2024–25 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team

2024–25 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball
2024–25 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	10–18 (4–11 America East)
Head coach	Megan Shoniker (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Joe Rutigliano; Kennedi Thompson; Jessica George; Alexa Brodie;
Home arena	Lundholm Gym
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 America East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Albany	12	–	2	.857	22	–	5	.815
Vermont	11	–	3	.786	16	–	12	.571
Maine	8	–	6	.571	13	–	14	.481
NJIT	8	–	6	.571	11	–	16	.407
UMBC	7	–	7	.500	14	–	12	.538
Bryant	7	–	7	.500	14	–	13	.519
Binghamton	6	–	9	.400	14	–	14	.500
New Hampshire	4	–	11	.267	10	–	18	.357
UMass Lowell	1	–	13	.071	3	–	23	.115

† 2025 AmEast tournament winner As of February 22, 2025

The 2024–25 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team represents the University of New Hampshire during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Megan Shoniker, play their home games at the Lundholm Gym in Durham, New Hampshire, as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 9–20, 3–13 in America East play, to finish in last place.^[1] Since only the top eight teams make it, the Wildcats failed to qualify for the America East tournament.^[2]

On March, 28, 2024, head coach Kelsey Hogan announced her resignation, ending her four-year tenure with the team.^[3] On April 24, the school announced that they would be hiring Rhode Island assistant coach Megan Shoniker as the team's next head coach.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Maggie Cavanaugh	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	St. Rose High School	Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
G	2	McKenna Karlson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Manasquan High School	Manasquan, NJ
G	10	Diana Eliasson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Luleå gymnasieskola	Stockholm, Sweden
G	11	Avery O'Connor	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Dedham High School	Dedham, MA
G	12	Aina Roque Sucarrats	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Antoni Torroja Highschool	Cervera, Spain
F	13	Clara Gomez	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Colorado State	Barcelona, Spain
F	14	Sharmela Reid	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Dawson College	Montreal, QC
G	15	Carly Catania	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Villa Maria Academy	West Chester, PA
G	20	Karolina Andersson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Haga Gymnasiet	Söderköping, Sweden
G	21	Eva DeChent	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Rhode Island	Putnam Valley, NY
G	23	Elizabeth Lavoie	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Pinkerton Academy	Derry, NH
G	24	Kenzie Matulonis	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Bridgewater-Raynham High School	Raynham, MA
G	30	Sydney Lusher	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Le Moyne	Oneida, NY
F	32	Lucia Melero Sabat	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Institut Pompeu Fabra	Barcelona, Spain
F	42	Belen Morales Lopez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Casper College	Alicante, Spain

Head coach

Megan Shoniker (Rhode Island)

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Rutigliano (Saint Francis (PA))
Kennedi Thompson (Binghamton)
Jessica George (UMass)
Alexa Brodie (Colgate)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 13, 2024

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+	Worcester State	W 83–34	1–0	Lundholm Gym (281) Durham, NH
November 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMass	W 48–45	2–0	Mullins Center (1,033) Amherst, MA
November 11, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Merrimack	L 49–59	2–1	Hammel Court (524) North Andover, MA
November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops	at Northeastern	W 58–31	3–1	Cabot Center (398) Boston, MA
November 16, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Boston University	W 69–60	4–1	Lundholm Gym (270) Durham, NH
November 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Boston College	L 45–80	4–2	Conte Forum (647) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Howard	L 55–76	4–3	Burr Gymnasium (357) Washington, D.C.
November 26, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Holy Cross	L 43–57	4–4	Lundholm Gym (181) Durham, NH
December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Dartmouth Rivalry	W 64–57	5–4	Leede Arena (765) Hanover, NH
December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Army	L 59–60	5–5	Lundholm Gym (339) Durham, NH
December 19, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ACCNX	at Pittsburgh	L 39–94	5–6	Petersen Events Center (157) Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Brown	L 43–70	5–7	Pizzitola Sports Center (300) Providence, RI
December 30, 2024* 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	at Stonehill	W 74-57	6-7	Merkert Gymnasium (474) Easton, MA
America East regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bryant	L 49-61	6-8 (0-1)	Lundholm Gym (342) Durham, NH
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Vermont	L 52-72	6-9 (0-2)	Patrick Gym (1,045) Burlington, VT
January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Albany	L 32-59	6-10 (0-3)	Broadview Center (921) Albany, NY
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Binghamton	L 44-67	6-11 (0-4)	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,126) Vestal, NY
January 16, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	UMBC	W 56-39	7-11 (1-4)	Lundholm Gym (223) Durham, NH
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	NJIT	W 70-48	8-11 (2-4)	Lundholm Gym (426) Durham, NH
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bryant	L 41-42	8-12 (2-5)	Chace Athletic Center (395) Smithfield, RI
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMass Lowell	L 54-56	8-13 (2-6)	Lundholm Gym (485) Durham, NH
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Maine	L 54-65	8-14 (2-7)	Lundholm Gym (482) Durham, NH
February 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at UMBC	L 32-51	8-15 (2-8)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (321) Catonsville, MD
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at NJIT	L 63-71	8-16 (2-9)	Wellness and Events Center (267) Newark, NJ
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Vermont	L 46-55	8-17 (2-10)	Lundholm Gym (178) Durham, NH
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMass Lowell	W 62-55	9-17 (3-10)	Costello Athletic Center (539) Lowell, MA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Binghamton	W 65-38	10-17 (4-10)	Lundholm Gym (182) Durham, NH
February 22, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Albany			Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Maine			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
^ Greenawalt, Tyler (March 16, 2024). "America East women's tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for 2024 basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
^ King, Tom (March 28, 2024). "Nashua's Hogan steps down as UNH women's hoop coach". The Nashua Telegraph. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
^ "Colleges: UNH hires URI assistant Shoniker as next head women's basketball coach". New Hampshire Union Leader. April 24, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
^ "New Hampshire Wildcats Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

[2] Greenawalt, Tyler (March 16, 2024). "America East women's tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for 2024 basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

[3] King, Tom (March 28, 2024). "Nashua's Hogan steps down as UNH women's hoop coach". The Nashua Telegraph. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

[4] "Colleges: UNH hires URI assistant Shoniker as next head women's basketball coach". New Hampshire Union Leader. April 24, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

[6] "New Hampshire Wildcats Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

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Venues	Lundholm Gym (1975–present) Whittemore Center (alternate, 1995–present)
Rivalries	Dartmouth
People	Head coaches
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