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2024–25 North Alabama Lions women's basketball team

The 2024–25 North Alabama Lions women's basketball team represent the University of North Alabama during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by first-year head coach Candi Whitaker, play their home games at the CB&S Bank Arena located in Florence, Alabama, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).

2024–25 North Alabama Lions women's basketball
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record4–4 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sandra Abston
  • Ty Margenthaler
  • Haley Troup
Home arenaCB&S Bank Arena
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bellarmine 0 – 0   – 8 – 2   .800
Florida Gulf Coast 0 – 0   – 7 – 2   .778
Central Arkansas 0 – 0   – 5 – 2   .714
Eastern Kentucky 0 – 0   – 6 – 3   .667
Jacksonville 0 – 0   – 6 – 3   .667
Lipscomb 0 – 0   – 6 – 3   .667
Queens* 0 – 0   – 5 – 4   .556
North Alabama 0 – 0   – 4 – 4   .500
West Georgia* 0 – 0   – 4 – 4   .500
Stetson 0 – 0   – 4 – 5   .444
Austin Peay 0 – 0   – 3 – 5   .375
North Florida 0 – 0   – 2 – 8   .200
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2025 ASUN tournament winner
As of December 9, 2024

Previous season

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The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 12–18, 8–8 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.[1] As the number 6 seed in the ASUN tournament, they were defeated by number 3 seed Central Arkansas in the quarterfinals.[2]

On March 11, following the tournament loss, the university announced that head coach Missy Tiber would not return as coach. Tiber had been the head coach for eleven seasons and compiled a 172–146 record.[3]

On March 25, it was announced that Candi Whitaker would become the head coach. Whitaker had previously coached the Texas Tech Lady Raiders and the Missouri Western Griffons. In her five seasons at Missouri Western, she led the Griffons to a record of 100–47 and led the team to the Elite Eight in the 2022 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. Whitaker signed a four-year deal with the Lions that lasts through April 30, 2028.[4][5]

Roster

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2024–25 North Alabama Lions women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Cameron Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr St. Vincent–St. Mary High School Broadview Heights, OH
G 1 Emma Kate Tittle 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Deshler High School Tuscumbia, AL
F 2 Sofia Ceppellotti 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr APU Udine Delser Ruda, Italy
F 3 Venla Ulander 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr HBA-Märsky Espoo, Finland
G 5 Sara Wohlgemuth 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) GS Florida Southern Madison, CT
G 10 Charity Gallegos 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Cal State San Marcos Sacramento, CA
G 11 Veronaye Charlton 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Norcross High School Nassau, Bahamas
G 12 Sarang West 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Allen CC New York, NY
G 13 Katie Criswell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lawrence County High School Lawrence County, TN
F 20 Jazzy Klinge 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Johnson County CC Overland Park, KS
G 21 Rhema Pegues 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Olive Branch High School Olive Branch, MS
F 22 India Howard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Johnson C. Smith Coppell, TX
G 23 Alyssa Clutter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Trinity High School Washington, PA
G 24 Chloe Siegel 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Deshler High School Tuscumbia, AL
F/C 30 Chrishunti Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Rossville Christian Academy Oakland, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Martin W 66–63  1–0
  21 – Tittle   9 – Howard   5 – Gallegos  Kathleen and Tom Elam Center (1,103)
Martin, TN
November 10, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tennessee Tech L 64–73  1–1
  16 – Jones   8 – Jones   5 – Criswell  Eblen Center (546)
Cookeville, TN
November 15, 2024*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Alabama W 71–62  2–1
  16 – Gallegos   8 – Howard   4 – Howard  CB&S Bank Arena (1,939)
Florence, AL
November 17, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas L 64–81  2–2
  17 – Criswell   5 – Criswell   4 – Clutter  Allen Fieldhouse (3,229)
Lawrence, KS
November 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at No. 21 Nebraska L 48–85  2–3
  11 – Klinge   9 – Jones   3 – 3 tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,414)
Lincoln, NE
November 25, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cumberland W 71–62  3–3
  13 – Gallegos   12 – Howard   5 – 2 tied  CB&S Bank Arena (1,115)
Florence, AL
December 1, 2024*
3:00 p.m., YouTube 		at Arkansas Pine–Bluff W 62–48  4–3
  14 – Clutter   14 – Clutter   4 – 2 tied  K. L. Johnson Complex (347)
Pine Bluff, AR
December 5, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Samford L 61–67 OT 4–4
  14 – Gallegos   11 – Howard   5 – Howard  CB&S Bank Arena (1,621)
Florence, AL
December 17, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Alabama A&M       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
December 21, 2024*
1:00 p.m. 		at Denver       Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
December 28, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bethel       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025
5:30 p.m. 		at Bellarmine       Knights Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 4, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Jacksonville       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
January 8, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Austin Peay       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
January 11, 2025
12:00 p.m. 		at Eastern Kentucky       Alumni Coliseum 
Richmond, KY
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Stetson       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
January 18, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Florida       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
January 23, 2025
TBA 		at Austin Peay       F&M Bank Arena 
Clarksville, TN
January 25, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		at Lipscomb       Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Queens       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 1, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		West Georgia       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 6, 2025
4:00 p.m. 		at North Florida       UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
February 8, 2025
1:00 p.m. 		at Jacksonville       Swisher Gymnasium 
DeLand, FL
February 12, 2025
6:30 p.m. 		at Central Arkansas       Farris Center 
Conway, AR
February 15, 2025
1:00 p.m. 		at West Georgia       The Coliseum 
Carrollton, GA
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lipscomb       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 22, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida Gulf Coast       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
February 27, 2025
6:00 p.m. 		at Queens       Curry Arena 
Charlotte, NC
March 1, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Central Arkansas       CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball's tournament run ends against Sugar Bears". University of North Alabama Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Glovach, David (March 11, 2024). "Tiber out as UNA women's basketball coach". TimesDaily. Florence. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Glovach, David (March 25, 2024). "UNA turns to Missouri Western to fill women's basketball coaching spot". TimesDaily. Florence. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Glovach, David (April 24, 2024). "Breaking down Whitaker's UNA contract". TimesDaily. Florence. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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