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2024–25 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record18-8 (12-4 Big West)
Head coach
  • Tamara Inoue (9th season)
Associate head coachCecilia Russell-Nava
Assistant coaches
  • Derek Wynn
  • Tyler Ellis
  • Fabrice Sene
  • Ramia Griffin
Home arenaBren Events Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hawai'i 14 – 2   .875 20 – 6   .769
UC Irvine 12 – 4   .750 18 – 8   .692
UC Davis 11 – 6   .647 17 – 10   .630
UC San Diego 10 – 6   .625 14 – 14   .500
UC Santa Barbara 10 – 7   .588 16 – 11   .593
Long Beach State 9 – 7   .563 13 – 12   .520
UC Riverside 9 – 8   .529 13 – 14   .481
Cal Poly 6 – 10   .375 11 – 15   .423
Cal State Fullerton 5 – 11   .313 7 – 19   .269
Cal State Northridge 2 – 14   .125 4 – 21   .160
Cal State Bakersfield 2 – 15   .118 2 – 25   .074
† 2025 Big West tournament winner
As of February 22, 2025

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

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The Anteaters finished the 2023–24 season 23–9, 16–4 in Big West play, to finish in second place.[1] They defeated Long Beach State,[2] 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.[3] They received the #13 seed in the Portland Regional 4,[4] where they would fall to #4 region seed Gonzaga in the first round.[5]

Roster

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2024–25 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
PG 1 Jaida Brooks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Mesa Community College Phoenix, AZ
G 2 Haley Hernandez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose, CA
G 3 Nikki Tom 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Clovis West High School Fresno, CA
G 5 Kimiko Kennedy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lynwood High School Los Angeles, CA
F 9 Daniela Falcón Hernández 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Utah Las Palmas, Spain
G 10 Lauryn Madsen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Warden High School Warden, WA
G 11 Amelia Scharpf 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose, CA
PG 12 Shirel Nahum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Wingate Academy Ra'anana, Israel
PG 13 Déja Lee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Semiahmoo Secondary School Surrey, BC
F 14 Summah Hanson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Sacramento State Brisbane, Australia
G 20 Hunter Hernandez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose, CA
G 21 Olivia Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Archbishop Mitty High School South San Francisco, CA
F 22 Clara Djoko 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lycée Marcelin-Berthelot Entzheim, France
F 24 Nevaeh Dean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Cincinnati Hamilton, OH
G 33 Ines Gnahore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Salt Lake Community College Orléans, France
G 35 Reese Noa 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr North Torrance High School Harbor City, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 20, 2025

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		New Mexico State L 49–57  0–1
  16 – Hanson   7 – Hernandez   7 – Tom  Bren Events Center (511)
Irvine, CA
November 7, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Pepperdine W 65–56  1–1
  14 – Hanson   9 – Hanson   6 – Lee  Bren Events Center (1,867)
Irvine, CA
November 11, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		William & Mary W 72–55  2–1
  29 – Hernandez   7 – Williams   6 – Lee  Bren Events Center (583)
Irvine, CA
November 16, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Mary's W 64–61  3–1
  15 – Hernandez   6 – Dean   4 – Hernandez  Bren Events Center (548)
Irvine, CA
November 20, 2024*
3:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Drexel W 57–47  4–1
  15 – Lee   9 – Hanson   4 – Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center (430)
Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Penn W 72–68 OT 5–1
  20 – tied   10 – Hanson   4 – Lee  The Palestra (203)
Philadelphia, PA
November 27, 2024*
6:00 pm, MWN 		at New Mexico L 62–65  5–2
  20 – Lee   8 – Scharpf   6 – Tom  The Pit (4,669)
Albuquerque, NM
November 30, 2024*
12:00 pm, SLN 		at Denver L 50–60  5–3
  19 – Hanson   9 – Hanson   3 – Dean  Hamilton Gymnasium (339)
Denver, CO
December 5, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Bakersfield W 65–40  6–3
(1–0) 		 12 – tied   9 – Lee   3 – Brooks  Icardo Center (320)
Bakersfield, CA
December 15, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oregon State W 60–48  7–3
  11 – tied   7 – Williams   4 – Lee  Gill Coliseum (3,451)
Corvallis, OR
December 19, 2024*
6:00 pm, B1G+ 		at Oregon L 43–71  7–4
  9 – Hernandez   6 – tied   2 – tied  Matthew Knight Arena (4,508)
Eugene, OR
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal Poly W 60–38  8–4
(2–0) 		 18 – Hernandez   7 – Hernandez   4 – tied  Bren Events Center (792)
Irvine, CA
January 4, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Riverside L 54–59  8–5
(2–1) 		 15 – Lee   9 – Hernandez   4 – Lee  SRC Arena (178)
Riverside, CA
January 9, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Northridge W 68–39  9–5
(3–1) 		 15 – Lee   5 – tied   4 – tied  Bren Events Center (632)
Irvine, CA
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC San Diego W 73–66  10–5
(4–1) 		 15 – Hanson   7 – Dean   4 – tied  Bren Events Center (877)
Irvine, CA
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Fullerton W 79–63  11–5
(5–1) 		 16 – Hernandez   6 – tied   3 – Tom  Titan Gym (123)
Fullerton, CA
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal Poly W 59–57  12–5
(6–1) 		 18 – Hernandez   10 – Hernandez   2 – tied  Mott Athletics Center (531)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 23, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Riverside W 56-53  13-5
(7-1) 		 12 – Williams   8 – Hanson   5 – Lee  Bren Events Center (460)
Irvine, CA
January 25, 2025
9:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Hawai'i L 42-46  13-6
(7-2) 		 13 – Lee   7 – Hanson   4 – Tom  Stan Sheriff Center (3,695)
Honolulu, HI
January 30, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Long Beach State
Black and Blue Rivalry 		W 61-47  14-6
(8-2) 		 16 – Hernandez   11 – Hernandez   3 – Scharpf  Bren Events Center (672)
Irvine, CA
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Davis W 52-49  15-6
(9-2) 		 13 – Hernandez   9 – Hanson   2 – Lee  University Credit Union Center (867)
Davis, CA
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego W 56-49  16-6
(10-2) 		 15 – Hernandez   10 – Dean   4 – Scharpf  LionTree Arena (853)
La Jolla, CA
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Santa Barbara L 52-62  16-7
(10-3) 		 16 – Lee   8 – Lee   4 – Tom  The Thunderdome (533)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hawai'i L 44-49  16-8
(10-4) 		 8 – Hernandez   6 – Tom   3 – Lee  Bren Events Center (949)
Irvine, CA
February 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Northridge W 100-56  17-8
(11-4) 		 18 – Nahum   7 – Hanson   7 – Lee  Premier America Credit Union Arena (270)
Northridge, CA
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Bakersfield W 60-49  18-8
(12-4) 		 15 – Lee   7 – Hernandez   3 – Tom  Bren Events Center (617)
Irvine, CA
February 27, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Fullerton       Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
March 1, 2025
1:00 pm, SSN/ESPN+ 		at Long Beach State       Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
March 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Davis       Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
March 8, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Santa Barbara       Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
Big West tournament
March 12–15, 2025
 ESPN+ 		vs.        Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  2. ^ "UC Irvine women beat Long Beach State to reach Big West Tournament title game". Daily Breeze. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  3. ^ "UC Irvine women win Big West Championship, end long NCAA Tournament drought". AP News. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  5. ^ "UC Irvine women fall to Gonzaga in first round of NCAA tournament". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". UCI Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  7. ^ "UC Irvine Anteaters 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
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