2024–25 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team

The 2024–25 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team represent St. John's University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Storm, led by head coach Joe Tartamella, play their games at Carnesecca Arena and are members of the Big East Conference.

2024–25 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	10–1 ( Big East)
Head coach	Joe Tartamella (13th season)
Associate head coach	Steve Pogue (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Shenneika Smith Kaity Healy
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena

2024–25 Big East women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 UConn	1	–	0		1.000			10	–	2		.833
Creighton	1	–	0		1.000			9	–	3		.750
Seton Hall	1	–	0		1.000			9	–	3		.750
Villanova	1	–	0		1.000			7	–	6		.538
DePaul	1	–	0		1.000			6	–	8		.429
Marquette	0	–	0		–			8	–	3		.727
St. John's	0	–	1		.000			10	–	2		.833
Butler	0	–	1		.000			10	–	4		.714
Georgetown	0	–	1		.000			6	–	5		.545
Providence	0	–	1		.000			7	–	7		.500
Xavier	0	–	1		.000			5	–	7		.417
† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team

The Red Storm finished the season at 18–15 and 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tied for third place. As a No. 3 seed in the Big East women's tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals against Georgetown. They received a bid to the WBIT tournament, where they defeated Florida in the first game, but lost to Toledo in the next round.

Offseason

Departures

St. John's Departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Unique Drake	1	G	5'7"	Senior	Columbia, SC	Graduated
Tyonna Bailey	1	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Newark, New Jersey	transferred to Charleston Southern
Jillian Archer	1	F	6'2"	GS	Santa Monica, CA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

St. John's Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	From
Ariana Vanderhoop	1	G	5'9"	Graduate student	Boston, Massachusetts	Monmouth
Lashae Dwyer	13	G	5'6"	Graduate student	Toronto, Ontario	Miami
Kylie Lavelle	14	F	6'2"	Junior	Moosic, Pennsylvania	Penn State
Jade Blagrove	20	F	6'2"	Graduate student	Boston, Massachusetts	South Florida

Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ariel Little PG	Brooklyn, NY	South Shore High School	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 91
Janeya Grant G	Middletown, CT	South Shore Christian Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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 December 27, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Ariana Vanderhoop 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Cathedral Monmouth Boston, Massachusetts F 2 Julie Bahati 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Springfield Central Nairobi, Kenya G 3 Ariel Little 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr South Shore Brooklyn, New York G 4 Skye Owen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So St. Francis Prep Staten Island, NY G 5 Jailah Donald 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Serra Inglewood, CA G 10 Jayda Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Forest Park Atlanta, GA G 11 Janeya Grant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr South Shore Middletown, CT G 13 Lashae Dwyer 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Webb School Miami Toronto, Ontario F 14 Kylie Lavelle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Riverside Penn State Drexel Moosic, Pennsylvania G 20 Jade Blagrove 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Calandlyceum Manhattan South Florida Barendrecht, Netherlands F 21 Phoenix Gedeon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Life Center Academy Robert Morris Montreal, QC F 22 Nevaeh Wingate 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Liverpool Liverpool, NY G 23 Ber'Nyah Mayo 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS St. Elizbeth UMass Wilmington, DE G 44 Tara Daye 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr University DePaul Newark, NJ	Head coach Joe Tartamella (James Madison) Assistant coach(es) Steve Pogue (Nyack) Shenneika Smith (St. John's) Kaity Healy (Seton Hall) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 5, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2024 7pm		Pace	W 80–48		22 – Dwyer	7 – Daye	2 – Tied	Carnesecca Arena (345) Queens, NY
Regular season
November 4, 2024 2pm		Saint Peter's	W 80–39	1–0	16 – Dwyer	4 – Tied	4 – Dwyer	Carnesecca Arena (446) Queens, NY
November 8, 2024 6pm		LIU	W 67–50	2–0	15 – Lavelle	8 – Daye	3 – Tied	Steinberg Wellness Center (78) Brooklyn, NY
November 13, 2024 7pm		Loyola Maryland	W 69–61	3–0	22 – Dwyer	5 – Tied	4 – Donald	Reitz Arena (353) Baltimore, Maryland
November 17, 2024 2pm		Rhode Island	W 60–45	4–0	15 – Owen	7 – Daye	2 – Tied	Ryan Center (1,115) Kingston, Rhode Island
November 21, 2024 7pm		Marist	W 69–49	5–0	15 – Dwyer	12 – Dwyer	5 – Tied	Carnesecca Arena (321) Queens, NY
November 24, 2024 2pm		Stoney Brook	W 58–34	6–0	10 – Tied;	8 – Lavelle	4 – Tied	Carnesecca Arena (562) Queens, NY
November 28, 2024		Harvard	L 52–54	6–1	18 – Dwyer	6 – Tied	3 – Mayo	Carnesecca Arena (269) Queens, NY
December 2, 2024 7pm		at Penn State	W 72–67	7–1	25 – Dwyer	6 – Dwyer	5 – Tied	Bryce Jordan Center (1,759) University Park, Pennsylvania
December 8, 2024 2pm		Wake Forest	W 63–45	8–1	18 – Owen	14 – Gedeon	3 – Mayo	Carnesecca Arena (705) Queens, NY
December 11, 2024 6pm		at Hofstra	W 62–38	9–1	18 – Dwyer	8 – Lavelle	6 – Mayo	David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex (622) Hempstead, New York
December 15, 2024 2pm		Fairfield	W 77–68	10–1	18 – Mayo	7 – Gedeon	4 – Dwyer	Carnesecca Arena (589) Queens, NY
December 21, 2024 2pm		at Villanova						Finneran Pavilion  Villanova, PA
December 28, 2024 1:30pm		Creighton						Carnesecca Arena  Queens, NY
January 1, 2025 2pm		at Providence						Alumni Hall  Providence, RI
January 7, 2025 8:30pm		DePaul						Carnesecca Arena  Queens, NY
January 11, 2025 2pm		at Xavier						Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 2025 7pm		Uconn						Carnesecca Arena  Queens, NY
January 18, 2025 2pm		Villanova						Carnesecca Arena  Queens, NY
January 22, 2025 7pm		at Georgetown						McDonough Arena  Washington, D.C.
January 25, 2025 1pm		at Seton Hall						Walsh Gymnasium  South Orange, NJ
January 29, 2025 7pm		Providence						Carnesecca Arena  Queens, NY
February 2, 2025 2pm		Xavier						Carnesecca Arena  Queens, NY
February 5, 2025 7:30pm		at Marquette						Al McGuire Center  Milwaukee, WI
February 12, 2025 7:30pm		at UConn						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
February 16, 2025 5:30pm		vs. Butler						Madison Square Garden  New York City, New York
February 19, 2025 7pm		at Creighton						D. J. Sokol Arena  Omaha, NE
February 23, 2025 4:30pm		Seton Hall						Carnesecca Arena  Queens, NY
February 26, 2025 7pm		Georgetown						Carnesecca Arena  Queens, NY
March 2, 2024 3pm		at DePaul						Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP																					Not released
Coaches

See also

• 2024–25 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team