2024–25 Tarleton State Texans women's basketball team

2024–25 Tarleton State Texans women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record20–14 (10–6 WAC)
Head coach
  • Bill Brock (2nd season)
Associate head coachGeoff Golden
Assistant coaches
  • Monique Whaley-Briggs
  • Brice Calip
  • Jake Clark
Home arenaWisdom Gym
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
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 Tarleton State Texans women's basketball team represents Tarleton State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Texans, led by second-year head coach Bill Brock, play their home games at the Wisdom Gym in Stephenville, Texas, as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Texans finished the 2023–24 season 11–20, 7–13 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for seventh place.[1] They defeated Abilene Christian,[2] before falling to Stephen F. Austin in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament.[3]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the WAC released their preseason coaches poll. Tarleton State was picked to finish sixth in the WAC regular season.[4]

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:[4]

Preseason All-WAC Team

No Texans were named to the Preseason All-WAC team.[4]

Roster

2024–25 Tarleton State Texans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Mylasia Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr DeSoto High School DeSoto, Texas
G 1 Mar'Cyah Willis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr La Vega High School Waco, Texas
F 2 Anya McKenzie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Ipswich Basketball Club Luton, England
G 3 Niki Van Wyk 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Black Hills State Appleton, Wisconsin
G/F 4 Kyriana Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Dodge City Community College Little Rock, Arkansas
G 5 Arieona Rosborough 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Mary Hardin–Baylor Mansfield, Texas
F 6 Andjela Bigović 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Cochise College Herceg Novi, Montenegro
G 10 Miannah Little 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr McLennan Community College Waco, Texas
G 11 Jakoriah Long 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Blinn College Waco, Texas
G 12 Grace Booth 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Glen Rose High School Glen Rose, Texas
G 15 Karyn Sanford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Albany Bergen, Norway
G 22 Tyler Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Louisiana Tech Allen, Texas
F 23 Alani Fluker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr San Jose State San Antonio, Texas
F 24 Elise Turrubiates 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Frank Phillips College Hobbs, New Mexico
C 55 Faith Acker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Winnsboro High School Winnsboro, Texas
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 		Howard Payne W 88–40  –
   –      –      –    Wisdom Gym 
Stephenville, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UTEP
WAC/C-USA Challenge 		L 49–52  0–1
  18 – Fluker   6 – Tied   4 – Long  Don Haskins Center (2,055)
El Paso, TX
November 7, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arizona L 39–62  0–2
  21 – Rosborough   9 – Rosborough   2 – Sanford  McKale Center (6,751)
Tucson, AZ
November 12, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		New Orleans W 57–48  1–2
  11 – Tied   11 – Turrubiates   4 – Turrubiates  Wisdom Gym (840)
Stephenville, TX
November 16, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northwestern State W 73–56  2–2
  14 – Rosborough   8 – Acker   3 – Sanford  Wisdom Gym (677)
Stephenville, TX
November 20, 2024*
11:00 am, SECN+ 		at No. 4 Texas L 41–83  2–3
  11 – Rosborough   7 – Turrubiates   2 – Rosborough  Moody Center (6,173)
Austin, TX
November 26, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Houston Christian W 48–42  3–3
  17 – Little   9 – Turrubiates   2 – Tied  Sharp Gymnasium (523)
Houston, TX
November 29, 2024*
5:45 pm, YouTube 		vs. Delaware
Big Easy Classic 		W 54–40  4–3
  17 – Acker   10 – Acker   3 – Tied  Alario Center (143)
Westwego, LA
November 30, 2024*
8:00 pm, YouTube 		vs. Nicholls
Big Easy Classic 		L 51–58  4–4
  20 – Rosborough   8 – Turrubiates   3 – Little  Alario Center (191)
Westwego, LA
December 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas State L 59–71  4–5
  16 – Rosborough   7 – Acker   1 – Tied  Wisdom Gym (927)
Stephenville, TX
December 7, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		LeTourneau W 99–34  5–5
  15 – Booth   13 – Booth   4 – Tied  Wisdom Gym (581)
Stephenville, TX
December 11, 2024*
7:00 pm, B1G+ 		at No. 24 Nebraska L 50–63  5–6
  14 – Sanford   11 – Acker   5 – Van Wyk  Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,259)
Lincoln, NE
December 16, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		New Mexico State
WAC/C-USA Challenge 		W 65–55  6–6
  18 – Acker   8 – Acker   2 – Tied  Wisdom Gym (676)
Stephenville, TX
December 19, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State W 78–68  7–6
  22 – Rosborough   10 – Rosborough   7 – Rosborough  First National Bank Arena (426)
Jonesboro, AR
December 21, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		St. Mary's (TX) W 64–31  8–6
  9 – Van Wyk   9 – Acker   2 – Tied  Wisdom Gym (527)
Stephenville, TX
December 29, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas Southern W 67–55  9–6
  18 – Rosborough   7 – Rosborough   4 – Sanford  Wisdom Gym (627)
Stephenville, TX
WAC regular season
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 79–87  9–7
(0–1) 		 28 – Rosborough   8 – Rosborough   4 – Rosborough  College Park Center (1,041)
Arlington, TX
January 9, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Utah W 64–53  10–7
(1–1) 		 20 – Rosborough   11 – Turrubiates   4 – Rosborough  Wisdom Gym (282)
Stephenville, TX
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Tech W 74–65  11–7
(2–1) 		 17 – Van Wyk   10 – Acker   6 – Long  Wisdom Gym (276)
Stephenville, TX
January 16, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at California Baptist L 72–73  11–8
(2–2) 		 16 – Van Wyk   6 – Tied   4 – Jackson  Fowler Events Center (4,362)
Riverside, CA
January 18, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Grand Canyon L 53–57  11–9
(2–3) 		 12 – Rosborough   11 – Rosborough   3 – Tied  Wisdom Gym (1,009)
Stephenville, TX
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian W 79–54  12–9
(3–3) 		 24 – Little   6 – Tied   7 – Rosborough  Wisdom Gym (1,234)
Stephenville, TX
January 30, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech W 70–61  13–9
(4–3) 		 19 – Turrubiates   8 – Fluker   5 – Tied  Burns Arena (618)
St. George, UT
February 1, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Utah W 74–53  14–9
(5–3) 		 21 – Long   8 – Turrubiates   4 – Rosborough  America First Event Center (376)
Cedar City, UT
February 6, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Seattle W 77–46  15–9
(6–3) 		 25 – Long   8 – Acker   4 – Tied  Wisdom Gym (712)
Stephenville, TX
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Valley W 68–61  16–9
(7–3) 		 25 – Long   5 – Bigović   6 – Little  Wisdom Gym (567)
Stephenville, TX
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Grand Canyon L 60–76  16–10
(7–4) 		 18 – Long   8 – Long   3 – Rosborough  Global Credit Union Arena (604)
Phoenix, AZ
February 15, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Seattle W 79–76  17–10
(8–4) 		 19 – Rosborough   8 – Turrubiates   5 – Rosborough  Redhawk Center (144)
Seattle, WA
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Arlington W 67–57  18–10
(9–4) 		 17 – Rosborough   11 – Acker   4 – Little  Wisdom Gym (1,387)
Stephenville, TX
February 27, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian L 56–59  18–11
(9–5) 		 16 – Little   8 – Rosborough   4 – Long  Moody Coliseum (759)
Abilene, TX
March 6, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		California Baptist W 75–44  19–11
(10–5) 		 26 – Long   9 – Long   6 – Rosborough  Wisdom Gym (2,750)
Stephenville, TX
March 8, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Valley L 58–75  19–12
(10–6) 		 23 – Acker   9 – Acker   4 – Rosborough  UCCU Center (693)
Orem, UT
WAC tournament
March 12, 2025
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (7) Southern Utah
Quarterfinals 		W 59–40  20–12
  16 – Tied   8 – Tied   4 – Tied  Orleans Arena (995)
Paradise, NV
March 14, 2025
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (3) UT Arlington
Semifinals 		L 55–66  20–13
  12 – Tied   11 – Tied   3 – Rosborough  Orleans Arena (1,186)
Paradise, NV
WNIT
March 23, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lindenwood
Second Round 		L 59–67  20–14
  14 – Little   9 – Turrubiates   2 – Tied  Wisdom Gym (1,326)
Stephenville, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  2. ^ "ACU's shooting woes too much to overcome in loss to Tarleton". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "Ladyjacks Outlast Texans in WAC Quarterfinals". Stephen F. Austin. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Grand Canyon Tabbed as 2024-25 WAC Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  6. ^ "Tarleton State Texans 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
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