# 2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team

The 2024–25 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team represents the University of California, Riverside during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second-year head coach Brad Langston, play their home games at the SRC Arena in Riverside, California as members of the Big West Conference.

## Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2023–24 season 18–14, 13–7 in Big West play, to finish in a tie for third place. They were upset by Long Beach State in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament. They received an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they fell to South Dakota in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Santa Clara | L 60–73 | 0–1 | 16 – Duchemin | 7 – Matarranz | 4 – tied | Leavey Center (275) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Whittier | W 84–45 | 1–1 | 17 – Wickstrom | 6 – Matarranz | 4 – Rose | SRC Arena (215) Riverside, CA |
| November 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m. | at Fresno State | L 53–63 | 1–2 | 16 – Duchemin | 7 – Hackley | 3 – Rose | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA |
| November 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., MWN | Boise State | L 57–72 | 1–3 | 16 – Duchemin | 10 – Cutler | 1 – tied | ExtraMile Arena (1,090) Boise, ID |
| November 18, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Pepperdine | L 52–55 $^{OT}$ | 1–4 | 12 – Rose | 9 – Matarranz | 2 – Matarranz | Firestone Fieldhouse (183) Malibu, CA |
| November 20, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | Idaho | L 42–56 | 1–5 | 11 – Tillery | 5 – Cutler | 1 – tied | SRC Arena (88) Riverside, CA |
| November 26, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops | at Cal State San Marcos | W 54–46 | 2–5 | 13 – Duchemin | 9 – Duchemin | 4 – Hackley | The Sports Center (198) San Marcos, CA |
| November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Saint Mary's | W 49–41 | 3–5 | 15 – Duchemin | 16 – Matarranz | 3 – Tillery | University Credit Union Pavilion (315) Moraga, CA |
| December 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Cal State Northridge | W 72–48 | 4–5 (1–0) | 14 – tied | 9 – Matarranz | 3 – Marshall | SRC Arena (275) Riverside, CA |
| December 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cal State Fullerton | W 65–59 | 5–5 (2–0) | 18 – Duchemin | 6 – Matarranz | 2 – tied | Titan Gym (161) Fullerton, CA |
| December 18, 2024* 5:00 p.m., MWN | at Utah State | W 74–59 | 6–5 | 23 – Wickstrom | 7 – Wickstrom | 5 – Tillery | Smith Spectrum (394) Logan, UT |
| December 21, 2024* 2:30 p.m., MWN | at UNLV | L 57–80 | 6–6 | 11 – Rose | 10 – Matarranz | 3 – Tillery | Thomas & Mack Center (936) Paradise, NV |
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Long Beach State | L 48–63 | 6–7 (2–1) | 19 – Rose | 6 – Cutler | 3 – tied | SRC Arena (136) Riverside, CA |
| January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UC Irvine | W 59–54 | 7–7 (3–1) | 14 – Duchemin | 9 – Matarranz | 5 – tied | SRC Arena (178) Riverside, CA |
| January 9, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Hawaii | L 47–61 | 7–8 (3–2) | 11 – Polk | 7 – Matarranz | 3 – Matarranz | Stan Sheriff Center (1,562) Honolulu, HI |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UC Santa Barbara | W 62–52 | 8–8 (4–2) | 14 – Rose | 5 – tied | 3 – tied | SRC Arena (203) Riverside, CA |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UC San Diego | L 58–59 | 8–9 (4–3) | 15 – Duchemin | 11 – Matarranz | 4 – Duchemin | LionTree Arena (382) La Jolla, CA |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UC Irvine | L 53–56 | 8–10 (4–4) | 18 – Hackley | 5 – tied | 3 – Polk | Bren Events Center (460) Irvine, CA |
| January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Cal State Bakersfield | W 60–48 | 9–10 (5–4) | 17 – Hackley | 12 – Chocano | 5 – Matarranz | SRC Arena (175) Riverside, CA |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UC Davis | L 41–52 | 9–11 (5–5) | 12 – Duchemin | 8 – Matarranz | 2 – Rose | University Credit Union Center (515) Davis, CA |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cal Poly | W 64–56 | 10–11 (6–5) | 16 – Hackley | 8 – Duchemin | 5 – Polk | Mott Athletics Center (634) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UC San Diego | | | | | | SRC Arena Riverside, CA |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cal State Bakersfield | | | | | | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| February 13, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UC Davis | | | | | | SRC Arena Riverside, CA |
| February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UC Santa Barbara | | | | | | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Long Beach State | | | | | | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
| February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+/SPECTSN | Cal Poly | | | | | | SRC Arena Riverside, CA |
| February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Hawaii | | | | | | SRC Arena Riverside, CA |
| March 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cal State Northridge | | | | | | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA |
| March 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Cal State Fullerton | | | | | | SRC Arena Riverside, 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. |||||||||
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