2024–25 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

2024–25 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record8–0 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJacey Brooks
Assistant coaches
  • James Ewing
  • Erin Sinnott
Home arenaAlumni Arena
Seasons
2024–25 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Buffalo 0 – 0   – 10 – 0   1.000
Toledo 0 – 0   – 7 – 2   .778
Miami (OH) 0 – 0   – 7 – 3   .700
Ball State 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667
Bowling Green 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545
Kent State 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545
Northern Illinois 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500
Akron 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455
Central Michigan 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364
Western Michigan 0 – 0   – 3 – 7   .300
Ohio 0 – 0   – 2 – 7   .222
Eastern Michigan 0 – 0   – 1 – 8   .111
† 2025 MAC tournament winner
As of December 22, 2024

The 2024–25 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represents the University at Buffalo during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by third-year head coach Becky Burke, play their home games at Alumni Arena in Amherst, New York as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2023–24 season 19–14, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.[1] In the MAC tournament, they were defeated by Kent State in the championship.[2] They received an automatic bid to the WNIT,[3] where they would be defeated by Monmouth in the first round.[4]

Roster

2024–25 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Mallory Daly 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Seton-La Salle Catholic High School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 4 Noelani Cornfield 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Southern Miss Gowanda, New York
G 5 Sitota Gines 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr St. John's Zaragoza, Spain
G 7 Aniya Rowe 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr AZ Compass Prep Rochester, New York
G 10 Kirsten Lewis-Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lake Norman High School Mooresville, North Carolina
G 12 Paula Lopez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Elite Sports Academy Alicante, Spain
G 13 Makenna Shaffer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Florida SouthWestern State College Greeley, Colorado
F 15 Ariana Seawell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Maryland Eastern Shore Bronx, New York
G 20 Caylen Spano 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr McDowell High School Erie, Pennsylvania
G 21 Terah Harness 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Marshall New Carlisle, Ohio
G/F 23 Alexis Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Woodbury High School Woodbury, New Jersey
F 30 Jordyn Beaty 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Texas A&M–Commerce Woodville, Texas
F 31 Jaylin Hartman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So George Washington Mendham, New Jersey
G 35 Chellia Watson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr USC Upstate Winder, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 10, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024*
2:00 pm 		Daemen W 82–38  –
 Alumni Arena (–)
Amherst, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Troy
MAC-SBC Challenge 		W 80–78  1–0
 Alumni Arena (1,055)
Amherst, NY
November 8, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Buffalo State W 123–44  2–0
 Alumni Arena (1,215)
Amherst, NY
November 13, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Maryland Eastern Shore W 56–46  3–0
 Hytche Athletic Center (129)
Princess Anne, MD
November 18, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cedarville W 77–57  4–0
 Alumni Arena (987)
Amherst, NY
November 22, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Canisius W 62–50  5–0
 Koessler Athletic Center (550)
Buffalo, NY
November 26, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Niagara W 86–53  6–0
 Gallagher Center (463)
Lewiston, NY
November 30, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		St. Bonaventure W 74–46  7–0
 Alumni Arena (1,091)
Amherst, NY
December 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Binghamton W 74–51  8–0
 Alumni Arena (1,005)
Amherst, NY
December 14, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stony Brook Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
December 19, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Vermont Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
December 28, 2024*
12:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Le Moyne Ted Grant Court 
DeWitt, NY
MAC regular season
January 1, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Michigan Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
January 5, 2025
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Kent State MAC Center 
Kent, OH
January 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ball State Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
January 15, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan George Gervin GameAbove Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
January 22, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ohio Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
January 25, 2025
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Akron James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
January 29, 2025
TBA 		at Western Michigan University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Illinois Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
February 5, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Toledo Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
February 8, 2025
TBD 		TBD
MAC-SBC Challenge 		 
 
February 15, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ohio Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 19, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kent State Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
February 22, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
February 26, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Toledo Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
March 5, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ball State Worthen Arena 
Munice, IN
March 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Michigan Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
MAC tournament
March 12, 2024†
TBA, TBA 		vs. TBA
Quarterfinals 		Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

† If a top eight finisher in MAC

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bulls Fall in MAC Championship Game to Kent State". University at Buffalo. March 16, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bulls to Host Monmouth in WNIT First Round". University at Buffalo. March 19, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bulls Season Comes to an End with Loss to Monmouth in WNIT". University at Buffalo. March 21, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University at Buffalo. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Buffalo Bulls 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 10, 2024.