2024–25 Iona Gaels women's basketball team

2024–25 Iona Gaels women's basketball
2024–25 Iona Gaels women's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	10–19 (8–11 MAAC)
Head coach	Angelika Szumilo (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Aaron Gratch; Christian Mordi; Madison Stanley;
Home arena	Hynes Athletics Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 MAAC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Fairfield †	19	–	1	.950	28	–	5	.848
Quinnipiac	18	–	2	.900	28	–	5	.848
Siena	14	–	6	.700	17	–	14	.548
Mount St. Mary's	12	–	8	.600	15	–	16	.484
Marist	11	–	9	.550	16	–	15	.516
Merrimack	9	–	11	.450	14	–	17	.452
Saint Peter's	9	–	11	.450	11	–	19	.367
Manhattan	9	–	11	.450	16	–	15	.516
Canisius	9	–	11	.450	10	–	21	.323
Iona	8	–	12	.400	11	–	21	.344
Rider	5	–	15	.250	7	–	22	.241
Sacred Heart	5	–	15	.250	9	–	20	.310
Niagara	2	–	18	.100	3	–	25	.107

† 2025 MAAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Iona Gaels women's basketball team represents Iona University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gaels are led by second-year head coach Angelika Szumilo, and play their home games at the Hynes Athletics Center in New Rochelle, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2023–24 season 11–19, 6–14 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.^[1] They were defeated by Rider in the first round of the MAAC tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Iona Gaels women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Chloe Vasquez	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Pequannock Township High School	Pompton Plains, NJ
G	2	Talia DePetrillo (C)	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	UC Colorado Springs	Dallas, TX
G	3	Nevaeh Stone	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Monsignor Scanlan High School	The Bronx, NY
G	4	Ale Civera	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	IES Ortega y Gasset	Madrid, Spain
G	5	Ella Fajardo (C)	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Fairleigh Dickinson	Bergenfield, NJ
G	6	Judith Gomez	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	IES Francesc Macià	Barcelona, Spain
G	10	Adrianna Gonzalez	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Indian Trail High School	Kenosha, WI
F	11	Taliya Heron	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Fr	Bond Academy	Ajax, ON
G	12	Yannie Chan	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Emmanuel College	Hong Kong
G	14	Mya Zaccagnini (C)	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Holy Cross High School	Waterbury, CT
F	20	Destinee Salgado	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	North Stafford High School	Stafford, VA
G	21	Amaya B. Evans	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Neptune High School	Neptune, NJ
F	30	Zoey Ward	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Concord Academy	Gastonia, NC
F	33	Erin Leary	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	St. Thomas Aquinas College	Carle Place, NY
C	43	Ally Carman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	Boston College	Barnegat, NJ

Head coach

Angelika Szumilo (LIU Brooklyn)

Assistant coach(es)

Aaron Gratch (Caldwell)
Christian Mordi (William Paterson)
Madison Stanley (Fairleigh Dickinson)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 18, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF	L 44–76	0–1	Addition Financial Arena (812) Orlando, FL
November 12, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Navy	L 53–55	0–2	Hynes Athletics Center (2,171) New Rochelle, NY
November 15, 2024* 11:00 a.m., B1G+		at Rutgers	L 53–81	0–3	Jersey Mike's Arena (3,349) Piscataway, NJ
November 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charleston	L 41–77	0–4	Hynes Athletics Center (1,041) New Rochelle, NY
November 26, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wagner	W 70–51	1–4	Hynes Athletics Center (1,138) New Rochelle, NY
November 29, 2024* 4:00 p.m., YouTube		vs. Akron Colgate Thanksgiving Tournament	L 51–64	1–5	Cotterell Court (207) Hamilton, NY
November 30, 2024* 1:00 p.m., YouTube		vs. UMBC Colgate Thanksgiving Tournament	L 40–62	1–6	Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
December 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stetson	W 58–46	2–6	Hynes Athletics Center (1,068) New Rochelle, NY
December 10, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	L 38–49	2–7	Costello Athletic Center (243) Lowell, MA
December 19, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacred Heart	W 58–44	3–7 (1–0)	Hynes Athletics Center (776) New Rochelle, NY
December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	W 56–50	4–7 (2–0)	Run Baby Run Arena (302) Jersey City, NJ
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops/MSGSN		at Hofstra	L 43–59	4–8	Mack Sports Complex (702) Hempstead, NY
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marist	W 69–67	5–8 (3–0)	McCann Arena (783) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Siena	W 82–75	6–8 (4–0)	Hynes Athletics Center (976) New Rochelle, NY
January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fairfield	L 50–72	6–9 (4–1)	Hynes Athletics Center (969) New Rochelle, NY
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	L 58–66	6–10 (4–2)	M&T Bank Arena (558) Hamden, CT
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Canisius	L 63–66	6–11 (4–3)	Koessler Athletic Center (552) Buffalo, NY
January 23, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Rider	W 84–53	7–11 (5–3)	Hynes Athletics Center (1,704) New Rochelle, NY
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Siena	L 68–79	7–12 (5–4)	UHY Center (740) Loudonville, NY
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Manhattan	W 64–47	8–12 (6–4)	Hynes Athletics Center (740) New Rochelle, NY
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fairfield	L 46–63	8–13 (6–5)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,340) Fairfield, CT
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	W 62–60	9–13 (7–5)	Hynes Athletics Center (932) New Rochelle, NY
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marist	L 43–63	9–14 (7–6)	Hynes Athletics Center (1,104) New Rochelle, NY
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rider	W 65–60	10–14 (8–6)	Alumni Gymnasium (436) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Quinnipiac	L 66–74	10–15 (8–7)	Hynes Athletics Center (1,060) New Rochelle, NY
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Manhattan	L 65–68	10–16 (8–8)	Draddy Gymnasium (162) Riverdale, NY
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Merrimack	L 36–81	10–17 (8–9)	Hammel Court (418) North Andover, MA
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Niagara	L 56–61	10–18 (8–10)	Hynes Athletics Center (799) New Rochelle, NY
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Canisius	L 48–53	10–19 (8–11)	Hynes Athletics Center (1,075) New Rochelle, NY
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sacred Heart	L 57–69	10–20 (8–12)	William H. Pitt Center (732) Fairfield, CT
MAAC tournament
March 11, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	(10)	vs. (7) Saint Peter's First round	W 42–40	11–20	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
March 12, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	(10)	vs. (2) Quinnipiac Quarterfinals			Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*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". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
^ Franko, Kyle (March 12, 2024). "Rider women's basketball rallies past Iona in 4th quarter at MAAC Tournament". The Trentonian. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
^ "Iona Gaels Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved February 18, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 18, 2025.

[2] Franko, Kyle (March 12, 2024). "Rider women's basketball rallies past Iona in 4th quarter at MAAC Tournament". The Trentonian. Retrieved February 18, 2025.

[3] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2025.

[4] "Iona Gaels Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved February 18, 2025.

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