2025–26 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

2025–26 Fordham Rams women's basketball
2025–26 Fordham Rams women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	10–20 (2–16 A-10)
Head coach	Bridgette Mitchell (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Keturah Jackson; Andre Jurko; John Azzinaro; Leah Metcalf; Jared Wilson;
Home arena	Rose Hill Gymnasium

2025–26 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island †	16	–	2	.889	28	–	5	.848
George Mason	16	–	2	.889	23	–	10	.697
Richmond	15	–	3	.833	26	–	8	.765
Davidson	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Saint Joseph's	10	–	8	.556	20	–	11	.645
La Salle	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Dayton	9	–	9	.500	17	–	14	.548
Loyola Chicago	9	–	9	.500	16	–	17	.485
St. Bonaventure	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
George Washington	7	–	11	.389	17	–	17	.500
Saint Louis	5	–	13	.278	12	–	21	.364
Duquesne	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
VCU	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258
Fordham	2	–	16	.111	10	–	20	.333

† 2026 A10 tournament winner As of March 23, 2026

The 2025–26 Fordham Rams women's basketball team represents Fordham University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams, led by third-year head coach Bridgette Mitchell, play their home games at Rose Hill Gymnasium in The Bronx, New York, as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2024–25 season 15–15, 9–9 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.^[1] They were defeated by Duquesne in the second round of the A-10 tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the Atlantic 10 Conference released their preseason poll. Fordham was picked to finish eleventh in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Richmond	188 (9)
2	George Mason	185 (4)
3	Davidson	167 (1)
4	Rhode Island	137
5	Dayton	123
6	Saint Joseph's	120
7	VCU	110
8	Duquesne	95
9	Saint Louis	86
10	George Washington	75
11	Fordham	63
12	La Salle	56
13	Loyola Chicago	43
14	St. Bonaventure	22
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-A10 Teams

No players were named to the First, Second, or Third Preseason All-A10 Teams.^[3]

Preseason All-A10 Defensive Team

No players were named to the Preseason All-A10 Defensive Team.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Alexis Black	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Appalachian State	Washington, D.C.
G	1	Maysen Hill	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	St. Andrew's School	South Kingstown, Rhode Island
G	3	Carryn Easley	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Neumann Goretti High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	4	Lakresha Edwards	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Miami (OH)	Chilliwack, British Columbia
F	5	Ornella Niankan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Wichita State	Montreal, Quebec
G	7	Tia Morgan	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Purdue Fort Wayne	Chicago, Illinois
G	9	Anastasija Veljovic	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Fort Erie International Academy	Mississauga, Ontario
F	10	London Liley	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Maret School	Oxon Hill, Maryland
F	11	Precious Omoshola	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Storm King School	London, England
F	13	Emma Wilson-Saltos	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Monroe	Bronx, New York
F	21	Ugne Sirtautaite	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Providence	Kaunas, Lithuania
F	25	Kaila Berry	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	St. John's Prep	Brooklyn, New York

Head coach

Bridgette Mitchell (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Keturah Jackson (Duke)
Andre Jurko (Florida State)
John Azzinaro (Bucknell)
Leah Metcalf (North Carolina)
Jared Wilson (USC)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 21, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Adelphi	W 60–51	1–0	14 – Tied	9 – Berry	4 – Black	Rose Hill Gymnasium (285) Bronx, NY
November 7, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT	L 78–82	1–1	30 – Black	7 – Tied	5 – Easley	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
November 10, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Peter's	W 70–56	2–1	20 – Black	9 – Sirtautaite	5 – Black	Rose Hill Gymnasium (380) Bronx, NY
November 12, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Stony Brook	W 58–52	3–1	20 – Black	10 – Wilson-Saltos	5 – Easley	Rose Hill Gymnasium (392) Bronx, NY
November 16, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Buffalo	L 59−67	3−2	13 – Tied	8 – Wilson-Saltos	4 – Black	Alumni Arena (883) Amherst, NY
November 20, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Seton Hall	L 83−90 ^2OT	3−3	42 – Black	11 – Sirtautaite	4 – Tied	Walsh Gymnasium (689) South Orange, NJ
November 23, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan Battle of the Bronx	W 65–62	4–3	20 – Black	8 – Niankan	7 – Black	Rose Hill Gymnasium (426) Bronx, NY
November 26, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Niagara	W 70–47	5–3	18 – Black	10 – Niankan	2 – Tied	Gallagher Center (129) Lewiston, NY
November 30, 2025* 2:00 pm, YES/ESPN+		LIU	W 72–51	6–3	12 – Sirtautaite	7 – Black	5 – Black	Rose Hill Gymnasium (184) Bronx, NY
December 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	L 55–73	6–4 (0–1)	21 – Black	7 – Wilson-Saltos	3 – Black	EagleBank Arena (658) Fairfax, VA
December 6, 2025* 2:00 pm, FloCollege/MSG2		at Hofstra	W 69–46	7–4	14 – Sirtautaite	7 – Wilson-Saltos	6 – Morgan	Mack Sports Complex (327) Hempstead, NY
December 21, 2025* 1:00 pm, YES/ESPN+		Saint Francis	W 86−61	8−4	25 – Black	10 – Wilson-Saltos	9 – Easley	Rose Hill Gymnasium (313) Bronx, NY
December 31, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		La Salle	L 69–72	8–5 (0–2)	21 – Black	8 – Niankan	6 – Black	Rose Hill Gymnasium (268) Bronx, NY
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	L 49–78	8–6 (0–3)	12 – Sirtautaite	7 – Veljovic	3 – Tied	Rose Hill Gymnasium (216) Bronx, NY
January 7, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	L 65–84	8–7 (0–4)	12 – Niankan	6 – Niankan	4 – Easley	Robins Center (1,204) Richmond, VA
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Dayton	L 58–66	8–8 (0–5)	17 – Edwards	7 – Easley	6 – Easley	Rose Hill Gymnasium (239) Bronx, NY
January 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Davidson	L 50–74	8–9 (0–6)	12 – Morgan	7 – Wilson-Saltos	3 – Easley	John M. Belk Arena (770) Davidson, NC
January 18, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 66–53	9–9 (1–6)	16 – Tied	16 – Wilson-Saltos	7 – Easley	Rose Hill Gymnasium (504) Bronx, NY
January 21, 2026 11:00 am, SNY/ESPN+		Saint Louis	L 57–67 ^OT	9–10 (1–7)	11 – Morgan	8 – Omoshola	6 – Easley	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,800) Bronx, NY
January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	L 47–58	9–11 (1–8)	18 – Edwards	7 – Omoshola	2 – Easley	Charles E. Smith Center (527) Washington, D.C.
January 28, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+		at VCU	L 58–69	9–12 (1–9)	15 – Edwards	7 – Omoshola	4 – Black	Siegel Center (319) Richmond, VA
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Rhode Island	L 47–61	9–13 (1–10)	14 – Black	11 – Berry	2 – Wilson-Saltos	Rose Hill Gymnasium (506) Bronx, NY
February 4, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola Chicago	L 42–47	9–14 (1–11)	13 – Wilson-Saltos	11 – Berry	2 – Wilson-Saltos	Rose Hill Gymnasium (406) Bronx, NY
February 7, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	L 53–70	9–15 (1–12)	14 – Black	9 – Veljovic	2 – Tied	John Glaser Arena (515) Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Louis	W 42–39	10–15 (2–12)	11 – Easley	9 – Omoshola	2 – Tied	Chaifetz Arena (8,000) St. Louis, MO
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Duquesne	L 67–80	10–16 (2–13)	24 – Edwards	8 – Veljovic	5 – Easley	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
February 21, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 39–69	10–17 (2–14)	10 – Edwards	6 – Wilson-Saltos	2 – Easley	Ryan Center (2,528) Kingston, RI
February 25, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Davidson	L 49–58	10–18 (2–15)	11 – Easley	6 – Wilson-Saltos	2 – Tied	Rose Hill Gymnasium (376) Bronx, NY
February 28, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 69–77	10–19 (2–16)	18 – Black	3 – Tied	4 – Easley	Reilly Center (357) St. Bonaventure, NY
A-10 tournament
March 4, 2026 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	(14)	vs. (11) Saint Louis First round	L 60–68	10–20	23 – Easley	5 – Omoshola	3 – Easley	Henrico Sports & Events Center (1,181) Henrico, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
^ "Duquesne women dominate Fordham, advance in Atlantic 10 Tournament". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
^ "Fordham Rams 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 21, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 21, 2026.

[2] "Duquesne women dominate Fordham, advance in Atlantic 10 Tournament". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved February 21, 2026.

[poll-3] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 21, 2026.

[4] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2026.

[5] "Fordham Rams 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 21, 2026.

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