2024–25 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles were led by seventh-year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee. They played their home games at the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2024–25 Boston College Eagles women's basketball
WBIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	16–18 (6–12 ACC)
Head coach	Joanna Bernabei-McNamee (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Sean Ehlbeck (2nd season) Shelby Boyle (2nd season) Chris Meadows Sr. (2nd season) DeNesha Stallworth (1st season)
Home arena	Conte Forum
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2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	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 Eagles started the season with three straight wins over non-Power 4 foes before losing their first game of the season against Harvard 70–78. They followed the loss with three more wins against non-Power 4 foes. They then traveled to the Bahamas to take part in the Baha Mar tournament. There they lost to eighteenth-ranked Ole Miss and Oregon State to leave winless. They returned to participate in the ACC–SEC Challenge, where they lost to Arkansas by eleven points. They followed that losing streak with an ACC win against Virginia and three wins against non-Power 4 opponents. After that run, the ACC schedule began in ernest and the Eagles lost their next five games. Four of those games were against ranked opponents, but all the losses were by double digits. They rebounded with back-to-back ACC wins against Miami and Syracuse. The Eagles went on to lose seven of their next eight games, with their only win coming against Clemson. They suffered three ranked losses during that stretch. They finished the regular season winning two of their last three games, defeating SMU and Virginia Tech in overtime but losing a re-match with Syracuse.

The Eagles finished the season 16–18 overall and 6–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they faced thirteenth seed Syracuse for a third time this season. The regular season series finished 1–1 but the Eagles triumphed 76–73 in the tournament to advance to the Second Round. They lost 78–71 in the Second Round to fifth seed and fourteenth ranked North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the WBIT and were an unranked team in the St. Joseph's section of the bracket. They lost to fourth seed Villanova 76–70 in the First Round to end their season.

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

The Eagles finished the season 14–19 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twevlth place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated twevlth seed Clemson in the First Round before losing to fifth seed Louisville in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Off-season

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
JoJo Lacey	4	G	6'1"	Senior	Douglassville, Pennsylvania	Transferred to Rutgers[1]
Jayda Johnson	5	G	6'1"	Freshman	West Haven, Connecticut	Transferred to Dayton[2]
Ally VanTimmeren	12	F	6'2"	Junior	Allendale, Michigan	Transferred to Michigan[3]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kennedi Jackson	23	F	6'4"	Graduate Student	New Orleans, Louisiana	Charleston Southern[4]

Recruiting class

Source:^[5][6]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tatum Greene SG	Baltimore, Maryland	Saint John's	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (91)
Déborah Mukeba Kasanda C	Fleurus, Belgium	Winston-Salem Christian	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (NR)
Athena Tomlinson PG	Fresno, California	Clovis West	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (93)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

Roster

2024–25 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Athena Tomlinson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Clovis West Fresno, CA G 1 JaKayla Thompson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So duPont Manual Louisville, KY G 2 Kaylah Ivey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Riverdale Baptist School Forestville, MD G 3 Ava McGee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Maret Washington, D.C. F 10 Nene Ndiaye 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Orangewood Academy Saly, Senegal C 12 Déborah Mukeba Kasanda 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Winston-Salem Christian Fleurus, Belgium G 13 Tatum Greene 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Saint John's Baltimore, MD G 14 Kayla Lezama 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Noble and Greenough School Boston, MA F 16 Lili Krasovec 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Winston-Salem Christian Budapest, Hungary G 21 Andrea Daley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Miami Country Day Miami, FL F 23 Kennedi Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS Ursuline Academy Charleston Southern New Orleans, LA G 24 Dontavia Waggoner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS The Ensworth School Nashville, TN G 30 T'Yana Todd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr IMG Academy Vaughan, Canada F 32 Teya Sidberry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Judge Memorial Utah Salt Lake City, UT G 33 Savannah Samuel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr St. Francis West Virginia Woodstock, GA	Head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee (West Liberty) Assistant coach(es) Sean Ehlbeck (Maryland) Shelby Boyle (Transylvania University) Chris Meadows Sr. (St. Bonaventure) DeNesha Stallworth (Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 28, 2025

Schedule

Source:^[7]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX		Lafayette	W 85–55	1–0	20 – Jackson	13 – Jackson	9 – Ivey	Conte Forum (510) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		Sacred Heart	W 102–58	2–0	19 – Daley	8 – Daley	8 – Ivey	Conte Forum (537) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 11, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Northeastern	W 92–46	3–0	16 – Waggoner	10 – Sidberry	11 – Ivey	Conte Forum (1,016) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Harvard	L 70–78	3–1	16 – Tied	7 – Sidberry	2 – Tied	Lavietes Pavilion (694) Boston, MA
November 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		Providence	W 67–60	4–1	20 – Sidberry	9 – Daley	8 – Ivey	Conte Forum (1,562) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		New Hampshire	W 80–45	5–1	16 – Waggoner	7 – Greene	12 – Ivey	Conte Forum (647) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Holy Cross	W 81–55	6–1	18 – Sidberry	5 – Tied	4 – Ivey	Hart Center (1,074) Worcester, MA
November 25, 2024* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 18 Ole Miss Baha Mar Championship semifinals	L 55–92	6–2	13 – Waggoner	7 – Waggoner	5 – Todd	Baha Mar Convention Center (567) Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2024* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Oregon State Baha Mar Championship 3rd place game	L 49–54	6–3	13 – Todd	8 – Sidberry	5 – Ivey	Baha Mar Convention Center (417) Nassau, Bahamas
December 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN		at Arkansas ACC–SEC Challenge	L 64–75	6–4	17 – Sidberry	13 – Sidberry	4 – Ivey	Bud Walton Arena (2,252) Fayetteville, AR
December 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Virginia	W 72–57	7–4 (1–0)	21 – Todd	7 – Sidberry	5 – Ivey	John Paul Jones Arena (3,948) Charlottesville, VA
December 11, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX		UMass	W 62–57	8–4	11 – Sidberry	14 – Daley	3 – Tied	Conte Forum (3,116) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 15, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		Bryant	W 94–46	9–4	14 – Sidberry	6 – Waggoner	6 – Tied	Conte Forum (647) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 20, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		Central Connecticut	W 83–56	10–4	17 – Waggoner	10 – Sidberry	4 – Tied	Conte Forum (312) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN		Louisville	L 73–86	10–5 (1–1)	24 – Sidberry	6 – Siberry	5 – Daley	Conte Forum (1,138) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 14 Duke	L 59–86	10–6 (1–2)	20 – Waggoner	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Conte Forum (2,273) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 22 NC State	L 52–91	10–7 (1–3)	20 – Todd	9 – Sidberry	2 – Tied	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 19 North Carolina	L 67–80	10–8 (1–4)	18 – Todd	7 – Samuel	2 – Tied	Carmichael Arena (3,478) Chapel Hill, NC
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Miami (FL)	W 83–79	11–8 (2–4)	29 – Todd	7 – Daley	16 – Ivey	Watsco Center (1,925) Coral Gables, FL
January 19, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Syracuse	W 92–51	12–8 (3–4)	22 – Waggoner	13 – Sidberry	10 – Ivey	Conte Forum (1,386) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 3 Notre Dame	L 63–89	12–9 (3–5)	18 – Todd	10 – Daley	3 – Ndiaye	Conte Forum (2,879) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN		at Wake Forest	L 59–69	12–10 (3–6)	16 – Waggoner	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	LJVM Coliseum (1,076) Winston-Salem, NC
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 25 Florida State	L 80–104	12–11 (3–7)	28 – Sidberry	10 – Sidberry	5 – Tomlinson	Conte Forum (933) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Clemson	W 94–65	13–11 (4–7)	20 – Sidberry	11 – Daley	8 – Ivey	Conte Forum (1,910) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Pittsburgh	L 66–79	13–12 (4–8)	16 – Ndiaye	9 – Sidberry	4 – Ivey	Peterson Events Center (292) Pittsburgh, PA
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 17 Georgia Tech	L 51–71	13–13 (4–9)	19 – Todd	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Conte Forum (1,121) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 13, 2025 10:00 p.m., ACCNX		at California	L 63–72	13–14 (4–10)	24 – Todd	7 – Sidberry	4 – Daley	Haas Pavilion (2,007) Berkeley, CA
February 16, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Stanford	L 75–80	13–15 (4–11)	20 – Ivey	10 – Sidberry	2 – Tied	Conte Forum (3,561) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		SMU	W 87–78	14–15 (5–11)	28 – Waggoner	7 – Tied	8 – Ivey	Conte Forum (1,122) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Virginia Tech	W 92–89 OT	15–15 (6–11)	22 – Sidberry	12 – Tied	7 – Ivey	Conte Forum (1,121) Chestnut Hill, MA
March 2, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN		at Syracuse	L 57–82	15–16 (6–12)	20 – Sidberry	12 – Daley	2 – Waggoner	JMA Wireless Dome (3,640) Syracuse, NY
ACC Women's Tournament
March 5, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ACCN	(12)	vs. (13) Syracuse First Round	W 76–73	16–16	32 – Waggoner	17 – Sidberry	3 – Daley	Greensboro Coliseum (6,932) Greensboro, NC
March 6, 2025 11:00 a.m., ACCN	(12)	vs. (5) No. 14 North Carolina Second Round	L 71–78	16–17	18 – Greene	8 – Waggoner	5 – Ivey	Greensboro Coliseum (11,203) Greensboro, NC
WBIT
March 20, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at (4) Villanova First Round	L 70–76	16–18	21 – Sidberry	8 – Sidberry	4 – Daley	Finneran Pavilion (755) Villanova, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.