2024–25 Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball team

2024–25 Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record13–17 (3–11 SoCon)
Head coach
Associate head coachAlison Seberger
Assistant coaches
  • Darius Barksdale
  • Sydney Lowery
  • Danielle Rauch
Home arenaRamsey Center
2024–25 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro † 13 – 1   .929 25 – 7   .781
Chattanooga 9 – 5   .643 17 – 15   .531
East Tennessee State 8 – 6   .571 17 – 13   .567
Wofford 8 – 6   .571 17 – 12   .586
Samford 7 – 7   .500 12 – 19   .387
Furman 5 – 9   .357 16 – 16   .500
Mercer 3 – 11   .214 8 – 22   .267
3 – 11   .214 13 – 17   .433
† 2025 SoCon tournament winner

The 2024–25 Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, who were led by first-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis, played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

The Catamounts finished the season with a 13–17 record, 3–11 in SoCon play, to finish in eighth (last) place.[1]

Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2023–24 season 6–24, 1–13 in SoCon play, to finish in eighth (last) place.[2] They were defeated by top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Chattanooga in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.[3]

On March 9, 2024, the school announced that they would not be renewing head coach Kiley Hill's contract, ending his five-year tenure with the team.[4] On April 5, the school announced that they would be hiring former Wisconsin head coach Jonathan Tsipis as the team's new head coach.[5]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the SoCon released their preseason coaches poll. Western Carolina was picked to finish last in the SoCon regular season.[6]

Preseason rankings

SoCon preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Wofford 49 (7)
2 UNC Greensboro 42 (1)
T–3 Furman 31
Samford
5 East Tennessee State 25
6 Chattanooga 23
7 Mercer 13
8 Western Carolina 10

Source:[6]

Preseason All-SoCon Team

No Catamounts were named to the Preseason All-SoCon team.[6]

Roster

2024–25 Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Chelsea Wooten 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr McLennan Community College McKinney, TX
G 2 Kehinde Obasuyi 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS So Carrollton High School Villa Rica, GA
G 3 Reagan Trumm 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Powell High School Powell, TN
G 4 Taj Hunter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Grayson High School Atlanta, GA
G/F 5 Tyja Beans 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Spruce Creek High School Daytona Beach, FL
G 10 Jada Burton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Dodge City Community College Spartanburg, SC
F 13 Zanoria Cruz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Lake Highland Preparatory School Orlando, FL
G 15 AC Carter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA
G 22 Nicole Azar 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Samford Atlanta, GA
G/F 23 Erin Stack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr St. Charles North High School St. Charles, IL
F/C 25 Kennedy Hilsenroth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Northwest Cabarrus High School Concord, NC
C 33 Grace Pack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Gardner–Webb Richmond, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 24, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Warren Wilson W 119–36  1–0
 Ramsey Center (379)
Cullowhee, NC
November 7, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Campbell W 73–72  2–0
 Ramsey Center (589)
Cullowhee, NC
November 10, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Radford W 55–53  3–0
 Dedmon Center (902)
Radford, VA
November 13, 2024*
11:30 a.m., SECN+ 		at No. 9 Oklahoma L 56–122  3–1
 Lloyd Noble Center (7,757)
Norman, OK
November 16, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at USC Upstate W 80–52  4–1
 G. B. Hodge Center (237)
Spartanburg, SC
November 19, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia State L 64–68  4–2
 GSU Convocation Center (287)
Atlanta, GA
November 22, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Presbyterian W 71–41  5–2
 Templeton Center (329)
Clinton, SC
November 26, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Tennessee L 50–102  5–3
 Thompson–Boling Arena (9,086)
Knoxville, TN
December 6, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb L 65–73  5–4
 Ramsey Center (1,740)
Cullowhee, NC
December 8, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		West Georgia W 81–76 OT 6–4
 Ramsey Center (531)
Cullowhee, NC
December 14, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Queens W 82–66  7–4
 Curry Arena (212)
Charlotte, NC
December 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Murray State L 79–110  7–5
 CFSB Center (1,037)
Murray, KY
December 21, 2024*
4:00 p.m., The CW62/ESPN+ 		at UNC Asheville W 77–64  8–5
 Kimmel Arena (253)
Asheville, NC
December 30, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Wesleyan W 112–53  9–5
 Ramsey Center (388)
Cullowhee, NC
January 2, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Montreat W 94–54  10–5
 Ramsey Center (424)
Cullowhee, NC
SoCon regular season
January 9, 2025
6:00 p.m., NexStar/ESPN+ 		Chattanooga L 56–67  10–6
(0–1) 		Ramsey Center (437)
Cullowhee, NC
January 12, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State W 64–60  11–6
(1–1) 		Ramsey Center (613)
Cullowhee, NC
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Furman L 73–82  11–7
(1–2) 		Hayes Gym (319)
Tigerville, SC
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wofford L 53–66  11–8
(1–3) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (569)
Spartanburg, SC
January 25, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro L 58–66  11–9
(1–4) 		Ramsey Center (421)
Cullowhee, NC
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Samford L 86–90 2OT 11–10
(1–5) 		Ramsey Center (648)
Cullowhee, NC
February 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Mercer L 66–71  11–11
(1–6) 		Ramsey Center (764)
Cullowhee, NC
February 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at East Tennessee State L 64–77  11–12
(1–7) 		Brooks Gymnasium (381)
Johnson City, TN
February 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga L 59–74  11–13
(1–8) 		McKenzie Arena (1,723)
Chattanooga, TN
February 13, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wofford L 68–70  11–14
(1–9) 		Ramsey Center (623)
Cullowhee, NC
February 15, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Furman W 70–57  12–14
(2–9) 		Ramsey Center (1,294)
Cullowhee, NC
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro L 53–57  12–15
(2–10) 		Fleming Gymnasium (651)
Greensboro, NC
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Mercer L 49–51  12–16
(2–11) 		Hawkins Arena (1,366)
Macon, GA
March 1, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Samford W 76–69  13–16
(3–11) 		Pete Hanna Center (331)
Homewood, AL
SoCon tournament
March 6, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (1) UNC Greensboro
Quarterfinals 		L 43–50  13–17
 Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "SoCon | Women's Basketball | 2024 Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball - 2023-24 Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "Chattanooga Mocs march into SoCon semifinals with dominant win over Western Carolina". WTVC. March 8, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  4. ^ Huber, Zachary (March 9, 2024). "Susie Gardner resigns as Mercer women's head basketball coach". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  5. ^ Womack, Chris (April 11, 2024). "Tsipis unfazed by recent history taking over Western Carolina women's basketball". WLOS. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "SoCon women's basketball polls and preseason team announced". SoCon. October 17, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  7. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Western Carolina University. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  8. ^ "Western Carolina Catamounts Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
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