2024–25 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball team

2024–25 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball
2024–25 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	19–15 (8–10 MW)
Head coach	Jaime White (11th season);
Associate head coach	Mandi Carver
Assistant coaches	Courtnay Pilypaitis; Alan Nakamura;
Home arena	Save Mart Center

2024–25 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNLV	16	–	2	.889	26	–	8	.765
Wyoming	14	–	4	.778	22	–	12	.647
Colorado State	13	–	5	.722	22	–	10	.688
San Diego State †	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
New Mexico	11	–	7	.611	18	–	14	.563
	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Air Force	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
Boise State	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
Nevada	6	–	12	.333	11	–	21	.344
Utah State	3	–	15	.167	4	–	27	.129
San Jose State	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313

† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner

The 2024–25 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, who were led by 11th-year head coach Jaime White, played their home games at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California, as members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 15–18, 7–11 in Mountain West play, to finish in ninth place.^[1] They defeated Air Force,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions UNLV in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the Mountain West Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Fresno State was picked to finish ninth in the Mountain West regular season.^[4]

Preseason rankings

Mountain West preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	UNLV	298 (21)
2	Wyoming	251 (3)
3	Colorado State	248 (4)
4	Boise State	221
5	San Diego State	218 (2)
6	New Mexico	172
7	Nevada	125
8	Air Force	116
9	Fresno State	109
10	San Jose State	60
11	Utah State	41

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

Preseason All-Mountain West Team
Player	Position	Year
Mia Jacobs	Forward	Junior

Source:^[5]

Roster

2024–25 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Elif Dila Bayrak	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Çankaya	Ankara, Turkey
G	1	Taija Sta. Maria	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Crestwood Preparatory College	Vaughan, Ontario
G	2	Mariah Elohim	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	LIU	Westlake Village, California
G	3	Danae Powell	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Centennial High School	Las Vegas, Nevada
G	5	Aloni Oliver	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Buchanan High School	Clovis, California
G	7	Saga Ukkonen	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Texas Tech	Helsinki, Finland
F	8	Holly Griffiths	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Pepperdine	Melbourne, Australia
G	10	Alannah Chatfield	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS So	Dandenong Rangers	Melbourne, Australia
G	11	Malaya LeSueur	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Benson Polytechnic High School	Portland, Oregon
F	12	Avery Watkins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	Hawaii	Seattle, Washington
F	13	Maria Konstantinidou	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium	Stuttgart, Germany
F	15	Laney Amundsen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Cal State Northridge	Fresno, California
F	20	Rayna Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Legion Preparatory Academy	The Colony, Texas
F	23	Mia Jacobs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	La Salle	Perth, Australia
F	30	Kylee Fox	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Richland High School	Richland, Washington

Head coach

Jaime White (Southern Utah)

Assistant coach(es)

Mandi Carver (Idaho State)
Courtnay Pilypaitis (Vermont)
Alan Nakamura (San Diego State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 23, 2025

Postseason honors and awards

All-Mountain West Team
Player	Position	Year
Mia Jacobs	Forward	Junior

Source:^[6]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024* 6:00 pm		Cal State Monterey Bay	W 72–50	–	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, MWN		Fresno Pacific	W 72–46	1–0	18 – Jacobs	10 – Jacobs	3 – Fox	Save Mart Center (1,115) Fresno, CA
November 9, 2024* 2:00 pm, MWN		Santa Clara	L 61–67	1–1	25 – Jacobs	10 – Jacobs	4 – Sta. Maria	Save Mart Center (997) Fresno, CA
November 11, 2024* 6:00 pm, MWN		UC Riverside	W 63–53	2–1	21 – Jacobs	15 – Jacobs	5 – Sta. Maria	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
November 13, 2024* 6:00 pm, MWN		Southern Utah	W 67–59	3–1	26 – Jacobs	6 – Sta. Maria	4 – Sta. Maria	Save Mart Center (887) Fresno, CA
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC San Diego	W 65–53	4–1	21 – Fox	9 – Jacobs	7 – Jacobs	LionTree Arena (1,002) La Jolla, CA
November 22, 2024* 6:00 pm, MWN		Cal State Northridge	W 90–73	5–1	23 – Elohim	12 – Jacobs	4 – Tied	Save Mart Center (907) Fresno, CA
November 29, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine Showdown	L 47–50	5–2	14 – Jacobs	18 – Jacobs	2 – Jacobs	Stan Sheriff Center (1,658) Honolulu, HI
November 30, 2024* 3:00 pm		vs. No. 1 UCLA Rainbow Wahine Showdown	L 41–97	5–3	11 – Jacobs	5 – Jacobs	2 – Fox	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 1, 2024* 3:00 pm		vs. UT Martin Rainbow Wahine Showdown	W 75–66	6–3	31 – Jacobs	14 – Jacobs	4 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 5, 2024* 6:00 pm, MWN		UC Merced	W 83–60	7–3	18 – Jacobs	11 – Jacobs	5 – Powell	Save Mart Center (930) Fresno, CA
December 10, 2024* 6:00 pm, BTN		at No. 5 USC	L 40–89	7–4	11 – Tied	4 – Tied	3 – Tied	Galen Center (3,081) Los Angeles, CA
December 14, 2024* 1:00 pm, MWN		Cal State Bakersfield	W 65–46	8–4	17 – Jacobs	10 – Jacobs	4 – Elohim	Save Mart Center (964) Fresno, CA
December 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, MWN		Northern Arizona	W 66–55	9–4	21 – Jacobs	14 – Jacobs	3 – Elohim	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Mountain West regular season
December 29, 2024 2:00 pm, MWN		at UNLV	L 53–78	9–5 (0–1)	15 – Elohim	5 – Fox	4 – Jacobs	Cox Pavilion (1,008) Paradise, NV
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, MWN		Wyoming	L 59–68	9–6 (0–2)	18 – Elohim	6 – Tied	4 – Fox	Save Mart Center (1,196) Fresno, CA
January 8, 2025 6:00 pm, MWN		at San Jose State	W 77–64	10–6 (1–2)	32 – Jacobs	10 – Jacobs	4 – Ukkonen	Provident Credit Union Event Center (245) San Jose, CA
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, MWN		Boise State	W 68–62	11–6 (2–2)	30 – Jacobs	10 – Jacobs	6 – Fox	Save Mart Center (1,308) Fresno, CA
January 15, 2025 6:00 pm, MWN		Utah State	W 74–54	12–6 (3–2)	26 – Jacobs	7 – Jacobs	4 – Tied	Save Mart Center (937) Fresno, CA
January 18, 2025 12:00 pm, MWN		at Air Force	L 36–65	12–7 (3–3)	14 – Fox	8 – Jacobs	2 – Powell	Clune Arena (543) Colorado Springs, CO
January 22, 2025 6:00 pm, MWN		UNLV	L 48–73	12–8 (3–4)	13 – Jacobs	8 – Konstantinidou	2 – Ukkonen	Save Mart Center (1,029) Fresno, CA
January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, MWN		at New Mexico	W 77–64	13–8 (4–4)	20 – Jacobs	10 – Jacobs	7 – Powell	The Pit (5,127) Albuquerque, NM
January 29, 2025 11:00 am, MWN		at Nevada	W 65–59	14–8 (5–4)	23 – Jacobs	15 – Jacobs	4 – Ukkonen	Lawlor Events Center (10,689) Reno, NV
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, MWN		San Jose State	W 99–85	15–8 (6–4)	36 – Jacobs	11 – Jacobs	7 – Elohim	Save Mart Center (1,884) Fresno, CA
February 5, 2025 6:00 pm, MWN		San Diego State	L 57–61	15–9 (6–5)	15 – Tied	12 – Jacobs	3 – Tied	Save Mart Center (961) Fresno, CA
February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, MWN		at Utah State	W 81–73 ^OT	16–9 (7–5)	22 – Powell	15 – Jacobs	4 – Sta. Maria	Smith Spectrum (533) Logan, UT
February 12, 2025 6:00 pm, MWN		Nevada	L 55–67	16–10 (7–6)	19 – Jacobs	8 – Jacobs	3 – Jacobs	Save Mart Center (1,213) Fresno, CA
February 15, 2025 12:00 pm, MWN		at Boise State	W 67–63	17–10 (8–6)	19 – Jacobs	9 – Jacobs	4 – Ukkonen	ExtraMile Arena (1,752) Boise, ID
February 19, 2025 5:30 pm, MWN		at Colorado State	L 48–68	17–11 (8–7)	12 – Fox	12 – Jacobs	3 – Sta. Maria	Moby Arena (1,412) Fort Collins, CO
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, MWN		Air Force	L 66–67	17–12 (8–8)	18 – Jacobs	9 – Jacobs	6 – Sta. Maria	Save Mart Center (1,129) Fresno, CA
March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, MWN		New Mexico	L 61–65	17–13 (8–9)	21 – Jacobs	11 – Jacobs	5 – Ukkonen	Save Mart Center (1,365) Fresno, CA
March 4, 2025 6:00 pm, MWN		at San Diego State	L 61–75	17–14 (8–10)	17 – Tied	5 – Tied	4 – Elohim	Viejas Arena (1,824) San Diego, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 9, 2025 7:00 pm, MWN	(6)	vs. (11) San Jose State First Round	W 67–62	18–14	15 – Elohim	10 – Jacobs	4 – Sta. Maria	Thomas & Mack Center (6,632) Paradise, NV
March 10, 2025 7:00 pm, MWN	(6)	vs. (3) Colorado State Quarterfinals	W 54–52	19–14	20 – Jacobs	18 – Jacobs	4 – Sta. Maria	Thomas & Mack Center (1,998) Paradise, NV
March 11, 2025 7:30 pm, MWN	(6)	vs. (2) Wyoming Semifinals	L 45–57	19–15	20 – Jacobs	8 – Jacobs	3 – Tied	Thomas & Mack Center (2,052) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Women's Basketball Standings 2024-25". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
^ "Air Force runs into foul trouble, cold shooting as it is eliminated by Fresno State in the Mountain West Tournament". The Gazette. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
^ "UNLV women roll in first round of Mountain West tourney". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "UNLV TABBED AS 2024-25 MOUNTAIN WEST WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON FAVORITE". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
^ "Mountain West Announces 2024-25 Preseason Women's Basketball Honors". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
^ "MW Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Postseason Honors and All-Conference Accolades". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Fresno State. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
^ "Fresno State Bulldogs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 23, 2025.

[1] "Women's Basketball Standings 2024-25". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved March 23, 2025.

[2] "Air Force runs into foul trouble, cold shooting as it is eliminated by Fresno State in the Mountain West Tournament". The Gazette. Retrieved March 23, 2025.

[3] "UNLV women roll in first round of Mountain West tourney". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved March 23, 2025.

[poll-4] "UNLV TABBED AS 2024-25 MOUNTAIN WEST WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON FAVORITE". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 23, 2025.

[5] "Mountain West Announces 2024-25 Preseason Women's Basketball Honors". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved March 23, 2025.

[postpoll-6] "MW Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Postseason Honors and All-Conference Accolades". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 22, 2025.

[7] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Fresno State. Retrieved March 23, 2025.

[8] "Fresno State Bulldogs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 23, 2025.

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Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball
Venues	Selland Arena (1971–2003) Save Mart Center (2003–present)
People	Head coaches
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