2024–25 Radford Highlanders women's basketball team

2024–25 Radford Highlanders women's basketball
2024–25 Radford Highlanders women's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	14–17 (10–6 Big South)
Head coach	Mike McGuire (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Amber Easter; Morgan Williams; Ben Edelburg;
Home arena	Dedmon Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Radford Highlanders women's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by 12th-year head coach Mike McGuire, played their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia, as members of the Big South Conference.

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 Highlanders finished the 2023–24 season 13–17, 9–7 in Big South play, to finish in third place.^[1] They would defeat Winthrop,^[2] and USC Upstate,^[3] before falling to Presbyterian in the Big South tournament championship game.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Radford Highlanders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Laila Acox	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	North Carolina A&T	Blythewood, South Carolina
G	1	Pa'Shence Traylor-Walker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Central Arizona College	Franklin, Indiana
G	2	Reniya Jones	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	UT Arlington	Washington, D.C.
G/F	3	Adriana Shipp-Davis	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Longwood	Chesapeake, Virginia
G	4	Joi Williams	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Virginia Academy	Leesburg, Virginia
G	5	Kirah Dandridge	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	St. Bonaventure	Richmond, Virginia
G	8	Cate Carlson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	William & Mary	Virginia Beach, Virginia
F	10	Taylor Napper	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	St. Bonaventure	Lorton, Virginia
G	11	Ava Sawi	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Episcopal High School	Alexandria, Virginia
G	12	Arshae Jackson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	James River High School	Church Hill, Virginia
F	15	Kirby Brown	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Roane State	Hixson, Tennessee
G	21	Adelyn Traylor-Walker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Fr	Bella Vista Prep	Franklin, Indiana
G	23	Makayla Firebaugh	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Rider	Winchester, Virginia
F	24	Anna Stromberg	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Legacy Christian Academy	Andover, Minnesota
G	32	Angelina Nice	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Woodgrove High School	Round Hill, Virginia
G	33	Ellie Taylor	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Northern Kentucky	Bardstown, Kentucky

Head coach

Mike McGuire (Roanoke)

Assistant coach(es)

Amber Easter (George Mason)
Morgan Williams (Georgetown)
Ben Edelburg

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:00 pm		Ferrum	W 88–23	–	Dedmon Center Radford, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ACCNX		at No. 11 Duke	L 36–89	0–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,137) Durham, NC
November 7, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Hampton	W 65–55	1–1	Dedmon Center (3,000) Radford, VA
November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	L 53–55	1–2	Dedmon Center (902) Radford, VA
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at Virginia	L 41–83	1–3	John Paul Jones Arena (3,754) Charlottesville, VA
November 17, 2024* 12:00 pm, Pass Tha Ball		vs. Navy	L 73–78 ^OT	1–4	Colonial Hall (286) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 20, 2024* 7:00 pm		at Norfolk State	L 65–71	1–5	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (819) Norfolk, VA
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	L 40–87	1–6	Dedmon Center (627) Radford, VA
December 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	L 64–70 ^OT	1–7	Reitz Arena (1,107) Baltimore, MD
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, ACCNX		at Clemson	L 48–74	1–8	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,239) Clemson, SC
December 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 45–68	1–9	Brooks Gymnasium (426) Johnson City, TN
December 15, 2024* 4:00 pm, ACCNX		at Virginia Tech	L 34–73	1–10	Cassell Coliseum (5,421) Blacksburg, VA
December 20, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		UVA Wise	W 96–54	2–10	Dedmon Center (832) Radford, VA
December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Bluefield	W 102–58	3–10	Dedmon Center (644) Radford, VA
Big South regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		High Point	L 55–67	3–11 (0–1)	Dedmon Center (579) Radford, VA
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop	L 58–65	3–12 (0–2)	Winthrop Coliseum (490) Rock Hill, SC
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		USC Upstate	W 64–56	4–12 (1–2)	Dedmon Center (638) Radford, VA
January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 71–70	5–12 (2–2)	Paul Porter Arena (375) Boiling Springs, NC
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 74-62	6-12 (3-2)	Dedmon Center (643) Radford, VA
January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	L 51-66	6-13 (3-3)	Joan Perry Brock Center (939) Farmville, VA
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 62-50	7-13 (4-3)	Templeton Center (416) Clinton, SC
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville	W 63-47	8-13 (5-3)	Dedmon Center (772) Radford, VA
February 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	W 65-59 ^OT	9-13 (6-3)	G. B. Hodge Center (234) Spartanburg, SC
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	W 65-48	10-13 (7-3)	Qubein Center (687) High Point, NC
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Longwood	W 80-67	11-13 (8-3)	Dedmon Center (879) Radford, VA
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Winthrop	L 68-78	11-14 (8-4)	Dedmon Center (676) Radford, VA
February 19, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 63-39	12-14 (9-4)	Kimmel Arena (148) Asheville, NC
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	L 71-78	12-15 (9-5)	Dedmon Center (907) Radford, VA
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 80-78	13-15 (10-5)	Dedmon Center (613) Radford, VA
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	L 50-60	13-16 (10-6)	Buccaneer Field House (650) North Charleston, SC
Big South tournament
March 6, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) Gardner-Webb Quarterfinals			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ "Winthrop women fall to Radford, 64-51, in first round of Big South tournament". Rock Hill Herald. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ "Big South women's tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for 2024 basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ "Presbyterian women's basketball wins Big South Tournament, reaches March Madness for first time". The Greenville News. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Radford University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ "Radford Highlanders 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[2] "Winthrop women fall to Radford, 64-51, in first round of Big South tournament". Rock Hill Herald. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[3] "Big South women's tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for 2024 basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[4] "Presbyterian women's basketball wins Big South Tournament, reaches March Madness for first time". The Greenville News. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[5] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Radford University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[6] "Radford Highlanders 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

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