2024–25 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team
{{Short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| sport = women's basketball
| year = 2024–25
| team = UC Irvine Anteaters
| logo = UC Irvine Anteaters logo.svg
| logo_size = 125
| conference = Big West Conference
| short_conf = Big West
| record = 21–10
| conf_record = 15–5
| head_coach = Tamara Inoue
| hc_year = 9th
| assoc_coach = Cecilia Russell-Nava
| asst_coach1 = Derek Wynn
| asst_coach2 = Tyler Ellis
| asst_coach3 = Fabrice Sene
| asst_coach4 = Ramia Griffin
| arena = Bren Events Center
| champion =
| tourney =
| tourney_result =
}}
{{2024–25 Big West women's basketball standings}}
The 2024–25 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team represents the University of California, Irvine during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Anteaters, led by ninth-year head coach Tamara Inoue, play their home games at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California as members of the Big West Conference.
Previous season
The Anteaters finished the 2023–24 season 23–9, 16–4 in Big West play, to finish in second place.{{Cite news|url=https://bigwest.org/standings.aspx?standings=158|title=2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings|work=The Big West|access-date=January 20, 2025|language=en}} They defeated Long Beach State,{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2024/03/15/uc-irvine-women-beat-long-beach-state-to-reach-big-west-tournament-title-game/|title=UC Irvine women beat Long Beach State to reach Big West Tournament title game|work=Daily Breeze|access-date=January 20, 2025|language=en}} and UC Davis to win the Big West tournament championship, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and just their second ever trip to the tournament, and their first since 1995.{{Cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/uc-davis-uc-irvine-womens-score-8cfa1426d4f207f3154cd909fe8816b6|title=UC Irvine women win Big West Championship, end long NCAA Tournament drought|work=AP News|access-date=January 20, 2025|language=en}} They received the #13 seed in the Portland Regional 4,{{Cite news|url=https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-women/d1/2024|title=2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket|work=NCAA.com|access-date=January 20, 2025|language=en}} where they would fall to #4 region seed Gonzaga in the first round.{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2024-03-23/uc-irvine-women-gonzaga-ncaa-tournament|title=UC Irvine women fall to Gonzaga in first round of NCAA tournament|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=January 20, 2025|language=en}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jaida|last=Brooks|num=1|pos=PG|ft=5|in=6|class=so|home=Phoenix, AZ|high_school=Mesa Community College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Haley|last=Hernandez|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=so|home=San Jose, CA|high_school=Archbishop Mitty High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nikki|last=Tom|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=sr|home=Fresno, CA|high_school=Clovis West High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kimiko|last=Kennedy|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=fr|home=Los Angeles, CA|high_school=Lynwood High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Daniela|last=Falcón Hernández|num=9|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=fr|rs=y|home=Las Palmas, Spain|high_school=Utah}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lauryn|last=Madsen|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=fr|home=Warden, WA|high_school=Warden High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Amelia|last=Scharpf|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=sr|home=San Jose, CA|high_school=Archbishop Mitty High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Shirel|last=Nahum|num=12|pos=PG|ft=5|in=9|class=so|home=Ra'anana, Israel|high_school=Wingate Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Déja|last=Lee|num=13|pos=PG|ft=5|in=9|class=sr|home=Surrey, BC|high_school=Semiahmoo Secondary School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Summah|last=Hanson|num=14|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=so|home=Brisbane, Australia|high_school=Sacramento State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Hunter|last=Hernandez|num=20|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=jr|home=San Jose, CA|high_school=Archbishop Mitty High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Olivia|last=Williams|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|class=jr|home=South San Francisco, CA|high_school=Archbishop Mitty High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Clara|last=Djoko|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=so|home=Entzheim, France|high_school=Lycée Marcelin-Berthelot}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nevaeh|last=Dean|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=gs|home=Hamilton, OH|high_school=Cincinnati}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ines|last=Gnahore|num=33|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=jr|home=Orléans, France|high_school=Salt Lake Community College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Reese|last=Noa|num=35|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=fr|home=Harbor City, CA|high_school=North Torrance High School}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Tamara Inoue ({{college|Long Beach State}})
|asst_coach=
- Cecilia Russell-Nava ({{college|New Mexico State}})
- Derek Wynn ({{college|Cal State Fullerton}})
- Tyler Ellis ({{college|New Mexico State}})
- Fabrice Sene (Orléans)
- Ramia Griffin ({{college|Vanguard}})
|roster_url=https://ucirvinesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2024-25
|accessdate=January 20, 2025
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes|rank=|gamehighs=yes}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UC Irvine Anteaters}}"| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 4, 2024
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = New Mexico State
| site_stadium = Bren Events Center
| site_cityst = Irvine, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 49–57
| attend = 511
| record = 0–1
| highscorer = Hanson
| points = 16
| highrebounder = Hernandez
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Tom
| assists = 7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 7, 2024
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Pepperdine
| site_stadium = Bren Events Center
| site_cityst = Irvine, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 65–56
| attend = 1,867
| record = 1–1
| highscorer = Hanson
| points = 14
| highrebounder = Hanson
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Lee
| assists = 6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 11, 2024
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Bren Events Center
| site_cityst = Irvine, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 72–55
| attend = 583
| record = 2–1
| highscorer = Hernandez
| points = 29
| highrebounder = Williams
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Lee
| assists = 6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 16, 2024
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Saint Mary's
| site_stadium = Bren Events Center
| site_cityst = Irvine, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 64–61
| attend = 548
| record = 3–1
| highscorer = Hernandez
| points = 15
| highrebounder = Dean
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Hernandez
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 20, 2024
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Drexel
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 57–47
| attend = 430
| record = 4–1
| highscorer = Lee
| points = 15
| highrebounder = Hanson
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Lee
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 21, 2024
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Penn
| site_stadium = The Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 72–68
| overtime = OT
| attend = 203
| record = 5–1
| highscorer = {{tooltip|tied|Hernandez, Hanson}}
| points = 20
| highrebounder = Hanson
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Lee
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 27, 2024
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = The Pit
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| tv = MWN
| score = 62–65
| attend = 4,669
| record = 5–2
| highscorer = Lee
| points = 20
| highrebounder = Scharpf
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Tom
| assists = 6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 2024
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Denver
| site_stadium = Hamilton Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| tv = SLN
| score = 50–60
| attend = 339
| record = 5–3
| highscorer = Hanson
| points = 19
| highrebounder = Hanson
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Dean
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 5, 2024
| time = 6:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Cal State Bakersfield
| site_stadium = Icardo Center
| site_cityst = Bakersfield, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 65–40
| attend = 320
| record = 6–3
| conference = 1–0
| highscorer = {{tooltip|tied|Nahum, Hanson}}
| points = 12
| highrebounder = Lee
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Brooks
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 15, 2024
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Oregon State
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 60–48
| attend = 3,451
| record = 7–3
| highscorer = {{tooltip|tied|Lee, Hernandez}}
| points = 11
| highrebounder = Williams
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Lee
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 19, 2024
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Oregon
| site_stadium = Matthew Knight Arena
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| tv = B1G+
| score = 43–71
| attend = 4,508
| record = 7–4
| highscorer = Hernandez
| points = 9
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|tied|Hernandez, Tom}}
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Hanson, Lee, Nahum}}
| assists = 2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 2025
| time = 6:00 pm
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Bren Events Center
| site_cityst = Irvine, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 60–38
| attend = 792
| record = 8–4
| conference = 2–0
| highscorer = Hernandez
| points = 18
| highrebounder = Hernandez
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Lee, Nahum}}
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4, 2025
| time = 4:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = UC Riverside
| site_stadium = SRC Arena
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 54–59
| attend = 178
| record = 8–5
| conference = 2–1
| highscorer = Lee
| points = 15
| highrebounder = Hernandez
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Lee
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 9, 2025
| time = 6:00 pm
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| site_stadium = Bren Events Center
| site_cityst = Irvine, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 68–39
| attend = 632
| record = 9–5
| conference = 3–1
| highscorer = Lee
| points = 15
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|tied|Hernandez, Dean}}
| rebounds = 5
| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Lee, Williams}}
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 11, 2025
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = UC San Diego
| site_stadium = Bren Events Center
| site_cityst = Irvine, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 73–66
| attend = 877
| record = 10–5
| conference = 4–1
| highscorer = Hanson
| points = 15
| highrebounder = Dean
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Lee, Tom}}
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16, 2025
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Cal State Fullerton
| site_stadium = Titan Gym
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 79–63
| attend = 123
| record = 11–5
| conference = 5–1
| highscorer = Hernandez
| points = 16
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|tied|Hernandez, Dean}}
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Tom
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18, 2025
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Mott Athletics Center
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 59–57
| attend = 531
| record = 12–5
| conference = 6–1
| highscorer = Hernandez
| points = 18
| highrebounder = Hernandez
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Hernandez, Tom}}
| assists = 2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 2025
| time = 6:00 pm
| opponent = UC Riverside
| site_stadium = Bren Events Center
| site_cityst = Irvine, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 56-53
| attend = 460
| record = 13-5
| conference = 7-1
| highscorer = Williams
| points = 12
| highrebounder = Hanson
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Lee
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25, 2025
| time = 9:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Hawai'i
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 42-46
| attend = 3,695
| record = 13-6
| conference = 7-2
| highscorer = Lee
| points = 13
| highrebounder = Hanson
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Tom
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 30, 2025
| time = 6:00 pm
| opponent = Long Beach State
| gamename = Black and Blue Rivalry
| site_stadium = Bren Events Center
| site_cityst = Irvine, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 61-47
| attend = 672
| record = 14-6
| conference = 8-2
| highscorer = Hernandez
| points = 16
| highrebounder = Hernandez
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = Scharpf
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1, 2025
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = UC Davis
| site_stadium = University Credit Union Center
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 52-49
| attend = 867
| record = 15-6
| conference = 9-2
| highscorer = Hernandez
| points = 13
| highrebounder = Hanson
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Lee
| assists = 2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8, 2025
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = UC San Diego
| site_stadium = LionTree Arena
| site_cityst = La Jolla, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 56-49
| attend = 853
| record = 16-6
| conference = 10-2
| highscorer = Hernandez
| points = 15
| highrebounder = Dean
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Scharpf
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13, 2025
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = UC Santa Barbara
| site_stadium = The Thunderdome
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 52-62
| attend = 533
| record = 16-7
| conference = 10-3
| highscorer = Lee
| points = 16
| highrebounder = Lee
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Tom
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 15, 2025
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = Hawai'i
| site_stadium = Bren Events Center
| site_cityst = Irvine, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 44-49
| attend = 949
| record = 16-8
| conference = 10-4
| highscorer = Hernandez
| points = 8
| highrebounder = Tom
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Lee
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 20, 2025
| time = 6:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| site_stadium = Premier America Credit Union Arena
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 100-56
| attend = 270
| record = 17-8
| conference = 11-4
| highscorer = Nahum
| points = 18
| highrebounder = Hanson
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Lee
| assists = 7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 2025
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = Cal State Bakersfield
| site_stadium = Bren Events Center
| site_cityst = Irvine, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 60-49
| attend = 617
| record = 18-8
| conference = 12-4
| highscorer = Lee
| points = 15
| highrebounder = Hernandez
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Tom
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 27, 2025
| time = 6:00 pm
| opponent = Cal State Fullerton
| site_stadium = Bren Events Center
| site_cityst = Irvine, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 62-34
| attend = 945
| record = 19-8
| conference = 13-4
| highscorer = Hanson
| points = 13
| highrebounder = Hanson
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Scharpf
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 1, 2025
| time = 1:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Long Beach State
| site_stadium = Walter Pyramid
| site_cityst = Long Beach, CA
| tv = SSN/ESPN+
| score = 52-73
| attend = 958
| record = 19-9
| conference = 13-5
| highscorer = Hernandez
| points = 14
| highrebounder = Tom
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Lee
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 6, 2025
| time = 6:00 pm
| opponent = UC Davis
| site_stadium = Bren Events Center
| site_cityst = Irvine, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 55-53
| attend = 679
| record = 20-9
| conference = 14-5
| highscorer = Hernandez
| points = 12
| highrebounder = Hanson
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Lee
| assists = 6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 8, 2025
| time = 1:00 pm
| opponent = UC Santa Barbara
| site_stadium = Bren Events Center
| site_cityst = Irvine, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 62-49
| attend = 730
| record = 21-9
| conference = 15-5
| gamename = Senior Night
| highscorer = Lee
| points = 13
| highrebounder = Hernandez
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Lee
| assists = 5
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UC Irvine Anteaters}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|UC Irvine Anteaters|2025 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament|Big West tournament}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 14, 2025
| time = 2:30 pm
| neutral = yes
| seed = 2
| opponent = UC Davis
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = Lee's Family Forum
| site_cityst = Henderson, NV
| gamename = Semifinals
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 56-63
| attend = 1,627
| record = 21-10
| highscorer = Hernandez
| points = 15
| highrebounder = Dean
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Tom
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB schedule end
|timezone=Pacific
|poll=AP poll}}
Sources:{{Cite news|url=https://ucirvinesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2024-25|title=2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule|work=UCI Athletics|access-date=January 20, 2025|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/300/season/2025|title=UC Irvine Anteaters 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule|work=ESPN|access-date=January 20, 2025|language=en}}
References
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