The 2024–25 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, who were led by first-year head coach Candice Green, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League.
The Crusaders finished the season 19–12, 11–7 in Patriot League play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated in Navy in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament before being eliminated by Lehigh in the semifinals.
Previous season.
The Crusaders finished the 2023–24 season 21–13, 11–7 in Patriot League play, to finish as the Patriot League regular-season champions. They defeated Bucknell, Loyola (MD) and Boston University to win the Patriot League tournament championship for the second consecutive year, to earn the Patriot League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They received the #16 seed in the Albany Regional 2, where they defeated fellow #16 seed UT Martin in the First Four before falling to top region seed and eventual tournament runner-up Iowa in the first round.
On August 20, 2024, head coach Maureen Magarity announced that she would be stepping down from her head coaching position after four seasons, citing family reasons, with assistant coach Candice Green being named the interim head coach for the 2024–25 season.
Preseason.
On October 16, 2024, the Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll. Holy Cross was picked to finish sixth in the Patriot League regular season.
Preseason rankings.
Source:
Preseason All-Patriot League Team.
No Crusaders were named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team.
Schedule and results.
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