The 2024–25 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represents

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in the

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. The Wildcats, led by fifth-year head coach Denise Dillon, play their home games at the Finneran Pavilion in

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and were members of the

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Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season at 22–13 and 11–7 in Big East play, to finish in a tied for third place. As an No. 4 seed in the Big East tournament they lost in the quarterfinals to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the WBIT where they defeated VCU and

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in the first and second rounds, Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals and

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in the semifinals before losing to

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in the championship game.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2025

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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