2024–25 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team

2024–25 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record2–25 (1–15 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shareese Ulis
  • Meg Cunningham
  • Emily Hays
  • Kayla Jackson
Home arenaGeorge Gervin GameAbove Center
2024–25 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ball State † 16 – 2   .889 27 – 8   .771
Toledo 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
Buffalo 13 – 5   .722 30 – 7   .811
Kent State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
Miami (OH) 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Bowling Green 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Central Michigan 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
Western Michigan 8 – 10   .444 12 – 18   .400
Northern Illinois 6 – 12   .333 13 – 17   .433
Akron 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
Ohio 4 – 14   .222 6 – 23   .207
1 – 17   .056 2 – 27   .069
† 2025 MAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team represents Eastern Michigan University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Sahar Nusseibeh, play their home games at the George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 7–22, 3–15 in MAC play, to finish in last place.[1] They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.[2]

During the season, on December 11, 2023, the school announced that they would be firing head coach Fred Castro, ending his eighth season with the team, with assistant coach Ke'Sha Blanton being named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[3] On March 28, 2024, the school announced that they would be hiring Canisius head coach Sahar Nusseibeh as the team's next head coach.[4]

Preseason

On October 22, 2024, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Eastern Michigan was picked to finish 11th in the MAC regular season.[5]

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ball State 120 (10)
2 Kent State 104 (2)
3 Buffalo 98
4 Bowling Green 96
5 Toledo 82
T-6 Northern Illinois 64
Ohio 64
8 Miami (OH) 44
9 Akron 43
10 Western Michigan 34
11 Eastern Michigan 23
12 Central Michigan 20

MAC tournament champions: Ball State (8), Bowling Green (1), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1), Toledo (1)

Source:[5]

Preseason All-MAC

No Eagles were named to the first or second Preseason All-MAC teams.[5]

Roster

2024–25 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Olivia Westphal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Duquesne Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
G 1 Olivia Smith 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr South Side High School Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 2 Mackenzie Amalia 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS Canisius Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
G 3 Brooklyn Thrash 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Canisius Wayne, Ohio
G 4 Olivia DiFranco 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Midview High School Elyria, Ohio
G 5 Athina Lexa 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Canisius Thessaloniki, Greece
G 11 Chelsea Bishop 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Grand Blanc High School Grand Blanc, Michigan
G 12 Dara Capaldi 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So La Lumiere School East Detroit, Michigan
G 13 Elena Cabello 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So IES Mediterraneo Málaga, Spain
F 14 Sisi Eleko 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Canisius Montreal, Quebec
G 20 Ashley Hassett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Northeast Community College Hershey, Nebraska
F 22 Jada Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Saint Peter's Williamstown, New Jersey
G 23 Kyndal Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Belton High School Belton, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 2, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas State
MAC–SBC Challenge 		L 71–75  0–1
  28 – Eleko   9 – Eleko   12 – Amalia  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,137)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 9, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Alabama A&M L 57–66  0–2
  17 – Eleko   16 – Eleko   4 – Amalia  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,147)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 11, 2024*
6:30 pm, B1G+ 		at Michigan State L 49–95  0–3
  25 – Eleko   12 – Eleko   6 – Amalia  Breslin Center (2,515)
East Lansing, MI
November 21, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Purdue Fort Wayne L 49–94  0–4
  15 – Eleko   11 – Eleko   3 – Amalia  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,142)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 26, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy L 61–72  0–5
  31 – Eleko   14 – Eleko   6 – Amalia  Calihan Hall (369)
Detroit, MI
December 1, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Xavier W 72–60  1–5
  23 – Eleko   7 – Eleko   8 – Amalia  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,387)
Ypsilanti, MI
December 15, 2024*
2:00 pm, ACCNX 		at No. 8 Notre Dame L 49–118  1–6
  13 – Smith   5 – Amalia   2 – Smith  Purcell Pavilion (7,936)
Notre Dame, IN
December 19, 2024*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Rio Grande Valley
UTRGV Holiday Classic 		L 66–73 OT 1–7
  18 – Tied   17 – Eleko   3 – Tied  UTRGV Fieldhouse (502)
Edinburg, TX
December 20, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
UTRGV Holiday Classic 		L 52–67  1–8
  19 – Eleko   14 – Eleko   6 – Amalia  UTRGV Fieldhouse (42)
Edinburg, TX
December 28, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		St. Thomas L 65–81  1–9
  15 – Westphal   10 – Eleko   7 – Amalia  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,127)
Ypsilanti, MI
MAC regular season
January 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Michigan L 51–65  1–10
(0–1) 		 23 – Eleko   15 – Eleko   8 – Amalia  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,131)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green L 76–90  1–11
(0–2) 		 26 – Eleko   7 – Eleko   6 – Amalia  Stroh Center (2,108)
Bowling Green, OH
January 8, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ball State L 69–101  1–12
(0–3) 		 18 – Amalia   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Worthen Arena (2,145)
Muncie, IN
January 11, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Akron L 56–61  1–13
(0–4) 		 17 – Eleko   8 – Eleko   4 – Amalia  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,118)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 15, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Buffalo L 55–77  1–14
(0–5) 		 16 – Eleko   11 – Eleko   5 – Eleko  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,132)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 18, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan L 64–73  1–15
(0–6) 		 19 – Amalia   5 – Eleko   4 – Amalia  McGuirk Arena (1,124)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 22, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Illinois L 70–78  1–16
(0–7) 		 17 – Tied   6 – Eleko   6 – Amalia  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,068)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ohio L 59–69  1–17
(0–8) 		 25 – Eleko   12 – Eleko   8 – Smith  Convocation Center (630)
Athens, OH
January 29, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Kent State L 59–79  1–18
(0–9) 		 24 – Eleko   9 – Eleko   4 – Smith  MAC Center (1,239)
Kent, OH
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Toledo L 49–77  1–19
(0–10) 		 16 – Eleko   12 – Eleko   3 – Smith  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,055)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 5, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) L 45–68  1–20
(0–11) 		 11 – Thrash   10 – Thrash   3 – Smith  Millett Hall (384)
Oxford, OH
February 8, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia State
MAC–SBC Challenge 		L 43–55  1–21
  14 – Eleko   10 – Lewis   3 – Eleko  GSU Convocation Center (1,444)
Atlanta, GA
February 15, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ball State L 69–74  1–22
(0–12) 		 15 – Tied   12 – Eleko   3 – Tied  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,408)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 19, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Michigan L 62–74  1–23
(0–13) 		 15 – Lewis   4 – Williams   4 – Smith  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,183)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Illinois W 76–72  2–23
(1–13) 		 20 – Eleko   9 – Eleko   3 – Eleko  Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
February 26, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) L 72–82 OT 2–24
(1–14) 		 16 – Thrash   16 – Eleko   5 – Tied  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,113)
Ypsilanti, MI
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Buffalo L 54–71  2–25
(1–15) 		 17 – Smith   7 – Tied   4 – Tied  Alumni Arena (2,386)
Amherst, NY
March 5, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Akron       James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
March 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bowling Green       George Gervin GameAbove Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
*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". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  2. ^ "2024 MAC women's basketball tournament bracket set". The Blade. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "EMU fires women's basketball coach, names Blanton interim coach". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  4. ^ "Eastern Michigan hires Sahar Nusseibeh away from Canisius to coach women's basketball". AP News. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "MAC Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  7. ^ "Eastern Michigan Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
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