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The 2024–25 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by ninth-year head coach Todd Starkey, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, in Kent, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record21–12 (12–6 MAC)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachFran Recchia
Quick facts Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball, Conference ...
2024–25 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record21–12 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachFran Recchia
Assistant coaches
  • Alexa Golden
  • Paige Salisbury
Home arenaMAC Center
Seasons
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2024–25 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Ball State †16–2 .88927–8  .771
Toledo13–5 .72224–9  .727
Buffalo13–5 .72230–7  .811
Kent State12–6 .66721–12  .636
Miami (OH)11–7 .61119–12  .613
Bowling Green11–7 .61118–13  .581
Central Michigan9–9 .50014–17  .452
Western Michigan8–10 .44412–18  .400
Northern Illinois6–12 .33313–17  .433
Akron4–14 .22210–21  .323
Ohio4–14 .2226–23  .207
Eastern Michigan1–17 .0562–27  .069
† 2025 MAC tournament winner
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The Golden Flashes finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in MAC play, to finish in fourth place.[1] They defeated Miami (OH)[2] in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament[3] before falling to Ball State in the semifinals.[4]

Previous season

The Golden Flashes finished the 2023–24 season 21–12, 13–5 in MAC play, to finish in third place.[5] They defeated Northern Illinois,[6] Ball State[2] and Buffalo to win the MAC tournament championship, earning the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, their first tournament appearance since 2002.[7] They received the #15 seed in the Albany Regional 1,[8] where they fell to #2 region seed Notre Dame in the first round.[9]

Preseason

On October 22, 2024, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Kent State was picked to finish second in the MAC regular season. They received one vote to win the MAC tournament.[10]

Preseason rankings

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MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Ball State120 (10)
2Kent State104 (2)
3Buffalo98
4Bowling Green96
5Toledo82
T–6Northern Illinois64
Ohio64
8Miami (OH)44
9Akron43
10Western Michigan34
11Eastern Michigan23
12Central Michigan20
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MAC tournament champions: Ball State (8), Bowling Green (1), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1), Toledo (1)

Preseason All-MAC

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Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Year
1st Jenna Batsch Senior
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Source:[10]

Roster

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2024–25 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kaley Perkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrOklahoma Houston, TX
F 1 Tatiana Thomas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBolingbrook High School Bolingbrook, IL
G 2 Meghan Murray 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrHampton High School Hampton Township, PA
G 3 Corynne Hauser 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrRochester Area High School Rochester, PA
G 4 Journey Hildebrand 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrBrunswick High School Brunswick, OH
F 5 Bianca Juzzo 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrNew Mexico Junior College Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
G 10 Eléna Maier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrWaunakee Community High School Waunakee, WI
G 11 Lexy Linton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrJackson Memorial High School Westampton, NJ
G 12 Jenna Batsch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrLoveland High School Loveland, OH
F 15 Bridget Dunn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrCarmel High School Carmel, IN
G 21 Dionna Gray 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JrHuntington High School Huntington, WV
G 22 Joy Bergstrom 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrSouth Dakota Mount Prospect, IL
G 23 Mya Babbitt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoMillard South High School Papillion, NE
C 30 Riley Rismiller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoDayton Coldwater, OH
F 34 Janae Tyler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoHolt High School Lansing, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 26, 2025

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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 p.m., ESPN+		 James Madison
MAC–SBC Challenge		 L 56–67  0–1
  20 – Rismiller  10 – Dunn  2 – Perkins  MAC Center (1,350)
Kent, OH
November 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., Boxcast TV		 Walsh W 113–54  1–1
  20 – Babbitt  12 – Dunn  7 – Murray  MAC Center (1,242)
Kent, OH
November 14, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 at No. 13 NC State L 51–79  1–2
  17 – Dunn  8 – Dunn  3 – Batsch  Reynolds Coliseum (4,368)
Raleigh, NC
November 16, 2024*
8:00 p.m., FloHoops		 at Elon L 63–66  1–3
  18 – Batsch  10 – Dunn  3 – Dunn  Schar Center (691)
Elon, NC
November 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Duquesne W 81–61  2–3
  20 – Gray  8 – Tyler  5 – Gray  MAC Center (1,147)
Kent, OH
November 23, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Xavier W 89–69  3–3
  25 – Babbitt  12 – Dunn  7 – Gray  MAC Center (1,059)
Kent, OH
November 28, 2024*
1:30 p.m.		 vs. Brown
Puerto Rico Clasico		 W 74–51  4–3
  16 – Babbitt  8 – Rismiller  5 – Gray  Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100)
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
November 29, 2024*
1:30 p.m.		 vs. Colorado State
Puerto Rico Clasico		 L 54–60  4–4
  13 – Gray  10 – Dunn  5 – Batsch  Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
December 5, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Niagara W 89–73  5–4
  23 – Babbitt  12 – Dunn  6 – 2 tied  Gallagher Center (371)
Lewiston, NY
December 16, 2024*
11:00 a.m., Boxcast TV		 Virginia–Lynchburg W 103–41  6–4
  17 – Batsch  12 – Dunn  13 – Murray  MAC Center (478)
Kent, OH
December 19, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Coppin State L 61–67 OT 6–5
  13 – Gray  18 – Dunn  5 – Batsch  Physical Education Complex (295)
Baltimore, MD
December 29, 2024*
1:00 p.m., Boxcast TV		 John Carroll W 97–59  7–5
  18 – Babbitt  9 – Dunn  8 – Gray  MAC Center (1,239)
Kent, OH
MAC regular season
January 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Bowling Green W 81–71  8–5
(1–0)		  15 – Batsch  7 – 2 tied  4 – Batsch  MAC Center (1,078)
Kent, OH
January 5, 2025
2:00 p.m., CBSSN		 Buffalo W 82–73  9–5
(2–0)		  23 – Batsch  16 – Dunn  5 – 2 tied  MAC Center (1,203)
Kent, OH
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Toledo L 59–70  9–6
(2–1)		  14 – Batsch  7 – Rismiller  6 – Babbitt  Savage Arena (4,055)
Toledo, OH
January 11, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Ohio W 79–64  10–6
(3–1)		  19 – Batsch  10 – Dunn  8 – Batsch  Convocation Center (4,011)
Athens, OH
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Ball State L 57–66  10–7
(3–2)		  13 – 2 tied  15 – Dunn  5 – Batsch  MAC Center (1,157)
Kent, OH
January 18, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Western Michigan W 80–50  11–7
(4–2)		  19 – Batsch  11 – Dunn  6 – 2 tied  MAC Center (2,448)
Kent, OH
January 22, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN+		 at Central Michigan W 77–56  12–7
(5–2)		  16 – Batsch  6 – 2 tied  6 – Batsch  McGuirk Arena (1,510)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 25, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Miami (OH) W 77–63  13–7
(6–2)		  19 – Batsch  13 – Dunn  4 – Babbitt  Millett Hall (364)
Oxford, OH
January 29, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Eastern Michigan W 79–59  14–7
(7–2)		  33 – Batsch  7 – Babbitt  9 – Gray  MAC Center (1,239)
Kent, OH
February 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Akron W 73–51  15–7
(8–2)		  25 – Batsch  13 – Rismiller  4 – Dunn  MAC Center (2,256)
Kent, OH
February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Northern Illinois L 69–73  15–8
(8–3)		  17 – Babbitt  12 – Dunn  4 – Gray  Convocation Center (1,401)
DeKalb, IL
February 8, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Troy
MAC–SBC Challenge		 W 84–73  16–8
  26 – Tyler  8 – Dunn  9 – Gray  Trojan Arena (2,412)
Troy, AL
February 15, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Miami (OH) L 62–64  16–9
(8–4)		  18 – Tyler  8 – Dunn  5 – Batsch  MAC Center (1,180)
Kent, OH
February 19, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Buffalo L 70–76  16–10
(8–5)		  17 – 2 tied  10 – Tyler  8 – Gray  Alumni Arena (1,436)
Amherst, NY
February 22, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+		 at Ball State W 60–54  17–10
(9–5)		  18 – Batsch  13 – Dunn  4 – 2 tied  Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
February 26, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Northern Illinois W 76–58  18–10
(10-5)		  14 – Gray  15 – Dunn  9 – Gray  MAC Center (1,082)
Kent, OH
March 1, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Akron W 64–44  19–10
(11–5)		  21 – 2 tied  12 – Tyler  9 – Gray  James A. Rhodes Arena (397)
Akron, OH
March 5, 2025
7:00 p.m.		 at Bowling Green L 61–84  19–11
(11–6)		  25 – 2 tied  8 – Kohler  6 – Fleming  Stroh Center (1,671)
Bowling Green, OH
March 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Toledo W 69–62  20–11
(12–6)		  27 – Batsch  13 – Dunn  5 – Dunn  MAC Center (1.754)
Kent, OH
MAC tournament
March 12, 2025
1:30 p.m., ESPN+		 (4) vs. (5) Miami (OH)
Quarterfinals		 W 68–61  21–11
  19 – Babbitt  16 – Dunn  6 – Gray  Rocket Arena 
Cleveland, OH
March 14, 2025
10:00 a.m., ESPN+		 (4) vs. (1) Ball State
Semifinals		 L 53–70  21–12
  14 – Batsch  13 – Dunn  3 – Batsch  Rocket Arena 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
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