# 2024–25 Iona Gaels women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Iona Gaels women's basketball team represents Iona University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gaels are led by second-year head coach Angelika Szumilo, and play their home games at the Hynes Athletics Center in New Rochelle, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

## Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2023–24 season 11–19, 6–14 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were defeated by Rider in the first round of the MAAC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF | L 44–76 | 0–1 | Addition Financial Arena (812) Orlando, FL |
| November 12, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Navy | L 53–55 | 0–2 | Hynes Athletics Center (2,171) New Rochelle, NY |
| November 15, 2024* 11:00 a.m., B1G+ | | at Rutgers | L 53–81 | 0–3 | Jersey Mike's Arena (3,349) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston | L 41–77 | 0–4 | Hynes Athletics Center (1,041) New Rochelle, NY |
| November 26, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wagner | W 70–51 | 1–4 | Hynes Athletics Center (1,138) New Rochelle, NY |
| November 29, 2024* 4:00 p.m., YouTube | | vs. Akron Colgate Thanksgiving Tournament | L 51–64 | 1–5 | Cotterell Court (207) Hamilton, NY |
| November 30, 2024* 1:00 p.m., YouTube | | vs. UMBC Colgate Thanksgiving Tournament | L 40–62 | 1–6 | Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY |
| December 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stetson | W 58–46 | 2–6 | Hynes Athletics Center (1,068) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 10, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | L 38–49 | 2–7 | Costello Athletic Center (243) Lowell, MA |
| December 19, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sacred Heart | W 58–44 | 3–7 (1–0) | Hynes Athletics Center (776) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | W 56–50 | 4–7 (2–0) | Run Baby Run Arena (302) Jersey City, NJ |
| December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops/MSGSN | | at Hofstra | L 43–59 | 4–8 | Mack Sports Complex (702) Hempstead, NY |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marist | W 69–67 | 5–8 (3–0) | McCann Arena (783) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Siena | W 82–75 | 6–8 (4–0) | Hynes Athletics Center (976) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fairfield | L 50–72 | 6–9 (4–1) | Hynes Athletics Center (969) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 58–66 | 6–10 (4–2) | M&T Bank Arena (558) Hamden, CT |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Canisius | L 63–66 | 6–11 (4–3) | Koessler Athletic Center (552) Buffalo, NY |
| January 23, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Rider | W 84–53 | 7–11 (5–3) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,704) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Siena | L 68–79 | 7–12 (5–4) | UHY Center (740) Loudonville, NY |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 64–47 | 8–12 (6–4) | Hynes Athletics Center (740) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 46–63 | 8–13 (6–5) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,340) Fairfield, CT |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's | W 62–60 | 9–13 (7–5) | Hynes Athletics Center (932) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marist | L 43–63 | 9–14 (7–6) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,104) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rider | W 65–60 | 10–14 (8–6) | Alumni Gymnasium (436) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | L 66–74 | 10–15 (8–7) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,060) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 65–68 | 10–16 (8–8) | Draddy Gymnasium (162) Riverdale, NY |
| February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Merrimack | L 36–81 | 10–17 (8–9) | Hammel Court (418) North Andover, MA |
| February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Niagara | L 56–61 | 10–18 (8–10) | Hynes Athletics Center (799) New Rochelle, NY |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Canisius | L 48–53 | 10–19 (8–11) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,075) New Rochelle, NY |
| March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sacred Heart | L 57–69 | 10–20 (8–12) | William H. Pitt Center (732) Fairfield, CT |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (7) Saint Peter's First round | W 42–40 | 11–20 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 12, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (2) Quinnipiac Quarterfinals | | | 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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