# 2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team represents Utah Valley University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Dan Nielson entered the season as head coach for his sixth season. The Wolverines play their home games at the UCCU Center and Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

## Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2023–24 season 10–19, 5–15 in WAC play, to finish tied for tenth place. As only the top eight teams were invited to the 2024 WAC tournament, the Wolverines failed to qualify for the 2024 WAC tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Position | Height | Year | Reason for departure |
| Kaylee Byon | G | 5' 7" | Sophomore | Transferred to Point Loma Nazarene |
| Abby Conlee | G | 6' 0" | Junior | Transferred to Westminster |
| Jenna Dick | G | 5' 8" | Senior | Graduated |
| Noga Haran | G | 5' 9" | Freshman | Transferred to Stetson |
| Liana Kaitu'u | F | 6' 0" | Senior | Graduated |
| Eleyana Tafisi | G | 5' 6" | Junior | Transferred to Appalachian State |
| Elina Tausinga | F | 5' 10" | Junior | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Position | Height | Year | Previous school |
| Aspen Caldwell | G | 5' 7" | Sophomore | Idaho |
| Gracie Sorenson | C | 6' 4" | Junior | Eastern Arizona |
| Danja Stafford Collins | F | 6' 1" | Senior | Santa Clara |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kansas City | W 72–48 | 1–0 | UCCU Center (539) Orem, UT |
| November 9, 2024* 5:00 p.m. | | at Kennesaw State C-USA/WAC | W 64–61 | 2–0 | KSU Convocation Center (470) Kennesaw, GA |
| November 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Park University (Gilbert, AZ) | W 100–37 | 3–0 | UCCU Center (636) Orem, UT |
| November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | CSU Bakersfield | W 72–48 | 4–0 | UCCU Center (457) Orem, UT |
| November 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Marymount | L 68–76 | 4–1 | UCCU Center (474) Orem, UT |
| November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bethesda (CA) | W 89–56 | 5–1 | Lockhart Arena (381) Orem, UT |
| November 29, 2024* 5:00 p.m. | | vs. Alabama A&M San Diego MTE | W 56–54 | 6–1 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (88) San Diego, CA |
| November 30, 2024* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. Omaha San Diego MTE | L 48–53 | 6–2 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (97) San Diego, CA |
| December 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., MW Network | | at Air Force | L 58–76 | 6–3 | Clune Arena (798) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at BYU UCCU Crosstown Clash | L 36–76 | 6–4 | Marriott Center (2,112) Provo, UT |
| December 16, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville State C-USA/WAC | W 49–45 | 7–4 | UCCU Center (422) Orem, UT |
| December 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Weber State | W 57–55 | 8–4 | Dee Events Center (467) Ogden, UT |
| WAC Conference regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | W 64–63 $^{2OT}$ | 9–4 (1–0) | Moody Coliseum (988) Abilene, TX |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 59–71 | 9–5 (1–1) | GCU Arena (1,160) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | L 50–77 | 9–6 (1–2) | Fowler Events Center (486) Riverside, CA |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | W 86–75 | 10–6 (2–2) | UCCU Center (483) Orem, UT |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry | W 62–46 | 11–6 (3–2) | Burns Arena (699) St. George, UT |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | California Baptist | W 59–50 | 12–6 (4–2) | UCCU Center (509) Orem, UT |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle | W 99–55 | 13–6 (5–2) | UCCU Center (577) Orem, UT |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | L 64–76 | 13–7 (5–3) | Lockhart Arena (1,313) Orem, UT |
| February 6, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 83–85 | 13–8 (5–4) | College Park Center (1,124) Arlington, TX |
| February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton | L 61–68 | 13–9 (5–5) | Wisdom Gymnasium (587) Stephenville, TX |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | L 63–72 | 13–10 (5–6) | Lockhart Arena (682) Orem, UT |
| February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry | W 74–51 | 14–10 (6–6) | UCCU Center (740) Orem, UT |
| February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | W 68–51 | 15–10 (7–6) | Redhawk Center (214) Seattle, WA |
| March 1, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | W 53–48 | 16–10 (8–6) | America First Event Center (570) Cedar City, UT |
| March 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | L 62–71 | 16–11 (8–7) | UCCU Center (588) Orem, UT |
| March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton | W 75–58 | 17–11 (9–7) | UCCU Center (693) Orem, UT |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Abilene Christian Quarterfinals | W 75–65 | 18–11 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 14, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (1) Grand Canyon Semifinals | L 55–84 | 18–12 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 21, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Air Force Round 1 | | | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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