2024–25 North Alabama Lions women's basketball team

2024–25 North Alabama Lions women's basketball
2024–25 North Alabama Lions women's basketball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	12–13 (7–7 ASUN)
Head coach	Candi Whitaker (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Sandra Abston; Ty Margenthaler; Haley Troup;
Home arena	CB&S Bank Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ASUN women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Florida Gulf Coast	18	–	0	1.000	27	–	3	.900
Central Arkansas	15	–	3	.833	21	–	8	.724
Lipscomb	12	–	6	.667	19	–	10	.655
Eastern Kentucky	10	–	8	.556	20	–	11	.645
Stetson	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
Bellarmine	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Jacksonville	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
North Alabama	8	–	10	.444	13	–	16	.448
West Georgia*	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Austin Peay	7	–	11	.389	12	–	17	.414
Queens*	4	–	14	.222	10	–	19	.345
North Florida	1	–	17	.056	5	–	26	.161
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 ASUN tournament winner As of February 27, 2025

The 2024–25 North Alabama Lions women's basketball team represent the University of North Alabama during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by first-year head coach Candi Whitaker, play their home games at the CB&S Bank Arena located in Florence, Alabama, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 12–18, 8–8 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.^[1] As the number 6 seed in the ASUN tournament, they were defeated by number 3 seed Central Arkansas in the quarterfinals.^[2]

On March 11, following the tournament loss, the university announced that head coach Missy Tiber would not return as coach. Tiber had been the head coach for eleven seasons and compiled a 172–146 record.^[3]

On March 25, it was announced that Candi Whitaker would become the head coach. Whitaker had previously coached the Texas Tech Lady Raiders and the Missouri Western Griffons. In her five seasons at Missouri Western, she led the Griffons to a record of 100–47 and led the team to the Elite Eight in the 2022 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. Whitaker signed a four-year deal with the Lions that lasts through April 30, 2028.^[4]^[5]

Roster

2024–25 North Alabama Lions women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Cameron Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	St. Vincent–St. Mary High School	Broadview Heights, OH
G	1	Emma Kate Tittle	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Deshler High School	Tuscumbia, AL
F	2	Sofia Ceppellotti	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	APU Udine Delser	Ruda, Italy
F	3	Venla Ulander	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	HBA-Märsky	Espoo, Finland
G	5	Sara Wohlgemuth	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	GS	Florida Southern	Madison, CT
G	10	Charity Gallegos	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Cal State San Marcos	Sacramento, CA
G	11	Veronaye Charlton	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	Norcross High School	Nassau, Bahamas
G	12	Sarang West	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Allen CC	New York, NY
G	13	Katie Criswell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Lawrence County High School	Lawrence County, TN
F	20	Jazzy Klinge	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Johnson County CC	Overland Park, KS
G	21	Rhema Pegues	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Olive Branch High School	Olive Branch, MS
F	22	India Howard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Johnson C. Smith	Coppell, TX
G	23	Alyssa Clutter	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Trinity High School	Washington, PA
G	24	Chloe Siegel	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Deshler High School	Tuscumbia, AL
F/C	30	Chrishunti Walker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Rossville Christian Academy	Oakland, TN

Head coach

Candi Whitaker (Texas Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Sandra Abston (George Mason)
Ty Margenthaler (SIU Edwardsville)
Haley Troup (Missouri)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Martin	W 66–63	1–0	21 – Tittle	9 – Howard	5 – Gallegos	Kathleen and Tom Elam Center (1,103) Martin, TN
November 10, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tennessee Tech	L 64–73	1–1	16 – Jones	8 – Jones	5 – Criswell	Eblen Center (546) Cookeville, TN
November 15, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	South Alabama	W 71–62	2–1	16 – Gallegos	8 – Howard	4 – Howard	CB&S Bank Arena (1,939) Florence, AL
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas	L 64–81	2–2	17 – Criswell	5 – Criswell	4 – Clutter	Allen Fieldhouse (3,229) Lawrence, KS
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	at No. 21 Nebraska	L 48–85	2–3	11 – Klinge	9 – Jones	3 – 3 tied	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,414) Lincoln, NE
November 25, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cumberland	W 71–62	3–3	13 – Gallegos	12 – Howard	5 – 2 tied	CB&S Bank Arena (1,115) Florence, AL
December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., YouTube	at Arkansas Pine–Bluff	W 62–48	4–3	14 – Clutter	14 – Clutter	4 – 2 tied	K. L. Johnson Complex (347) Pine Bluff, AR
December 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Samford	L 61–67 ^OT	4–4	14 – Gallegos	11 – Howard	5 – Howard	CB&S Bank Arena (1,621) Florence, AL
December 17, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Alabama A&M	L 77–80	4–5	13 – 2 tied	5 – 4 tied	9 – Gallegos	CB&S Bank Arena (1,176) Florence, AL
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., Summit League Network	at Denver	L 70–78	4–6	17 – Jones	7 – Gallegos	4 – Gallegos	Hamilton Gymnasium (217) Denver, CO
December 28, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bethel	W 84–54	5–6	25 – Gallegos	9 – Howard	7 – Gallegos	CB&S Bank Arena (1,147) Florence, AL
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Bellarmine	W 90–89 ^OT	6–6 (1–0)	32 – Gallegos	17 – Clutter	5 – Clutter	Knights Hall (417) Louisville, KY
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Jacksonville	W 90–57	7–6 (2–0)	20 – Gallegos	14 – Howard	5 – Klinge	CB&S Bank Arena (1,414) Florence, AL
January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Austin Peay	L 57–75	7–7 (2–1)	13 – Howard	8 – Howard	5 – Gallegos	CB&S Bank Arena (1,114) Florence, AL
January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky	L 58–94	7–8 (2–2)	11 – West	6 – 2 tied	3 – Klinge	Alumni Coliseum (213) Richmond, KY
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stetson	W 75–57	8–8 (3–2)	21 – Clutter	17 – Howard	6 – Gallegos	CB&S Bank Arena (1,673) Florence, AL
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Florida	W 65–54	9–8 (4–2)	16 – Wohlgemuth	11 – 2 tied	3 – 3 tied	CB&S Bank Arena (1,351) Florence, AL
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Austin Peay	L 60–71	9–9 (4–3)	12 – Gallegos	5 – 2 tied	5 – Gallegos	F&M Bank Arena (408) Clarksville, TN
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lipscomb	L 76–85	9–10 (4–4)	21 – Criswell	9 – Clutter	4 – Wohlgemuth	Allen Arena (158) Nashville, TN
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Queens	W 87–62	10–10 (5–4)	20 – Gallegos	9 – Klinge	6 – Wohlgemuth	CB&S Bank Arena (1,381) Florence, AL
February 1, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	West Georgia	W 82–73	11–10 (6–4)	19 – Gallegos	9 – Klinge	8 – Gallegos	CB&S Bank Arena (1,790) Florence, AL
February 6, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Florida	W 73–68	12–10 (7–4)	25 – Gallegos	12 – Howard	6 – Gallegos	UNF Arena (250) Jacksonville, FL
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Jacksonville	L 61–78	12–11 (7–5)	14 – Howard	8 – Wohlgemuth	5 – Wohlgemuth	Swisher Gymnasium (250) DeLand, FL
February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Central Arkansas	L 52–73	12–12 (7–6)	13 – Criswell	6 – 2 tied	7 – Gallegos	Farris Center (647) Conway, AR
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at West Georgia	L 53-62	12–13 (7–7)	15 – Criswell	15 – Howard	3 – Howard	The Coliseum (276) Carrollton, GA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lipscomb						CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
February 22, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast						CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m.	at Queens						Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Arkansas						CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball's tournament run ends against Sugar Bears". University of North Alabama Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
^ Glovach, David (March 11, 2024). "Tiber out as UNA women's basketball coach". TimesDaily. Florence. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ Glovach, David (March 25, 2024). "UNA turns to Missouri Western to fill women's basketball coaching spot". TimesDaily. Florence. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ Glovach, David (April 24, 2024). "Breaking down Whitaker's UNA contract". TimesDaily. Florence. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[2] "Women's Basketball's tournament run ends against Sugar Bears". University of North Alabama Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

[3] Glovach, David (March 11, 2024). "Tiber out as UNA women's basketball coach". TimesDaily. Florence. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[4] Glovach, David (March 25, 2024). "UNA turns to Missouri Western to fill women's basketball coaching spot". TimesDaily. Florence. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[5] Glovach, David (April 24, 2024). "Breaking down Whitaker's UNA contract". TimesDaily. Florence. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[6] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

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North Alabama Lions women's basketball
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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Roster

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References