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Intercollegiate basketball season

2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record13–6 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Shreeve (3rd season)
  • McKenzie Mangino (1st season)
  • Jasmine Porter (1st season)
    Paisley Johnson-Harding (1st season)
Home arenaUCCU Center (Capacity: 8,500)
Lockhart Arena (Capacity: 2,000)
Seasons← 2023–242025–26 →
2024–25 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grand Canyon 7 0   1.000 20 2   .909
UT Arlington 6 1   .857 11 7   .611
Utah Valley 5 2   .714 13 6   .684
Tarleton 4 3   .571 13 9   .591
California Baptist 4 3   .571 7 14   .333
Abilene Christian 2 5   .286 13 9   .591
Southern Utah 2 5   .286 4 16   .200
Utah Tech 1 5   .167 5 14   .263
Seattle 0 7   .000 3 17   .150
2025 WAC tournament winner
As of January 30, 2025

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 sixth season. The Wolverines play their home games at the UCCU Center and Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Previous season

The 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, the Wolverines failed to qualify for the 2024 WAC tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name Position Height Year Reason for departure
Kaylee Byon G 5' 7" Sophomore Transferred to Point Loma Nazarene
Abby Conlee G 6' 0" Junior Transferred to Westminster
Jenna Dick G 5' 8" Senior Graduated
Noga Haran G 5' 9" Freshman Transferred to Stetson
Liana Kaitu'u F 6' 0" Senior Graduated
Eleyana Tafisi G 5' 6" Junior Transferred to Appalachian State
Elina Tausinga F 5' 10" Junior Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Position Height Year Previous school
Aspen Caldwell G 5' 7" Sophomore Idaho
Gracie Sorenson C 6' 4" Junior Eastern Arizona
Danja Stafford Collins F 6' 1" Senior Santa Clara

Roster

2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kylee Mabry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Davis High School Kaysville, UT
F 2 Aspen Caldwell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Thunder Ridge High School
Idaho
Idaho Falls, ID
G/F 3 Amanda Barcello 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Seton Catholic High School

BYU

Chandler, AZ
G 4 Kennedy Carlyle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Cedar Park High School Cedar Park, TX
G 5 Cambree Blackham 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Skyridge High School Lehi, UT
F 7 Kendra Kitchen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Davis High School Fruit Heights, UT
G 10 Saige Gibb 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Timpview High School Raymond, AB
G 13 Ally Criddle 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Skyridge High School Lehi, UT
G 21 Tahlia White 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Mountain View High School

BYU

Orem, UT
G 22 Abby Hendricks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr La Costa Canyon High School Carlsbad, CA
G/F 25 Halle Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So American Fork High School
Utah State
American Fork, UT
F 33 Danja Stafford Collins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Mountain View High School
Santa Clara
Orem, UT
C 34 Tessa Chaney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Westlake High School Saratoga Springs, UT
C 44 Gracie Sorenson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Syracuse High School
Eastern Arizona
Syracuse, UT
Head coach
  • Dan Nielson (BYU)
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
  • Josh Morzelewski (Utah)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Aaron Leavitt

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

Roster
Last update: January 25, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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
W 56–54  6–1
Jenny Craig Pavilion (88)
San Diego, CA
November 30, 2024*
3:00 p.m.
vs. Omaha
San Diego MTE
L 48–53  6–2
Jenny Craig Pavilion (97)
San Diego, CA
December 4, 2024*
6:30 p.m., MW Network
at Air Force L 58–76  6–3
Clune Arena (798)
Colorado Springs, CO
December 10, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at BYU
UCCU Crosstown Clash
L 36–76  6–4
Marriott Center (2,112)
Provo, UT
December 16, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville State
C-USA/WAC
W 49–45  7–4
UCCU Center (422)
Orem, UT
December 20, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Weber State W 57–55  8–4
Dee Events Center (467)
Ogden, UT
WAC Conference regular season
January 4, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Abilene Christian W 64–63  9–4
(1–0)
Moody Coliseum (988)
Abilene, TX
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Grand Canyon L 59–71  9–5
(1–1)
GCU Arena (1,160)
Phoenix, AZ
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at California Baptist L 50–77  9–6
(1–2)
Fowler Events Center (486)
Riverside, CA
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UT Arlington W 86–75  10–6
(2–2)
UCCU Center (483)
Orem, UT
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry
W 62–46  11–6
(3–2)
Burns Arena (699)
St. George, UT
January 23, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
California Baptist W 59–50  12–6
(4–2)
UCCU Center (509)
Orem, UT
January 25, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Seattle W 99–55  13–6
(5–2)
UCCU Center (577)
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
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source:

See also

References

  1. "UCCU Center". utahvalley.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. "UVU arena named after Becky Lockhart, first female speaker of the Utah House of Representatives". heraldextra.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. "UVU signs men's and women's hoops coaches to new five-year deals". heraldextra.com. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. "PLNU Women's Basketball 2024-25: Six Players Signed, Transfer Stories and Freshman Excitement". BVM Sports. May 15, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "Who's coming, going in Utah college basketball through the transfer portal?". ksl.com. April 10, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  6. "Abby Conlee - Women's Basketball". Westminster University Athletics. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  7. ^ Dunn, Nathan (March 9, 2024). "UVU WBB falls to ACU on senior night, ends season at 10-19". UVU Review. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  8. "Noga Haran - Women's Basketball". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  9. "UVU signs Idaho transfer Aspen Caldwell". Utah Valley University Athletics. April 17, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  10. "Nielson announces signing of JC transfer Gracie Sorenson". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 16, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  11. "Local product Danja Stafford Collins joins UVU as grad transfer". Utah Valley University Athletics. April 16, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  12. "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
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