2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–1 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Katie Gearlds (4th season);
Associate head coach	Kelly Komara
Assistant coaches	Michael Stephens; Alex Guyton;
Home arena	Mackey Arena
	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. 11 Maryland	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 25 Oregon	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Penn State	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 5 UCLA	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Washington	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 23 Illinois	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Iowa	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 21 Nebraska	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 3 USC	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 12 Ohio State	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Indiana	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Michigan	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Purdue	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	.000

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of November 11, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers are led by fourth-year head coach Katie Gearlds and played their home games at Mackey Arena where they were a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the 2023–24 season 15–19, 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Northwestern in the first round before losing in the second round to Nebraska. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they defeated Butler in the second round and Duquesne in the super 16 before losing to Vermont in the great 8.

Offseason

Departures

Purdue Departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Jeanae Terry	10	G	5'11"	Senior	Detroit, MI	Graduated
Mary Ashley Stevenson	20	F	6'2"	Freshman	New York, NY	Transferred to Stanford
Emily Monson	21	G	6'1"	Freshman	Murfreesboro, TN	Transferred to Middle Tennessee
Abbey Ellis	23	G	5'6"	Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Graduated
Madison Layden	33	G	6'1"	Senior	Kokomo, IN	Graduated
Caitlyn Harper	34	F	6'3"	Senior	Hartland, WI	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Purdue Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Destini Lombard	4	G	5'9"	Graduate student	New Iberia, LA	Stephen F. Austin
Mahri Petree	7	G	6'0"	Graduate student	Detroit, MI	UTEP
Ella Collier	13	G	6'0"	Graduate student	Danville, IN	Marian
Reagan Bass	34	F	6'1"	Junior	Strongville, OH	Akron

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Jordyn Poole PG	North Vernon, IN	R. Nelson Snider High School	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
Jordyn Poole PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
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: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Avery Gordon P	Brownsburg, IN	Brownsburg High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Avery Gordon P	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Kira Reynolds F	Washington, IN	Washington High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Kira Reynolds F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Amiyah Reynolds	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	South Bend Washington High School	South Bend, Indiana
G	2	Rashunda Jones	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	South Bend Washington High School	South Bend, Indiana
G	3	Jayla Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Lawrence North High School	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	4	Destini Lombard	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Stephen F. Austin	New Iberia, Louisiana
G	7	Mahri Petree	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	UTEP	Detroit, Michigan
G	10	Jordyn Poole	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Fort Wayne Snider High School	Fort Wayne, Indiana
G	11	McKenna Layden	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Northwestern High School	Kokomo, Indiana
F	15	Mila Reynolds	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Maryland	South Bend, Indiana
F	22	Kendall Puryear	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Blue Springs South High School	Lee's Summit, Missouri
G	31	Sophie Swanson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Barrington Prep	Barrington, Illinois
F	32	Alaina Harper	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Grand Canyon	Hartland, Wisconsin
F	34	Reagan Bass	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Akron	Strongsville, Ohio
F	35	Lana McCarthy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Bedford High School	Bedford, New Hampshire

Head coach

Katie Gearlds (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Kelly Komara (Purdue)
Mark Stephens (Morehead State)
Alex Guyton (Purdue)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Indiana Tech	W 101–50		–	–	–	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Purdue Fort Wayne	W 87–77	1–0	20 – Lombard	10 – McCarthy	5 – Lombard	Mackey Arena (3,531) West Lafayette, IN
November 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 6 Notre Dame	L 58–102	1–1	13 – Lombard	5 – Lombard	3 – Swanson	Mackey Arena (5,854) West Lafayette, IN
November 14, 2024* 7:30 p.m., B1G+	IU Indy						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Bellarmine						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., B1G+	UT Arlington						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
November 28, 2024* 4:30 p.m., WSN	vs. Middle Tennessee Fort Myers Tip-Off Island Division						Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024* 11:00 a.m., WSN	vs. South Carolina Fort Myers Tip-Off Island Division						Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Maine						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
December 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+	Maryland						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
December 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m., BTN	Kentucky						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Miami (OH)						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+	Indiana State						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
December 29, 2024 3:00 p.m., B1G+	at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+	at Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., BTN	UCLA						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+	Michgian						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 18, 2025 5:00 p.m., B1G+	at Washington						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock	USC						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 27, 2025 8:30 p.m., BTN	at Illinois						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Nebraska						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Northwestern						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	Indiana Rivalry						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Minnesota						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	at Ohio State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., Peacock	Indiana Rivalry						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 5–9, 2025 TBA	vs. TBA						Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

References

^ "Purdue University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". purduesports.com. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

[1] "Purdue University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". purduesports.com. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

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Venues	Mackey Arena (1975–present)
Rivalries	Indiana
Head coaches	Deborah Gebhardt (1975–1976) Ruth Jones (1976–1986) Marsha Reall (1986–1987) Lin Dunn (1987–1996) Nell Fortner (1996–1997) Carolyn Peck (1997–1999) Kristy Curry (1999–2006) Sharon Versyp (2006–2021) Katie Gearlds (2021–present)
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics