# 2024–25 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team

The 2024–25 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by first-year head coach Candice Hill, play their home games at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference.

## Previous season

The Retrievers finished the 2023–24 season 10–19, 6–10 in America East play, to finish in sixth place. They were defeated by Vermont in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.
On March 11, 2024, the school announced that they would be parting ways with head coach Johnetta Hayes after leading the team for four years. On April 15, the school announced the hiring of Baltimore native and St. John's associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Candice Hill as the team's new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 18 Maryland | L 32–74 | 0–1 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,306) Catonsville, MD |
| November 6, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Notre Dame (MD) | W 79–24 | 1–1 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (273) Catonsville, MD |
| November 10, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | L 46–54 | 1–2 | Reitz Arena (658) Baltimore, MD |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Morgan State | W 81–72 | 2–2 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (687) Catonsville, MD |
| November 20, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | American | W 50–45 | 3–2 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (273) Catonsville, MD |
| November 24, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Manhattan | L 50–60 | 3–3 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (452) Catonsville, MD |
| November 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Colgate Colgate Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals | L 49–75 | 3–4 | Cotterell Court (471) Hamilton, NY |
| November 30, 2024* 1:00 p.m., YouTube | | vs. Iona Colgate Thanksgiving Tournament third-place game | W 62–40 | 4–4 | Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY |
| December 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., Monumental/FloHoops | | at Towson | W 65–60 | 5–4 | TU Arena (3,590) Towson, MD |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Saint Francis | W 61–45 | 6–4 | DeGol Arena (405) Loretto, PA |
| December 20, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 53–75 | 6–5 | EagleBank Arena (651) Fairfax, VA |
| December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bryn Athyn | W 101–49 | 7–5 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (394) Catonsville, MD |
| America East regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Binghamton | L 50–60 | 7–6 (0–1) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (355) Catonsville, MD |
| January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | NJIT | L 55–83 | 7–7 (0–2) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (317) Catonsville, MD |
| January 16, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | L 39–56 | 7–8 (0–3) | Lundholm Gym (223) Durham, NH |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Maine | L 47–61 | 7–9 (0–4) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,214) Orono, ME |
| January 23, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Albany | W 71–59 | 8–9 (1–4) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (3,108) Catonsville, MD |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Vermont | L 44–67 | 8–10 (1–5) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (455) Catonsville, MD |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bryant | W 49–46 | 9–10 (2–5) | Chace Athletic Center (185) Smithfield, RI |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | L 46–48 | 10–10 (3–5) | Costello Athletic Center (273) Lowell, MA |
| February 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 51–32 | 11–10 (4–5) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (321) Catonsville, MD |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Maine | W 71–53 | 12–10 (5–5) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (476) Catonsville, MD |
| February 13, 2025 6:07 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | L 48–58 | 12–11 (5–6) | Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,103) Vestal, NY |
| February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bryant | W 75–67 | 13–11 (6–6) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (581) Catonsville, MD |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMass Lowell | W 53–51 | 14–11 (7–6) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (351) Catonsville, MD |
| February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at NJIT | L 65–83 | 14–12 (7–7) | Wellness and Events Center (223) Newark, NJ |
| February 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Albany | L 60–68 | 14–13 (7–8) | Broadview Center (1,147) Albany, NY |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 59–79 | 14–14 (7–9) | Patrick Gym (1,297) Burlington, VT |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | at (2) Vermont Quarterfinals | L 39–70 | 14–15 | Patrick Gym (744) Burlington, VT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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