2024–25 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team

2024–25 Albany Great Danes women's basketball
America East regular season champions
WBIT, First round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record26–7 (14–2 America East)
Head coach
Associate head coachMegan Methven
Assistant coaches
  • Catherine Cassidy
  • Valerie Klopfer
  • Tiana Carter
  • Emily Bramanti
Home arenaBroadview Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Albany 14 – 2   .875 26 – 7   .788
Vermont † 13 – 3   .813 21 – 13   .618
Bryant 9 – 7   .563 17 – 15   .531
Maine 9 – 7   .563 15 – 16   .484
NJIT 8 – 8   .500 11 – 19   .367
Binghamton 7 – 9   .438 15 – 15   .500
UMBC 7 – 9   .438 14 – 15   .483
New Hampshire 4 – 12   .250 10 – 20   .333
UMass Lowell 1 – 15   .063 3 – 25   .107
† 2025 AmEast tournament winner

The 2024–25 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team represents the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by seventh-year head coach Colleen Mullen, play their home games at the Broadview Center located in Albany, New York, as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

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The Great Danes finished the 2023–24 season 25–7, 13–3 in America East play, to finish in second place.[1] They defeated NJIT,[2] before falling to Vermont in the semifinals of the America East tournament.[3] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,[4] where they would fall to Colgate in the first round.[5]

Roster

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2024–25 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 MaKayla Noble 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Salisbury High School Salisbury, North Carolina
F 1 Bella Stuart 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS New Hampshire Clifton Park, New York
G 2 Laycee Drake 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr UMBC Hancock, New York
G 3 Lilly Phillips 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Cambridge Central School Greenwich, New York
F 4 Kaci Donovan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Monmouth Owego, New York
G 6 Manuela Piljevic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Holy Spirit College Cordeaux Heights, Australia
G 12 Emma Hákonardóttir 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurlands Thorlakshofn, Iceland
G 13 Martina Borrellas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bon Soleil Barcelona, Spain
F 20 Kayla Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Saint John's Catholic Prep Frederick, Maryland
C 21 Gabriela Falcão 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr La Salle Figueira da Foz, Portugal
G 23 Meghan Huerter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Providence Clifton Park, New York
G 24 Abby Ray 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Saratoga Springs High School Saratoga Springs, New York
G 33 Delanie Hill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Providence High School Charlotte, North Carolina
G 55 Jessica Tomasetti 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS Mount St. Mary's North Potomac, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 8, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Rhode Island W 67–57  1–0
 Broadview Center (1,838)
Albany, NY
November 13, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dartmouth W 58–53  2–0
 Leede Arena (767)
Hanover, NH
November 16, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sacred Heart W 61–49  3–0
 Broadview Center (1,231)
Albany, NY
November 20, 2024*
7:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Syracuse W 73–70  4–0
 JMA Wireless Dome (2,038)
Syracuse, NY
November 23, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cornell W 54–47  5–0
 Broadview Center (1,559)
Albany, NY
November 27, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		RPI W 90–42  6–0
 Broadview Center (1,007)
Albany, NY
December 1, 2024*
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Stonehill W 80–59  7–0
 Merkert Gymnasium (216)
Easton, MA
December 7, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Siena
Albany Cup 		L 65–70  7–1
 UHY Center (1,283)
Loudonville, NY
December 10, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Boston University W 72–36  8–1
 Case Gym (720)
Boston, MA
December 14, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		St. Bonaventure W 64–48  9–1
 Broadview Center (1,047)
Albany, NY
December 16, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Merrimack W 79–64  10–1
 Broadview Center (1,047)
Albany, NY
December 20, 2024*
12:00 pm, B1G+ 		at Wisconsin L 59–69  10–2
 Kohl Center (5,820)
Madison, WI
December 29, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 6 LSU L 61–83  10–3
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,171)
Baton Rouge, LA
America East regular season
January 2, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Vermont W 64–55  11–3
(1–0) 		Broadview Center (1,163)
Albany, NY
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UMass Lowell W 53–39  12–3
(2–0) 		Costello Athletic Center (285)
Lowell, MA
January 9, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		New Hampshire W 59–32  13–3
(3–0) 		Broadview Center (921)
Albany, NY
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Maine W 60–55  14–3
(4–0) 		Broadview Center (1,282)
Albany, NY
January 16, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bryant W 55–40  15–3
(5–0) 		Chace Athletic Center (202)
Smithfield, RI
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Binghamton W 79–55  16–3
(6–0) 		Broadview Center (1,515)
Albany, NY
January 23, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at UMBC L 59–71  16–4
(6–1) 		Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (3,108)
Catonsville, MD
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at NJIT W 75–59  17–4
(7–1) 		Wellness and Events Center (233)
Newark, NJ
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Binghamton W 65–54  18–4
(8–1) 		Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,706)
Vestal, NY
February 6, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Bryant W 48–43  19–4
(9–1) 		Broadview Center (949)
Albany, NY
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Vermont L 50–59  19–5
(9–2) 		Patrick Gym (1,282)
Burlington, VT
February 13, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell W 59–44  20–5
(10–2) 		Broadview Center (3,232)
Albany, NY
February 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Maine W 56–40  21–5
(11–2) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,123)
Orono, ME
February 22, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Hampshire W 67–49  22–5
(12–2) 		Lundholm Gym (691)
Durham, NH
February 27, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UMBC W 68–60  23–5
(13–2) 		Broadview Center (1,147)
Albany, NY
March 1, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		NJIT W 73–52  24–5
(14–2) 		Broadview Center (1,515)
Albany, NY
America East tournament
March 6, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) (8) New Hampshire
Quarterfinals 		W 66–44  25–5
 Broadview Center (1,016)
Albany, NY
March 10, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) (4) Maine
Semifinals 		W 49–41  26–5
 Broadview Center (1,156)
Albany, NY
March 14, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		(1) (2) Vermont
Championship 		L 55–62  26–6
 Broadview Center (2,238)
Albany, NY
WBIT
March 20, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) Saint Joesph's
First round 		L 40–69  26–7
 Hagan Arena (342)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "NJIT Concludes Season at 2024 America East Quarterfinals; Litwinko Paces NJIT with 13 Points". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "America East semifinals: Utterback, UVM women's basketball stun Albany in final seconds". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Season ends for UAlbany women's basketball in opening round of WNIT". NEWS10 ABC. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "UAlbany Great Danes 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
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