2024–25 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

2024–25 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
2024–25 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
Ball Dawgs Classic champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 14
Record	11–3 (2–0 ACC)
Head coach	Kara Lawson (5th season);
Associate head coach	Tia Jackson (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Kyra Elzy (1st season); Karen Lange (3rd season); Karen Middleton (2nd season); Pierre Miller (2nd season);
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Georgia Tech	3	–	0	1.000	15	–	0	1.000
Florida State	2	–	0	1.000	12	–	2	.857
No. 3 Notre Dame	2	–	0	1.000	11	–	2	.846
No. 14 Duke	2	–	0	1.000	11	–	3	.786
No. 22 NC State	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	3	.769
Clemson	2	–	1	.667	9	–	5	.643
Louisville	2	–	1	.667	9	–	5	.643
No. 20 California	1	–	1	.500	13	–	2	.867
No. 17 North Carolina	1	–	1	.500	13	–	2	.867
SMU	1	–	1	.500	9	–	5	.643
Miami (FL)	1	–	2	.333	11	–	3	.786
Boston College	1	–	2	.333	10	–	6	.625
Virginia	1	–	2	.333	9	–	6	.600
Virginia Tech	0	–	2	.000	9	–	4	.692
Stanford	0	–	2	.000	8	–	5	.615
Wake Forest	0	–	2	.000	7	–	6	.538
Pittsburgh	0	–	2	.000	8	–	7	.533
Syracuse	0	–	2	.000	6	–	7	.462

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of January 2, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represents Duke University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils are led by fifth-year head coach Kara Lawson and play their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the season 22–12 overall and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated tenth seed Georgia Tech in the Second Round before losing to NC State in the Quarterfinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, marking the second straight year the Blue Devils qualified for the tournament. As the seventh seed in the Portland 3 region they defeated tenth seed Richmond in the First Round and upset second seed Ohio State in the Second Round before losing to third seed Connecticut in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Camilla Emsbo	21	F	6'5"	Graduate Student	Lakewood, Colorado	Graduated
Kennedy Brown	42	C	6'6"	Senior	Derby, Kansas	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Riley Nelson	11	G	6'2"	Sophomore	Clarksburg, Maryland	Maryland^[1]

Recruiting class

Source:^[2]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Jenessa Cotton F	Orange, California	Mater Dei	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Jenessa Cotton F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Toby Fournier F	Toronto, Canada	Crestwood Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Toby Fournier F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Olivia Martin G	Gaithersburg, Maryland	Quince Orchard	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
Olivia Martin G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Arianna Roberson C	San Antonio, Texas	Clark	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Arianna Roberson C	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
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:

Roster

2024–25 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Vanessa de Jesus	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Sierra Canyon	Valencia, CA
G	3	Ashlon Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Hardin-Jefferson	China, TX
G/F	4	Jadyn Donovan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Sidwell Friends	Washington, D.C.
G	5	Oluchi Okananwa	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Worcester Academy	Boston, MA
G	7	Louann Battiston	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Liege Panthers	Montigny-le-Tilleul, Belgium
G	11	Riley Nelson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Bullis School Maryland	Clarksburg, MD
F	12	Delaney Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	St. John's College	Charles Town, WV
F	13	Jordan Wood	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Carmel	Chicago, IL
G	15	Emma Koabel	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Niagara Prep	Port Colborne, ON
C	21	Arianna Roberson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Clark	San Antonio, TX
G	22	Taina Mair	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Brooks School Boston College	Boston, MA
G	24	Reigan Richardson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Cannon School Georgia	Charlotte, NC
F	35	Toby Fournier	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Crestwood Prep	Toronto, Canada
F	42	Jenessa Cotton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Mater Dei	Orange, CA
G	53	Olivia Martin	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Quince Orchard	Gaithersburg, MD

Head coach

Kara Lawson (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 19, 2024

Schedule

Source:^[3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX	No. 11	Radford	W 89–36	1–0	13 – Wood	9 – Donovan	3 – Mair	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,137) Durham, NC
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 11	at Liberty	W 83–67	2–0	22 – Jackson	6 – Tied	6 – Jackson	Liberty Arena (2,845) Lynchburg, VA
November 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FS1	No. 11	at No. 18 Maryland	L 80–85	2–1	15 – Fournier	10 – Donovan	4 – Tied	Xfinity Center (9,042) College Park, MD
November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 16	Dayton	W 84–49	3–1	17 – Wood	9 – Donovan	4 – Mair	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,976) Durham, NC
November 17, 2024* 3:30 p.m., CBSSN	No. 16	at South Dakota State	W 75–71	4–1	23 – Donovan	15 – Donovan	4 – Tied	First Bank and Trust Arena (4,582) Brookings, SD
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 14	at Belmont	W 79–47	5–1	25 – Fournier	13 – Wood	4 – Wood	Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,147) Durham, NC
November 25, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FloHoops	No. 13	vs. No. 9 Kansas State Ball Dawgs Classic Semifinal	W 73–62	6–1	30 – Jackson	8 – Thomas	7 – Mair	Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
November 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops	No. 13	vs. No. 8 Oklahoma Ball Dawgs Classic championship game	W 109–99 ^OT	7–1	35 – Richardson	5 – Donovan	9 – Mair	Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
December 1, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 13	Columbia	W 77–61	8–1	19 – Richardson	7 – Tied	6 – de Jesus	Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,228) Durham, NC
December 5, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 8	at No. 3 South Carolina ACC–SEC Challenge	L 70–81	8–2	14 – Tied	8 – Donovan	5 – Donovan	Colonial Life Arena (15,677) Columbia, SC
December 8, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 8	Virginia Tech	W 81–59	9–2 (1–0)	27 – Fournier	12 – Okananwa	7 – Richardson	Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,328) Durham, NC
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 9	Wofford	W 93–58	10–2	23 – Fournier	11 – Donovan	10 – Richardson	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,768) Durham, NC
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 9	at South Florida	L 56–65	10–3	11 – Fournier	9 – Okananwa	4 – Tied	Yuengling Center (5,735) Tampa, FL
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 14	at Boston College	W 86–59	11–3 (2–0)	14 – Tied	10 – Donovan	4 – Mair	Conte Forum (2,273) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 5, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 14	Pittsburgh						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at North Carolina Rivalry						Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
January 12, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 16, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN		California						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 19, 2025 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2		Stanford						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 23, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at SMU						Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Georgia Tech						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
February 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at NC State Rivalry						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Clemson						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Miami (FL)						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Wake Forest Rivalry						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 17, 2025 TBA, ESPN2		at Notre Dame						Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Louisville						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., The CW		Syracuse						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		North Carolina Rivalry						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
March 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
		vs.						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP	11	16	14	13	8	9	9	14	14
Coaches	11	16	14	13	9	10	10	14	15

References

^ "Blue Devils Welcome Transfer Riley Nelson". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. April 22, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
^ "Duke Blue Devils". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball 2024-25 Schedule/Results". goduke.com. Duke Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

[1] "Blue Devils Welcome Transfer Riley Nelson". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. April 22, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[2] "Duke Blue Devils". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[3] "Women's Basketball 2024-25 Schedule/Results". goduke.com. Duke Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

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v t e Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
Venues	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1975–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina (Carlyle Cup)
Culture & lore	"Blue and White" "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!"
People	Head coaches
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics