2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team

2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball
2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	17–15 (12–8 Big West)
Head coach	Brad Langston (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Sean LeBeauf; Jewelyn Huth; Najé Murray; Natasha Smith;
Home arena	SRC Arena

2024–25 Big West women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hawai'i	16	–	4	.800	22	–	10	.688
UC Irvine	15	–	5	.750	21	–	10	.677
UC Davis	13	–	7	.650	21	–	12	.636
UC San Diego †	13	–	7	.650	20	–	16	.556
UC Santa Barbara	12	–	8	.600	18	–	13	.581
Long Beach State	12	–	8	.600	16	–	14	.533
	12	–	8	.600	17	–	15	.531
Cal Poly	8	–	12	.400	14	–	18	.438
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	15	.250	7	–	23	.233
Cal State Bakersfield	2	–	18	.100	2	–	28	.067
Cal State Northridge	2	–	18	.100	4	–	25	.138

† 2025 Big West tournament winner

The 2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second-year head coach Brad Langston, played their home games at the SRC Arena in Riverside, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2023–24 season 18–14, 13–7 in Big West play, to finish in a tie for third place.^[1] They were upset by Long Beach State in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament.^[2] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT,^[3] where they fell to South Dakota in the first round.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Makayla Rose	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Stanislaus State	Roseville, CA
G	1	Kaylani Polk	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Paramount High School	Compton, CA
G	2	Seneca Hackley	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Northern Colorado	Colorado Springs, CO
G	3	Zoe Tillery	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Laguna Creek High School	Sacramento, CA
G	4	Jordyn Marshall	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Manvel High School	Pearland, TX
G	5	Shelley Duchemin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Northern Colorado	Culver City, CA
G	7	Hannah Wickstrom	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Kilbreda College	Melbourne, Australia
G	10	Makayla Minshall	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Westfields Sports High School	Sydney, Australia
F	11	Esther Matarranz	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Perfumerías Avenida	Madrid, Spain
C	12	Gemma Cutler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	Simon Fraser	North Vancouver, BC
G/F	13	Maya Chocano	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	King's Christian Collegiate	Toronto, ON
F/C	30	Dieynaba Sylla	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	San Bernardino Valley College	Vanves, France
F	35	TT Hill-Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Utah State	Stockton, CA

Head coach

Brad Langston (San José State)

Assistant coach(es)

Sean LeBeauf (Montevallo)
Jewelyn Huth (Long Beach State)
Najé Murray (Syracuse)
Natasha Smith (Chico State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 24, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Santa Clara	L 60–73	0–1	16 – Duchemin	7 – Matarranz	4 – 2 tied	Leavey Center (275) Santa Clara, CA
November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Whittier	W 84–45	1–1	17 – Wickstrom	6 – Matarranz	4 – Rose	SRC Arena (215) Riverside, CA
November 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m.		at Fresno State	L 53–63	1–2	16 – Duchemin	7 – Hackley	3 – Rose	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
November 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., MWN		Boise State	L 57–72	1–3	16 – Duchemin	10 – Cutler	1 – 5 tied	ExtraMile Arena (1,090) Boise, ID
November 18, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pepperdine	L 52–55 ^OT	1–4	12 – Rose	9 – Matarranz	2 – Matarranz	Firestone Fieldhouse (183) Malibu, CA
November 20, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Idaho	L 42–56	1–5	11 – Tillery	5 – Cutler	1 – 5 tied	SRC Arena (88) Riverside, CA
November 26, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops		at Cal State San Marcos	W 54–46	2–5	13 – Duchemin	9 – Duchemin	4 – Hackley	The Sports Center (198) San Marcos, CA
November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Mary's	W 49–41	3–5	15 – Duchemin	16 – Matarranz	3 – Tillery	University Credit Union Pavilion (315) Moraga, CA
December 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Northridge	W 72–48	4–5 (1–0)	14 – 2 tied	9 – Matarranz	3 – Marshall	SRC Arena (275) Riverside, CA
December 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton	W 65–59	5–5 (2–0)	18 – Duchemin	6 – Matarranz	2 – 4 tied	Titan Gym (161) Fullerton, CA
December 18, 2024* 5:00 p.m., MWN		at Utah State	W 74–59	6–5	23 – Wickstrom	7 – Wickstrom	5 – Tillery	Smith Spectrum (394) Logan, UT
December 21, 2024* 2:30 p.m., MWN		at UNLV	L 57–80	6–6	11 – Rose	10 – Matarranz	3 – Tillery	Thomas & Mack Center (936) Paradise, NV
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Long Beach State	L 48–63	6–7 (2–1)	19 – Rose	6 – Cutler	3 – 3 tied	SRC Arena (136) Riverside, CA
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Irvine	W 59–54	7–7 (3–1)	14 – Duchemin	9 – Matarranz	5 – 2 tied	SRC Arena (178) Riverside, CA
January 9, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Hawaii	L 47–61	7–8 (3–2)	11 – Polk	7 – Matarranz	3 – Matarranz	Stan Sheriff Center (1,562) Honolulu, HI
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	W 62–52	8–8 (4–2)	14 – Rose	5 – 2 tied	3 – 2 tied	SRC Arena (203) Riverside, CA
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC San Diego	L 58–59	8–9 (4–3)	15 – Duchemin	11 – Matarranz	4 – Duchemin	LionTree Arena (382) La Jolla, CA
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Irvine	L 53–56	8–10 (4–4)	18 – Hackley	5 – 2 tied	3 – Polk	Bren Events Center (460) Irvine, CA
January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield	W 60–48	9–10 (5–4)	17 – Hackley	12 – Chocano	5 – Matarranz	SRC Arena (175) Riverside, CA
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Davis	L 41–52	9–11 (5–5)	12 – Duchemin	8 – Matarranz	2 – Rose	University Credit Union Center (515) Davis, CA
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal Poly	W 64–56	10–11 (6–5)	16 – Hackley	8 – Duchemin	5 – Polk	Mott Athletics Center (634) San Luis Obispo, CA
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC San Diego	L 49–72	10–12 (6–6)	13 – Hackley	7 – Duchemin	3 – Polk	SRC Arena (803) Riverside, CA
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 58–63	10–13 (6–7)	15 – Tillery	10 – Matarranz	3 – Polk	Icardo Center (384) Bakersfield, CA
February 13, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Davis	W 55–53	11–13 (7–7)	20 – Hackley	8 – Matarranz	2 – 4 tied	SRC Arena (103) Riverside, CA
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	W 51–42	12–13 (8–7)	10 – 2 tied	10 – Duchemin	2 – Rose	The Thunderdome (736) Santa Barbara, CA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Long Beach State	L 69–75	12–14 (8–8)	17 – Hackley	8 – Matarranz	4 – 2 tied	Walter Pyramid (629) Long Beach, CA
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+/SPECTSN		Cal Poly	W 74–63	13–14 (9–8)	20 – Duchemin	6 – Duchemin	4 – Rose	SRC Arena (165) Riverside, CA
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hawaii	W 61–51	14–14 (10–8)	18 – Wickstrom	7 – Matarranz	4 – Polk	SRC Arena (237) Riverside, CA
March 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	W 77–74	15–14 (11–8)	31 – Rose	7 – Wickstrom	4 – 2 tied	Premier America Credit Union Arena (270) Northridge, CA
March 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton	W 61–51	16–14 (12–8)	17 – Wickstrom	10 – Matarranz	6 – Duchemin	SRC Arena (197) Riverside, CA
Big West tournament
March 12, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (6) Long Beach State First round	W 54–40	17–14	13 – Rose	7 – 2 tied	6 – Rose	Lee's Family Forum (882) Henderson, NV
March 13, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (3) UC Davis Quarterfinals	L 50–61	17–15	13 – Wickstrom	7 – Duchemin	3 – Hackley	Lee's Family Forum (892) Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
^ Guardabascio, Mike (March 14, 2024). "Long Beach State Women Win Overtime Tournament Thriller, Advance to Semis". The562.org. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. March 17, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
^ "South Dakota to host Northern Arizona in WNIT 2nd round after win over UC Riverside". siouxcityjournal.com. March 25, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
^ "UC Riverside Highlanders Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

[2] Guardabascio, Mike (March 14, 2024). "Long Beach State Women Win Overtime Tournament Thriller, Advance to Semis". The562.org. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

[3] "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. March 17, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

[4] "South Dakota to host Northern Arizona in WNIT 2nd round after win over UC Riverside". siouxcityjournal.com. March 25, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

[5] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

[6] "UC Riverside Highlanders Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

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