2024–25 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2024–25 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team represents the University of California, Irvine during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Anteaters, led by ninth-year head coach Tamara Inoue, play their home games at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California as members of the Big West Conference .
Previous season
The Anteaters finished the 2023–24 season 23–9, 16–4 in Big West play, to finish in second place.[ 1] They defeated Long Beach State ,[ 2] and UC Davis to win the Big West tournament championship, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament , and just their second ever trip to the tournament, and their first since 1995 .[ 3] They received the #13 seed in the Portland Regional 4,[ 4] where they would fall to #4 region seed Gonzaga in the first round.[ 5]
Roster
2024–25 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
PG
1
Jaida Brooks
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
So
Mesa Community College
Phoenix, AZ
G
2
Haley Hernandez
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Archbishop Mitty High School
San Jose, CA
G
3
Nikki Tom
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Clovis West High School
Fresno, CA
G
5
Kimiko Kennedy
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Lynwood High School
Los Angeles, CA
F
9
Daniela Falcón Hernández
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS Fr
Utah
Las Palmas , Spain
G
10
Lauryn Madsen
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Warden High School
Warden, WA
G
11
Amelia Scharpf
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Archbishop Mitty High School
San Jose, CA
PG
12
Shirel Nahum
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Wingate Academy
Ra'anana , Israel
PG
13
Déja Lee
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Semiahmoo Secondary School
Surrey, BC
F
14
Summah Hanson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Sacramento State
Brisbane , Australia
G
20
Hunter Hernandez
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
Archbishop Mitty High School
San Jose, CA
G
21
Olivia Williams
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Archbishop Mitty High School
South San Francisco, CA
F
22
Clara Djoko
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
Lycée Marcelin-Berthelot
Entzheim , France
F
24
Nevaeh Dean
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
GS
Cincinnati
Hamilton, OH
G
33
Ines Gnahore
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
Salt Lake Community College
Orléans , France
G
35
Reese Noa
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
North Torrance High School
Harbor City, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: January 20, 2025
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024 *5:30 pm, ESPN+
New Mexico State
L 49–57
0–1
16 – Hanson
7 – Hernandez
7 – Tom
Bren Events Center (511)Irvine, CA
November 7, 2024 *11:00 am, ESPN+
Pepperdine
W 65–56
1–1
14 – Hanson
9 – Hanson
6 – Lee
Bren Events Center (1,867)Irvine, CA
November 11, 2024 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
William & Mary
W 72–55
2–1
29 – Hernandez
7 – Williams
6 – Lee
Bren Events Center (583)Irvine, CA
November 16, 2024 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Mary's
W 64–61
3–1
15 – Hernandez
6 – Dean
4 – Hernandez
Bren Events Center (548)Irvine, CA
November 20, 2024 *3:00 pm, FloHoops
at Drexel
W 57–47
4–1
15 – Lee
9 – Hanson
4 – Lee
Daskalakis Athletic Center (430)Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2024 *3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Penn
W 72–68 OT
5–1
20 –
10 – Hanson
4 – Lee
The Palestra (203)Philadelphia, PA
November 27, 2024 *6:00 pm, MWN
at New Mexico
L 62–65
5–2
20 – Lee
8 – Scharpf
6 – Tom
The Pit (4,669)Albuquerque, NM
November 30, 2024 *12:00 pm, SLN
at Denver
L 50–60
5–3
19 – Hanson
9 – Hanson
3 – Dean
Hamilton Gymnasium (339)Denver, CO
December 5, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield
W 65–40
6–3 (1–0)
12 –
9 – Lee
3 – Brooks
Icardo Center (320)Bakersfield, CA
December 15, 2024 *1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oregon State
W 60–48
7–3
11 –
7 – Williams
4 – Lee
Gill Coliseum (3,451)Corvallis, OR
December 19, 2024 *6:00 pm, B1G+
at Oregon
L 43–71
7–4
9 – Hernandez
6 –
2 –
Matthew Knight Arena (4,508)Eugene, OR
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal Poly
W 60–38
8–4 (2–0)
18 – Hernandez
7 – Hernandez
4 –
Bren Events Center (792)Irvine, CA
January 4, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Riverside
L 54–59
8–5 (2–1)
15 – Lee
9 – Hernandez
4 – Lee
SRC Arena (178)Riverside, CA
January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Northridge
W 68–39
9–5 (3–1)
15 – Lee
5 –
4 –
Bren Events Center (632)Irvine, CA
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+
UC San Diego
W 73–66
10–5 (4–1)
15 – Hanson
7 – Dean
4 –
Bren Events Center (877)Irvine, CA
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton
W 79–63
11–5 (5–1)
16 – Hernandez
6 –
3 – Tom
Titan Gym (123)Fullerton, CA
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal Poly
W 59–57
12–5 (6–1)
18 – Hernandez
10 – Hernandez
2 –
Mott Athletics Center (531)San Luis Obispo, CA
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Riverside
W 56-53
13-5 (7-1)
12 – Williams
8 – Hanson
5 – Lee
Bren Events Center (460)Irvine, CA
January 25, 2025 9:00 pm, ESPN+
at Hawai'i
L 42-46
13-6 (7-2)
13 – Lee
7 – Hanson
4 – Tom
Stan Sheriff Center (3,695)Honolulu, HI
January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Long Beach State Black and Blue Rivalry
W 61-47
14-6 (8-2)
16 – Hernandez
11 – Hernandez
3 – Scharpf
Bren Events Center (672)Irvine, CA
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Davis
W 52-49
15-6 (9-2)
13 – Hernandez
9 – Hanson
2 – Lee
University Credit Union Center (867)Davis, CA
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC San Diego
LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Santa Barbara
The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Hawai'i
Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Northridge
Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield
Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton
Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, SSN /ESPN+
at Long Beach State
Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
March 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Davis
Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
March 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara
Bren Events Center Irvine, 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:[ 6] [ 7]
References
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