2025–26 Brown Bears women's basketball team

2025–26 Brown Bears women's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record16-10 (8-6 Ivy)
Head coach
  • Monique LeBlanc (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tyler Patch
  • Jason Pellum
  • Devon Quattrocchi
  • James Logan Hatch
Home arenaPizzitola Sports Center
2025–26 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Princeton 12 2   .857 26 3   .897
Columbia 11 3   .786 20 8   .714
Harvard 10 4   .714 18 11   .621
Brown 8 6   .571 16 11   .593
Penn 7 7   .500 17 10   .630
Cornell 4 10   .286 9 18   .333
Yale 3 11   .214 7 20   .259
Dartmouth 1 13   .071 10 17   .370
2026 Ivy League tournament winner
As of March 14, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Brown Bears women's basketball team currently represents Brown University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, led by sixth-year head coach Monique LeBlanc, play their home games at the Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, Rhode Island as members of the Ivy League.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2024–25 season 12–15 overall and 6–8 in Ivy League play, tying for fourth place with Penn. They ultimately failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament due to the Quakers' better overall record at 15–13.

Offseason

Departures

Brown Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Isabella Mauricio 4 G 5'4" Senior Pleasanton, CA Graduated
Gianna Aiello 25 C 6'4" Senior Matawan, NJ Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Charlotte Climenhage 1 G 6'0" Junior Folsom, CA Nevada
Monét Witherspoon 7 G 5'8" Sophomore St. Louis, MO Tufts (DIII)

Recruiting

There was no recruiting class for the class of 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Brown Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Charlotte Climenhage 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Folsom High School
Nevada
Folsom, CA
G 2 Gia Powell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Meadowdale High School Edmonds, WA
G 3 Lindsay Harzich 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Benet Academy Hinsdale, IL
G/F 4 Isabella Wesley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr The Dalton School New York, NY
G 5 Olivia Young 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Cardinal Gibbons High School Durham, NC
G 7 Monét Witherspoon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So John Burroughs School
Tufts
St. Louis, MO
G 8 Sela Klein 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So New Trier Township High School Wilmette, IL
F 9 Morgan Ross 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Head-Royce School Oakland, CA
F 11 Alyssa Moreland 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Tilton School Beverly, MA
G 12 Charlotte Adams-Lopez 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Bishop Feehan High School North Attleboro, MA
G 14 Mady Calhoun 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Barrington High School Barrington, RI
F 15 Beth Nelson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Oakland High School Murfreesboro, TN
G 21 Grace Arnolie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr James Madison High School Vienna, VA
G 22 Mackenzie Leahy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Jacobs High School West Dundee, IL
F 23 Ada Anamekwe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Plano East High School Parker, TX
F 33 Aima Ofunrein 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Stony Point High School Round Rock, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (1) is the Director of Operations
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2025*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Belmont L 61–83  0–1
 22  Moreland   11  Moreland   6  Leahy  Curb Event Center (1,020)
Nashville, TN
November 12, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Holy Cross L 64–65  0–2
 14  Tied   11  Moreland   5  Moreland  Hart Center Arena (684)
Worcester, MA
November 16, 2025*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMBC W 56–54  1–2
 14  Adams-Lopez   14  Moreland   2  Tied  Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (775)
Catonsville, MD
November 19, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Boston University W 57–54  2–2
 14  Arnolie   7  Moreland   5  Arnolie  Pizzitola Sports Center (234)
Providence, RI
November 23, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maine W 70–39  3–2
 22  Arnolie   7  Moreland   7  Adams-Lopez  Pizzitola Sports Center (217)
Providence, RI
November 25, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Hampshire W 68–60  4–2
 17  Moreland   10  Moreland   5  Tied  Pizzitola Sports Center (309)
Providence, RI
November 28, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bucknell W 61–50  5–2
 16  Moreland   16  Moreland   7  Arnolie  Sojka Pavilion (205)
Lewisburg, PA
November 30, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lehigh L 54–58  5–3
 12  Arnolie   7  Ofunrein   7  Adams-Lopez  Stabler Arena (485)
Bethlehem, PA
December 3, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Stonehill W 74–46  6–3
 27  Arnolie   8  Wesley   2  Tied  Merkert Gymnasium (177)
Easton, MA
December 6, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Washington L 48–53  6–4
 21  Arnolie   14  Moreland   6  Moreland  Charles E. Smith Center (734)
Washington, D.C.
December 9, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Merrimack W 70–60  7–4
 15  Nelson   16  Moreland   7  Arnolie  Lawler Arena (428)
North Andover, MA
December 29, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wheaton (MA) W 76–24  8–4
 13  Arnolie   10  Wesley   4  Klein  Pizzitola Sports Center (197)
Providence, RI
Ivy League regular season
January 5, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Yale W 88−72  9−4
(1−0)
 23  Moreland   13  Moreland   7  Arnolie  John J. Lee Amphitheater (425)
New Haven, CT
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Penn W 77–65 2OT 10–4
(2–0)
 24  Arnolie   9  Tied   5  Nelson  Pizzitola Sports Center (294)
Providence, RI
January 17, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cornell W 64–48  11–4
(3–0)
 24  Arnolie   10  Moreland   5  Arnolie  Newman Arena (327)
Ithaca, NY
January 19, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Columbia L 52–68  11–5
(3–1)
 21  Arnolie   10  Moreland   2  Wesley  Levien Gymnasium (1,605)
New York, NY
January 24, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 20 Princeton L 49–58  11–6
(3–2)
 14  Arnolie   10  Moreland   5  Moreland  Pizzitola Sports Center (328)
Providence, RI
January 30, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Dartmouth W 55–41  12–6
(4–2)
 14  Tied   9  Tied   4  Arnolie  Leede Arena (833)
Hanover, NH
January 31, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Harvard L 58–61  12–7
(4–3)
 16  Arnolie   9  Moreland   6  Moreland  Lavietes Pavilion (861)
Cambridge, MA
February 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Yale W 66–52  13–7
(5–3)
 22  Arnolie   10  Moreland   3  Arnolie  Pizzitola Sports Center (256)
Providence, RI
February 13, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Dartmouth W 58–51  14–7
(6–3)
 19  Arnolie   19  Moreland   4  Adams-Lopez  Pizzitola Sports Center (182)
Providence, RI
February 14, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Harvard W 68–62  15–7
(7–3)
 21  Arnolie   9  Tied   4  Arnolie  Pizzitola Sports Center (242)
Providence, RI
February 21, 2026
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Princeton L 37–69  15–8
(7–4)
 14  Arnolie   6  Moreland   2  Tied  Jadwin Gymnasium (1,661)
Princeton, NJ
February 27, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cornell W 62-47  16-8
(8-4)
 23  Arnolie   9  Tied   3  Tied  Pizzitola Sports Center (439)
Providence, RI
February 28, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Columbia L 56-59  16-9
(8-5)
 20  Arnolie   9  Moreland   3  Arnolie  Pizzitola Sports Center (354)
Providence, RI
March 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Penn L 56-69  16-10
(8-6)
 12  Moreland   12  Moreland   2  Tied  The Palestra (715)
Philadelphia, PA
Ivy League tournament
March 13, 2026
4:30 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (1) No. 23 Princeton
Semifinal
      Newman Arena (nbsp)
Ithaca, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Sources:[2]

See also

Footnotes

References

  1. ^ "Brown Basketball Games on December 21 Canceled". brownbears.com. December 16, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Brown University Athletics.