2024–25 Morgan State Lady Bears basketball team

2024–25 Morgan State Lady Bears basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record13–17 (6–8 MEAC)
Head coach
  • Ed Davis Jr. (9th season)
Associate head coachDonchez Graham
Assistant coaches
  • Tykyrah Williams
  • Janelle Silver-Martin
Home arenaHill Field House
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
6 – 8   .429 13 – 17   .433
Delaware State 1 – 13   .071 5 – 24   .172
South Carolina State 1 – 13   .071 2 – 29   .065
† 2025 MEAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Morgan State Lady Bears basketball team represented Morgan State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, who were led by ninth-year head coach Ed Davis Jr., played their home games at Hill Field House in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

Previous season

The Lady Bears finished the 2023–24 season 8–20, 3–10 in MEAC play, to finish in seventh place.[1] They were defeated by Howard in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.[2]

Preseason

On October 8, 2024, the MEAC released their preseason coaches poll. Morgan State was picked to finish fifth 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

Preseason All-MEAC Teams
Team Player Position Year
Third Laila Fair Forward Senior

Source:[3]

Roster

2024–25 Morgan State Lady Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tamaria Rumph 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So McClatchy High School Sacramento, California
G 1 Dakota Alston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Detroit Edison Public School Academy Detroit, Michigan
G 2 Gabrielle Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Western High School Baltimore, Maryland
F 3 Success Prysock 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Moorpark College Palmdale, California
G 4 Ja'la Bannerman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Maryland Eastern Shore Baltimore, Maryland
G 5 Nia Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Hammond High School Columbia, Maryland
G 10 Emily Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory San Francisco, California
G 11 Kimora Daly 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Odessa College Oceanside, New York
G 12 Nakilah Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Weber State Oakland, California
F 13 Naya Ojukwu 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Gonzaga Meridian, Idaho
F 14 Laila Fair 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr UMass Middlesex, New Jersey
G 20 Michaela Bogans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Cross Creek High School Augusta, Georgia
C 22 Jael Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Valley Christian High School Gilroy, California
F 23 Maya Woodson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So South Plains College Columbia, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 1, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
5:00 pm 		Shepherd W 77–64  1–0
 Hill Field House (136)
Baltimore, MD
November 7, 2024*
5:30 pm 		Johns Hopkins W 60–45  2–0
 Hill Field House (102)
Baltimore, MD
November 9, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Richmond L 39–93  2–1
 Robins Center (971)
Richmond, VA
November 11, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion L 48–60  2–2
 Chartway Arena (1,641)
Norfolk, VA
November 14, 2024*
5:30 pm 		Towson
Charm City Hoops Classic 		W 64–63  3–2
 Hill Field House (1,957)
Baltimore, MD
November 17, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UMBC
Charm City Hoops Classic 		L 72–81  3–3
 Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (687)
Catonsville, MD
November 20, 2024*
11:00 am 		Washington Adventist W 85–45  4–3
 Hill Field House (1,789)
Baltimore, MD
November 22, 2024*
10:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Stanford L 49–91  4–4
 Maples Pavilion (2,540)
Stanford, CA
November 24, 2024*
4:00 pm, MWN 		at Nevada L 56–66  4–5
 Lawlor Events Center (1,308)
Reno, NV
November 27, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at George Washington L 47–52  4–6
 Charles E. Smith Center (316)
Washington, D.C.
December 5, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sacred Heart L 57–79  4–7
 William H. Pitt Center (582)
Fairfield, CT
December 7, 2024*
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Central Connecticut W 53–48  5–7
 William H. Detrick Gymnasium (212)
New Britain, CT
December 18, 2024*
10:30 am 		vs. Presbyterian
Puerto Rico Clasico 		W 54–41  6–7
 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100)
Bayamón, PR
December 19, 2024*
1:00 pm 		vs. Cleveland State
Puerto Rico Clasico 		L 39–56  6–8
 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100)
Bayamón, PR
December 30, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mount St. Mary's W 72–68  7–8
 Hill Field House (89)
Baltimore, MD
MEAC regular season
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Carolina State W 55–54  8–8
(1–0) 		Hill Field House (67)
Baltimore, MD
January 7, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Carolina Central W 84–79  9–8
(2–0) 		Hill Field House (63)
Baltimore, MD
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Howard L 56–75  9–9
(2–1) 		Burr Gymnasium (699)
Washington, D.C.
January 13, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Norfolk State L 69–77  9–10
(2–2) 		Hill Field House (102)
Baltimore, MD
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coppin State L 56–61  9–11
(2–3) 		Hill Field House (389)
Baltimore, MD
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Maryland Eastern Shore L 59–77  9–12
(2–4) 		Hill Field House (450)
Baltimore, MD
February 3, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Delaware State W 64–49  10–12
(3–4) 		Memorial Hall (276)
Dover, DE
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm 		at South Carolina State W 60–55  11–12
(4–4) 		SHM Memorial Center (568)
Orangeburg, SC
February 17, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Carolina Central L 53–71  11–13
(4–5) 		McDougald–McLendon Arena (521)
Durham, NC
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Howard L 53–62  11–14
(4–6) 		Hill Field House (345)
Baltimore, MD
February 24, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Norfolk State L 46–90  11–15
(4–7) 		Echols Hall (2,896)
Norfolk, VA
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm 		at Maryland Eastern Shore L 59–70  11–16
(4–8) 		Hytche Athletic Center (400)
Princess Anne, MD
March 3, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Delaware State W 68–47  12–16
(5–8) 		Hill Field House (2,123)
Baltimore, MD
March 6, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Coppin State W 59–54  13–16
(6–8) 		Physical Education Complex (619)
Baltimore, MD
MEAC tournament
March 13, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (3) Maryland Eastern Shore
Quarterfinals 		L 67–74  13–17
 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 1, 2025.
  2. ^ "MEAC's top two seeds open women's tournament with wins". HBCU Sports. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "MEAC Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards, presented by Nike". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  5. ^ "Morgan State Lady Bears 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
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