2024–25 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team

2024–25 Albany Great Danes women's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record10–2 (0–0 America East)
Head coach
Associate head coachMegan Methven
Assistant coaches
  • Catherine Cassidy
  • Valerie Klopfer
  • Tiana Carter
  • Emily Bramanti
Home arenaBroadview Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Albany 0 0   10 2   .833
Bryant 0 0   7 4   .636
Binghamton 0 0   7 5   .583
UMBC 0 0   6 5   .545
New Hampshire 0 0   5 7   .417
Maine 0 0   4 7   .364
Vermont 0 0   5 9   .357
NJIT 0 0   2 10   .167
UMass Lowell 0 0   2 10   .167
2025 AmEast tournament winner
As of December 21, 2024

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 LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
America East regular season
January 2, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Vermont Broadview Center 
Albany, NY
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UMass Lowell Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
January 9, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
New Hampshire Broadview Center 
Albany, NY
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Maine Broadview Center 
Albany, NY
January 16, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bryant Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Binghamton Broadview Center 
Albany, NY
January 23, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN+
at UMBC Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena 
Catonsville, MD
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Binghamton Dr. Bai Lee Court 
Vestal, NY
February 6, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Bryant Broadview Center 
Albany, NY
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Vermont Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
February 13, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN+
UMass Lowell Broadview Center 
Albany, NY
February 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Maine Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
February 22, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Hampshire Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
February 27, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
UMBC Broadview Center 
Albany, NY
March 1, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
NJIT Broadview Center 
Albany, NY
*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.