2024–25 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team

2024–25 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball
2024–25 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	12–18 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach	Shane Clipfell (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Meredith Applin; Quim Gomez; Cierra Bond; Larry Ford;
Home arena	University Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team represented Western Michigan University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 13th-year head coach Shane Clipfell, played their home games at University Arena in Kalamazoo, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

2024–25 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ball State †	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Toledo	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
Buffalo	13	–	5	.722	30	–	7	.811
Kent State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Miami (OH)	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Bowling Green	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
Central Michigan	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Western Michigan	8	–	10	.444	12	–	18	.400
Northern Illinois	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
Akron	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
Ohio	4	–	14	.222	6	–	23	.207
Eastern Michigan	1	–	17	.056	2	–	27	.069

† 2025 MAC tournament winner

The Broncos finished the season 12–18, 8–10 in MAC play, to finish in eighth place.^[1]

Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2023–24 season 12–13, 7–7 in MAC play, to finish in eighth place.^[2] They were defeated by top-seeded Toledo in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 22, 2024, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Western Michigan was picked to finish tenth in the MAC regular season.^[4]

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Ball State	120 (10)
2	Kent State	104 (2)
3	Buffalo	98
4	Bowling Green	96
5	Toledo	82
T–6	Northern Illinois	64
T–6	Ohio	64
8	Miami (OH)	44
9	Akron	43
10	Western Michigan	34
11	Eastern Michigan	23
12	Central Michigan	20

MAC tournament champions: Ball State (8), Bowling Green (1), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1), Toledo (1)

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-MAC

No Broncos were named to the first or second Preseason All-MAC teams.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Marina Asensio	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	South Florida	Sabadell, Spain
G	2	Alli Harness	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Carroll High School	Burlington, IN
G	3	Hannah Spitzley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Pewamo-Westphalia High School	Westphalia, MI
F	4	De'Ahna Richardson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Bolingbrook High School	Bolingbrook, IL
G	5	Artemis Kouki	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	ACS Athens	Athens, Greece
F	10	D'Myjah Bolds	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	O'Fallon High School	O'Fallon, IL
G	11	Megan Wagner	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Mason High School	Mason, OH
G	12	Alli Carlson	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	East Grand Rapids High School	Grand Rapids, MI
PG	13	Vinyet Morato	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Joventut Badalona	Barcelona, Spain
C	15	Lauren Audino	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	St. Mary Catholic Secondary School	Welland, ON
G	20	McKenna Macon	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Fr	Lawton High School	Lawton, MI
C	23	Evyn Carrier	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Fr	Sycamore High School	Sycamore, IL
F	25	Sarah Rekowski	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Hartland High School	Hartland, MI
G	32	Maggie Stutelberg	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Glenbard West High School	Glen Ellyn, IL
G	33	Nile Muguira Orbe	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Lointek Gernika Bizkaia Club	Guernica, Spain

Head coach

Shane Clipfell (Eastern Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Meredith Applin (Western Michigan)
Quim Gomez (Autonomous University of Barcelona)
Cierra Bond (Oakland)
Larry Ford (Spring Arbor)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 1, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Olivet	W 72–53	–	12 – Carrier	9 – 2 tied	4 – Asensio	University Arena (618) Kalamazoo, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State MAC–SBC Challenge	W 61–52	1–0	15 – Spitzley	8 – Spitzley	7 – Asensio	University Arena (658) Kalamazoo, MI
November 10, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN+		at Texas A&M	L 38–86	1–1	10 – Asensio	7 – Carrier	2 – 2 tied	Reed Arena (3,055) College Station, TX
November 12, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		at SMU	L 44–72	1–2	15 – Kouki	9 – Rekowski	2 – 4 tied	Moody Coliseum (2,719) University Park, TX
November 17, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Michigan State	L 42–79	1–3	15 – Spitzley	5 – Wagner	3 – Morato	University Arena (2,051) Kalamazoo, MI
November 23, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy	L 63–72	1–4	24 – Asensio	5 – Spitzley	4 – Asensio	Calihan Hall (411) Detroit, MI
November 27, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cleary	W 70–48	2–4	19 – Spitzley	10 – Bolds	6 – Asensio	University Arena (677) Kalamazoo, MI
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Valparaiso	L 54–67	2–5	14 – Asensio	9 – Carrier	6 – Asensio	Athletics–Recreation Center (234) Valparaiso, IN
December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola Chicago	L 46–57	2–6	16 – Carlson	7 – Spitzley	5 – Asensio	University Arena (682) Kalamazoo, MI
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Prairie View A&M	W 87–58	3–6	17 – Spitzley	7 – Asensio	6 – Asensio	University Arena (695) Kalamazoo, MI
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Purdue Fort Wayne	L 75–83	3–7	25 – Spitzley	7 – Spitzley	7 – Asensio	Gates Sports Center (518) Fort Wayne, IN
MAC regular season
January 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	W 65–51	4–7 (1–0)	22 – Asensio	8 – Spitzley	7 – Carlson	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,131) Ypsilanti, MI
January 4, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		Miami (OH)	L 51–57	4–8 (1–1)	16 – Asensio	7 – Spitzley	4 – Asensio	University Arena (1,075) Kalamazoo, MI
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ohio	W 66–49	5–8 (2–1)	18 – Spitzley	6 – Asensio	7 – Asensio	University Arena (647) Kalamazoo, MI
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Illinois	W 61–57	6–8 (3–1)	20 – Spitzley	6 – Spitzley	4 – Asensio	Convocation Center (940) DeKalb, IL
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Toledo	W 41–38	7–8 (4–1)	14 – Spitzley	10 – Spitzley	4 – Asensio	University Arena (711) Kalamazoo, MI
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kent State	L 50–80	7–9 (4–2)	18 – Spitzley	3 – Richardson	8 – Asensio	MAC Center (2,448) Kent, OH
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bowling Green	W 63–60	8–9 (5–2)	19 – Asensio	6 – Carlson	7 – Asensio	Stroh Center (1,535) Bowling Green, OH
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Michigan	L 70–81	8–10 (5–3)	22 – Spitzley	6 – Spitzley	5 – 2 tied	University Arena (1,257) Kalamazoo, MI
January 29, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Buffalo	L 40–73	8–11 (5–4)	11 – Carrier	6 – Carrier	3 – 2 tied	University Arena (723) Kalamazoo, MI
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Ball State	L 51–61	8–12 (5–5)	17 – Asensio	7 – Asensio	3 – 2 tied	Worthen Arena (2,025) Muncie, IN
February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Akron	W 70–64	9–12 (6–5)	22 – Spitzley	4 – 4 tied	5 – Asensio	James A. Rhodes Arena (291) Akron, OH
February 8, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State MAC–SBC Challenge	W 59–50	10–12	13 – Asensio	5 – Audino	6 – Asensio	Strahan Arena (644) San Marcos, TX
February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Illinois	L 51–60	10–13 (6–6)	11 – Carlson	7 – Spitzley	3 – 2 tied	University Arena (791) Kalamazoo, MI
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bowling Green	L 63–70	10–14 (6–7)	17 – Spitzley	6 – Spitzley	7 – Asensio	University Arena (734) Kalamazoo, MI
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Central Michigan	L 43–56	10–15 (6–8)	20 – Spitzley	7 – Spitzley	2 – 2 tied	McGuirk Arena (1,226) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Akron	W 77–66	11–15 (7–8)	26 – Asensio	7 – Spitzley	7 – Asensio	University Arena (321) Kalamazoo, MI
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ball State	L 45–55	11–16 (7–9)	19 – Spitzley	6 – Spitzley	3 – Asensio	University Arena (720) Kalamazoo, MI
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Ohio	W 75-56	12-16 (8-9)	18 – Stutelberg	10 – Carlson	8 – Asensio	Convocation Center (765) Athens, OH
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Buffalo	L 54-80	12-17 (8-10)	10 – Wagner	6 – Spitzley	6 – Asensio	Alumni Arena (2008) Amherst, NY
MAC tournament
March 12–15, 2025 11:00 A.M., ESPN+/CBSSN	(8)	vs. (1) Ball State	L 53-82	12-18	22 – Asensio	10 – Spitzley	5 – Asensio	Rocket Arena Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Standings". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
↑ Helgren, Paul (March 13, 2024). "Second-Half Surge Gives Toledo 72-61 Victory Over WMU in MAC Tournament Quarterfinals". UToledo News. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
1 2 3 "MAC Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. October 22, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
↑ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
↑ "Western Michigan Broncos Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved March 1, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Standings". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved June 10, 2025.

[2] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 1, 2025.

[3] Helgren, Paul (March 13, 2024). "Second-Half Surge Gives Toledo 72-61 Victory Over WMU in MAC Tournament Quarterfinals". UToledo News. Retrieved March 1, 2025.

[poll-4] 1 2 3 "MAC Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. October 22, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2025.

[5] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2025.

[6] "Western Michigan Broncos Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved March 1, 2025.

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