# 2024–25 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team

The 2024–25 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The River Hawks, who were led by fifth-year head coach Denise King, played their home games at the Costello Athletic Center, with one game being played at the Tsongas Center, both located in Lowell, Massachusetts, as members of the America East Conference.

## Previous season

The River Hawks finished the 2023–24 season 4–25, 4–12 in America East play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. They were defeated by top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Maine in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Colgate | L 62–74 | 0–1 | Cotterell Court (426) Hamilton, NY |
| November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Holy Cross | L 49–61 | 0–2 | Costello Athletic Center (276) Lowell, MA |
| November 12, 2024* 8:00 p.m., B1G+ | at Minnesota | L 37–82 | 0–3 | Williams Arena (2,616) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 16, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Dartmouth | L 41–57 | 0–4 | Leede Arena (473) Hanover, NH |
| November 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Rhode Island | L 35–81 | 0–5 | Costello Athletic Center (267) Lowell, MA |
| November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | at Butler | L 44–69 | 0–6 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (940) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 29, 2024* 4:00 p.m. | vs. UNC Wilmington Puerto Rico Clasico | L 40–56 | 0–7 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR |
| November 30, 2024* 4:00 p.m. | vs. San Jose State Puerto Rico Clasico | L 67–68 | 0–8 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR |
| December 7, 2024* 12:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | at Le Moyne | W 69–56 | 1–8 | Ted Grant Court (256) DeWitt, NY |
| December 10, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Iona | W 49–38 | 2–8 | Costello Athletic Center (243) Lowell, MA |
| December 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., NESN/ESPN+ | Boston University | L 55–62 | 2–9 | Costello Athletic Center (269) Lowell, MA |
| December 20, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UMass | L 33–53 | 2–10 | Costello Athletic Center (194) Lowell, MA |
| America East regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Maine | L 39–54 | 2–11 (0-1) | Costello Athletic Center (188) Lowell, MA |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Albany | L 39–53 | 2–12 (0-2) | Costello Athletic Center (285) Lowell, MA |
| January 9, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | at Vermont | L 52–77 | 2–13 (0–3) | Patrick Gym (3,024) Burlington, VT |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at NJIT | L 54–72 | 2–14 (0–4) | Wellness and Events Center (221) Newark, NJ |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Bryant | L 43–64 | 2–15 (0–5) | Costello Athletic Center (310) Lowell, MA |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Maine | L 44–74 | 2–16 (0–6) | Memorial Gymnasium (978) Orono, ME |
| January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at New Hampshire | W 56–54 | 3–16 (1–6) | Lundholm Gym (485) Durham, NH |
| January 30, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | NJIT | L 38–52 | 3–17 (1–7) | Tsongas Center (3,204) Lowell, MA |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UMBC | L 48–56 | 3–18 (1–8) | Costello Athletic Center (273) Lowell, MA |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Binghamton | L 52–65 | 3–19 (1–9) | Costello Athletic Center (186) Lowell, MA |
| February 13, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | at Albany | L 44–59 | 3–20 (1–10) | Broadview Center (3,232) Albany, NY |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | New Hampshire | L 55–62 | 3–21 (1–11) | Costello Athletic Center (539) Lowell, MA |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UMBC | L 51–53 | 3–22 (1–12) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (351) Catonsville, MD |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Vermont | L 35–57 | 3–23 (1–13) | Costello Athletic Center (512) Lowell, MA |
| February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Bryant | L 52–64 | 3–24 (1–14) | Chace Athletic Center (250) Smithfield, RI |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Binghamton | L 42–72 | 3–25 (1–15) | Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,626) Vestal, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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