2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

American college basketball season

2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
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Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	18–4 (6–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dawn Plitzuweit (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Jason Jeschke
Assistant coaches	Aaron Horn Aerial Braker Tyler VanWinkle
Home arena	Williams 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. 4 USC	9	–	0	1.000	19	–	1	.950
No. 1 UCLA	8	–	0	1.000	20	–	0	1.000
No. 8 Ohio State	8	–	1	.889	19	–	1	.950
No. 14 Maryland	7	–	3	.700	17	–	4	.810
No. 16 Michigan State	7	–	3	.700	17	–	4	.810
Nebraska	7	–	3	.700	16	–	5	.762
Oregon	7	–	3	.700	16	–	5	.762
Minnesota	6	–	4	.600	18	–	4	.818
Illinois	6	–	4	.600	16	–	5	.762
Indiana	5	–	4	.556	13	–	7	.650
Michigan	5	–	5	.500	14	–	7	.667
Washington	4	–	5	.444	13	–	8	.619
Iowa	4	–	6	.400	14	–	7	.667
Wisconsin	2	–	8	.200	11	–	10	.524
Penn State	1	–	10	.091	10	–	12	.455
Rutgers	1	–	10	.091	9	–	13	.409
Northwestern	0	–	8	.000	7	–	12	.368
Purdue	0	–	10	.000	7	–	14	.333

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of January 30, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Gophers, are led by second-year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit, and play their home games at Williams Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Gophers finished the 2023–24 season 20–16, 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Rutgers in the first round before losing in the second round to Michigan. They were invited to the WNIT to advanced to the championship game where they lost to Saint Louis.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Ayianna Johnson	1	F	6'3"	Freshman	Jefferson, WI	Transferred to Colorado
Aminata Zie	11	F/C	6'1"	Senior	Paris, France	Graduated
Ajok Madol	12	G/F	6'2"	Freshman	Regina, SK	Transferred to Dayton
Janay Sanders	30	G	5'11"	GS Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated
McKynnlie Dalan	34	F	6'1"	Freshman	Montesano, WA	Transferred to Gonzaga

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Alexsia Rose	0	G	5'7"	GS Senior	Bloomfield, CT	UMass
Taylor Woodson	20	F	6'0"	Sophomore	Minnetonka, MN	Michigan
Annika Stewart	21	C	6'3"	GS Senior	Plymouth, MN	Nebraska
Jordan Brooks	34	C	6'3"	Senior	Apple Valley, CA	Cal State Bakersfield

2024 Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
McKenna Johnson G	Wilmot, WI	Wilmot High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
McKenna Johnson G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
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 5, 2024.

Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Makena Christian G	Hartford, WI	Hartford High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Makena Christian G	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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Alexsia Rose	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	UMass	Bloomfield, CT
G	3	Amaya Battle	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Hopkins	Hopkins, MN
G	5	Maggie Czinano	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Watertown-Mayer	Watertown, MN
G	7	McKenna Johnson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Wilmot Union	Wilmot, WI
G	10	Mara Braun	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Wayzata	Wayzata, MN
G	14	Tori McKinney	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Minnetonka	Minnetonka, MN
G	15	Brynn Senden	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Wayzata	Wayzata, MN
F	20	Taylor Woodson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Michigan	Minnetonka, MN
F/C	21	Annika Stewart	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	Nebraska	Plymouth, MN
G	22	Kennedy Klick	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Fr	Maple Grove	Brooklyn Park, MN
F	24	Mallory Heyer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Chaska	Chaska, MN
G/F	25	Grace Grocholski	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Kettle Moraine	North Prairie, WI
C	34	Jordan Brooks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Cal State Bakersfield	Apple Valley, CA
F	41	Niamya Holloway	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Eden Prairie	Eden Prairie, MN
C	52	Sophie Hart	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	NC State	Farmington, MN

Head coach

Dawn Plitzuweit (Michigan Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Jeschke (Southwestern (KS))
Aaron Horn (Toledo)
Ariel Braker (Notre Dame)
Tyler VanWinkle (Illinois State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Central Connecticut	W 89–48	1–0	18 – Stewart	7 – Battle	5 – Tied	Williams Arena (2,647) Minneapolis, MN
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Vermont	W 74–52	2–0	21 – Tied	7 – Heyer	4 – Battle	Williams Arena (3,192) Minneapolis, MN
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		UMass Lowell	W 82–37	3–0	13 – Johnson	10 – Heyer	3 – Braun	Williams Arena (2,616) Minneapolis, MN
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m.		vs. Oregon State Briann January Classic	W 73–38	4–0	13 – Stewart	9 – Grocholski	5 – Battle	Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
November 17, 2024* 1:00 p.m.		vs. SMU Briann January Classic	W 65–56	5–0	18 – Tied	13 – Grocholski	5 – Braun	Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Eastern Illinois	W 81–52	6–0	16 – Grocholski	5 – Heyer	6 – Rose	Williams Arena (2,946) Minneapolis, MN
November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Montana	W 84–45	7–0	16 – Hart	9 – Heyer	8 – Battle	Williams Arena (3,961) Minneapolis, MN
November 29, 2024* 1:15 p.m., YouTube		vs. Houston Big Easy Classic Bayou Tournament	W 61–44	8–0	18 – Grocholski	11 – Heyer	3 – Tied	Alario Center (214) Westwego, LA
November 30, 2024* 11:00 a.m., YouTube		vs. Louisiana Big Easy Classic Bayou Tournament	W 68–48	9–0	20 – Heyer	9 – McKinney	7 – Battle	Alario Center (132) Westwego, LA
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		North Florida	W 90–44	10–0	15 – Tied	8 – Johnson	7 – Rose	Williams Arena (2,931) Minneapolis, MN
December 8, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 25 Nebraska	L 65–84	10–1 (0–1)	12 – Heyer	8 – Heyer	3 – Tied	Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,009) Lincoln, NE
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Jackson State	W 81–43	11–1	14 – McKinney	6 – Johnson	5 – Battle	Williams Arena (2,812) Minneapolis, MN
December 20, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Prairie View A&M	W 96–57	12–1	20 – Stewart	9 – Heyer	6 – Battle	Williams Arena (2,570) Minneapolis, MN
December 28, 2024 3:00 p.m., BTN		Penn State	W 90–54	13–1 (1–1)	25 – McKinney	6 – Battle	7 – Battle	Williams Arena (5,312) Minneapolis, MN
December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+		at Wisconsin	W 59–50	14–1 (2–1)	13 – Battle	8 – Tied	6 – McKinney	Kohl Center (4,480) Madison, WI
January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Illinois	W 68–61	15–1 (3–1)	19 – Grocholski	10 – Heyer	5 – McKinney	Williams Arena (4,788) Minneapolis, MN
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Rutgers	W 76–50	16–1 (4–1)	21 – Battle	11 – Hart	8 – Grocholski	Williams Arena (2,924) Minneapolis, MN
January 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 24т	at No. 8 Maryland	L 92–99	16–2 (4–2)	19 – Battle	9 – Hart	6 – Battle	Xfinity Center (5,049) College Park, MD
January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 24т	at Northwestern	W 87–82	17–2 (5–2)	27 – Grocholski	10 – Grocholski	6 – Battle	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,854) Evanston, IL
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 23	No. 24 Michigan	L 65–70	17–3 (5–3)	25 – Battle	7 – Heyer	5 – McKinney	Williams Arena (4,344) Minneapolis, MN
January 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 23	Wisconsin	W 71–50	18–3 (6–3)	17 – Grocholski	11 – Heyer	4 – Hart	Williams Arena (7,554) Minneapolis, MN
January 30, 2025 9:00 p.m., Peacock		at No. 4 USC	L 69–82	18–4 (6–4)	18 – Hart	8 – Hart	4 – Grocholski	Galen Center (5,243) Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 1 UCLA						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., BTN		Iowa						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Indiana						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., Peacock		at Ohio State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Oregon						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., B1G+		at Purdue						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Washington						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+		at Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lasning, MI
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 Central Time.

Source:

Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	24т	23	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	25	24	RV

References

"Ajok Madol will continue her college career at Dayton". USbasket.com. May 28, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
Lee, Greg (May 16, 2024). "Gonzaga women pick up Minnesota transfer forward McKynnlie Dalan". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
"2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". gophersports.com. Gopher Sports. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

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