2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team represents Northern Arizona University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by eighth-year head coach Tammi Reiss, played their non-conference home games at the Rolle Activity Center, and play their conference games at Findlay Toyota Court, both in Flagstaff, Arizona, as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	12–5 (3–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Loree Payne (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Kellee Barney TJ Harris Ryan Freeman
Home arena	Rolle Activity Center Findlay Toyota Court
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Sky women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Montana State	14	–	0		1.000			24	–	2		.923
Northern Arizona	13	–	2		.867			22	–	6		.786
Idaho	8	–	6		.571			16	–	9		.640
Weber State	7	–	7		.500			10	–	14		.417
Montana	6	–	8		.429			10	–	15		.400
Eastern Washington	6	–	8		.429			10	–	16		.385
Northern Colorado	6	–	9		.400			13	–	13		.500
Sacramento State	5	–	9		.357			12	–	15		.444
Idaho State	5	–	9		.357			10	–	15		.400
Portland State	1	–	13		.071			4	–	19		.174
† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner As of February 20, 2025

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2023–24 season 25–10, 15–3 in Big Sky play, to finish in second place.^[1] They defeated Sacramento State^[2] and Montana,^[3] before falling to top-seeded Eastern Washington in the Big Sky tournament championship game.^[4] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,^[5] where they would fall to South Dakota in the second round.^[6]

Roster

2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Allie Cummins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Carondelet High School Concord, California G/F 2 Nyah Moran 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr King High School Riverside, California G 5 Taylor Feldman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Crean Lutheran High School Tustin, California F 10 Ceren Oturakci 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Çankaya Ankara, Turkey G 11 Audrey Taylor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Timberline High School Boise, Idaho F 12 Sophie Glancey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Timberline High School Boise, Idaho F 13 Ava Schmidt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Eastlake High School Sammamish, Washington G 15 Leia Beattie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Montana State Midland, Texas G/F 22 Olivia Moran 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr King High School Riverside, California F 23 Talo Li-Uperesa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Cal State Northridge San Francisco, California G 24 Reilly Clark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Catalina Foothills High School Tucson, Arizona G/F 30 Faith Curry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Liberty High School Bakersfield, California F 33 Saniyah Neverson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr PHH Prep Surprise, Arizona	Head coach Loree Payne (Washington) Assistant coach(es) Kellee Barney (Idaho) TJ Harris (Great Falls) Ryan Freeman (Florida) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 11, 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 a.m., MW Network		at New Mexico	W 80–78	1–0	17 – Glancey	8 – Glancey	7 – Beattie	The Pit (5,114) Albuquerque, NM
November 7, 2024* 12:00 p.m., MW Network		at UNLV	L 71–85	1–1	18 – tied	10 – Glancey	6 – Beattie	Thomas & Mack Center (803) Paradise, NV
November 11, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fort Lewis	W 101–68	2–1	18 – N. Moran	13 – O. Moran	8 – Taylor	Rolle Activity Center (353) Flagstaff, AZ
November 17, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pacific	W 68–63	3–1	24 – Glancey	8 – Neverson	8 – Beattie	Alex G. Spanos Center (522) Stockton, CA
November 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arizona	W 92–75	4–1	22 – N. Moran	15 – Neverson	5 – tied	Rolle Activity Center (487) Flagstaff, AZ
November 23, 2024* 6:00 p.m., MW Network		at Colorado State	W 84–80	5–1	25 – Feldman	12 – Feldman	6 – Feldman	Moby Arena (1,354) Fort Collins, CO
November 28, 2024* 1:30 p.m., BallerTV		vs. James Madison St. Pete Showcase	W 85–83 OT	7–1	21 – Glancey	12 – Glancey	6 – Feldman	Tampa Prep[7] (173) Tampa, FL
November 30, 2024* 11:00 a.m., BallerTV		vs. Tulane St. Pete Showcase	W 87–70	7–1	17 – Glancey	10 – Glancey	4 – Beattie	Tampa Prep (212) Tampa, FL
December 4, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oral Roberts Big Sky–Summit League Challenge	W 87–80	8–1	22 – Glancey	14 – Neverson	7 – N. Moran	Rolle Activity Center (902) Flagstaff, AZ
December 7, 2024* 10:00 a.m., MidcoSN+		at South Dakota Big Sky–Summit League Challenge	L 79–84	8–2	31 – Feldman	10 – Glancey	4 – tied	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,423) Vermillion, SD
December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		San Francisco	W 92–83	9–2	18 – N. Moran	7 – Neverson	4 – Feldman	Rolle Activity Center (402) Flagstaff, AZ
December 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		at Fresno State	L 55–66	9–3	26 – Glancey	10 – Glancey	4 – Beattie	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 70–79	9–4	25 – Feldman	9 – tied	3 – tied	Global Credit Union Arena (1,689) Phoenix, AZ
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho State	W 79–71	10–4 (1–0)	18 – tied	9 – Glancey	4 – Glancey	Reed Gym (816) Pocatello, ID
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Weber State	W 92–78	11–4 (2–0)	22 – O. Moran	14 – Glancey	5 – Beattie	Dee Events Center (472) Ogden, UT
January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana	W 65–46	12–4 (3–0)	24 – Feldman	12 – Neverson	3 – Feldman	Findlay Toyota Court (347) Flagstaff, AZ
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State	L 81–87	12–5 (3–1)	21 – Glancey	13 – Glancey	5 – Feldman	Findlay Toyota Court (512) Flagstaff, AZ
January 16, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Sacramento State						Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland State						Viking Pavilion  Portland, OR
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Washington						Findlay Toyota Court  Flagstaff, AZ
January 25, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho						Findlay Toyota Court  Flagstaff, AZ
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Colorado						Findlay Toyota Court  Flagstaff, AZ
February 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State						Findlay Toyota Court  Flagstaff, AZ
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana State						Worthington Arena  Bozeman, MT
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana						Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, MT
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Portland State						Findlay Toyota Court  Flagstaff, AZ
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacramento State						Findlay Toyota Court  Flagstaff, AZ
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Washington						Reese Court  Cheney, WA
March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Colorado						Bank of Colorado Arena  Greeley, CO
March 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho State						Findlay Toyota Court  Flagstaff, AZ
Big Sky tournament
March 8–12, 2025  ESPN+		vs.						Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[8][9]

References

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3. Kimmel, Slim (March 13, 2024). "Montana Lady Griz come up short in Big Sky Conference semifinals against Northern Arizona". Montana Sports. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
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