2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team

2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball
2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	9–21 (7–9 WAC)
Head coach	Tracy Mason (7th season);
Associate head coach	Allyson Fasnacht
Assistant coaches	Jay Johnson; Hailey Ferry;
Home arena	America First Event 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
California Baptist	9	–	7	.563	12	–	19	.387
	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 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thunderbirds, who were led by seventh-year head coach Tracy Mason, played their home games at America First Event Center in Cedar City, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Thunderbirds finished the 2023–24 season 8–22, 6–14 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.^[1] They were defeated by UT Arlington in the first round of the WAC tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the WAC released their preseason coaches poll. Southern Utah was picked to finish fifth 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]

Preseason All-WAC Team

Preseason All-WAC Team
Player	Position	Year
Daylani Ballena	Guard	Graduate student

Source:^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Kortney Doman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Crane Union High School	Crane, Oregon
G	2	Bella Hasan	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Kamiak High School	Mukilteo, Washington
G	3	Sierra Chambers	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	San Ramon Valley High School	Danville, California
G	4	Aishah Anis	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Launceston Church Grammar School	Launceston, Australia
G	5	Charli Kay	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Marist Regional College	Smithton, Australia
G	10	Maria Garcia	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	FC Barcelona Bàsquet	Barcelona, Spain
C	13	Ashley Banks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Boise High School	Boise, Idaho
G	14	Sydney Gandy	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	GS	Loyola Marymount	Long Beach, California
G	22	Daylani Ballena	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Kentridge High School	Kent, Washington
F	23	Lexi Bull	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Tarleton State	Pocatello, Idaho
F	24	Jaeden Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Utah Valley	Draper, Utah
F	30	Zoey Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Bay High School	Panama City, Florida
F	32	Denver Anderson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Mount Zion High School	Mount Zion, Illinois
G	34	Samantha Johnston	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Cedar High School	Cedar City, Utah
F	35	Olivia Malafu	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Kapaa High School	Kapaʻa, Hawaii
F	44	Ava Uhrich	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Pinewood School	Burlingame, California

Head coach

Tracy Mason (Saint Mary's)

Assistant coach(es)

Allyson Fasnacht (Liberty)
Jay Johnson (Saint Mary's)
Hailey Ferry (Southern Utah)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 13, 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* 6:30 pm		Ottawa (AZ)	W 66–47	–	13 – Gandy	7 – Ballena	6 – Uhrich	America First Event Center (556) Cedar City, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Utah	L 52–105	0–1	15 – Chambers	5 – Uhrich	4 – Johnston	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
November 9, 2024* 1:30 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State WAC/C-USA Challenge	L 58–77	0–2	16 – Ballena	8 – Uhrich	6 – Ballena	Pete Mathews Coliseum (519) Jacksonville, AL
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm		at Fresno State	L 59–67	0–3	13 – Gandy	7 – Brown	5 – Tied	Save Mart Center (887) Fresno, CA
November 16, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho	L 53–66	0–4	12 – Gandy	8 – Bull	2 – Tied	America First Event Center (355) Cedar City, UT
November 20, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	L 53–82	0–5	12 – Ballena	3 – Tied	4 – Gandy	America First Event Center (369) Cedar City, UT
November 22, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Bethesda	W 86–45	1–5	15 – Gandy	6 – Tied	6 – Tied	America First Event Center (349) Cedar City, UT
November 29, 2024* 4:00 pm		vs. Portland Nugget Classic	L 63–77	1–6	22 – Uhrich	8 – Uhrich	4 – Tied	Lawlor Events Center (1,303) Reno, NV
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, MWN		at Nevada Nugget Classic	L 54–72	1–7	21 – Gandy	6 – Brown	2 – Anderson	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
December 1, 2024* 12:00 pm		vs. Central Michigan Nugget Classic	L 61–70	1–8	16 – Gandy	13 – Brown	5 – Gandy	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Colorado	L 59–76	1–9	11 – Tied	5 – Brown	3 – Tied	CU Events Center (2,280) Boulder, CO
December 16, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Sam Houston WAC/C-USA Challenge	L 61–72	1–10	11 – Ballena	11 – Brown	2 – Tied	America First Event Center (266) Cedar City, UT
December 20, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Park–Gilbert	W 92–42	2–10	28 – Uhrich	12 – Bull	7 – Gandy	America First Event Center (201) Cedar City, UT
December 28, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal Poly	L 58–66	2–11	17 – Uhrich	5 – Brown	7 – Gandy	America First Event Center (309) Cedar City, UT
WAC regular season
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Grand Canyon	L 57–75	2–12 (0–1)	12 – Bull	9 – Bull	4 – Ballena	America First Event Center (346) Cedar City, UT
January 9, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Tarleton State	L 53–64	2–13 (0–2)	13 – Ballena	5 – Tied	6 – Ballena	America First Event Center (282) Cedar City, UT
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 54–78	2–14 (0–3)	11 – Ballena	9 – Bull	4 – Gandy	College Park Center (867) Arlington, TX
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Seattle	W 61–57	3–14 (1–3)	15 – Uhrich	9 – Bull	6 – Tied	America First Event Center (414) Cedar City, UT
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 51–79	3–15 (1–4)	13 – Ballena	6 – Bull	4 – Gandy	Global Credit Union Arena (698) Phoenix, AZ
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at California Baptist	W 64–63	4–15 (2–4)	20 – Ballena	16 – Bull	5 – Tied	Fowler Events Center (426) Riverside, CA
January 30, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		UT Arlington	L 58–62	4–16 (2–5)	16 – Johnston	12 – Bull	4 – Tied	America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Tarleton State	L 53–74	4–17 (2–6)	15 – Uhrich	4 – Banks	3 – Tied	America First Event Center (376) Cedar City, UT
February 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		California Baptist	L 66–69	4–18 (2–7)	18 – Johnston	9 – Bull	4 – Bull	America First Event Center (455) Cedar City, UT
February 8, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	L 52–74	4–19 (2–8)	24 – Uhrich	5 – Ballena	4 – Johnston	Moody Coliseum (960) Abilene, TX
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Utah Tech	W 69–66	5–19 (3–8)	18 – Ballena	8 – Tied	4 – Johnston	Burns Arena (990) St. George, UT
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Utah Valley	W 72–63	6–19 (4–8)	27 – Uhrich	10 – Bull	4 – Tied	Lockhart Arena (682) Orem, UT
February 19, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Abilene Christian	W 49–46	7–19 (5–8)	19 – Ballena	14 – Bull	3 – Ballena	America First Event Center (480) Cedar City, UT
February 27, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Utah Tech	W 78–51	8–19 (6–8)	16 – Chambers	8 – Uhrich	7 – Ballena	America First Event Center (536) Cedar City, UT
March 1, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Utah Valley	L 48–53	8–20 (6–9)	13 – Gandy	10 – Brown	3 – Gandy	America First Event Center (570) Cedar City, UT
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Seattle	W 66–51	9–20 (7–9)	19 – Ballena	7 – Uhrich	5 – Gandy	Redhawk Center (212) Seattle, WA
WAC tournament
March 12, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Tarleton State Quarterfinals	L 40–59	9–21	9 – Tied	6 – Tied	3 – Johnston	Orleans Arena (995) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
^ "Women's basketball pushes through to conference tournament quarterfinals". The Shorthorn. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Grand Canyon Tabbed as 2024-25 WAC Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
^ "Southern Utah Thunderbirds 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 13, 2025.

[2] "Women's basketball pushes through to conference tournament quarterfinals". The Shorthorn. Retrieved March 13, 2025.

[poll-3] "Grand Canyon Tabbed as 2024-25 WAC Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 13, 2025.

[4] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2025.

[5] "Southern Utah Thunderbirds 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2025.

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Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball
Venues	America First Event Center (1985–present)
Rivalries	In-state Utah schools
People	Head coaches
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