2024–25 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

2024–25 UAB Blazers women's basketball
2024–25 UAB Blazers women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	16–16 (7–11 AAC)
Head coach	Randy Norton (12th season);
Associate head coach	Taren Martin
Assistant coaches	Kayla Alexander; Trista Magee Whitman; Mary Dunn; Miyah Barnes;
Home arena	Bartow Arena

2024–25 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTSA	17	–	1	.944	26	–	5	.839
North Texas	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
South Florida †	13	–	4	.765	23	–	11	.676
Temple	13	–	5	.722	20	–	11	.645
Tulsa	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Tulane	9	–	8	.529	17	–	13	.567
East Carolina	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Rice	7	–	11	.389	17	–	17	.500
Memphis	5	–	13	.278	7	–	23	.233
Wichita State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	22	.313
Charlotte	4	–	14	.222	11	–	21	.344
Florida Atlantic	3	–	15	.167	11	–	21	.344

† 2025 AAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by 12th-year head coach Randy Norton, play their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as second year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Blazers finished the 2023–24 season 18–14, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in a five-way tie for sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Rice in the second round of the AAC tournament.^[2] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT,^[3] where they would fall to Southern Miss in the first round.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Rayne Tucker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Temple	New Carrollton, Maryland
G	1	Eleecia Carter	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Fr	Chattanooga	Winter Garden, Florida
G	3	Journey Armstead	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Hutchinson Community College	Tulsa, Oklahoma
G	4	Desiree Ware	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Minnetonka High School	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
G	10	Riley Talbert	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Bishop Kenny High School	Amelia Island, Florida
G	11	Genevive Wedemeyer	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Putnam Science Academy	Hamburg, Germany
F	12	Molly Moffitt	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Putnam Science Academy	Seattle, Washington
F	13	Valentina Monzo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	McCook Community College	Santiago, Chile
G	21	Maddie Walsh	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Arrowhead Union High School	Hartland, Wisconsin
G	22	Ashton Elley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Little Rock Christian Academy	Little Rock, Arkansas
F	23	Jade Weathersby	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Brookwood High School	Aurora, Colorado
F	24	Tracey Bershers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Oklahoma State	Fort Smith, Arkansas
F	33	Sara Bershers	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	UT Rio Grande Valley	Fort Smith, Arkansas
G	34	Cali Smallwood	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Montevallo	Blountsville, Alabama

Head coach

Randy Norton (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Taren Martin (Illinois State)
Kayla Alexander (UAB)
Trista Magee Whitman (UAB)
Mary Dunn (Youngstown State)
Miyah Barnes (UAB)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 18, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 8:00 pm		Shorter	W 72–64	–	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		West Alabama	W 78–47	1–0	Bartow Arena (470) Birmingham, AL
November 12, 2024* 5:30 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 74–67	2–0	AAMU Events Center (1,065) Huntsville, AL
November 16, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Mississippi Valley State	W 92–66	3–0	Bartow Arena (360) Birmingham, AL
November 20, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 56–68	3–1	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,020) Jacksonville, AL
November 25, 2024* 11:00 am, FloHoops		vs. Clemson Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket Semifinals	L 52–90	3–2	The Arena at NWFSC (250) Niceville, FL
November 26, 2024* 11:00 am, FloHoops		vs. Alabama State Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket Consolation	W 76–43	4–2	The Arena at NWFSC (200) Niceville, FL
December 1, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Southern Miss	W 87–66	5–2	Bartow Arena (233) Birmingham, AL
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Auburn	L 62–69	5–3	Neville Arena (4,008) Auburn, AL
December 15, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Alcorn State	W 76–51	6–3	Bartow Arena (287) Birmingham, AL
December 18, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		New Orleans	W 66–60	7–3	Bartow Arena (984) Birmingham, AL
December 20, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State	W 71–68	8–3	CEFCU Arena (1,532) Normal, IL
December 22, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	W 75–57	9–3	Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
AAC regular season
December 29, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Temple	L 74–97	9–4 (0–1)	Bartow Arena (305) Birmingham, AL
January 1, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at UTSA	L 56–67	9–5 (0–2)	Convocation Center (917) San Antonio, TX
January 4, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Wichita State	L 70–82	9–6 (0–3)	Bartow Arena (362) Birmingham, AL
January 8, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Memphis	W 73–56	10–6 (1–3)	Bartow Arena (270) Birmingham, AL
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	W 73–61	11–6 (2–3)	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (463) Boca Raton, FL
January 14, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Florida	W 62–61	12–6 (3–3)	Yuengling Center (2,066) Tampa, FL
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UTSA	L 63–73	12–7 (3–4)	Bartow Arena (322) Birmingham, AL
January 22, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Rice	W 63–56 ^OT	13–7 (4–4)	Bartow Arena (397) Birmingham, AL
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wichita State	W 76–73 ^OT	14–7 (5–4)	Charles Koch Arena (1,179) Wichita, KS
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulane	L 55–72	14–8 (5–5)	Devlin Fieldhouse (708) New Orleans, LA
February 5, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		East Carolina	L 56–61	14–9 (5–6)	Bartow Arena (436) Birmingham, AL
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Charlotte	W 86–80	15–9 (6–6)	Bartow Arena (431) Birmingham, AL
February 11, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Temple	L 53–63	15–10 (6–7)	Liacouras Center (1,319) Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Memphis	L 71–80	15–11 (6–8)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (688) Memphis, TN
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulsa	L 68–72 ^OT	15–12 (6–9)	Bartow Arena (302) Birmingham, AL
February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	L 48–73	15–13 (6–10)	Tudor Fieldhouse (703) Houston, TX
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Texas	L 56–77	15–14 (6–11)	The Super Pit (2,076) Denton, TX
March 4, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulane	W 66–64	16–14 (7–11)	Bartow Arena (310) Birmingham, AL
AAC tournament
March 9, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) Rice Second Round	L 63–76	16–15	Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
WNIT
March 21, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC First Round	L 48–63	16–16	Credit Union 1 Arena (382) Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
^ "Rice Women's Basketball bests UAB, moves on in AAC Tourney". The Roost. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
^ "With only 7 players available, Southern Miss women's basketball beats UAB to advance in WNIT". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
^ "UAB Blazers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[2] "Rice Women's Basketball bests UAB, moves on in AAC Tourney". The Roost. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[3] "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[4] "With only 7 players available, Southern Miss women's basketball beats UAB to advance in WNIT". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[6] "UAB Blazers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

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