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

2024–25 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball
2024–25 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	2–9 (0–0 America East)
Head coach	Denise King (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Stefanie Murphy-Thorpe; A.G. Hall; Evelyn Thompson;
Home arena	Costello Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 America East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Albany	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Bryant	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Binghamton	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
UMBC	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
New Hampshire	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Vermont	0	–	0	–	5	–	8	.385
Maine	0	–	0	–	3	–	7	.300
NJIT	0	–	0	–	2	–	10	.167
UMass Lowell	0	–	0	–	2	–	10	.167

† 2025 AmEast tournament winner As of December 20, 2024

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, Washington
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, Washington
G	5	Abbey Lindsey	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Staten Island Academy	Staten Island, New York
G	9	Tasha Lima	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Tilton School	Roslindale, Massachusetts
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, Virginia
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, Connecticut
G	15	Sydney Watkins	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	Miami (OH)	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	21	Nia Chima	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Crestwood Preparatory College	Toronto, Ontario
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

Denise King (Rhode Island)

Assistant coach(es)

Stefanie Murphy-Thorpe (Boston College)
A.G. Hall (North Carolina Central)
Evelyn Thompson (Auburn)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2024

Schedule and results

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

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ "Maine defeats UMass Lowell 49-43, advances to America East Semifinal". WABI-TV. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". UMass Lowell Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ "UMass Lowell River Hawks 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[2] "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 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

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