2024–25 California Baptist Lancers women's basketball team

2024–25 California Baptist Lancers women's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record12–19 (9–7 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrittany Chambers
Assistant coaches
  • Kamille Diaz
  • Kelsey Keizer
  • Maiya Michel
Home arenaFowler Events Center
2024–25 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grand Canyon † 16 – 0   1.000 32 – 3   .914
Tarleton 10 – 6   .625 20 – 14   .588
UT Arlington 10 – 6   .625 18 – 14   .563
Abilene Christian 9 – 7   .563 22 – 13   .629
Utah Valley 9 – 7   .563 19 – 13   .594
9 – 7   .563 12 – 19   .387
Southern Utah 7 – 9   .438 9 – 21   .300
Utah Tech 1 – 15   .063 6 – 25   .194
Seattle 1 – 15   .063 4 – 26   .133
† 2025 WAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 California Baptist Lancers women's basketball team represented California Baptist University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lancers, led by 13th-year head coach Jarrod Olson, played their home games at the Fowler Events Center in Riverside, California as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 12–19, 9–7 in WAC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.[1]

Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2023–24 season 28–4, 18–2 in WAC play, to finish as WAC regular-season champions.[2] They defeated UT Arlington[3] and Stephen F. Austin to win the WAC tournament championship, sending the Lancers to their first-ever NCAA tournament.[4] In the NCAA tournament, they received the #15 seed in the Albany Regional 2,[5] where they fell to #2 region seed UCLA in the first round.[6]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024 the WAC released their preseason coaches poll. California Baptist was picked to finish second in the WAC regular season.[7]

Preseason rankings

WAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Grand Canyon 59 (4)
2 California Baptist 58 (4)
3 UT Arlington 53 (1)
4 Abilene Christian 37
5 Southern Utah 33
6 Tarleton State 28
7 Utah Tech 24
8 Utah Valley 17
9 Seattle 15

Source:[7]

Preseason All-WAC team

No Lancers were named to the Preseason All-WAC team.[7]

Roster

2024–25 California Baptist Lancers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Shawnee Nordstrom 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Lone Peak High School Hamilton, New Zealand
G 5 Filipa Barros 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Portuguese U20 National Team Maia, Portugal
G 8 Nhug Bosch Duran 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Wichita State Barcelona, Spain
G 10 Claudia Fiel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Celta Baloncesto de Vigo Pontevedra, Spain
G 13 Nia Anderson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Fr Saint Mary's Stockton High School Dublin, CA
F 14 Emma Johansson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr South Florida Jönköping, Sweden
G 21 Anaiyah Tu'ua 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Cal State Northridge Anaheim, CA
G 22 Sydney White 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Arapahoe High School Centennial, CO
G 24 Khloe Lemon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Millard South High School Omaha, NE
G 27 CeCe Legaspi 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Rocky Mountain High School Meridian, ID
F 32 Hailey Long 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Eastern Wyoming College Gallup, NM
F 33 Grace Schmidt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Watertown Luther Prep Ixonia, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 11, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
4:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Oregon L 63–93  0–1
  16 – Schmidt   10 – Johansson   5 – Fiel  Matthew Knight Arena (4,141)
Eugene, OR
November 9, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Liberty
WAC/C-USA Challenge 		L 44–72  0–2
  13 – Bosch Duran   6 – Schmidt   3 – Tu'ua  Liberty Arena (1,316)
Lynchburg, VA
November 16, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Pepperdine L 64–75  0–3
  34 – Schmidt   8 – Schmidt   9 – Tu'ua  Fowler Events Center (740)
Riverside, CA
November 20, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		San Diego State L 66–78  0–4
  26 – Tu'ua   16 – Schmidt   6 – Tu'ua  Fowler Events Center (758)
Riverside, CA
November 23, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Portland L 66–85  0–5
  14 – Schmidt   7 – Schmidt   6 – Tu'ua  Chiles Center (667)
Portland, OR
November 26, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Louis L 70–82  0–6
  18 – Fiel   13 – Johansson   9 – Tu'ua  Fowler Events Center (461)
Riverside, CA
November 29, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Florida Gulf Coast
Homewood Suites Classic 		L 56–66  0–7
  14 – Johansson   7 – Johansson   4 – 2 tied  Alico Arena (1,466)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024*
11:00 a.m. 		vs. Penn
Homewood Suites Classic 		L 51–64  0–8
  20 – Schmidt   12 – Johansson   7 – Tu'ua  Alico Arena (47)
Fort Myers, FL
December 3, 2024*
6:30 p.m., BTN 		at No. 6 USC L 52–94  0–9
  12 – Schmidt   7 – Schmidt   3 – Fiel  Galen Center (2,489)
Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Mary's W 71–68  1–9
  20 – Tu'ua   8 – Schmidt   8 – Tu'ua  University Credit Union Pavilion (322)
Moraga, CA
December 11, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Northridge W 73–71  2–9
  20 – Bosch Duran   7 – Johansson   7 – Tu'ua  Premier America Credit Union Arena (250)
Northridge, CA
December 14, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC San Diego L 58–81  2–10
  12 – 2 tied   8 – Tu'ua   5 – 2 tied  Fowler Events Center (427)
Riverside, CA
December 17, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Middle Tennessee
WAC/C-USA Challenge 		L 54–74  2–11
  21 – Schmidt   7 – Schmidt   7 – Tu'ua  Fowler Events Center (395)
Riverside, CA
December 19, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas Southern W 72–58  3–11
  22 – Schmidt   17 – Schmidt   6 – Tu'ua  Fowler Events Center (181)
Riverside, CA
WAC regular season
January 4, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Seattle W 70–64  4–11
(1–0) 		 18 – Lemon   7 – Schmidt   10 – Tu'ua  Redhawk Center (243)
Seattle, WA
January 11, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah Valley W 77–50  5–11
(2–0) 		 39 – Lemon   9 – Bosch Duran   6 – Fiel  Fowler Events Center (486)
Riverside, CA
January 16, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Tarleton State W 73–72  6–11
(3–0) 		 18 – Johansson   8 – Legaspi   9 – Fiel  Fowler Events Center (4,362)
Riverside, CA
January 18, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian L 55–71  6–12
(3–1) 		 20 – Lemon   7 – Legaspi   3 – Bosch Duran  Fowler Events Center (413)
Riverside, CA
January 23, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Utah Valley L 50–59  6–13
(3–2) 		 11 – 2 tied   9 – Legaspi   4 – 2 tied  UCCU Center (509)
Orem, UT
January 25, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Utah L 63–64  6–14
(3–3) 		 18 – Fiel   9 – Lemon   3 – Tu'ua  Fowler Events Center (426)
Riverside, CA
January 30, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian W 87–84  7–14
(4–3) 		 29 – Lemon   6 – Tu'ua   7 – Tu'ua  Moody Coliseum (673)
Abilene, TX
February 6, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Utah W 69–66  8–14
(5–3) 		 20 – Bosch Duran   8 – 2 tied   6 – Tu'ua  America First Event Center (455)
Cedar City, UT
February 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Grand Canyon L 55–84  8–15
(5–4) 		 10 – Nordstrom   8 – Legaspi   4 – Tu'ua  Global Credit Union Arena (923)
Phoenix, AZ
February 13, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Arlington W 90–79  9–15
(6–4) 		 25 – Lemon   8 – Schmidt   13 – Tu'ua  Fowler Events Center (398)
Riverside, CA
February 15, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech W 81–75  10–15
(7–4) 		 24 – Lemon   14 – Legaspi   7 – Tu'ua  Burns Arena (437)
St. George, UT
February 22, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Grand Canyon L 56–74  10–16
(7–5) 		 14 – 2 tied   7 – 3 tied   7 – Tu'ua  Fowler Events Center (720)
Riverside, CA
February 27, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Seattle W 81–68  11–16
(8–5) 		 22 – Lemon   9 – Legaspi   5 – 2 tied  Fowler Events Center (472)
Riverside, CA
March 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah Tech W 94–74  12–16
(9–5) 		 21 – Tu'ua   9 – Tu'ua   10 – Tu'ua  Fowler Events Center (589)
Riverside, CA
March 6, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tarleton State L 44–75  12–17
(9–6) 		 15 – Lemon   6 – Schmidt   2 – 2 tied  Wisdom Gym (2,750)
Stephenville, TX
March 8, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 73–87  12–18
(9–7) 		 24 – Lemon   8 – Legaspi   5 – Bosch Duran  College Park Center (1,177)
Arlington, TX
WAC tournament
March 13, 2025
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (3) UT Arlington
Quarterfinals 		L 66–72  12–19
  23 – Schmidt   9 – Schmidt   6 – Tu'ua  Orleans Arena (688)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[8][9]

References

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  2. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  3. ^ Johnson, Eric-Paul (March 15, 2024). "California Baptist women's basketball team cruises into WAC Tournament championship game". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  4. ^ "Webb helps lead California Baptist women to WAC title, first NCAA Tournament appearance". AP News. March 17, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  5. ^ "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  6. ^ Sawyer, Haley (March 23, 2024). "UCLA women's basketball earns win over CBU without star center Lauren Betts". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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