# 2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represents the University of Northern Colorado during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth-year head coach Kristen Mattio, play their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado as members of the Big Sky Conference.

## Previous season

The Bears finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 10–8 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were defeated by Montana State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they fell to UTSA in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m. | Fort Lewis | W 84–46 | - | – | – | – | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Concordia (NE) | W 66–64 | 1–0 | 18 – Gamble | 7 – Hall | 3 – Nativi | Bank of Colorado Arena (774) Greeley, CO |
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Colorado | L 66–81 | 1–1 | 13 – Nativi | 8 – West | 6 – Fields | CU Events Center (2,161) Boulder, CO |
| November 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Air Force | L 66–73 | 1–2 | 17 – Hall | 13 – Hall | 5 – Fields | Bank of Colorado Arena (605) Greeley, CO |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Utah State | W 85–57 | 2–2 | 19 – Hall | 14 – West | 5 – 2 tied | Bank of Colorado Arena (581) Greeley, CO |
| November 23, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at BYU | W 67–60 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | 17 – Fields | 14 – West | 6 – Fields | Marriott Center (1,158) Provo, UT |
| November 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Central Christian | W 140–26 | 4–2 | 17 – Riley | 9 – West | 7 – Fields | Bank of Colorado Arena (566) Greeley, CO |
| November 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Tabor | W 93–46 | 5–2 | 23 – West | 6 – 3 tied | 6 – Fields | Bank of Colorado Arena (608) Greeley, CO |
| December 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SLN | at St. Thomas Big Sky–Summit League Challenge | W 62–54 | 6–2 | 17 – West | 6 – 2 tied | 6 – Nativi | Schoenecker Arena (327) St. Paul, MN |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | North Dakota Big Sky–Summit League Challenge | W 65–47 | 7–2 | 12 – 2 tied | 6 – Hall | 4 – Fields | Bank of Colorado Arena (519) Greeley, CO |
| December 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SLN | at Denver | L 53–64 | 7–3 | 13 – 2 tied | 12 – West | 1 – 3 tied | Hamilton Gymnasium (318) Denver, CO |
| December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Lamar | L 43–60 | 7–4 | 12 – West | 8 – Fields | 2 – West | Neches Arena (750) Beaumont, TX |
| Big Sky regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Weber State | L 52–65 | 7–5 (0–1) | 17 – West | 8 – 2 tied | 3 – West | Dee Events Center (359) Ogden, UT |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Idaho State | L 50–58 | 7–6 (0–2) | 11 – Gamble | 13 – Hall | 2 – 2 tied | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Montana State | L 57–68 | 7–7 (0–3) | 24 – Gamble | 9 – Hall | 4 – West | Bank of Colorado Arena (691) Greeley, CO |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Montana | W 57–49 | 8–7 (1–3) | 18 – Gamble | 9 – Hall | 3 – 2 tied | Bank of Colorado Arena (793) Greeley, CO |
| January 16, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Portland State | L 52–58 | 8–8 (1–4) | – - | – - | – - | Viking Pavilion (471) Portland, OR |
| January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Sacramento State | L 48–51 | 8–9 (1–5) | – - | – - | – - | Hornets Nest (668) Sacramento, CA |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Idaho | L 57–68 | 8–10 (1–6) | – - | – - | – - | Bank of Colorado Arena (616) Greeley, CO |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Eastern Washington | W 66–57 | 9–10 (2–6) | – - | – - | – - | Bank of Colorado Arena (687) Greeley, CO |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Northern Arizona | L 52–68 | 9–11 (2–7) | – - | – - | – - | Findlay Toyota Court (568) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Idaho State | W 59–51 | 10–11 (3–7) | – - | – - | – - | Bank of Colorado Arena (601) Greeley, CO |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Montana | L 64–70 | 10–12 (3–8) | – - | – - | – - | Dahlberg Arena (2,327) Missoula, MT |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Montana State | L 44–65 | 10–13 (3–9) | – - | – - | – - | Worthington Arena (2,397) Bozeman, MT |
| February 13, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Sacramento State | | | | | | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Portland State | | | | | | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Eastern Washington | | | | | | Reese Court Cheney, WA |
| February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Idaho | | | | | | ICCU Arena Moscow, ID |
| March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Northern Arizona | | | | | | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO |
| March 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Weber State | | | | | | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO |
| Big Sky tournament |||||||||
| March 8–12, 2025 ESPN+ | vs. TBD | | | | | | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. |||||||||
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