third place.^[1] They defeated UMBC,^[2] and Albany^[3] before falling to Maine in the America East tournament championship game.^[4] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,^[5] where they would defeat Niagara in the second round,^[6] Colgate in the Super 16,^[7] and Purdue in the Great 8,^[8] before falling to eventual tournament champions Saint Louis in the Fab 4.^[9]

Roster

2024–25 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Malia Lenz	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Abbotsford Senior Secondary School	Chilliwack, British Columbia
G	1	Lexi Kerstein	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Deerfield High School	Riverwoods, Illinois
G	3	Emma Haan	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Zionsville Community High School	Zionsville, Indiana
G	4	Natalie Beaudoin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Lewiston High School	Lewiston, Maine
G	10	Bella Vito	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Montville Township High School	Montville, New Jersey
G	11	Nika Kurdija	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Slavonski Brod	Gornja Vrba, Croatia
G	12	Keira Hanson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Issaquah High School	Issaquah, Washington
F	13	Julia Blanck	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Skidmore College	Hinesburg, Vermont
G	14	Catherine Gilwee	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	Champlain Valley Union High School	Shelburne, Vermont
F	15	Piper Risdon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Lowell High School	Lowell, Michigan
G	22	Sarah Ericson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	St. Thomas Aquinas College	Norwich, Connecticut
G	23	Devon Yarde	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Hilton Head Christian Academy	Bluffton, South Carolina
F	24	Anna Olson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Monticello High School	Monticello, Minnesota
C	25	Nikola Priede	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Riga High School	Riga, Latvia
F	33	Savanna Creal	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Hamilton Chandler High School	Chandler, Arizona
F	34	Sarah Lazar	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Saint Louis	Madison, Wisconsin

Head coach

Alisa Kresge (Marist)

Assistant coach(es)

Will Lanier (Georgia Tech)
Hayley Moore (Binghamton)
Lindsay Warner (Merrimack)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 15, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 6:00 pm	Saint Michael's	W 75–37	–	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Missouri	W 62–46	1–0	Patrick Gym (1,068) Burlington, VT
November 8, 2024* 8:00 pm, B1G+	at Minnesota	L 52–74	1–1	Williams Arena (3,192) Minneapolis, MN
November 12, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Providence	L 53–58	1–2	Patrick Gym (790) Burlington, VT
November 16, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Holy Cross	W 67–50	2–2	Patrick Gym (877) Burlington, VT
November 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Dartmouth	W 61–37	3–2	Leede Arena (496) Hanover, NH
November 22, 2024* 9:15 pm, YouTube	vs. North Dakota State Great Alaska Shootout semifinals	L 50–58	3–3	Alaska Airlines Center (550) Anchorage, AK
November 23, 2024* 10:15 pm, YouTube	at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game	L 52–68	3–4	Alaska Airlines Center (869) Anchorage, AK
November 28, 2024* 4:00 pm, FloHoops	vs. Idaho State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	W 64–44	4–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (151) Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2024* 6:30 pm, FloHoops	vs. Rice Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	L 57–79	4–5	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (100) Cancún, Mexico
December 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Bucknell	L 59–62 ^OT	4–6	Sojka Pavilion (1,596) Lewisburg, PA
December 7, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Manhattan	W 74–57	5–6	Patrick Gym (915) Burlington, VT
December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Quinnipiac	L 63–68	5–7	Patrick Gym (791) Burlington, VT
December 19, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Buffalo			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
December 21, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Princeton			Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
America East regular season
January 2, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Albany			Broadview Center Albany, NY
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	New Hampshire			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
January 9, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+	UMass Lowell			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Bryant			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
January 16, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Binghamton			Dr. Bai Lee Court Vestal, NY
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at NJIT			Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UMBC			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Binghamton			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Maine			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Albany			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
February 13, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
February 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Maine			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bryant			Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UMass Lowell			Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	NJIT			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UMBC			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[10]^[11]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
^ "'Not finished yet': Utterback, UVM women's basketball oust UMBC in league quarterfinals". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
^ "UVM women stun Albany late, advance to America East title game". WCAX-TV. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
^ "Maine women beat Vermont 64-48 to win America East championship and secure first NCAA bid since 2019". AP News. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
^ "Vermont women's basketball holds off Niagara to advance to third round of WNIT". My NBC5. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
^ "Colgate Women's Basketball's Postseason Run Comes to an End at the Hands of the Catamounts, 65-55". WKTV. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
^ "Catamounts defeat Purdue to reach final four for the 1st time". VTDigger. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
^ "Saint Louis heads to WNIT final". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
^ "Vermont Catamounts 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[2] "'Not finished yet': Utterback, UVM women's basketball oust UMBC in league quarterfinals". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[3] "UVM women stun Albany late, advance to America East title game". WCAX-TV. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[4] "Maine women beat Vermont 64-48 to win America East championship and secure first NCAA bid since 2019". AP News. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[5] "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[6] "Vermont women's basketball holds off Niagara to advance to third round of WNIT". My NBC5. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[7] "Colgate Women's Basketball's Postseason Run Comes to an End at the Hands of the Catamounts, 65-55". WKTV. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[8] "Catamounts defeat Purdue to reach final four for the 1st time". VTDigger. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[9] "Saint Louis heads to WNIT final". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[10] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[11] "Vermont Catamounts 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

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