2024–25 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team represents Seton Hall University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by twelfth-year head coach Anthony Bozzella, play their home games in South Orange, New Jersey, at the Walsh Gymnasium as members of the Big East Conference.

2024–25 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball
WBIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record23–10 (13–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jose Rebimbas
  • Cassandra Callaway
  • Ka-Deidre Simmons
Home arenaWalsh Gymnasium
Seasons
2024–25 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 UConn 18 0   1.000 32 3   .914
No. 23 Creighton 16 2   .889 26 7   .788
Seton Hall 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Marquette 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Villanova 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
DePaul 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Providence 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
St. John's 5 13   .278 16 15   .516
Butler 5 13   .278 16 17   .485
Georgetown 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Xavier 1 17   .056 7 24   .226
2025 Big East tournament winner
As of March 23, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Pirates finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in Big East play to finish seventh place. They defeated DePaul in the first round of the Big East women's tournament before losing to Creighton in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the WBIT where they lost in the first round to Saint Joseph's.

Offseason

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Departures

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Seton Hall Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Makennah White 0 F 6'2" Senior Farrell, PA Transferred to Missouri State
Sha'Lynn Hagans 1 G 5'6" Graduate student Manassas, VA Graduated
Micah Gray 3 G 5'8" Sophomore Oklahoma City, OK Transferred to Oklahoma State
Shannon Mulroy 10 G 5'8" Graduate student Mount Laurel, NJ Graduated
Kae Satterfield 13 G/F 6'0" Graduate student New York, NY Graduated
Azana Baines 15 G 6'1" Graduate student Blackwood, NJ Graduated
Brazil Harvey-Carr 23 F 6'1" Graduate student Camden, NJ Graduated
A'Jah Davis 25 F/C 6'1" Graduate student DeKalb, IL Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Seton Hall Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Faith Masonius 3 G 6'2" Graduate Student Clarksburg, MD Maryland
Savanna Jones 4 F 6'2" Sophomore Eden Prairie, MN NDSCS
Nicole Melious 10 G 5'8" Sophomore Staten Island, NY La Salle
Messiah Hunter 13 F 6'2"   Junior Hopewell, VA West Virginia
Kaydan Lawson 14 G 6'0" Graduate Student Cleveland, OH Virginia
Ramani Parker 24 F 6'4" Graduate Student Fresno, CA Mississippi State

Recruiting

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Recruiting class of 2024

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jada Eads
G
Orlando, FL Lake Highland Prep 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Ja'Kahla Craft
G
Elk River, MN St. Michael-Albertville 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Baylor Franz
G
Edmond, OK Edmond Memorial 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2024–25 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Jada Eads 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Fr Lake Highland Prep Orlando, FL
F 1 Joniyah Bland-Fitzpatrick 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Westtown School New London, CT
G 2 Ja'Kahla Craft 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Michael-Albertville Elk River, MN
F 3 Faith Masonius 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Manasquan High School
Maryland
Spring Lake, NJ
F/C 4 Savanna Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Eden Prairie
North Dakota State
Eden Prairie, MN
G 5 Savannah Catalon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Mansfield Legacy Burleson, TX
F 7 Yaya Lops 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Trinity Catholic
St. Bonaventure
Stamford, CT
F 10 Nicole Melious 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Susan E. Wagner
La Salle
Staten Island, NY
F 13 Messiah Hunter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr TPLS Christian Academy
West Virginia
Hopewell, VA
G/F 15 Kaydan Lawson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Orange
Virginia
Cleveland OH
F 20 Sydnee Eggleton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Peddie School Thomaston, CT
G/F 21 Shailyn Pinkney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr East Hartford East Hartford, CT
G 22 Amari Wright 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Sandalwood Jacksonville, FL
G 23 Baylor Franz 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Edmond Memorial Edmond, OK
F 24 Ramani Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS Montverde
Mississippi State
Fresno, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2024*
12:00 p.m.
Jefferson W 87–61 
 22  Catalon   6  Lops   7  Wright  Walsh Gymnasium (512)
South Orange, NJ
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FloCollege
Wagner W 84–40  1–0
 23  Masonius   6  Tied   10  Wright  Walsh Gymnasium (750)
South Orange, NJ
November 12, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloCollege
Fordham W 67–44  2–0
 17  Tied   7  Lawson   6  Masonius  Walsh Gymnasium (665)
South Orange, NJ
November 16, 2024
4:30 p.m., FloCollege
Bryant W 55–39  3–0
 22  Masonius   7  Tied   5  Masonius  Walsh Gymnasium (763)
South Orange, NJ
November 18, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Cincinnati W 69–68  4–0
 21  Masonius   5  Masonius   5  Wright  Fifth Third Arena (903)
Cincinnati, OH
November 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FloCollege
Princeton L 75–78  4–1
 20  Masonius   6  Masonius   8  Wright  Walsh Gymnasium (816)
South Orange, NJ
November 27, 2024*
7:00 p.m., TruTV
vs. No. 6 USC
Acrisure Holiday Invitational
L 51–84  4–2
 25  Masonius   7  Craft   5  Wright  Acrisure Arena 
Palm Springs, CA
December 2, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FloCollege
San Francisco W 59–53  5–2
 26  Catalon   5  Catalon   4  Wright  Walsh Gymnasium (582)
South Orange, NJ
December 6, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FloCollege
Howard W 87–63  6–2
 21  Catalon   7  Pinkney   5  Tied  Walsh Gymnasium (813)
South Orange, NJ
December 9, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FloCollege
Sacred Heart W 67–46  7–2
 20  Catalon   10  Lops   5  Wright  Walsh Gymnasium (1,064)
South Orange, NJ
December 14, 2024*
1:00 p.m., FloCollege
Le Moyne W 68–41  8–2
 19  Eads   6  Tied   5  Eads  Walsh Gymnasium (848)
South Orange, NJ
December 17, 2024*
6:00 p.m., FS1
vs. No. 5 LSU
Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase
L 64–91  8–3
 29  Masonius   7  Bland-Fitzpatrick   3  Tied  Mohegan Sun Arena (7,650)
Uncasville, CT
Big East regular season
December 21, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloCollege
Providence W 51–40  9–3
(1–0)
 25  Eads   9  Lawson   3  Tied  Walsh Gymnasium (686)
South Orange, NJ
December 29, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloCollege
at Butler W 69–49  10–3
(2–0)
 26  Eads   6  Hunter   6  Wright  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,776)
Indianapolis, IN
January 1, 2025
8:30 p.m., FS1
at Villanova W 56–55  11–3
(3–0)
 17  Masonius   9  Lawson   5  Wright  Finneran Pavilion (435)
Villanova, PA
January 4, 2025
1:00 p.m., FloCollege
Georgetown W 74–71 OT 12–3
(4–0)
 27  Eads   6  Masonius   7  Eads  Walsh Gymnasium (847)
South Orange, NJ
January 11, 2025
12:00 p.m., FloCollege
Creighton L 64–72  12–4
(4–1)
 18  Masonius   6  Tied   5  Masonius  Walsh Gymnasium (921)
South Orange, NJ
January 15, 2025
9:00 p.m., FS1
at Marquette W 58–52  13–4
(5–1)
 20  Eads   8  Masonius   5  Wright  Al McGuire Center (2,126)
Milwaukee, WI
January 19, 2025
1:00 p.m., SNY
at No. 6 UConn L 36–96  13–5
(5–2)
 14  Eads   6  Masonius   3  Masonius  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299)
Storrs, CT
January 25, 2025
1:00 p.m., FloCollege
St. John's W 57–48  14–5
(6–2)
 16  Masonius   8  Masonius   3  Tied  Walsh Gymnasium (1,284)
South Orange, NJ
January 29, 2025
7:00 p.m., FloCollege
Butler W 71–48  15–5
(7–2)
 15  Catalon   7  Eads   6  Tied  Walsh Gymnasium (900)
South Orange, NJ
February 1, 2025
3:00 p.m., FloCollege
at DePaul W 72–55  16–5
(8–2)
 21  Masonius   8  Catalon   8  Wright  Wintrust Arena (1,354)
Chicago, IL
February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., FloCollege
at Creighton L 56–72  16–6
(8–3)
 11  Tied   5  Tied   3  Eads  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,153)
Omaha, NE
February 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., FS1
Xavier W 72–47  17–6
(9–3)
 17  Catalon   8  Lops   8  Wright  Walsh Gymnasium (1,284)
South Orange, NJ
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., FloCollege
Marquette L 61–68  17–7
(9–4)
 26  Eads   6  Lops   3  Tied  Walsh Gymnasium (970)
South Orange, NJ
February 16, 2025
2:00 p.m., FloCollege
at Providence W 59–38  18–7
(10–4)
 13  Eads   9  Masonius   4  Masonius  Alumni Hall (844)
Providence, RI
February 19, 2025
7:00 p.m., SNY
No. 5 UConn L 49–91  18–8
(10–5)
 15  Lops   4  Tied   3  Masonius  Walsh Gymnasium (1,350)
South Orange, NJ
February 23, 2025
4:30 p.m., FloCollege
at St. Johns W 66–57  19–8
(11–5)
 19  Catalon   6  Catalon   5  Wright  Carnesecca Arena (527)
Queens, NY
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., FloCollege
DePaul W 76–67  20–8
(12–5)
 36  Catalon   11  Masonius   5  Wright  Walsh Gymnasium (1,101)
South Orange, NJ
March 2, 2025
2:00 p.m., FloCollege
at Xavier W 59–57  21–8
(13–5)
 14  Tied   7  Lawson   5  Catalon  Cintas Center (1,273)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
March 8, 2025
9:30 p.m., FS2
(3) vs. (6) Xavier
Quarterfinals
W 48–40  22–8
 12  Tied   9  Catalon   2  Tied  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
March 9, 2025
5:00 p.m., FOX
(3) vs. (2) No. 23 Creighton
Semifinals
L 44–73  22–9
 16  Masonius   7  Masonius   2  Tied  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
WBIT
March 20, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(3) Quinnipiac
First round
W 57–40  23–9
 18  Catalon   10  Eads   3  Wright  Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
March 23, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
(3) Portland
Second round
L 55–61  23–10
 18  Eads   10  Eads   4  Lawson  Walsh Gymnasium (736)
South Orange, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule - Seton Hall Athletics". SHUPirates.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.