2024–25 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

2024–25 Elon Phoenix women's basketball
2024–25 Elon Phoenix women's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	11–6 (5–1 CAA)
Head coach	Charlotte Smith (14th season);
Associate head coach	Josh Wick
Assistant coaches	Edgar Farmer Jr.; Essence Baucom;
Home arena	Schar Center

2024–25 CAA women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Carolina A&T	15	–	3	.833	19	–	12	.613
Charleston	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
Campbell	12	–	6	.667	22	–	13	.629
Drexel	12	–	6	.667	17	–	13	.567
Monmouth	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Delaware	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
Hofstra	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
William & Mary †	8	–	10	.444	16	–	19	.457
UNC Wilmington	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Towson	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Stony Brook	7	–	11	.389	12	–	18	.400
Hampton	3	–	15	.167	8	–	23	.258
Northeastern	2	–	16	.111	3	–	25	.107

† 2025 CAA tournament winner

The 2024–25 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represents Elon University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by 14th-year head coach Charlotte Smith, play their home games at the Schar Center in Elon, North Carolina as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2023–24 season 11–21, 7–11 in CAA play, to finish in a tie for ninth place.^[1] They were defeated by Campbell in the second round of the CAA tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	0	Ava Leroux	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Fr	South Fayette High School	Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
G	1	Regina Walton	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Jr	Seton High School	Capitol Heights, Maryland
F	2	Iycez Adams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Quality Education School	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	3	Alyssa Ervin	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Carroll County High School	Woodlawn, Virginia
G	4	Maraja Pass	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	Winston Salem Christian School	Shelby, North Carolina
G	5	Raven Preston	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS So	Quality Education School	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	8	Jayda Angel	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Cape Fear High School	Fayetteville, North Carolina
G	10	Kamryn Doty	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	RS Jr	AZ Compass	Tucson, Arizona
G	11	Ruby Willard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	San Dieguito Academy	Encinitas, California
G	12	Laila Anderson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Mount Olive	Burlington, North Carolina
G	15	Kierra Morrow	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Cannon School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	25	Samira Khalil	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Hammond School	Lexington, South Carolina
G	30	Ashlee Shaw	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	West Cabarrus High School	Concord, North Carolina
C	33	Aly Wadkovsky	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Lake Norman High School	Denver, North Carolina
F/C	43	Hannah Dereje	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Elizabeth Seton High School	Burtonsville, Maryland

Head coach

Charlotte Smith (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Josh Wick (North Carolina)
Edgar Farmer Jr. (North Carolina)
Essence Baucom (Elon)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 25, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2024* 7:00 pm	Winston-Salem State	W 76–46	–	–	–	–	Schar Center Elon, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, FloHoops	High Point	W 66–65	1–0	18 – Angel	9 – Preston	4 – Pass	Schar Center (321) Elon, NC
November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Gardner–Webb	W 69–61	2–0	17 – Angel	8 – Preston	3 – Preston	Schar Center (558) Elon, NC
November 13, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marshall	L 56–65	2–1	12 – Preston	14 – Preston	3 – Doty	Cam Henderson Center (966) Huntington, WV
November 16, 2024* 8:00 pm, FloHoops	Kent State	W 66–63	3–1	23 – Anderson	11 – Preston	5 – Pass	Schar Center (691) Elon, NC
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ACCNX	at Virginia Tech	L 69–87	3–2	20 – Angel	6 – tied	4 – Pass	Cassell Coliseum (5,156) Blacksburg, VA
November 26, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Longwood	W 74–67	4–2	19 – Preston	13 – Preston	8 – Pass	Joan Perry Brock Center (907) Farmville, VA
December 4, 2024* 11:00 am, FloHoops	Furman	L 57–61	4–3	12 – tied	7 – Adams	3 – Preston	Schar Center (2,783) Elon, NC
December 8, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Carolina	L 43–60	4–4	10 – tied	9 – Preston	5 – Preston	Williams Arena (1,157) Greenville, NC
December 15, 2024* 3:00 pm, B1G+	at No. 5 USC	L 30–88	4–5	10 – Dereje	7 – Dereje	4 – Pass	Galen Center (4,818) Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Long Beach State	W 68–67	5–5	13 – Adams	14 – Preston	6 – Pass	Walter Pyramid (718) Long Beach, CA
December 31, 2024* 1:00 pm, FloHoops	Lees–McRae	W 97–53	6–5	14 – Preston	9 – Preston	5 – Khalil	Schar Center (1,015) Elon, NC
CAA regular season
January 3, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at North Carolina A&T	L 40–57	6–6 (0–1)	9 – Pass	10 – Preston	2 – tied	Corbett Sports Center (644) Greensboro, NC
January 5, 2025 1:00 pm, FloHoops	at William & Mary	W 70–66 ^OT	7–6 (1–1)	16 – Preston	15 – Preston	4 – tied	Kaplan Arena (854) Williamsburg, VA
January 10, 2025 5:00 pm, FloHoops	Hampton	W 59–51	8–6 (2–1)	15 – Angel	6 – Preston	5 – Pass	Schar Center (680) Elon, NC
January 17, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Stony Brook	W 60–48	9–6 (3–1)	17 – Adams	9 – Angel	4 – Pass	Schar Center (675) Elon, NC
January 19, 2025 1:00 pm, FloHoops	Hofstra	W 70–51	10–6 (4–1)	16 – Preston	10 – Preston	4 – Doty	Schar Center (757) Elon, NC
January 24, 2025 6:30 pm, FloHoops	at Delaware	W 69–67	11–6 (5–1)	14 – Angel	5 – tied	4 – Angel	Bob Carpenter Center (1,423) Newark, DE
January 26, 2025 1:00 pm, FloHoops	at Drexel						Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	William & Mary						Schar Center Elon, NC
February 2, 2025 1:00 pm, FloHoops	Monmouth						Schar Center Elon, NC
February 9, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at Towson						TU Arena Towson, MD
February 14, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at UNC Wilmington						Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
February 16, 2025 1:00 pm, FloHoops	Campbell						Schar Center Elon, NC
February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Delaware						Schar Center Elon, NC
February 23, 2025 1:00 pm, FloHoops	Drexel						Schar Center Elon, NC
February 28, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Charleston						TD Arena Charleston, SC
March 2, 2025 1:00 pm, FloHoops	North Carolina A&T						Schar Center Elon, NC
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Northeastern						Cabot Center Boston, MA
March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at Monmouth						OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
CAA tournament
March 12–16, 2025 FloHoops	vs.						Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved January 25, 2025.
^ "Campbell defeat Elon 67-52 in CAA second round". Campbell University. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
^ "Elon Phoenix 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 25, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved January 25, 2025.

[2] "Campbell defeat Elon 67-52 in CAA second round". Campbell University. Retrieved January 25, 2025.

[3] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved January 25, 2025.

[4] "Elon Phoenix 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 25, 2025.

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