2024–25 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team

2024–25 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball
2024–25 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	13–18 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach	Octavia Blue (4th season);
Associate head coach	Keisha McClinic
Assistant coaches	Morgan Stroman; Reshad Baker;
Home arena	KSU Convocation Center

2024–25 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Liberty †	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
Middle Tennessee	16	–	2	.889	26	–	9	.743
Western Kentucky	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
New Mexico State	10	–	8	.556	18	–	16	.529
Louisiana Tech	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
FIU	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
Kennesaw State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Sam Houston	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
Jacksonville State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	20	.333
UTEP	4	–	14	.222	11	–	19	.367

† 2025 CUSA tournament winner

The 2024–25 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach Octavia Blue, played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia, as first-year members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2023–24 season 11–19, 7–9 in ASUN play, to finish in eighth place.^[1] They were defeated by Austin Peay in the first round of the ASUN tournament.^[2] This would be Kennesaw State's final season as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference, as they moved to Conference USA, effective July 1, 2024.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kailyn Fields	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	The Galloway School	Atlanta, Georgia
G	1	Carly Hooks (C)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	East Tennessee State	Atlanta, Georgia
F	2	Trynce Taylor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	St. Francis School	Alpharetta, Georgia
G	3	Lee Lee Willis	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Chandler AZ Compass Prep	Chandler, Arizona
F	4	Keiara Griffin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Jacksonville State	Birmingham, Alabama
G	10	Gabriela Bendeck-Giron	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	Pensacola State College	Barranquilla, Colombia
F	11	Claire Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Palm Beach Atlantic	Cartersville, Georgia
G	12	Sophia Rueppell	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Bishop Kenny High School	Jacksonville, Florida
G	15	Morgan Dillard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Southern Miss	Sanford, Florida
G	21	Keyarah Berry	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Indiana	Rockmart, Georgia
F	24	Prencis Harden (C)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Emanuel County Institute	Swainsboro, Georgia
C	33	Mame Kane	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Fr	The Academy of Central Florida	Dakar, Senegal
F	45	Taylor Cullinan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Alabama	Dallas, Georgia

Head coach

Octavia Blue (Miami (FL))

Assistant coach(es)

Keisha McClinic (Middle Tennessee)
Morgan Stroman (Miami (FL))
Reshad Baker (Southern)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 3, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Life	W 72–53	1–0	14 – Harden	7 – Harden	4 – tied	KSU Convocation Center (647) Kennesaw, GA
November 9, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Utah Valley C-USA/WAC Alliance	L 61–64	1–1	20 – Berry	10 – Harden	4 – Dillard	KSU Convocation Center (470) Kennesaw, GA
November 14, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	L 47–75	1–2	24 – Berry	8 – tied	2 – tied	Curb Event Center (756) Nashville, TN
November 16, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Erskine	W 94–44	2–2	24 – Berry	11 – Harden	5 – Fields	KSU Convocation Center (482) Kennesaw, GA
November 21, 2024* 8:00 pm, MWN		at San Jose State	L 64–68	2–3	12 – Hooks	9 – Harden	2 – tied	Provident Credit Union Event Center (321) San Jose, CA
December 1, 2024* 2:00 pm, ACCNX		at Clemson	L 48–67	2–4	11 – Harden	6 – tied	2 – tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,005) Clemson, SC
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	W 64–42	3–4	18 – Harden	15 – Berry	4 – Willis	McKenzie Arena (1,412) Chattanooga, TN
December 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	L 56–71	3–5	14 – Harden	13 – Harden	2 – tied	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (516) Boca Raton, FL
December 16, 2024* 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at Seattle C-USA/WAC Alliance	W 64–41	4–5	22 – Harden	13 – Harden	5 – Fields	Redhawk Center (143) Seattle, WA
December 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia State	W 65–62	5–5	26 – Harden	10 – Griffin	4 – tied	KSU Convocation Center (658) Kennesaw, GA
December 30, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercer	L 59–62	5–6	34 – Harden	15 – Harden	5 – Fields	KSU Convocation Center (710) Kennesaw, GA
C-USA regular season
January 4, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 56–68	5–7 (0–1)	14 – Hooks	13 – Harden	6 – Hooks	Pete Mathews Coliseum (688) Jacksonville, AL
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	L 47–59	5–8 (0–2)	21 – Harden	16 – Harden	3 – Hooks	KSU Convocation Center (534) Kennesaw, GA
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Kentucky	L 62–72	5–9 (0–3)	19 – tied	11 – Harden	6 – Hooks	KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
January 16, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Sam Houston	W 85–73 ^OT	6–9 (1–3)	26 – Harden	16 – Harden	6 – Hooks	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (587) Huntsville, TX
January 18, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 71–83	6–10 (1–4)	18 – Griffin	12 – Harden	5 – Fields	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 68–66	7–10 (2–4)	21 – tied	16 – Harden	3 – tied	KSU Convocation Center (709) Kennesaw, GA
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UTEP	W 84–70	8–10 (3–4)	20 – Berry	15 – Harden	8 – Hooks	KSU Convocation Center (688) Kennesaw, GA
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Liberty	L 39–74	8–11 (3–5)	18 – Hooks	7 – Harden	3 – Fields	Liberty Arena (941) Lynchburg, VA
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at FIU	L 64–65	8–12 (3–6)	16 – Willis	7 – Harden	5 – Fields	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (534) Miami, FL
February 6, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Western Kentucky						E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
February 8, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee						Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana Tech						KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Sam Houston						KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 20, 2025 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at UTEP						Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
February 22, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Mexico State	L 57−61	10−16 (5−10)	21 – Berry	10 – Harden	3 – Hooks	Pan American Center (478) Las Cruces, NM
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		FIU	W 53−50	11−16 (6−10)	19 – Berry	11 – Berry	3 – Willis	KSU Convocation Center (590) Kennesaw, GA
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Liberty						KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville State						KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
C-USA tournament
March 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+/CBSSN	(7)	vs. (10) UTEP First round	W 71−63		– -	– -	– -	Propst Arena Huntsville, AL
March 12, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+/CBSSN	(7)	vs. (2) Middle Tennessee Quarterfinals	L 46−73		– -	– -	– -	Propst Arena Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
^ "Quarterfinals Bound: Austin Peay State University Women's Basketball Defeats Kennesaw State in First Round of ASUN Championship". Clarksville Online. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
^ "Conference USA Officially Welcomes Kennesaw State as 10th Member". Conference USA. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
^ "Kennesaw State Owls 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

[2] "Quarterfinals Bound: Austin Peay State University Women's Basketball Defeats Kennesaw State in First Round of ASUN Championship". Clarksville Online. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

[3] "Conference USA Officially Welcomes Kennesaw State as 10th Member". Conference USA. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

[4] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

[5] "Kennesaw State Owls 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

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