2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team

2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball
2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball
WBIT, Second Round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	27–8 (16–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Loree Payne (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Kellee Barney; TJ Harris; Ryan Freeman;
Home arena	Rolle Activity Center; Findlay Toyota Court

2024–25 Big Sky women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Montana State †	17	–	1	.944	30	–	4	.882
	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Idaho	10	–	8	.556	18	–	12	.600
Weber State	10	–	8	.556	13	–	16	.448
Idaho State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	17	.452
Montana	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Eastern Washington	7	–	11	.389	11	–	20	.355
Sacramento State	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Northern Colorado	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Portland State	1	–	17	.056	4	–	24	.143

† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team represents Northern Arizona University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by head coach Loree Payne, played their non-conference home games at the Rolle Activity Center, and play their conference games at Findlay Toyota Court, both in Flagstaff, Arizona, as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2023–24 season 25–10, 15–3 in Big Sky play, to finish in second place.^[1] They defeated Sacramento State^[2] and Montana,^[3] before falling to top-seeded Eastern Washington in the Big Sky tournament championship game.^[4] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,^[5] where they would fall to South Dakota in the second round.^[6]

Roster

2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Allie Cummins	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Carondelet High School	Concord, CA
G/F	2	Nyah Moran	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	King High School	Riverside, CA
G	5	Taylor Feldman	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Crean Lutheran High School	Tustin, CA
F	10	Ceren Oturakci	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Fr	Çankaya	Ankara, Turkey
G	11	Audrey Taylor	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Timberline High School	Boise, ID
F	12	Sophie Glancey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Timberline High School	Boise, ID
F	13	Ava Schmidt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Eastlake High School	Sammamish, WA
G	15	Leia Beattie	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Montana State	Midland, TX
G/F	22	Olivia Moran	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	King High School	Riverside, CA
F	23	Talo Li-Uperesa	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Sr	Cal State Northridge	San Francisco, CA
G	24	Reilly Clark	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Catalina Foothills High School	Tucson, AZ
G/F	30	Faith Curry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Liberty High School	Bakersfield, CA
F	33	Saniyah Neverson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	PHH Prep	Surprise, AZ

Head coach

Loree Payne (Washington)

Assistant coach(es)

Kellee Barney (Idaho)
TJ Harris (Great Falls)
Ryan Freeman (Florida)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 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* 11:00 a.m., MW Network		at New Mexico	W 80–78	1–0	17 – Glancey	8 – Glancey	7 – Beattie	The Pit (5,114) Albuquerque, NM
November 7, 2024* 12:00 p.m., MW Network		at UNLV	L 71–85	1–1	18 – 2 tied	10 – Glancey	6 – Beattie	Thomas & Mack Center (803) Paradise, NV
November 11, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fort Lewis	W 101–68	2–1	18 – N. Moran	13 – O. Moran	8 – Taylor	Rolle Activity Center (353) Flagstaff, AZ
November 17, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pacific	W 68–63	3–1	24 – Glancey	8 – Neverson	8 – Beattie	Alex G. Spanos Center (522) Stockton, CA
November 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arizona	W 92–75	4–1	22 – N. Moran	15 – Neverson	5 – 2 tied	Rolle Activity Center (487) Flagstaff, AZ
November 23, 2024* 6:00 p.m., MW Network		at Colorado State	W 84–80	5–1	25 – Feldman	12 – Feldman	6 – Feldman	Moby Arena (1,354) Fort Collins, CO
November 28, 2024* 1:30 p.m., BallerTV		vs. James Madison St. Pete Showcase	W 85–83 ^OT	7–1	21 – Glancey	12 – Glancey	6 – Feldman	Tampa Prep^[7] (173) Tampa, FL
November 30, 2024* 11:00 a.m., BallerTV		vs. Tulane St. Pete Showcase	W 87–70	7–1	17 – Glancey	10 – Glancey	4 – Beattie	Tampa Prep (212) Tampa, FL
December 4, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oral Roberts Big Sky–Summit League Challenge	W 87–80	8–1	22 – Glancey	14 – Neverson	7 – N. Moran	Rolle Activity Center (902) Flagstaff, AZ
December 7, 2024* 10:00 a.m., MidcoSN+		at South Dakota Big Sky–Summit League Challenge	L 79–84	8–2	31 – Feldman	10 – Glancey	4 – 2 tied	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,423) Vermillion, SD
December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		San Francisco	W 92–83	9–2	18 – N. Moran	7 – Neverson	4 – Feldman	Rolle Activity Center (402) Flagstaff, AZ
December 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		at Fresno State	L 55–66	9–3	26 – Glancey	10 – Glancey	4 – Beattie	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 70–79	9–4	25 – Feldman	9 – 2 tied	3 – 2 tied	Global Credit Union Arena (1,689) Phoenix, AZ
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho State	W 79–71	10–4 (1–0)	18 – 2 tied	9 – Glancey	4 – Glancey	Reed Gym (816) Pocatello, ID
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Weber State	W 92–78	11–4 (2–0)	22 – O. Moran	14 – Glancey	5 – Beattie	Dee Events Center (472) Ogden, UT
January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana	W 65–46	12–4 (3–0)	24 – Feldman	12 – Neverson	3 – Feldman	Findlay Toyota Court (347) Flagstaff, AZ
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State	L 81–87	12–5 (3–1)	21 – Glancey	13 – Glancey	5 – Feldman	Findlay Toyota Court (512) Flagstaff, AZ
January 16, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Sacramento State	W 75–70	13–5 (4–1)	28 – Feldman	9 – Neverson	5 – Feldman	Hornets Nest (318) Sacramento, CA
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland State	W 76–53	14–5 (5–1)	23 – Glancey	12 – Glancey	6 – Beattie	Viking Pavilion (436) Portland, OR
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Washington	W 75–63	15–5 (6–1)	18 – Feldman	9 – Neverson	5 – Feldman	Findlay Toyota Court (513) Flagstaff, AZ
January 25, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho	W 106–76	16–5 (7–1)	28 – Glancey	8 – Neverson	4 – 2 tied	Findlay Toyota Court (405) Flagstaff, AZ
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Colorado	W 68–52	17–5 (8–1)	22 – Glancey	7 – Moran	6 – Feldman	Findlay Toyota Court (568) Flagstaff, AZ
February 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State	W 81–76	18–5 (9–1)	27 – Feldman	10 – Glancey	5 – Feldman	Findlay Toyota Court (317) Flagstaff, AZ
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana State	L 66–73	18–6 (9–2)	17 – Feldman	11 – Glancey	3 – Feldman	Worthington Arena (2,977) Bozeman, MT
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana	W 96–76	19–6 (10–2)	21 – Feldman	8 – Glancey	5 – 3 tied	Dahlberg Arena (2,580) Missoula, MT
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Portland State	W 83–67	20–6 (11–2)	21 – Glancey	12 – Glancey	6 – 3 tied	Findlay Toyota Court (333) Flagstaff, AZ
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacramento State	W 75–60	21–6 (12–2)	21 – Glancey	11 – Glancey	5 – Moran	Findlay Toyota Court (523) Flagstaff, AZ
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho	W 70–65	22–6 (13–2)	21 – Beattie	11 – Neverson	3 – Glancey	ICCU Arena (1,393) Moscow, ID
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	W 88–77	23–6 (14–2)	25 – Glancey	12 – 2 tied	7 – Feldman	Reese Court (745) Cheney, WA
March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	W 80–70	24–6 (15–2)	21 – Feldman	9 – Neverson	4 – 2 tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (855) Greeley, CO
March 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho State	W 83–71	25–6 (16–2)	23 – 2 tied	8 – Moran	7 – Feldman	Findlay Toyota Court (505) Flagstaff, AZ
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (8) Sacramento State Quarterfinals	W 69–65	26–6	18 – Feldman	16 – Neverson	4 – Feldman	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
March 11, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (6) Montana Semifinals	L 67–71	26–7	29 – Glancey	14 – Glancey	3 – Feldman	Idaho Central Arena (621) Boise, ID
WBIT
March 20, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at (2) Arizona First round	W 71–69	27–7	23 – Glancey	14 – Glancey	5 – Feldman	McKale Center (2,706) Tucson, AZ
March 23, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at (3) Belmont Second round	L 80–81	27–8	18 – Beattie	13 – Neverson	5 – Feldman	Curb Event Center (822) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[8]^[9]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
^ Nahal, Jahson (March 14, 2024). "Sac State women's basketball falls in Big Sky Tournament second round". The State Hornet. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
^ Kimmel, Slim (March 13, 2024). "Montana Lady Griz come up short in Big Sky Conference semifinals against Northern Arizona". Montana Sports. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
^ Blanchette, John (March 13, 2024). "'Your dreams aren't too big': Eastern Washington women reach first NCAA Tournament since 1987". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. March 17, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
^ Fernandez, Jonathan (March 27, 2024). "South Dakota women's basketball team defeats Northern Arizona, advances to WNIT Super 16". Argus Leader. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
^ "2024 St. Pete Showcase DI Women's Basketball Tournament Moves to Tampa". Tampa Bay Sports Commission. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
^ "Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[2] Nahal, Jahson (March 14, 2024). "Sac State women's basketball falls in Big Sky Tournament second round". The State Hornet. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[3] Kimmel, Slim (March 13, 2024). "Montana Lady Griz come up short in Big Sky Conference semifinals against Northern Arizona". Montana Sports. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[4] Blanchette, John (March 13, 2024). "'Your dreams aren't too big': Eastern Washington women reach first NCAA Tournament since 1987". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[5] "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. March 17, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[6] Fernandez, Jonathan (March 27, 2024). "South Dakota women's basketball team defeats Northern Arizona, advances to WNIT Super 16". Argus Leader. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[7] "2024 St. Pete Showcase DI Women's Basketball Tournament Moves to Tampa". Tampa Bay Sports Commission. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[8] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[9] "Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

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