2024–25 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team

2024–25 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball
2024–25 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	6–4 (0–0 America East)
Head coach	Candice Hill (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Delmar "Buck" Carey; Reggie Daniels; Maggie Tien;
Home arena	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 America East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Albany	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
Bryant	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Binghamton	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
UMBC	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
New Hampshire	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Vermont	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
Maine	0	–	0	–	3	–	7	.300
UMass Lowell	0	–	0	–	2	–	9	.182
NJIT	0	–	0	–	2	–	10	.167

† 2025 AmEast tournament winner As of December 16, 2024

The 2024–25 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by first-year head coach Candice Hill, play their home games at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville, Maryland, as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Retrievers finished the 2023–24 season 10–19, 6–10 in America East play to finish in sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by Vermont in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.^[2]

On March 11, 2024, the school announced that they would be parting ways with head coach Johnetta Hayes after leading the team for four years.^[3] On April 15, the school announced the hiring of Baltimore native and St. John's associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Candice Hill as the team's new head coach.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Yasmin Ott	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Georgetown	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	1	Tiara Bellamy	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS So	Saint Peter's	Plainfield, New Jersey
G	2	Layla Marshall	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Westfield Preparatory	Detroit, Michigan
G	3	Jaliena Sanchez	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	GS	UMass Lowell	Springfield, Massachusetts
G	4	Riley Donahue	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Auburn	Atlanta, Georgia
G/F	5	Jordon Lewis	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	La Salle	Houston, Texas
F	10	Alaina Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Idaho State	Apollo Beach, Florida
G	12	Lauren Thompson	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Sacred Heart Academy	Branford, Connecticut
G	13	Kenya Ramsey	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Kempsville High School	Virginia Beach, Virginia
G	15	Carmen Yánez	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Institut Martí Dot	Las Palmas, Canary Islands
F	21	Talia Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	North Carolina A&T	Dedham, Massachusetts
F	22	Jaden Walker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Saint Joseph's	New Freedom, Pennsylvania
C	33	Laura Lacambra	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Escola Sant Gabriel de Viladecans	Viladecans, Spain

Head coach

Candice Hill (Loyola (MD))

Assistant coach(es)

Delmar "Buck" Carey (Bowie State)
Reggie Daniels (Hood)
Maggie Tien (Washington Adventist)

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
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 18 Maryland	L 32–74	0–1	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,306) Catonsville, MD
November 6, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Notre Dame (MD)	W 79–24	1–1	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (273) Catonsville, MD
November 10, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Loyola (MD)	L 46–54	1–2	Reitz Arena (658) Baltimore, MD
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Morgan State	W 81–72	2–2	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (687) Catonsville, MD
November 20, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	American	W 50–45	3–2	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (273) Catonsville, MD
November 24, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Manhattan	L 50–60	3–3	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (452) Catonsville, MD
November 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Colgate Colgate Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	L 49–75	3–4	Cotterell Court (471) Hamilton, NY
November 30, 2024* 1:00 pm, YouTube	vs. Iona Colgate Thanksgiving Tournament third place game	W 62–40	4–4	Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
December 4, 2024* 11:00 am, Monumental/FloHoops	at Towson	W 65–60	5–4	TU Arena (3,590) Towson, MD
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Saint Francis	W 61–45	6–4	DeGol Arena (405) Loretto, PA
December 20, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at George Mason			EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
December 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Bryn Athyn			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
America East regular season
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Binghamton			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
January 9, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	NJIT			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
January 16, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+	at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Maine			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
January 23, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+	Albany			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Vermont			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bryant			Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at UMass Lowell			Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
February 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	New Hampshire			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Maine			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
February 13, 2025 6:07 pm, ESPN+	at Binghamton			Dr. Bai Lee Court Vestal, NY
February 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Bryant			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UMass Lowell			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at NJIT			Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 27, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Albany			Broadview Center Albany, NY
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Vermont			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "'Not finished yet': Utterback, UVM women's basketball oust UMBC in league quarterfinals". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "UMBC parts ways with Women's Basketball Head Coach Johnetta Hayes". WBFF. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "UMBC welcomes Candice Hill as new women's basketball coach". UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "UMBC Retrievers 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] "'Not finished yet': Utterback, UVM women's basketball oust UMBC in league quarterfinals". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[3] "UMBC parts ways with Women's Basketball Head Coach Johnetta Hayes". WBFF. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[4] "UMBC welcomes Candice Hill as new women's basketball coach". UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

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

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