2024–25 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represents the University of Delaware during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by third-year head coach Sarah Jenkins, play their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware as members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).

2024–25 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	7–14 (4–7 CAA)
Head coach	Sarah Jenkins (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Fred Batchelor
Assistant coaches	Sam Pierce Jr. Bri Hutchen
Home arena	Bob Carpenter Center
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 CAA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina A&T	15	–	3		.833			19	–	12		.613
Charleston	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
Campbell	12	–	6		.667			22	–	13		.629
Drexel	12	–	6		.667			17	–	13		.567
Monmouth	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Elon	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
Delaware	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
Hofstra	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
William & Mary †	8	–	10		.444			16	–	19		.457
UNC Wilmington	8	–	10		.444			14	–	18		.438
Towson	8	–	10		.444			12	–	20		.375
Stony Brook	7	–	11		.389			12	–	18		.400
Hampton	3	–	15		.167			8	–	23		.258
Northeastern	2	–	16		.111			3	–	25		.107
† 2025 CAA tournament winner

This will be Delaware's final season as members of the Coastal Athletic Association, as they will be moving to Conference USA, starting in the 2025–26 season.^[1]

Previous season

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2023–24 season 11–20, 7–11 in CAA play, to finish in a tie for ninth place.^[2] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Drexel in the second round of the CAA tournament.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Rebecca Demeke (5Y) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Rhode Island Toronto, ON F 1 Michelle Ojo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr George Washington Virginia Beach, VA G 2 Tara Cousins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS New Hope Academy Washington, D.C. G 3 Ella Wanzer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Binghamton Buffalo, NY G 4 Trinity Vance 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Legacy Early College Waterloo, SC G 5 Grace Sundback 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Westtown School Staten Island, NY G 12 Jiya Perry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr SMU DeSoto, TX F 13 Arantxa Portalez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Romareda Agustinos Recoletos Zaragoza, Spain C 21 Ande'a Cherisier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Saint Frances Academy Baltimore, MD G 22 Sydney Boone 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Richmond Richmond, VA F 23 Chloe Wilson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Fairleigh Dickinson Freeport, NY G 32 Lia Samuels 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Widener Staten Island, NY C 55 Gianna Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr George School Levittown, PA	Head coach Sarah Jenkins (Georgetown) Assistant coach(es) Fred Batchelor (Valley Forge) Sam Pierce Jr. (Slippery Rock) Bri Hutchen (Alabama) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on (5Y) Fifth-year senior Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 29, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	L 66–78	0–1	Charles E. Smith Center (294) Washington, D.C.
November 9, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	L 54–68	0–2	John Glaser Arena  Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops		Temple	L 56–67	0–3	Bob Carpenter Center (1,199) Newark, DE
November 19, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops		Colgate	W 88–82	1–3	Bob Carpenter Center (4,631) Newark, DE
November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Providence	L 53–60	1–4	Alumni Hall (825) Providence, RI
November 29, 2024* 6:45 p.m.		vs. Tarleton State Big Easy Classic	L 40–54	1–5	Alario Center (143) Westwego, LA
November 30, 2024* 6:45 p.m.		vs. Evansville Big Easy Classic	W 65–54	2–5	Alario Center (108) Westwego, LA
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		Delaware State	W 73–26	3–5	Bob Carpenter Center (971) Newark, DE
December 11, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops		Villanova	L 65–75	3–6	Bob Carpenter Center (1,157) Newark, DE
December 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Navy	L 69–79	3–7	Alumni Hall (462) Annapolis, MD
December 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion	Postponed[a]		Chartway Arena  Norfolk, VA
December 30, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Harvard	Cancelled		Lavietes Pavilion  Cambridge, MA
CAA regular season
January 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Drexel	L 59–65	3–8 (0–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (438) Philadelphia, PA
January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		Hofstra	L 57–63	3–9 (0–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (954) Newark, DE
January 10, 2025 6:30 p.m., FloHoops		North Carolina A&T	L 49–65	3–10 (0–3)	Bob Carpenter Center (903) Newark, DE
January 17, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Hampton	W 79–69	4–10 (1–3)	Hampton Convocation Center (955) Hampton, VA
January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Campbell	L 54–75	4–11 (1–4)	Gore Arena (1,039) Buies Creek, NC
January 24, 2025 6:30 p.m., FloHoops		Elon	L 67–69	4–12 (1–5)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,423) Newark, DE
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		Charleston	L 45–58	4–13 (1–6)	Bob Carpenter Center (924) Newark, DE
January 31, 2025 6:30 p.m., FloHoops		at Towson	L 48–62	4–14 (1–7)	TU Arena (957) Towson, MD
February 2, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Northeastern	W 62–54	5–14 (2–7)	Cabot Center (461) Boston, MA
February 7, 2025 6:30 p.m., FloHoops		UNC Wilmington	W 72–67	6–14 (3–7)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,434) Newark, DE
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Hofstra	W 73–65	7–14 (4–7)	Mack Sports Complex (632) Hempstead, NY
February 14, 2025 6:30 p.m., FloHoops		Monmouth			Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		William & Mary			Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
February 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Elon			Schar Center  Elon, NC
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at North Carolina A&T			Corbett Sports Center  Greensboro, NC
February 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Stony Brook			Stony Brook Arena  Stony Brook, NY
March 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., FloHoops		Drexel			Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., FloHoops		Towson			Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
CAA tournament
March 12–16, 2025 FloHoops		vs. TBD			Entertainment and Sports Arena  Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4][5]

Notes

1. Game was postponed due to a lack of available players for Delaware.