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2024–25 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

2024–25 UMass Minutewomen basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record17–15 (11–7 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Yolanda Cole
  • Clare Fitzpatrick
  • Samera Marsh
Home arenaMullins Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 17 1   .944 28 7   .800
George Mason 14 4   .778 27 6   .818
Davidson 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
Saint Joseph's 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Rhode Island 11 7   .611 17 16   .515
Dayton 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
UMass 11 7   .611 17 15   .531
Fordham 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Duquesne 9 9   .500 21 13   .618
Saint Louis 7 11   .389 15 19   .441
VCU 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
George Washington 5 13   .278 13 18   .419
Loyola Chicago 5 13   .278 13 17   .433
La Salle 3 15   .167 10 23   .303
St. Bonaventure 2 16   .111 6 24   .200
2025 A10 tournament winner

The 2024–25 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by second-year head coach Mike Leflar, play their home games at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. This will be UMass' last season as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference, as UMass will be moving to the Mid-American Conference, starting in the 2025–26 season.[1]

Previous season

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The Minutewomen finished the 2023–24 season 5–27, 2–16 in A–10 play to finish in 14th place.[2] They defeated La Salle,[3] before falling to Duquesne in the second round of the A–10 tournament.[4]

Roster

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2024–25 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Taylor Derkack 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Colonia High School Colonia, New Jersey
C 2 Chinenye Odenigbo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Noble and Greenough School Walpole, Massachusetts
G 4 Lilly Ferguson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Newington High School Newington, Connecticut
F 5 Aleah Sorrentino 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Lipscomb Palm Bay, Florida
G 10 Yahmani McKayle 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr South Shore High School Queens, New York
F 11 Megan Olbrys 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Villanova Norwood, Massachusetts
G 13 Kasey Bretones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Mainland Regional High School Linwood, New Jersey
G 14 Dallas Pierce 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Sanford School New Castle, Delaware
F 22 Mikenzie Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Denver Aurora, Colorado
G 23 Momo LaClair 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Drexel Syracuse, New York
G 24 Allie Palmieri 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Seton Hall Trumbull, Connecticut
F 30 Jess Ross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Tabor Academy Eastham, Massachusetts
G 44 Stefanie Kulesza 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Conrad Schools of Science Wilmington, Delaware
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 31, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Harvard L 58–71  0–1
 15  Palmieri   13  Olbrys   5  Olbrys  Lavietes Pavilion (752)
Cambridge, MA
November 7, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
New Hampshire L 45–48  0–2
 20  Palmieri   12  Olbrys   3  LaClair  Mullins Center (1,033)
Amherst, MA
November 10, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Connecticut W 66–60  1–2
 21  McKayle   8  Olbrys   7  McKayle  Mullins Center (1,054)
Amherst, MA
November 15, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Monmouth W 76–53  2–2
 20  Olbrys   9  Ross   6  McKayle  Mullins Center (964)
Amherst, MA
November 20, 2024*
6:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+
Holy Cross L 70–75  2–3
 14  Tied   10  Kulesza   4  Olbrys  Mullins Center (940)
Amherst, MA
November 23, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Army L 50–56  2–4
 21  Palmieri   13  Ferguson   3  Olbrys  Mullins Center (959)
Amherst, MA
December 1, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Siena L 53–57  2–5
 21  Olbrys   11  Olbrys   2  Tied  UHY Center (652)
Loudonville, NY
December 5, 2024*
6:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+
Northeastern W 81–50  3–5
 19  Palmieri   6  Ferguson   7  Olbrys  Mullins Center (915)
Amherst, MA
December 8, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth W 67–56  4–5
 19  McKayle   11  Olbrys   4  McKayle  Leede Arena (603)
Hanover, NH
December 11, 2024*
11:00 am, ACCNX
at Boston College L 57–62  4–6
 14  McKayle   9  Olbrys   6  Palmieri  Conte Forum (3,116)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 20, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at UMass Lowell W 53–33  5–6
 15  Olbrys   13  Olbrys   4  Olbrys  Costello Athletic Center (194)
Lowell, MA
A–10 regular season
December 29, 2024
1:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+
Fordham W 78–61  6–6
(1–0)
 31  Palmieri   8  Odenigbo   7  Olbrys  Mullins Center (1,393)
Amherst, MA
January 2, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Louis W 72–55  7–6
(2–0)
 21  Kulesza   12  Kulesza   3  Kulesza  Chaifetz Arena (729)
St. Louis, MO
January 5, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Richmond L 52–82  7–7
(2–1)
 18  McKayle   4  Tied   3  McKayle  Mullins Center (1,100)
Amherst, MA
January 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dayton L 64–67  7–8
(2–2)
 18  McKayle   6  Olbrys   4  LaClair  UD Arena (1,470)
Dayton, OH
January 12, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure W 67–58  8–8
(3–2)
 18  Olbrys   10  Olbrys   2  Tied  Reilly Center (188)
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 15, 2025
11:00 am, NESN/ESPN+
La Salle W 82–66  9–8
(4–2)
 22  Olbrys   9  Tied   5  McKayle  Mullins Center (2,898)
Amherst, MA
January 18, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Joseph's L 55–67  9–9
(4–3)
 21  Olbrys   7  Palmieri   5  Tied  Mullins Center (1,035)
Amherst, MA
January 22, 2025
6:35 pm, ESPN+
at Rhode Island L 58–60  9–10
(4–4)
 16  McKayle   7  Palmieri   2  Palmieri  Ryan Center (1,045)
Kingston, RI
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU W 54–49  10–10
(5–4)
 13  Olbrys   11  Kulesza   3  Tied  Siegel Center (1,124)
Richmond, VA
January 29, 2025
6:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+
George Washington W 71–54  11–10
(6–4)
 17  Kulesza   10  Olbrys   5  McKayle  Mullins Center (1,195)
Amherst, MA
February 2, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at La Salle W 60–50  12–10
(7–4)
 17  Olbrys   9  Kulesza   5  McKayle  John Glaser Arena (215)
Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Bonaventure W 81–54  13–10
(8–4)
 21  McKayle   6  Ferguson   8  Olbrys  Mullins Center (1,001)
Amherst, MA
February 8, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Davidson L 38–56  13–11
(8–5)
 14  McKayle   6  Odenigbo   3  McKayle  Mullins Center (1,472)
Amherst, MA
February 12, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Duquesne W 72–52  14–11
(9–5)
 20  Olbrys   22  Kulesza   4  Tied  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,167)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 16, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Mason L 67–76  14–12
(9–6)
 21  McKayle   9  Olbrys   8  McKayle  EagleBank Arena (2,697)
Fairfax, VA
February 19, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola Chicago W 87–62  15–12
(10–6)
 23  Olbrys   13  Olbrys   8  McKayle  Mullins Center (1,352)
Amherst, MA
February 23, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Rhode Island L 40–42  15–13
(10–7)
 11  Tied   10  Kulesza   3  Olbrys  Mullins Center (1,410)
Amherst, MA
February 26, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Washington W 61–55  16–13
(11–7)
 20  Olbrys   5  Tied   4  Kulesza  Charles E. Smith Center (1,509)
Washington, D.C.
A-10 tournament
March 6, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (10) Saint Louis
Second round
L 57–67  16–14
 15  McKayle   8  Kulesza   2  Tied  Henrico Sports & Events Center 
Henrico, VA
WNIT
March 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Stonehill
First Round
W 86–40  17–14
 20  Olbrys   10  Tied   10  McKayle  Mullins Center (336)
Amherst, MA
March 23, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Buffalo
Second Round
L 82–84 OT 17–15
 19  McKayle   13  Olbrys   8  Olbrys  Alumni Arena (947)
Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Mid-American Conference to Add University of Massachusetts as Full Member". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tori Hyduke leads UMass to second round of Atlantic 10 championship". The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Duquesne WBB Beats UMass, 81-57, in A10 Tournament". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  6. ^ "Massachusetts Minutewomen 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 31, 2024.