2025–26 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

2025–26 Boston College Eagles women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–26 (1–17 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Ehlbeck (3rd season)
  • Clint Williams (1st season)
  • John Marcum (1st season)
  • Kristina Baugh (1st season)
Home arenaConte Forum
2025–26 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Duke † 16 – 2   .889 26 – 8   .765
No. 13 Louisville 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800
No. 15 North Carolina 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
NC State 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656
No. 22 Notre Dame 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697
Virginia Tech 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697
Syracuse 12 – 6   .667 24 – 8   .750
Virginia 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656
Clemson 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
California 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Georgia Tech 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Miami (FL) 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545
Stanford 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618
Florida State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Wake Forest 4 – 14   .222 14 – 18   .438
SMU 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300
Pittsburgh 1 – 17   .056 8 – 23   .258
Boston College 1 – 17   .056 5 – 26   .161
† 2026 ACC tournament winner
As of March 22, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles were led by eighth-year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee. They played their home games at the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Boston College began their season with a one-point loss against Holy Cross, but turned it around with three straight wins. They then lost three straight games, including one in overtime to Harvard. They broke the streak with a 77–72 victory over Merrimack. The Eagles then traveled to Daytona Beach, Florida to participate in the Daytona Beach Classic. There they lost both of their games. After the November 25 victory over Merrimack, the Eagles would not win another game until February 19. This included fifteen-straight ACC losses and twenty straight overall losses. They played only two ranked teams during the run, eigtht-ranked Louisville and sixteenth-ranked North Carolina. The closest games in the stretch were a three-point loss to Pittsburgh and a five-point loss to Murray State. The streak was broken with a 77–59 win over SMU on February 19. The Eagles lost their final two ACC games to end the season.

The Eagles finished the season 5–26 overall and 1–17 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventeenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC tournament and were not invited to the NCAA or WBIT. After the season, on March 1, Boston College fired head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee.[1]

Previous season

Main article: 2024–25 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

The Eagles finished the season 16–18 overall and 6–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they faced thirteenth seed Syracuse for a third time this season. The regular season series finished 1–1 but the Eagles triumphed 76–73 in the tournament to advance to the Second Round. They lost 78–71 in the Second Round to fifth seed and fourteenth ranked North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the WBIT and were an unranked team in the St. Joseph's section of the bracket. They lost to fourth seed Villanova 76–70 in the First Round to end their season.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
JaKayla Thompson 1 G 5'8" Sophomore Louisville, Kentucky Transferred to Liberty[2]
Kaylah Ivey 2 G 5'8" Senior Forestville, Maryland Graduated
Nene Ndiaye 10 F 6'1" Sophomore Saly, Senegal Transferred to Rutgers[3]
Déborah Mukeba 12 C 6'5" Freshman Fleurus, Belgium Transferred to Georgia Tech[4]
Tatum Greene 13 G 6'3" Freshman Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to Florida State[5]
Kayla Lezama 14 G 5'11" Junior Boston, Massachusetts Transferred to Hampton[6]
Lili Krasovec 16 F 6'3" Sophomore Budapest, Hungary Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne[7]
Andrea Daley 21 G 6'0" Senior Miami, Florida Graduated
Kennedi Jackson 23 F 6'4" Senior New Orleans, Louisiana Graduated
Dontavia Waggoner 24 G 6'0" Graduate Student Nashville, Tennessee Graduated
T'yana Todd 30 G 6'0" Junior Vaughan, Canada Transferred to Ohio State[8]
Teya Sidberry 32 F 6'1" Junior Salt Lake City, Utah Transferred to Texas[9]
Savannah Samuel 33 G 6'1" Senior Woodstock, Georgia Graduated; transferred
to Georgia Tech[10]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Erin Houpt 1 G 5'6" Senior Danville, Illinois San Diego State[11]
Teionni McDaniel 2 G 5'9" Graduate Student Las Vegas, Nevada Georgetown College[12]
Lily Carmody 8 G 5'11" Sophomore Melbourne, Australia Butler[13]
Kaia Henderson 11 G 5'6" Junior Utica, New York Ohio State[14]
Emma LoPinto 12 G 5'4" Graduate Student Manhasset, New York Boston College lacrosse[15]
Kiera Edmonds 24 F 6'2" Sophomore Brooklyn, New York Houston[16]

Recruiting class

Source:[17][18]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Amirah Anderson
G 		Stafford, Virginia Bishop Ireton High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Nov 13, 2024 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (92)
Jocelyne Grier
G 		Charlotte, North Carolina Winston-Salem Christian 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Nov 13, 2024 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    
Kennedy Hall
F 		Indian Head, Maryland Westtown School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Nov 13, 2024 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    
Eleanor Trout
F 		Melbourne, Australia Templestowe College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Nov 13, 2024 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2025–26 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Athena Tomlinson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Clovis West Fresno, CA
G 1 Erin Houpt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Daville
San Diego State 		Danville, IL
G 2 Teionni McDaniel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Centennial
Georgetown College 		Las Vegas, NV
G 3 Ava McGee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Maret Washington, D.C.
G 4 Jocelyne Grier 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Winston-Salem Christian Charlotte, NC
G 8 Lily Carmody 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Melbourne Tigers
Butler 		Melbourne, Australia
G 11 Kaia Henderson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr New Hartford
Ohio State 		Utica, NY
G 12 Emma Lopinto 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) GS Manhasset
Boston College lacrosse 		Manhasset, NY
G 21 Amirah Anderson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bishop Ireton Stafford, VA
F 23 Kayla Rolph 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Potomac School
William & Mary 		Great Falls, VA
F 24 Kiera Edmonds 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Brooklyn & Law Tech
Houston 		Brooklyn, NY
F 31 Kennedy Hall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Westtown School Indian Head, MD
F 33 Eleanor Trout 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Templestowe College Melbourne, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 17, 2025

Schedule

Source:[19]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 13, 2025*
2:00 p.m., NBCSB 		UConn L 67–84  —
  23 – McDaniel   6 – Tied   5 – Tomlinson  Mohegan Sun Arena (6,012)
Uncasville, CT
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Holy Cross L 71–72  0–1
  15 – Rolph   9 – Anderson   6 – Tomlinson  Conte Forum (826)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 6, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX 		New Hampshire W 69–57  1–1
  21 – Carmody   8 – Rolph   7 – Tomlinson  Conte Forum (631)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 9, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		UMass Lowell W 82–53  2–1
  15 – McDaniel   6 – Tied   7 – Tomlinson  Conte Forum (713)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 12, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Rider W 92–52  3–1
  21 – McDaniel   8 – McGee   10 – Tomlinson  Conte Forum (591)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 15, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Providence L 61–70  3–2
  18 – Carmody   8 – Anderson   10 – Tomlinson  Alumni Hall (714)
Providence, RI
November 19, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Harvard L 65–72 OT 3–3
  22 – Carmody   8 – McGee   7 – Tomlinson  Conte Forum (817)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 22, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMass L 52–61  3–4
  9 – Tied   9 – Rolph   4 – Tomlinson  Mullins Center (1,161)
Amherst, MA
November 25, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX 		Merrimack W 77–72  4–4
  21 – Tomlinson   12 – Rolph   6 – Tomlinson  Conte Forum (5,167)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 28, 2025*
11:00 a.m., BallerTV 		vs. James Madison
Daytona Beach Classic 		L 53–73  4–5
  14 – Grier   5 – Tied   5 – Carmody  Ocean Center (110)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2025*
11:00 a.m., BallerTV 		vs. Murray State
Daytona Beach Classic 		L 77–82  4–6
  18 – McDaniel   8 – McGee   5 – Tomlinson  Ocean Center (120)
Daytona Beach, FL
December 3, 2025*
3:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Quinnipiac L 49–76  4–7
  14 – Anderson   8 – Rolph   4 – Henderson  Conte Forum (617)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 7, 2025
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Virginia L 55–81  4–8
(0–1) 		 15 – Tomlinson   6 – Anderson   3 – Carmody  Conte Forum (836)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 9, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Bryant L 71–80  4–9
  15 – Carmody   7 – Rolph   8 – Tomlinson  Conte Forum (488)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 19, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Northeastern L 67–73  4–10
  15 – Anderson   6 – Tied   7 – McDaniel  Conte Forum (626)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 29, 2025
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 16 North Carolina L 39–90  4–11
(0–2) 		 10 – Henderson   5 – Tied   3 – Tomlinson  Conte Forum (1,213)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Duke L 49–100  4–12
(0–3) 		 13 – Grier   3 – Tied   3 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,882)
Durham, NC
January 4, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		Pittsburgh L 61–64  4–13
(0–4) 		 12 – Carmody   9 – Rolph   5 – Tomlinson  Conte Forum (623)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 8, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Notre Dame L 60–94  4–14
(0–5) 		 18 – Grier   6 – Anderson   5 – Tomlinson  Purcell Pavilion (6,223)
Notre Dame, IN
January 11, 2026
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Virginia Tech L 56–78  4–15
(0–6) 		 14 – Anderson   5 – Tied   2 – Tied  Cassell Coliseum (4,144)
Blacksburg, VA
January 15, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Stanford L 52–77  4–16
(0–7) 		 15 – Rolph   5 – Tomlinson   5 – Tomlinson  Conte Forum (633)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 18, 2026
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		California L 58–73  4–17
(0–8) 		 17 – Carmody   7 – Carmody   3 – Anderson  Conte Forum (867)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 24, 2026
11:00 a.m., ACCNX 		at No. 8 Louisville L 56–85  4–18
(0–9) 		 16 – Anderson   7 – Edmonds   3 – Tomlinson  KFC Yum! Center (7,750)
Louisville, KY
January 29, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		NC State L 84–106  4–19
(0–10) 		 23 – Grier   7 – Tied   5 – Tied  Conte Forum (623)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Georgia Tech L 60–70  4–20
(0–11) 		 20 – Grier   9 – Rolph   3 – Tied  McCamish Pavilion (2,051)
Atlanta, GA
February 5, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Syracuse L 59–93  4–21
(0–12) 		 15 – Tied   3 – Tied   4 – Henderson  Conte Forum (623)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 8, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Clemson L 59–83  4–22
(0–13) 		 14 – Houpt   7 – Rolph   4 – Carmody  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,160)
Clemson, SC
February 12, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Florida State L 76–85  4–23
(0–14) 		 18 – Tied   5 – Tomlinson   4 – Tomlinson  Donald L. Tucker Center (1,050)
Tallahassee, FL
February 15, 2026
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Miami (FL) L 70–82  4–24
(0–15) 		 21 – Carmody   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  Conte Forum (1,527)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 19, 2026
6:30 p.m., ACCNX 		at SMU W 77–59  5–24
(1–15) 		 27 – Carmody   8 – Rolph   5 – Tomlinson  Moody Coliseum (1,289)
University Park, TX
February 22, 2026
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Wake Forest L 65–79  5–25
(1–16) 		 14 – Carmody   8 – Rolph   4 – Tomlinson  Conte Forum (1,113)
Chestnut Hill, MA
March 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Syracuse L 65–90  5–26
(1–17) 		 20 – Grier   7 – Anderson   3 – Tied  JMA Wireless Dome (4,058)
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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