2024–25 North Alabama Lions women's basketball team

2024–25 North Alabama Lions women's basketball
2024–25 North Alabama Lions women's basketball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	4–4 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coach	Candi Whitaker (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Sandra Abston; Ty Margenthaler; Haley Troup;
Home arena	CB&S Bank Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ASUN women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bellarmine	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
Florida Gulf Coast	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Central Arkansas	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Jacksonville	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Lipscomb	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Queens*	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
North Alabama	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
West Georgia*	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Stetson	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
North Florida	0	–	0	–	2	–	8	.200
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 ASUN tournament winner As of December 9, 2024

The 2024–25 North Alabama Lions women's basketball team represent the University of North Alabama during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by first-year head coach Candi Whitaker, play their home games at the CB&S Bank Arena located in Florence, Alabama, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 12–18, 8–8 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.^[1] As the number 6 seed in the ASUN tournament, they were defeated by number 3 seed Central Arkansas in the quarterfinals.^[2]

On March 11, following the tournament loss, the university announced that head coach Missy Tiber would not return as coach. Tiber had been the head coach for eleven seasons and compiled a 172–146 record.^[3]

On March 25, it was announced that Candi Whitaker would become the head coach. Whitaker had previously coached the Texas Tech Lady Raiders and the Missouri Western Griffons. In her five seasons at Missouri Western, she led the Griffons to a record of 100–47 and led the team to the Elite Eight in the 2022 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. Whitaker signed a four-year deal with the Lions that lasts through April 30, 2028.^[4]^[5]

Roster

2024–25 North Alabama Lions women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Cameron Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	St. Vincent–St. Mary High School	Broadview Heights, OH
G	1	Emma Kate Tittle	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Deshler High School	Tuscumbia, AL
F	2	Sofia Ceppellotti	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	APU Udine Delser	Ruda, Italy
F	3	Venla Ulander	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	HBA-Märsky	Espoo, Finland
G	5	Sara Wohlgemuth	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	GS	Florida Southern	Madison, CT
G	10	Charity Gallegos	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Cal State San Marcos	Sacramento, CA
G	11	Veronaye Charlton	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	Norcross High School	Nassau, Bahamas
G	12	Sarang West	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Allen CC	New York, NY
G	13	Katie Criswell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Lawrence County High School	Lawrence County, TN
F	20	Jazzy Klinge	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Johnson County CC	Overland Park, KS
G	21	Rhema Pegues	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Olive Branch High School	Olive Branch, MS
F	22	India Howard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Johnson C. Smith	Coppell, TX
G	23	Alyssa Clutter	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Trinity High School	Washington, PA
G	24	Chloe Siegel	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Deshler High School	Tuscumbia, AL
F/C	30	Chrishunti Walker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Rossville Christian Academy	Oakland, TN

Head coach

Candi Whitaker (Texas Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Sandra Abston (George Mason)
Ty Margenthaler (SIU Edwardsville)
Haley Troup (Missouri)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Martin	W 66–63	1–0	21 – Tittle	9 – Howard	5 – Gallegos	Kathleen and Tom Elam Center (1,103) Martin, TN
November 10, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tennessee Tech	L 64–73	1–1	16 – Jones	8 – Jones	5 – Criswell	Eblen Center (546) Cookeville, TN
November 15, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	South Alabama	W 71–62	2–1	16 – Gallegos	8 – Howard	4 – Howard	CB&S Bank Arena (1,939) Florence, AL
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas	L 64–81	2–2	17 – Criswell	5 – Criswell	4 – Clutter	Allen Fieldhouse (3,229) Lawrence, KS
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	at No. 21 Nebraska	L 48–85	2–3	11 – Klinge	9 – Jones	3 – 3 tied	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,414) Lincoln, NE
November 25, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cumberland	W 71–62	3–3	13 – Gallegos	12 – Howard	5 – 2 tied	CB&S Bank Arena (1,115) Florence, AL
December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., YouTube	at Arkansas Pine–Bluff	W 62–48	4–3	14 – Clutter	14 – Clutter	4 – 2 tied	K. L. Johnson Complex (347) Pine Bluff, AR
December 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Samford	L 61–67 ^OT	4–4	14 – Gallegos	11 – Howard	5 – Howard	CB&S Bank Arena (1,621) Florence, AL
December 17, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Alabama A&M						CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m.	at Denver						Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
December 28, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bethel						CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025 5:30 p.m.	at Bellarmine						Knights Hall Louisville, KY
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Jacksonville						CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Austin Peay						CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky						Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stetson						CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Florida						CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
January 23, 2025 TBA	at Austin Peay						F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m.	at Lipscomb						Allen Arena Nashville, TN
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Queens						CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
February 1, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	West Georgia						CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
February 6, 2025 4:00 p.m.	at North Florida						UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville						Swisher Gymnasium DeLand, FL
February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m.	at Central Arkansas						Farris Center Conway, AR
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m.	at West Georgia						The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lipscomb						CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
February 22, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast						CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m.	at Queens						Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Arkansas						CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball's tournament run ends against Sugar Bears". University of North Alabama Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
^ Glovach, David (March 11, 2024). "Tiber out as UNA women's basketball coach". TimesDaily. Florence. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ Glovach, David (March 25, 2024). "UNA turns to Missouri Western to fill women's basketball coaching spot". TimesDaily. Florence. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ Glovach, David (April 24, 2024). "Breaking down Whitaker's UNA contract". TimesDaily. Florence. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[2] "Women's Basketball's tournament run ends against Sugar Bears". University of North Alabama Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

[3] Glovach, David (March 11, 2024). "Tiber out as UNA women's basketball coach". TimesDaily. Florence. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[4] Glovach, David (March 25, 2024). "UNA turns to Missouri Western to fill women's basketball coaching spot". TimesDaily. Florence. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[5] Glovach, David (April 24, 2024). "Breaking down Whitaker's UNA contract". TimesDaily. Florence. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[6] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

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