2024–25 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team

2024–25 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball
2024–25 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	15–15 (7–9 America East)
Head coach	Mary Grimes (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Ali Bouman; Zakiya Saunders;
Home arena	Dr. Bai Lee Court
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team represented Binghamton University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by first-year head coach Mary Grimes, played their home games on Dr. Bai Lee Court in Binghamton University Events Center in Vestal, New York as members of the America East Conference.

2024–25 America East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Albany	14	–	2	.875	26	–	7	.788
Vermont †	13	–	3	.813	21	–	13	.618
Bryant	9	–	7	.563	17	–	15	.531
Maine	9	–	7	.563	15	–	16	.484
NJIT	8	–	8	.500	11	–	19	.367
Binghamton	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
UMBC	7	–	9	.438	14	–	15	.483
New Hampshire	4	–	12	.250	10	–	20	.333
UMass Lowell	1	–	15	.063	3	–	25	.107

† 2025 AmEast tournament winner

Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2023–24 season 14–17, 8–8 in America East play to finish in a tie for fourth place.^[1] In the America East tournament, they defeated Bryant in the quarterfinals,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Maine in the semifinals.^[3]

On March 29, 2024, the school announced that they would be parting ways with head coach Bethann Shapiro Ord, ending her six-year tenure at the helm.^[4] Nearly a month later, on April 24, the school announced that they would be hiring Le Moyne head coach Mary Grimes as the Bearcats' next head coach.^[5]

Roster

2024–25 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Yanniah Boyd	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Riverdale Baptist School	Frederick, Maryland
G	2	Kaylee Krysztof	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Depew High School	Buffalo, New York
G	3	Kaia Goode	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	Le Moyne	Rochester, New York
F	4	Kendall Bennett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Germantown Academy	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	5	Meghan Casey	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	The Ursuline School	White Plains, New York
G/F	10	Camryn Fauria	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Bishop Feehan High School	Foxborough, Massachusetts
G	12	Samantha Baker	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Nazareth High School	Nazareth, Pennsylvania
G	20	Bella Pucci	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Fairport High School	Rochester, New York
G	22	Leah Middleton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Le Moyne	Auburn, New York
G	24	Jadyn Weltz	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Jr	O'Gorman High School	Timmins, Ontario
C	32	Abby Misier	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Hightstown High School	Hightstown, New Jersey
F	34	Marisa Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Johnson City High School	Johnson City, New York

Head coach

Mary Grimes (Siena)

Assistant coach(es)

Ali Bouman (Davenport)
Zakiya Saunders (Central Florida)

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	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:07 pm, ESPN+		Pitt–Johnstown	W 79–34	1–0	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,008) Vestal, NY
November 7, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Akron	W 66–50	2–0	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,631) Vestal, NY
November 9, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 61–82	2–1	Reilly Center (347) St. Bonaventure, NY
November 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cornell	L 51–68	2–2	Newman Arena (675) Ithaca, NY
November 17, 2024* 1:30 pm, ESPN+		Pittsburgh	L 56–61	2–3	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,207) Vestal, NY
November 22, 2024* 6:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at LIU	W 65–54	3–3	Steinberg Wellness Center (250) Brooklyn, NY
November 25, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Canisius	W 68–58	4–3	Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	W 62–46	5–3	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,060) Vestal, NY
December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Buffalo	L 51–74	5–4	Alumni Arena (1,005) Amherst, NY
December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	W 64–62	6–4	UHY Center (503) Loudonville, NY
December 18, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Syracuse	L 60–87	6–5	Dr. Bai Lee Court (2,372) Vestal, NY
December 20, 2024* 6:07 pm, ESPN+		Molloy	W 67–40	7–5	Dr. Bai Lee Court (916) Vestal, NY
December 30, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		SUNY Geneseo	W 75–42	8–5	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,103) Vestal, NY
America East regular season
January 2, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	L 49–58	8–6 (0–1)	Wellness and Events Center (277) Newark, NJ
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMBC	W 60–50	9–6 (1–1)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (355) Catonsville, MD
January 9, 2025 6:07 pm, ESPN+		Maine	W 69–59	10–6 (2–1)	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,011) Vestal, NY
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 67–44	11–6 (3–1)	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,126) Vestal, NY
January 16, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+		Vermont	L 46–55	11–7 (3–2)	Dr. Bai Lee Court (4,627) Vestal, NY
January 18, 2025 2:30 pm, ESPN+		at Albany	L 55–79	11–8 (3–3)	Broadview Center (1,515) Albany, NY
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Bryant	L 54–68	11–9 (3–4)	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,758) Vestal, NY
January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont	L 40–53	11–10 (3–5)	Patrick Gym (817) Burlington, VT
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Albany	L 54–65	11–11 (3–6)	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,706) Vestal, NY
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	W 65–52	12–11 (4–6)	Costello Athletic Center (186) Lowell, MA
February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bryant	L 62–68	12–12 (4–7)	Chace Athletic Center (362) Smithfield, RI
February 13, 2025 6:07 pm, ESPN+		UMBC	W 58–48	13–12 (5–7)	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,103) Vestal, NY
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT	W 65–55	14–12 (6–7)	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,527) Vestal, NY
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Hampshire	L 38–65	14–13 (6–8)	Lundholm Gym (182) Durham, NH
February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Maine	L 53–54	14–14 (6–9)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,095) Orono, ME
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 72–42	15–14 (7–9)	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,626) Vestal, NY
America East tournament
March 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(6)	at (3) Bryant Quarterfinals	L 63–66	15–15	Chace Athletic Center (222) Smithfield, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
↑ "Binghamton Bearcats vs. Bryant Bulldogs - Final Score - March 08, 2024". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
↑ "Maine advances to America East Women's Basketball Championship". WABI-TV. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
↑ "Binghamton University parts ways with Women's Basketball Head Coach Bethann Shapiro Ord after six seasons". WBNG-TV. March 29, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
↑ "Mary Grimes leaving Le Moyne women's basketball for head coaching job at Binghamton". CNY Central. April 24, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
↑ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Binghamton University Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
↑ "Binghamton Bearcats 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

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

[2] "Binghamton Bearcats vs. Bryant Bulldogs - Final Score - March 08, 2024". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[3] "Maine advances to America East Women's Basketball Championship". WABI-TV. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[4] "Binghamton University parts ways with Women's Basketball Head Coach Bethann Shapiro Ord after six seasons". WBNG-TV. March 29, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[5] "Mary Grimes leaving Le Moyne women's basketball for head coaching job at Binghamton". CNY Central. April 24, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[6] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Binghamton University Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[7] "Binghamton Bearcats 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

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