2024–25 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

2024–25 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
2024–25 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–9 (0–3 Big East)
Head coach	Billi Chambers (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Ashlee Kelly
Assistant coaches	Brianna Sanders; Myia Johnson;
Home arena	Cintas Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big East women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Creighton	4	–	0	1.000	12	–	3	.800
Seton Hall	4	–	0	1.000	12	–	3	.800
No. 7 UConn	3	–	0	1.000	12	–	2	.857
Marquette	2	–	1	.667	10	–	4	.714
DePaul	2	–	1	.667	7	–	9	.438
Villanova	1	–	1	.500	7	–	7	.500
Georgetown	1	–	2	.333	8	–	6	.571
Providence	1	–	3	.250	8	–	9	.471
St. John's	0	–	3	.000	10	–	4	.714
Xavier	0	–	3	.000	5	–	9	.357
Butler	0	–	4	.000	10	–	7	.588

† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of January 4, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represent Xavier University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by second-year head coach Billi Chambers, play their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio as a member of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the season 1–27, 0–18 in Big East play to finish in last place. As a No. 11 seed, they lost in the first round to Georgetown of the Big East women's tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Xavier Departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Shelby Calhoun	0	G	5'11"	Senior	Louisville, KY	Transferred to Stetson
Taylor Smith	3	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Marietta, GA	Graduated
Nila Blackford	4	F	6'2"	Graduate Student	Louisville, KY	Graduated
Aby Shubert	11	G	5'8"	Freshman	Kasson, MN	Transferred to Montana
Kaysia Woods	12	G	6'0"	Junior	Lincoln, Nebraska	Transferred to SMU
Lika Kvirkvelia	13	C	6'4"	Freshman	Kobuleti, Georgia	TBD
Mackayla Scarlett	15	G	5'10"	Senior	Bronx, NY	Transferred to Providence
Bella Ward	22	F	5'11"	Sophomore	Blacklick, OH	TBD
Aanaya Harris	23	G/F	5'11"	Junior	Omaha, NE	Transferred to Charlotte
Delaney Hogan	24	G/F	6'0"	Senior	Fort Wayne, IN	Transferred to Kentucky
Daniela López	44	G	5'8"	Freshman	Barcelona, Spain	TBD

Incoming transfers

Xavier Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Petra Oborilova	15	F	6'2"	Junior	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia	Iona

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Loren Christie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	Buffalo San Francisco	London, England
G	2	Aizhanique Mayo	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Notre Dame High School Marquette Iona	Bridgeport, Connecticut
G	4	Júlia Garcia Roig	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Ipsi	Barcelona, Spain
G	5	Tae'lor Purvis	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Houston	Houston, Texas
G	7	Daniela López	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	UE Mataró	Barcelona, Spain
G	8	Meri Kanerva	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary	Espoo, Finland
G	11	Phoebe Holmes	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Mackay North State	North Mackay, Australia
G/F	12	MacKenzie Givens	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Princeton	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	15	Petra Oborilova	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Stredná Športová Škola Iona	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
G	20	Vivien Nejasmic	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Linigra	Split, Croatia
G	21	Olivia Borsutzki	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Neuhof	Munich, Germany
F	23	Jordan Miller	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Hoover Youngstown State	North Canton, Ohio
G/F	24	Lucia Martinez Lopez	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Colegio Internacional San Fernando	Oviedo, Spain
F	26	Jovana Nicolic	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Prva ekonomska skola	Belgrade, Serbia
G	31	Irune Orio	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	IES Balmaseda BHI Sacramento State	Balmaseda, Spain

Head coach

Billi Chambers (Hofstra)

Assistant coach(es)

Ashlee Kelly (Quinnipiac)
Brianna Sanders (Ohio State)
Myia Johnson (Rutgers)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2024* 5:00 p.m., FloCollege	San Jose State	L 36–55	0–1	8 – Garcia Roig	5 – Mayo	3 – Purvis	Cintas Center (347) Cincinnati, OH
November 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FloCollege	Miami (OH)	W 71–66	1–1	15 – Lopez	9 – Christie	6 – Oborilova	Cintas Center (428) Cincinnati, OH
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloCollege	Mercyhurst	W 68–53	2–1	18 – Christie	8 – Christie	6 – Oborilova	Cintas Center (604) Cincinnati, OH
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloCollege	Arkansas State	W 45–41	3–1	8 – Christie	7 – Christie	5 – Purvis	Cintas Center (256) Cincinnati, OH
November 23, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kent State	L 69–89	3–2	19 – Christie	5 – Purvis	5 – Kanerva	MAC Center (1,059) Kent, OH
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloCollege	Youngstown State	W 61–43	4–2	17 – Kanerva	7 – Christie	5 – Kanerva	Cintas Center (518) Cincinnati, OH
December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Eastern Michigan	L 60–72	4–3	17 – Tied	5 – Tied	4 – Oborilova	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,387) Ypsilanti, MI
December 4, 2024 11:00 a.m., FloCollege	Creighton	L 54–82	4–4 (0–1)	21 – Christie	8 – Christie	5 – Orio	Cintas Center (5,110) Cincinnati, OH
December 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bowling Green	L 59–78	4–5	15 – Kanerva	6 – Christie	2 – Tied	Stroh Center (1,778) Bowling Green, OH
December 15, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FloCollege	Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout	L 48–60	4–6	13 – Lopez	7 – Lopez	5 – Kanerva	Cintas Center (2,519) Cincinnati, OH
December 21, 2024* 10:35 p.m.	vs. Temple Raising The B.A.R. Invitational semifinals	L 51–66	4–7	12 – Lopez	5 – Orio	5 – Garcia Roig	Haas Pavilion (1,856) Berkeley, CA
December 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m.	vs. Fordham Raising The B.A.R. Invitational 3rd place game	W 71–62	5–7	19 – Purvis	8 – Purvis	4 – Oborilova	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
December 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloCollege	at Georgetown	L 41–64	5–8 (0–2)	12 – Christie	6 – Purvis	6 – Kanerva	McDonough Gymnasium (629) Washington, D.C.
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloCollege	DePaul	L 60–65	5–9 (0–3)	20 – Kanerva	9 – Christie	7 – Kanerva	Cintas Center (1,118) Cincinnati, OH
January 8, 2025 7:30 p.m., SNY	at UConn						XL Center Hartford, CT
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloCollege	St. John's						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloCollege	at Providence						Alumni Hall Providence, RI
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloCollege	Butler						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., FloCollege	at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloCollege	at Villanova						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloCollege	Marquette						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloCollege	at St. John's						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloCollege	Georgetown						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., FS1	at Seton Hall						Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloCollege	Providence						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloCollege	Villanova						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloCollege	at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 27, 2025 7:30 p.m., FloCollege	at Marquette						Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloCollege	Seton Hall						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
March 7–10, 2025 TBA	vs.						Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Sources:^[1]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

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