2024–25 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team

2024–25 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record18–13 (12–8 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chelsea Carlisle
  • Daisy Feder
  • Dario Frias
  • Kai Harris
  • Kelsey Forrester
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
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
12 – 8   .600 18 – 13   .581
Long Beach State 12 – 8   .600 16 – 14   .533
UC Riverside 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 Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team represents the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by first-year head coach Renee Jimenez, play their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Gauchos finished the 2023–24 season 16–15, 10–10 in Big West play to finish in sixth place.[1] They were defeated by Long Beach State in the first round of the Big West tournament.[2]

On March 20, 2024, head coach Bonnie Henrickson announced that she would be retiring, ending her lengthy coaching career, after leading the Gauchos for nine seasons.[3] On April 17, it was announced that Cal State San Marcos head coach Renee Jimenez would be stepping down from her position as head coach, in order to take the same position at UC Santa Barbara.[4]

Roster

2024–25 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 2 Zoe Borter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Beaverton High School Beaverton, Oregon
G 3 Alyssa Marin (5Y) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Camarillo High School Camarillo, California
F 5 Olivia Bradley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Urrbrae Agricultural High School Adelaide, Australia
G 10 Anya Choice (5Y) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Cardinal Newman High School Santa Rosa, California
F 11 Cayla Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Richmond Vienna, Virginia
G 12 Bojana Radnjic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Hoosac School Herceg Novi, Montenegro
C 13 Flora Goed 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Casper College Vienna, Austria
G 14 Kanani Coon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Okanagan Mission Secondary School Kelowna, British Columbia
C 20 Laurel Rockwood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Foothill High School Henderson, Nevada
F 21 Karena Eberts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Miramonte High School Orinda, California
G 24 Arshiya Ranjitkar 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Piedmont High School Union City, California
F 25 Analillia Cabuena 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Lincoln High School Stockton, California
G 31 Martha Pietsch 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Oregon State Berlin, Germany
G 32 Jessica Grant 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Mission Hills High School San Marcos, California
G 35 Malani Mastora 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Alameda High School Alameda, California
G 55 Skylar Burke 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Coeur d'Alene High School Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (5Y) Fifth-year senior
  • 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 6, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Claremont-Mudd-Scripps W 70–26  1–0
  12 – Tied   10 – Rockwood   5 – Pietsch  The Thunderdome (378)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 9, 2024*
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at San Francisco L 37–59  1–1
  16 – Marin   5 – Borter   1 – Pietsch  Sobrato Center (516)
San Francisco, CA
November 14, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Nevada L 73–80 OT 1–2
  31 – Marin   11 – Rockwood   3 – Burke  The Thunderdome (492)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 17, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		San Jose State W 86–76  2–2
  31 – Marin   6 – Burke   3 – Tied  The Thunderdome (501)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 21, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal Lutheran W 96–60  3–2
  19 – Marin   7 – Rockwood   5 – Burke  The Thunderdome (489)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 24, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		San Diego W 71–63 OT 4–2
  21 – Burke   7 – Burke   5 – Marin  The Thunderdome (592)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 29, 2024*
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Grand Canyon
GCU Thanksgiving Classic 		L 58–69  4–3
  15 – Marin   9 – Rockwood   2 – Burke  Global Credit Union Arena (482)
Phoenix, AZ
November 30, 2024*
11:00 am, GCU Lopes Live 		vs. Seattle
GCU Thanksgiving Classic 		W 72–62  5–3
  22 – Borter   8 – Rockwood   4 – Pietsch  Global Credit Union Arena (131)
Phoenix, AZ
December 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego W 80–66  6–3
(1–0) 		 29 – Marin   8 – Rockwood   4 – Marin  LionTree Arena (362)
La Jolla, CA
December 7, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Davis L 50–72  6–4
(1–1) 		 12 – Marin   7 – Williams   2 – Marin  The Thunderdome (450)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 15, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Pacific W 63–50  7–4
  18 – Burke   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  The Thunderdome (444)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 20, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Washington L 46–54  7–5
  11 – Burke   9 – Burke   2 – Grant  Reese Court (496)
Cheney, WA
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hawai'i W 72–62  8–5
(2–1) 		 14 – Williams   9 – Burke   3 – Tied  The Thunderdome (622)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 9, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Bakersfield W 61–57  9–5
(3–1) 		 20 – Marin   11 – Burke   2 – Burke  Icardo Center (269)
Bakersfield, CA
January 11, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal Poly
Blue–Green Rivalry 		L 50–51  9–6
(3–2) 		 11 – Burke   9 – Borter   3 – Choice  The Thunderdome (596)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 16, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Riverside L 52–62  9–7
(3–3) 		 16 – Borter   4 – Borter   3 – Burke  SRC Arena (203)
Riverside, CA
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Davis W 63–50  10–7
(4–3) 		 19 – Grant   9 – Burke   3 – Marin  University Credit Union Center (816)
Davis, CA
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC San Diego L 43–62  10–8
(4–4) 		 13 – Marin   6 – Tied   2 – Burke  The Thunderdome (572)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 25, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Fullerton L 61–64  10–9
(4–5) 		 13 – Marin   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  The Thunderdome (612)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 30, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Northridge W 68–53  11–9
(5–5) 		 20 – Borter   5 – Burke   5 – Burke  Premier America Credit Union Arena (1,704)
Northridge, CA
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Long Beach State W 77–68  12–9
(6–5) 		 25 – Burke   11 – Burke   4 – Bradley  Walter Pyramid (1,112)
Long Beach, CA
February 6, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Bakersfield W 51–40  13–9
(7–5) 		 15 – Borter   12 – Burke   3 – Grant  The Thunderdome (478)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 8, 2025
9:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Hawai'i L 58–65  13–10
(7–6) 		 20 – Burke   9 – Burke   4 – Burke  Stan Sheriff Center (2,129)
Honolulu, HI
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Irvine W 62–52  14–10
(8–6) 		 18 – Marin   5 – Tied   5 – Marin  The Thunderdome (533)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 15, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Riverside L 42–51  14–11
(8–7) 		 15 – Marin   6 – Burke   3 – Williams  The Thunderdome (736)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Fullerton W 80–56  15–11
(9–7) 		 18 – Marin   6 – Borter   3 – Choice  Titan Gym (143)
Fullerton, CA
February 22, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Long Beach State W 73–58  16–11
(10–7) 		 18 – Tied   11 – Bradley   3 – Tied  The Thunderdome (965)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 27, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal Poly
Blue–Green Rivalry 		W 63–60  17–11
(11–7) 		 12 – Tied   8 – Bradley   3 – Burke  Mott Athletics Center (723)
San Luis Obispo, CA
March 1, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Northridge W 74–52  18–11
(12–7) 		 23 – Marin   12 – Rockwood   6 – Marin  The Thunderdome (594)
Santa Barbara, CA
March 8, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Irvine L 49–62  18–12
(12–8) 		 11 – Tied   6 – Rockwood   3 – Burke  Bren Events Center (730)
Irvine, CA
Big West tournament
March 12, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (8) Cal Poly
First round 		L 54–56  18–13
  23 – Marin   7 – Tied   3 – Marin  Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "UC Santa Barbara Women's Basketball Eliminated From Big West Tournament by Long Beach State". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "Gauchos head coach Bonnie Henrickson retires after lengthy career in women's basketball". News Channel 3-12. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  4. ^ "Jimenez Steps Down as CSUSM Head Coach". Cal State San Marcos Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  6. ^ "UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
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