2024–25 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

2024–25 UMass Minutewomen basketball
2024–25 UMass Minutewomen basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	6–6 (1–0 A–10)
Head coach	Mike Leflar (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Yolanda Cole; Clare Fitzpatrick; Samera Marsh;
Home arena	Mullins Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Saint Joseph's	2	–	0	1.000	11	–	2	.846
UMass	2	–	0	1.000	7	–	6	.538
Davidson	2	–	0	1.000	7	–	7	.500
Rhode Island	2	–	0	1.000	7	–	8	.467
George Mason	1	–	1	.500	11	–	2	.846
Richmond	1	–	1	.500	10	–	5	.667
George Washington	1	–	1	.500	8	–	5	.615
Dayton	1	–	1	.500	7	–	6	.538
Fordham	1	–	1	.500	7	–	6	.538
VCU	1	–	1	.500	7	–	7	.500
Loyola Chicago	1	–	2	.333	9	–	5	.643
La Salle	1	–	2	.333	7	–	9	.438
Duquesne	0	–	2	.000	9	–	4	.692
Saint Louis	0	–	2	.000	6	–	9	.400
St. Bonaventure	0	–	2	.000	4	–	9	.308

† 2025 A10 tournament winner As of January 2, 2025

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

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

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

Mike Leflar (Boston College)

Assistant coach(es)

Yolanda Cole (Michigan)
Clare Fitzpatrick (Cornell)
Samera Marsh (Saint Peter's)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 31, 2024

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* 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						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
January 5, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Richmond						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Dayton						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 12, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
January 15, 2025 11:00 am, NESN/ESPN+	La Salle						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
January 18, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Saint Joseph's						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
January 22, 2025 6:35 pm, ESPN+	at Rhode Island						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at VCU						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+	George Washington						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at La Salle						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	St. Bonaventure						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Davidson						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 12, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Duquesne						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 16, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at George Mason						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 19, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Loyola Chicago						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 23, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Rhode Island						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 26, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at George Washington						Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
A-10 tournament
March 5–9, 2025	vs.						Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "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.

[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.

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