2024–25 Samford Bulldogs women's basketball team

2024–25 Samford Bulldogs women's basketball
2024–25 Samford Bulldogs women's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	12–19 (7–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Carley Kuhns (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Sally Higgins; Matt Wise; Charity Brown;
Home arena	Pete Hanna 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
	7	–	7	.500	12	–	19	.387
Furman	5	–	9	.357	16	–	16	.500
Mercer	3	–	11	.214	8	–	22	.267
Western Carolina	3	–	11	.214	13	–	17	.433

† 2025 SoCon tournament winner

The 2024–25 Samford Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, who were led by sixth-year head coach Carley Kuhns, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 14–16, 6–8 in SoCon play, to finish in sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by Wofford in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the SoCon released their preseason coaches poll. Samford was picked to finish tied for third in the SoCon regular season.^[3]

Preseason rankings

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

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-SoCon Team

Preseason All-SoCon Team
Player	Position	Year
Kennedy Langham	Guard	Sophomore

Source:^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Samford Bulldogs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Claire Johnson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	McCracken County High School	Paducah, Kentucky
G	2	Jada Knight	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Butler Community College	Hoover, Alabama
G	4	Kennedy Langham	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Sparkman High School	Harvest, Alabama
G	5	Sadie Stetson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	American	Waterford, Vermont
G/F	10	Aubrey Blankenship	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Fr	Green Hill High School	Mount Juliet, Tennessee
G	11	Alonya Waldon	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Palm Bay High School	Melbourne, Florida
F	14	Annie Ramil	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Binghamton	Binghamton, New York
G	20	Alyssa Tarpley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Gunter High School	Gunter, Texas
G/F	21	Kylee Lewandowski	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Richmond	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G	22	Sierra Godbolt	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	UCF	Orlando, Florida
F	23	Kamryn Knight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	LeMoyne–Owen College	Madison, Alabama
F	32	Yael Maayan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Hof HaSharon	Yehuda, Israel
F	33	Martha Bishop	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Spartanburg High School	Spartanburg, South Carolina
C	44	Emily Bowman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	RS Jr	Vanderbilt	Huntsville, Alabama

Head coach

Carley Kuhns (Valdosta State)

Assistant coach(es)

Sally Higgins (West Texas A&M)
Matt Wise (Transylvania)
Charity Brown (Samford)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 21, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:30 pm, SECN+		at Tennessee	L 53–101	0–1	Thompson–Boling Arena (9,515) Knoxville, TN
November 8, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Central Arkansas	L 44–63	0–2	Farris Center (1,036) Conway, AR
November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Memphis	L 75–88	0–3	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (802) Memphis, TN
November 14, 2024* 5:00 pm, ACCNX		at Florida State	L 68–101	0–4	Donald L. Tucker Center (1,316) Tallahassee, FL
November 17, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Fisk	W 112–61	1–4	Pete Hanna Center (303) Homewood, AL
November 19, 2024* 11:00 am		Montevallo	W 87–71	2–4	Pete Hanna Center (873) Homewood, AL
November 22, 2024* 6:30 pm, SECN+		at Vanderbilt	L 59–104	2–5	Memorial Gymnasium (2,524) Nashville, TN
November 26, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	L 65–79	2–6	Pete Hanna Center (311) Homewood, AL
November 29, 2024* 2:30 pm		vs. Stephen F. Austin North Florida MTE	L 66–90	2–7	UNF Arena (110) Jacksonville, FL
November 30, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida North Florida MTE	L 71–79	2–8	UNF Arena (358) Jacksonville, FL
December 5, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	W 67–61 ^OT	3–8	CB&S Bank Arena (1,621) Florence, AL
December 8, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Miles	W 82–41	4–8	Pete Hanna Center (303) Homewood, AL
December 17, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at No. 12 TCU	L 64–103	4–9	Schollmaier Arena (1,940) Fort Worth, TX
December 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida A&M	L 67–72 ^OT	4–10	Pete Hanna Center (173) Homewood, AL
December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	L 66–81	4–11	Pete Hanna Center (237) Homewood, AL
January 4, 2025* 2:00 pm		Berry	W 94–35	5–11	Pete Hanna Center (191) Homewood, AL
SoCon regular season
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	L 53–56	5–12 (0–1)	Hawkins Arena (619) Macon, GA
January 16, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	L 63–69	5–13 (0–2)	McKenzie Arena (1,746) Chattanooga, TN
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 48–69	5–14 (0–3)	Brooks Gymnasium (341) Johnson City, TN
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	W 77–62	6–14 (1–3)	Pete Hanna Center (231) Homewood, AL
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford	L 49–84	6–15 (1–4)	Pete Hanna Center (317) Homewood, AL
January 30, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	W 90–86 ^2OT	7–15 (2–4)	Ramsey Center (648) Cullowhee, NC
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 66–78	7–16 (2–5)	Fleming Gymnasium (414) Greensboro, NC
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercer	W 65–49	8–16 (3–5)	Pete Hanna Center (378) Homewood, AL
February 13, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State	W 50–43	9–16 (4–5)	Pete Hanna Center (213) Homewood, AL
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	W 55–50	10–16 (5–5)	Pete Hanna Center (417) Homewood, AL
February 20, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford	W 62–54	11–16 (6–5)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (534) Spartanburg, SC
February 22, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	W 73–62	12–16 (7–5)	Hayes Gym (362) Tigerville, SC
February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	L 59–71	12–17 (7–6)	Pete Hanna Center (197) Homewood, AL
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	L 69–76	12–18 (7–7)	Pete Hanna Center (331) Homewood, AL
SoCon tournament
March 6, 2025 4:45 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Wofford Quarterfinals	L 56–58	12–19	Harrah's Cherokee Center (2,581) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Women's Basketball - 2023-24 Standings". SoCon. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
^ "Wofford women advances to SoCon semifinals". WYFF. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "SoCon women's basketball polls and preseason team announced". SoCon. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
^ "Samford Bulldogs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

[1] "Women's Basketball - 2023-24 Standings". SoCon. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

[2] "Wofford women advances to SoCon semifinals". WYFF. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

[poll-3] "SoCon women's basketball polls and preseason team announced". SoCon. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

[4] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

[5] "Samford Bulldogs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

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