2024–25 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team

2024–25 Colgate Raiders women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferencePatriot League
Record23–10 (13–5 Patriot)
Head coach
  • Ganiyat Adeduntan (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Macey Hollenshead
  • Jason Asbell
  • Ethan Kenney
  • Lauren Coleman
Home arenaCotterell Court
2024–25 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lehigh † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794
Army 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
Navy 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Holy Cross 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Bucknell 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
Lafayette 6 – 12   .333 10 – 21   .323
Boston University 5 – 13   .278 12 – 19   .387
Loyola 3 – 15   .167 9 – 21   .300
American 1 – 17   .056 1 – 29   .033
† 2025 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2024–25 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Raiders, who were led by fourth-year head coach Ganiyat Adeduntan, played their home games at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, New York as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2023–24 season 20–14, 10–8 in Patriot League play, to finish in a three-way tie for second place.[1] They defeated Navy,[2] before falling to Boston University in the semifinals of the Patriot League tournament.[3] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,[4] where they would defeat Albany in the first round,[5] and Providence in the second round,[6] before falling to Vermont in the Super 16.[7]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll. Colgate was picked to finish second in the Patriot League regular season.[8]

Preseason rankings

Patriot League preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Loyola (MD) 148 (10)
2 Colgate 120 (5)
3 Lehigh 109
4 Army 108 (1)
5 Boston University 106 (2)
6 Holy Cross 102 (2)
7 Navy 101
8 Bucknell 51
9 Lafayette 30
10 American 25

Source:[8]

Preseason All-Patriot League Team

Preseason All-Patriot League Team
Player Position Year
Taylor Golembiewski Guard Senior

Source:[8]

Roster

2024–25 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Amarah Streiff 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Bishop Ludden High School Syracuse, New York
G 1 Morgan McMahon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr St. James School Hagerstown, Maryland
G/F 2 Christina Midgette 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Franklin High School Princeton, New Jersey
G 3 Ella Mahaffey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Riverside High School Leesburg, Virginia
G 4 Madison Schiller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Ramapo High School Wyckoff, New Jersey
G 5 Taylor Golembiewski 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr E. O. Smith High School Columbia, Connecticut
G 12 Laila Hankerson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Xavier Charlotte, North Carolina
F 13 Sophia Diehl 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Roland Park Country School Westminster, Maryland
G 20 Tatiana Matthews 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Dunnellon High School Dunnellon, Florida
G 21 Lara Cook 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr King's Christian Collegiate St. Catharines, Ontario
F 23 Chidinma Okafor (5Y) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr USC Aiken Santa Clarita, California
G 24 Anne Bair 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Manhattan Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
G/F 25 Ella Meabon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Fairport High School Fairport, New York
F/C 35 Maryan Eniafe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Maret School Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G/F 41 Abbey Ferguson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Holmdel High School Holmdel, New Jersey
F 44 Grace Klag 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Bucknell Westfield, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (5Y) Fifth-year senior
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 10, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell W 74–62  1–0
 Cotterell Court (426)
Hamilton, NY
November 8, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Bakersfield W 71–42  2–0
 Icardo Center (1,326)
Bakersfield, CA
November 10, 2024*
5:00 pm, B1G+ 		at No. 5 UCLA L 63–81  2–1
 Pauley Pavilion (3,285)
Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Connecticut W 74–60  3–1
 Cotterell Court (256)
Hamilton, NY
November 19, 2024*
11:00 am, FloHoops 		at Delaware L 82–88  3–2
 Bob Carpenter Center (4,631)
Newark, DE
November 23, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at St. Bonaventure W 82–72  4–2
 Reilly Center (303)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 29, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UMBC
Colgate Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals 		W 75–49  5–2
 Cotterell Court (471)
Hamilton, NY
November 30, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Akron
Colgate Thanksgiving Tournament championship 		W 62–45  6–2
 Cotterell Court (327)
Hamilton, NY
December 7, 2024*
4:00 pm, RyzSN 		vs. Omaha
Coaches vs. Racism 		L 57–71  6–3
 Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
December 10, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Union W 92–51  7–3
 Cotterell Court (173)
Hamilton, NY
December 14, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Pitt–Johnstown W 71–46  8–3
 Cotterell Court (183)
Hamilton, NY
December 21, 2024*
12:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Le Moyne W 69–45  9–3
 Ted Grant Court (259)
DeWitt, NY
December 29, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Canisius W 66–47  10–3
 Koessler Athletic Center (422)
Buffalo, NY
Patriot League regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Army L 38–56  10–4
(0–1) 		Christl Arena (569)
West Point, NY
January 5, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bucknell L 34–51  10–5
(0–2) 		Cotterell Court (278)
Hamilton, NY
January 8, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lehigh W 70–66  11–5
(1–2) 		Stabler Arena (530)
Bethlehem, PA
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Boston University W 61–49  12–5
(2–2) 		Case Gym (915)
Boston, MA
January 15, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Navy W 62–54  13–5
(3–2) 		Cotterell Court (1,604)
Hamilton, NY
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lafayette W 72–56  14–5
(4–2) 		Cotterell Court (208)
Hamilton, NY
January 22, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bucknell L 67–71 OT 14–6
(4–3) 		Sojka Pavilion (294)
Lewisburg, PA
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		American W 85–43  15–6
(5–3) 		Cotterell Court (303)
Hamilton, NY
January 29, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Army L 60–65  15–7
(5–4) 		Cotterell Court (197)
Hamilton, NY
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lafayette W 75–44  16–7
(6–4) 		Kirby Sports Center (668)
Easton, PA
February 9, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Loyola (MD) W 74–59  17–7
(7–4) 		Reitz Arena (930)
Baltimore, MD
February 12, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Holy Cross W 73–51  18–7
(8–4) 		Cotterell Court (186)
Hamilton, NY
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Boston University W 71–51  19–7
(9–4) 		Cotterell Court (308)
Hamilton, NY
February 19, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Navy W 76–72 OT 20–7
(10–4) 		Alumni Hall (408)
Annapolis, MD
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Loyola (MD) W 68–57  21–7
(11–4) 		Cotterell Court (423)
Hamilton, NY
February 26, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Holy Cross L 55–59  21–8
(11–5) 		Hart Center (562)
Worcester, MA
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at American W 83–64  22–8
(12–5) 		Bender Arena (912)
Washington, D.C.
March 5, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lehigh W 78–59  23–8
(13–5) 		Cotterell Court (461)
Hamilton, NY
Patriot League tournament
March 10, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) (6) Bucknell
Quarterfinals 		L 58–63  23–9
 Cotterell Court (573)
Hamilton, NY
WNIT
March 22, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coppin State
First Round 		L 48–58  23–10
 Cotterell Court (243)
Hamilton, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[9][10]

References

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  2. ^ "Navy vs. Colgate Box Score (Women), March 11, 2024". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  3. ^ "Terriers Reach PL Championship With Semifinal Triumph Over Raiders, 52-40". Boston University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  4. ^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  5. ^ "Season ends for UAlbany women's basketball in opening round of WNIT". NEWS10 ABC. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  6. ^ "PC women fall to Colgate in WNIT second round". WJAR. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  7. ^ "Colgate Women's Basketball's Postseason Run Comes to an End at the Hands of the Catamounts, 65-55". WKTV. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
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  10. ^ "Colgate Raiders 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
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