2024–25 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

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2024–25 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record22–11 (13–5 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachStephanie Norman (18th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jonneshia Pineda (6th season)
  • Shay Robinson (3rd season)
  • Amanda Butler (1st season)
Home arenaKFC Yum! Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 NC State 16 – 2   .889 28 – 7   .800
No. 8 Notre Dame 16 – 2   .889 28 – 6   .824
No. 7 Duke † 14 – 4   .778 29 – 8   .784
No. 22 Florida State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
No. 12 North Carolina 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784
Louisville 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
California 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
Virginia Tech 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594
Georgia Tech 9 – 9   .500 22 – 11   .667
Virginia 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Stanford 8 – 10   .444 16 – 15   .516
Boston College 6 – 12   .333 16 – 18   .471
Syracuse 6 – 12   .333 12 – 18   .400
Clemson 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
Miami (FL) 4 – 14   .222 14 – 15   .483
Wake Forest 2 – 16   .111 9 – 20   .310
SMU 2 – 16   .111 10 – 20   .333
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by eighteenth-year head coach Jeff Walz, and played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. This season was their eleventh year competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Cardinals beagan the season ranked seventeenth in the AP poll and traveled to France to play fifth-ranked UCLA in the Aflac Oui-Play event. The Cardinals lost the game 66–59. They won two games before losing to rival and twentieth-ranked Kentucky 71–61 in overtime. The Cardinals dropped to number twenty five in the polls before winning three straight games to bounce back up to twenty second. They lost in the ACC–SEC Challenge to eleventh-ranked Oklahoma 78–72. They followed that game with a 85–52 loss to second-ranked Connecticut in the Women's Champions Classic. They won one game before losing their ACC opener, and the Jimmy V Classic to twenty second-ranked NC State 72–42. The Cardinals' inconsistency improved after that as they went on a seven game winning streak. The streak included an overtime win over Wake Forest and a 69–60 win over thirteenth ranked Georgia Tech. The streak was ended with a 70–65 loss at Virginia Tech. The Cardinals went 6–1 over their next seven games, with the only loss being a 89–71 defeat against number three Notre Dame. During this stretch they defeated three ranked team: number twenty one California, number twenty three Florida State and number eleven Duke. They faced two ranked teams in their final three games, and lost to both. They lost 79–75 to ninth-ranked North Carolina and 72–59 in a rematch against number three Notre Dame. They moved to twenty fifth in the rankings after the North Carolina loss, but dropped out in the first post-season ranking.

The Cardinals finished the season 22–11 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC tournament, earned a bye into the second round where they defeated Clemson 70–68 in overtime. They lost to eleventh ranked and third seed Duke 61–48 in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament and were the seven-seed in the Birmingham 3 region. They defeated ten seed Nebraska in the First Round before losing to second seed and sixth ranked TCU 85–70 in the Second Round to end their season.

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

The Cardinals finished the season 24–10 overall and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated thirteenth seed Boston College in the Second Round before losing to fourth seed and eventual champion Notre Dame in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking the thirteenth straight time the Cardinals qualified for the tournament. As the sixth seed in the Albany 2 they were upset by eleventh seed Middle Tennessee in the First Round to end their season.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Sydney Taylor 1 G 5'9" Graduate Student Long Island, New York Graduated
Hennie van Schaik 3 F 6'3" Junior Urk, Netherlands Transferred to San Jose State[1]
Kiki Jefferson 12 G 6'1" Graduate Student Lancaster, Pennsylvania Graduated; drafted 31st overall
in the 2024 WNBA draft
Nina Rickards 15 G 5'9" Graduate Student Queens, New York Graduated
Alexia Mobley 23 F 6'2" Redshirt Sophomore Reynoldsburg, Ohio Transferred to Florida[2]
Eylia Love 24 G 6'1" Senior Kansas City, Kansas Transferred to Houston[3]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Ja'Leah Williams 12 G 5'9" Senior Pompano Beach, Florida Miami (FL)[4]

Recruiting class

Source:[5]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Izela Arenas
G 		Porter Ranch, California Sierra Canyon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Oct 21, 2023 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Reagan Bender
G 		Louisville, Kentucky Sacred Heart 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A Apr 24, 2024 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:   ESPN grade: NR
Imari Berry
G 		Clarksville, Tennessee Clarksville 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A Apr 23, 2024 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Anaya Hardy
F 		Detroit, Michigan Renaissance 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Jul 18, 2023 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:   ESPN grade: NR
Isla Juffermans
F 		Coffs Harbour, Australia Centre of Excellence Australia 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Sep 28, 2023 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:   ESPN grade: NR
Mackenly Randolph
F 		Los Angeles, California Sierra Canyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Apr 19, 2024 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Tajianna Roberts
G 		San Diego, California IMG Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A Oct 11, 2023 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Recruit rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, ESPN, and On3 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:

Roster

2024–25 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Izela Arenas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Sierra Canyon Porter Ranch, CA
G 1 Imani Berry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Clarksville Clarksville, TN
F 2 Nyla Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lake Highland Prep Winermere, FL
F 4 Mackenly Randolph 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Sierra Canyon Los Angeles, CA
F 9 Anaya Hardy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Renaissance Detroit, MI
C 10 Eseosa Imafidon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Fr Proctor Academy Benin City, Nigeria
F 11 Elif Istanbulluoglu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Fenerbahçe S.K. Istanbul, Turkey
G 12 Ja'Leah Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Blanche Ely
Miami (FL) 		Pompano Beach, FL
G 13 Merissah Russell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Cairine Wilson Ottawa, Ontario
F 15 Isla Juffermans 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Centre of Excellence Australia Coffs Harbour, Australia
G 21 Reagan Bender 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Sacred Heart Louisville, KY
G 22 Tajianna Roberts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr IMG Academy San Diego, CA
G 30 Jayda Curry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Centennial
California 		Corona, CA
F 44 Olivia Cochran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Carver Columbus, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 22, 2024

Schedule and results

Source[6]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
2:30 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 17 vs. No. 5 UCLA
Aflac Oui-Play 		L 59–66  0–1
  21 – Roberts   7 – Williams   9 – Williams  Adidas Arena (3,472)
Paris, France
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 17 Southern Indiana W 75–51  1–1
  15 – Cochran   8 – Berry   4 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (7,666)
Louisville, KY
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 18 at UT Martin W 86–64  2–1
  16 – Harris   9 – Berry   4 – Arenas  Skyhawk Arena (1,453)
Martin, TN
November 16, 2024*
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 18 at No. 20 Kentucky
Rivalry 		L 61–71 OT 2–2
  14 – Berry   6 – Cochran   6 – Williams  Rupp Arena (6,117)
Lexington, KY
November 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 25 Morehead State W 107–70  3–2
  21 – Berry   6 – Tied   8 – Williams  KFC Yum! Center (7,344)
Louisville, KY
November 24, 2024*
1:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 25 vs. South Florida
WBCA Showcase 		W 64–60  4–2
  13 – Tied   9 – Tied   7 – Williams  ESPN Wide World of Sports (1,310)
Orlando, FL
November 30, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 24 at Colorado W 79–71  5–2
  14 – Tied   4 – Harris   3 – Curry  CU Events Center (3,487)
Boulder, CO
December 4, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 22 No. 11 Oklahoma
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 72–78  5–3
  17 – Cochran   9 – Cochran   3 – Roberts  KFC Yum! Center (7,446)
Louisville, KY
December 7, 2024*
9:30 p.m., FOX 		No. 22 vs. No. 2 Connecticut
Women's Champions Classic 		L 52–85  5–4
  10 – Berry   6 – Williams   3 – Roberts  Barclays Center (9,114)
Brooklyn, NY
December 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Grambling State W 96–57  6–4
  18 – Cochran   11 – Cochran   4 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (7,395)
Louisville, KY
December 15, 2024
1:00 p.m., ABC 		No. 22 NC State
Jimmy V Classic 		L 42–72  6–5
(0–1) 		 8 – Tied   8 – Harris   2 – Curry  KFC Yum! Center (9,116)
Louisville, KY
December 21, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Memphis W 87–68  7–5
  23 – Roberts   13 – Cochran   7 – Williams  FedExForum (2,021)
Memphis, TN
December 29, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Boston College W 86–73  8–5
(1–1) 		 14 – Curry   7 – Cochran   4 – Tied  Conte Forum (1,138)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Miami (FL) W 74–56  9–5
(2–1) 		 21 – Curry   7 – Williams   7 – Williams  KFC Yum! Center (7,956)
Louisville, KY
January 5, 2025
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Wake Forest W 81–76 OT 10–5
(3–1) 		 18 – Harris   7 – Cochran   4 – Tied  LJVM Coliseum (1,019)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 9, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		at Pittsburgh W 65–56  11–5
(4–1) 		 17 – Roberts   8 – Harris   3 – Tied  Peterson Events Center (357)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 12, 2025
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 13 Georgia Tech W 69–60  12–5
(5–1) 		 16 – Roberts   7 – Williams   5 – Curry  KFC Yum! Center (8,917)
Louisville, KY
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Syracuse W 72–62  13–5
(6–1) 		 13 – Roberts   11 – Harris   7 – Williams  KFC Yum! Center (7,442)
Louisville, KY
January 19, 2025
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Virginia Tech L 65–70  13–6
(6–2) 		 14 – Cochran   8 – Cochran   4 – Williams  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
January 26, 2025
2:00 p.m., The CW 		at Virginia W 68–65  14–6
(7–2) 		 19 – Curry   11 – Cochran   8 – Curry  John Paul Jones Arena (5,551)
Charlottesville, VA
January 30, 2025
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		at SMU W 80–75  15–6
(8–2) 		 22 – Roberts   5 – Cochran   5 – Roberts  Moody Coliseum (1,148)
University Park, TX
February 2, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 3 Notre Dame L 71–89  15–7
(8–3) 		 17 – Roberts   10 – Randolph   4 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (11,603)
Louisville, KY
February 6, 2025
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 21 California W 70–63  16–7
(9–3) 		 18 – Cochran   9 – Cochran   3 – Curry  KFC Yum! Center (7,093)
Louisville, KY
February 9, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Stanford W 74–65  17–7
(10–3) 		 21 – Roberts   6 – Tied   4 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (8,281)
Louisville, KY
February 13, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		at No. 23 Florida State W 83–69  18–7
(11–3) 		 17 – Tied   10 – Roberts   6 – Curry  Donald L. Tucker Center (1,913)
Tallahassee, FL
February 20, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 11 Duke W 70–62  19–7
(12–3) 		 24 – Curry   4 – Tied   3 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,153)
Durham, NC
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 9 North Carolina L 75–79  19–8
(12–4) 		 18 – Curry   10 – Cochran   4 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (11,280)
Louisville, KY
February 27, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 25 Clemson W 78–52  20–8
(13–4) 		 19 – Roberts   10 – Tied   5 – Roberts  KFC Yum! Center (7,881)
Louisville, KY
March 2, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 25 at No. 3 Notre Dame
College GameDay 		L 59–72  20–9
(13–5) 		 19 – Curry   8 – Harris   2 – Tied  Purcell Pavilion (8,852)
Notre Dame, IN
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2025
7:30 p.m., ACCN 		(6) vs. (14) Clemson
Second Round 		W 70–68 OT 21–9
  16 – Tied   12 – Williams   3 – Roberts  Greensboro Coliseum (5,828)
Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2025
7:30 p.m., ACCN 		(6) vs. (3) No. 11 Duke
Quarterfinals 		L 48–61  21–10
  13 – Randolph   11 – Cochran   3 – Williams  Greensboro Coliseum (7,108)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		(7 B3) vs. (10 B3) Nebraska
First Round 		W 63–58  22–10
  16 – Roberts   9 – Williams   6 – Curry  Schollmaier Arena (6,464)
Fort Worth, TX
March 23, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		(7 B3) at (2 B3) No. 6 TCU
Second Round 		L 70–85  22–11
  41 – Curry   6 – Cochran   5 – Curry  Schollmaier Arena (7,494)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B3=Birmingham 3.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP1718252422RV————RV———RVRV25RVRVRVRV
Coaches1718222322RV————RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV

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