2024–25 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

2024–25 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball
2024–25 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–15 (4–14 ACC)
Head coach	Tricia Cullop (1st season);
Associate head coach	Fitzroy Anthony; Jessie Ivey (10th; 1st season)
Assistant coaches	Danielle Page (1st season); Murriel Page (1st season);
Home arena	Watsco Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Tricia Cullop and played their home games at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Cullop replaced nineteenth-year head coach Katie Meier who announced her retirement on March 22, 2024.^[1]^[2]

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 NC State	16	–	2	.889	28	–	7	.800
No. 8 Notre Dame	16	–	2	.889	28	–	6	.824
No. 7 Duke †	14	–	4	.778	29	–	8	.784
No. 22 Florida State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
No. 12 North Carolina	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
Louisville	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
California	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
Virginia Tech	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Georgia Tech	9	–	9	.500	22	–	11	.667
Virginia	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Stanford	8	–	10	.444	16	–	15	.516
Boston College	6	–	12	.333	16	–	18	.471
Syracuse	6	–	12	.333	12	–	18	.400
Clemson	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Pittsburgh	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
Miami (FL)	4	–	14	.222	14	–	15	.483
Wake Forest	2	–	16	.111	9	–	20	.310
SMU	2	–	16	.111	10	–	20	.333

† 2025 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Hurricanes started the season well, reeling off seven straight victories to start the season. The highlight of the run was an away win over rival Florida 79–51. This run included two victories in the Miami Thanksgiving Tournament. Their winning streak was broken on December 4 in the ACC–SEC Challenge when they lost to Vanderbilt 70–88. The Hurricanes went on another four game winning streak from there, including winning their first ACC game against Pittsburgh, 62–52. They also recorded neutral site wins over Nevada and Oregon State in the Maui Classic. The turn of the year saw the team enter a rough patch as they lost their next seven straight games. The run included only one loss to a ranked team, number 17 North Carolina. The run ended on January 26 with a 70–63 win over SMU. The Hurricanes followed that with another win, 77–74 against Virginia. However they could not build on that streak, and lost all five of their next games, all against ranked opponents. They defeated Wake Forest 62–60 before losing their final two games on a road trip to California.

The Hurricanes finished the season 14–15 and 4–14 in ACC play to finish in sixteenth place. Under the new ACC tournament rules, they did not qualify for the 2025 ACC tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2023–24 season 19–12 overall and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated eighth seed North Carolina in the second round^[3] before losing to first-seeded Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals.^[4] On Selection Sunday, the Hurricanes were not picked to be a part of the field for the 2024 NCAA tournament, and were left out by the selection committee. The team declined an invite to the inaugural WBIT, ending their season.^[5]

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jaida Patrick	5	G	5' 10"	Graduate student	West Haverstraw, NY	Graduated
Ja'Leah Williams	12	G	5' 9"	Junior	Pompano Beach, FL	Transferred to Louisville^[6]
Lashae Dwyer	13	G	5' 6"	Junior	Toronto, ON	Transferred to St. John's^[7]
Ally Stedman	21	G	5' 9"	Junior	Phoenix, AZ	Transferred to UCF^[8]
Shayeann Day-Wilson	30	G	5' 6"	Junior	Toronto, ON	Transferred to LSU^[9]
Lazaria Spearman	32	F	6' 4"	Sophomore	Dacula, GA	Transferred to Tennessee^[10]
Latasha Lattimore	35	F	6' 4"	Junior	Toronto, ON	Transferred to Virginia^[11]
Kyla Oldacre	44	F	6' 6"	Sophomore	Mason, OH	Transferred to Texas^[12]

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Darrione Rogers	8	G	5' 11"	Graduate student	Chicago, IL	Mississippi State^[13]
Haley Cavinder	14	G	5' 6"	Graduate student	Gilbert, AZ	No team^[14]
Hanna Cavinder	15	G	5' 6"	Graduate student	Gilbert, AZ	No team^[15]
Daniela Abies	16	F	6' 0"	Junior	Málaga, Spain	Wichita State^[16]
Natalija Marshall	21	F	6' 5"	Graduate student	Queens, NY	Notre Dame^[17]
Cameron Williams	44	F	6' 3"	Graduate student	Chicago, IL	Michigan^[18]

Recruiting class

Source:^[19]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ahnay Adams PG	New Bedford, MA	Tilton School	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A	Nov 8, 2023
Ahnay Adams PG	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (95)
Leah Harmon PG	Paterson, NJ	IMG Academy	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A	Nov 8, 2023
Leah Harmon PG	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (95)
Simone Pelish G	Poughkeepsie, NY	Our Lady of Lourdes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Jun 24, 2023
Simone Pelish G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (91)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2024–25 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Aurora Almón	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Fr	The Webb Schools	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
G	1	Lemyah Hylton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Southwest Academy Girls Prep Arizona	London, ON
G	4	Jasmyne Roberts	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Bishop Kenny	Jacksonville, FL
G	5	Ahnay Adams	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Tilton School	New Bedford, MA
G	8	Darrione Rogers	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Lake Park Mississippi State	Chicago, IL
G	14	Haley Cavinder	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	GS	Gilbert Fresno State	Gilbert, AZ
G	15	Hanna Cavinder	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	GS	Gilbert Fresno State	Gilbert, AZ
F	16	Daniela Abies	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Salesianos San Bartolomé Wichita State	Málaga, Spain
F	21	Natalija Marshall	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	GS	Christ the King Notre Dame	Queens, NY
G	22	Simone Pelish	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Our Lady of Lourdes	Poughkeepsie, NY
G	42	Leah Harmon	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	IMG Academy	Paterson, NJ
F	44	Cameron Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	Whitney Young Michigan	Chicago, IL
F	54	Sophia Zulich	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Crestwood Prep Denver	Greater Sudbury, ON

Head coach

Tricia Cullop (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Fitzroy Anthony (Palm Beach Atlantic)
Jessie Ivey (West Florida)
Danielle Page (Nebraska)
Murriel Page (Florida)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 23, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m.	Palm Beach Atlantic	W 89–30	—	13 – Tied	10 – Hal. Cavinder	5 – Rogers	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX	Stetson	W 78–53	1–0	16 – Roberts	12 – Marshall	5 – Han. Cavinder	Watsco Center (5,532) Coral Gables, FL
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Jacksonville	W 74–71	2–0	24 – Marshall	6 – Marshall	7 – Han. Cavinder	Watsco Center (1,907) Coral Gables, FL
November 16, 2024* 12:00 p.m., SECN+	at Florida	W 83–73	3–0	31 – Hal. Cavinder	6 – Tied	5 – Tied	O'Connell Center (1,724) Gainesville, FL
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	FIU	W 79–51	4–0	12 – Rogers	8 – Roberts	6 – Hal. Cavinder	Watsco Center (2,270) Coral Gables, FL
November 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX	Campbell	W 71–66	5–0	20 – Williams	7 – Tied	5 – Hal. Cavinder	Watsco Center (2,259) Coral Gables, FL
November 29, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	Charlotte Miami Thanksgiving Tournament	W 79–63	6–0	22 – Williams	10 – Tied	9 – Han. Cavinder	Watsco Center (2,205) Coral Gables, FL
December 1, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ACCNX	Quinnipiac Miami Thanksgiving Tournament	W 83–74	7–0	30 – Hal. Cavinder	9 – Williams	9 – Hal. Cavinder	Watsco Center (2,080) Coral Gables, FL
December 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ACCN	Vanderbilt ACC–SEC Challenge	L 70–88	7–1	19 – Roberts	5 – Williams	5 – Hal. Cavinder	Watsco Center (2,107) Coral Gables, FL
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Bethune–Cookman	W 81–63	8–1	20 – Marshall	10 – Williams	6 – Roberts	Watsco Center (2,735) Coral Gables, FL
December 15, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN	at Pittsburgh	W 62–52	9–1 (1–0)	22 – Hal. Cavinder	11 – Hal. Cavinder	6 – Han. Cavinder	Peterson Events Center (340) Pittsburgh, PA
December 20, 2024* 1:30 a.m.	vs. Nevada Maui Classic	W 84–53	10–1	25 – Hal. Cavinder	12 – Hal. Cavinder	7 – Hal. Cavinder	Seabury Hall (1,007) Makawao, HI
December 21, 2024* 12:00 a.m.	vs. Oregon State Maui Classic	W 61–56	11–1	21 – Williams	12 – Hal. Cavinder	5 – Hal. Cavinder	Seabury Hall (1,206) Makawao, HI
December 29, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 17 North Carolina	L 60–69	11–2 (1–1)	19 – Tied	11 – Hal. Cavinder	5 – Hal. Cavinder	Watsco Center (3,397) Coral Gables, FL
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Louisville	L 56–74	11–3 (1–2)	19 – Hal. Cavinder	9 – Williams	2 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center (7,956) Louisville, KY
January 5, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	Virginia Tech	L 64–68	11–4 (1–3)	15 – Williams	10 – Williams	6 – Hal. Cavinder	Watsco Center (2,553) Coral Gables, FL
January 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at Syracuse	L 61–66	11–5 (1–4)	23 – Rogers	11 – Hal. Cavinder	6 – Han. Cavinder	JMA Wireless Dome (3,185) Syracuse, NY
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Boston College	L 79–83	11–6 (1–5)	16 – Roberts	6 – Almón	8 – Han. Cavinder	Watsco Center (1,925) Coral Gables, FL
January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Florida State	L 66–88	11–7 (1–6)	16 – Roberts	7 – Almón	5 – Hal. Cavinder	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,631) Tallahassee, FL
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Clemson	L 61–64	11–8 (1–7)	18 – Hal. Cavinder	5 – Tied	6 – Han. Cavinder	Littlejohn Coliseum (2,183) Clemson, SC
January 26, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	SMU	W 70–63	12–8 (2–7)	32 – Hal. Cavinder	8 – Tied	8 – Han. Cavinder	Watsco Center (2,858) Coral Gables, FL
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Virginia	W 77–74	13–8 (3–7)	22 – Hal. Cavinder	14 – Williams	10 – Hal. Cavinder	Watsco Center (1,925) Coral Gables, FL
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 20 Georgia Tech	L 66–77	13–9 (3–8)	25 – Hal. Cavinder	16 – Williams	5 – Han. Cavinder	Watsco Center (2,292) Coral Gables, FL
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 10 Duke	L 49–90	13–10 (3–9)	14 – Williams	9 – Williams	1 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,003) Durham, NC
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at No. 10 NC State	L 74–76	13–11 (3–10)	20 – Hal. Cavinder	8 – Hal. Cavinder	6 – Hal. Cavinder	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., The CW	No. 23 Florida State Rivalry	L 82–83	13–12 (3–11)	27 – Hal. Cavinder	8 – Hal. Cavinder	7 – Hal. Cavinder	Watsco Center (3,477) Coral Gables, FL
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 1 Notre Dame	L 42–82	13–13 (3–12)	12 – Williams	10 – Williams	4 – Roberts	Watsco Center (4,614) Coral Gables, FL
February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN	Wake Forest	W 62–60	14–13 (4–12)	23 – Williams	11 – Williams	4 – Hal. Cavinder	Watsco Center (2,788) Coral Gables, FL
February 27, 2025 10:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Stanford	L 69–86	14–14 (4–13)	19 – Han. Cavinder	4 – Tied	7 – Hal. Cavinder	Maples Pavilion (3,309) Stanford, CA
March 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCNX	at California	L 63–82	14–15 (4–14)	16 – Hal. Cavinder	5 – Han. Cavinder	5 – Han. Cavinder	Haas Pavilion (3,295) Berkeley, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[20]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received votes

References

↑ "Katie Meier, Miami's coach for the last 19 seasons, announces her retirement". cbsnews.com. Associated Press. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
↑ "Miami hires Toledo's Tricia Cullop as women's hoops coach". ESPN. Contributed by The Associated Press. April 4, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
↑ Chirinos, Christy Cabrera (March 7, 2024). "Canes Rally to Beat UNC in ACC Tournament Opener". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
↑ Chirinos, Christy Cabrera (March 8, 2024). "Canes Fall to No. 11 Virginia Tech in ACC Tournament Quarterfinals". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
↑ Feinberg, Doug (March 17, 2024). "Penn State, James Madison, Villanova and Washington State top seeds in new WBI Tournament". Associated Press. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
↑ Cubit, Alexis (April 16, 2024). "Louisville women's basketball portal tracker: Jeff Walz adds Miami guard Ja'Leah Williams". Courier Journal. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
↑ "Lashae Dwyer Signs with St. John's Women's Basketball". St. John's University Athletics. May 18, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
↑ Murschel, Matt (April 19, 2024). "UCF women's basketball signs 3 players to 2024-25 roster". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
↑ Brune, Matthew (April 24, 2024). "Transfer point guard Shayeann Day-Wilson signs with LSU". on3.com. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
↑ Hall, Cora (April 24, 2024). "Lady Vols basketball coach Kim Caldwell adds Lazaria Spearman, a Miami transfer". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
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↑ Philippou, Alexa (April 18, 2024). "Cavinder twins returning to Miami for final season". ESPN. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
↑ Glasspiegel, Ryan (April 17, 2024). "Hanna Cavinder returning to Miami after year out of basketball in shocking about-face". New York Post. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
↑ "On3 2023–24 Women's Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker". on3.com. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
↑ "Natalija Marshall Joins Miami Women's Basketball as Grad Transfer". University of Miami Athletics. April 27, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
↑ Kaufman, Michelle (May 15, 2024). "UM women's basketball lands Michigan transfer Cameron Williams, men sign Divine Ugochukwu". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
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[1] "Katie Meier, Miami's coach for the last 19 seasons, announces her retirement". cbsnews.com. Associated Press. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

[2] "Miami hires Toledo's Tricia Cullop as women's hoops coach". ESPN. Contributed by The Associated Press. April 4, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[3] Chirinos, Christy Cabrera (March 7, 2024). "Canes Rally to Beat UNC in ACC Tournament Opener". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[4] Chirinos, Christy Cabrera (March 8, 2024). "Canes Fall to No. 11 Virginia Tech in ACC Tournament Quarterfinals". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[5] Feinberg, Doug (March 17, 2024). "Penn State, James Madison, Villanova and Washington State top seeds in new WBI Tournament". Associated Press. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

[6] Cubit, Alexis (April 16, 2024). "Louisville women's basketball portal tracker: Jeff Walz adds Miami guard Ja'Leah Williams". Courier Journal. Retrieved August 22, 2024.

[7] "Lashae Dwyer Signs with St. John's Women's Basketball". St. John's University Athletics. May 18, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

[8] Murschel, Matt (April 19, 2024). "UCF women's basketball signs 3 players to 2024-25 roster". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

[9] Brune, Matthew (April 24, 2024). "Transfer point guard Shayeann Day-Wilson signs with LSU". on3.com. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

[10] Hall, Cora (April 24, 2024). "Lady Vols basketball coach Kim Caldwell adds Lazaria Spearman, a Miami transfer". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

[11] "In the region: UVa women's basketball adds Miami transfer". The Roanoke Times. April 25, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

[12] Davis, Danny (April 19, 2024). "Addition of ex-Miami forward Kyla Oldacre gives Texas much-needed depth in the paint". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

[13] Krajisnik, Stefan (April 16, 2024). "Mississippi State women's basketball guard Darrione Rogers enters transfer portal". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

[14] Philippou, Alexa (April 18, 2024). "Cavinder twins returning to Miami for final season". ESPN. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

[15] Glasspiegel, Ryan (April 17, 2024). "Hanna Cavinder returning to Miami after year out of basketball in shocking about-face". New York Post. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

[16] "On3 2023–24 Women's Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker". on3.com. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

[17] "Natalija Marshall Joins Miami Women's Basketball as Grad Transfer". University of Miami Athletics. April 27, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

[18] Kaufman, Michelle (May 15, 2024). "UM women's basketball lands Michigan transfer Cameron Williams, men sign Divine Ugochukwu". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

[19] "Miami Hurricanes". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[20] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

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