2024–25 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

2024–25 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball
2024–25 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	13–17 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Alaura Sharp (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Rabun Wright; Brooklyn Taylor; Caleb Thomas; LaRomeo McKee;
Home arena	Holmes Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
James Madison	18	–	0	1.000	30	–	6	.833
Arkansas State †	15	–	3	.833	21	–	11	.656
Troy	13	–	5	.722	24	–	14	.632
Coastal Carolina	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
Old Dominion	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Appalachian State	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
Louisiana	9	–	9	.500	13	–	16	.448
Georgia State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Louisiana–Monroe	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
Texas State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
Marshall	6	–	12	.333	15	–	20	.429
Georgia Southern	6	–	12	.333	16	–	18	.471
Southern Miss	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
South Alabama	2	–	16	.111	6	–	24	.200

† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2024–25 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by first-year head coach Alaura Sharp, played all home games at Holmes Center, along with the Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

On March 18, 2024, head coach Angel Elderkin resigned from her position, citing personal reasons.^[1] The Mountaineers hired Presbyterian head coach Alaura Sharp on April 5.^[2]^[3]

Preseason

On October 14, 2024, the Sun Belt Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Appalachian State was picked to finish eleventh in the Sun Belt regular season.^[4]

Preseason rankings

Sun Belt preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	191 (12)
2	Troy	169 (2)
3	Old Dominion	167
4	Louisiana–Monroe	150
5	Louisiana	122
6	Marshall	118
7	Southern Miss	113
8	Georgia State	107
9	Coastal Carolina	77
10	Texas State	67
11	Appalachian State	61
12	Georgia Southern	53
13	Arkansas State	50
14	South Alabama	25

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

Preseason All-Sun Belt teams
Team	Player	Position	Year
First	Emily Carver	Guard	4th

Source:^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Mara Neira	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	IES Primeiro de Marzo Presbyterian	Galicia, Spain
G	4	J'Mani Ingram	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	North Augusta HS Pearl River CC	North Augusta, South Carolina
G	8	Seneya Martinez	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Word of Life Christian Academy	Greeley, Colorado
G	10	Emily Carver	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Enka HS	Asheville, North Carolina
G	12	Zada Porter	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Cave Spring HS	Roanoke, Virginia
F	15	Rylan Moffitt	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Wekiva HS Daytona State	Bushnell, Florida
G	16	Hekla Nökkvadóttir	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja	Grindavík, Iceland
F	20	Elena Pericic	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Gymnasium Dr. Anton Barac Salem	Rijeka, Croatia
G	21	Eleyana Tafisi	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Copper Hills HS Utah Valley	West Jordan, Utah
F	23	Samantha LaFon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Ironton HS Marshall	Chesapeake, Ohio
G	24	Asjah Inniss	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Collins Hall HS George Washington	Duluth, Georgia
F	25	Georgia Gray	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Mooroolbark College Idaho	Melbourne, Australia
F	32	Zoë McCrary	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Allen HS Charleston	Allen, Texas
G	34	Emily Hege	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	North Davidson HS Wingate	Lexington, North Carolina

Head coach

Alaura Sharp (Southwest Minnesota State)

Assistant coach(es)

Rabun Wright (North Alabama)
Brooklyn Taylor (Saint Francis (PA))
Caleb Thomas (Louisiana Tech)
LaRomeo McKee (Southern Miss)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 19 November 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Miami (OH) MAC-SBC Challenge	L 48–75	0–1	Millett Hall (442) Oxford, OH
November 6, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Columbia (SC)	W 97–43	1–1	Holmes Center (287) Boone, NC
November 16, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 55–68	1–2	Fleming Gymnasium (528) Greensboro, NC
November 20, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Clinton (SC)	W 101–44	2–2	Holmes Center (262) Boone, NC
November 24, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Richmond	L 61–73	2–3	Holmes Center (417) Boone, NC
November 27, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 82–64	3–3	Holmes Center (392) Boone, NC
December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN+		at Vanderbilt	L 40–94	3–4	Memorial Gymnasium (2,621) Nashville, TN
December 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wofford	L 63–71	3–5	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (440) Spartanburg, SC
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		at Charleston	L 47–83	3–6	TD Arena (221) Charleston, SC
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Mercer	W 74–61	4–6	Hawkins Arena (319) Macon, GA
December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	W 77–62	5–6 (1–0)	Holmes Center (604) Boone, NC
January 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama	W 82–67	6–6 (2–0)	Mitchell Center (281) Mobile, AL
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Miss	W 76–56	7–6 (3–0)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,166) Hattiesburg, MS
January 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Troy	L 68–85	7–7 (3–1)	Holmes Center (486) Boone, NC
January 11, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	W 63–60	8–7 (4–1)	Holmes Center (468) Boone, NC
January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 71–78	8–8 (4–2)	Chartway Arena (1,513) Norfolk, VA
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	W 68–64	9–8 (5–2)	Cam Henderson Center (1,533) Huntington, WV
January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion	W 74–66	10–8 (6–2)	Holmes Center (654) Boone, NC
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia Southern	W 60–56	11–8 (7–2)	Holmes Center (660) Boone, NC
January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	W 61–52	12–8 (8–2)	Holmes Center (354) Boone, NC
February 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State	L 55–62	12–9 (8–3)	Holmes Center (1,212) Boone, NC
February 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 73–71	13–9 (9–3)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (941) Monroe, LA
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Illinois MAC-SBC Challenge	L 62–75	13–10	Holmes Center (531) Boone, NC
February 13, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison	L 61–77	13–11 (9–4)	Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,108) Harrisonburg, VA
February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	L 50–53	13–12 (9–5)	GSU Convocation Center (1,720) Atlanta, GA
February 19, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall	L 58–76	13–13 (9–6)	Holmes Center (497) Boone, NC
February 22, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		James Madison	L 57–83	13–14 (9–7)	Holmes Center (1,129) Boone, NC
February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	L 55–57	13–15 (9–8)	Hill Convocation Center (522) Statesboro, GA
February 28, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	L 51–88	13–16 (9–9)	HTC Center (851) Conway, SC
Sun Belt tournament
March 7, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	vs. (11) Marshall Fourth Round	L 66–75	13–17	Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

^[5]

References

^ "Angel Elderkin Steps Down as App State Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Appalachian State Mountaineers. March 18, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
^ "App State Welcomes Alaura Sharp as Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Appalachian State Mountaineers. April 5, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
^ Shanesy, Todd. "Alaura Sharp leaves Presbyterian after program's first March Madness for App State". The Greenville News. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "James Madison Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Preseason Poll". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Appalachian State Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

[1] "Angel Elderkin Steps Down as App State Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Appalachian State Mountaineers. March 18, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

[2] "App State Welcomes Alaura Sharp as Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Appalachian State Mountaineers. April 5, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

[3] Shanesy, Todd. "Alaura Sharp leaves Presbyterian after program's first March Madness for App State". The Greenville News. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

[poll-4] "James Madison Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Preseason Poll". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2025.

[5] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Appalachian State Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

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2024–25 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

Preseason

Preseason rankings

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References