# 2024–25 Canisius Golden Griffins women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Canisius Golden Griffins women's basketball team represents Canisius University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by first-year head coach Tiffany Swoffard, play their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Golden Griffins finished the 2023–24 season 17–14, 11–9 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Manhattan before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Fairfield in the semifinals of the MAAC tournament.
On March 28, 2024, it was announced that head coach Sahar Nusseibeh would be leaving the school after three seasons, in order to take the head coaching position at Eastern Michigan. On April 17, the school announced that they would be hiring Penn State assistant coach Tiffany Swoffard as the team's new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 24, 2024* 5:30 pm | | Lock Haven | W 66–59 | – | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2024* 6:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | L 36–78 | 0–1 | Petersen Events Center (306) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 7, 2024* 6:00 pm, B1G+ | | at Penn State | L 57–89 | 0–2 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,741) State College, PA |
| November 15, 2024* 11:00 am, NEC Front Row | | at Saint Francis | W 48–46 | 1–2 | DeGol Arena (1,418) Loretto, PA |
| November 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | L 63–66 | 1–3 | Koessler Athletic Center (785) Buffalo, NY |
| November 22, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Buffalo | L 50–62 | 1–4 | Koessler Athletic Center (550) Buffalo, NY |
| November 25, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | L 58–68 | 1–5 | Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY |
| December 2, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 21 Illinois | L 55–68 | 1–6 | Koessler Athletic Center (607) Buffalo, NY |
| December 7, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Akron | L 43–82 | 1–7 | James A. Rhodes Arena (418) Akron, OH |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | L 66–90 | 1–8 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (762) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 19, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Merrimack | L 47–62 | 1–9 (0–1) | Hammel Court (131) North Andover, MA |
| December 21, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena | L 61–67 | 1–10 (0–2) | UHY Center (462) Loudonville, NY |
| December 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Colgate | L 47–66 | 1–11 | Koessler Athletic Center (422) Buffalo, NY |
| January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sacred Heart | L 63–70 | 1–12 (0–3) | Koessler Athletic Center (466) Buffalo, NY |
| January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rider | W 63–43 | 2–12 (1–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (286) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | L 55–61 | 2–13 (1–4) | Run Baby Run Arena (125) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Iona | W 66–63 | 3–13 (2–4) | Koessler Athletic Center (552) Buffalo, NY |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairfield | L 51–97 | 3–14 (2–5) | Koessler Athletic Center (432) Buffalo, NY |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sacred Heart | W 67–53 | 4–14 (3–5) | William H. Pitt Center (555) Fairfield, CT |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marist | L 48–67 | 4–15 (3–6) | McCann Arena (1,139) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara Battle of the Bridge | W 70–53 | 5–15 (4–6) | Gallagher Center (483) Lewiston, NY |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | L 41–56 | 5–16 (4–7) | Koessler Athletic Center (486) Buffalo, NY |
| February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Merrimack | W 68–62 | 6–16 (5–7) | Koessler Athletic Center (535) Buffalo, NY |
| February 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara Battle of the Bridge | W 48–46 | 7–16 (6–7) | Koessler Athletic Center (498) Buffalo, NY |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 59–72 | 7–17 (6–8) | Knott Arena (561) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | L 62–69 $^{OT}$ | 7–18 (6–9) | Koessler Athletic Center (312) Buffalo, NY |
| February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Siena | L 58–72 | 7–19 (6–10) | Koessler Athletic Center (492) Buffalo, NY |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 35–71 | 7–20 (6–11) | Draddy Gymnasium (204) Riverdale, NY |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | W 53–48 | 8–20 (7–11) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,075) New Rochelle, NY |
| March 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rider | W 77–61 | 9–21 (8–11) | Koessler Athletic Center (521) Buffalo, NY |
| March 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 50–47 | 10–21 (9–11) | Koessler Athletic Center (473) Buffalo, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Manhattan First round | L 42–52 | 10–22 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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