2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
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Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	12–5 (4–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	DeLisha Milton-Jones (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Danielle Bell Josh Pace Roland Jones Jr.
Home arena	Chartway Arena
Seasons← 2023–242025–26 →

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
James Madison	10	–	0	1.000	18	–	4	.818
Arkansas State	9	–	1	.900	13	–	7	.650
Appalachian State	8	–	2	.800	12	–	8	.600
Troy	7	–	3	.700	13	–	9	.591
Old Dominion	6	–	4	.600	14	–	8	.636
Louisiana–Monroe	5	–	4	.556	9	–	11	.450
Coastal Carolina	5	–	5	.500	14	–	6	.700
Louisiana	5	–	5	.500	9	–	10	.474
Georgia State	4	–	6	.400	10	–	11	.476
Southern Miss	4	–	6	.400	8	–	13	.381
Texas State	3	–	7	.300	9	–	11	.450
Georgia Southern	2	–	8	.200	9	–	13	.409
Marshall	1	–	9	.100	6	–	15	.286
South Alabama	0	–	9	.000	4	–	16	.200

† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of January 30, 2025

The 2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team represents Old Dominion University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fifth-year head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones, play their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

In their 2023–24 season, the Monarchs finished fourth ranked in conference play and lost to Marshall in the conference tournament semifinals. Following the conference tournament, they lost to North Carolina A&T in the second round of the 2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament.

Roster

2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Camryn Hill	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Hampton	Dallas, Texas
G	1	Jadyn Atchison	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Colorado	Cedar Hill, Texas
G	2	Simaru Fields	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Gulf Coast CC	Gulfport, Mississippi
G/F	3	Simone Cunningham	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Shelton State CC	Pleasant Grove, Alabama
G	4	Sarai Estupiñan	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	UTSA	Cedar Park, Texas
G	5	Nisaa Muhammad	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	DeSoto HS	Dallas, Texas
G	7	Kelsey Thompson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	South Alabama	Mobile, Alabama
F	14	Marie Kenembeni	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Angelina College	Yaoundé, Cameroon
F	23	Mariah Clayton	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Duncanville HS	Mesquite, Texas
C	24	Mikayla Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Lincoln HS	Dallas, Texas
G	25	En'Dya Buford	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Memphis	Memphis, Tennessee
G	30	Hama'ya Fielder	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Pearl River CC	Philadelphia, Mississippi
F	35	Sarah H. Fitzgerald	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	Campbell	Chesapeake, Virginia
F	55	Brenda Fontana	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	UTEP	Moreno, Argentina

Head coach

DeLisha Milton-Jones (Florida)

Assistant coach(es)

Danielle Bell (Georgia)
Josh Pace (Syracuse)
Roland Jones Jr. (Central Methodist)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m.	Christopher Newport	W 97–61	–	13 – Clayton	6 – tied	5 – Buford	Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Ball State MAC–SBC Challenge	L 46–60	0–1	13 – Clayton	8 – Clayton	4 – Buford	Worthen Arena (1,713) Muncie, IN
November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at SMU	W 79–70	1–1	19 – Buford	10 – Brown	7 – Buford	Moody Coliseum (1,094) University Park, TX
November 11, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Morgan State	W 60–48	2–1	12 – Thompson	9 – Brown	2 – tied	Chartway Arena (1,641) Norfolk, VA
November 15, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bowie State	W 77–50	3–1	12 – Buford	5 – Brown	3 – Buford	Chartway Arena (1,699) Norfolk, VA
November 21, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	VCU Rivalry	W 53–51	4–1	13 – Cunningham	7 – Fields	4 – Buford	Chartway Arena (1,949) Norfolk, VA
November 26, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	William & Mary Rivalry	W 63–39	5–1	16 – Thompson	7 – Cunningham	6 – Buford	Chartway Arena (2,536) Norfolk, VA
November 28, 2024* 11:00 a.m., Baller TV	vs. No. 11 Ohio State Daytona Beach Classic	L 47–70	5–2	11 – tied	5 – tied	3 – Fields	Ocean Center (60) Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2024* 3:30 p.m., Baller TV	vs. Oakland Daytona Beach Classic	W 64–56	6–2	18 – Cunningham	14 – Cunningham	5 – Buford	Ocean Center (115) Daytona Beach, FL
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at NC State	L 55–86	6–3	16 – Buford	7 – Brown	1 – tied	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
December 15, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	East Carolina Anne Donovan Classic	L 58–59	6–4	21 – Buford	14 – Buford	4 – Thompson	Chartway Arena (1,756) Norfolk, VA
December 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Howard	W 75–58	7–4	16 – Buford	10 – Buford	5 – Fields	Burr Gymnasium (996) Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m.	Delaware	Postponed					Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Virginia State	W 68–58	8–4	15 – Clayton	9 – tied	4 – Thompson	Chartway Arena (1,393) Norfolk, VA
December 29, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Alabama	W 82–59	9–4 (1–0)	19 – Buford	7 – Buford	3 – tied	Chartway Arena (1,505) Norfolk, VA
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Miss	W 65–47	10–4 (2–0)	13 – Cunningham	10 – Cunningham	6 – Buford	Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe	W 72–68	11–4 (3–0)	18 – Buford	8 – tied	6 – Thompson	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,002) Monroe, LA
January 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Coastal Carolina	L 77–80	11–5 (3–1)	18 – Fields	10 – Cunningham	6 – Buford	Chartway Arena (1,422) Norfolk, VA
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Marshall	W 80–75	12–5 (4–1)	20 – Thompson	9 – Buford	9 – Buford	Chartway Arena (2,113) Norfolk, VA
January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Appalachian State						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas State						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Appalachian State						Holmes Center Boone, NC
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgia State						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
January 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia State						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	James Madison Royal Rivalry						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 5, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	at Troy						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Toldeo MAC–SBC Challenge						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Marshall						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at James Madison Royal Rivalry						Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 20, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Arkansas State						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia Southern						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 26, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center Conway, SC
February 28, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgia Southern						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 4–9, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBD						Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source: Old Dominion Athletics

Notes

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

References

"ODU women push top seed Marshall, but can't complete upset in Sun Belt semifinal loss". News 3 WTKR Norfolk. March 10, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
Cuenca, Darrell (March 25, 2024). "North Carolina A&T women score in final seconds to end ODU's season in WNIT". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
"Women's Basketball 2024-25". Old Dominion University. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

v t e Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
Venues	ODU Fieldhouse (1970–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–2002) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Chartway Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	James Madison Norfolk State VCU William & Mary
Culture & lore	Monarch Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

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Notes

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