2024–25 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team

2024–25 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record17–15 (9–5 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Deandra Schirmer (1st season)
Associate head coachTianni Kelly
Assistant coaches
  • Nicole Heyn
  • Mallory Odell
  • Alexis Uffmann
Home arenaMcKenzie Arena
2024–25 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro † 13 – 1   .929 25 – 7   .781
9 – 5   .643 17 – 15   .531
East Tennessee State 8 – 6   .571 17 – 13   .567
Wofford 8 – 6   .571 17 – 12   .586
Samford 7 – 7   .500 12 – 19   .387
Furman 5 – 9   .357 16 – 16   .500
Mercer 3 – 11   .214 8 – 22   .267
Western Carolina 3 – 11   .214 13 – 17   .433
† 2025 SoCon tournament winner

The 2024–25 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mocs, who were led by first-year head coach Deandra Schirmer, played their home games at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Previous season

The Mocs finished the 2023–24 season 28–5, 13–1 in SoCon play, to finish as SoCon regular-season champions.[1] They defeated Western Carolina,[2] Mercer,[3] and UNC Greensboro to win the SoCon tournament championship, heading to the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive year.[4] They received the #14 seed in the Portland Regional 4,[5] where they would fall to #3 region seed NC State in the first round.[6]

On March 26, 2024, it was announced that head coach Shawn Poppie would be leaving the program, in order to take the head coaching position at Clemson.[7] On April 4, the school announced that they would be hiring Valdosta State head coach Deandra Schirmer as Poppie's successor.[8]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the SoCon released their preseason coaches poll. Chattanooga was picked to finish sixth in the SoCon regular season.[9]

Preseason rankings

SoCon preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Wofford 49 (7)
2 UNC Greensboro 42 (1)
T-3 Furman 31
Samford
5 East Tennessee State 25
6 Chattanooga 23
7 Mercer 13
8 Western Carolina 10

Source:[9]

Preseason All-SoCon Team

Preseason All-SoCon Team
Player Position Year
Kalifa Ford Guard/Forward Graduate student
Sigrún Ólafsdóttir Guard Senior

Source:[9]

Roster

2024–25 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Jade Moore 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr North Alabama St. Louis, Missouri
F/C 3 Takia Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr USC Upstate Calhoun, Georgia
G 4 Masa Buzic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr ZKK Ras Belgrade, Serbia
G 5 Sigrún Ólafsdóttir 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Flensborg High School Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
G/F 10 Izzy McPherson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Sycamore High School Pleasant View, Tennessee
G 11 Caia Elisaldez 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Mater Dei High School Whittier, California
G/F 12 Kalifa Ford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Valdosta State Bono, Arkansas
G 13 Taylor Searcey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Valdosta State Lincoln, Nebraska
F/C 15 Frode Flos van der Schans 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Orange Lions Academy Amsterdam, Netherlands
G/F 21 Ava Card 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Saint James School Montgomery, Alabama
F 22 Gianna Corbitt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Blanche Ely High School Oakland Park, Florida
F 25 Kailyn Farrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Walters State Community College Tullahoma, Tennessee
F/C 32 Brooke Anya 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Hofstra Washington, D.C.
F 33 Karsen Murphy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Montana Glendive, Montana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 15, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Shorter W 66–49  1–0
 McKenzie Arena (1,374)
Chattanooga, TN
November 7, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee Tech L 46–48  1–1
 McKenzie Arena (1,120)
Chattanooga, TN
November 11, 2024*
5:30 pm 		at North Carolina Central W 75–36  2–1
 McDougald–McLendon Arena (92)
Durham, NC
November 14, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Troy L 66–76  2–2
 McKenzie Arena (1,235)
Chattanooga, TN
November 17, 2024*
3:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Mississippi State L 44–69  2–3
 Humphrey Coliseum (4,037)
Starkville, MS
November 20, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		King W 75–34  3–3
 McKenzie Arena (1,289)
Chattanooga, TN
November 25, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Lipscomb W 66–60  4–3
 McKenzie Arena (3,734)
Chattanooga, TN
November 29, 2024*
1:00 pm 		vs. Penn
FGCU Homewood Suites Tournament 		L 61–74  4–4
 Alico Arena (77)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Florida Gulf Coast
FGCU Homewood Suites Tournament 		L 53–61  4–5
 Alico Arena (1,505)
Fort Myers, FL
December 8, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kennesaw State L 42–64  4–6
 McKenzie Arena (1,412)
Chattanooga, TN
December 12, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bellarmine L 66–67  4–7
 Knights Hall (408)
Louisville, KY
December 15, 2024*
1:00 pm, B1G+ 		at No. 24 Nebraska L 42–66  4–8
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,637)
Lincoln, NE
December 21, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Salem W 93–34  5–8
 McKenzie Arena (1,853)
Chattanooga, TN
SoCon regular season
January 9, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Carolina W 67–56  6–8
(1–0) 		Ramsey Center (437)
Cullowhee, NC
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro L 48–62  6–9
(1–1) 		Fleming Gymnasium (171)
Greensboro, NC
January 16, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Samford W 69–63  7–9
(2–1) 		McKenzie Arena (1,746)
Chattanooga, TN
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mercer W 60–37  8–9
(3–1) 		McKenzie Arena (1,511)
Chattanooga, TN
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State W 48–46  9–9
(4–1) 		McKenzie Arena (1,495)
Chattanooga, TN
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wofford L 54–57  9–10
(4–2) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (541)
Spartanburg, SC
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Furman W 68–60  10–10
(5–2) 		Hayes Gym (487)
Tigerville, SC
February 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro L 50–58  10–11
(5–3) 		McKenzie Arena (1,478)
Chattanooga, TN
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Carolina W 74–59  11–11
(6–3) 		McKenzie Arena (1,723)
Chattanooga, TN
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mercer W 69–39  12–11
(7–3) 		Hawkins Arena (1,754)
Macon, GA
February 15, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford L 50–55  12–12
(7–4) 		Pete Hanna Center (417)
Homewood, AL
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at East Tennessee State W 51–46  13–12
(8–4) 		Brooks Gymnasium (612)
Johnson City, TN
February 27, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Furman L 70–74 OT 13–13
(8–5) 		McKenzie Arena (1,664)
Chattanooga, TN
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wofford W 69–61  14–13
(9–5) 		McKenzie Arena (1,709)
Chattanooga, TN
SoCon tournament
March 6, 2025
1:15 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (7) Mercer
Quarterfinals 		W 68–47  15–13
 Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 7, 2025
1:15 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (6) Furman
Semifinals 		W 63–55  16–13
 Harrah's Cherokee Center (2,905)
Asheville, NC
March 9, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (1) UNC Greensboro
Championship 		L 57–64 OT 16–14
 Harrah's Cherokee Center (1,259)
Asheville, NC
WNIT
March 22, 2025*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Alabama A&M
First Round 		W 53–49  17–14
 McKenzie Arena (640)
Chattanooga, TN
March 24, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Troy
Second Round 		L 72–85  17–15
 Trojan Arena (1,853)
Troy, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball - 2023-24 Standings". SoCon. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  2. ^ "Chattanooga Mocs march into SoCon semifinals with dominant win over Western Carolina". WTVC. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  3. ^ "Guinn Leads UTC To SoCon Women's Championship". The Chattanoogan. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  4. ^ "Go Mocs! Chattanooga women's basketball wins nail-biting 23rd SoCon title". WFLI-TV. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  5. ^ "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "NC State women's basketball thumps Chattanooga in March Madness, advances to Round 2". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  7. ^ "Clemson hires Chattanooga's Shawn Poppie as women's basketball coach". The Greenville News. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  8. ^ "Chattanooga hires Deandre Schrimer as its women's basketball coach". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "SoCon women's basketball polls and preseason team announced". SoCon. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  10. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  11. ^ "Chattanooga Mocs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
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