2024–25 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 18 0   1.000 27 4   .871
Arkansas State 15 3   .833 19 10   .655
Troy 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
Coastal Carolina 12 6   .667 22 7   .759
Old Dominion 9 9   .500 17 14   .548
Louisiana 9 9   .500 13 15   .464
Appalachian State 9 9   .500 13 16   .448
Georgia State 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Texas State 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
Louisiana–Monroe 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Georgia Southern 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
Marshall 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Southern Miss 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
South Alabama 2 16   .111 6 24   .200
2025 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of March 5, 2025

The 2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team represents Old Dominion University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fifth-year head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones, play their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

In their 2023–24 season, the Monarchs finished fourth ranked in conference play and lost to Marshall in the conference tournament semifinals.[1] Following the conference tournament, they lost to North Carolina A&T in the second round of the 2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament.[2]

Roster

2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Camryn Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Hampton Dallas, Texas
G 1 Jadyn Atchison 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Colorado Cedar Hill, Texas
G 2 Simaru Fields 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Gulf Coast CC Gulfport, Mississippi
G/F 3 Simone Cunningham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Shelton State CC Pleasant Grove, Alabama
G 4 Sarai Estupiñan 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr UTSA Cedar Park, Texas
G 5 Nisaa Muhammad 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr DeSoto HS Dallas, Texas
G 7 Kelsey Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr South Alabama Mobile, Alabama
F 14 Marie Kenembeni 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Angelina College Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 23 Mariah Clayton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Duncanville HS Mesquite, Texas
C 24 Mikayla Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Lincoln HS Dallas, Texas
G 25 En'Dya Buford 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Memphis Memphis, Tennessee
G 30 Hama'ya Fielder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Pearl River CC Philadelphia, Mississippi
F 35 Sarah H. Fitzgerald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Campbell Chesapeake, Virginia
F 55 Brenda Fontana 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr UTEP Moreno, Argentina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024*
2:00 p.m.
Christopher Newport W 97–61 
 13  Clayton   6  tied   5  Buford  Chartway Arena 
Norfolk, VA
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Ball State
MAC–SBC Challenge
L 46–60  0–1
 13  Clayton   8  Clayton   4  Buford  Worthen Arena (1,713)
Muncie, IN
November 9, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at SMU W 79–70  1–1
 19  Buford   10  Brown   7  Buford  Moody Coliseum (1,094)
University Park, TX
November 11, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Morgan State W 60–48  2–1
 12  Thompson   9  Brown   2  tied  Chartway Arena (1,641)
Norfolk, VA
November 15, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bowie State W 77–50  3–1
 12  Buford   5  Brown   3  Buford  Chartway Arena (1,699)
Norfolk, VA
November 21, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
VCU
Rivalry
W 53–51 OT 4–1
 13  Cunningham   7  Fields   4  Buford  Chartway Arena (1,949)
Norfolk, VA
November 26, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
William & Mary
Rivalry
W 63–39  5–1
 16  Thompson   7  Cunningham   6  Buford  Chartway Arena (2,536)
Norfolk, VA
November 28, 2024*
11:00 a.m., Baller TV
vs. No. 11 Ohio State
Daytona Beach Classic
L 47–70  5–2
 11  tied   5  tied   3  Fields  Ocean Center (60)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2024*
3:30 p.m., Baller TV
vs. Oakland
Daytona Beach Classic
W 64–56  6–2
 18  Cunningham   14  Cunningham   5  Buford  Ocean Center (115)
Daytona Beach, FL
December 8, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at NC State L 55–86  6–3
 16  Buford   7  Brown   1  tied  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
December 15, 2024*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
East Carolina
Anne Donovan Classic
L 58–59 OT 6–4
 21  Buford   14  Buford   4  Thompson  Chartway Arena (1,756)
Norfolk, VA
December 17, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Howard W 75–58  7–4
 16  Buford   10  Buford   5  Fields  Burr Gymnasium (996)
Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2024*
2:00 p.m.
Delaware Postponed [a] Chartway Arena 
Norfolk, VA
December 22, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Virginia State W 68–58  8–4
 15  Clayton   9  tied   4  Thompson  Chartway Arena (1,393)
Norfolk, VA
December 29, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Alabama W 82–59  9–4
(1–0)
 19  Buford   7  Buford   3  tied  Chartway Arena (1,505)
Norfolk, VA
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss W 65–47  10–4
(2–0)
 13  Cunningham   10  Cunningham   6  Buford  Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 4, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 72–68  11–4
(3–0)
 18  Buford   8  tied   6  Thompson  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,002)
Monroe, LA
January 8, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Coastal Carolina L 77–80  11–5
(3–1)
 18  Fields   10  Cunningham   6  Buford  Chartway Arena (1,422)
Norfolk, VA
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Marshall W 80–75  12–5
(4–1)
 20  Thompson   9  Buford   9  Buford  Chartway Arena (2,113)
Norfolk, VA
January 15, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Appalachian State W 78–71  13–5
(5–1)
 16  Cunningham   13  Cunningham   7  Buford  Chartway Arena (1,513)
Norfolk, VA
January 18, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas State L 60–65  13–6
(5–2)
 17  Buford   8  Buford   6  Buford  Chartway Arena (1,749)
Norfolk, VA
January 23, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Appalachian State L 66–74  13–7
(5–3)
 20  tied   9  tied   2  tied  Holmes Center (654)
Boone, NC
January 25, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia State W 64–57  14–7
(6–3)
 19  Fields   13  Cunningham   5  Buford  GSU Convocation Center (1,690)
Atlanta, GA
January 29, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State L 62–66  14–8
(6–4)
 21  Thompson   12  Cunningham   4  Buford  Chartway Arena (2,502)
Norfolk, VA
February 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
James Madison
Royal Rivalry
L 62–85  14–9
(6–5)
 16  Fielder   6  tied   4  Buford  Chartway Arena (2,987)
Norfolk, VA
February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Troy L 80–83  14–10
(6–6)
 26  Fields   9  Cunningham   3  Buford  Trojan Arena (2,232)
Troy, AL
February 8, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Toledo
MAC–SBC Challenge
L 52–56  14–11
 14  Buford   7  tied   3  tied  Chartway Arena (1,646)
Norfolk, VA
February 13, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Marshall L 70–73 OT 14–12
(6–7)
 13  tied   11  Thompson   5  tied  Cam Henderson Center (1,036)
Huntington, WV
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at James Madison
Royal Rivalry
L 53–66  14–13
(6–8)
 15  Fields   10  Cunningham   5  Buford  Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,375)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 20, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Arkansas State W 95–88  15–13
(7–8)
 32  Buford   10  Cunningham   10  Buford  Chartway Arena (1,015)
Norfolk, VA
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 68–66  16–13
(8–8)
 14  Thompson   10  Cunningham   4  Buford  Chartway Arena (2,577)
Norfolk, VA
February 26, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina W 81–65  17–13
(9–8)
 21  tied   12  Cunningham   7  Buford  HTC Center (886)
Conway, SC
February 28, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia Southern L 79–86  17–14
(9–9)
 24  Buford   7  tied   4  Buford  Hill Convocation Center (802)
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 7, 2025
12:30 p.m., ESPN+
(5) vs. (8/12) Georgia State/Georgia Southern
Fourth Round
      Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
  • Source: Old Dominion Athletics[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Game was postponed due to a lack of available players for Delaware.

References

  1. ^ "ODU women push top seed Marshall, but can't complete upset in Sun Belt semifinal loss". News 3 WTKR Norfolk. March 10, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Cuenca, Darrell (March 25, 2024). "North Carolina A&T women score in final seconds to end ODU's season in WNIT". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball 2024-25". Old Dominion University. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
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