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WNIT, Second Round | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 17–15 (11–7 A–10) |
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Home arena | Mullins Center |
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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
[edit]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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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Mid-American Conference to Add University of Massachusetts as Full Member". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ "Tori Hyduke leads UMass to second round of Atlantic 10 championship". The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ "Duquesne WBB Beats UMass, 81-57, in A10 Tournament". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ "Massachusetts Minutewomen 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 31, 2024.