# 2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thunderbirds, who were led by seventh-year head coach Tracy Mason, played their home games at America First Event Center in Cedar City, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Thunderbirds finished the 2023–24 season 8–22, 6–14 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were defeated by UT Arlington in the first round of the WAC tournament.

## Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the WAC released their preseason coaches poll. Southern Utah was picked to finish fifth in the WAC regular season.

### Preseason rankings

WAC preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Grand Canyon | 59 (4) |
| 2 | California Baptist | 58 (4) |
| 3 | UT Arlington | 53 (1) |
| 4 | Abilene Christian | 37 |
| 5 | Southern Utah | 33 |
| 6 | Tarleton State | 28 |
| 7 | Utah Tech | 24 |
| 8 | Utah Valley | 17 |
| 9 | Seattle | 15 |
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### Preseason All-WAC Team

Preseason All-WAC Team :
| Player | Position | Year |
| Daylani Ballena | Guard | Graduate student |
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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2024* 6:30 pm | | Ottawa (AZ) | W 66–47 | – | 13 – Gandy | 7 – Ballena | 6 – Uhrich | America First Event Center (556) Cedar City, UT |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Utah | L 52–105 | 0–1 | 15 – Chambers | 5 – Uhrich | 4 – Johnston | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 9, 2024* 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State WAC/C-USA Challenge | L 58–77 | 0–2 | 16 – Ballena | 8 – Uhrich | 6 – Ballena | Pete Mathews Coliseum (519) Jacksonville, AL |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 59–67 | 0–3 | 13 – Gandy | 7 – Brown | 5 – Tied | Save Mart Center (887) Fresno, CA |
| November 16, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Idaho | L 53–66 | 0–4 | 12 – Gandy | 8 – Bull | 2 – Tied | America First Event Center (355) Cedar City, UT |
| November 20, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Joseph's | L 53–82 | 0–5 | 12 – Ballena | 3 – Tied | 4 – Gandy | America First Event Center (369) Cedar City, UT |
| November 22, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Bethesda | W 86–45 | 1–5 | 15 – Gandy | 6 – Tied | 6 – Tied | America First Event Center (349) Cedar City, UT |
| November 29, 2024* 4:00 pm | | vs. Portland Nugget Classic | L 63–77 | 1–6 | 22 – Uhrich | 8 – Uhrich | 4 – Tied | Lawlor Events Center (1,303) Reno, NV |
| November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, MWN | | at Nevada Nugget Classic | L 54–72 | 1–7 | 21 – Gandy | 6 – Brown | 2 – Anderson | Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV |
| December 1, 2024* 12:00 pm | | vs. Central Michigan Nugget Classic | L 61–70 | 1–8 | 16 – Gandy | 13 – Brown | 5 – Gandy | Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV |
| December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Colorado | L 59–76 | 1–9 | 11 – Tied | 5 – Brown | 3 – Tied | CU Events Center (2,280) Boulder, CO |
| December 16, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Sam Houston WAC/C-USA Challenge | L 61–72 | 1–10 | 11 – Ballena | 11 – Brown | 2 – Tied | America First Event Center (266) Cedar City, UT |
| December 20, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Park–Gilbert | W 92–42 | 2–10 | 28 – Uhrich | 12 – Bull | 7 – Gandy | America First Event Center (201) Cedar City, UT |
| December 28, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cal Poly | L 58–66 | 2–11 | 17 – Uhrich | 5 – Brown | 7 – Gandy | America First Event Center (309) Cedar City, UT |
| WAC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | L 57–75 | 2–12 (0–1) | 12 – Bull | 9 – Bull | 4 – Ballena | America First Event Center (346) Cedar City, UT |
| January 9, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | L 53–64 | 2–13 (0–2) | 13 – Ballena | 5 – Tied | 6 – Ballena | America First Event Center (282) Cedar City, UT |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 54–78 | 2–14 (0–3) | 11 – Ballena | 9 – Bull | 4 – Gandy | College Park Center (867) Arlington, TX |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Seattle | W 61–57 | 3–14 (1–3) | 15 – Uhrich | 9 – Bull | 6 – Tied | America First Event Center (414) Cedar City, UT |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 51–79 | 3–15 (1–4) | 13 – Ballena | 6 – Bull | 4 – Gandy | Global Credit Union Arena (698) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | W 64–63 | 4–15 (2–4) | 20 – Ballena | 16 – Bull | 5 – Tied | Fowler Events Center (426) Riverside, CA |
| January 30, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | L 58–62 | 4–16 (2–5) | 16 – Johnston | 12 – Bull | 4 – Tied | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | L 53–74 | 4–17 (2–6) | 15 – Uhrich | 4 – Banks | 3 – Tied | America First Event Center (376) Cedar City, UT |
| February 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | California Baptist | L 66–69 | 4–18 (2–7) | 18 – Johnston | 9 – Bull | 4 – Bull | America First Event Center (455) Cedar City, UT |
| February 8, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 52–74 | 4–19 (2–8) | 24 – Uhrich | 5 – Ballena | 4 – Johnston | Moody Coliseum (960) Abilene, TX |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | W 69–66 | 5–19 (3–8) | 18 – Ballena | 8 – Tied | 4 – Johnston | Burns Arena (990) St. George, UT |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | W 72–63 | 6–19 (4–8) | 27 – Uhrich | 10 – Bull | 4 – Tied | Lockhart Arena (682) Orem, UT |
| February 19, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | W 49–46 | 7–19 (5–8) | 19 – Ballena | 14 – Bull | 3 – Ballena | America First Event Center (480) Cedar City, UT |
| February 27, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Utah Tech | W 78–51 | 8–19 (6–8) | 16 – Chambers | 8 – Uhrich | 7 – Ballena | America First Event Center (536) Cedar City, UT |
| March 1, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | L 48–53 | 8–20 (6–9) | 13 – Gandy | 10 – Brown | 3 – Gandy | America First Event Center (570) Cedar City, UT |
| March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Seattle | W 66–51 | 9–20 (7–9) | 19 – Ballena | 7 – Uhrich | 5 – Gandy | Redhawk Center (212) Seattle, WA |
| WAC tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Tarleton State Quarterfinals | L 40–59 | 9–21 | 9 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 3 – Johnston | Orleans Arena (995) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. |||||||||
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