2024–25 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

2024–25 UAB Blazers women's basketball
2024–25 UAB Blazers women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	9–4 (0–1 AAC)
Head coach	Randy Norton (12th season);
Associate head coach	Taren Martin
Assistant coaches	Kayla Alexander; Trista Magee Whitman; Mary Dunn; Miyah Barnes;
Home arena	Bartow Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 ⊟

2024–25 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTSA	4	–	0	1.000	13	–	2	.867
South Florida	4	–	0	1.000	11	–	6	.647
North Texas	3	–	1	.750	11	–	5	.688
Tulane	3	–	1	.750	10	–	5	.667
Temple	3	–	1	.750	9	–	6	.600
Tulsa	2	–	2	.500	8	–	8	.500
Florida Atlantic	1	–	2	.333	9	–	7	.563
Rice	1	–	2	.333	8	–	7	.533
Memphis	1	–	2	.333	3	–	11	.214
Wichita State	1	–	3	.250	7	–	10	.412
UAB	1	–	3	.250	10	–	6	.625
East Carolina	0	–	3	.000	8	–	7	.533
Charlotte	0	–	4	.000	5	–	10	.333

† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of January 8, 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

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

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

Randy Norton (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Taren Martin (Illinois State)
Kayla Alexander (UAB)
Trista Magee Whitman (UAB)
Mary Dunn (Youngstown State)
Miyah Barnes (UAB)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 18, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
January 4, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN	Wichita State						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 8, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN	Memphis						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN	at Florida Atlantic						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

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

[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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