2025–26 Charleston Cougars women's basketball team

2025–26 Charleston Cougars women's basketball
2025–26 Charleston Cougars women's basketball
CAA regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	27–6 (16–2 CAA)
Head coach	Robin Harmony (7th season);
Associate head coach	Randy Javier Schneider
Assistant coaches	Greg Long; Chelsey Rhodes;
Home arena	TD Arena

2025–26 CAA women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charleston †	16	–	2	.889	27	–	6	.818
Campbell	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Drexel	13	–	5	.722	21	–	11	.656
Stony Brook	12	–	6	.667	18	–	15	.545
Monmouth	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Elon	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Towson	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
William & Mary	9	–	9	.500	17	–	14	.548
North Carolina A&T	7	–	11	.389	12	–	18	.400
Hofstra	6	–	12	.333	11	–	22	.333
Hampton	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
Northeastern	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241
UNC Wilmington	2	–	16	.111	7	–	24	.226

† 2026 CAA tournament winner

The 2025–26 Charleston Cougars women's basketball team represents the College of Charleston during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by seventh-year head coach Robin Harmony, play their home games at TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina, as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2024–25 season 25–8, 14–4 in CAA play, to finish in second place.^[1] They defeated Delaware,^[2] before falling to Campbell in the semifinals of the CAA tournament.^[3] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,^[4] where they would defeat Howard in the second round,^[5] before falling to Rutgers in the Super 16.^[6]

Preseason

On October 2, 2025, the Coastal Athletic Association released their preseason poll. Charleston was picked to finish atop the conference, with eight first-place votes.^[7]

Preseason rankings

CAA Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Charleston	139 (8)
2	Drexel	125 (2)
3	North Carolina A&T	124 (3)
4	Campbell	112
5	Elon	87
6	William & Mary	83
7	Towson	79
8	Monmouth	71
9	Hofstra	67
10	UNC Wilmington	39
11	Hampton	37
12	Stony Brook	33
13	Northeastern	18
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[7]

CAA Preseason Player of the Year

CAA Preseason Player of the Year
Name	Class	Position
Taryn Barbot	Junior	Guard

Source:^[7]

Preseason All-CAA Teams

Preseason All-CAA Team
Team	Name	Class	Position
First	Taryn Barbot	Junior	Guard
Second	Taylor Barbot	Junior	Guard

Source:^[7]

Roster

2025–26 Charleston Cougars women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Taylor Barbot	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	St. Mary's High School	Floral Park, New York
G	1	Leah Philpotts	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Hamden High School	New Haven, Connecticut
G	3	Marissa Brown	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Choctawhatchee High School	Fort Walton Beach, Florida
G	4	Aubrey Stevenson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Rock Hill High School	Rock Hill, South Carolina
G	5	Taryn Barbot	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	St. Mary's High School	Floral Park, New York
G	6	Sophia Tougas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	Cal State Bakersfield	Glens Falls, New York
G	7	Jami Hill	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	St. Andrew's School	Kingston, Rhode Island
G	8	Camila De Pool	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Fordham	Carolina, Puerto Rico
F	9	Naylee Cortes	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Central Pointe Christian Academy	Bogotá, Colombia
G	10	Alana Philpotts	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Fr	Hamden High School	New Haven, Connecticut
F	11	Danielle McTeer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Coppin State	Hampton, Virginia
G	15	Tyja Beans	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Western Carolina	Daytona Beach, Florida
G	20	Anilys Rolon	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Dr. Phillips High School	Orlando, Florida
F	21	Chynell Mitchell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	UT Rio Grande Valley	Austin, Texas
F	22	Grace Ezebilo	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Tyler Junior College	Nando, Nigeria

Head coach

Robin Harmony (Miami (FL))

Assistant coach(es)

Randy Javier Schneider (FIU)
Greg Long (Delta State)
Chelsey Rhodes (Delta State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 9, 2026

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 3, 2025* 4:00 pm, FloCollege		Covenant	W 135–41	1–0	32 – Tar. Barbot	11 – Ezebilo	9 – Tay. Barbot	TD Arena (289) Charleston, SC
November 7, 2025* 11:00 am, FloCollege		Charleston Southern	W 80–65	2–0	22 – Tar. Barbot	18 – Ezebilo	10 – Tay. Barbot	TD Arena (3,617) Charleston, SC
November 14, 2025* 4:00 pm, FloCollege		Iona	W 75–44	3–0	31 – Tar. Barbot	13 – Ezebilo	9 – Tay. Barbot	TD Arena (240) Charleston, SC
November 18, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Carolina Central	W 75–60	4–0	17 – Tay. Barbot	16 – Ezebilo	7 – Tay. Barbot	McDougald–McLendon Arena (592) Durham, NC
November 21, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	W 75−71	5−0	13 – Tied	11 – Ezebilo	6 – Tay. Barbot	M&T Bank Arena (458) Hamden, CT
November 27, 2025* 2:00 pm, YouTube		vs. New Mexico State Big Easy Classic	W 72−42	6−0	18 – Tar. Barbot	11 – Ezebilo	8 – Tay. Barbot	Alario Center (142) Westwego, LA
November 29, 2025* 1:00 pm, YouTube		vs. High Point Big Easy Classic	L 59–70	6–1	26 – Tar. Barbot	11 – Tar. Barbot	6 – Tay. Barbot	Alario Center (176) Westwego, LA
December 2, 2025* 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at Colorado	L 47–66	6–2	22 – Tar. Barbot	10 – Ezebilo	7 – Tay. Barbot	CU Events Center (1,583) Boulder, CO
December 14, 2025* 2:00 pm, ACCNX		at Florida State	W 75–70	7–2	20 – Tay. Barbot	12 – Ezebilo	8 – Tay. Barbot	Donald L. Tucker Center (1,108) Tallahassee, FL
December 19, 2025* 1:15 pm, Facebook Live		vs. Cleveland State Puerto Rico Clasico	L 61–67	7–3	10 – Ezebilo	9 – Ezebilo	5 – Tay. Barbot	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
December 20, 2025* 12:15 pm, Facebook Live		vs. UPR Mayagüez Puerto Rico Clasico	W 114–40	8–3	17 – Tied	11 – Ezebilo	7 – Tay. Barbot	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
CAA regular season
January 2, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		Hofstra	W 72−55	9−3 (1–0)	24 – Tar. Barbot	11 – Ezebilo	6 – Tied	TD Arena (433) Charleston, SC
January 4, 2026 1:00 pm, FloCollege		Northeastern	W 85–58	10–3 (2–0)	29 – Tar. Barbot	10 – Ezebilo	6 – Tay. Barbot	TD Arena (670) Charleston, SC
January 9, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		at William & Mary	W 62–60	11–3 (3–0)	15 – Tar. Barbot	17 – Ezebilo	7 – Tay. Barbot	Kaplan Arena (1,008) Williamsburg, VA
January 11, 2026 1:00 pm, FloCollege		at Hampton	W 88–75	12–3 (4–0)	24 – Beans	6 – Tied	11 – Tay. Barbot	Hampton Convocation Center (527) Hampton, VA
January 16, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		Drexel	W 74–64	13–3 (5–0)	25 – Tar. Barbot	12 – Ezebilo	6 – Tar. Barbot	TD Arena (437) Charleston, SC
January 18, 2026 1:00 pm, FloCollege		Elon	W 87–64	14–3 (6–0)	20 – Tar. Barbot	13 – Ezebilo	6 – Tay. Barbot	TD Arena (815) Charleston, SC
January 23, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		at UNC Wilmington	W 71–37	15–3 (7–0)	20 – Hill	9 – Tar. Barbot	9 – Tar. Barbot	Trask Coliseum (1,102) Wilmington, NC
January 25, 2026 1:00 pm, FloCollege		North Carolina A&T	W 71–62	16–3 (8–0)	18 – Tay. Barbot	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	TD Arena (620) Charleston, SC
January 30, 2026 6:00 pm, FloCollege		at Elon	W 77–69	17–3 (9–0)	25 – Tar. Barbot	13 – Ezebilo	7 – Tar. Barbot	Schar Center Elon, NC
February 3, 2026 5:00 pm, FloCollege		at Campbell	W 61–49	18–3 (10–0)	19 – Tay. Barbot	24 – Ezebilo	4 – Tar. Barbot	Gore Arena (927) Buies Creek, NC
February 6, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		UNC Wilmington	W 81–61	19–3 (11–0)	15 – Ezebilo	19 – Ezebilo	7 – Tied	TD Arena (567) Charleston, SC
February 13, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		at Northeastern	W 69–47	20–3 (12–0)	22 – Tar. Barbot	13 – Ezebilo	6 – Tay. Barbot	Cabot Center (165) Boston, MA
February 15, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege		at Monmouth	L 57–69	20–4 (12–1)	10 – Tied	11 – Ezebilo	3 – Tay. Barbot	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,781) West Long Branch, NJ
February 20, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		at Towson	W 88–78	21–4 (13–1)	36 – Tar. Barbot	19 – Ezebilo	5 – Tay. Barbot	TU Arena (513) Towson, MD
February 27, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		William & Mary	W 70–48	22–4 (14–1)	22 – Tar. Barbot	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	TD Arena (747) Charleston, SC
March 1, 2026 1:00 pm, FloCollege		Campbell	L 57–59	22–5 (14–2)	23 – Tar. Barbot	10 – Ezebilo	3 – Tar. Barbot	TD Arena (526) Charleston, SC
March 5, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		Stony Brook	W 66–43	23–5 (15–2)	21 – Tar. Barbot	14 – Ezebilo	7 – Tay. Barbot	TD Arena (410) Charleston, SC
March 7, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege		at North Carolina A&T	W 70–64	24–5 (16–2)	18 – Tay. Barbot	7 – Ezebilo	8 – Tay. Barbot	Corbett Sports Center (693) Greensboro, NC
CAA tournament
March 13, 2026* 12:00 pm, FloCollege	(1)	vs. (8) William & Mary Quarterfinals	W 58–55	25–5	18 – Tougas	13 – Ezebilo	5 – Tied	CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C.
March 14, 2026* 2:00 pm, FloCollege	(1)	vs. (4) Stony Brook Semifinals	W 79–49	26–5	24 – Tar. Barbot	7 – Tied	11 – Tay. Barbot	CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C.
March 15, 2026* 2:00 pm, CBSSN	(1)	vs. (10) Hofstra Championship	W 68–56	27–5	23 – Tar. Barbot	16 – Ezebilo	8 – Tay. Barbot	CareFirst Arena (1,325) Washington, D.C.
2026 NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2026* 11:30 am, ESPN2	(14 S2)	vs. (3 S2) No. 8 Duke First Round	L 64–81	27–6	–	–	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[8]^[9]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved March 9, 2026.
^ "#7 Women's Basketball's Season Ends Against #2 Charleston in CAA Championship Quarterfinals". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
^ "Camels roll by Charleston 80-59, advance to CAA title game". Campbell University. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
^ "WNIT tournament bracket, TV, schedule, times, where to watch". USA Today. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
^ "Howard Falls at College of Charleston". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
^ "Destiny Adams Nets Triple-Double, Rutgers Beats Charleston in WNIT Super 16". On the Banks. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Barbot Goes Back-To-Back As CAA Preseason Player of the Year; Charleston Headlines Coaches Poll". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved March 9, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
^ "Charleston Cougars 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved March 9, 2026.

[2] "#7 Women's Basketball's Season Ends Against #2 Charleston in CAA Championship Quarterfinals". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2026.

[3] "Camels roll by Charleston 80-59, advance to CAA title game". Campbell University. Retrieved March 9, 2026.

[4] "WNIT tournament bracket, TV, schedule, times, where to watch". USA Today. Retrieved March 9, 2026.

[5] "Howard Falls at College of Charleston". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 9, 2026.

[6] "Destiny Adams Nets Triple-Double, Rutgers Beats Charleston in WNIT Super 16". On the Banks. Retrieved March 9, 2026.

[poll-7] "Barbot Goes Back-To-Back As CAA Preseason Player of the Year; Charleston Headlines Coaches Poll". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved March 9, 2026.

[8] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2026.

[9] "Charleston Cougars 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2026.

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