2025–26 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

2025–26 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
2025–26 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	12–17 (6–11 C-USA)
Head coach	Sarah Jenkins (4th season);
Associate head coach	Fred Batchelor
Assistant coaches	Bri Hutchen; Sam Pierce;
Home arena	Bob Carpenter Center

2025–26 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisiana Tech	17	–	1	.944	26	–	6	.813
FIU	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
Middle Tennessee	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
Sam Houston	11	–	7	.611	18	–	12	.600
Liberty	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
Missouri State †	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Jacksonville State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Delaware	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Kennesaw State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
UTEP	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
New Mexico State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	21	.300
Western Kentucky	4	–	14	.222	8	–	21	.276

† 2026 CUSA tournament winner As of March 18, 2026

The 2025–26 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represents the University of Delaware during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by fourth-year head coach Sarah Jenkins, play their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware as first-year members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2024–25 season 13–17, 9–9 in CAA play, to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.^[1] They defeated UNC Wilmington,^[2] before falling to Charleston in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 9, 2025, Conference USA released their preseason poll. Delaware was picked to finish 11th in the conference.^[4]

Preseason rankings

Conference USA Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Louisiana Tech	128 (5)
2	Liberty	125 (5)
3	Middle Tennessee	123 (2)
4	Missouri State	107
5	Western Kentucky	96
6	FIU	74
7	Sam Houston	59
T-8	UTEP	57
T-8	Kennesaw State	57
10	New Mexico State	51
11	Delaware	36
12	Jacksonville State	23
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-CUSA Team

No players were named to the Preseason All-CUSA Team.^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Lay Fantroy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Texas Southern	Palestine, Texas
G	1	Kailah Correa	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	Lebanon High School	Lebanon, Pennsylvania
G	2	Kendall Scott	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Gardner–Webb	Fredericksburg, Virginia
G	3	Ella Wanzer	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Binghamton	Buffalo, New York
G	4	Trinity Vance	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Legacy Early College	Waterloo, South Carolina
G	6	Safi Kolliegbo	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Niagara	Willingboro, New Jersey
G	10	Elle Stone	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Mallard Creek High School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	12	Jiya Perry	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	SMU	DeSoto, Texas
G	14	Amiya Carroll	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Monmouth	Smyrna, Delaware
F	15	Ava Andrews	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	North Paulding High School	Dallas, Georgia
F	20	Claudia Clement	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Evansville	Barcelona, Spain
C	21	Ande'a Cherisier	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Saint Frances Academy	Baltimore, Maryland
F	22	Arantxa Portalez	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Romareda Agustinos Recoletos	Zaragoza, Spain
G	23	Grace Sundback	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Westtown School	Staten Island, New York
C	55	Gianna Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	George School	Levittown, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Sarah Jenkins (Georgetown)

Assistant coach(es)

Fred Batchelor (Valley Forge)
Bri Hutchen (Alabama)
Sam Pierce (Slippery Rock)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 9, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Bloomsburg	W 83–59	1–0	15 – Vance	8 – Fantroy	2 – Tied	Bob Carpenter Center (889) Newark, DE
November 7, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Navy	L 61–68	1–1	19 – Correa	10 – Fantroy	2 – Tied	Bob Carpenter Center (936) Newark, DE
November 12, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Old Dominion	L 66–73	1–2	14 – Cherisier	9 – Fantroy	3 – Correa	Chartway Arena (565) Norfolk, VA
November 17, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at American	W 68–57	2–2	18 – Correa	20 – Fantroy	4 – Cherisier	Bender Arena (426) Washington, D.C.
November 26, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Loyola (MD)	W 67−55	3−2	17 – Cherisier	9 – Fantroy	2 – Tied	Reitz Arena (217) Baltimore, MD
November 30, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Towson	W 91−80	4−2	23 – Vance	13 – Cherisier	5 – Correa	Bob Carpenter Center (963) Newark, DE
December 5, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Colgate	W 70–64 ^OT	5–2	17 – Cherisier	15 – Cherisier	2 – Tied	Cotterell Court (208) Hamilton, NY
December 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	George Washington	L 59–63	5–3	18 – Correa	8 – Portalez	4 – Correa	Bob Carpenter Center (733) Newark, DE
December 17, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	La Salle	L 48–65	5–4	14 – Cherisier	10 – Cherisier	4 – Correa	Bob Carpenter Center (3,605) Newark, DE
December 20, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Akron Hawk Classic	W 75–56	6–4	25 – Wanzer	7 – Fantroy	5 – Kolliegbo	Hagan Arena (1,031) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Joseph's Hawk Classic	L 66–73	6–5	16 – Cherisier	7 – Fantroy	3 – Tied	Hagan Arena (1,051) Philadelphia, PA
December 29, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Harvard	L 63−70	6−6	18 – Cherisier	6 – Cherisier	4 – Fantroy	Lavietes Pavilion (717) Cambridge, MA
C-USA regular season
January 2, 2026 9:00 pm, ESPN+	at UTEP	L 71–82	6–7 (0–1)	22 – Kolliegbo	10 – Cherisier	3 – Tied	Don Haskins Center (957) El Paso, TX
January 4, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Mexico State	L 57–64 ^OT	6–8 (0–2)	12 – Cherisier	11 – Cherisier	2 – Tied	Pan American Center (468) Las Cruces, NM
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana Tech	L 50–65	6–9 (0–3)	9 – Tied	6 – Fantroy	2 – Tied	Bob Carpenter Center (701) Newark, DE
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Sam Houston	L 65–73 ^OT	6–10 (0–4)	24 – Kolliegbo	12 – Fantroy	2 – Tied	Bob Carpenter Center (797) Newark, DE
January 17, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Liberty	W 76–69	7–10 (1–4)	21 – Correa	10 – Fantroy	3 – Tied	Bob Carpenter Center (2,600) Newark, DE
January 22, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee	W 61–48	8–10 (2–4)	18 – Cherisier	13 – Cherisier	4 – Fantroy	Murphy Center (3,605) Murfreesboro, TN
January 23, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Western Kentucky	W 66–55	9–10 (3–4)	20 – Vance	12 – Fantroy	4 – Tied	E. A. Diddle Arena (632) Bowling Green, KY
January 30, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Missouri State	L 54–79	9–11 (3–5)	20 – Kolliegbo	9 – Cherisier	1 – Tied	Bob Carpenter Center (754) Newark, DE
February 1, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	FIU	W 51–48	10–11 (4–5)	13 – Wanzer	10 – Fantroy	6 – Cherisier	Bob Carpenter Center (1,156) Newark, DE
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Kennesaw State	W 65–60	11–11 (5–5)	18 – Kolliegbo	12 – Cherisier	4 – Correa	VyStar Arena (681) Kennesaw, GA
February 7, 2026 2:30 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville State	L 58–61	11–12 (5–6)	20 – Fantroy	16 – Fantroy	3 – Fantroy	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,084) Jacksonville, AL
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	New Mexico State	W 65–62	12–12 (6–6)	18 – Cherisier	10 – Cherisier	3 – Tied	Bob Carpenter Center (1,196) Newark, DE
February 14, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	UTEP	L 72–79	12–13 (6–7)	17 – Cherisier	8 – Fantroy	4 – Correa	Bob Carpenter Center (1,377) Newark, DE
February 19, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+	at FIU	L 36–62	12–14 (6–8)	11 – Fantroy	6 – Fantroy	3 – Fantroy	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,062) Miami, FL
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Missouri State	L 57–83	12–15 (6–9)	18 – Fantroy	5 – Perry	3 – Correa	Great Southern Bank Arena (2,451) Springfield, MO
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Kentucky	L 71–73	12–16 (6–10)	23 – Wanzer	14 – Fantroy	4 – Correa	Bob Carpenter Center (1,127) Newark, DE
February 28, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Middle Tennessee	L 53–67	12–17 (6–11)	13 – Correa	10 – Cherisier	5 – Cherisier	Bob Carpenter Center (1,216) Newark, DE
March 6, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Liberty						Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
C-USA tournament
March 10–14, 2026	vs.						Propst Arena Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved February 9, 2026.
^ "Seahawks Fall to Delaware in Second Round". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
^ "No. 2 Cougars Down Delaware in CAA Quarterfinals". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "WBB: 2025-26 CUSA Preseason All-Conference Team and Poll Announced". Conference USA. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
^ "Delaware Blue Hens 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

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

[2] "Seahawks Fall to Delaware in Second Round". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[3] "No. 2 Cougars Down Delaware in CAA Quarterfinals". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[poll-4] "WBB: 2025-26 CUSA Preseason All-Conference Team and Poll Announced". Conference USA. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[5] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[6] "Delaware Blue Hens 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

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