# 2024–25 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team

The 2024–25 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by fourth-year head coach Karen Aston, play their home games at the Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas, as second-year members of the American Athletic Conference.
The Roadrunners were undefeated at home all season. On 1 March, their final home games, the Runners broke several team records. Thet set an all time attendance record and most wins per season. They were 17-1 in conference play; earning them the top seed in the conference tournament. On March 6, the American announced Karen Aston was unanimously voted Coach of the Year, Senior Jordyn Jenkins was selected Player of the Year, and Incarnate Word transfer Nina De Leon Negron claimed Newcomer of the Year. The morning of 10 March, the Roadrunners received their first AP top 25 vote in program history received one vote for the 19th week of the season. However, ninth seeded Rice upset them in the AAC tournament quarterfinal game later that day. On March 16, Selection Sunday,tne NCAA released the WBIT bracket revealing that the Roadrunners would face Gonzaga.

## Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2023–24 season 18–15, 10–8 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated South Florida, before being upset by East Carolina in the semifinals of the AAC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they would defeat Northern Colorado in the first round, before falling to Wyoming in the second round.

### Transfers

UTSA Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Nyayongah Gony | 7 | F | 6'4" | RS SR | Lincoln, NE | Mississippi State |
| Nina De Leon Negron | 8 | G | 5'6" | GS | San Juan, PR | Incarnate Word |
UTSA Outgoing Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | New school |
| Sarai Estupinan | 13 | G | 5'5" | RS SR | Cedar Park, TX | Old Dominion |
| Madison Cockrell | 5 | G | 5'4" | JR | Dallas, TX | Incarnate Word |
| Nissa Sam-Grant | 30 | C | 6'4" | GS | Toronto, ON | Arkansas State |
| Kyleigh McGuire | 23 | F | 5'11" | GS | Houston, TX | Sam Houston |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2024* 6:30 pm | | St. Mary's (TX) | W 90–38 | – | – | – | – | Convocation Center San Antonio, TX |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2024* 11:00 am, SECN+ | | at Texas A&M | L 51–55 | 0–1 | 18 – Jenkins | 11 – Jenkins | 2 – Allen | Reed Arena (7,507) College Station, TX |
| November 9, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 74–69 | 1–1 | 21 – Love | 5 – Tied | 11 – Love | Convocation Center (739) San Antonio, TX |
| November 14, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State | W 75–61 | 2–1 | 27 – Jenkins | 11 – Jenkins | 7 – Love | Pan American Center (812) Las Cruces, NM |
| November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UTEP | W 78–73 | 3–1 | 30 – Jenkins | 12 – Jenkins | 8 – De Leon Negron | Don Haskins Center (1,041) El Paso, TX |
| November 20, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 62–43 | 4–1 | 16 – Tied | 10 – Udo | 3 – De Leon Negron | Convocation Center (743) San Antonio, TX |
| November 28, 2024* 10:00 am | | vs. UNC Greensboro Puerto Rico Clasico | W 62–53 | 5–1 | 14 – Jenkins | 9 – Jenkins | 5 – Love | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR |
| November 29, 2024* 1:00 pm | | vs. Towson Puerto Rico Clasico | W 71–40 | 6–1 | 18 – Jenkins | 6 – Udo | 8 – De Leon Negron | Juan Cruz Abreu Coliseum (100) Manatí, PR |
| December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sam Houston | W 79–36 | 7–1 | 22 – Jenkins | 10 – Jenkins | 8 – De Leon Negron | Convocation Center (837) San Antonio, TX |
| December 16, 2024* 2:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Stanford | L 57–62 | 7–2 | 14 – Tied | 10 – De Leon Negron | 3 – De Leon Negron | Maples Pavilion (4,600) Stanford, CA |
| December 19, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | W 76–61 | 8–2 | 21 – Love | 6 – De Leon Negron | 8 – De Leon Negron | Convocation Center (775) San Antonio, TX |
| December 21, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State I-35 Showdown | W 70–54 | 9–2 | 17 – Jenkins | 6 – Tied | 8 – De Leon Negron | Strahan Arena (1,522) San Marcos, TX |
| AAC regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | W 64–50 | 10–2 (1–0) | 18 – Jenkins | 9 – Linton | 7 – De Leon Negron | Dale F. Halton Arena (705) Charlotte, NC |
| January 1, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | UAB | W 67–56 | 11–2 (2–0) | 19 – Love | 8 – De Leon Negron | 7 – Love | Convocation Center (917) San Antonio, TX |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tulsa | W 60–53 | 12–2 (3–0) | 30 – Jenkins | 10 – Udo | 3 – Tied | Reynolds Center (1,317) Tulsa, OK |
| January 8, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Rice | W 67–58 | 13–2 (4–0) | 21 – Jenkins | 14 – Jenkins | 5 – De Leon Negron | Convocation Center (819) San Antonio, TX |
| January 11, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wichita State | W 69–51 | 14–2 (5–0) | 21 – Jenkins | 10 – Udo | 5 – De Leon Negron | Convocation Center (1,000) San Antonio, TX |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Memphis | W 70–68 | 15–2 (6–0) | 17 – Jenkins | 10 – Tied | 5 – Love | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (884) Memphis, TN |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UAB | W 73–63 | 16–2 (7–0) | 21 – Jenkins | 9 – Jenkins | 6 – Love | Bartow Arena (322) Birmingham, AL |
| January 22, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Tulsa | W 64–53 | 17–2 (8–0) | 19 – De Leon Negron | 10 – De Leon Negron | 8 – De Leon Negron | Convocation Center (1,345) San Antonio, TX |
| January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Florida | L 63–75 | 17–3 (8–1) | 15 – Rowe | 6 – De Leon Negron | 4 – Love | Yuengling Center (2,754) Tampa, FL |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Temple | W 70–61 | 18–3 (9–1) | 16 – Jenkins | 9 – Udo | 9 – De Leon Negron | Convocation Center (1,412) San Antonio, TX |
| February 4, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | North Texas | W 54–52 | 19–3 (10–1) | 26 – Jenkins | 10 – Udo | 3 – De Leon Negron | Convocation Center (1,418) San Antonio, TX |
| February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | W 60–49 | 20–3 (11–1) | 14 – Udo | 12 – Udo | 4 – De Leon Negron | Charles Koch Arena (1,334) Wichita, KS |
| February 12, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | East Carolina | W 60–46 | 21–3 (12–1) | 23 – Jenkins | 4 – Jenkins | 6 – De Leon Negron | Convocation Center (1,000) San Antonio, TX |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Memphis | W 80–61 | 22–3 (13–1) | 16 – De Leon Negron | 13 – Udo | 6 – De Leon Negron | Convocation Center (1,523) San Antonio, TX |
| February 22, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rice | W 57–55 | 23–3 (14–1) | 19 – Jenkins | 5 – De Leon Negron | 7 – De Leon Negron | Tudor Fieldhouse (856) Houston, TX |
| February 25, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tulane | W 77–73 | 24–3 (15–1) | 24 – Jenkins | 10 – Jenkins | 8 – De Leon Negron | Devlin Fieldhouse (795) New Orleans, LA |
| March 1, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Atlantic | W 60–42 | 25–3 (16–1) | 11 – Tied | 10 – Linton | 4 – Allen | Convocation Center (2,250) San Antonio, TX |
| March 4, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | W 67-48 | 26-3 (17-1) | 26 – Jenkins | 11 – Udo | 4 – Love | Williams Arena (952) Greenville, NC |
| AAC tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (9) Rice Quarterfinals | L 58-62 | 26-4 | 24 – Jenkins | 8 – Udo | 5 – Love | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| WBIT tournament |||||||||
| March 20, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at (4) Gonzaga First Round | | | | | | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
Sources:

## Rankings

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