2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth-year head coach Kristen Mattio, played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	14–17 (6–12 Big Sky)
Head coach	Kristen Mattio (4th season)
Associate head coach	Camille Perkins
Assistant coaches	Desiree Jackson Jerad Stottlemyre Katie Mayes Madison Hagen
Home arena	Bank of Colorado Arena

2024–25 Big Sky women's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Montana State †	17	–	1		.944			30	–	4		.882
Northern Arizona	16	–	2		.889			27	–	8		.771
Idaho	10	–	8		.556			18	–	12		.600
Weber State	10	–	8		.556			13	–	16		.448
Idaho State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
Montana	8	–	10		.444			14	–	18		.438
Eastern Washington	7	–	11		.389			11	–	20		.355
Sacramento State	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
Northern Colorado	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
Portland State	1	–	17		.056			4	–	24		.143
† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 10–8 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were defeated by Montana State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they fell to UTSA in the first round.

Roster

2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Olivia Loomis-Goltl 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bridgeport High School Bridgeport, NE G 1 Julia Riley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Cal State Bakersfield Granite Bay, CA G 3 London Gamble 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Siena Westlake Village, CA F 4 Claire Fraser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Brisbane State High School Brisbane, Australia G 5 Neenah George 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Legion Prep Dallas, TX F 10 Louise Dykstra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School Vancouver, BC F 11 Lilah Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Pinnacle High School Phoenix, AZ C 12 April Rummery-Lamb 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Newberry College Darwin, Australia C 13 Diana Saleh 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Lipscomb Dearborn, MI G 15 Gabi Fields 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Brownfield High School Brownfield, TX F 22 Aniah Hall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Temple High School Temple, TX G 23 Silvia Nativi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Louisiana Tech Marina di Grosseto, Italy F 24 Tatum West 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Crandall High School Combine, TX F 25 Ella Van Weelden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Valparaiso Cedar Rapids, IA	Head coach Kristen Mattio (Evangel) Assistant coach(es) Camille Perkins (Angelo State) Desiree Jackson (Southern Utah) Jerad Stottlemyre (Washington) Katie Mayes (Montana State) Madison Hagen (Evergreen State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 14, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m.		Fort Lewis	W 84–46	-	–	–	–	Bank of Colorado Arena  Greeley, CO
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		Concordia (NE)	W 66–64	1–0	18 – Gamble	7 – Hall	3 – Nativi	Bank of Colorado Arena (774) Greeley, CO
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Colorado	L 66–81	1–1	13 – Nativi	8 – West	6 – Fields	CU Events Center (2,161) Boulder, CO
November 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Air Force	L 66–73	1–2	17 – Hall	13 – Hall	5 – Fields	Bank of Colorado Arena (605) Greeley, CO
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah State	W 85–57	2–2	19 – Hall	14 – West	5 – 2 tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (581) Greeley, CO
November 23, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at BYU	W 67–60 OT	3–2	17 – Fields	14 – West	6 – Fields	Marriott Center (1,158) Provo, UT
November 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Christian	W 140–26	4–2	17 – Riley	9 – West	7 – Fields	Bank of Colorado Arena (566) Greeley, CO
November 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tabor	W 93–46	5–2	23 – West	6 – 3 tied	6 – Fields	Bank of Colorado Arena (608) Greeley, CO
December 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SLN		at St. Thomas Big Sky–Summit League Challenge	W 62–54	6–2	17 – West	6 – 2 tied	6 – Nativi	Schoenecker Arena (327) St. Paul, MN
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Dakota Big Sky–Summit League Challenge	W 65–47	7–2	12 – 2 tied	6 – Hall	4 – Fields	Bank of Colorado Arena (519) Greeley, CO
December 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SLN		at Denver	L 53–64	7–3	13 – 2 tied	12 – West	1 – 3 tied	Hamilton Gymnasium (318) Denver, CO
December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lamar	L 43–60	7–4	12 – West	8 – Fields	2 – West	Neches Arena (750) Beaumont, TX
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Weber State	L 52–65	7–5 (0–1)	17 – West	8 – 2 tied	3 – West	Dee Events Center (359) Ogden, UT
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho State	L 50–58	7–6 (0–2)	11 – Gamble	13 – Hall	2 – 2 tied	Reed Gym  Pocatello, ID
January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State	L 57–68	7–7 (0–3)	24 – Gamble	9 – Hall	4 – West	Bank of Colorado Arena (691) Greeley, CO
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana	W 57–49	8–7 (1–3)	18 – Gamble	9 – Hall	3 – 2 tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (793) Greeley, CO
January 16, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland State	L 52–58	8–8 (1–4)	12 – 2 tied	6 – Fields	4 – Fields	Viking Pavilion (471) Portland, OR
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sacramento State	L 48–51	8–9 (1–5)	10 – Gamble	6 – 2 tied	4 – Fields	Hornets Nest (668) Sacramento, CA
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho	L 57–68	8–10 (1–6)	14 – West	10 – West	3 – 2 tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (616) Greeley, CO
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Washington	W 66–57	9–10 (2–6)	12 – Van Weelden	6 – 3 tied	4 – Fields	Bank of Colorado Arena (687) Greeley, CO
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	L 52–68	9–11 (2–7)	10 – 2 tied	4 – 4 tied	2 – 2 tied	Findlay Toyota Court (568) Flagstaff, AZ
February 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho State	W 59–51	10–11 (3–7)	16 – Gamble	10 – Hall	3 – Nativi	Bank of Colorado Arena (601) Greeley, CO
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana	L 64–70	10–12 (3–8)	13 – 2 tied	5 – Hall	5 – Nativi	Dahlberg Arena (2,327) Missoula, MT
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana State	L 44–65	10–13 (3–9)	11 – West	11 – West	2 – Nativi	Worthington Arena (2,397) Bozeman, MT
February 13, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacramento State	W 85–72	11–13 (4–9)	27 – Gamble	7 – Hall	5 – 2 tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (2,821) Greeley, CO
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Portland State	W 68–50	12–13 (5–9)	21 – Gamble	8 – Riley	4 – Fields	Bank of Colorado Arena (761) Greeley, CO
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	W 50–46	13–13 (6–9)	11 – Hall	7 – West	6 – Fields	Reese Court (561) Cheney, WA
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho	L 59–77	13–14 (6–10)	12 – Hall	6 – Hall	2 – 2 tied	ICCU Arena (1,314) Moscow, ID
March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Arizona	L 70–80	13–15 (6–11)	13 – Nativi	12 – West	3 – 2 tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (855) Greeley, CO
March 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State	L 67–68 OT	13–16 (6–12)	23 – Gamble	11 – Hall	5 – West	Bank of Colorado Arena (888) Greeley, CO
Big Sky tournament
March 8, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	vs. (10) Portland State First round	W 53–50	14–16	12 – Hall	5 – Hall	3 – 2 tied	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
March 9, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	vs. (1) Montana State Quarterfinals	L 60–92	14–17	20 – Gamble	7 – West	4 – Fields	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

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