2024–25 Canisius Golden Griffins women's basketball team

2024–25 Canisius Golden Griffins women's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record7–19 (6–10 MAAC)
Head coach
  • Tiffany Swoffard (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsay Hieronymus
  • Stephan Walton
  • Courtney Roman
Home arenaKoessler Athletic Center
2024–25 MAAC women's basketball standings
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
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 Canisius Golden Griffins women's basketball team represents Canisius University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by first-year head coach Tiffany Swoffard, play their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Griffins finished the 2023–24 season 17–14, 11–9 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.[1] They defeated Manhattan[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Fairfield in the semifinals of the MAAC tournament.[3]

On March 28, 2024, it was announced that head coach Sahar Nusseibeh would be leaving the school after three seasons, in order to take the head coaching position at Eastern Michigan.[4] On April 17, the school announced that they would be hiring Penn State assistant coach Tiffany Swoffard as the team's new head coach.[5]

Roster

2024–25 Canisius Golden Griffins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jaela Johnson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS IUPUI Louisville, Kentucky
G 1 Ari Parker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Cass Technical High School Detroit, Michigan
G 2 Alex Moses 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Duanesburg High School Delanson, New York
G 3 Mary Copple 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Brighton High School Brighton, Michigan
G 4 Corniya Clay 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Central Catholic High School Toledo, Ohio
F 5 Irene Rey Pineda 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Movistar Estudiantes B.C. Madrid, Spain
F 11 Mariam Sanogo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Odessa College Paris, France
G 12 Saige Randolph 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Albany Academy for Girls Albany, New York
G 13 Xanthippi Karatasiou 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr High School of Kontariotissa Katerini, Greece
G 14 Cory Santoro 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Lander Bellevue, Ohio
F 15 Sara Carvajal Caro 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Troy Seville, Spain
G 22 Franka Wittenberg 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Fresno State Hildesheim, Germany
F 23 Jordan Day 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Purcell Marian High School Cincinnati, Ohio
F 33 Yasmine Djibril 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Collège Montmorency Montreal, Quebec
F 34 Shariah Gailes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Illinois–Springfield Brooklyn, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 23, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2024*
5:30 pm 		Lock Haven W 66–59  –
 Koessler Athletic Center 
Buffalo, NY
Regular season
November 5, 2024*
6:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Pittsburgh L 36–78  0–1
 Petersen Events Center (306)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 7, 2024*
6:00 pm, B1G+ 		at Penn State L 57–89  0–2
 Bryce Jordan Center (1,741)
State College, PA
November 15, 2024*
11:00 am, NEC Front Row 		at Saint Francis W 48–46  1–2
 DeGol Arena (1,418)
Loretto, PA
November 19, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		St. Bonaventure L 63–66  1–3
 Koessler Athletic Center (785)
Buffalo, NY
November 22, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Buffalo L 50–62  1–4
 Koessler Athletic Center (550)
Buffalo, NY
November 25, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Binghamton L 58–68  1–5
 Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)
Buffalo, NY
December 2, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 21 Illinois L 55–68  1–6
 Koessler Athletic Center (607)
Buffalo, NY
December 7, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Akron L 43–82  1–7
 James A. Rhodes Arena (418)
Akron, OH
December 15, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Duquesne L 66–90  1–8
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (762)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 19, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Merrimack L 47–62  1–9
(0–1) 		Hammel Court (131)
North Andover, MA
December 21, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Siena L 61–67  1–10
(0–2) 		UHY Center (462)
Loudonville, NY
December 29, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Colgate L 47–66  1–11
 Koessler Athletic Center (422)
Buffalo, NY
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sacred Heart L 63–70  1–12
(0–3) 		Koessler Athletic Center (466)
Buffalo, NY
January 9, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Rider W 63–43  2–12
(1–3) 		Alumni Gymnasium (286)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Peter's L 55–61  2–13
(1–4) 		Run Baby Run Arena (125)
Jersey City, NJ
January 16, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Iona W 66–63  3–13
(2–4) 		Koessler Athletic Center (552)
Buffalo, NY
January 18, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fairfield L 51–97  3–14
(2–5) 		Koessler Athletic Center (432)
Buffalo, NY
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sacred Heart W 67–53  4–14
(3–5) 		William H. Pitt Center (555)
Fairfield, CT
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Marist L 48–67  4–15
(3–6) 		McCann Arena (1,139)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 30, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Niagara
Battle of the Bridge 		W 70–53  5–15
(4–6) 		Gallagher Center (483)
Lewiston, NY
February 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Quinnipiac L 41–56  5–16
(4–7) 		Koessler Athletic Center (486)
Buffalo, NY
February 8, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Merrimack W 68–62  6–16
(5–7) 		Koessler Athletic Center (535)
Buffalo, NY
February 11, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Niagara
Battle of the Bridge 		W 48–46  7–16
(6–7) 		Koessler Athletic Center (498)
Buffalo, NY
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mount St. Mary's L 59–72  7–17
(6–8) 		Knott Arena (561)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Marist L 62–69 OT 7–18
(6–9) 		Koessler Athletic Center (312)
Buffalo, NY
February 22, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Siena L 58–72  7–19
(6–10) 		Koessler Athletic Center (492)
Buffalo, NY
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Manhattan L 35–71  7–20
(6–11) 		Draddy Gymnasium (204)
Riverdale, NY
March 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Iona W 53–48  8–20
(7–11) 		Hynes Athletics Center (1,075)
New Rochelle, NY
March 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Rider W 77–61  9–21
(8–11) 		Koessler Athletic Center (521)
Buffalo, NY
March 8, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Peter's W 50–47  10–21
(9–11) 		Koessler Athletic Center (473)
Buffalo, NY
MAAC tournament
March 11, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(9) vs. (8) Manhattan
First round 		L 42–52  10–22
 Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  2. ^ "Canisius women's basketball reaches MAAC semifinals". The Buffalo News. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  3. ^ "Fairfield (25) women beat Canisius (5) and advance to championship game". WGRZ. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  4. ^ "Eastern Michigan hires Sahar Nusseibeh away from Canisius to coach women's basketball". AP News. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  5. ^ "Canisius names Penn State assistant Tiffany Swoffard as new women's basketball coach". News 4 Buffalo. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Canisius University Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  7. ^ "Canisius Golden Griffins 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
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