2024–25 Omaha Mavericks women's basketball team

2024–25 Omaha Mavericks women's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record14–17 (5–11 Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ansar Al-Ameen
  • Jaelyn Richard Harris
  • La'Karis Salter
Home arenaBaxter Arena
2024–25 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 South Dakota State † 16 – 0   1.000 30 – 4   .882
Oral Roberts 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727
North Dakota State 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636
St. Thomas* 9 – 7   .563 16 – 14   .533
North Dakota 6 – 10   .375 12 – 19   .387
Kansas City 6 – 10   .375 12 – 21   .364
South Dakota 5 – 11   .313 11 – 20   .355
5 – 11   .313 14 – 17   .452
Denver 2 – 14   .125 9 – 21   .300
† 2025 Summit League tournament winner
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Omaha Mavericks women's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska Omaha during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by fifth-year head coach Carrie Banks, played their home games at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska as members of the Summit League.

The Mavericks finished the season 14–17, 5–11 in Summit League play, to finish in the tie for seventh place.[1] They beat Denver in the first round of the Summit League tournament[2] before being defeated by top-seeded South Dakota State in the quarterfinals.[3]

Previous season

The Mavericks finished the 2023–24 season 8–23, 3–13 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie for last place.[4] They defeated Kansas City in the first round of the Summit League tournament[5] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions South Dakota State in the quarterfinals.[6]

Preseason

On October 8, 2024, the Summit League released their preseason coaches poll. Omaha was picked to finish last in the Summit League regular season.[7]

Preseason rankings

Summit League preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 South Dakota State 562 (34)
2 Oral Roberts 479 (1)
3 North Dakota State 427 (1)
4 South Dakota 363
5 St. Thomas 336
6 Denver 220
7 North Dakota 188
8 Kansas City 144
9 Omaha 116

Source:[7]

Preseason All-Summit League

Preseason All-Summit League teams
Team Player Position Year
2nd Grace Cave Guard Senior

Source:[7]

Roster

2024–25 Omaha Mavericks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Harriet Ford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Cockburn Cougars Perth, Australia
F 1 Aaliyah Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Loyola Chicago Milwaukee, WI
G 2 Lauren Perry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Lakeland Community College Sylvania, OH
G 4 Daria Shelby 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Belleville High School Canton, MI
G 10 Mar Vidal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Felician Barcelona, Spain
F 11 Ali Stephens 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Homestead High School Fort Wayne, IN
G 13 Alana Powell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So CCBC Essex Haymarket, VA
G 14 Katie Keitges 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Knoxville High School Knoxville, IA
F 15 Paige Horne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Scottsbluff High School Scottsbluff, NE
G 20 Grace Cave 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Weeping Water High School Weeping Water, NE
F 22 Cora Olsen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Millard South High School Omaha, NE
G 23 Kendyl Delimont 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Ainsworth High School Ainsworth, NE
F 24 Morgann Gardner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Racine Lutheran High School Racine, WI
G 50 Ja Harvey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Fresno State San Diego, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 6, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024*
2:00 p.m. 		at Drake L 79–96  –
  26 – Cave   7 – Moore   4 – Cave  Knapp Center (2,106)
Des Moines, IA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
12:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at No. 23 Nebraska L 48–88  0–1
  15 – Powell   5 – Ford   1 – 5 tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,106)
Lincoln, NE
November 7, 2024*
11:00 a.m., SLN 		College of Saint Mary W 108–45  1–1
  21 – Moore   15 – Ford   7 – Powell  Baxter Arena (4,866)
Omaha, NE
November 10, 2024*
2:00 p.m., SLN 		Western Illinois L 83–89  1–2
  20 – Cave   13 – Ford   6 – Harvey  Baxter Arena (306)
Omaha, NE
November 14, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas L 56–75  1–3
  21 – Cave   9 – Ford   5 – Cave  Allen Fieldhouse (2,794)
Lawrence, KS
November 23, 2024*
1:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Wisconsin L 65–67  1–4
  14 – Harvey   6 – Ford   5 – Cave  Kohl Center (3,014)
Madison, WI
November 26, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SLN 		Utah State W 79–77 OT 2–4
  16 – Olsen   10 – Ford   4 – 2 tied  Baxter Arena (440)
Omaha, NE
November 29, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at San Diego
USD Thanksgiving Classic 		W 70–66  3–4
  14 – 2 tied   7 – Cave   5 – Cave  Jenny Craig Pavilion (186)
San Diego, CA
November 30, 2024*
4:00 p.m. 		vs. Utah Valley
USD Thanksgiving Classic 		W 53–48  4–4
  13 – Cave   5 – 2 tied   5 – 2 tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (97)
San Diego, CA
December 4, 2024*
9:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Portland State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		W 65–57  5–4
  13 – Moore   5 – Moore   4 – Cave  Viking Pavilion (301)
Portland, OR
December 7, 2024*
2:00 p.m., SLN 		Sacramento State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		W 67–63  6–4
  17 – Cave   8 – Gardner   6 – Cave  Baxter Arena (757)
Omaha, NE
December 14, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lindenwood W 73–66  7–4
  19 – Harvey   6 – 3 tied   3 – Cave  Hyland Performance Arena (267)
St. Charles, MO
December 18, 2024*
6:00 p.m., SLN 		Bellevue W 84–53  8–4
  18 – Harvey   9 – Gardner   3 – 2 tied  Sapp Fieldhouse (476)
Omaha, NE
December 22, 2024*
3:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at No. 10 Oklahoma L 65–111  8–5
  21 – Harvey   7 – Olsen   2 – 2 tied  Lloyd Noble Center (6,244)
Norman, OK
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., SLN 		North Dakota W 71–66  9–5
(1–0) 		 24 – Harvey   4 – 4 tied   4 – Olsen  Baxter Arena (683)
Omaha, NE
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., SLN 		at South Dakota State L 55–93  9–6
(1–1) 		 12 – Ford   5 – Moore   5 – Cave  First Bank and Trust Arena (2,074)
Brookings, SD
January 11, 2025
1:00 p.m., SLN 		at South Dakota L 66–71  9–7
(1–2) 		 16 – 2 tied   9 – Ford   4 – Cave  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,518)
Vermillion, SD
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., SLN 		North Dakota State L 67–81  9–8
(1–3) 		 22 – Cave   6 – Harvey   2 – 3 tied  Baxter Arena (693)
Omaha, NE
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m., SLN 		St. Thomas L 53–67  9–9
(1–4) 		 16 – Harvey   7 – Moore   3 – Cave  Baxter Arena (416)
Omaha, NE
January 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., SLN 		at Denver L 56–71  9–10
(1–5) 		 19 – Cave   7 – 2 tied   2 – 2 tied  Hamilton Gymnasium (283)
Denver, CO
January 25, 2025
1:00 p.m., SLN 		Kansas City L 65–66  9–11
(1–6) 		 21 – Cave   11 – Moore   6 – Cave  Baxter Arena (475)
Omaha, NE
January 29, 2025
7:00 p.m., SLN 		at Oral Roberts L 57–95  9–12
(1–7) 		 17 – Powell   8 – Ford   2 – Ford  Mabee Center (1,588)
Tulsa, OK
February 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., SLN 		South Dakota State L 63–93  9–13
(1–8) 		 18 – Cave   6 – Ford   6 – Cave  Baxter Arena (930)
Omaha, NE
February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., SLN 		at St. Thomas L 62–75  9–14
(1–9) 		 15 – Cave   7 – Ford   7 – Harvey  Schoenecker Arena (309)
St. Paul, MN
February 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., SLN 		at Kansas City W 65–56  10–14
(2–9) 		 29 – Cave   17 – Ford   3 – Keitges  Swinney Recreation Center (566)
Kansas City, MO
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., SLN 		Oral Roberts L 74–105  10–15
(2–10) 		 19 – Cave   6 – Ford   4 – Cave  Baxter Arena (410)
Omaha, NE
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., SLN 		Denver W 80–77 OT 11–15
(3–10) 		 25 – Cave   18 – Ford   8 – Cave  Baxter Arena (470)
Omaha, NE
February 20, 2025
7:00 p.m., SLN 		South Dakota W 71–57  12–15
(4–10) 		 34 – Harvey   19 – Moore   5 – Cave  Baxter Arena (475)
Omaha, NE
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., SLN 		at North Dakota W 76–70  13–15
(5–10) 		 26 – Harvey   10 – Moore   3 – 3 tied  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,544)
Grand Forks, ND
March 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., SLN 		at North Dakota State L 59–76  13–16
(5–11) 		 24 – Cave   4 – 2 tied   3 – Cave  Scheels Center (1,059)
Fargo, ND
Summit League tournament
March 5, 2025
4:30 p.m., SLN 		(8) vs. (9) Denver
First round 		W 76–68  14–16
  20 – Harvey   11 – Moore   4 – Powell  Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
March 6, 2025
2:00 p.m., SLN 		(8) vs. (1) No. 25 South Dakota State
Quarterfinals 		L 67–87  14–17
  20 – Cave   7 – 2 tied   4 – Harvey  Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,195)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[8][9]

References

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  2. ^ "Omaha women's basketball downs Denver in Summit League Championships opener". Omaha Athletics. March 5, 2025. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  3. ^ "Omaha's 2024-2025 campaign ends at the hands of No. 25 SDSU in Summit League Championships". Omaha Athletics. March 6, 2025. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  5. ^ "KC Roos women's team falls to Omaha in first round of Summit League hoops tourney". AOL.com. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2025 – via The Kansas City Star.
  6. ^ Traxler, Marcus (March 9, 2024). "Omaha throws another postseason punch but SDSU women roll on in the Summit tourney". Mitchell Daily Republic. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
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  9. ^ "Omaha Mavericks Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
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