# 2024–25 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team represents the University of Maine during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by eighth-year head coach Amy Vachon, play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine as members of the America East Conference.

## Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2023–24 season 24–10, 14–2 in America East play, to finish as America East regular-season champions. They defeated UMass Lowell, Binghamton and Vermont to win the America East tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They would receive the #15 seed in the Portland Regional 3, where they fell to #2 region seed Ohio State in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | La Salle | W 65–51 | 1–0 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,507) Orono, ME |
| November 10, 2024* 11:30 a.m., AmericaEast.TV | | Penn | L 52–56 | 1–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,088) Orono, ME |
| November 13, 2024* 6:35 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | W 57–53 | 2–1 | Ryan Center (962) Kingston, RI |
| November 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Harvard | L 41–83 | 2–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,144) Orono, ME |
| November 21, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Boston University | L 57–67 | 2–3 | Case Gym (459) Boston, MA |
| November 24, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | L 53–61 | 2–4 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,268) Orono, ME |
| November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Stonehill | W 87–75 | 3–4 | Merkert Gymnasium (273) Easton, MA |
| December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Indiana | L 53–78 | 3–5 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,477) Bloomington, IN |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Purdue | L 51–60 | 3–6 | Mackey Arena (3,413) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | L 48–74 | 3–7 | Hagan Arena (884) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bates | W 96–39 | 4–7 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,099) Orono, ME |
| December 28, 2024* 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Fairleigh Dickinson FDU Christmas Classic | L 48–66 | 4–8 | Bogota Savings Bank Center (377) Hackensack, NJ |
| December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. Coppin State FDU Christmas Classic | W 66–55 | 5–8 | Bogota Savings Bank Center (185) Hackensack, NJ |
| America East regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | W 54–39 | 6–8 (1–0) | Costello Athletic Center (188) Lowell, MA |
| January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bryant | W 87–64 | 7–8 (2–0) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,196) Orono, ME |
| January 9, 2025 6:07 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | L 59–69 | 7–9 (2–1) | Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,011) Vestal, NY |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Albany | L 55–60 | 7–10 (2–2) | Broadview Center (1,282) Albany, NY |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 71–58 | 8–10 (3–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (880) Orono, ME |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMBC | W 61–47 | 9–10 (4–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,214) Orono, ME |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMass Lowell | W 74–44 | 10–10 (5–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (978) Orono, ME |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | W 65–54 | 11–10 (6–2) | Lundholm Gym (482) Durham, NH |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Vermont | W 45–39 | 12–10 (7–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,181) Orono, ME |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at NJIT | L 56–61 | 12–11 (7–3) | Wellness and Events Center (177) Newark, NJ |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMBC | L 53–71 | 12–12 (7–4) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (476) Catonsville, MD |
| February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 34–65 | 12–13 (7–5) | Patrick Gym (1,349) Burlington, VT |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Albany | L 40–56 | 12–14 (7–6) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,123) Orono, ME |
| February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 54–53 | 13–14 (8–6) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,095) Orono, ME |
| February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 62–48 | 14–14 (9–6) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,275) Orono, ME |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bryant | L 57–68 | 14–15 (9–7) | Chace Athletic Center (375) Smithfield, RI |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | (5) NJIT Quarterfinals | W 65–51 | 15–15 | Memorial Gymnasium (837) Orono, ME |
| March 10, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | (1) Albany Semifinals | L 41–49 | 15–16 | Broadview Center (1,156) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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