The 2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team represents Utah Valley University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Dan Nielson entered the season as head coach for his 6th season.[3] The Wolverines play their home games at the UCCU Center and Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
| 2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–1 (0–0 WAC) |
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| Home arena | UCCU Center (Capacity: 8,500)[1] Lockhart Arena (Capacity: 2,000)[2] |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 WAC tournament winner As of November 27, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe Wolverines finished the 2023–24 season 10–19, 5–15 in WAC play to finish tied for tenth place. As only the top eight teams are invited to the WAC tournament, UVU failed to qualify for the 2024 WAC Tournament.
Offseason
editDepartures
edit| Name | Position | Height | Year | Reason for departure |
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| Kaylee Byon | G | 5' 7" | Sophomore | Transferred to Point Loma Nazarene[4] |
| Abby Conlee | G | 6' 0" | Junior | Transferred to Westminster[5][6] |
| Jenna Dick | G | 5' 8" | Senior | Graduated[7] |
| Noga Haran | G | 5' 9" | Freshman | Transferred to Stetson[5][8] |
| Liana Kaitu'u | F | 6' 0" | Senior | Graduated[7] |
| Eleyana Tafisi | G | 5' 6" | Junior | Transferred to Appalachian State |
| Elina Tausinga | F | 5' 10" | Junior | Graduated[7] |
Incoming transfers
edit| Name | Position | Height | Year | Previous school |
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| Aspen Caldwell | G | 5' 7" | Sophomore | Idaho[9] |
| Gracie Sorenson | C | 6' 4" | Junior | Eastern Arizona[10] |
| Danja Stafford Collins | F | 6' 1" | Senior | Santa Clara[11] |
Roster
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Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Kansas City | W 72–48 | 1–0 |
UCCU Center (539) Orem, UT | |||||||
| November 9, 2024* 5:00 p.m. |
at Kennesaw State C-USA/WAC |
W 64–61 | 2–0 |
KSU Convocation Center (470) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| November 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Park University (Gilbert, AZ) | W 100–37 | 3–0 |
UCCU Center (636) Orem, UT | |||||||
| November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
CSU Bakersfield | W 72–48 | 4–0 |
UCCU Center (457) Orem, UT | |||||||
| November 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Loyola Marymount | L 68–76 | 4–1 |
UCCU Center (474) Orem, UT | |||||||
| November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bethesda (CA) | W 89–56 | 5–1 |
Lockhart Arena (381) Orem, UT | |||||||
| November 29, 2024* 5:00 p.m. |
vs. Alabama A&M San Diego MTE |
Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| November 30, 2024* 3:00 p.m. |
vs. Omaha San Diego MTE |
Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| December 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m. |
at Air Force | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||||
| December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at BYU UCCU Crosstown Clash |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
| December 16, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Jacksonville State C-USA/WAC |
UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| December 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Weber State | Dee Events Center Ogden, UT | |||||||||
| WAC Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Grand Canyon | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | |||||||||
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at California Baptist | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry |
Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
California Baptist | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Seattle | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Grand Canyon | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT | |||||||||
| February 6, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tarleton | Wisdom Gymnasium Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT | |||||||||
| February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry |
UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Seattle | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA | |||||||||
| March 1, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| March 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tarleton | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11–15, 2025 TBD |
vs. TBD | Burns Arena and Orleans Arena St. George, UT and Paradise, NV | |||||||||
Source:[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "UCCU Center". www.utahvalley.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "UVU arena named after Becky Lockhart, first female speaker of the Utah House of Representatives". heraldextra.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "UVU signs men's and women's hoops coaches to new five-year deals". heraldextra.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Sportsdesk, B. V. M. (May 15, 2024). "PLNU Women's Basketball 2024-25: Six Players Signed, Transfer Stories and Freshman Excitement". BVM Sports. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ a b June 10, KSL com Sports | Updated-; April 10, 2024 at 3:37 p m | Posted-; P.m, 2024 at 8:02. "Who's coming, going in Utah college basketball through the transfer portal?". www.ksl.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Abby Conlee - Women's Basketball". Westminster University Athletics. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ a b c Dunn, Nathan (March 9, 2024). "UVU WBB falls to ACU on senior night, ends season at 10-19". UVU REVIEW. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Noga Haran - Women's Basketball". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "UVU signs Idaho transfer Aspen Caldwell". Utah Valley University Athletics. April 17, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Nielson announces signing of JC transfer Gracie Sorenson". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 16, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Local product Danja Stafford Collins joins UVU as grad transfer". Utah Valley University Athletics. April 16, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2024.