2024–25 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team

{{Short description|American college basketball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| sport = women's basketball

| year = 2024–25

| team = Western Michigan Broncos

| logo = Western Michigan Broncos (2021) logo.svg

| logo_size = 150

| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 12–18

| conf_record = 8–10

| head_coach = Shane Clipfell

| hc_year = 13th

| asst_coach1 = Meredith Applin

| asst_coach2 = Quim Gomez

| asst_coach3 = Cierra Bond

| asst_coach4 = Larry Ford

| arena = University Arena

| champion =

| tourney =

| tourney_result =

}}

{{2024–25 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings}}

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

Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2023–24 season 12–13, 7–7 in MAC play, to finish in eighth place.{{Cite news|url=https://getsomemaction.com/standings.aspx?standings=198|title=2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings|work=Mid-American Conference|access-date=March 1, 2025|language=en}} They were defeated by top-seeded Toledo in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.{{Cite news|url=https://news.utoledo.edu/index.php/03_13_2024/second-half-surge-gives-toledo-72-61-victory-over-wmu-in-mac-tournament-quarterfinals|title=Second-Half Surge Gives Toledo 72-61 Victory Over WMU in MAC Tournament Quarterfinals|work=UToledo News|access-date=March 1, 2025|language=en}}

Preseason

On October 22, 2024, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Western Michigan was picked to finish tenth in the MAC regular season.{{Cite news|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2024/10/22/mac-announces-2024-25-womens-basketball-preseason-poll-teams.aspx|title=MAC Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams|work=Mid-American Conference|access-date=March 1, 2025|language=en}}

=Preseason rankings=

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|+ style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Western Michigan Broncos}}" | MAC preseason poll

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Western Michigan Broncos|Predicted finish|Team|Votes (1st place)}}

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| 1

Ball State120 (10)
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| 2

Kent State104 (2)
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| 3

Buffalo98
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| 4

Bowling Green96
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| 5

Toledo82
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Northern Illinois64
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| Ohio

64
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| 8

Miami (OH)44
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| 9

Akron43
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| 10

Western Michigan34
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| 11

Eastern Michigan23
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| 12

Central Michigan20

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

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===Preseason All-MAC===

No Broncos were named to the first or second Preseason All-MAC teams.

Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Alli|last=Harness|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=fr|rs=|home=Burlington, Indiana|high_school=Carroll High School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Hannah|last=Spitzley|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=gs|rs=|home=Westphalia, Michigan|high_school=Pewamo-Westphalia High School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=De'Ahna|last=Richardson|num=4|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=jr|rs=y|home=Bolingbrook, Illinois|high_school=Bolingbrook High School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Artemis|last=Kouki|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=jr|rs=y|home=Athens, Greece|high_school=ACS Athens}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=D'Myjah|last=Bolds|num=10|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=fr|rs=|home=O'Fallon, Illinois|high_school=O'Fallon High School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Megan|last=Wagner|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=gs|rs=|home=Mason, Ohio|high_school=Mason High School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Alli|last=Carlson|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=jr|rs=|home=Grand Rapids, Michigan|high_school=East Grand Rapids High School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Vinyet|last=Morato|num=13|pos=PG|ft=5|in=8|class=fr|rs=|home=Barcelona, Spain|high_school=Joventut Badalona}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lauren|last=Audino|num=15|pos=C|ft=6|in=2|class=sr|rs=|home=Welland, Ontario|high_school=St. Mary Catholic Secondary School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=McKenna|last=Macon|num=20|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=fr|rs=y|home=Lawton, Michigan|high_school=Lawton High School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Evyn|last=Carrier|num=23|pos=C|ft=6|in=4|class=fr|rs=y|home=Sycamore, Illinois|high_school=Sycamore High School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sarah|last=Rekowski|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=fr|rs=|home=Hartland, Michigan|high_school=Hartland High School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Maggie|last=Stutelberg|num=32|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=jr|rs=y|home=Glen Ellyn, Illinois|high_school=Glenbard West High School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nile|last=Muguira Orbe|num=33|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=so|rs=|home=Guernica, Spain|high_school=Lointek Gernika Bizkaia Club}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

|asst_coach=

  • Meredith Applin ({{college|Western Michigan}})
  • Quim Gomez (UAB)
  • Cierra Bond ({{college|Oakland}})
  • Larry Ford ({{college|Spring Arbor}})

|roster_url=https://wmubroncos.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2024-25

|accessdate=March 1, 2025

}}

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Western Michigan Broncos}}"| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = October 31, 2024

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Olivet

| site_stadium = University Arena

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv =

| score = 72–53

| attend = 618

| record = –

| highscorer = Carrier

| points = 12

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Bolds, Spitzley}}

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 4

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Western Michigan Broncos}}"| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 4, 2024

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Arkansas State

| site_stadium = University Arena

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| gamename = MAC–SBC Challenge

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 61–52

| attend = 658

| record = 1–0

| highscorer = Spitzley

| points = 15

| highrebounder = Spitzley

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 10, 2024

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Texas A&M

| site_stadium = Reed Arena

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| tv = SECN+

| score = 38–86

| attend = 3,055

| record = 1–1

| highscorer = Asensio

| points = 10

| highrebounder = Carrier

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Carrier, Asensio}}

| assists = 2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 12, 2024

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = SMU

| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum

| site_cityst = University Park, TX

| tv = ACCNX

| score = 44–72

| attend = 2,719

| record = 1–2

| highscorer = Kouki

| points = 15

| highrebounder = Rekowski

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Spitzley, Morato, Wagner, Asensio}}

| assists = 2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 17, 2024

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Michigan State

| site_stadium = University Arena

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 42–79

| attend = 2,051

| record = 1–3

| highscorer = Spitzley

| points = 15

| highrebounder = Wagner

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Morato

| assists = 3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 23, 2024

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Detroit Mercy

| site_stadium = Calihan Hall

| site_cityst = Detroit, MI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 63–72

| attend = 411

| record = 1–4

| highscorer = Asensio

| points = 24

| highrebounder = Spitzley

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 27, 2024

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Cleary

| site_stadium = University Arena

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 70–48

| attend = 677

| record = 2–4

| highscorer = Spitzley

| points = 19

| highrebounder = Bolds

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 4, 2024

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Valparaiso

| site_stadium = Athletics–Recreation Center

| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 54–67

| attend = 234

| record = 2–5

| highscorer = Asensio

| points = 14

| highrebounder = Carrier

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 7, 2024

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Loyola Chicago

| site_stadium = University Arena

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 46–57

| attend = 682

| record = 2–6

| highscorer = Carlson

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Spitzley

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 17, 2024

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Prairie View A&M

| site_stadium = University Arena

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 87–58

| attend = 695

| record = 3–6

| highscorer = Spitzley

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Asensio

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 21, 2024

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Purdue Fort Wayne

| site_stadium = Gates Sports Center

| site_cityst = Fort Wayne, IN

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 75–83

| attend = 518

| record = 3–7

| highscorer = Spitzley

| points = 25

| highrebounder = Spitzley

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 7

}}

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!colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Western Michigan Broncos}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Western Michigan Broncos|2024–25 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season|MAC regular season}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 1, 2025

| time = 1:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Eastern Michigan

| site_stadium = George Gervin GameAbove Center

| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 65–51

| attend = 1,131

| record = 4–7

| conference = 1–0

| highscorer = Asensio

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Spitzley

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Carlson

| assists = 7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 4, 2025

| time = 2:30 pm

| opponent = Miami (OH)

| site_stadium = University Arena

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 51–57

| attend = 1,075

| record = 4–8

| conference = 1–1

| highscorer = Asensio

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Spitzley

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 8, 2025

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Ohio

| site_stadium = University Arena

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 66–49

| attend = 647

| record = 5–8

| conference = 2–1

| highscorer = Spitzley

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Asensio

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 11, 2025

| time = 2:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Northern Illinois

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 61–57

| attend = 940

| record = 6–8

| conference = 3–1

| highscorer = Spitzley

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Spitzley

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 15, 2025

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Toledo

| site_stadium = University Arena

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 41–38

| attend = 711

| record = 7–8

| conference = 4–1

| highscorer = Spitzley

| points = 14

| highrebounder = Spitzley

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 18, 2025

| time = 1:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Kent State

| site_stadium = MAC Center

| site_cityst = Kent, OH

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 50–80

| attend = 2,448

| record = 7–9

| conference = 4–2

| highscorer = Spitzley

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Richardson

| rebounds = 3

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 22, 2025

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Bowling Green

| site_stadium = Stroh Center

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 63–60

| attend = 1,535

| record = 8–9

| conference = 5–2

| highscorer = Asensio

| points = 19

| highrebounder = Carlson

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 25, 2025

| time = 1:00 pm

| opponent = Central Michigan

| site_stadium = University Arena

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 70–81

| attend = 1,257

| record = 8–10

| conference = 5–3

| highscorer = Spitzley

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Spitzley

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Asensio, Carlson}}

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 29, 2025

| time = 11:00 am

| opponent = Buffalo

| site_stadium = University Arena

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 40–73

| attend = 723

| record = 8–11

| conference = 5–4

| highscorer = Carrier

| points = 11

| highrebounder = Carrier

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Asensio, Carlson}}

| assists = 3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 1, 2025

| time = 1:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Ball State

| site_stadium = Worthen Arena

| site_cityst = Muncie, IN

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 51–61

| attend = 2,025

| record = 8–12

| conference = 5–5

| highscorer = Asensio

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Asensio

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Carlson, Wagner}}

| assists = 3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 5, 2025

| time = 6:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Akron

| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena

| site_cityst = Akron, OH

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 70–64

| attend = 291

| record = 9–12

| conference = 6–5

| highscorer = Spitzley

| points = 22

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Spitzley, Asensio, Carlson, Audino}}

| rebounds = 4

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 8, 2025

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Texas State

| site_stadium = Strahan Arena

| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX

| gamename = MAC–SBC Challenge

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 59–50

| attend = 644

| record = 10–12

| highscorer = Asensio

| points = 13

| highrebounder = Audino

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 15, 2025

| time = 12:00 pm

| opponent = Northern Illinois

| site_stadium = University Arena

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 51–60

| attend = 791

| record = 10–13

| conference = 6–6

| highscorer = Carlson

| points = 11

| highrebounder = Spitzley

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Spitzley, Carlson}}

| assists = 3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 19, 2025

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Bowling Green

| site_stadium = University Arena

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 63–70

| attend = 734

| record = 10–14

| conference = 6–7

| highscorer = Spitzley

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Spitzley

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 22, 2025

| time = 1:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Central Michigan

| site_stadium = McGuirk Arena

| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 43–56

| attend = 1,226

| record = 10–15

| conference = 6–8

| highscorer = Spitzley

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Spitzley

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Carlson, Asensio}}

| assists = 2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 26, 2025

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Akron

| site_stadium = University Arena

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 77–66

| attend = 321

| record = 11–15

| conference = 7–8

| highscorer = Asensio

| points = 26

| highrebounder = Spitzley

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 1, 2025

| time = 1:00 pm

| opponent = Ball State

| site_stadium = University Arena

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 45–55

| attend = 720

| record = 11–16

| conference = 7–9

| highscorer = Spitzley

| points = 19

| highrebounder = Spitzley

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Asensio

| assists = 3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 5, 2025

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Ohio

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| tv = ESPN+

| score =

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| conference =

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 8, 2025

| time = 2:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Buffalo

| site_stadium = Alumni Arena

| site_cityst = Amherst, NY

| tv = ESPN+

| score =

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!colspan=12 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Western Michigan Broncos}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Western Michigan Broncos|2025 MAC women's basketball tournament|MAC tournament}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 12–15, 2025

| time =

| neutral = yes

| seed =

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| site_stadium = Rocket Arena

| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH

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{{CBB schedule end

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|poll=AP poll}}

Sources:{{Cite news|url=https://wmubroncos.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2024-25|title=2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule|work=Western Michigan University Athletics|access-date=March 1, 2025|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2711/season/2025|title=Western Michigan Broncos 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule|work=ESPN|access-date=March 1, 2025|language=en}}

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