2024–25 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team

2024–25 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record32–3 (16–0 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJason Glover
Laura Dinkins
Assistant coaches
  • Bryan Camacho
  • Daejah Bernard
  • Ashleigh Lopez
Home arenaGlobal Credit Union Arena
2024–25 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
† 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
California Baptist 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 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Antelopes, who were led by fifth-year head coach Molly Miller, played their home games at Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Antelopes finished the 2023–24 season 24–8, 16–4 in WAC play, to finish in second place.[1] They were defeated by Stephen F. Austin in the semifinals of the WAC tournament.[2]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the WAC released their preseason coaches poll. Grand Canyon was picked to finish first in the WAC regular season.[3]

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:[3]

WAC Preseason Player of the Year

WAC Preseason Player of the Year
Player Position Year
Trinity San Antonio Guard Senior

Source:[3]

Preseason All-WAC Team

Preseason All-WAC Team
Player Position Year
Tiarra Brown Guard/Forward Graduate student
Trinity San Antonio Guard Senior

Source:[3]

Roster

2024–25 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Callie Cooper 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr UC Santa Barbara Richardson, Texas
G 1 Kristyna Jeskeova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Long Beach State Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
G 2 Asha Sra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Clovis North High School Fresno, California
G 3 Ale'jah Douglas 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Oklahoma State North Omaha, Nebraska
F 4 Nneka Obiazor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS UNLV Eden Prairie, Minnesota
F 10 Bridget Mullings 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Utah State Phoenix, Arizona
G 11 Sydney Erikstrup 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Arizona State Portland, Oregon
G 12 Alyssa Durazo-Frescas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr UNLV Newport Beach, California
G 14 Anna Ostlie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Boise State Scottsdale, Arizona
G 20 Laura Erikstrup 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS San Diego Portland, Oregon
G 22 Kaitlyn Elsholz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Cal State Northridge Peoria, Arizona
G 23 Trinity San Antonio 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr California Baptist Moreno Valley, California
G/F 24 Tiarra Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Bethel High School Spanaway, Washington
G 25 Naomi White 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Bellevue West High School Omaha, Nebraska
F 42 Lucy Ghaifan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Omaha Grand Island, Nebraska
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 8, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
6:00 pm 		Benedictine Mesa W 94–40  –
  16 – Tied   5 – Tied   5 – Brown  Global Credit Union Arena (419)
Phoenix, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Bakersfield W 93–52  1–0
  19 – Obiazor   7 – Obiazor   5 – San Antonio  Global Credit Union Arena (552)
Phoenix, AZ
November 8, 2024*
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Middle Tennessee
WAC/C-USA Challenge 		L 47–57  1–1
  20 – L. Erikstrup   7 – L. Erikstrup   4 – Tied  Murphy Center (3,712)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 14, 2024*
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Arizona State
Hall of Fame Series 		W 70–59  2–1
  22 – Durazo-Frescas   9 – San Antonio   4 – Tied  Footprint Center 
Phoenix, AZ
November 18, 2024*
7:00 pm, B1G+ 		at No. 23 Oregon L 54–70  2–2
  18 – San Antonio   6 – San Antonio   5 – San Antonio  Matthew Knight Arena (4,518)
Eugene, OR
November 27, 2024*
11:30 am, ESPN+ 		Liberty
WAC/C-USA Challenge 		W 79–50  3–2
  21 – San Antonio   7 – L. Erikstrup   17 – San Antonio  Global Credit Union Arena (534)
Phoenix, AZ
November 29, 2024*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Santa Barbara
Talking Stick Resort Thanksgiving Classic 		W 69–58  4–2
  18 – L. Erikstrup   8 – L. Erikstrup   6 – San Antonio  Global Credit Union Arena (482)
Phoenix, AZ
November 30, 2024*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		East Texas A&M
Talking Stick Resort Thanksgiving Classic 		W 110–71  5–2
  20 – Durazo-Frescas   8 – Ghaifan   11 – Cooper  Global Credit Union Arena (398)
Phoenix, AZ
December 5, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arizona W 69–66  6–2
  26 – San Antonio   12 – San Antonio   4 – Tied  McKale Center (6,292)
Tucson, AZ
December 8, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah State W 76–62  7–2
  18 – Brown   6 – L. Erikstrup   8 – San Antonio  Global Credit Union Arena (511)
Phoenix, AZ
December 14, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Westcliff W 90–31  8–2
  23 – Durazo-Frescas   9 – Obiazor   5 – L. Erikstrup  Global Credit Union Arena (407)
Phoenix, AZ
December 18, 2024*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Wright State
Have Fayth Christmas Classic 		W 82–69  9–2
  20 – L. Erikstrup   14 – L. Erikstrup   10 – San Antonio  Global Credit Union Arena (298)
Phoenix, AZ
December 19, 2024*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Florida Atlantic
Have Fayth Christmas Classic 		W 81–60  10–2
  22 – Durazo-Frescas   10 – L. Erikstrup   5 – Cooper  Global Credit Union Arena (134)
Phoenix, AZ
December 21, 2024*
12:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern
Have Fayth Christmas Classic 		W 79–52  11–2
  20 – Obiazor   5 – Durazo-Frescas   6 – San Antonio  Global Credit Union Arena (512)
Phoenix, AZ
December 27, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Park–Gilbert W 108–44  12–2
  27 – Durazo-Frescas   12 – L. Erikstrup   9 – Cooper  Global Credit Union Arena (325)
Phoenix, AZ
December 29, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona W 79–70  13–2
  19 – Brown   7 – Tied   7 – San Antonio  Global Credit Union Arena (1,689)
Phoenix, AZ
WAC regular season
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Utah W 75–57  14–2
(1–0) 		 21 – Durazo-Frescas   9 – Brown   5 – Tied  America First Event Center (346)
Cedar City, UT
January 9, 2025
6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ 		Utah Valley W 71–59  15–2
(2–0) 		 22 – L. Erikstrup   10 – L. Erikstrup   3 – Ostlie  Global Credit Union Arena (1,160)
Phoenix, AZ
January 16, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian W 81–67  16–2
(3–0) 		 25 – San Antonio   13 – L. Erikstrup   5 – San Antonio  Moody Coliseum (504)
Abilene, TX
January 18, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tarleton State W 57–53  17–2
(4–0) 		 20 – L. Erikstrup   9 – Jeskeova   3 – San Antonio  Wisdom Gym (1,009)
Stephenville, TX
January 23, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Utah W 79–51  18–2
(5–0) 		 21 – San Antonio   5 – Tied   6 – Cooper  Global Credit Union Arena (698)
Phoenix, AZ
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ 		Utah Tech W 78–43  19–2
(6–0) 		 18 – Ostlie   11 – L. Erikstrup   8 – San Antonio  Global Credit Union Arena (1,584)
Phoenix, AZ
January 30, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Seattle W 88–50  20–2
(7–0) 		 17 – San Antonio   6 – Tied   7 – Brown  Redhawk Center (396)
Seattle, WA
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Valley W 76–64  21–2
(8–0) 		 21 – San Antonio   5 – L. Erikstrup   9 – San Antonio  Lockhart Arena (1,313)
Orem, UT
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at California Baptist W 84–55  22–2
(9–0) 		 22 – Brown   13 – L. Erikstrup   5 – Tied  Global Credit Union Arena (923)
Phoenix, AZ
February 13, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tarleton State W 76–60  23–2
(10–0) 		 27 – San Antonio   6 – Tied   6 – Cooper  Global Credit Union Arena (604)
Phoenix, AZ
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Arlington W 82–69  24–2
(11–0) 		 26 – Brown   6 – Tied   8 – San Antonio  Global Credit Union Arena (874)
Phoenix, AZ
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at California Baptist W 74–56  25–2
(12–0) 		 21 – Durazo-Frescas   5 – Tied   6 – San Antonio  Fowler Events Center (720)
Riverside, CA
February 27, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington W 72–59  26–2
(13–0) 		 19 – Durazo-Frescas   12 – L. Erikstrup   6 – San Antonio  College Park Center (1,247)
Arlington, TX
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Seattle W 82–52  27–2
(14–0) 		 21 – San Antonio   5 – Tied   4 – Brown  Global Credit Union Arena (1,156)
Phoenix, AZ
March 6, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech W 74–42  28–2
(15–0) 		 14 – Tied   11 – Brown   4 – San Antonio  Burns Arena (700)
St. George, UT
March 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian W 70–57  29–2
(16–0) 		 16 – L. Erikstrup   8 – L. Erikstrup   10 – San Antonio  Global Credit Union Arena (1,447)
Phoenix, AZ
WAC tournament
March 12, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (8) Utah Tech
Quarterfinals 		W 71–47  30–2
  28 – Durazo-Frescas   6 – L. Erikstrup   4 – San Antonio  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 14, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (5) Utah Valley
Semifinals 		W 84–55  31–2
  28 – Durazo-Frescas   6 – L. Erikstrup   4 – San Antonio  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 15, 2025
12:30 pm, ESPNU 		(1) vs. (3) UT Arlington
Championship 		W 65–62  32–2
  19 – San Antonio   8 – Brown   9 – San Antonio  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2025*
12:30 p.m., ESPNU 		(13 S1) at (4 S2) No. 14 Baylor
First Round 		L 60–73  32–3
  27 – San Antonio   8 – Brown   2 – Tied  Foster Pavilion 
Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S1=Spokane 1.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  2. ^ "GCU women's basketball upset in the WAC semifinals after Stephen F. Austin comeback in Las Vegas". Cronkite News. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Grand Canyon Tabbed as 2024-25 WAC Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Grand Canyon University Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  5. ^ "Grand Canyon Lopes 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
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