2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team

2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball
2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–1 (0–0 WAC)
Head coach	Dan Nielson (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Michael Shreeve (3rd season); McKenzie Mangino (1st season); Jasmine Porter (1st season); Paisley Johnson-Harding (1st season);
Home arena	UCCU Center (Capacity: 8,500); Lockhart Arena (Capacity: 2,000)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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 WAC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah Valley	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Grand Canyon	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Tarleton	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Abilene Christian	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Utah Tech	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Seattle	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
UT Arlington	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Southern Utah	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143
California Baptist	0	–	0	–	0	–	7	.000

† 2025 WAC tournament winner As of November 29, 2024

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, UVU 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^[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

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

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)

Michael Shreeve (BYU)
McKenzie Mangino (Hawaiʻi–Hilo)
Jasmine Porter (Utah State)
Paisley Johnson-Harding (BYU)

Strength and conditioning coach(es)

Josh Morzelewski (Utah)

Athletic trainer(s)

Aaron Leavitt

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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			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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source:^[12]

References

^ "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.

[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.

[:0-5] 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.

[:1-7] 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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2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References