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	3–7 (0–0 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	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
Bryant	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Binghamton	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
UMBC	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
New Hampshire	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Vermont	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
Maine	0	–	0	–	3	–	7	.300
UMass Lowell	0	–	0	–	2	–	9	.182
NJIT	0	–	0	–	2	–	10	.167

† 2025 AmEast tournament winner As of December 16, 2024

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 #14 seed in the Portland Regional 3,^[5] where they would fall 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, New Hampshire
G	1	Olivia Rockwood	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Windsor High School	Windsor, Vermont
G	2	Emmie Streams	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	Bangor High School	Veazie, Maine
G	3	Izzy Allen	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Central High School	Corinth, Maine
G	4	Jaycie Christopher	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Skowhegan High School	Skowhegan, Maine
G	5	Amiyah Donaldson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Western Nebraska Community College	Cleveland, Ohio
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, Maine
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, Maine
F	25	Caroline Dotsey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Haverford High School	Havertown, Pennsylvania
F	33	Adrianna Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Bishop O'Connell High School	Reston, Virginia
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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	La Salle	W 65–51	1–0	Memorial Gymnasium (1,507) Orono, ME
November 10, 2024* 11:30 am, AmericaEast.TV	Penn	L 52–56	1–1	Memorial Gymnasium (1,088) Orono, ME
November 13, 2024* 6:35 pm, ESPN+	at Rhode Island	W 57–53	2–1	Ryan Center (962) Kingston, RI
November 17, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Harvard	L 41–83	2–2	Memorial Gymnasium (1,144) Orono, ME
November 21, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Boston University	L 57–67	2–3	Case Gym (459) Boston, MA
November 24, 2024* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	Quinnipiac	L 53–61	2–4	Memorial Gymnasium (1,268) Orono, ME
November 26, 2024* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Stonehill	W 87–75	3–4	Merkert Gymnasium (273) Easton, MA
December 1, 2024* 2:00 pm, B1G+	at Indiana	L 53–78	3–5	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,477) Bloomington, IN
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, B1G+	at Purdue	L 51–60	3–6	Mackey Arena (3,413) West Lafayette, IN
December 9, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Joseph's	L 48–74	3–7	Hagan Arena (884) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Bates			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
December 28, 2024* 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Fairleigh Dickinson FDU Christmas Classic			Bogota Savings Bank Center Hackensack, NJ
December 29, 2024* 1:00 pm	vs. Coppin State FDU Christmas Classic			Bogota Savings Bank Center Hackensack, NJ
America East regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UMass Lowell			Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Bryant			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
January 9, 2025 6:07 pm, ESPN+	at Binghamton			Dr. Bai Lee Court Vestal, NY
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Albany			Broadview Center Albany, NY
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	NJIT			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	UMBC			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UMass Lowell			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Vermont			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at NJIT			Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UMBC			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
February 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Vermont			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Albany			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Binghamton			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	New Hampshire			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bryant			Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
*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.
^ "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. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ "Maine women beat Vermont 64-48 to win America East championship and secure first NCAA bid since 2019". AP News. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 17, 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 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] "Black Bears battle back to earn semifinal win over Binghamton". University of Maine Athletics. 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. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

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

[6] "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 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

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