2024–25 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team

2024–25 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	7–5 (0–0 America East)
Head coach	Mary Grimes (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Ali Bouman Zakiya Saunders
Home arena	Dr. Bai Lee Court

2024–25 America East Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Albany	2	–	0		1.000			12	–	3		.800
Maine	2	–	0		1.000			7	–	8		.467
NJIT	1	–	0		1.000			4	–	10		.286
Binghamton	1	–	1		.500			9	–	6		.600
Bryant	1	–	1		.500			8	–	7		.533
Vermont	1	–	1		.500			6	–	10		.375
UMBC	0	–	1		.000			7	–	6		.538
New Hampshire	0	–	2		.000			6	–	9		.400
UMass Lowell	0	–	2		.000			2	–	11		.154
† 2025 AmEast tournament winner As of January 4, 2025

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

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			Dr. Bai Lee Court  Vestal, NY
America East regular season
January 2, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMBC			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena  Catonsville, MD
January 9, 2025 6:07 pm, ESPN+		Maine			Dr. Bai Lee Court  Vestal, NY
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire			Dr. Bai Lee Court  Vestal, NY
January 16, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+		Vermont			Dr. Bai Lee Court  Vestal, NY
January 18, 2025 2:30 pm, ESPN+		at Albany			Broadview Center  Albany, NY
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Bryant			Dr. Bai Lee Court  Vestal, NY
January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont			Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Albany			Dr. Bai Lee Court  Vestal, NY
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell			Costello Athletic Center  Lowell, MA
February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bryant			Chace Athletic Center  Smithfield, RI
February 13, 2025 6:07 pm, ESPN+		UMBC			Dr. Bai Lee Court  Vestal, NY
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT			Dr. Bai Lee Court  Vestal, NY
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Maine			Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass Lowell			Dr. Bai Lee Court  Vestal, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6][7]

References

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.