2024–25 Weber State Wildcats women's basketball team

2024–25 Weber State Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record13–16 (10–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Hillary Baker
  • Cydney McHenry
  • Emily Codding
Home arenaDee Events Center
2024–25 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 17 1   .944 30 4   .882
Northern Arizona 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
Idaho 10 8   .556 18 12   .600
10 8   .556 13 16   .448
Idaho State 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Montana 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Eastern Washington 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Sacramento State 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Northern Colorado 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Portland State 1 17   .056 4 24   .143
2025 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2024–25 Weber State Wildcats women's basketball team represents Weber State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Jenteal Jackson, play their home games at the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 8–25, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place.[1] They defeated Portland State,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament.[3]

Roster

2024–25 Weber State Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Margarita Satini 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Westminster Salt Lake City, Utah
G 3 Kendra Parra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr MSU Denver Del Norte, Colorado
G/F 5 Dakota Nap 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Hazen High School Renton, Washington
F 7 Antoniette Emma-Nnopu 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr UNC Greensboro Geelong, Australia
G 8 Vanna Quintana 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Buchanan High School Dinuba, California
G 12 Fui Niumeitolu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Alta High School Sandy, Utah
G 15 Japrix Stubbs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So USU Eastern Cedar City, Utah
F 20 Taylor Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Century High School Pocatello, Idaho
G 21 Kennedy Eskelson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr College of Southern Idaho Smithfield, Utah
G 22 Amanda Edwards 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So San Juan Hills High School Ladera Ranch, California
G/F 23 Maya Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Garfield High School Seattle, Washington
F 24 Rose Bubakar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr BYU Frederick, Maryland
G 32 Lanae Billy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Fort Lewis Shiprock, New Mexico
F 44 Mata Peaua 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bishop Manogue High School Reno, Nevada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 12, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Park–Gilbert W 94–41  1–0
 16  Smith   10  Eskelson   4  Tied  Dee Events Center (263)
Ogden, UT
November 7, 2024*
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Utah L 46–86  1–1
 10  Tied   5  Smith   2  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,154)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 12, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
San Diego L 63–66  1–2
 14  Billy   11  Emma-Nnopu   4  Smith  Dee Events Center (255)
Ogden, UT
November 16, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Utah Tech L 78–81  1–3
 22  Parra   10  Emma-Nnopu   4  Tied  Burns Arena (665)
St. George, UT
November 22, 2024*
7:30 pm, MWN
at Nevada W 66–62  2–3
 18  Bubakar   9  Emma-Nnopu   5  Satini  Lawlor Events Center (1,519)
Reno, NV
November 24, 2024*
2:00 pm, MWN
at Boise State L 46–96  2–4
 13  Smith   9  Smith   2  Tied  ExtraMile Arena (1,366)
Boise, ID
December 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN
at North Dakota
Big Sky-Summit League Challenge
L 69–73  2–5
 20  Emma-Nnopu   10  Emma-Nnopu   4  Bubakar  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,414)
Grand Forks, ND
December 14, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Seattle W 72–64  3–5
 18  Smith   8  Emma-Nnopu   6  Eskelson  Redhawk Center (247)
Seattle, WA
December 16, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arizona L 66–87  3–6
 13  Emma-Nnopu   8  Emma-Nnopu   4  Nap  McKale Center (6,197)
Tucson, AZ
December 20, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Utah Valley L 55–57  3–7
 13  Tied   16  Emma-Nnopu   5  Smith  Dee Events Center (467)
Ogden, UT
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Colorado W 65–52  4–7
(1–0)
 17  Billy   8  Smith   5  Parra  Dee Events Center (359)
Ogden, UT
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Arizona L 78–92  4–8
(1–1)
 19  Smith   13  Emma-Nnopu   5  Tied  Dee Events Center (472)
Ogden, UT
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho State W 72–67 OT 5–8
(2–1)
 19  Smith   10  Tied   3  Tied  Dee Events Center (401)
Ogden, UT
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana L 70–74  5–9
(2–2)
 19  Parra   12  Emma-Nnopu   6  Parra  Dahlberg Arena (2,107)
Missoula, MT
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State L 51–75  5–10
(2–3)
 17  Smith   10  Emma-Nnopu   5  Parra  Worthington Arena (2,567)
Bozeman, MT
January 23, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland State W 62–48  6–10
(3–3)
 20  Smith   15  Emma-Nnopu   8  Parra  Dee Events Center (325)
Ogden, UT
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento State W 68–52  7–10
(4–3)
 30  Parra   15  Emma-Nnopu   6  Parra  Dee Events Center (394)
Ogden, UT
January 30, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho L 62–77  7–11
(4–4)
 17  Bubakar   7  Smith   2  Nap  ICCU Arena (1,424)
Moscow, ID
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Washington W 62–48  8–11
(5–4)
 17  Parra   13  Emma-Nnopu   5  Parra  Reese Court (765)
Cheney, WA
February 3, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Arizona L 76–81  8–12
(5–5)
 22  Parra   10  Emma-Nnopu   4  Tied  Findlay Toyota Court (317)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho State W 79–76 OT 9–12
(6–5)
 24  Smith   7  Tied   3  Tied  Reed Gym (1,162)
Pocatello, ID
February 13, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana State L 45–63  9–13
(6–6)
 9  Smith   6  Tied   3  Tied  Dee Events Center (313)
Ogden, UT
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana W 73–69  10–13
(7–6)
 16  Billy   8  Emma-Nnopu   8  Parra  Dee Events Center (768)
Ogden, UT
February 20, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento State L 45–56  10–14
(7–7)
 12  Bubakar   12  Emma-Nnopu   2  Parra  Hornets Nest (346)
Sacramento, CA
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland State W 71–56  11–14
(8–7)
 22  Billy   10  Emma-Nnopu   10  Parra  Viking Pavilion (370)
Portland, OR
February 27, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Washington W 67–65  12–14
(9–7)
 19  Parra   10  Bubakar   10  Parra  Dee Events Center (296)
Ogden, UT
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho L 58–73  12–15
(9–8)
 12  Bubakar   8  Smith   5  Parra  Dee Events Center (405)
Ogden, UT
March 3, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Colorado W 68–67 OT 13–15
(10–8)
 13  Bubakar   10  Emma-Nnopu   4  Parra  Bank of Colorado Arena (888)
Greeley, CO
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Idaho State
Quarterfinals
L 42–62  13–16
 16  Billy   10  Emma-Nnopu   3  Smith  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  2. ^ "Weber State women's basketball shakes off cold start, beats PSU in Big Sky tournament". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  3. ^ "Top-seeded EWU women fight back to beat Weber State 71-58 in Big Sky quarterfinals". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  5. ^ "Weber State Wildcats 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 12, 2025.