2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team

2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	7–18 (3–13 MAAC)
Head coach	Jessica Mannetti (12th season)
Associate head coach	Marc Taney
Assistant coaches	Jacinda Dunbar Jen Peel
Home arena	William H. Pitt Center

2024–25 MAAC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Fairfield †	19	–	1		.950			28	–	5		.848
Quinnipiac	18	–	2		.900			28	–	5		.848
Siena	14	–	6		.700			17	–	14		.548
Mount St. Mary's	12	–	8		.600			15	–	16		.484
Marist	11	–	9		.550			16	–	15		.516
Merrimack	9	–	11		.450			14	–	17		.452
Saint Peter's	9	–	11		.450			11	–	19		.367
Manhattan	9	–	11		.450			16	–	15		.516
Canisius	9	–	11		.450			10	–	21		.323
Iona	8	–	12		.400			11	–	21		.344
Rider	5	–	15		.250			7	–	22		.241
Sacred Heart	5	–	15		.250			9	–	20		.310
Niagara	2	–	18		.100			3	–	25		.107
† 2025 MAAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team represents Sacred Heart University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by 12th-year head coach Jessica Mannetti, play their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut as first-year members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2023–24 season 24–10, 15–1 in NEC play, to finish as NEC regular-season champions.[1] They defeated Saint Francis,[2] Merrimack,[3] and Le Moyne to win the NEC tournament championship for the second year in a row, and in turn, earned the NEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[4] They received the #16 seed in the Albany Regional 1,[5] where they would be defeated by Presbyterian in the First Four.[6]

This would be the last season for Sacred Heart as members of the Northeast Conference, as they joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2024–25 season.[7]

Roster

2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Montana Nicks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Dwight-Englewood School Englewood, New Jersey G 1 Ny'Ceara Pryor 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Jr Western High School Baltimore, Maryland G 2 Thai Davis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Beaver Country Day School Stoughton, Massachusetts F 4 Nalyce Dudley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So New London High School Norwich, Connecticut G 5 Grace John 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Barton Community College Bayelsa, Nigeria G 6 Carmen Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr George Mason Voorhees, New Jersey C 10 Emma Kirby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Tatnall School Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania G 12 Afia Owusu-Mensah 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr CMIT Academy North Glenn Dale, Maryland C 14 Esther Kursite 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr City of London Academy London, England F 22 Ciara Brannon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Wagner Westampton, New Jersey G 23 Faith Pappas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Fordham Long Valley, New Jersey G 24 Sierra Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr TPLS Christian Academy Richmond, Virginia G 33 Amelia Wood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Averill Park High School Wynantskill, New York G 44 Dianne Crespo López 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Colegio Adianez Río Grande, Puerto Rico	Head coach Jessica Mannetti (Concordia (NY)) Assistant coach(es) Marc Taney (Springfield) Jacinda Dunbar (Quinnipiac) Jen Peel (Saint Anselm) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 23, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 pm, FloHoops/MSG2		at Hofstra	W 63–58	1–0	Mack Sports Complex (1,543) Hempstead, NY
November 7, 2024* 6:00 pm, ACCNX		at Boston College	L 58–102	1–1	Conte Forum (537) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 13, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	L 52–73	1–2	Wellness and Events Center (385) Newark, NJ
November 16, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Albany	L 49–61	1–3	Broadview Center (1,231) Albany, NY
November 21, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		Monmouth	W 63–56	2–3	William H. Pitt Center (1,686) Fairfield, CT
November 24, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Coppin State	L 47–59	2–4	William H. Pitt Center (922) Fairfield, CT
December 5, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Morgan State	W 79–57	3–4	William H. Pitt Center (582) Fairfield, CT
December 9, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Seton Hall	L 46–67	3–5	Walsh Gymnasium (1,064) South Orange, NJ
December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Post	W 63–46	4–5	William H. Pitt Center (511) Fairfield, CT
MAAC regular season
December 19, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iona	L 44–58	4–6 (0–1)	Hynes Athletics Center (776) New Rochelle, NY
December 21, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Quinnipiac	L 63–78	4–7 (0–2)	William H. Pitt Center (708) Fairfield, CT
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Canisius	W 70–63	5–7 (1–2)	Koessler Athletic Center (466) Buffalo, NY
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Merrimack	L 53–64	5–8 (1–3)	Hammel Court  North Andover, MA
January 11, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	L 51–75	5–9 (1–4)	William H. Pitt Center (586) Fairfield, CT
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena	L 59–79	5–10 (1–5)	William H. Pitt Center (641) Fairfield, CT
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	L 53–56	5–11 (1–6)	Run Baby Run Arena (262) Jersey City, NJ
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	L 53–67	5–12 (1–7)	William H. Pitt Center (555) Fairfield, CT
January 25, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	W 86–43	6–12 (2–7)	William H. Pitt Center (925) Fairfield, CT
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Manhattan	L 58–64 ^OT	6–13 (2–8)	Draddy Gymnasium (157) Riverdale, NY
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rider	L 57–72	6–14 (2–9)	Alumni Gymnasium (424) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairfield	L 76–82	6–15 (2–10)	William H. Pitt Center (810) Fairfield, CT
February 13, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	L 47–71	6–16 (2–11)	M&T Bank Arena (412) Hamden, CT
February 15, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	L 51–66	6–17 (2–12)	UHY Center (663) Loudonville, NY
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Merrimack	W 74–48	7–17 (3–12)	William H. Pitt Center (620) Fairfield, CT
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Peter's	L 44–54	7–18 (3–13)	William H. Pitt Center (624) Fairfield, CT
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	L 61–68	7–19 (3–14)	McCann Arena (801) Poughkeepsie, NY
March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	L 58–69	7–20 (3–15)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,855) Fairfield, CT
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	W 61–50	7–21 (3–16)	William H. Pitt Center (502) Fairfield, CT
March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	W 69–57	8–21 (4–16)	William H. Pitt Center (732) Fairfield, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[8][9]

References

1. "NEC Women's Basketball Standings (1997-2024)". Northeast Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
2. "Women's Basketball's 2023-24 Season Comes to an End in Loss to No. 1 Sacred Heart". Saint Francis University Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
3. "Le Moyne women's basketball advances to NEC Tournament championship game". Syracuse.com. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
4. "Sacred Heart women's basketball team wins NEC tite, will face Presbyterian in NCAA Tournament". CT Insider. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
5. "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
6. "Women's First Four: Presbyterian beats Sacred Heart in NCAA Tournament debut". oregonlive.com. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
7. "MAAC Welcomes Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University as Newest Full Members". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
8. "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Sacred Heart University. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
9. "Sacred Heart Pioneers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2025.