2024–25 Delaware State Hornets women's basketball team

2024–25 Delaware State Hornets women's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–24 (1–13 MEAC)
Head coach
  • Jazmone Turner (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Cherelle Dennis
  • Malick Kone
  • Kaliya Garcia
Home arenaMemorial Hall
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
1 – 13   .071 5 – 24   .172
South Carolina State 1 – 13   .071 2 – 29   .065
† 2025 MEAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Delaware State Hornets women's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets, who were led by first-year head coach Jazmone Turner, played their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2023–24 season 8–20, 4–10 in MEAC play, to finish in sixth place.[1] They were defeated by North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.[2]

Preseason

On October 8, 2024, the MEAC released their preseason coaches poll. Delaware State was picked to finish seventh in the MEAC.[3]

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

Source:[3]

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

No Hornets were named to the Preseason All-MEAC First, Second or Third teams.[3]

Roster

2024–25 Delaware State Hornets women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brooke Barnes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Paul VI High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 1 Kyra Lawrence 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Schoolcraft College Farmington Hills, Michigan
PG 3 Destaney Harris 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Fr Loch Raven High School Baltimore, Maryland
PG 4 Najáh Lane 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Johnson C. Smith Charlotte, North Carolina
PG 5 Kiarra Mcelrath 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Bishop Hartley High School Columbus, Ohio
F 10 Ericka Huggins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr St. Elizabeth High School Wilmington, Delaware
G 11 Tamera Maple 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bluefield Cleveland, Ohio
G 14 Mahogany Cottingham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So North Dakota Cleveland, Ohio
G 15 Cydney Curtis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Baltimore Polytech Baltimore, Maryland
F 23 Aubree Murray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Frederick High School Frederick, Maryland
SG 24 Katia Nekic 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Otero College Zadar, Croatia
F 30 McKenzie Stewart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Flowers High School Glenarden, Maryland
PF 40 Nala Abraham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Gwynn Park High School Brandywine, Maryland
F/C 55 Circe Rubio Remolar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So C.N. HELIOS A1 Zaragoza, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 10, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
5:30 pm 		Georgian Court W 71–44  1–0
 Memorial Hall (250)
Dover, DE
November 8, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dayton L 44–79  1–1
 UD Arena (1,111)
Dayton, OH
November 10, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati L 46–83  1–2
 Fifth Third Arena (1,115)
Cincinnati, OH
November 14, 2024*
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 19 Ole Miss L 42–80  1–3
 Memorial Hall (300)
Dover, DE
November 16, 2024*
2:00 pm 		Cheyney
Legacy and Pride Classic 		W 80–44  2–3
 Memorial Hall (250)
Dover, DE
November 20, 2024*
11:00 am, ACCNX 		at Pittsburgh L 45–80  2–4
 Petersen Events Center (2,622)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 25, 2024*
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Bloomfield W 76–73  3–4
 Memorial Hall (145)
Dover, DE
December 5, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Saint Francis L 60–69  3–5
 Memorial Hall (315)
Dover, DE
December 7, 2024*
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Delaware L 26–73  3–6
 Bob Carpenter Center (971)
Newark, DE
December 9, 2024*
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at VCU L 43–79  3–7
 Siegel Center (357)
Richmond, VA
December 14, 2024*
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at LIU L 63–65 OT 3–8
 Steinberg Wellness Center (100)
Brooklyn, NY
December 20, 2024*
11:30 am, ESPN+ 		at Penn L 45–72  3–9
 Palestra (521)
Philadelphia, PA
December 30, 2024*
4:00 pm 		Hampton L 47–64  3–10
 Memorial Hall (124)
Dover, DE
MEAC regular season
January 4, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Howard L 66–74  3–11
(0–1) 		Burr Gymnasium (559)
Washington, D.C.
January 6, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Norfolk State L 54–94  3–12
(0–2) 		Memorial Hall (600)
Dover, DE
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm 		at South Carolina State L 62–68  3–13
(0–3) 		SHM Memorial Center (352)
Orangeburg, SC
January 13, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Carolina Central L 71–76  3–14
(0–4) 		McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,367)
Durham, NC
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm 		at Maryland Eastern Shore L 46–66  3–15
(0–5) 		Hytche Athletic Center (378)
Princess Anne, MD
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Coppin State L 57–90  3–16
(0–6) 		Physical Education Complex (665)
Baltimore, MD
February 3, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Morgan State L 49–64  3–17
(0–7) 		Memorial Hall (276)
Dover, DE
February 8, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Virginia–Lynchburg W 84–55  4–17
 Memorial Hall (167)
Dover, DE
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Howard L 45–62  4–18
(0–8) 		Memorial Hall (1,500)
Dover, DE
February 17, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Norfolk State L 44–92  4–19
(0–9) 		Echols Hall (2,245)
Norfolk, VA
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Carolina State W 77–56  5–19
(1–9) 		Memorial Hall (201)
Dover, DE
February 24, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		North Carolina Central L 47–82  5–20
(1–10) 		Memorial Hall (196)
Dover, DE
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coppin State L 59–73  5–21
(1–11) 		Memorial Hall (217)
Dover, DE
March 3, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Morgan State L 47–68  5–22
(1–12) 		Hill Field House (2,123)
Baltimore, MD
March 6, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Maryland Eastern Shore L 35–69  5–23
(1–13) 		Memorial Hall (109)
Dover, DE
MEAC tournament
March 12, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (2) Howard
Quarterfinals 		L 49–85  5–24
 Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  2. ^ "Delaware State vs. North Carolina Central Box Score (Women), March 14, 2024". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "MEAC Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards, presented by Nike". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Delaware State University. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  5. ^ "Delaware State Hornets 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
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