2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans were led by second-year head coach Robyn Fralick and played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the regular season 22–10, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Iowa in the second round. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed Spokane 1 region. They defeated Harvard in the first round before losing to NC State in the second round.

2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
Acrisure Holiday Invitational champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	22–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Robyn Fralick (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Kim Cameron
Assistant coaches	Maria Kasza Marwan Miller
Home arena	Breslin Center
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 USC	17	–	1		.944			31	–	4		.886
No. 3 UCLA †	16	–	2		.889			34	–	3		.919
No. 19 Ohio State	13	–	5		.722			26	–	7		.788
No. 12 Maryland	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
No. 25 Michigan	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Michigan State	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
Illinois	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
Oregon	10	–	8		.556			20	–	12		.625
Indiana	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Nebraska	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
Iowa	10	–	8		.556			23	–	11		.676
Washington	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Minnesota	8	–	10		.444			25	–	11		.694
Wisconsin	4	–	14		.222			13	–	17		.433
Rutgers	3	–	15		.167			13	–	20		.394
Purdue	3	–	15		.167			10	–	19		.345
Northwestern	2	–	16		.111			9	–	18		.333
Penn State	1	–	17		.056			10	–	19		.345
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of April 7, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2023–24 season 22–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament to Nebraska. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Albany Regional 1 where they lost in the first round to North Carolina.

Offseason

Departures

Michigan State departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
DeeDee Hagemann	0	G	5'7"	Junior	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Memphis[1]
Tory Ozment	1	G/F	6'1"	Graduate student	Buford, GA	Graduated
Gabby Elliott	3	G	5'10"	Senior	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Penn State
Bree Robinson	10	G	5'8"	Freshman	Mississauga, ON	Transferred to James Madison
Moira Joiner	22	G	5'10"	Graduate student	Saginaw, MI	Graduated
Lauren Ross	24	G	5'10"	Junior	Muskegon, MI	Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne

Incoming transfers

Michigan State incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jaddan Simmons	1	G	5'9"	Graduate student	Green Bay, WI	Arizona State[2]
Emma Shumate	5	G	6'1"	Junior	Dresden, OH	Ohio State[3]
Grace VanSlooten	14	F	6'3"	Junior	Toledo, OH	Oregon[4]
Nyla Hampton	22	G	5'7"	Senior	Huber Heights, OH	Ball State[2]

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Juliann Woodard F	North Vernon, IN	Jennings County High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (93)
Sinai Douglas PG	Toledo, OH	Start High School	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (91)
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: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 6, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Ode G	Maple Grove, MN	Maple Grove High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (95)
Amy Terrian PG	Pewaukee, WI	Pewaukee High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (91)
Anna Terrian PG	Pewaukee, WI	Pewaukee High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (91)
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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 6, 2024.

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Lilly Williams P	Farmington Hills, MI	Homeschool	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (95)
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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 6, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Sinai Douglas 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Toledo Start Toledo, OH G 1 Jaddan Simmons 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Arizona State Houston, TX G 2 Abbey Kimball 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr West Catholic Grand Rapids, MI G 4 Theryn Hallock 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Forest Hills Central Grand Rapids, MI G 5 Emma Shumate 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Ohio State Dresden, OH F 10 Helen Holley (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Gilmour Academy Cleveland, OH G/F 11 Jocelyn Tate 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Bowling Green Pickerington, OH F 12 Isaline Alexander 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Bill Crothers Secondary Keswick, ON F 14 Grace VanSlooten 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Oregon Toledo, OH C 15 Inés Sotelo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Duran Maquinaria Ensino Ourense, Spain C 21 Mary Meng 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Fr Midview Grafton, OH G 22 Nyla Hampton (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Wayne Huber Heights, OH F 33 Juliann Woodard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Jennings County North Vernon, IN G 35 Kennedy Blair 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Divine Child Dearborn, MI G 40 Julia Ayrault (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Grosse Pointe Gross Pointe, MI	Head coach Robyn Fralick (Davidson) Assistant coach(es) Kim Cameron (Michigan Tech) Maria Kasza (Michigan Tech) Marwan Miller (Franklin) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2024* 6:30 p.m., B1G+		Wayne State (MI)	W 101–40		16 – Tied	9 – Kimball	8 – Ayrault	Breslin Center (2,626) East Lansing, MI
Regular season
November 5, 2024* 6:30 p.m., B1G+		Oakland	W 107–42	1–0	15 – VanSlooten	9 – VanSlooten	6 – Simmons	Breslin Center (2,549) East Lansing, MI
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Yale	W 100–44	2–0	19 – VanSlooten	7 – Blair	4 – Tied	Breslin Center (2,893) East Lansing, MI
November 11, 2024* 6:30 p.m., B1G+		Eastern Michigan	W 95–49	3–0	18 – Hallock	7 – Simmons	6 – Simmons	Breslin Center (2,515) East Lansing, MI
November 14, 2024* 6:30 p.m., B1G+		Eastern Kentucky	W 96–54	4–0	19 – Ayrault	9 – VanSlooten	9 – Hallock	Breslin Center (2,631) East Lansing, MI
November 17, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Michigan	W 79–42	5–0	18 – VanSlooten	13 – VanSlooten	4 – VanSlooten	University Arena (2,051) Kalamazoo, MI
November 20, 2024* 6:30 p.m., B1G+		Detroit Mercy	W 101–44	6–0	17 – Woodard	7 – Tied	5 – VanSlooten	Breslin Center (2,812) East Lansing, MI
November 26, 2024* 2:00 p.m., TruTV		vs. California Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinals	W 78–72	7–0	22 – Ayrault	9 – Ayrault	3 – Simmons	Acrisure Arena (325) Palm Desert, CA
November 27, 2024* 4:30 p.m., TruTV		vs. Vanderbilt Acrisure Holiday Invitational championship	W 78–70	8–0	25 – VanSlooten	12 – Ayrault	6 – Hallock	Acrisure Arena (615) Palm Desert, CA
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 24	DePaul	W 89–61	9–0	18 – Simmons	12 – Ayrault	5 – Tied	Breslin Center (3,416) East Lansing, MI
December 15, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN	No. 17	No. 21 Iowa	W 68–66	10–0 (1–0)	19 – Ayrault	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Breslin Center (5,939) East Lansing, MI
December 19, 2024* 12:00 p.m., Baller TV	No. 15	vs. Montana West Palm Beach Classic	W 69–38	11–0	15 – Ayrault	4 – Blair	4 – Hallock	Rubin Arena (173) West Palm Beach, FL
December 20, 2024* 4:30 p.m., Baller TV	No. 15	vs. Alabama West Palm Beach Classic	L 67–82	11–1	18 – Ayrault	9 – VanSlooten	3 – Tate	Rubin Arena (215) West Palm Beach, FL
December 29, 2024 1:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 19	at No. 8 Maryland	L 66–72	11–2 (1–1)	20 – Hallock	12 – Ayrault	4 – Tate	Xfinity Center (9,200) College Park, MD
January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 21	Purdue	W 77–59	12–2 (2–1)	19 – Tate	11 – Tate	5 – Simmons	Breslin Center (5,324) East Lansing, MI
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 20	at Nebraska	L 80–85	12–3 (2–2)	21 – Ayrault	9 – Ayrault	5 – Simmons	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,903) Lincoln, NE
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 20	Washington	W 80–68	13–3 (3–2)	19 – Tied	12 – VanSlooten	5 – Tied	Breslin Center (4,192) East Lansing, MI
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 22	at Rutgers	W 70–60	14–3 (4–2)	12 – Tied	9 – Ayrault	5 – Tate	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,585) Piscataway, NJ
January 19, 2025 3:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 22	at Illinois	W 86–68	15–3 (5–2)	26 – Hallock	7 – Simmons	6 – Simmons	State Farm Center (5,896) Champaign, IL
January 22, 2025 6:30 p.m., B1G+	No. 21	Penn State	W 82–61	16–3 (6–2)	17 – Hallock	5 – Tied	5 – Tied	Breslin Center (3,208) East Lansing, MI
January 25, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	No. 21	at No. 24 Michigan Rivalry	W 88–58	17–3 (7–2)	25 – Hallock	13 – Ayrault	5 – Hampton	Crisler Center (10,873) Ann Arbor, MI
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 16	Oregon	L 59–63	17–4 (7–3)	14 – Tied	9 – Ayrault	3 – Tied	Breslin Center (3,521) East Lansing, MI
February 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 16	at Northwestern	W 89–75	18–4 (8–3)	20 – VanSlooten	6 – VanSlooten	6 – Simmons	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,861) Evanston, IL
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., FS1	No. 20	Michigan Rivalry	L 61–71	18–5 (8–4)	15 – VanSlooten	12 – VanSlooten	3 – Simmons	Breslin Center (11,043) East Lansing, MI
February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m., B1G+	No. 22	Wisconsin	W 91–71	19–5 (9–4)	22 – VanSlooten	5 – Tied	6 – Simmons	Breslin Center (2,275) East Lansing, MI
February 16, 2025 9:00 p.m., BTN	No. 22	at No. 1 UCLA	L 69–75	19–6 (9–5)	19 – Hallock	7 – VanSlooten	3 – Hallock	Pauley Pavilion (7,563) Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 2025 9:30 p.m., Peacock	No. 22	at No. 4 USC	L 75–83	19–7 (9–6)	29 – VanSlooten	10 – Ayrault	3 – Tied	Galen Center (5,823) Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN	No. 22	Indiana	W 73–65	20–7 (10–6)	17 – VanSlooten	8 – Ayrault	5 – Hallock	Breslin Center (5,657) East Lansing, MI
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 23	at No. 12 Ohio State	L 78–89	20–8 (10–7)	29 – Hallock	9 – VanSlooten	4 – Ayrault	Value City Arena (7,207) Columbus, OH
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 23	Minnesota	W 73–58	21–8 (11–7)	15 – VanSlooten	9 – Ayrault	4 – Tied	Breslin Center (7,616) East Lansing, MI
Big Ten tournament
March 6, 2025 9:00 p.m., BTN	(6) No. 24	vs. (11) Iowa Second Round	L 61–74	21–9	17 – Ayrault	10 – VanSlooten	5 – Simmons	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,028) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2025* 4:30 p.m., ESPNews	(7 S1)	vs. (10 S1) Harvard First Round	W 64–50	22–9	17 – VanSlooten	10 – VanSlooten	4 – Hampton	Reynolds Coliseum (4,871) Raleigh, NC
March 24, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(7 S1)	at (2 S1) No. 9 NC State Second Round	L 49–83	22–10	15 – VanSlooten	11 – VanSlooten	2 – Simmons	Reynolds Coliseum (4,694) Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S1=Spokane 1. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[5]

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 т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	17	15	19	21	20	22	21	16	20	22	22	23	24	RV	RV	Not released
Coaches	—	RV	RV	RV	25	19	17	19	21	21	22	22	17	20	22	21	22	24т	RV	RV

See also

• 2024–25 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team