2024–25 Radford Highlanders women's basketball team

2024–25 Radford Highlanders women's basketball
2024–25 Radford Highlanders women's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	14–17 (10–6 Big South)
Head coach	Mike McGuire (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Amber Easter; Morgan Williams; Ben Edelburg;
Home arena	Dedmon Center

2024–25 Big South women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
High Point †	13	–	3	.813	21	–	12	.636
Longwood	11	–	5	.688	22	–	12	.647
	10	–	6	.625	14	–	17	.452
Charleston Southern	10	–	6	.625	14	–	16	.467
Winthrop	9	–	7	.563	16	–	15	.516
Gardner–Webb	8	–	8	.500	11	–	18	.379
USC Upstate	6	–	10	.375	9	–	21	.300
Presbyterian	4	–	12	.250	6	–	24	.200
UNC Asheville	1	–	15	.063	4	–	27	.129

† 2025 Big South tournament winner

The 2024–25 Radford Highlanders women's basketball team represents Radford University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by 12th-year head coach Mike McGuire, play their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia, as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2023–24 season 13–17, 9–7 in Big South play, to finish in third place.^[1] They would defeat Winthrop,^[2] and USC Upstate,^[3] before falling to Presbyterian in the Big South tournament championship game.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Radford Highlanders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Laila Acox	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	North Carolina A&T	Blythewood, South Carolina
G	1	Pa'Shence Traylor-Walker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Central Arizona College	Franklin, Indiana
G	2	Reniya Jones	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	UT Arlington	Washington, D.C.
G/F	3	Adriana Shipp-Davis	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Longwood	Chesapeake, Virginia
G	4	Joi Williams	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Virginia Academy	Leesburg, Virginia
G	5	Kirah Dandridge	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	St. Bonaventure	Richmond, Virginia
G	8	Cate Carlson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	William & Mary	Virginia Beach, Virginia
F	10	Taylor Napper	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	St. Bonaventure	Lorton, Virginia
G	11	Ava Sawi	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Episcopal High School	Alexandria, Virginia
G	12	Arshae Jackson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	James River High School	Church Hill, Virginia
F	15	Kirby Brown	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Roane State	Hixson, Tennessee
G	21	Adelyn Traylor-Walker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Fr	Bella Vista Prep	Franklin, Indiana
G	23	Makayla Firebaugh	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Rider	Winchester, Virginia
F	24	Anna Stromberg	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Legacy Christian Academy	Andover, Minnesota
G	32	Angelina Nice	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Woodgrove High School	Round Hill, Virginia
G	33	Ellie Taylor	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Northern Kentucky	Bardstown, Kentucky

Head coach

Mike McGuire (Roanoke)

Assistant coach(es)

Amber Easter (George Mason)
Morgan Williams (Georgetown)
Ben Edelburg

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:00 pm		Ferrum	W 88–23	–	Dedmon Center Radford, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ACCNX		at No. 11 Duke	L 36–89	0–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,137) Durham, NC
November 7, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Hampton	W 65–55	1–1	Dedmon Center (3,000) Radford, VA
November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	L 53–55	1–2	Dedmon Center (902) Radford, VA
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at Virginia	L 41–83	1–3	John Paul Jones Arena (3,754) Charlottesville, VA
November 17, 2024* 12:00 pm, Pass Tha Ball		vs. Navy	L 73–78 ^OT	1–4	Colonial Hall (286) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 20, 2024* 7:00 pm		at Norfolk State	L 65–71	1–5	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (819) Norfolk, VA
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	L 40–87	1–6	Dedmon Center (627) Radford, VA
December 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	L 64–70 ^OT	1–7	Reitz Arena (1,107) Baltimore, MD
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, ACCNX		at Clemson	L 48–74	1–8	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,239) Clemson, SC
December 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 45–68	1–9	Brooks Gymnasium (426) Johnson City, TN
December 15, 2024* 4:00 pm, ACCNX		at Virginia Tech	L 34–73	1–10	Cassell Coliseum (5,421) Blacksburg, VA
December 20, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		UVA Wise	W 96–54	2–10	Dedmon Center (832) Radford, VA
December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Bluefield	W 102–58	3–10	Dedmon Center (644) Radford, VA
Big South regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		High Point	L 55–67	3–11 (0–1)	Dedmon Center (579) Radford, VA
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop	L 58–65	3–12 (0–2)	Winthrop Coliseum (490) Rock Hill, SC
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		USC Upstate	W 64–56	4–12 (1–2)	Dedmon Center (638) Radford, VA
January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 71–70	5–12 (2–2)	Paul Porter Arena (375) Boiling Springs, NC
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 74-62	6-12 (3-2)	Dedmon Center (643) Radford, VA
January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	L 51-66	6-13 (3-3)	Joan Perry Brock Center (939) Farmville, VA
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 62-50	7-13 (4-3)	Templeton Center (416) Clinton, SC
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville	W 63-47	8-13 (5-3)	Dedmon Center (772) Radford, VA
February 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	W 65-59 ^OT	9-13 (6-3)	G. B. Hodge Center (234) Spartanburg, SC
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	W 65-48	10-13 (7-3)	Qubein Center (687) High Point, NC
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Longwood	W 80-67	11-13 (8-3)	Dedmon Center (879) Radford, VA
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Winthrop	L 68-78	11-14 (8-4)	Dedmon Center (676) Radford, VA
February 19, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 63-39	12-14 (9-4)	Kimmel Arena (148) Asheville, NC
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	L 71-78	12-15 (9-5)	Dedmon Center (907) Radford, VA
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 80-78	13-15 (10-5)	Dedmon Center (613) Radford, VA
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	L 50-60	13-16 (10-6)	Buccaneer Field House (650) North Charleston, SC
Big South tournament
March 6, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) Gardner-Webb Quarterfinals			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
^ "Winthrop women fall to Radford, 64-51, in first round of Big South tournament". Rock Hill Herald. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
^ "Big South women's tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for 2024 basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
^ "Presbyterian women's basketball wins Big South Tournament, reaches March Madness for first time". The Greenville News. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Radford University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
^ "Radford Highlanders 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[2] "Winthrop women fall to Radford, 64-51, in first round of Big South tournament". Rock Hill Herald. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[3] "Big South women's tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for 2024 basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[4] "Presbyterian women's basketball wins Big South Tournament, reaches March Madness for first time". The Greenville News. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[5] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Radford University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[6] "Radford Highlanders 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

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