2024–25 High Point Panthers women's basketball team

The 2024–25 High Point Panthers women's basketball team represented High Point University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by sixth-year head coach Chelsea Banbury, played their home games at the Qubein Center in High Point, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

2024–25 High Point Panthers women's basketball
Big South regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Four
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	21–12 (13–3 Big South)
Head coach	Chelsea Banbury (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Brittany Brown Katie Clayman Brendan Quinlan-Huertas Callie Scheier Elise Fralin
Home arena	Qubein Center
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big South women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
High Point †	13	–	3		.813			21	–	12		.636
Longwood	11	–	5		.688			22	–	12		.647
Radford	10	–	6		.625			14	–	17		.452
Charleston Southern	10	–	6		.625			14	–	16		.467
Winthrop	9	–	7		.563			16	–	15		.516
Gardner–Webb	8	–	8		.500			11	–	18		.379
USC Upstate	6	–	10		.375			9	–	21		.300
Presbyterian	4	–	12		.250			6	–	24		.200
UNC Asheville	1	–	15		.063			4	–	27		.129
† 2025 Big South tournament winner

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 14–2 in Big South play, to finish as Big South regular-season champions.^[1] They defeated UNC Asheville,^[2] before being upset by #5 seed and eventual tournament champions Presbyterian in the semifinals of the Big South tournament.^[3] They received an automatic bid to the WBIT,^[4] where they were defeated by Virginia in the first round.^[5]

Roster

2024–25 High Point Panthers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Olivia Medford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Indiana State Rockville Centre, NY G 2 Nakyah Terrell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr McKinley High School Canton, OH F 3 Nevaeh Zavala 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Royse City High School Plano, TX G 5 Chana Paxixe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Cochise College Beira, Mozambique G 6 Dakota Phillips 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Hart County High School Hartwell, GA G 7 Lauren Scott 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Claflin Columbia, SC F 8 Annalise Lindsay 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Miami Palmetto Senior High School Miami, FL G 9 Dom Nesland 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Xavier College Prep Phoenix, AZ G 11 Kenaya Klintman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Marksgymnasieskola Malmö, Sweden G 14 Anna Häger 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Luleå Gymnasieskola Gothenburg, Sweden G 21 Emma Larios 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Asheville Christian Academy Asheville, NC G 22 Shakira Baskerville 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr West Forsyth High School Clemmons, NC F 23 Ariana Wilkes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Hampton Columbia, SC G 24 Jaleesa Lawrence 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Eastern Washington Meridian, ID G 25 Aaliyah Collins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Grand Canyon Snohomish, WA F 31 Audrey Meyers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Western Carolina Columbia, SC F 33 Peyton Gerdes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Grayslake North High School Lake Villa, IL	Head coach Chelsea Banbury (Florida Gulf Coast) Assistant coach(es) Brittany Brown (Florida Gulf Coast) Katie Clayman (Oregon) Brendan Quinlan-Huertas (High Point) Callie Scheier (High Point) Elise Fralin (High Point) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 16, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Elon	L 65–66	0–1	Schar Center (321) Elon, NC
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Guilford	W 100–47	1–1	Qubein Center (1,145) High Point, NC
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Davidson	W 56–53	2–1	Qubein Center (789) High Point, NC
November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Campbell	L 47–60	2–2	Gore Arena (705) Buies Creek, NC
November 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Denver	W 63–55	3–2	Qubein Center (783) High Point, NC
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wofford	L 65–71	3–3	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (311) Spartanburg, SC
November 29, 2024* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 12 West Virginia Gulf Coast Showcase first round	L 54–89	3–4	Hertz Arena (277) Estero, FL
November 30, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. Illinois State Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round	L 49–70	3–5	Hertz Arena (203) Estero, FL
December 1, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. Santa Clara Gulf Coast Showcase 7th-place game	L 65–74	3–6	Hertz Arena (203) Estero, FL
December 6, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Winston-Salem State	W 90–54	4–6	Qubein Center (671) High Point, NC
December 14, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Stetson	L 72–76	4–7	Insight Credit Union Arena (117) DeLand, FL
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF	W 64–60	5–7	Addition Financial Arena (1,003) Orlando, FL
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Austin Peay	L 46–59	5–8	Qubein Center (580) High Point, NC
Big South regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Radford	W 67–55	6–8 (1–0)	Dedmon Center (579) Radford, VA
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Asheville	W 84–53	7–8 (2–0)	Qubein Center (1,281) High Point, NC
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 78–51	8–8 (3–0)	Qubein Center (958) High Point, NC
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	L 52–64	8–9 (3–1)	Paul Porter Arena (148) Boiling Springs, NC
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Longwood	L 68–72	8–10 (3–2)	Qubein Center (782) High Point, NC
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 75–47	9–10 (4–2)	Templeton Center (345) Clinton, SC
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		USC Upstate	W 84–31	10–10 (5–2)	Qubein Center (736) High Point, NC
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Winthrop	W 73–55	11–10 (6–2)	Winthrop Coliseum (339) Rock Hill, SC
February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 62–43	12–10 (7–2)	Qubein Center (721) High Point, NC
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Radford	L 48–65	12–11 (7–3)	Qubein Center (687) High Point, NC
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 66–52	13–11 (8–3)	Kimmel Arena (381) Asheville, NC
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Longwood	W 70–61	14–11 (9–3)	Joan Perry Brock Center (978) Farmville, VA
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Winthrop	W 69–56	15–11 (10–3)	Qubein Center (684) High Point, NC
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 68–52	16–11 (11–3)	Buccaneer Field House (425) North Charleston, SC
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 71–63	17–11 (12–3)	Qubein Center (973) High Point, NC
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at USC Upstate	W 72–47	18–11 (13–3)	G. B. Hodge Center (279) Spartanburg, SC
Big South tournament
March 6, 2025 11:30 a.m., ESPN+	(1)	vs. (9) UNC Asheville Quarterfinals	W 85–57	19–11	Freedom Hall Civic Center  Johnson City, TN
March 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	vs. (5) Winthrop Semifinals	W 64–49	20–11	Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,158) Johnson City, TN
March 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	(1)	vs. (2) Longwood Championship	W 59–53	21–11	Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,011) Johnson City, TN
NCAA tournament - Birmingham Regional 3
March 20, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	(16 B3)	vs. (16 B3) William & Mary First Four	L 63–69	21–12	Moody Center (629) Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6][7]