2024–25 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represents the University of Idaho during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vandals, led by first-year head coach Arthur Moreira, play their home games at the Idaho Central Credit Union Arena in Moscow, Idaho, as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2024–25 Idaho Vandals women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	10–4 (2–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Arthur Moreira (1st season)
Associate head coach	Drew Muscatell
Assistant coaches	Lindsey Foster Denise Rosario Derek Saich
Home arena	ICCU Arena
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Sky women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Montana State	15	–	0		1.000			25	–	2		.926
Northern Arizona	14	–	2		.875			23	–	6		.793
Idaho	9	–	6		.600			17	–	9		.654
Weber State	8	–	7		.533			11	–	14		.440
Idaho State	6	–	9		.400			11	–	15		.423
Montana	6	–	9		.400			10	–	16		.385
Eastern Washington	6	–	9		.400			10	–	17		.370
Northern Colorado	6	–	10		.375			13	–	14		.481
Sacramento State	5	–	10		.333			12	–	16		.429
Portland State	1	–	14		.067			4	–	20		.167
† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner As of February 22, 2025

Previous season

The Vandals finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by Montana in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament.^[2]

On April 30, 2024, it was announced that head coach Carrie Eighmey would be leaving the program after only one year, in order to take the head coaching position at South Dakota.^[3] On June 24, the school announced that associate head coach Arthur Moreira would be named the Vandals' new head coach, becoming the first Brazilian head coach in NCAA Division I history.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Olivia Nelson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Central Missouri Kansas City, Missouri F 2 Sarah Brans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Monte Vista High School Dublin, California G 3 Ashlyn Wallace 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Clarkston High School Lapwai, Idaho G 4 Hope Hassmann 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Cal State Fullerton Maple Valley, Washington G 5 Ella Uriarte 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Folsom High School Folsom, California F 8 Rosie Schweizer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Pacific Canberra, Australia G 10 Kelbie Washington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma C 11 Vitória Carvalho 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Tarleton State Rio de Janeiro, Brazil G 12 Anja Bukvic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Louisiana Tech Belgrade, Serbia F 13 Catelyn Deaver 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Utah Tech Sumner, Washington G 21 Mackenzie Curtis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr New Mexico Lakeside, California G 23 Ana Beatriz Passos Alves da Silva 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Brazil U19 national team São Paulo, Brazil G 37 Ana Pinheiro 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Portugal U18 national team Braga, Portugal F 45 Jennifer Aadland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Augustana Laramie, Wyoming	Head coach Arthur Moreira (Sonoma State) Assistant coach(es) Drew Muscatell (Oregon) Lindsey Foster (La Verne) Denise Rosario (Columbia (MO)) Derek Saich (UC Santa Barbara) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 11, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024* 6:00 pm		Lewis–Clark State	W 79–49	–	–	–	–	ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at BYU	L 62–67	0–1	23 – Hassmann	11 – Aadland	3 – Tied	Marriott Center (2,876) Provo, UT
November 10, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Washington State Battle of the Palouse	L 60–71	0–2	23 – Schweizer	18 – Aadland	4 – Hassmann	Beasley Coliseum (1,114) Pullman, WA
November 13, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Walla Walla	W 76–51	1–2	14 – Schweizer	10 – Aadland	4 – Hassmann	ICCU Arena (1,195) Moscow, ID
November 16, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Utah	W 66–53	2–2	15 – Aadland	8 – Aadland	4 – Nelson	America First Event Center (355) Cedar City, UT
November 20, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at UC Riverside	W 56–42	3–2	21 – Schweizer	12 – Aadland	6 – Nelson	SRC Arena (88) Riverside, CA
November 23, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal Poly	W 74–54	4–2	15 – Hassmann	9 – Schweizer	4 – Hassmann	Mott Athletics Center (392) San Luis Obispo, CA
November 27, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana Tech	W 94–54	5–2	24 – Bukvic	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	ICCU Arena (1,116) Moscow, ID
December 7, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Thomas Big Sky-Summit League Challenge	W 76–54	6–2	21 – Schweizer	12 – Aadland	4 – Tied	Memorial Gym (1,199) Moscow, ID
December 15, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Utah State	W 71–56	7–2	20 – Nelson	14 – Aadland	6 – Tied	ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
December 18, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		UC Davis	L 58–65	7–3	20 – Nelson	12 – Aadland	4 – Nelson	ICCU Arena (2,024) Moscow, ID
December 21, 2024* 2:30 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	W 68–52	8–3	18 – Hassmann	10 – Aadland	4 – Tied	Premier America Credit Union Arena (275) Northridge, CA
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana State	L 56–59	8–4 (0–1)	12 – Aadland	8 – Aadland	4 – Hassmann	Worthington Arena (1,527) Bozeman, MT
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana	W 63–50	9–4 (1–1)	20 – Hassmann	6 – Aadland	3 – Hassmann	Dahlberg Arena (2,268) Missoula, MT
January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacramento State	W 63–48	10–4 (2–1)	16 – Hassmann	18 – Aadland	4 – Nelson	ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland State						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Washington						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
January 20, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Colorado						Bank of Colorado Arena  Greeley, CO
January 25, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Northern Arizona						Findlay Toyota Court  Flagstaff, AZ
January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Weber State						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho State						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland State						Viking Pavilion  Portland, OR
February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacramento State						Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Washington						Reese Court  Cheney, WA
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Arizona						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Colorado						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho State						Reed Gym  Pocatello, ID
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Weber State						Dee Events Center  Ogden, UT
March 3, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana State						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 8–12, 2025  ESPN+		vs.						Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[5][6]

References

1. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
2. "BIG SKY: Idaho Vandals Women's basketball team falls short in game six". KIVI-TV. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
3. "Carrie Eighmey named new South Dakota women's basketball coach". Argus Leader. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
4. "University of Idaho promotes Arthur Moreira to head coach of the women's basketball team". KREM. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
5. "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
6. "Idaho Vandals 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 11, 2025.