2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team

American college basketball season

2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball
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Conference	Big West Conference
Record	8–10 (4–4 Big West)
Head coach	Brad Langston (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Sean LeBeauf Jewelyn Huth Najé Murray Natasha Smith
Home arena	SRC Arena
Seasons← 2023–242025–26 →

2024–25 Big West women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hawai'i	8	–	2	.800	14	–	6	.700
UC Irvine	8	–	2	.800	14	–	6	.700
UC Davis	7	–	3	.700	13	–	7	.650
Long Beach State	7	–	3	.700	11	–	8	.579
UC San Diego	6	–	4	.600	10	–	12	.455
UC Santa Barbara	5	–	5	.500	11	–	9	.550
Cal Poly	5	–	5	.500	10	–	10	.500
UC Riverside	5	–	5	.500	9	–	11	.450
Cal State Fullerton	2	–	8	.200	4	–	16	.200
Cal State Northridge	1	–	9	.100	3	–	16	.158
Cal State Bakersfield	1	–	9	.100	1	–	19	.050

† 2025 Big West tournament winner As of January 30, 2025

The 2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team represents the University of California, Riverside during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second-year head coach Brad Langston, play their home games at the SRC Arena in Riverside, California, as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2023–24 season 18–14, 13–7 in Big West play to finish in a tie for third place. They were upset by Long Beach State in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament. They received an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they would fall to South Dakota in the first round.

Roster

2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Makayla Rose	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Stanislaus State	Roseville, California
G	1	Kaylani Polk	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Paramount High School	Compton, California
G	2	Seneca Hackley	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Northern Colorado	Colorado Springs, Colorado
G	3	Zoe Tillery	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Laguna Creek High School	Sacramento, California
G	4	Jordyn Marshall	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Manvel High School	Pearland, Texas
G	5	Shelley Duchemin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Northern Colorado	Culver City, California
G	7	Hannah Wickstrom	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Kilbreda College	Melbourne, Australia
G	10	Makayla Minshall	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Westfields Sports High School	Sydney, Australia
F	11	Esther Matarranz	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Perfumerías Avenida	Madrid, Spain
C	12	Gemma Cutler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	Simon Fraser	North Vancouver, British Columbia
G/F	13	Maya Chocano	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	King's Christian Collegiate	Toronto, Ontario
F/C	30	Dieynaba Sylla	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	San Bernardino Valley College	Vanves, France
F	35	TT Hill-Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Utah State	Stockton, California

Head coach

Brad Langston (San José State)

Assistant coach(es)

Sean LeBeauf (Montevallo)
Jewelyn Huth (Long Beach State)
Najé Murray (Syracuse)
Natasha Smith (Chico State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 24, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Santa Clara	L 60–73	0–1	16 – Duchemin	7 – Matarranz	4 – Tied	Leavey Center (275) Santa Clara, CA
November 8, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Whittier	W 84–45	1–1	17 – Wickstrom	6 – Matarranz	4 – Rose	SRC Arena (215) Riverside, CA
November 11, 2024* 6:00 pm	at Fresno State	L 53–63	1–2	16 – Duchemin	7 – Hackley	3 – Rose	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
November 13, 2024* 6:00 pm, MWN	Boise State	L 57–72	1–3	16 – Duchemin	10 – Cutler	1 – Tied	ExtraMile Arena (1,090) Boise, ID
November 18, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Pepperdine	L 52–55	1–4	12 – Rose	9 – Matarranz	2 – Matarranz	Firestone Fieldhouse (183) Malibu, CA
November 20, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Idaho	L 42–56	1–5	11 – Tillery	5 – Cutler	1 – Tied	SRC Arena (88) Riverside, CA
November 26, 2024* 5:30 pm, FloHoops	at Cal State San Marcos	W 54–46	2–5	13 – Duchemin	9 – Duchemin	4 – Hackley	The Sports Center (198) San Marcos, CA
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Mary's	W 49–41	3–5	15 – Duchemin	16 – Matarranz	3 – Tillery	University Credit Union Pavilion (315) Moraga, CA
December 5, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Northridge	W 72–48	4–5 (1–0)	14 – Tied	9 – Matarranz	3 – Marshall	SRC Arena (275) Riverside, CA
December 7, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton	W 65–59	5–5 (2–0)	18 – Duchemin	6 – Matarranz	2 – Tied	Titan Gym (161) Fullerton, CA
December 18, 2024* 5:00 pm, MWN	at Utah State	W 74–59	6–5	23 – Wickstrom	7 – Wickstrom	5 – Tillery	Smith Spectrum (394) Logan, UT
December 21, 2024* 2:30 pm, MWN	at UNLV	L 57–80	6–6	11 – Rose	10 – Matarranz	3 – Tillery	Thomas & Mack Center (936) Paradise, NV
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Long Beach State	L 48–63	6–7 (2–1)	19 – Rose	6 – Cutler	3 – Tied	SRC Arena (136) Riverside, CA
January 4, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Irvine	W 59–54	7–7 (3–1)	14 – Duchemin	9 – Matarranz	5 – Tied	SRC Arena (178) Riverside, CA
January 9, 2025 9:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hawai'i	L 47–61	7–8 (3–2)	11 – Polk	7 – Matarranz	3 – Matarranz	Stan Sheriff Center (1,562) Honolulu, HI
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara	W 62–52	8–8 (4–2)	14 – Rose	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	SRC Arena (203) Riverside, CA
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC San Diego	L 58–59	8–9 (4–3)	15 – Duchemin	11 – Matarranz	4 – Duchemin	LionTree Arena (382) La Jolla, CA
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Irvine	L 53–56	8–10 (4–4)	18 – Hackley	5 – Tied	3 – Polk	Bren Events Center (460) Irvine, CA
January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Bakersfield						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Davis						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UC San Diego						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Bakersfield						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 13, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Davis						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Long Beach State						Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN	Cal Poly						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Hawai'i						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
March 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
March 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
Big West tournament
March 12–15, 2025 ESPN+	vs.						Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:

References

"2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
"Long Beach State Women Win Overtime Tournament Thriller, Advance to Semis". The562.org. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
"Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
"Coyotes move on in WNIT as USD closes out UC Riverside". AllSides. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
"2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
"UC Riverside Highlanders 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

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