2024–25 Providence Friars women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Providence Friars women's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars, led by second head coach Erin Batth and played their home games at Alumni Hall as members of the Big East Conference.

2024–25 Providence Friars women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	13–19 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach	Erin Batth (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Valerie Nainima Kaili McLaren Reyna Frost Molly Reagan
Home arena	Alumni Hall

2024–25 Big East women's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 UConn †	18	–	0		1.000			37	–	3		.925
No. 23 Creighton	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
Seton Hall	13	–	5		.722			23	–	10		.697
Marquette	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Villanova	11	–	7		.611			21	–	15		.583
DePaul	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
Providence	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
St. John's	5	–	13		.278			16	–	15		.516
Butler	5	–	13		.278			16	–	18		.471
Georgetown	4	–	14		.222			12	–	19		.387
Xavier	1	–	17		.056			7	–	24		.226
† 2025 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Friars finished the 2023–24 season 13–21, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Georgetown in the first round before losing UConn. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost in the second round to Colgate.

Offseason

Departures

Providence Departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Sahana Kanagasabay	3	G	5'11"	Freshman	Surrey, BC	Transferred to UC Davis
Bella McLaughlin	12	G	5'6"	Freshman	Hampden, ME	Transferred to Boston University
Kammie Ludwig	30	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Geneseo, IL	Transferred to St. Thomas (MN)
Kendall Eddy	32	G	5'7"	Freshman	Haverhill, MA	Transferred to Holy Cross
Laryn Edwards	99	G	5'6"	Graduate Student	Allison Park, PA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Providence incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
MacKayla Scarlett	15	G	5'10"	Graduate Student	Bronx, NY	Xavier

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Providence Friars women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Kylee Sheppard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Roger Bacon Cincinnati, OH G 2 Grace Efosa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Whittier Tech Lawrence, MA G 3 Orlagh Gormley 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Dexter Southfield Quincy, MA G 5 Sophi Hall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Holy Family HS Carver, MN F 10 Ugne Sirtautaite 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So   Kaunas, Lithuania G 11 Nariah Scott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Tabor Academy Holden, MA G/F 13 Marta Morales Romero 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Segle XXI Wake Forest Granada, Spain G 15 Mackayla Scarlett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS St. Francis Prep Xavier Bronx, New York G 22 Brynn Farrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS St. Rose HS Florida Ortley Beach, NJ F 23 Sarah Bandoma 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Johnston Senior HS St. Francis Brooklyn Johnston, RI G 24 Audrey Koch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Iowa City West Iowa City, IA F 31 Olivia Olsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Niskayuna Niskayuna, NY F 33 Emily Archibald 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Kennebunk Kennebunk, MA G/F 34 Audrey Shields 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Emma Willard Troy, MY	Head coach Erin Batth (Clemson) Assistant coach(es) Valerie Nainima (South Carolina) Kaili McLaren (Connecticut) Reyna Frost (Central Michigan) Molly Reagan (Liberty) 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 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Southern Connecticut State	W 66–39		–	–	–	Alumni Hall  Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Mercy	W 64–32	1–0	12 – Olsen	10 – Olse	3 – Farrell	Alumni Hall (261) Providence, RI
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Columbia	L 69–77 OT	1–1	18 – Efosa	8 – Olsen	4 – Gormley	Alumni Hall (926) Providence, RI
November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Vermont	W 58–53	2–1	20 – Efosa	6 – Olsen	3 – Sheppard	Patrick Gym (790) Burlington, VT
November 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Boston College	L 60–67	2–2	15 – Efosa	18 – Olsen	3 – Gormley	Conte Forum (1,562) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	L 61–65	2–3	22 – Efosa	6 – Tied	4 – Morales Romero	UD Arena (1,457) Dayton, OH
November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Delaware	W 60–53	3–3	14 – Efosa	9 – Olsen	3 – Tied	Alumni Hall (825) Providence, RI
November 28, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. VCU Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	L 51–57	3–4	12 – Efosa	6 – Archibald	3 – Gormley	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (250) Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. Wisconsin Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	L 57–66	3–5	21 – Efosa	11 – Olsen	3 – Sheppard	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (214) Cancún, Mexico
November 30, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. San Diego State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	W 55–54	4–5	14 – Efosa	11 – Archibald	2 – Efosa	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (100) Cancún, Mexico
December 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Rhode Island	W 48–45	5–5	18 – Efosa	7 – Olsen	2 – Tied	Ryan Center (1,075) Kingston, RI
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		Brown	W 87–81 OT	6–5	27 – Tied	6 – Efosa	6 – Gormley	Alumni Hall (725) Providence, RI
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Penn State	L 51–68	6–6	15 – Efosa	7 – Tied	3 – Efosa	Alumni Hall (1,145) Providence, RI
December 14, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FloHoops		Merrimack	W 62–44	7–6	16 – Olsen	11 – Olsen	5 – Efosa	Alumni Hall (705) Providence, RI
Big East regular season
December 21, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Seton Hall	L 40–51	7–7 (0–1)	20 – Efosa	13 – Olsen	3 – Tied	Walsh Gymnasium (686) South Orange, NJ
December 29, 2024 1:30 p.m., SNY		at No. 7 UConn	L 41–67	7–8 (0–2)	11 – Efosa	11 – Olsen	1 – Tied	XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT
January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		St. John's	W 59–52 OT	8–8 (1–2)	17 – Morales Romero	8 – Olsen	3 – Tied	Alumni Hall (817) Providence, RI
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		Creighton	L 46–60	8–9 (1–3)	8 – Efosa	6 – Tied	5 – Efosa	Alumni Hall (783) Providence, RI
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Butler	L 47–57	8–10 (1–4)	13 – Olsen	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Hinkle Fieldhouse (787) Indianapolis, IN
January 12, 2025 3:00 p.m., FloHoops		at DePaul	L 56–62	8–11 (1–5)	18 – Morales Romero	11 – Farrell	3 – Archibald	Wintrust Arena (1,462) Chicago, IL
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Xavier	W 51–45	9–11 (2–5)	21 – Olsen	10 – Olsen	5 – Morales Romero	Alumni Hall (703) Providence, RI
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		Georgetown	L 48–60	9–12 (2–6)	10 – Tied	8 – Efosa	3 – Scott	Alumni Hall (1,184) Providence, RI
January 22, 2025 11:00 a.m., FloHoops		Marquette	L 54–67	9–13 (2–7)	15 – Scarlett	5 – Tied	4 – Farrell	Alumni Hall (1,456) Providence, RI
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at St. John's	L 55–62	9–14 (2–8)	14 – Olsen	11 – Olsen	3 – Olsen	Carnesecca Arena (530) Queens, NY
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., FS1		at Creighton	L 66–79	9–15 (2–9)	22 – Olsen	10 – Olsen	4 – Tied	D. J. Sokol Arena (2,239) Omaha, NE
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		DePaul	W 76–63	10–15 (3–9)	27 – Efosa	15 – Olsen	3 – Morales Romero	Alumni Hall (795) Providence, RI
February 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBSSN		No. 5 UConn	L 40–77	10–16 (3–10)	15 – Morales Romero	10 – Olsen	2 – Scott	Amica Mutual Pavilion (7,483) Providence, RI
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Xavier	W 61–53	11–16 (4–10)	15 – Tied	9 – Olsen	5 – Farrell	Cintas Center (1,071) Cincinnati, OH
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		Seton Hall	L 38–59	11–17 (4–11)	10 – Farrell	7 – Olsen	3 – Morales	Alumni Hall (844) Providence, RI
February 19, 2025 7:30 p.m., FloHoops		at Marquette	L 51–69	11–18 (4–12)	17 – Olsen	10 – Olsen	6 – Morales	Al McGuire Center (1,853) Milwaukee, WI
February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., FS1		Villanova	W 63–56	12–18 (5–12)	18 – Olsen	12 – Olsen	8 – Farrell	Alumni Hall (1,051) Providence, RI
March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., FS1		at Georgetown	W 66–62	13–18 (6–12)	19 – Efosa	8 – Morales	5 – Morales	McDonough Arena (617) Washington, D.C.
Big East Tournament
March 7, 2025 1:30 p.m., BEDN	(7)	vs. (10) Georgetown First Round	L 56–58	13–19	21 – Olsen	8 – Efosa	6 – Morales	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

See also

• 2024–25 Providence Friars men's basketball team