2024–25 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

2024–25 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
2024–25 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	12–1 (1–1 MAC)
Head coach	Becky Burke (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Jacey Brooks
Assistant coaches	James Ewing; Erin Sinnott;
Home arena	Alumni Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ball State	11	–	0	1.000	19	–	4	.826
Buffalo	8	–	3	.727	19	–	3	.864
Toledo	8	–	3	.727	16	–	5	.762
Kent State	8	–	3	.727	15	–	8	.652
Miami (OH)	6	–	5	.545	13	–	8	.619
Western Michigan	6	–	5	.545	9	–	12	.429
Bowling Green	5	–	6	.455	11	–	11	.500
Central Michigan	5	–	6	.455	9	–	13	.409
Northern Illinois	4	–	7	.364	10	–	12	.455
Akron	3	–	8	.273	9	–	14	.391
Ohio	2	–	9	.182	4	–	17	.190
Eastern Michigan	0	–	11	.000	1	–	20	.048

† 2025 MAC tournament winner As of February 5, 2025

The 2024–25 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represents the University at Buffalo during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by third-year head coach Becky Burke, play their home games at Alumni Arena in Amherst, New York as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2023–24 season 19–14, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.^[1] In the MAC tournament, they were defeated by Kent State in the championship.^[2] They received an automatic bid to the WNIT,^[3] where they would be defeated by Monmouth in the first round.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Mallory Daly	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Seton-La Salle Catholic High School	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G	4	Noelani Cornfield	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS Sr	Southern Miss	Gowanda, New York
G	5	Sitota Gines	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	St. John's	Zaragoza, Spain
G	7	Aniya Rowe	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	AZ Compass Prep	Rochester, New York
G	10	Kirsten Lewis-Williams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Lake Norman High School	Mooresville, North Carolina
G	12	Paula Lopez	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Elite Sports Academy	Alicante, Spain
G	13	Makenna Shaffer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Florida SouthWestern State College	Greeley, Colorado
F	15	Ariana Seawell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Maryland Eastern Shore	Bronx, New York
G	20	Caylen Spano	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	McDowell High School	Erie, Pennsylvania
G	21	Terah Harness	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Marshall	New Carlisle, Ohio
G/F	23	Alexis Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Woodbury High School	Woodbury, New Jersey
F	30	Jordyn Beaty	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Texas A&M–Commerce	Woodville, Texas
F	31	Jaylin Hartman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	George Washington	Mendham, New Jersey
G	35	Chellia Watson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	USC Upstate	Winder, Georgia

Head coach

Becky Burke (Louisville)

Assistant coach(es)

Jacey Brooks (Canisius)
James Ewing (Mercyhurst)
Erin Sinnott (Daemen)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 10, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 2:00 pm	Daemen	W 82–38	–	Alumni Arena (–) Amherst, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Troy MAC-SBC Challenge	W 80–78	1–0	Alumni Arena (1,055) Amherst, NY
November 8, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Buffalo State	W 123–44	2–0	Alumni Arena (1,215) Amherst, NY
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 56–46	3–0	Hytche Athletic Center (129) Princess Anne, MD
November 18, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Cedarville	W 77–57	4–0	Alumni Arena (987) Amherst, NY
November 22, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Canisius	W 62–50	5–0	Koessler Athletic Center (550) Buffalo, NY
November 26, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Niagara	W 86–53	6–0	Gallagher Center (463) Lewiston, NY
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	St. Bonaventure	W 74–46	7–0	Alumni Arena (1,091) Amherst, NY
December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Binghamton	W 74–51	8–0	Alumni Arena (1,005) Amherst, NY
December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Stony Brook	W 72–55	9–0	Alumni Arena (1,082) Amherst, NY
December 19, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Vermont	W 70–68	10–0	Alumni Arena (875) Amherst, NY
December 28, 2024* 12:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Le Moyne	W 107–59	11–0	Ted Grant Court (259) DeWitt, NY
MAC regular season
January 1, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Central Michigan	W 81–55	12–0 (1–0)	Alumni Arena (2,001) Amherst, NY
January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, CBSSN	at Kent State	L 73–82	12–1 (1–1)	MAC Center Kent, OH
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bowling Green			Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Ball State			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
January 15, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Michigan			George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Miami (OH)			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
January 22, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Ohio			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
January 25, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at Akron			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
January 29, 2025 TBA	at Western Michigan			University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Illinois			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
February 5, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+	Toledo			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
February 8, 2025 TBD	TBD MAC-SBC Challenge
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Ohio			Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 19, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Kent State			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Miami (OH)			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Toledo			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Michigan			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
March 5, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Ball State			Worthen Arena Munice, IN
March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Michigan			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
MAC tournament
March 12, 2024† TBA, TBA	vs. TBA Quarterfinals			Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

† If a top eight finisher in MAC

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "Bulls Fall in MAC Championship Game to Kent State". University at Buffalo. March 16, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "Bulls to Host Monmouth in WNIT First Round". University at Buffalo. March 19, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "Bulls Season Comes to an End with Loss to Monmouth in WNIT". University at Buffalo. March 21, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University at Buffalo. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "Buffalo Bulls 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[2] "Bulls Fall in MAC Championship Game to Kent State". University at Buffalo. March 16, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[3] "Bulls to Host Monmouth in WNIT First Round". University at Buffalo. March 19, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[4] "Bulls Season Comes to an End with Loss to Monmouth in WNIT". University at Buffalo. March 21, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University at Buffalo. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[6] "Buffalo Bulls 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

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