# 2024–25 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team represents Central Connecticut State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils, led by second-year head coach Way Veney, play their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).

## Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the 2023–24 season 9–21, 7–9 in NEC play, to finish in fifth place in the conference. They were defeated by Merrimack in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament.

## Preseason

On October 23, 2024, the NEC released the preseason coaches poll. Central Connecticut was picked to finish second in the conference.

### Preseason rankings

NEC preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 2 | Central Connecticut |
| 3 | Le Moyne |
| 4 | Stonehill |
| 5 | Saint Francis |
| 6 | Wagner |
| 7 | LIU |
| T–8 | Mercyhurst |
| T–8 | Chicago State |

### Preseason All-NEC

Senior guard Belle Lanpher was named to the Preseason All-NEC Team for the second season in a row, the only returning honoree.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Minnesota | L 48–89 | 0–1 | 11 – Slomack | 8 – Sellers | 3 – Slomack | Williams Arena (2,647) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Manhattan | L 64–78 | 0–2 | 18 – Monestime | 10 – Kenefick | 4 – Kenefick | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,094) New Britain, CT |
| November 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass | L 60–66 | 0–3 | 17 – Kenefick | 12 – Sellers | 5 – Williams | Mullins Center (1,054) Amherst, MA |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Bryant | L 48–59 | 0–4 | 14 – Kenefick | 10 – Farrell | 4 – Farrell | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (502) New Britain, CT |
| November 15, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Colgate | L 60–74 | 0–5 | 15 – Williams | 9 – Sellers | 2 – tied | Cotterell Court (256) Hamilton, NY |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 54–82 | 0–6 | 15 – Monestime | 5 – tied | 3 – tied | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (624) Fairfield, CT |
| November 26, 2024* 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Siena | L 50–87 | 0–7 | 15 – Monestime | 9 – Henry | 3 – Kenefick | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (208) New Britain, CT |
| November 29, 2024* 12:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Bridgeport | W 66–25 | 1–7 | 20 – Noin | 12 – Monestime | 4 – Williams | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (207) New Britain, CT |
| December 1, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 38–65 | 1–8 | 8 – Kenefick | 6 – Noin | 1 – tied | UD Arena (1,538) Dayton, OH |
| December 3, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | L 49–78 | 1–9 | 15 – Kenefick | 6 – Kenefick | 3 – Noin | Fifth Third Arena (3,235) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Morgan State | L 48–53 | 1–10 | 13 – Lanpher | 10 – Monestime | 3 – Monestime | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (212) New Britain, CT |
| December 16, 2024* 11:00 a.m., NEC Front Row | | Dartmouth | L 59–61 | 1–11 | 27 – Lanpher | 13 – Sellers | 4 – Lanpher | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (204) New Britain, CT |
| December 20, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Boston College | L 56–83 | 1–12 | 22 – Lanpher | 10 – Monestime | 4 – tied | Conte Forum (312) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| NEC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Saint Francis | L 63–79 | 1–13 (0–1) | 17 – Williams | 10 – Sellers | 5 – Lanpher | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (212) New Britain, CT |
| January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Mercyhurst | W 78–52 | 2–13 (0–2) | 19 – Noin | 9 – Noin | 5 – Lanpher | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (279) New Britain, CT |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | LIU | W 52–48 | 3–13 (1–2) | 25 – Lanpher | 11 – Lanpher | 3 – Williams | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (211) New Britain, CT |
| January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Wagner | W 62–55 | 4–13 (2–2) | 37 – Lanpher | 14 – Kenefick | 6 – Kenefick | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row/YES Network | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 58–75 | 4–14 (3–2) | 31 – Lanpher | 9 – Henry | 3 – Williams | Bogota Savings Bank Center (309) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Chicago State | L 77–84 | 4–15 (3–3) | 29 – Lanpher | 12 – Kenefick | 6 – Lanpher | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (97) Chicago, IL |
| January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Le Moyne | W 67–50 | 5–15 (4–3) | 20 – Lanpher | 6 – tied | 4 – Kenefick | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (449) New Britain, CT |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Stonehill | W 71–59 | 6–15 (5–3) | 26 – Lanpher | 6 – Monestime | 4 – Williams | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (324) New Britain, CT |
| February 6, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 52–61 | 6–16 (5–4) | 14 – Lanpher | 8 – Lanpher | 5 – Lanpher | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (231) New Britain, CT |
| February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Mercyhurst | L 74–76 | 6–17 (5–5) | 18 – tied | 8 – Kenefick | 3 – tied | Mercyhurst Athletic Center (369) Erie, PA |
| February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Saint Francis | W 70–67 | 7–17 (6–5) | 26 – Lanpher | 10 – Noin | 4 – Lanpher | DeGol Arena (496) Loretto, PA |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Chicago State | W 62–61 | 8–17 (7–5) | 19 – Lanpher | 11 – Noin | 8 – Lanpher | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (302) New Britain, CT |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Stonehill | W 84–68 | 9–17 (8–5) | 35 – Lanpher | 8 – Monestime | 6 – Kenefick | Merkert Gymnasium (534) Easton, MA |
| February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Le Moyne | L 64–75 | 9–18 (8–6) | 24 – Lanpher | 6 – tied | 4 – Noin | Ted Grant Court (275) Syracuse, NY |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Wagner | W 76–65 | 10–18 (9–6) | 17 – Lanpher | 10 – Noin | 6 – Lanpher | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (311) New Britain, CT |
| March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at LIU | W 68–63 | 11–18 (10–6) | 24 – Lampher | 7 – Lanpher | 3 – Lanpher | Steinberg Wellness Center (123) Brooklyn, NY |
| NEC tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2025 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | (3) | (6) Chicago State Quarterfinals | L 60–70 | 11–19 | 16 – Slomack | 9 – Pearson | 5 – Pearson | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (602) New Britain, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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