2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles women's basketball team

2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles women's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record1–23 (0–16 MAAC)
Head coach
  • Jada Pierce (10th season)
Associate head coachBrianna Chambers
Lester Harbin
Assistant coachKayla DeCriscio
Home arenaGallagher Center
2024–25 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairfield † 19 – 1   .950 28 – 5   .848
Quinnipiac 18 – 2   .900 28 – 5   .848
Siena 14 – 6   .700 17 – 14   .548
Mount St. Mary's 12 – 8   .600 15 – 16   .484
Marist 11 – 9   .550 16 – 15   .516
Merrimack 9 – 11   .450 14 – 17   .452
Saint Peter's 9 – 11   .450 11 – 19   .367
Manhattan 9 – 11   .450 16 – 15   .516
Canisius 9 – 11   .450 10 – 21   .323
Iona 8 – 12   .400 11 – 21   .344
Rider 5 – 15   .250 7 – 22   .241
Sacred Heart 5 – 15   .250 9 – 20   .310
2 – 18   .100 3 – 25   .107
† 2025 MAAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles women's basketball team represents Niagara University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by 10th-year head coach Jada Pierce, play their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Purple Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 21–14, 15–5 in MAAC play, to finish in second place.[1] They defeated Quinnipiac[2] and Siena[3] before falling to top-seeded Fairfield in the MAAC tournament championship game.[4] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,[5] where they would defeat Le Moyne in the first round,[6] before falling to Vermont in the second round.[7]

Roster

2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 LaKeeyah Barnes 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Phillips High School Chicago, Illinois
G 1 Nevaeh Otis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Renaissance High School Pontiac, Michigan
F 2 Jordyn Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Cardinal O'Hara High School Buffalo, New York
G 4 Safiatu Kolliegbo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Georgian Court Willingboro, New Jersey
G 5 Aaliyah Parker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Cardinal O'Hara High School Cheektowaga, New York
F 10 Amelia Strong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Cardinal O'Hara High School Niagara Falls, New York
G 12 Caliana Fenceroy 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS Radford Omaha, Nebraska
F 13 Talia Dial 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Scottsdale Community College El Mirage, Arizona
F 14 Jemima Lacroix 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Waterloo Montreal, Quebec
G 20 Marlie Dickerson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Central Dauphin High School Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
G 21 Lore Porter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS New Hope Academy Woodbridge, Virginia
F 23 Jade Rutledge 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Cardinal O'Hara High School Buffalo, New York
G 24 Myana Cooksey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Detroit Edison Public School Academy Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 24, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Roberts Wesleyan W 82–41  –
 Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024*
7:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Syracuse L 84–108  0–1
 JMA Wireless Dome (1,997)
Syracuse, NY
November 9, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 16 West Virginia L 41–110  0–2
 WVU Coliseum (3,166)
Morgantown, WV
November 14, 2024*
11:30 am, B1G+ 		at Penn State L 45–101  0–3
 Bryce Jordan Center (2,311)
University Park, PA
November 16, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Duquesne L 65–100  0–4
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (835)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 21, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cleveland State Cancelled[8] Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
November 26, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Buffalo L 53–86  0–5
 Gallagher Center (463)
Lewiston, NY
December 1, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bloomsburg W 81–60  1–5
 Gallagher Center (360)
Lewiston, NY
December 5, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kent State L 73–89  1–6
 Gallagher Center (371)
Lewiston, NY
December 17, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at St. Bonaventure L 68–76  1–7
 Reilly Center (305)
St. Bonaventure, NY
MAAC regular season
December 19, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Siena L 57–65  1–8
(0–1) 		UHY Center (323)
Loudonville, NY
December 21, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Merrimack L 56–71  1–9
(0–2) 		Hammel Court (142)
North Andover, MA
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mount St. Mary's L 68–89  1–10
(0–3) 		Gallagher Center (294)
Lewiston, NY
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Peter's L 50–80  1–11
(0–4) 		Run Baby Run Arena (237)
Jersey City, NJ
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Rider L 59–79  1–12
(0–5) 		Alumni Gymnasium (342)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 16, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Fairfield L 49–96  1–13
(0–6) 		Gallagher Center (1,175)
Lewiston, NY
January 18, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Manhattan L 54–79  1–14
(0–7) 		Gallagher Center (309)
Lewiston, NY
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Marist L 52–74  1–15
(0–8) 		McCann Arena (746)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 25, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sacred Heart L 43–86  1–16
(0–9) 		William H. Pitt Center (925)
Fairfield, CT
January 30, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Canisius
Battle of the Bridge 		L 53–70  1–17
(0–10) 		Gallagher Center (483)
Lewiston, NY
February 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Merrimack L 52–66  1–18
(0–11) 		Gallagher Center (381)
Lewiston, NY
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Quinnipiac L 38–70  1–19
(0–12) 		Gallagher Center (464)
Lewiston, NY
February 11, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cansius
Battle of the Bridge 		L 46–48  1–20
(0–13) 		Koessler Athletic Center (498)
Buffalo, NY
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mount St. Mary's L 54–75  1–21
(0–14) 		Knott Arena (45)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Siena L 64–66  1–22
(0–15) 		Gallagher Center (360)
Lewiston, NY
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Marist L 56–67  1–23
(0–16) 		Gallagher Center (412)
Lewiston, NY
February 27, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Iona W 61-56  2–23
(1–16) 		Hynes Athletics Center (799)
New Rochelle, NY
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Manhattan L 52-75  2-24
(1-17) 		Draddy Gymnasium (187)
Riverdale, NY
March 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Peter's L 58–70  2–25
(1–18) 		Gallagher Center (366)
Lewiston, NY
March 8, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Rider W 67–65  3–25
(2–18) 		Gallagher Center (379)
Lewiston, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "Niagara women's basketball muscles way to MAAC semifinals". The Buffalo News. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "Niagara women's basketball is 1 win away from NCAA Tournament". wgrz.com. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  4. ^ "No. 25 Fairfield women beat Niagara 70-62 in overtime for 29th straight victory and NCAA berth". AP News. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  6. ^ "Le Moyne Defeated by Niagara in Postseason WNIT Opening Round". Northeast Conference. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  7. ^ "Vermont women's basketball holds off Niagara to advance to third round of WNIT". My NBC5. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  8. ^ "Women's Basketball Game At Niagara Cancelled". Cleveland State University. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  9. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  10. ^ "Niagara Purple Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
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