# 2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles women's basketball team represents Niagara University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by 10th-year head coach Jada Pierce, play their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Purple Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 21–14, 15–5 in MAAC play, to finish in second place. They defeated Quinnipiac and Siena before falling to top-seeded Fairfield in the MAAC tournament championship game. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they would defeat Le Moyne in the first round, before falling to Vermont in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Roberts Wesleyan | W 82–41 | – | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX | at Syracuse | L 84–108 | 0–1 | JMA Wireless Dome (1,997) Syracuse, NY |
| November 9, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at No. 16 West Virginia | L 41–110 | 0–2 | WVU Coliseum (3,166) Morgantown, WV |
| November 14, 2024* 11:30 am, B1G+ | at Penn State | L 45–101 | 0–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,311) University Park, PA |
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Duquesne | L 65–100 | 0–4 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (835) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 21, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cleveland State | Cancelled | Cancelled | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY |
| November 26, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Buffalo | L 53–86 | 0–5 | Gallagher Center (463) Lewiston, NY |
| December 1, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | Bloomsburg | W 81–60 | 1–5 | Gallagher Center (360) Lewiston, NY |
| December 5, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | Kent State | L 73–89 | 1–6 | Gallagher Center (371) Lewiston, NY |
| December 17, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at St. Bonaventure | L 68–76 | 1–7 | Reilly Center (305) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| December 19, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Siena | L 57–65 | 1–8 (0–1) | UHY Center (323) Loudonville, NY |
| December 21, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Merrimack | L 56–71 | 1–9 (0–2) | Hammel Court (142) North Andover, MA |
| January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Mount St. Mary's | L 68–89 | 1–10 (0–3) | Gallagher Center (294) Lewiston, NY |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Saint Peter's | L 50–80 | 1–11 (0–4) | Run Baby Run Arena (237) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Rider | L 59–79 | 1–12 (0–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (342) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 16, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+ | Fairfield | L 49–96 | 1–13 (0–6) | Gallagher Center (1,175) Lewiston, NY |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Manhattan | L 54–79 | 1–14 (0–7) | Gallagher Center (309) Lewiston, NY |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Marist | L 52–74 | 1–15 (0–8) | McCann Arena (746) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 25, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Sacred Heart | L 43–86 | 1–16 (0–9) | William H. Pitt Center (925) Fairfield, CT |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Canisius Battle of the Bridge | L 53–70 | 1–17 (0–10) | Gallagher Center (483) Lewiston, NY |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Merrimack | L 52–66 | 1–18 (0–11) | Gallagher Center (381) Lewiston, NY |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Quinnipiac | L 38–70 | 1–19 (0–12) | Gallagher Center (464) Lewiston, NY |
| February 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cansius Battle of the Bridge | L 46–48 | 1–20 (0–13) | Koessler Athletic Center (498) Buffalo, NY |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Mount St. Mary's | L 54–75 | 1–21 (0–14) | Knott Arena (45) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Siena | L 64–66 | 1–22 (0–15) | Gallagher Center (360) Lewiston, NY |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Marist | L 56–67 | 1–23 (0–16) | Gallagher Center (412) Lewiston, NY |
| February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Iona | W 61-56 | 2–23 (1–16) | Hynes Athletics Center (799) New Rochelle, NY |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Manhattan | L 52-75 | 2-24 (1-17) | Draddy Gymnasium (187) Riverdale, NY |
| March 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Saint Peter's | L 58–70 | 2–25 (1–18) | Gallagher Center (366) Lewiston, NY |
| March 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Rider | W 67–65 | 3–25 (2–18) | Gallagher Center (379) Lewiston, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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