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2024–25 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball
2024–25 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	10–2 (0–1 Big East)
Head coach	Joe Tartamella (13th season);
Associate head coach	Steve Pogue (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Shenneika Smith; Kaity Healy;
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena
	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	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	3	.769
No. 7 UConn	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
Seton Hall	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Villanova	1	–	0	1.000	7	–	6	.538
DePaul	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	8	.429
Marquette	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Butler	0	–	1	.000	10	–	4	.714
Georgetown	0	–	1	.000	7	–	5	.583
Providence	0	–	1	.000	7	–	7	.500
Xavier	0	–	1	.000	5	–	7	.417
St. John's	0	–	2	.000	10	–	3	.769

† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of December 28, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team represent St. John's University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Storm, led by head coach Joe Tartamella, play their games at Carnesecca Arena and are members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Red Storm finished the season at 18–15 and 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tied for third place. As a No. 3 seed in the Big East women's tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals against Georgetown. They received a bid to the WBIT tournament, where they defeated Florida in the first game, but lost to Toledo in the next round.

Offseason

Departures

St. John's Departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Unique Drake	1	G	5'7"	Senior	Columbia, SC	Graduated
Tyonna Bailey	1	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Newark, New Jersey	transferred to Charleston Southern
Jillian Archer	1	F	6'2"	GS	Santa Monica, CA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

St. John's Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	From
Ariana Vanderhoop	1	G	5'9"	Graduate student	Boston, Massachusetts	Monmouth
Lashae Dwyer	13	G	5'6"	Graduate student	Toronto, Ontario	Miami
Kylie Lavelle	14	F	6'2"	Junior	Moosic, Pennsylvania	Penn State
Jade Blagrove	20	F	6'2"	Graduate student	Boston, Massachusetts	South Florida

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Ariel Little PG	Brooklyn, NY	South Shore High School	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	N/A
Ariel Little PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Janeya Grant G	Middletown, CT	South Shore Christian Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Janeya Grant G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Ariana Vanderhoop	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Cathedral Monmouth	Boston, Massachusetts
F	2	Julie Bahati	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Springfield Central	Nairobi, Kenya
G	3	Ariel Little	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	South Shore	Brooklyn, New York
G	4	Skye Owen	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	St. Francis Prep	Staten Island, NY
G	5	Jailah Donald	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Serra	Inglewood, CA
G	10	Jayda Brown	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Forest Park	Atlanta, GA
G	11	Janeya Grant	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	South Shore	Middletown, CT
G	13	Lashae Dwyer	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Webb School Miami	Toronto, Ontario
F	14	Kylie Lavelle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Riverside Penn State Drexel	Moosic, Pennsylvania
G	20	Jade Blagrove	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Calandlyceum Manhattan South Florida	Barendrecht, Netherlands
F	21	Phoenix Gedeon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Life Center Academy Robert Morris	Montreal, QC
F	22	Nevaeh Wingate	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Liverpool	Liverpool, NY
G	23	Ber'Nyah Mayo	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	GS	St. Elizbeth UMass	Wilmington, DE
G	44	Tara Daye	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	University DePaul	Newark, NJ

Head coach

Joe Tartamella (James Madison)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Pogue (Nyack)
Shenneika Smith (St. John's)
Kaity Healy (Seton Hall)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 5, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	Pace	W 80–48		22 – Dwyer	7 – Daye	2 – Tied	Carnesecca Arena (345) Queens, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloSports	Saint Peter's	W 80–39	1–0	16 – Dwyer	4 – Tied	4 – Dwyer	Carnesecca Arena (446) Queens, NY
November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	at LIU	W 67–50	2–0	15 – Lavelle	8 – Daye	3 – Tied	Steinberg Wellness Center (78) Brooklyn, NY
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Loyola (MD)	W 69–61	3–0	22 – Dwyer	5 – Tied	4 – Donald	Reitz Arena (353) Baltimore, MD
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rhode Island	W 60–45	4–0	15 – Owen	7 – Daye	2 – Tied	Ryan Center (1,115) Kingston, RI
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloSports	Marist	W 69–49	5–0	15 – Dwyer	12 – Dwyer	5 – Tied	Carnesecca Arena (321) Queens, NY
November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloSports	Stony Brook	W 58–34	6–0	10 – Tied;	8 – Lavelle	4 – Tied	Carnesecca Arena (562) Queens, NY
November 28, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FloSports	Harvard	L 52–54	6–1	18 – Dwyer	6 – Tied	3 – Mayo	Carnesecca Arena (269) Queens, NY
December 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN	at Penn State	W 72–67	7–1	25 – Dwyer	6 – Dwyer	5 – Tied	Bryce Jordan Center (1,759) State College, PA
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloSports	Wake Forest	W 63–45	8–1	18 – Owen	14 – Gedeon	3 – Mayo	Carnesecca Arena (705) Queens, NY
December 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m., MSGSN	at Hofstra	W 62–38	9–1	18 – Dwyer	8 – Lavelle	6 – Mayo	Mack Sports Complex (622) Hempstead, NY
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloSports	Fairfield	W 77–68	10–1	18 – Mayo	7 – Gedeon	4 – Dwyer	Carnesecca Arena (589) Queens, NY
Big East regular season
December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloSports	at Villanova	L 57–71	10–2 (0–1)	12 – Dwyer	8 – Gedeon	4 – Dwyer	Finneran Pavilion (1,113) Villanova, PA
December 28, 2024 1:30 p.m., FOX	Creighton						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports	at Providence						Alumni Hall Providence, RI
January 7, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1	DePaul						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports	at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., SNY	Uconn						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports	Villanova						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports	at Georgetown						McDonough Arena Washington, D.C.
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloSports	at Seton Hall						Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports	Providence						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports	Xavier						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
February 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., FloSports	at Marquette						Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
February 12, 2025 7:30 p.m., SNY	at UConn						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 16, 2025 5:30 p.m., FloSports	Butler						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports	at Creighton						D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
February 23, 2025 4:30 p.m., FloSports	Seton Hall						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports	Georgetown						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., FloSports	at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
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.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP																					Not released
Coaches

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". St. John's University. Retrieved December 5, 2024.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". St. John's University. Retrieved December 5, 2024.

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2024–25 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team