2024–25 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

2024–25 UAB Blazers women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (0–1 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachTaren Martin
Assistant coaches
  • Kayla Alexander
  • Trista Magee Whitman
  • Mary Dunn
  • Miyah Barnes
Home arenaBartow Arena
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTSA 8 – 0   1.000 17 – 2   .895
North Texas 6 – 1   .857 14 – 5   .737
Temple 6 – 1   .857 12 – 6   .667
South Florida 5 – 2   .714 12 – 8   .600
Tulane 4 – 3   .571 11 – 7   .611
UAB 4 – 4   .500 13 – 7   .650
Rice 3 – 4   .429 10 – 9   .526
Tulsa 3 – 4   .429 9 – 10   .474
Memphis 2 – 4   .333 4 – 13   .235
East Carolina 2 – 5   .286 10 – 9   .526
Florida Atlantic 1 – 6   .143 9 – 11   .450
Wichita State 1 – 6   .143 7 – 13   .350
Charlotte 1 – 6   .143 6 – 12   .333
† 2025 AAC tournament winner
As of January 22, 2025

The 2024–25 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by 12th-year head coach Randy Norton, play their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as second year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

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The Blazers finished the 2023–24 season 18–14, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in a five-way tie for sixth place.[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Rice in the second round of the AAC tournament.[2] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT,[3] where they would fall to Southern Miss in the first round.[4]

Roster

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2024–25 UAB Blazers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Rayne Tucker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Temple New Carrollton, Maryland
G 1 Eleecia Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Chattanooga Winter Garden, Florida
G 3 Journey Armstead 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Hutchinson Community College Tulsa, Oklahoma
G 4 Desiree Ware 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Minnetonka High School Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
G 10 Riley Talbert 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bishop Kenny High School Amelia Island, Florida
G 11 Genevive Wedemeyer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Putnam Science Academy Hamburg, Germany
F 12 Molly Moffitt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Putnam Science Academy Seattle, Washington
F 13 Valentina Monzo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr McCook Community College Santiago, Chile
G 21 Maddie Walsh 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Arrowhead Union High School Hartland, Wisconsin
G 22 Ashton Elley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Little Rock Christian Academy Little Rock, Arkansas
F 23 Jade Weathersby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Brookwood High School Aurora, Colorado
F 24 Tracey Bershers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Oklahoma State Fort Smith, Arkansas
F 33 Sara Bershers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS UT Rio Grande Valley Fort Smith, Arkansas
G 34 Cali Smallwood 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Montevallo Blountsville, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 18, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
8:00 pm 		Shorter W 72–64  –
  24 – S. Bershers   11 – Tucker   6 – Armstead  Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		West Alabama W 78–47  1–0
  20 – Weathersby   12 – Tied   7 – Armstead  Bartow Arena (470)
Birmingham, AL
November 12, 2024*
5:30 pm 		at Alabama A&M W 74–67  2–0
  22 – Walsh   11 – Weathersby   3 – Tied  AAMU Events Center (1,065)
Huntsville, AL
November 16, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mississippi Valley State W 92–66  3–0
  22 – T. Bershers   9 – Weathersby   5 – Tied  Bartow Arena (360)
Birmingham, AL
November 20, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville State L 56–68  3–1
  12 – Weathersby   15 – Weathersby   4 – Tied  Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,020)
Jacksonville, AL
November 25, 2024*
11:00 am, FloHoops 		vs. Clemson
Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket Semifinals 		L 52–90  3–2
  10 – Weathersby   5 – Weathersby   3 – S. Bershers  The Arena at NWFSC (250)
Niceville, FL
November 26, 2024*
11:00 am, FloHoops 		vs. Alabama State
Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket Consolation 		W 76–43  4–2
  23 – Tucker   10 – Weathersby   6 – Armstead  The Arena at NWFSC (200)
Niceville, FL
December 1, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Southern Miss W 87–66  5–2
  16 – Walsh   11 – Weathersby   11 – Armstead  Bartow Arena (233)
Birmingham, AL
December 8, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Auburn L 62–69  5–3
  15 – S. Bershers   9 – S. Bershers   5 – Armstead  Neville Arena (4,008)
Auburn, AL
December 15, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Alcorn State W 76–51  6–3
  16 – Weathersby   12 – Weathersby   5 – Armstead  Bartow Arena (287)
Birmingham, AL
December 18, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		New Orleans W 66–60  7–3
  21 – Walsh   9 – Weathersby   6 – Armstead  Bartow Arena (984)
Birmingham, AL
December 20, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Illinois State W 71–68  8–3
  14 – Armstead   8 – Weathersby   8 – Armstead  CEFCU Arena (1,532)
Normal, IL
December 22, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois W 75–57  9–3
  19 – Armstead   12 – Weathersby   4 – Armstead  Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
AAC regular season
December 29, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Temple L 74–97  9–4
(0–1) 		 15 – Carter   6 – Tied   5 – Tied  Bartow Arena (305)
Birmingham, AL
January 1, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UTSA L 56-67  9-5
(0-2) 		  – -    – -    – -  Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
January 4, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wichita State L 70-82  9-6
(0-3) 		  – -    – -    – -  Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
January 8, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Memphis W 73-56  10-6
(1-3) 		  – -    – -    – -  Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
January 11, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Florida Atlantic W 73-61  11-6
(2-3) 		  – -    – -    – -  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
January 14, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Florida       Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
January 18, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UTSA       Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
January 22, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Rice       Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wichita State       Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tulane       Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
February 5, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		East Carolina       Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Charlotte       Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
February 11, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Temple       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Memphis       Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tulsa       Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
February 25, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Rice       Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Texas       The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
March 4, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tulane       Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
AAC tournament
March 8–12, 2025
 vs.        Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Rice Women's Basketball bests UAB, moves on in AAC Tourney". The Roost. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "With only 7 players available, Southern Miss women's basketball beats UAB to advance in WNIT". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "UAB Blazers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
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