2024–25 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team

2024–25 Maine Black Bears women's basketball
2024–25 Maine Black Bears women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	15–16 (9–7 America East)
Head coach	Amy Vachon (8th season);
Associate head coach	Courtney England
Assistant coaches	Tom Biskup; Tanesha Sutton;
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	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	14	–	2	.875	26	–	7	.788
Vermont †	13	–	3	.813	21	–	13	.618
Bryant	9	–	7	.563	17	–	15	.531
Maine	9	–	7	.563	15	–	16	.484
NJIT	8	–	8	.500	11	–	19	.367
Binghamton	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
UMBC	7	–	9	.438	14	–	15	.483
New Hampshire	4	–	12	.250	10	–	20	.333
UMass Lowell	1	–	15	.063	3	–	25	.107

† 2025 AmEast tournament winner

The 2024–25 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team represents the University of Maine during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by eighth-year head coach Amy Vachon, play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2023–24 season 24–10, 14–2 in America East play, to finish as America East regular-season champions.^[1] They defeated UMass Lowell,^[2] Binghamton^[3] and Vermont to win the America East tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[4] They would receive the #15 seed in the Portland Regional 3,^[5] where they fell to #2 region seed Ohio State in the first round.^[6]

Roster

2024–25 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Sera Hodgson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	New Hampton School	Rindge, NH
G	1	Olivia Rockwood	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Windsor High School	Windsor, VT
G	2	Emmie Streams	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	Bangor High School	Veazie, ME
G	3	Izzy Allen	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Central High School	Corinth, ME
G	4	Jaycie Christopher	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Skowhegan High School	Skowhegan, ME
G	5	Amiyah Donaldson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Western Nebraska Community College	Cleveland, OH
G	6	Asta Blauenfeldt	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Seattle	Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
F	9	Ona Alarcón	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Club Basket Almeda	Barcelona, Spain
G	12	Sarah Talon	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Windham High School	Windham, ME
G/F	13	Caroline Bornemann	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Rungsted Gymnasium	Hørsholm, Denmark
G	15	Paula Gallego	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Col·legi Pineda	Barcelona, Spain
G	23	Maddie Fitzpatrick	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Cheverus High School	Cumberland, ME
F	25	Caroline Dotsey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Haverford High School	Havertown, PA
F	33	Adrianna Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Bishop O'Connell High School	Reston, VA
G	45	Idan Shlush	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	St. John's	Gedera, Israel

Head coach

Amy Vachon (Maine)

Assistant coach(es)

Courtney England (Maine)
Tom Biskup (Maine)
Tanesha Sutton (Maine)

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	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		La Salle	W 65–51	1–0	Memorial Gymnasium (1,507) Orono, ME
November 10, 2024* 11:30 a.m., AmericaEast.TV		Penn	L 52–56	1–1	Memorial Gymnasium (1,088) Orono, ME
November 13, 2024* 6:35 p.m., ESPN+		at Rhode Island	W 57–53	2–1	Ryan Center (962) Kingston, RI
November 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Harvard	L 41–83	2–2	Memorial Gymnasium (1,144) Orono, ME
November 21, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Boston University	L 57–67	2–3	Case Gym (459) Boston, MA
November 24, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		Quinnipiac	L 53–61	2–4	Memorial Gymnasium (1,268) Orono, ME
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Stonehill	W 87–75	3–4	Merkert Gymnasium (273) Easton, MA
December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+		at Indiana	L 53–78	3–5	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,477) Bloomington, IN
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		at Purdue	L 51–60	3–6	Mackey Arena (3,413) West Lafayette, IN
December 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 48–74	3–7	Hagan Arena (884) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bates	W 96–39	4–7	Memorial Gymnasium (1,099) Orono, ME
December 28, 2024* 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Fairleigh Dickinson FDU Christmas Classic	L 48–66	4–8	Bogota Savings Bank Center (377) Hackensack, NJ
December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m.		vs. Coppin State FDU Christmas Classic	W 66–55	5–8	Bogota Savings Bank Center (185) Hackensack, NJ
America East regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	W 54–39	6–8 (1–0)	Costello Athletic Center (188) Lowell, MA
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bryant	W 87–64	7–8 (2–0)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,196) Orono, ME
January 9, 2025 6:07 p.m., ESPN+		at Binghamton	L 59–69	7–9 (2–1)	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,011) Vestal, NY
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Albany	L 55–60	7–10 (2–2)	Broadview Center (1,282) Albany, NY
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		NJIT	W 71–58	8–10 (3–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (880) Orono, ME
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMBC	W 61–47	9–10 (4–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,214) Orono, ME
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 74–44	10–10 (5–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (978) Orono, ME
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Hampshire	W 65–54	11–10 (6–2)	Lundholm Gym (482) Durham, NH
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Vermont	W 45–39	12–10 (7–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,181) Orono, ME
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at NJIT	L 56–61	12–11 (7–3)	Wellness and Events Center (177) Newark, NJ
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMBC	L 53–71	12–12 (7–4)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (476) Catonsville, MD
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Vermont	L 34–65	12–13 (7–5)	Patrick Gym (1,349) Burlington, VT
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Albany	L 40–56	12–14 (7–6)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,123) Orono, ME
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Binghamton	W 54–53	13–14 (8–6)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,095) Orono, ME
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 62–48	14–14 (9–6)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,275) Orono, ME
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bryant	L 57–68	14–15 (9–7)	Chace Athletic Center (375) Smithfield, RI
America East tournament
March 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	(5) NJIT Quarterfinals	W 65–51	15–15	Memorial Gymnasium (837) Orono, ME
March 10, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	(4)	(1) Albany Semifinals	L 41–49	15–16	Broadview Center (1,156) Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ Magliozzi, Connor (March 9, 2024). "Maine defeats UMass Lowell 49-43, advances to America East Semifinal". WABI-TV. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ "Black Bears battle back to earn semifinal win over Binghamton". University of Maine Athletics. March 11, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ "Maine women beat Vermont 64-48 to win America East championship and secure first NCAA bid since 2019". AP News. March 16, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ Gay, Colin (March 22, 2024). "Women's basketball: Ohio State ousts UMaine from NCAA Tournament". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ "Maine Black Bears Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

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

[2] Magliozzi, Connor (March 9, 2024). "Maine defeats UMass Lowell 49-43, advances to America East Semifinal". WABI-TV. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[3] "Black Bears battle back to earn semifinal win over Binghamton". University of Maine Athletics. March 11, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[4] "Maine women beat Vermont 64-48 to win America East championship and secure first NCAA bid since 2019". AP News. March 16, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[5] "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[6] Gay, Colin (March 22, 2024). "Women's basketball: Ohio State ousts UMaine from NCAA Tournament". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[7] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[8] "Maine Black Bears Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

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