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2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team

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2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 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)[1]
Lockhart Arena (Capacity: 2,000)[2]
Seasons
2024–25 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Abilene Christian 0 0   0 0  
California Baptist 0 0   0 0  
Grand Canyon 0 0   0 0  
Seattle 0 0   0 0  
Southern Utah 0 0   0 0  
Tarleton 0 0   0 0  
UT Arlington 0 0   0 0  
Utah Tech 0 0   0 0  
Utah Valley 0 0   0 0  
2025 WAC tournament winner

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).

Previous season

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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, UVU failed to qualify for the 2024 WAC Tournament.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Position Height Year Reason for departure
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

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Name Position Height Year Previous school
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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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, Alberta, Canada
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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024*
6:00pm, ESPN+
Kansas City UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
November 9, 2024*
5:00pm
at Kennesaw State
C-USA/WAC
KSU Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA
November 13, 2024*
6:00pm, ESPN+
Park University (Gilbert, AZ) UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
November 16, 2024*
2:00pm, ESPN+
CSU Bakersfield UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
November 22, 2024*
6:00pm, ESPN+
Loyola Marymount UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
November 23, 2024*
2:00pm, ESPN+
Bethesda (CA) Lockhart Arena 
Orem, UT
November 29, 2024*
5:00pm
vs. Alabama A&M
San Diego MTE
Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
November 30, 2024*
3:00pm
vs. Omaha
San Diego MTE
Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
December 4, 2024*
6:30pm
at Air Force Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
December 10, 2024*
7:00pm, ESPN+
at BYU
UCCU Crosstown Clash
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
December 16, 2024*
6:00pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville State
C-USA/WAC
UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
December 20, 2024*
6:00pm, ESPN+
at Weber State Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
WAC Conference regular season
January 4, 2025
12:00pm, ESPN+
at Abilene Christian Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
January 9, 2025
7:00pm, ESPN+
at Grand Canyon GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
January 11, 2025
2:00pm, ESPN+
at California Baptist Fowler Events Center 
Riverside, CA
January 16, 2025
6:00pm, ESPN+
UT Arlington UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 18, 2025
2:00pm, ESPN+
at Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry
Burns Arena 
St. George, UT
January 23, 2025
6:00pm, ESPN+
California Baptist UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 25, 2025
2:00pm, ESPN+
Seattle UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
February 1, 2025
2:00pm, ESPN+
Grand Canyon Lockhart Arena 
Orem, UT
February 6, 2025
5:30pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
February 8, 2025
1:00pm, ESPN+
at Tarleton Wisdom Gymnasium 
Stephenville, TX
February 15, 2025
2:00pm, ESPN+
Southern Utah Lockhart Arena 
Orem, UT
February 19, 2025
2:00pm, ESPN+
Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry
UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
February 22, 2025
2:00pm, ESPN+
at Seattle Redhawk Center 
Seattle, WA
March 1, 2025
6:30pm, ESPN+
at Southern Utah America First Event Center 
Cedar City, UT
March 6, 2025
6:00pm, ESPN+
Abilene Christian UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
March 8, 2025
2:00pm, 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UCCU Center". www.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. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ "Abby Conlee - Women's Basketball". Westminster University Athletics. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  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.