2024–25 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team

2024–25 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record9–21 (6–8 MEAC)
Head coach
  • Terrence Baxter (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • N'Dea Bryant
  • Ashlyn Lockard
Home arenaMcDougald–McLendon Arena
2024–25 MEAC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Norfolk State † 14 – 0   1.000 30 – 5   .857
Howard 12 – 2   .857 22 – 12   .647
Maryland Eastern Shore 8 – 6   .571 14 – 17   .452
Coppin State 8 – 6   .571 19 – 15   .559
6 – 8   .429 9 – 21   .300
Morgan State 6 – 8   .429 13 – 17   .433
Delaware State 1 – 13   .071 5 – 24   .172
South Carolina State 1 – 13   .071 2 – 29   .065
† 2025 MEAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Terrence Baxter, played their home games at McDougald–McLendon Arena in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 16–15, 8–6 in MEAC play, to finish in third place. In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Delaware State in the quarterfinals before falling to Norfolk State in the semifinals.

Preseason

On October 8, 2024, the MEAC released their preseason coaches poll. North Carolina Central was picked to finish fourth in the MEAC.[1]

Preseason rankings

MEAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
T-1 Norfolk State 117 (11)
Howard 117 (5)
3 Coppin State 79
4 North Carolina Central 78
5 Morgan State 63
6 Maryland Eastern Shore 57
7 Delaware State 43
8 South Carolina State 22

Source:[1]

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

Preseason All-MEAC Teams
Team Player Position Year
Second Morgan Callahan Forward Redshirt Junior
Third Kyla Bryant Guard Sophomore

Source:[1]

Roster

2024–25 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Aysia Hinton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Maryland Eastern Shore Durham, NC
F 1 Jada Creech 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Winston Salem Christian School Charlotte, NC
G 2 Victoria Morris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr South Pointe High School Rock Hill, SC
F 3 Morgan Callahan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Zion-Benton Township High School Beach Park, IL
G 4 Tierney Coleman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Sam Houston Missouri City, TX
G 5 Kyla Bryant 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Salisbury High School Salisbury, NC
G 10 Shakiria Foster 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Lamar County High School Barnesville, GA
G/F 12 Jada Tiggett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Rancho Christian School Winchester, CA
F 15 Dianna Blake 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Ashley Ridge High School Summerville, SC
F 21 Bradyn Griffin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Bowie, MD
F 22 Laila Lewis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Rolesville High School Raeligh, NC
G 23 Janiah Jones 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Richard Bland College Woodbridge, VA
F 24 Aniya Finger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Hopewell High School Charlotte, NC
C 33 Nijah Cunningham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Catawba Valley Community College Charlotte, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Georgia L 52–96  0–1
 Stegeman Coliseum (2,588)
Athens, GA
November 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		at Clemson L 33–91  0–2
 Littlejohn Coliseum (814)
Clemson, SC
November 9, 2024*
2:00 p.m. 		Wofford L 56–75  0–3
 McDougald–McLendon Arena (178)
Durham, NC
November 11, 2024*
5:30 p.m. 		Chattanooga L 36–75  0–4
 McDougald–McLendon Arena (92)
Durham, NC
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Charleston L 54–84  0–5
 TD Arena (322)
Charleston, SC
November 18, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		at Florida State L 57–119  0–6
 Donald L. Tucker Center (1,332)
Tallahassee, FL
November 21, 2024*
8:00 p.m., SLN 		at South Dakota L 54–61  0–7
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,362)
Vermillion, SD
November 25, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at North Carolina A&T L 39–62  0–8
 Corbett Sports Center (2,084)
Greensboro, NC
November 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		at No. 16 North Carolina L 43–119  0–9
 Carmichael Arena (2,499)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 1, 2024*
3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at No. 7 LSU L 44–131  0–10
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,245)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 11, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Presbyterian L 63–67  0–11
 McDougald–McLendon Arena (75)
Durham, NC
December 11, 2024*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at No. 19 Tennessee L 59–139  0–12
 Thompson–Boling Arena (9,305)
Knoxville, TN
December 20, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Winthrop W 76–71  1–12
 Winthrop Coliseum (409)
Rock Hill, SC
December 30, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Furman W 77–76  2–12
 McDougald–McLendon Arena (345)
Durham, NC
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Coppin State L 66–69  2–13
(0–1) 		Physical Education Complex (211)
Baltimore, MD
January 7, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Morgan State L 79–84  2–14
(0–2) 		Hill Field House (63)
Baltimore, MD
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Maryland Eastern Shore W 92–86 2OT 3–14
(1–2) 		McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,243)
Durham, NC
January 13, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Delaware State W 76–71  4–14
(2–2) 		McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,367)
Durham, NC
January 23, 2025*
6:00 p.m. 		at Pfeiffer W 90–55  5–14
 Merner Gym (325)
Misenheimer, NC
January 25, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Carolina State W 71–56  6–14
(3–2) 		McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,122)
Durham, NC
February 3, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Norfolk State L 52–88  6–15
(3–3) 		Echols Hall (1,489)
Norfolk, VA
February 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Howard L 64–81  6–16
(3–4) 		Burr Gymnasium (500)
Washington, D.C.
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Coppin State L 53–63  6–17
(3–5) 		McDougald–McLendon Arena (340)
Durham, NC
February 17, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Morgan State W 71–53  7–17
(4–5) 		McDougald–McLendon Arena (521)
Durham, NC
February 24, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Delaware State W 82–47  8–17
(5–5) 		Memorial Hall (196)
Dover, DE
February 26, 2025
5:30 p.m. 		at Maryland Eastern Shore L 57–67  8–18
(5–6) 		Hytche Athletic Center (389)
Princess Anne, MD
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Howard L 51–74  8–19
(5–7) 		McDougald–McLendon Arena (858)
Durham, NC
March 3, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Norfolk State L 57–96  8–20
(5–8) 		McDougald–McLendon Arena (587)
Durham, NC
March 6, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Carolina State W 68–63  9–20
(6–8) 		SHM Memorial Center (458)
Orangeburg, SC
MEAC tournament
March 13, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Coppin State
Quarterfinals 		L 48–57  9–21
 Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "MEAC Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards, presented by Nike". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  2. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
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