GREENVILLE, S.C. – In the 2024-25 Conference Carolinas Women's Basketball Preseason Poll, Belmont Abbey College and UNC Pembroke are picked as co-champions by the league's women's basketball coaches, the conference office announced on Thursday.
Both Belmont Abbey and UNC Pembroke accumulated 188 points in the preseason poll with the Crusaders earning eight first-place votes and UNC Pembroke taking the other seven first-place votes (schools can't vote for themselves). Belmont Abbey won three-of-four regular season titles before winning the Northwest Division last season while the Braves took the East Division crown and knocked off the Crusaders in the tournament title game for their second straight tournament championship.
Francis Marion University came in third with 172 points as the Patriots were followed by Emmanuel College with 142 points. North Greenville University and Young Harris College both received 120 points to tie for fifth.
Chowan University (116), Converse University (104), Barton College (102) and the University of Mount Olive (78) rounded out the top 10. The poll was completed with Southern Wesleyn University (74), King University (69), new member Shorter University (48), and Erskine College and Lees-McRae College both receiving 27 points.
The 2025 Atlantic Casualty Conference Carolinas Men's and Women's Basketball Championships will get underway on Sunday, March 2 and Monday, March 3. The fourth, fifth and sixth seeds in men's and women's basketball will host two games over the two days. The 12th-seeded team will battle the seventh-seeded team on March 2 at the sixth seed for the right to face the sixth seed on March 3 The 11th-seeded team will battle the eighth-seeded team on March 2 at the home of the fifth seed for the right to face the fifth seed on March 3, while the 10th-seeded team will take on the ninth-seeded team at the home of the fourth seed on March 2 for the chance to take on the fourth seed on March 3.
The 2025 Atlantic Casualty Conference Carolinas Men's and Women's Basketball Championships quarterfinals are set for Friday, March 7 at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. The semifinals will be contested on Saturday, March 8, while the men's and women's basketball finals are scheduled for Sunday, March 9.
2024-25 Conference Carolinas
Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
|
School |
Total (First Place) |
| T1 |
Belmont Abbey |
188 (8) |
| T1 |
UNC Pembroke |
188 (7) |
| 3 |
Francis Marion |
172 |
| 4 |
Emmanuel |
142 |
| T5 |
North Greenville |
120 |
| T5 |
Young Harris |
120 |
| 7 |
Chowan |
116 |
| 8 |
Converse |
104 |
| 9 |
Barton |
102 |
| 10 |
Mount Olive |
78 |
| 11 |
Southern Wesleyan |
74 |
| 12 |
King |
69 |
| 13 |
Shorter |
48 |
| T14 |
Erskine |
27 |
| T14 |
Lees-McRae |
27 |
2024-25 Conference Carolinas Women's Basketball
Players to Watch
Barton
- Lauren Walker, Sr., G, Charlotte, North Carolina (Four-time All-Conference Carolinas)
- Lauren Mingo, Jr., G, Clinton, Maryland
- Skylar Quillet, Jr., G, Garner, North Carolina
Belmont Abbey
- Abigail Crain, Sr., F, Windermere, Florida
- Cate Schieber, Jr., G, New Albany, Ohio
- Peyton Nation, Sr., F, Springboro, Ohio
Chowan
- Yasmine Brown, Jr., G, Suffolk, Virginia
- Meara Carter, Sr., F, Dorchestor, Massachusetts
- Desiree Askew, Jr., F, Ahoskie, North Carolina
Converse
- Jordan Brown, Sr., G/F, McCormick, South Carolina
- Tatiana Brown, So., C, Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Elisa Solé Sanchez, Sr., G, Barcelona, Spain
Emmanuel
- Abby Crawford, Sr., G, Villa Rica, Georgia
- Maddie Futch, Sr., F, Cleveland, Georgia
- Addie Penick, Sr., G, Cornelia, Georgia
Erskine
- Keziyah Sanders, Fr., G, Sumter, South Carolina
- Mariah Moody, Sr., G, Marion, South Carolina
- Albany Wilson, Jr., G/F, Florence, South Carolina
Francis Marion
- Trinity Adams, Jr., G/F, Rock Hill, South Carolina (2024 second-team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Kiana Lee, Sr., G/F, North Augusta, South Carolina (2023 second-team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Trinity Delaney, So., F/C, Columbia, South Carolina
King
- Mariya Williams, Sr., F, Charlotte, North Carolinas
- Sarah Thompson, Sr., G, Gate City, Virginia
- Alexa Gramann, Sr., G, Jefferson City, Tennessee
Lees-McRae
- Kirsten Watt, So., G, Asheville, North Carolina
- Emily Barr, Sr., G/F, Charlotte, North Carolina
Mount Olive
- Alexis Durham, Sr., G, Plumas Lake, California
- Jada Priebe, Jr., F, Fayetteville, North Carolina
- Savannah McAfee, Jr., F, Apopka, Florida
UNC Pembroke
- Kelci Adams, r-Sr., G, Fort Mill, South Carolina (2024 Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team, 2024 third team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Zaria Clark, Sr., G, Stanley, North Carolina (2024 third team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Hannah Russell, r-Sr., G, Burlington, North Carolina
North Greenville
- Amaijah Smith, Sr., G, Gulfport, Mississippi (2024 third team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Abi Oates, Sr., G, Register, Georgia
- Ja'Mari Frederick, Sr., G, Blythewood, South Carolina
Shorter
- Tionna Baker, Sr., G, Dalton, Georgia
- Tiara Lewis, Sr., F, Marietta, Georgia
- Derrica McCall, Sr., PG, Hayneville, Alabama
Southern Wesleyan
- Asia Pearley, Sr., F/C, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Alexis Glover, Jr., G, Anderson, South Carolina
- Dynasty Shegog, Sr., G/F, Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Young Harris
- Kamryn Bates, Jr. G, Marietta Georgia
- Annalise Malone, Jr. F, Fayetteville, Tennessee
- Ivona Miljanic, Jr. G. Belgrade Serbia