2024–25 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team

2024–25 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball
2024–25 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Patriot League
Record	19–12 (11–7 Patriot)
Head coach	Tim Taylor (5th season);
Associate head coach	Michael Coppolino
Assistant coaches	Marlena Tremba; Bernadette Devaney; Faith Randolph;
Home arena	Alumni Hall

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
Colgate	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
	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 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Midshipmen, who were led by fifth-year head coach Tim Taylor, played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland, as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Midshipmen finished the 2023–24 season 14–17, 9–9 in Patriot League play, to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.^[1] They would defeat Lafayette,^[2] before falling to Colgate in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll. Navy was picked to finish seventh in the Patriot League regular season.^[4]

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:^[4]

Preseason All-Patriot League Team

Preseason All-Patriot League Team
Player	Position	Year
Zanai Barnett-Gay	Guard	Sophomore

Source:^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Kelli Giuliani	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Flint Hill School	Oakton, Virginia
G	2	Kyah Smith	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	L. C. Bird High School	Richmond, Virginia
G	4	Zanai Barnett-Gay	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Riverdale Baptist School	Glenn Dale, Maryland
G	5	Mary Gibbons	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Wachusett Regional High School	Holden, Massachusetts
G	6	Julianna Almeida	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Saddle River Day School	North Arlington, New Jersey
F	10	Lizzie Holder	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Colorado	Stillwater, Minnesota
G	12	Morgan Blackford	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Solon High School	Solon, Ohio
F	13	Gia Pissott	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Toms River High School North	Toms River, New Jersey
G	22	Toni Papahronis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Edmond North High School	Edmond, Oklahoma
F	23	Morgan Demos	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Benet Academy	Downers Grove, Illinois
G	25	Nia Henley	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Riverbend High School	Spotsylvania, Virginia
G	30	Maren Louridas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Bethlehem Central High School	Delmar, New York
G	42	Saran Moschella	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Staten Island Academy	Staten Island, New York
C	44	Kate Samson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Saint Gertrude High School	Richmond, Virginia

Head coach

Tim Taylor (James Madison)

Assistant coach(es)

Michael Coppolino (Eckerd)
Marlena Tremba (William & Mary)
Bernadette Devaney (Lehigh)
Faith Randolph (Virginia)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 11, 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+		at Rider	W 74–52	1–0	Alumni Gymnasium (589) Lawrenceville, NJ
November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bryn Athyn	W 103–45	2–0	Alumni Hall (325) Annapolis, MD
November 12, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Iona	W 55–53	3–0	Hynes Athletics Center (2,171) New Rochelle, NY
November 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wagner	W 79–46	4–0	Alumni Hall (302) Annapolis, MD
November 17, 2024* 12:00 pm, Pass Tha Ball		vs. Radford	W 78–73 ^OT	5–0	Colonial Hall (286) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 23, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	W 75–61	6–0	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,092) Farmville, VA
November 30, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Toledo Navy Classic	L 51–58	6–1	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
December 1, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		George Mason Navy Classic	L 63–85	6–2	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Dartmouth	L 58–61 ^OT	6–3	Alumni Hall (544) Annapolis, MD
December 7, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Stetson	W 66–49	7–3	Alumni Hall (365) Annapolis, MD
December 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Delaware	W 79–69	8–3	Alumni Hall (462) Annapolis, MD
Patriot League regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at American	W 66–59	9–3 (1–0)	Bender Arena (355) Washington, D.C.
January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lafayette	W 71–49	10–3 (2–0)	Kirby Sports Center (274) Easton, PA
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Holy Cross	W 67–56	11–3 (3–0)	Alumni Hall (501) Annapolis, MD
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	W 63–59	12–3 (4–0)	Alumni Hall (1,027) Annapolis, MD
January 15, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Colgate	L 54–62	12–4 (4–1)	Cotterell Court (1,604) Hamilton, NY
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Bucknell	W 49–47	13–4 (5–1)	Alumni Hall (678) Annapolis, MD
January 22, 2025 11:30 am, ESPN+		at Boston University	W 74–64	14–4 (6–1)	Case Gym (766) Boston, MA
January 26, 2025 1:00 pm, CBSSN		at Army	L 49–59	14–5 (6–2)	Christl Arena (4,643) West Point, NY
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lehigh	L 66–87	14–6 (6–3)	Alumni Hall (557) Annapolis, MD
February 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bucknell	W 79–75 ^OT	15–6 (7–3)	Sojka Pavilion (421) Lewisburg, PA
February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Lafayette	L 60–61	15–7 (7–4)	Alumni Hall (1,033) Annapolis, MD
February 12, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lehigh	L 56–74	15–8 (7–5)	Stabler Arena (623) Bethlehem, PA
February 15, 2025 11:00 am, CBSSN		Army	L 64–68	15–9 (7–6)	Alumni Hall (5,298) Annapolis, MD
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Colgate	L 72–76 ^OT	15–10 (7–7)	Alumni Hall (408) Annapolis, MD
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Holy Cross	W 66–57	16–10 (8–7)	Hart Center (1,302) Worcester, MA
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		American	W 88–60	17–10 (9–7)	Alumni Hall (668) Annapolis, MD
March 1, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	W 66–53	18–10 (10–7)	Reitz Arena (465) Baltimore, MD
March 5, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+		Boston University	W 60–47	19–10 (11–7)	Alumni Hall (502) Annapolis, MD
Patriot League tournament
March 10, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	(5) Holy Cross Quarterfinals	L 52–66	19–11	Alumni Hall (539) Annapolis, MD
WNIT
March 22, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion First Round	L 42–63	19–12	Chartway Arena (871) Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
^ "Lafayette vs. Navy Box Score (Women), March 9, 2024". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Colgate Raiders - Final Score - March 11, 2024". FOX Sports. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Patriot League Announces Preseason Women's Basketball Honors". Patriot League. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Naval Academy Athletics. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
^ "Navy Midshipmen 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

[2] "Lafayette vs. Navy Box Score (Women), March 9, 2024". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

[3] "Navy Midshipmen vs. Colgate Raiders - Final Score - March 11, 2024". FOX Sports. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

[poll-4] "Patriot League Announces Preseason Women's Basketball Honors". Patriot League. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

[5] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Naval Academy Athletics. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

[6] "Navy Midshipmen 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

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