2024–25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

2024–25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
2024–25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	9–20 (2–16 ACC)
Head coach	Megan Gebbia (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Nikki Flores (3rd season); Emily Stallings (3rd season); Millette Green (3rd season);
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 NC State	16	–	2	.889	28	–	7	.800
No. 8 Notre Dame	16	–	2	.889	28	–	6	.824
No. 7 Duke †	14	–	4	.778	29	–	8	.784
No. 22 Florida State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
No. 12 North Carolina	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
Louisville	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
California	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
Virginia Tech	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Georgia Tech	9	–	9	.500	22	–	11	.667
Virginia	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Stanford	8	–	10	.444	16	–	15	.516
Boston College	6	–	12	.333	16	–	18	.471
Syracuse	6	–	12	.333	12	–	18	.400
Clemson	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Pittsburgh	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
Miami (FL)	4	–	14	.222	14	–	15	.483
	2	–	16	.111	9	–	20	.310
SMU	2	–	16	.111	10	–	20	.333

† 2025 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by third-year head coach Megan Gebbia, and competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

The Demon Deacons began the season with two wins over Queens and Charlotte before a period where they traded wins and losses. The team went 4–4 over its next eight games with wins against Winthrop, Davidson, Gardner–Webb, and Campbell but losses against Villanova, George Mason, Fairfield, and St. John's. They hosted Clemson in their ACC opener, but lost 59–65. They finished 2024 with a win against UNC Greensboro 54–50. The Demon Deacons lost their first seven games of 2025. The stretch included three losses to ranked teams, number three Notre Dame, number eighteen California, and number thirteen North Carolina. They also lost to Louisville in overtime. The streak was broken by the Demon Deacons' first ACC win, which was a 69–59 win against Boston College. The team lost its next five games straight, including four games against ranked opponents. They defeated SMU 67–64 before losing their last three games of the season.

The Demon Deacons finished the season 9–20 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventeenth place. Under the new ACC tournament rules, they did not qualify for the 2025 ACC tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished the season 7–25 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated eleventh seed with Virginia in the First Round before losing to sixth seed Florida State in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT. Their seven overall wins was their lowest win total since the 1999–2000 season.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Kaia Harrison	2	G	5'7"	Graduate Student	Baldwin, New York	Graduated
Aliah McWhorter	4	G	6'1"	Senior	Cincinnati, Ohio	Transferred to Ohio^[1]
Kate Deeble	12	G	5'8"	Freshman	Brisbane, Australia	Left to play for Gold Coast Rollers
Alexandra Scruggs	32	G	5'10"	Graduate Student	Fayetteville, North Carolina	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Emily Johns	44	F	6'1"	Graduate Student	Washington Township, New Jersey	American^[2]

Recruiting class

Source:^[3]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kennedy Moore F	Kalispell, Montana	Flathead	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Apr 17, 2024
Kennedy Moore F	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (NR)
Aurora Sørbye G	Bergen, Norway	Metis Sports Athlete	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A	Nov 8, 2023
Aurora Sørbye G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Alyssa Andrews	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Colgan	Woodbridge, VA
G	1	Makaela Quimby	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	McDonogh	Owings Mills, MD
G	2	Aurora Sørbye	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Metis Sports Athlete	Bergen, Norway
G	5	Malaya Cowles	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Jr	Winston-Salem Christian	Wilkesboro, NC
G	11	Raegyn Conley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Baylor School	Chattanooga, TN
G	14	Rylie Theuerkauf	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Tenafly	Tenafly, NJ
F	15	Kennedy Moore	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Flathead	Kalispell, MT
G	21	Elise Williams	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Wakefield	Raleigh, NC
G	22	Madisyn Jordan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Panther Creek	Morrisville, NC
F	25	DeMeara Hinds	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	Lithia Springs	Douglasville, GA
F	44	Emily Johns	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Washington Township American	Washington Township, NJ

Head coach

Megan Gebbia (Towson)

Assistant coach(es)

Nikki Flores (Marist)
Millette Green (UMBC)
Emily Stallings (East Stroudsburg)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 5, 2024

Schedule

Source:^[4]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX	Queens	W 102–40	1–0	15 – Cowles	10 – Andrews	5 – Williams	LJVM Coliseum (916) Winston-Salem, NC
November 7, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Charlotte	W 60–41	2–0	12 – Jones	9 – Cowles	5 – Jones	Halton Arena (804) Charlotte, NC
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops	at Villanova	L 56–64	2–1	19 – Jones	9 – Jones	4 – Hinds	Finneran Pavilion (1,511) Villanova, PA
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Winthrop	W 64–50	3–1	12 – Tied	5 – Tied	4 – Williams	LJVM Coliseum (897) Winston-Salem, NC
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	George Mason	L 41–50	3–2	11 – Theuerkauf	7 – Cowles	2 – Tied	LJVM Coliseum (744) Winston-Salem, NC
November 23, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Davidson	W 60–55	4–2	14 – Hinds	8 – Andrews	6 – Williams	LJVM Coliseum (859) Winston-Salem, NC
November 27, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	Fairfield	L 65–72	4–3	15 – Tied	7 – Jones	5 – Williams	LJVM Coliseum (788) Winston-Salem, NC
December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Gardner–Webb	W 73–52	5–3	15 – Sørbye	8 – Cowles	4 – Williams	LJVM Coliseum (843) Winston-Salem, NC
December 4, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ACCNX	Campbell	W 63–46	6–3	21 – Cowles	12 – Hinds	4 – Tied	LJVM Coliseum (4,836) Winston-Salem, NC
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops	at St. John's	L 45–63	6–4	17 – Hinds	8 – Hinds	3 – Theuerkauf	Carnesecca Arena (705) New York City, NY
December 15, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Clemson	L 59–65	6–5 (0–1)	12 – Sørbye	8 – Hinds	3 – Tied	LJVM Coliseum (884) Winston-Salem, NC
December 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	UNC Greensboro	W 54–50	7–5	11 – Jones	11 – Cowles	6 – Sørbye	LJVM Coliseum (878) Winston-Salem, NC
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Virginia	L 46–69	7–6 (0–2)	17 – Conley	9 – Cowles	8 – Jones	John Paul Jones Arena (4,105) Charlottesville, VA
January 5, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Louisville	L 76–81 ^OT	7–7 (0–3)	17 – Theuerkauf	6 – Cowles	7 – Jones	LJVM Coliseum (1,019) Winston-Salem, NC
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 3 Notre Dame	L 64–100	7–8 (0–4)	18 – Williams	10 – Cowles	5 – Williams	Purcell Pavilion (6,753) Notre Dame, IN
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Virginia Tech	L 54–61	7–9 (0–5)	15 – Williams	4 – Tied	3 – Williams	Cassell Coliseum (5,502) Blacksburg, VA
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Stanford	L 71–74	7–10 (0–6)	19 – Williams	5 – Williams	4 – Williams	LJVM Coliseum (926) Winston-Salem, NC
January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 18 California	L 55–67	7–11 (0–7)	15 – Williams	4 – Tied	3 – Tied	LJVM Coliseum (1,123) Winston-Salem, NC
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 13 North Carolina	L 51–76	7–12 (0–8)	19 – Theuerkauf	4 – Tied	5 – Tied	Carmichael Arena (2,463) Chapel Hill, NC
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN	Boston College	W 69–59	8–12 (1–8)	21 – Theuerkauf	5 – Tied	5 – Williams	LJVM Coliseum (1,076) Winston-Salem, NC
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 17 NC State	L 83–90	8–13 (1–9)	25 – Theuerkauf	5 – Cowles	4 – Tied	LJVM Coliseum (1,785) Winston-Salem, NC
February 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 25 Florida State	L 68–97	8–14 (1–10)	18 – Hinds	13 – Hinds	5 – Sørbye	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,139) Tallahassee, FL
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Syracuse	L 50–62	8–15 (1–11)	14 – Hinds	7 – Cowles	6 – Sørbye	JMA Wireless Dome (3,735) Syracuse, NY
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 13 Duke	L 47–72	8–16 (1–12)	11 – Theuerkauf	8 – Williams	2 – Sørbye	LJVM Coliseum (1,343) Winston-Salem, NC
February 16, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN	at No. 19 Georgia Tech	L 62–73	8–17 (1–13)	20 – Theuerkauf	8 – Conley	7 – Jones	McCamish Pavilion (2,568) Atlanta, GA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	SMU	W 67–64	9–17 (2–13)	20 – Williams	6 – Tied	4 – Williams	LJVM Coliseum (856) Winston-Salem, NC
February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN	at Miami (FL)	L 60–62	9–18 (2–14)	18 – Theuerkauf	7 – Hinds	4 – Sørbye	Watsco Center (2,788) Coral Gables, FL
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 9 NC State	L 57–78	9–19 (2–15)	14 – Cowles	12 – Conley	6 – Williams	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Pittsburgh	L 63–79	9–20 (2–16)	23 – Theuerkauf	10 – Hinds	6 – Williams	LJVM Coliseum (1,393) Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

References

^ "Women's Basketball Adds Wake Forest Transfer, Aliah McWhorter, to Roster". ohiobobcats.com. University of Ohio Athletics. May 1, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
^ "Deacs Add Graduate Transfer Forward for 2024-25". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. April 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
^ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

[1] "Women's Basketball Adds Wake Forest Transfer, Aliah McWhorter, to Roster". ohiobobcats.com. University of Ohio Athletics. May 1, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

[2] "Deacs Add Graduate Transfer Forward for 2024-25". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. April 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

[3] "Wake Forest Demon Deacons". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
Venues	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (1972–1989) LJVM Coliseum (1989–present)
Culture & lore	Demon Deacon "O Here's to Wake Forest" Spirit of the Old Gold and Black Tobacco Road
People	Head coaches
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