2024–25 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team

2024–25 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record11–19 (9–7 NEC)
Head coach
  • Keila Whittington (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Chynna Bozeman
  • Nikolas Quezada
  • Alexa Middleton
Home arenaDeGol Arena
2024–25 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson † 16 – 0   1.000 29 – 4   .879
Stonehill* 11 – 5   .688 17 – 16   .515
Central Connecticut 10 – 6   .625 11 – 19   .367
9 – 7   .563 11 – 19   .367
Le Moyne* 6 – 10   .375 7 – 24   .226
Mercyhurst* 6 – 10   .375 9 – 18   .333
Chicago State 6 – 10   .375 7 – 26   .212
Wagner 5 – 11   .313 8 – 21   .276
LIU 3 – 13   .188 6 – 24   .200
† 2025 NEC tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

The 2024–25 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Flash, who were led by sixth-year head coach Keila Whittington, played their home games at the DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference.

Previous season

The Red Flash finished the 2023–24 season 5–25, 4–12 in NEC play, to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.[1] They were defeated by top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Sacred Heart in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament.[2]

Preseason

On October 23, 2024, the NEC released their preseason coaches poll. Saint Francis was picked to finish fifth in the NEC regular season.[3]

Preseason rankings

NEC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team
1 Fairleigh Dickinson
2 Central Connecticut
3 Le Moyne
4 Stonehill
5 Saint Francis
6 Wagner
7 LIU
T-8 Mercyhurst
Chicago State

Source:[3]

Preseason All-NEC Team

No Red Flashes were named to the Preseason All-NEC team.[4]

Roster

2024–25 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Yanessa Boyd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Riverdale Baptist School Frederick, Maryland
G 1 Kameryn Dorsey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Saint Frances Academy Baltimore, Maryland
F 3 Jade Campbell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Medgar Evers College Prep School Brooklyn, New York
G 4 Marissa Shelton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr John Adams High School South Bend, Indiana
G 5 Natalie Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Robert Morris Waldorf, Maryland
G 10 Ineivi Plata 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr White Plains High School White Plains, New York
G 11 Harris Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Avonworth High School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 12 Julianna Gibson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Colts Neck High School Colts Neck, New Jersey
G 20 Airah Lavy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Nelsonville-York High School Nelsonville, Ohio
G 21 Gemma Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Peters Township High School Venetia, Pennsylvania
F 23 Marina Artero 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So FC Barcelona Fontanilles, Spain
G 24 Destini Ward 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Western Tech Baltimore, Maryland
F 32 Fanta Daffe 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Odessa College Paris, France
F 33 Giselle Eke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Bishop Dwenger High School Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 34 Alary Bell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Miller School of Albemarle Chester, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 26, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		NJIT L 60–80  0–1
 DeGol Arena (514)
Loretto, PA
November 9, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lafayette L 45–53  0–2
 Kirby Sports Center (246)
Easton, PA
November 12, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Coppin State L 38–74  0–3
 Physical Education Complex (3,247)
Baltimore, MD
November 15, 2024*
11:00 am, NEC Front Row 		Canisius L 46–48  0–4
 DeGol Arena (1,418)
Loretto, PA
November 17, 2024*
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Loyola (MD) L 52–65  0–5
 DeGol Arena (420)
Loretto, PA
November 20, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris W 58–55  1–5
 UPMC Events Center (203)
Moon Township, PA
November 24, 2024*
1:00 pm, B1G+ 		at No. 11 Maryland L 35–107  1–6
 Xfinity Center (5,773)
College Park, MD
November 27, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's L 35–88  1–7
 Hagan Arena (650)
Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Duquesne L 71–85  1–8
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (688)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 5, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Delaware State W 69–60  2–8
 Memorial Hall (315)
Dover, DE
December 8, 2024*
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		UMBC L 45–61  2–9
 DeGol Arena (405)
Loretto, PA
December 15, 2024*
1:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Butler L 38–95  2–10
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (943)
Indianapolis, IN
December 20, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Rhode Island L 37–77  2–11
 Ryan Center (5,922)
Kingston, RI
NEC regular season
January 2, 2025
4:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Central Connecticut W 79–63  3–11
(1–0) 		William H. Detrick Gymnasium (212)
New Britain, CT
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Stonehill L 59–73  3–12
(1–1) 		Merkert Gymnasium (219)
Easton, MA
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Fairleigh Dickinson L 55–63  3–13
(1–2) 		DeGol Arena (156)
Loretto, PA
January 11, 2025
4:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Le Moyne W 73–41  4–13
(2–2) 		DeGol Arena (394)
Loretto, PA
January 18, 2025
4:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		LIU W 63–54  5–13
(3–2) 		DeGol Arena (451)
Loretto, PA
January 20, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wagner W 51–47  6–13
(4–2) 		DeGol Arena (401)
Loretto, PA
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at LIU L 56–63  6–14
(4–3) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (188)
Brooklyn, NY
January 25, 2025
4:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Wagner W 50–48  7–14
(5–3) 		Spiro Sports Center (200)
Staten Island, NY
February 6, 2025
6:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Le Moyne W 66–60 OT 8–14
(6–3) 		Ted Grant Court (266)
DeWitt, NY
February 8, 2025
4:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Chicago State W 63–58  9–14
(7–3) 		DeGol Arena (446)
Loretto, PA
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Stonehill L 43–74  9–15
(7–4) 		DeGol Arena (502)
Loretto, PA
February 15, 2025
4:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Central Connecticut L 67–70 OT 9–16
(7–5) 		DeGol Arena (496)
Loretto, PA
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Mercyhurst W 70–69  10–16
(8–5) 		DeGol Arena (495)
Loretto, PA
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Fairleigh Dickinson L 33–60  10–17
(8–6) 		Bogota Savings Bank Center (250)
Hackensack, NJ
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Chicago State L 55–58 OT 10–18
(8–7) 		Jones Convocation Center (330)
Chicago, IL
March 6, 2025
6:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Mercyhurst W 80–65  11–18
(9–7) 		Owen McCormick Court (241)
Erie, PA
NEC tournament
March 10, 2025
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		(4) (5) Le Moyne
Quarterfinals 		L 51–62  11–19
 DeGol Arena (585)
Loretto, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "NEC Women's Basketball Standings (1997-2024)". Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  2. ^ "Northeast Conference women's tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for 2024 NEC basketball". The Sporting News. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "In Pursuit of First #NECWBB Crown Since 1992, FDU Enters 2024-25 as Prohibitive Favorite". Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  4. ^ "Good Knights! FDU Lands Three on Preseason All-NEC Women's Basketball Squad". Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Saint Francis University Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  6. ^ "St. Francis (PA) Red Flash 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
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