2025–26 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

2025–26 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record11–20 (6–12 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ashley Barlow
  • Abby Jump
  • Kabrina Merriweather
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
2025–26 Big 12 women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 TCU 15 – 3   .833 31 – 5   .861
No. 11 West Virginia † 14 – 4   .778 28 – 6   .824
No. 21 Baylor 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
Oklahoma State 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
No. 25 Texas Tech 12 – 6   .667 26 – 8   .765
Colorado 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
Iowa State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 10   .688
Utah 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
BYU 9 – 9   .500 23 – 11   .676
Arizona State 9 – 9   .500 24 – 11   .686
Kansas 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618
Kansas State 8 – 10   .444 19 – 18   .514
Cincinnati 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
UCF 3 – 15   .167 11 – 19   .367
Arizona 3 – 15   .167 12 – 18   .400
Houston 1 – 17   .056 7 – 23   .233
† 2026 Big 12 tournament winner
As of March 22, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team represents the University of Cincinnati during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by third-year head coach Katrina Merriweather and play their home games at the Fifth Third Arena as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2024–25 season 15–14, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in tenth place. As a No. 10 seed in the Big 12 women's tournament they lost in the first round to Arizona State.

Offseason

Departures

Cincinnati Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Chloe Mann 0 G 5'8" Freshman Fort Worth, TX Transferred to Grand Canyon
Tineya Hylton 2 G 5'7" Senior Toronto, ON Graduated
Daylee Dunn 5 G 5'10" Graduate Student San Ramon, CA Graduated
Aïcha Dia 6 G 6'0" Junior Montreal, QC TBD
Abby Holtman 7 G 5'10" Sophomore Florence, KY Transferred to Mercer
Brianna Byars 10 F 5'11" Sophomore Paris, KY Transferred to Georgetown
Jillian Hayes 20 F 6'1" Graduate Student Cincinnati, OH Graduated
A'riel Jackson 34 G 5'9" Junior Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Auburn

Incoming

Cincinnati Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Mya Perry 1 G 5'11" Senior Reynoldsburg, OH Florida Atlantic
Mary Carden 42 C 6'6" Sophomore Idabel, OK Oral Roberts

Recruiting

[1]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Darianna Alexander
G 		Cincinnati, OH Purcell Marian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Apr 17, 2024 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (97)
Kali Barrett
SF 		Bradenton, FL Cardinal Mooney HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Jul 15, 2024 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    
Caliyah DeVillasee
PG 		Owings Mills, MD Our Lady of Good Counsel 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A Sep 19, 2024 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    ESPN:    (93)
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:

  • "2025 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 25, 2024.

Roster

2025–26 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Mya Perry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Reynoldsburg
Florida Atlantic 		Reynoldsburg, OH
G 2 Paige Whitted 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Briarcrest Christian Academy Memphis, TN
G 3 Reagan Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Kennedale Kennedale, TX
G 4 Caliyah DeVillasee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Our Lady of Good Counsel Owings Mills, MD
G 8 Joya Crawford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Dyersburg Dyersburg, TN
G 9 Dee Alexander 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Purcell Marian Cincinnati, OH
F 10 Kylie Torrence 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Winston Salem Christian High Point, NC
F 14 Ramiyah Byrd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Spire Institute and Academy Colorado Springs, CO
F 21 Kali Barrett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Cardinal Mooney Bradenton, FL
F 25 Alliance Ndiba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Arizona Western College Lubumbashi, Congo
C 32 Destiny Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Jonesboro
Memphis 		Jonesboro, AR
C 33 Delaney Snyder 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr TPLS Christian Academy Richmond, VA
C 42 Mary Carden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) So Idabel
Oral Roberts 		Idabel, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2025*
6:30 p.m. 		Taylor W 104–67 
 21 – Perry   13 – Torrence   7 – DeVillasee  Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lehigh L 85–88  0–1
  31 – Perry   8 – Thomas   6 – Crawford  Fifth Third Arena (814)
Cincinnati, OH
November 7, 2025*
6:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Penn State L 77–82  0–2
  18 – Torrence   6 – Torrence   4 – DeVillasee  Rec Hall (1,609)
State College, PA
November 11, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's L 65–70  0–3
  19 – Perry   8 – Torrence   5 – DeVillasee  Hagan Arena (895)
Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgetown (KY) W 100–61  1–3
  23 – Perry   9 – Tied   15 – DeVillasee  Fifth Third Arena (902)
Cincinnati, OH
November 20, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ball State L 63–83  1–4
  21 – DeVillasee   6 – Ndiba   2 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (1,532)
Cincinnati, OH
November 23, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Canisius W 96–57  2–4
  23 – Jackson   11 – Byrd   10 – DeVillasee  Fifth Third Arena (1,440)
Cincinnati, OH
November 28, 2025*
3:00 p.m. 		vs. Alabama A&M
Florida Gulf Classic Challenge 		W 72–49  3–4
  25 – Perry   8 – Thomas   3 – Tied  Hertz Arena (281)
Naples, FL
November 29, 2025*
3:00 p.m. 		vs. New Mexico
Florida Gulf Classic Challenge 		W 63–60  4–4
  16 – Perry   7 – Tied   4 – DeVillasee  Hertz Arena (173)
Naples, FL
December 3, 2025*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) L 71–75  4–5
  23 – DeVillasee   11 – Torrence   4 – DeVillasee  Fifth Third Arena (2,949)
Cincinnati, OH
December 7, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Xavier
Crosstown Shootout 		L 70–77  4–6
  20 – DeVillasee   8 – Torrence   5 – Perry  Fifth Third Arena (4,059)
Cincinnati, OH
December 13, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UNLV W 65–48  5–6
  18 – Ndiba   13 – Ndiba   3 – Barrett  Fifth Third Arena (381)
Cincinnati, OH
December 16, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Howard L 64–66  5–7
  19 – Perry   11 – Torrence   4 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (1,450)
Cincinnati, OH
Big 12 regular season
December 21, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oklahoma State L 63–91  5–8
(0–1) 		 21 – Perry   7 – Tied   3 – Whitted  Fifth Third Arena (1,184)
Cincinnati, OH
December 31, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas State L 52–79  5–9
(0–2) 		 14 – Perry   16 – Torrence   2 – Ndiba  Bramlage Coliseum (4,519)
Manhattan, KS
January 3, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Colorado L 68–79  5–10
(0–3) 		 17 – DeVillasee   11 – Torrence   5 – DeVillasee  CU Events Center (2,406)
Boulder, CO
January 7, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 11 Iowa State W 71–63  6–10
(1–3) 		 26 – Perry   9 – Torrence   2 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (3,012)
Cincinnati, OH
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 17 Texas Tech L 60–71  6–11
(1–4) 		 14 – DeVillasee   8 – Torrence   4 – Perry  Fifth Third Arena (2,086)
Cincinnati, OH
January 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UCF W 63–59 OT 7–11
(2–4) 		 24 – Perry   9 – Torrence   3 – DeVillasee  Addition Financial Arena (1,076)
Orlando, FL
January 18, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		West Virginia L 76–84  7–12
(2–5) 		 18 – Perry   5 – Alexander   6 – Jackson  Fifth Third Arena (2,108)
Cincinnati, OH
January 21, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Iowa State L 68–93  7–13
(2–6) 		 20 – Torrence   6 – Torrence   4 – DeVillasee  Hilton Coliseum (9,083)
Ames, IA
January 24, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arizona State W 66–64  8–13
(3–6) 		 15 – DeVillasee   9 – Torrence   3 – DeVillasee  Fifth Third Arena (2,221)
Cincinnati, OH
February 1, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Houston L 70–72  8–14
(3–7) 		 21 – DeVillasee   8 – Torrence   2 – Tied  Fertitta Center (1,180)
Houston, TX
February 4, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 15 Baylor L 70–76  8–15
(3–8) 		 20 – Perry   5 – Tied   4 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (1,674)
Cincinnati, OH
February 7, 2026
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas L 71–80  8–16
(3–9) 		 25 – Perry   7 – Byrd   3 – Tied  Allen Fieldhouse (6,171)
Lawrence, KS
February 10, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arizona W 77–61  9–16
(4–9) 		 19 – Jackson   15 – Byrd   4 – Crawford  Fifth Third Arena (1,748)
Cincinnati, OH
February 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Utah L 59–67  9–17
(4–10) 		 13 – DeVillasee   8 – Thomas   5 – DeVillasee  Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,315)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 17, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at BYU W 76–67  10–17
(5–10) 		 32 – Perry   7 – Torrence   4 – Jackson  Marriott Center (2,702)
Provo, UT
February 21, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UCF W 73–60  11–17
(6–10) 		 15 – Perry   8 – Torrence   5 – DeVillasee  Fifth Third Arena (2,887)
Cincinnati, OH
February 25, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 11 TCU L 70–83  11–18
(6–11) 		 27 – Perry   7 – Alexander   3 – Torrence  Fifth Third Arena (2,307)
Cincinnati, OH
March 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 17 West Virginia L 60–118  11–19
(6–12) 		 19 – Perry   6 – Tied   4 – DeVillasee  Hope Coliseum (6,095)
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Tournament
March 4, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(13) vs. (12) Kansas State
First Round 		L 66–91  11–20
  23 – Perry   9 – Byrd   3 – Tied  T-Mobile Center (4,328)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Inks Five on National Signing Day". GoBearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics. November 13, 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  2. ^ "University of Cincinnati Official Athletic Site". Gobearcats.com. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
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