2024–25 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team

2024–25 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record2–10 (0–0 America East)
Head coach
  • Denise King (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Stefanie Murphy-Thorpe
  • A.G. Hall
  • Evelyn Thompson
Home arenaCostello Athletic 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 6 – 0   1.000 16 – 3   .842
Vermont 4 – 1   .800 9 – 10   .474
Maine 4 – 2   .667 9 – 10   .474
NJIT 3 – 2   .600 6 – 12   .333
Binghamton 3 – 3   .500 11 – 8   .579
Bryant 2 – 3   .400 9 – 9   .500
New Hampshire 2 – 4   .333 8 – 11   .421
UMBC 0 – 4   .000 7 – 9   .438
UMass Lowell 0 – 5   .000 2 – 15   .118
† 2025 AmEast tournament winner
As of January 18, 2025

The 2024–25 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The River Hawks, led by fourth-year head coach Denise King, play their home games at the Costello Athletic Center, with one game being played at the Tsongas Center, both located in Lowell, Massachusetts, as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The River Hawks finished the 2023–24 season 4–25, 4–12 in America East play, to finish in a tie for seventh place.[1] They were defeated by top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Maine in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.[2]

Roster

2024–25 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jennah Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Woodbridge High School Woodbridge, New Jersey
G 1 Amina Kameric 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Saskatchewan Seattle, WA
G 2 Sille-Liis Mölder 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Audentes Sports Gymnasium Tallinn, Estonia
G 4 Emina Kameric 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr John F. Kennedy School, Berlin Seattle, WA
G 5 Abbey Lindsey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Staten Island Academy Staten Island, NY
G 9 Tasha Lima 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Tilton School Roslindale, MA
G 10 Sophie Baydanov 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Morehead State Vienna, Austria
G 12 Maddie Rice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So St. Anne's-Belfield School Charlottesville, VA
G 13 Carla Subirats 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Institut Gorgs Barcelona, Spain
F 14 Rayne Durant 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Hamden Hall Country Day School New Haven, CT
G 15 Sydney Watkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Miami (OH) Indianapolis, IN
F 21 Nia Chima 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Crestwood Preparatory College Toronto, ON
G 30 Ella Ner 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Ramat Hashrom Bene Atarot, Israel
F 55 Alex Gitchenko 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Georgia State Ashdod, Israel
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Colgate L 62–74  0–1
 Cotterell Court (426)
Hamilton, NY
November 9, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Holy Cross L 49–61  0–2
 Costello Athletic Center (276)
Lowell, MA
November 12, 2024*
8:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Minnesota L 37–82  0–3
 Williams Arena (2,616)
Minneapolis, MN
November 16, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Dartmouth L 41–57  0–4
 Leede Arena (473)
Hanover, NH
November 20, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rhode Island L 35–81  0–5
 Costello Athletic Center (267)
Lowell, MA
November 24, 2024*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Butler L 44–69  0–6
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (940)
Indianapolis, IN
November 29, 2024*
4:00 p.m. 		vs. UNC Wilmington
Puerto Rico Clasico 		L 40–56  0–7
 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100)
Bayamón, PR
November 30, 2024*
4:00 p.m. 		vs. San Jose State
Puerto Rico Clasico 		L 67–68  0–8
 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100)
Bayamón, PR
December 7, 2024*
12:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Le Moyne W 69–56  1–8
 Ted Grant Court (256)
DeWitt, NY
December 10, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Iona W 49–38  2–8
 Costello Athletic Center (243)
Lowell, MA
December 12, 2024*
6:00 p.m., NESN/ESPN+ 		Boston University L 55–62  2–9
 Costello Athletic Center (269)
Lowell, MA
December 20, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMass L 33–53  2–10
 Costello Athletic Center (194)
Lowell, MA
America East regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Maine L 39–54  2–11
 Costello Athletic Center (188)
Lowell, MA
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Albany L 39–53  2–12
 Costello Athletic Center (285)
Lowell, MA
January 9, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Vermont Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
January 11, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at NJIT Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
January 18, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bryant Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
January 23, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Maine Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
January 25, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Hampshire Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
January 30, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		NJIT Tsongas Center 
Lowell, MA
February 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMBC Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Binghamton Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
February 13, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Albany Broadview Center 
Albany, NY
February 15, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Hampshire Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMBC Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena 
Catonsville, MD
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Vermont Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
February 27, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bryant Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Binghamton Dr. Bai Lee Court 
Vestal, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Magliozzi, Connor (March 9, 2024). "Maine defeats UMass Lowell 49-43, advances to America East Semifinal". WABI-TV. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". UMass Lowell Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "UMass Lowell River Hawks Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2024.