2024–25 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team

2024–25 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	17–14 (11–7 AAC)
Head coach	Angie Nelp (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Doug Brotherton Chelsea Dungee Rachel Travis John McCullough
Home arena	Reynolds Center

2024–25 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UTSA	17	–	1		.944			26	–	5		.839
North Texas	15	–	3		.833			25	–	9		.735
South Florida †	13	–	4		.765			23	–	11		.676
Temple	13	–	5		.722			20	–	11		.645
Tulsa	11	–	7		.611			17	–	15		.531
Tulane	9	–	8		.529			17	–	13		.567
East Carolina	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
UAB	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Rice	7	–	11		.389			17	–	17		.500
Memphis	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
Wichita State	4	–	14		.222			10	–	22		.313
Charlotte	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
Florida Atlantic	3	–	15		.167			11	–	21		.344
† 2025 AAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team represents the University of Tulsa during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by fourth-year head coach Angie Nelp, play their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2023–24 season 25–10, 13–5 in AAC play, to finish in a tie a three-way tie for first place. As the top seed in the AAC tournament, they were upset by #9 seed East Carolina in the quarterfinals. They received an automatic bid to the WBIT, where they defeated Arkansas in the first round and Georgetown in the second round, before falling to eventual tournament champions Illinois in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2024–25 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Cam Mathews 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Keller High School Keller, TX G 2 Kristol Ayson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Jacksonville State Tacoma, WA F 4 Lexie Foutch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Fort Gibson High School Fort Gibson, OK G 5 Delanie Crawford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Piedmont High School Piedmont, OK F 6 Brynn Eshoo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr William Fremd High School Inverness, IL G 7 Paige Bradley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr TCU Dallas, TX G 13 Brooklyn Alexander 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr C.E. King High School Houston, TX F 15 Jade Clack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So TCU Buda, TX G 20 Tobi Ademuwagun 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Penn Houston, TX G/F 21 Hadley Periman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Tuttle High School Tuttle, OK G 22 Mady Cartwright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Greenwood High School Greenwood, AR F 23 Whitney Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Orangeville High School Orangeville, IL G 24 Elise Hill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Holland Hall High School Tulsa, OK G 32 McKayla Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Creighton Cimarron, KS G 33 Kennedi Alexander 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr C.E. King High School Houston, TX	Head coach Angie Nelp (Colorado State) Assistant coach(es) Doug Brotherton (Central Michigan) Chelsea Dungee (Arkansas) Rachel Travis (Northwest) John McCullough (Oklahoma) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 26, 2024

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 6, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 63–60	1–0	19 – Crawford	6 – tied	2 – Hill	Reynolds Center (1,355) Tulsa, OK
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Missouri State	L 61–63	1–1	12 – Hill	5 – tied	3 – tied	Great Southern Bank Arena (1,803) Springfield, MO
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oral Roberts PSO Mayor's Cup	L 56–67	1–2	13 – tied	9 – Clack	2 – tied	Reynolds Center (1,880) Tulsa, OK
November 21, 2024* 4:00 p.m., NBCS FAST		vs. Georgia State Farm WBCA Showcase	L 44–60	1–3	14 – Crawford	9 – Crawford	3 – Ayson	State Farm Field House  Bay Lake, FL
November 23, 2024* 11:00 a.m., NBCS FAST		vs. Marshall State Farm WBCA Showcase	L 80–84 OT	1–4	26 – Crawford	10 – Bradley	3 – Bradley	State Farm Field House (735) Bay Lake, FL
November 27, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Chicago State	W 76–46	2–4	25 – Crawford	13 – Crawford	6 – Bradley	Reynolds Center (1,300) Tulsa, OK
December 1, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPN+		Creighton	L 59–81	2–5	15 – Crawford	6 – Hill	2 – tied	Reynolds Center (2,043) Tulsa, OK
December 5, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Grambling State	W 77–60	3–5	18 – tied	8 – Periman	5 – Hill	Reynolds Center (3,067) Tulsa, OK
December 10, 2024* 8:00 p.m., MW Network		at San Jose State	W 77–48	4–5	17 – Bradley	10 – Cartwright	6 – Crawford	Provident Credit Union Event Center (235) San Jose, CA
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas City	W 89–61	5–5	20 – Periman	11 – Periman	7 – Crawford	Reynolds Center (1,471) Tulsa, OK
December 20, 2024* 11:00 a.m., BallerTV		vs. Montana West Palm Beach Classic	W 68–58	6–5	26 – Crawford	9 – Periman	6 – Hill	Massimino Court (124) West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2024* 10:00 a.m., BallerTV		vs. No. 18 Tennessee West Palm Beach Classic	L 61–102	6–6	17 – Crawford	11 – Periman	3 – tied	Massimino Court (274) West Palm Beach, FL
AAC regular season
December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		East Carolina	W 93–84	7–6 (1–0)	36 – Crawford	7 – Crawford	5 – Bradley	Reynolds Center (1,251) Tulsa, OK
January 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Texas	L 78–84	7–7 (1–1)	22 – tied	12 – Periman	5 – Periman	The Super Pit (1,579) Denton, TX
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTSA	L 53–60	7–8 (1–2)	15 – Hill	8 – Crawford	3 – tied	Reynolds Center (1,317) Tulsa, OK
January 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Charlotte	W 76–70	8–8 (2–2)	21 – Cartwright	15 – Periman	8 – Periman	Reynolds Center (1,122) Tulsa, OK
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Temple	L 71–73	8–9 (2–3)	21 – Crawford	4 – tied	6 – Crawford	Liacouras Center (1,243) Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 79–64	9–9 (3–3)	16 – Hill	17 – Periman	5 – Cartwright	Reynolds Center (1,044) Tulsa, OK
January 22, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UTSA	L 53–64	9–10 (3–4)	17 – Crawford	9 – Periman	3 – Hill	Convocation Center (1,345) San Antonio, TX
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Memphis	W 64–57	10–10 (4–4)	16 – Cartwright	8 – tied	5 – Periman	Reynolds Center (1,344) Tulsa, OK
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rice	L 45–64	10–11 (4–5)	14 – Ayson	7 – Periman	1 – tied	Tudor Fieldhouse (694) Houston, TX
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wichita State	W 56–42	11–11 (5–5)	20 – Hill	10 – Periman	6 – Crawford	Reynolds Center (1,387) Tulsa, OK
February 5, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Charlotte	W 81–53	12–11 (6–5)	23 – Crawford	11 – Periman	4 – tied	Dale F. Halton Arena (595) Charlotte, NC
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at East Carolina	L 64–73	12–12 (6–6)	24 – Crawford	6 – tied	4 – Ayson	Williams Arena (1,643) Greenville, NC
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Texas	L 58–61	12–13 (6–7)	19 – Crawford	9 – Periman	4 – Crawford	Reynolds Center (1,402) Tulsa, OK
February 19, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Tulane	W 73–54	13–13 (7–7)	23 – Cartwright	9 – Periman	4 – Crawford	Reynolds Center (1,136) Tulsa, OK
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UAB	W 72–68 OT	14–13 (8–7)	22 – Crawford	14 – Periman	3 – Cartwright	Bartow Arena (302) Birmingham, AL
February 26, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		South Florida	W 66–58	15–13 (9–7)	18 – Cartwright	7 – tied	5 – Crawford	Reynolds Center (1,588) Tulsa, OK
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Memphis	W 81–79	16–13 (10–7)	22 – Crawford	6 – Periman	9 – Periman	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,811) Memphis, TN
March 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wichita State	W 58–46	17–13 (11–7)	16 – Crawford	13 – Periman	4 – Crawford	Charles Koch Arena (1,109) Wichita, KS
WNIT
March 20, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lindenwood First Round	L 60–76	17–14	13 – tied	9 – Periman	4 – Ayson	Robert F. Hyland Performance Arena (506) St. Charles, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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