2024–25 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team

2024–25 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball
2024–25 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	4–14 (3–2 NEC)
Head coach	Way Veney (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Danielle Spiliotis (2nd season); Erica Covile (2nd season);
Home arena	William H. Detrick Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson	5	–	0	1.000	15	–	3	.833
Stonehill*	4	–	1	.800	8	–	10	.444
Saint Francis	4	–	2	.667	6	–	13	.316
Central Connecticut	3	–	2	.600	4	–	14	.222
Wagner	2	–	3	.400	5	–	12	.294
Le Moyne*	2	–	3	.400	2	–	16	.111
Mercyhurst*	2	–	4	.333	5	–	12	.294
Chicago State	1	–	4	.200	1	–	19	.050
LIU	1	–	5	.167	4	–	15	.211
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 NEC tournament winner As of January 20, 2025

The 2024–25 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team represents Central Connecticut State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils, led by second-year head coach Way Veney, play their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the 2023–24 season 9–21, 7–9 in NEC play, to finish in fifth place in the conference.^[1] They were defeated by Merrimack in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 23, 2024, the NEC released the preseason coaches poll. Central Connecticut was picked to finish second in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

NEC preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team
1	Fairleigh Dickinson
2	Central Connecticut
3	Le Moyne
4	Stonehill
5	Saint Francis
6	Wagner
7	LIU
T–8	Mercyhurst
T–8	Chicago State

Preseason All-NEC

Senior guard Belle Lanpher was named to the Preseason All-NEC Team for the second season in a row, the only returning honoree.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Constance Ogbeide	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Forca Lleida Siena	Lleida, Spain
G	1	Ilektra Lykaki	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	2nd Senior High School of Kavala	Kavala, Greece
G	2	Belle Lanpher	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	GS	Wachusett Regional	Princeton, MA
F	3	Selina Monestime	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Fr	Framingham UAlbany	Marlborough, MA
G	5	Amaya Williams	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Nottingham	Syracuse, NY
F	11	Kayla Henry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	East Hartford	East Hartford, CT
F	12	Lucia Noin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Colegio San Agustin Raritan Valley CC	Santander, Spain
G	13	Dagny Slomack	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Newark Academy	South Orange, NJ
G	14	Jessica Farrell	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Millbrook School	Bethlehem, PA
G	21	Cierra Pearson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Saddle River Day School	Teaneck, NJ
F	22	Alonna Sellers	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Hampton UNC Asheville	Hampton, VA
G	24	Kaya Weiskopf	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Fr	St. Luke's School	Ridgefield, CT
F	32	Meghan Kenefick	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Neuse Christian Academy Paul VI Catholic	Oakton, VA

Head coach

Way Veney (East Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Danielle Spiliotis (Cedarville)
Khyreed Carter (Temple)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 8, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	at Minnesota	L 48–89	0–1	11 – Slomack	8 – Sellers	3 – Slomack	Williams Arena (2,647) Minneapolis, MN
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	Manhattan	L 64–78	0–2	18 – Monestime	10 – Kenefick	4 – Kenefick	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,094) New Britain, CT
November 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMass	L 60–66	0–3	17 – Kenefick	12 – Sellers	5 – Williams	Mullins Center (1,054) Amherst, MA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	Bryant	L 48–59	0–4	14 – Kenefick	10 – Farrell	4 – Farrell	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (502) New Britain, CT
November 15, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Colgate	L 60–74	0–5	15 – Williams	9 – Sellers	2 – tied	Cotterell Court (256) Hamilton, NY
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Fairfield	L 54–82	0–6	15 – Monestime	5 – tied	3 – tied	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (624) Fairfield, CT
November 26, 2024* 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	Siena	L 50–87	0–7	15 – Monestime	9 – Henry	3 – Kenefick	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (208) New Britain, CT
November 29, 2024* 12:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	Bridgeport	W 66–25	1–7	20 – Noin	12 – Monestime	4 – Williams	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (207) New Britain, CT
December 1, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Dayton	L 38–65	1–8	8 – Kenefick	6 – Noin	1 – tied	UD Arena (1,538) Dayton, OH
December 3, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	at Cincinnati	L 49–78	1–9	15 – Kenefick	6 – Kenefick	3 – Noin	Fifth Third Arena (3,235) Cincinnati, OH
December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	Morgan State	L 48–53	1–10	13 – Lanpher	10 – Monestime	3 – Monestime	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (212) New Britain, CT
December 16, 2024* 11:00 a.m., NEC Front Row	Dartmouth	L 59–61	1–11	27 – Lanpher	13 – Sellers	4 – Lanpher	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (204) New Britain, CT
December 20, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Boston College	L 56–83	1–12	22 – Lanpher	10 – Monestime	4 – tied	Conte Forum (312) Chestnut Hill, MA
NEC regular season
January 2, 2025 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	Saint Francis	L 63–79	1–13 (0–1)	17 – Williams	10 – Sellers	5 – Lanpher	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (212) New Britain, CT
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	Mercyhurst	W 78–52	2–13 (0–2)	19 – Noin	9 – Noin	5 – Lanpher	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (279) New Britain, CT
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	LIU	W 52–48	3–13 (1–2)	25 – Lanpher	11 – Lanpher	3 – Williams	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (211) New Britain, CT
January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	at Wagner	W 62–55	4–13 (2–2)	37 – Lanpher	14 – Kenefick	6 – Kenefick	Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row/YES Network	at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 58–75	4–14 (3–2)	31 – Lanpher	9 – Henry	3 – Williams	Bogota Savings Bank Center (309) Hackensack, NJ
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	at Chicago State						Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	Le Moyne						William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	Stonehill						William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
February 6, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Fairleigh Dickinson						William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	at Mercyhurst						Mercyhurst Athletic Center Erie, PA
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	at Saint Francis						DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	Chicago State						William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	at Stonehill						Merkert Gymnasium Easton, MA
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	at Le Moyne						Ted Grant Court Syracuse, NY
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	Wagner						William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	at LIU						Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY
NEC tournament

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]

References

^ "NEC Women's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
^ "Women's Basketball Halted on Monday Night at Merrimack in NEC Quarterfinal". ccsubluedevils.com. March 11, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
^ "In Pursuit of First #NECWBB Crown Since 1992, FDU Enters 2024-25 as Prohibitive Favorite". Northeast Conference. October 21, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
^ "Women's Basketball Picked Second in Preseason NEC Poll; Lanpher Named Preseason All-NEC". Central Connecticut State Athletics. October 23, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
^ "2024-25 CCSU Women's Basketball Schedule". Central Connecticut State Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

[1] "NEC Women's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[2] "Women's Basketball Halted on Monday Night at Merrimack in NEC Quarterfinal". ccsubluedevils.com. March 11, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[3] "In Pursuit of First #NECWBB Crown Since 1992, FDU Enters 2024-25 as Prohibitive Favorite". Northeast Conference. October 21, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

[4] "Women's Basketball Picked Second in Preseason NEC Poll; Lanpher Named Preseason All-NEC". Central Connecticut State Athletics. October 23, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

[5] "2024-25 CCSU Women's Basketball Schedule". Central Connecticut State Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

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