2024–25 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team

2024–25 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball
2024–25 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	10–9 (4–2 Big South)
Head coach	Semeka Randall Lay (5th season);
Associate head coach	AnnMarie Gilbert
Assistant coaches	Dante Travis; Necole Sterling; Dominique Duck;
Home arena	Winthrop Coliseum

2024–25 Big South women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
High Point †	13	–	3	.813	21	–	12	.636
Longwood	11	–	5	.688	22	–	12	.647
Radford	10	–	6	.625	14	–	17	.452
Charleston Southern	10	–	6	.625	14	–	16	.467
	9	–	7	.563	16	–	15	.516
Gardner–Webb	8	–	8	.500	11	–	18	.379
USC Upstate	6	–	10	.375	9	–	21	.300
Presbyterian	4	–	12	.250	6	–	24	.200
UNC Asheville	1	–	15	.063	4	–	27	.129

† 2025 Big South tournament winner

The 2024–25 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team represents Winthrop University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Semeka Randall Lay, play their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 14–15, 8–8 in Big South play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.^[1] They would be defeated by Radford in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ar'Mani Reid	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Southwest Onslow High School	Jacksonville, NC
G	1	Olivia Wagner	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Radford	Crozet, VA
G/F	3	Ronaltha Marc	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Northwest Florida State College	Miami, FL
F	4	Marissa Gasaway	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Northwest Florida State College	Louisville, KY
C	5	Prunelle Mungo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Oakland	Philadelphia, PA
G	7	Ciara Harris	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Johnson C. Smith	Alexandria, VA
G	10	Jada Ryce	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	East Tennessee State	McDonough, GA
F	11	Blessing Okoh	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	North Carolina Central	Houston, TX
PG	12	Leonor Paisana	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Escola Secundaria Antonio Damasio	Lisbon, Portugal
G	13	Mya Pierfax	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Northwest Florida State College	Lake Elsinore, CA
G/F	15	Amourie Porter	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Cal State Bakersfield	Glen Burnie, MD
G/F	21	Persais Williams	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Champaign Central High School	Bolingbrook, IL
F	22	Nuria Cunill	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Presbyterian	Berga, Spain
G	25	Konnor Gambrell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Trevecca Nazarene	Alexandria, VA
G	30	Adelaide McLeod	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Champaign Central High School	Savoy, IL
F	34	Bria Beverly	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Radford	Dallastown, PA

Head coach

Semeka Randall Lay (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

AnnMarie Gilbert (Oberlin)
Dante Travis (Saint Paul's)
Necole Sterling (Miami (FL))
Dominique Duck (Western Kentucky)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 16, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 10:30 a.m., ACCNX		at Georgia Tech	L 39–85	0–1	McCamish Pavilion (3,611) Atlanta, GA
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Paine	W 111–32	1–1	Winthrop Coliseum (401) Rock Hill, SC
November 13, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Queens	W 69–52	2–1	Curry Arena (948) Charlotte, NC
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Wake Forest	L 50–66	2–2	LJVM Coliseum (897) Winston-Salem, NC
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at UNC Wilmington	L 48–66	2–3	Trask Coliseum (739) Wilmington, NC
November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Florida	W 71–61	3–3	Winthrop Coliseum (360) Rock Hill, SC
November 26, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Johnson & Wales (NC)	W 96–39	4–3	Winthrop Coliseum (2,211) Rock Hill, SC
November 29, 2024* 6:30 p.m.		vs. American Puerto Rico Clasico	W 74–66	5–3	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
November 30, 2024* 4:30 p.m.		vs. Air Force Puerto Rico Clasico	L 47–62	5–4	Juan Cruz Abreu Coliseum (100) Manatí, Puerto Rico
December 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Carolina State	W 55–46	6–4	Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (268) Rock Hill, SC
December 16, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Charlotte	L 47–55	6–5	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,055) Charlotte, NC
December 20, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Carolina Central	L 71–76	6–6	Winthrop Coliseum (409) Rock Hill, SC
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		at No. 15 Tennessee	L 50–114	6–7	Thompson–Boling Arena (11,152) Knoxville, TN
Big South regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at USC Upstate	W 63–54	7–7 (1–0)	G. B. Hodge Center (112) Spartanburg, SC
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Radford	W 65–58	8–7 (2–0)	Winthrop Coliseum (490) Rock Hill, SC
January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 63–49	9–7 (3–0)	Winthrop Coliseum (334) Rock Hill, SC
January 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Longwood	L 59–77	9–8 (3–1)	Joan Perry Brock Center (923) Farmville, VA
January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	L 50–78	9–9 (3–2)	Buccaneer Field House (586) North Charleston, SC
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Asheville	W 63–43	10–9 (4–2)	Winthrop Coliseum (491) Rock Hill, SC
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		High Point	L 55-73	10-10 (4-3)	Winthrop Coliseum (339) Rock Hill, SC
January 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 67-58 ^OT	11-10 (5-3)	Templeton Center (449) Clinton, SC
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	L 54-66	11-11 (5-4)	Paul Porter Arena (300) Boiling Springs, NC
February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 54-47	12-11 (6-4)	Winthrop Coliseum (387) Rock Hill, SC
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		USC Upstate	L 48-52	12-12 (6-5)	Winthrop Coliseum (340) Rock Hill, SC
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Radford	W 78-68	13-12 (7-5)	Dedmon Center (676) Radford, VA
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at High Point	L 56-69	13-13 (7-6)	Qubein Center (684) High Point, NC
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 60-55	14-13 (8-6)	Winthrop Coliseum (357) Rock Hill, SC
February 26, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		Longwood	L 55-59	14-14 (8-7)	Winthrop Coliseum (402) Rock Hill, SC
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 71-66	15-14 (9-7)	Kimmel Arena (483) Asheville, NC
Big South tournament
March 6, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Charleston Southern Quarterfinals			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
^ Burgess, Michael (March 7, 2024). "Winthrop women fall to Radford, 64-51, in first round of Big South tournament". Rock Hill Herald. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
^ "Winthrop Eagles Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

[2] Burgess, Michael (March 7, 2024). "Winthrop women fall to Radford, 64-51, in first round of Big South tournament". Rock Hill Herald. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

[3] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

[4] "Winthrop Eagles Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

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