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2024–25 UTEP Miners women's basketball team

2024–25 UTEP Miners women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record9–11 (2–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachEwa Laskowska
Assistant coaches
  • Jareica Hughes
  • Lulu McKinney
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 15 1   .938 23 6   .793
Liberty 14 2   .875 21 6   .778
Western Kentucky 12 4   .750 21 7   .750
New Mexico State 8 8   .500 15 14   .517
Louisiana Tech 7 9   .438 14 13   .519
FIU 7 9   .438 11 16   .407
Kennesaw State 6 11   .353 11 17   .393
Sam Houston 5 11   .313 12 14   .462
Jacksonville State 4 13   .235 10 18   .357
UTEP 3 13   .188 10 17   .370
2025 CUSA tournament winner
As of March 1, 2025

The 2024–25 UTEP Miners women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Miners, led by Keitha Adams in the second season of her second stint as head coach, and 18th season overall, play their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas, as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Miners finished the 2023–24 season 12–19, 6–10 in C-USA play, to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.[1] They defeated Sam Houston,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Middle Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament.[3]

Roster

2024–25 UTEP Miners women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 1 Aaliyah Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr El Paso, Texas
G 2 Heaven Samayoa-Mathis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Sacramento, California
G 3 Ivane Tensaie 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Roseville, Minnesota
G 5 Delma Zita 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Maputo, Mozambique
F 8 Dunja Zecevic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Belgrade, Serbia
G 10 Yagmur Canguven 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Mersin, Turkey
G 11 Portia Adams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Cedar Hill, Texas
G 12 Irene Asensio 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Barcelona, Spain
F 13 Ndack Mbengue 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Bergamo, Italy
G 15 Abby Priscilla 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Kampala, Uganda
G 20 Thelma Barbitch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Paris, France
F 22 Mary Moses Amaniyo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Arua, Uganda
F 23 Luisa Vydrova 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Prague, Czech Republic
F 25 Osadebamwen Igbinedion Omoruyi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Madrid, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 3, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+
Tarleton State
C-USA/WAC Alliance
W 52–49  1–0
 15  Adams   5  tied   3  Zita  Don Haskins Center (2,055)
El Paso, TX
November 10, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Morehead State W 68–41  2–0
 18  Vydrova   8  Moses Amaniyo   3  tied  Don Haskins Center (1,617)
El Paso, TX
November 16, 2024*
11:00 am
UTSA L 73–78  2–1
 27  Tensaie   5  tied   7  Zita  Don Haskins Center (1,041)
El Paso, TX
November 23, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
New Mexico Highlands W 83–54  3–1
 14  Tensaie   8  Mbengue   5  Adams  Don Haskins Center (1,083)
El Paso, TX
November 26, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 64–53  4–1
 18  Vydrova   12  Vydrova   9  Zita  American Bank Center (915)
Corpus Christi, TX
December 5, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
BYU L 68–81  4–2
 21  Tensaie   11  Mbengue   6  Zita  Don Haskins Center (1,459)
El Paso, TX
December 8, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland L 67–83  4–3
 14  tied   11  Mbengue   7  Zita  Chiles Center (603)
Portland, OR
December 14, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Utah Tech
C-USA/WAC Alliance
W 71–57  5–3
 15  tied   10  Vydrova   5  tied  Burns Arena (377)
St. George, UT
December 16, 2024*
6:30 pm, MWN
at Colorado State L 52–70  5–4
 13  Samayoa-Mathis   14  Zecevic   4  Asensio  Moby Arena (1.343)
Fort Collins, CO
December 19, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 70–62  6–4
 17  Adams   4  tied   4  Adams  Don Haskins Center (1,228)
El Paso, TX
December 30, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern New Mexico W 50–48  7–4
 15  Zita   13  Moses Amaniyo   4  Adams  Don Haskins Center (1,207)
El Paso, TX
C-USA regular season
January 2, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech L 50–63  7–5
(0–1)
 12  tied   12  Mbengue   6  Zita  Thomas Assembly Center (1,016)
Ruston, LA
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sam Houston W 64–62  8–5
(1–1)
 17  Tensaie   12  Mbengue   4  tied  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (117)
Huntsville, TX
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Mexico State
Battle of I-10
L 49–65  8–6
(1–2)
 10  Adams   9  Adams   3  Zita  Pan American Center (896)
Las Cruces, NM
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Liberty L 64–75  8–7
(1–3)
 15  Mbengue   9  Vydrova   5  Asensio  Don Haskins Center (1,346)
El Paso, TX
January 18, 2025
12:30 pm, ESPN+
FIU W 70–68  9–7
(2–3)
 20  Tensaie   10  Mbengue   4  tied  Don Haskins Center (1,537)
El Paso, TX
January 23, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville State L 71–72 OT 9–8
(2–4)
 23  Adams   11  Mbengue   6  Asensio  Pete Mathews Coliseum (455)
Jacksonville, AL
January 25, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kennesaw State L 70–84  9–9
(2–5)
 19  Adams   11  Mbengue   4  Zita  KSU Convocation Center (688)
Kennesaw, GA
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Kentucky L 59–65  9–10
(2–6)
 18  Tensaie   9  Vydrova   5  Zita  Don Haskins Center (1,085)
El Paso, TX
February 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Middle Tennessee L 42–64  9–11
(2–7)
 23  Tensaie   9  Vydrova   2  tied  Don Haskins Center (1,565)
El Paso, TX
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
New Mexico State
Battle of I-10
      Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
February 13, 2025
9:00 am, ESPN+
at FIU       Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
February 15, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Liberty       Liberty Arena 
Lynchburg, VA
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kennesaw State       Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
February 22, 2025
12:30 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville State       Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
February 27, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Western Kentucky       E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
March 1, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
March 6, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Sam Houston       Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
March 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana Tech       Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
C-USA tournament
March 11–15, 2025
 ESPN+/CBSSN
vs.        Propst Arena 
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

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