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2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings
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

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.

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" Redshirt 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" Redshirt 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 High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Juliann Woodard
F
North Vernon, IN Jennings County High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Sinai Douglas
PG
Toledo, OH Start High School 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Ode
G
Maple Grove, MN Maple Grove High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Amy Terrian
PG
Pewaukee, WI Pewaukee High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Anna Terrian
PG
Pewaukee, WI Pewaukee High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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:

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lilly Williams
P
Farmington Hills, MI Homeschool 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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 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
Assistant coach(es)

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

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
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See also

References

  1. ^ Munz, Jason; Dylan, Jonah (August 13, 2014). "All-Big Ten transfer guard DeeDee Hagemann commits to Memphis women's basketball, Alex Simmons". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Calloway, Brian (April 27, 2024). "Michigan State women's basketball adds transfers from Arizona State, Ball State". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. ^ Calloway, Brian (April 25, 2024). "Michigan State women's basketball lands Ohio State transfer Emma Shumate". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  4. ^ Calloway, Brian (April 15, 2024). "Michigan State women's basketball lands high-impact transfer in Grace VanSlooten". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Michigan State University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Msuspartans.com. Retrieved November 6, 2024.