2024–25 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks women's basketball team

2024–25 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks women's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	14–17 (8–6 MEAC)
Head coach	Malikah Willis (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Adria Crawford Capree Garner
Home arena	Hytche Athletic Center

2024–25 MEAC women's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Norfolk State †	14	–	0		1.000			30	–	5		.857
Howard	12	–	2		.857			22	–	12		.647
Maryland Eastern Shore	8	–	6		.571			14	–	17		.452
Coppin State	8	–	6		.571			19	–	15		.559
North Carolina Central	6	–	8		.429			9	–	21		.300
Morgan State	6	–	8		.429			13	–	17		.433
Delaware State	1	–	13		.071			5	–	24		.172
South Carolina State	1	–	13		.071			2	–	29		.065
† 2025 MEAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks, who were led by first-year head coach Malikah Willis, played their home games at the Hytche Athletic Center in Princess Anne, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2023–24 season 15–15, 8–6 in MEAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were defeated by Coppin State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.

On March 22, 2024, the school announced that they would be relieving head coach Fred Batchelor from his head coaching duties, ending his 18-year tenure with the team. On April 26, the school announced the hiring of Kennesaw State assistant coach Malikah Willis as Batchelor's successor.

Preseason

On October 8, 2024, the MEAC released their preseason coaches poll. Maryland Eastern Shore was picked to finish sixth in the MEAC.

Preseason rankings

MEAC preseason poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
T-1	Norfolk State	117 (11)
	Howard	117 (5)
3	Coppin State	79
4	North Carolina Central	78
5	Morgan State	63
6	Maryland Eastern Shore	57
7	Delaware State	43
8	South Carolina State	22

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Preseason All-MEAC Teams

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

Team	Player	Position	Year
Second	Mahogany Lester	Guard	Graduate student
Third	Zamara Haynes

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Roster

2024–25 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Chaniqwa Gilliam 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS William & Mary Norfolk, Virginia G 1 Aleah James 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Union College Brooklyn, New York F/C 2 Mahogany Lester 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Princess Anne High School Virginia Beach, Virginia F 3 Amira Ofunniyin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Panther Creek High School Cary, North Carolina G 11 Zamara Haynes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Imhotep Institute Charter High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 12 Brianna Barnes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lehman College Bronx, New York G 21 Jayla Butler 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Bellarmine Milwaukee, Wisconsin G 22 Amiaya Morgan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Delaware State Sicklerville, New Jersey F 23 Ce'nara Skanes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Eastern Michigan Oklahoma City, Oklahoma F/C 24 Lesley Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Winston Salem Christian School Browns Summit, North Carolina G 25 Ashanti Lynch 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr North Lenoir High School Hookerton, North Carolina G/F 30 Kiarra Kennedy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Middletown High School Bronx, New York F 31 Candela Sabater Sánchez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Santa María Del Carmen Elda, Spain F 33 Lainey Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania F 35 Dakieran Turner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Saint Frances Academy Annapolis, Maryland	Head coach Malikah Willis (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Adria Crawford (Georgetown) Capree Garner (Hartford) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 27, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU	L 60–75	0–1	Siegel Center (562) Richmond, VA
November 9, 2024* 2:00 pm		Bowie State	W 65–57	1–1	Hytche Athletic Center (900) Princess Anne, MD
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm		Buffalo	L 46–56	1–2	Hytche Athletic Center (129) Princess Anne, MD
November 16, 2024* 2:00 pm		Virginia–Lynchburg	W 75–32	2–2	Hytche Athletic Center (371) Princess Anne, MD
November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm		Cheyney	W 67–42	3–2	Hytche Athletic Center (179) Princess Anne, MD
November 25, 2024* 11:00 am, BallerTV		vs. Dayton Music City Classic	W 62–56	4–2	Trojan Fieldhouse (126) Nashville, TN
November 26, 2024* 1:15 pm, BallerTV		vs. No. 19 Illinois Music City Classic	L 55–75	4–3	Trojan Fieldhouse (341) Nashville, TN
November 29, 2024* 4:30 pm, B1G+		vs. Georgia Southern Battle on the Banks	L 47–58	4–4	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,651) Piscataway, NJ
November 30, 2024* 4:30 pm, B1G+		vs. Marquette Battle on the Banks	L 48–74	4–5	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,703) Piscataway, NJ
December 7, 2024* 1:45 pm, RyzSN		vs. Arizona State Coaches vs. Racism Roundball Classic	L 57–64	4–6	CareFirst Arena  Washington, D.C.
December 14, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	L 40–61	4–7	EagleBank Arena (1,057) Fairfax, VA
December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at Virginia	L 64–80	4–8	John Paul Jones Arena (3,681) Charlottesville, VA
December 20, 2024* 12:00 pm		Mississippi State	L 52–70	4–9	Hytche Athletic Center (400) Princess Anne, MD
December 28, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Georgetown	L 68–78	4–10	McDonough Arena  Washington, D.C.
January 2, 2025* 7:00 pm		Lincoln (PA)	W 55–39	5–10	Hytche Athletic Center (328) Princess Anne, MD
MEAC regular season
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Norfolk State	L 54–72	5–11 (0–1)	Echols Hall (1,347) Norfolk, VA
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Carolina Central	L 86–92 2OT	5–12 (0–2)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,243) Durham, NC
January 13, 2025 5:30 pm		at South Carolina State	W 63–55	6–12 (1–2)	SHM Memorial Center (252) Orangeburg, SC
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm		Delaware State	W 66–46	7–12 (2–2)	Hytche Athletic Center (378) Princess Anne, MD
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Morgan State	W 77–59	8–12 (3–2)	Hill Field House (450) Baltimore, MD
February 3, 2025 5:30 pm		Coppin State	L 61–66	8–13 (3–3)	Hytche Athletic Center (361) Princess Anne, MD
February 10, 2025 5:30 pm		Howard	L 56–66	8–14 (3–4)	Hytche Athletic Center (538) Princess Anne, MD
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm		Norfolk State	L 48–70	8–15 (3–5)	Hytche Athletic Center (329) Princess Anne, MD
February 17, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Howard	L 59–72	8–16 (3–6)	Burr Gymnasium (1,000) Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2025 5:30 pm		South Carolina State	W 70–29	9–16 (4–6)	Hytche Athletic Center (350) Princess Anne, MD
February 26, 2025 5:30 pm		North Carolina Central	W 67–57	10–16 (5–6)	Hytche Athletic Center (389) Princess Anne, MD
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm		Morgan State	W 70–59	11–16 (6–6)	Hytche Athletic Center (400) Princess Anne, MD
March 3, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Coppin State	W 62–56	12–16 (7–6)	Physical Education Complex (307) Baltimore, MD
March 6, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Delaware State	W 69–35	13–16 (8–6)	Memorial Hall (109) Dover, DE
MEAC tournament
March 13, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) Morgan State Quarterfinals	W 74–67	14–16	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
March 14, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (2) Howard Semifinals	L 59–67	14–17	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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