2025–26 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team

2025–26 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record24–9 (13–5 ASUN)
Head coach
  • Special Jennings (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Shenneika Smith
  • Sharay Hall
  • Diego Torres
Home arenaSwisher Gymnasium
2025–26 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Kentucky 15 – 3   .833 25 – 9   .735
Jacksonville † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
Central Arkansas 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656
Stetson 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
Florida Gulf Coast 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500
North Alabama 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
West Georgia* 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581
Austin Peay 8 – 10   .444 19 – 14   .576
Lipscomb 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333
North Florida 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300
Queens 4 – 14   .222 10 – 20   .333
Bellarmine 0 – 18   .000 2 – 30   .063
† 2026 ASUN tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

The 2025–26 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team represented Jacksonville University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by third-year head coach Special Jennings, played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium in Jacksonville, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

The Dolphins finished the 2024–25 season 14–16, 8–10 in ASUN play, to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.[1] They were defeated by Bellarmine in the first round of the ASUN tournament.[2]

Preseason

On October 17, 2025, the Atlantic Sun Conference released their preseason coaches and media polls. Jacksonville was picked to finish seventh in both the coaches poll and the media poll.[3]

Preseason rankings

Preseason All-ASUN Team

Preseason All-ASUN Team
Player Year Position
Priscilla Williams^ Graduate Student Guard
(^) unanimous selection

Source:[3]

Roster

2025–26 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Aniah Smith 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Avon High School Avon, Indiana
G 1 Mychal White 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Temple College Harker Heights, Texas
G 2 Tatum Brown 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Grayson High School Loganville, Georgia
G 4 Kimora Hester 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Andrew Jackson High School Jacksonville, Florida
G 5 Comari Mitchell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Western Branch High School Richmond, Virginia
F 10 Carmaya Bowman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Shepherd Hampstead, Maryland
G 11 Bailey Burns 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Cloud County Community College Lee's Summit, Missouri
F 12 Kali Howard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Cleveland State Zachary, Louisiana
F 20 Mariyah Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Houston Christian Houston, Texas
F 21 Sharmela Reid 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr New Hampshire Montreal, Quebec
F 22 Mariah Knight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Butler High School Louisville, Kentucky
G 23 Priscilla Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Oregon Houston, Texas
G 24 Makiya Miller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Wright State Reynoldsburg, Ohio
G 32 Giana Provenzano 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Montverde Academy Syracuse, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 23, 2026

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Charleston Southern W 86–84 OT 1–0
 Swisher Gymnasium (124)
Jacksonville, FL
November 6, 2025*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Florida Tech W 75–47  2–0
 Swisher Gymnasium (175)
Jacksonville, FL
November 10, 2025*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Florida L 55–100  2–1
 O'Connell Center (1,224)
Gainesville, FL
November 16, 2025*
3:00 pm, ACCN 		at Georgia Tech W 69–64  3–1
 McCamish Pavilion (1,577)
Atlanta, GA
November 22, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		FIU W 80−69  4−1
 Swisher Gymnasium (128)
Jacksonville, FL
November 25, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia Southwestern W 77−56  5−1
 Swisher Gymnasium (102)
Jacksonville, FL
December 2, 2025*
6:30 pm, SWAC TV 		at Florida A&M W 70–63  6–1
 Al Lawson Center (502)
Tallahassee, FL
December 6, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina W 68–51  7–1
 Swisher Gymnasium (132)
Jacksonville, FL
December 14, 2025*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 8 TCU L 49–89  7–2
 Schollmaier Arena (2,540)
Fort Worth, TX
December 17, 2025*
12:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech L 40–76  7–3
 United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
December 30, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Bethune–Cookman W 95–53  8–3
 Swisher Gymnasium (97)
Jacksonville, FL
ASUN regular season
January 1, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Austin Peay L 65−71  8−4
(0–1) 		Swisher Gymnasium (127)
Jacksonville, FL
January 3, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lipscomb W 72–59  9–4
(1–1) 		Swisher Gymnasium (242)
Jacksonville, FL
January 8, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Queens W 91–40  10–4
(2–1) 		Curry Arena (135)
Charlotte, NC
January 10, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at West Georgia L 59–74  10–5
(2–2) 		The Coliseum (358)
Carrollton, GA
January 15, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Arkansas W 96–86 OT 11–5
(3–2) 		Swisher Gymnasium (480)
Jacksonville, FL
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Alabama L 79–83  11–6
(3–3) 		Swisher Gymnasium (204)
Jacksonville, FL
January 22, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Kentucky L 63–82  11–7
(3–4) 		Baptist Health Arena (512)
Richmond, KY
January 24, 2026
11:30 am, ESPN+ 		at Bellarmine W 73–49  12–7
(4–4) 		Knights Hall (399)
Louisville, KY
January 29, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lipscomb W 72–54  13–7
(5–4) 		Allen Arena (449)
Nashville, TN
January 31, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Austin Peay W 70–68  14–7
(6–4) 		F&M Bank Arena (736)
Clarksville, TN
February 5, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		West Georgia W 82–61  15–7
(7–4) 		Swisher Gymnasium (556)
Jacksonville, FL
February 7, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Florida Gulf Coast W 81–70  16–7
(8–4) 		Alico Arena (1,502)
Fort Myers, FL
February 12, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Stetson W 76–70  17–7
(9–4) 		Swisher Gymnasium (221)
Jacksonville, FL
February 14, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Florida
River City Rumble 		W 58–52  18–7
(10–4) 		UNF Arena (593)
Jacksonville, FL
February 19, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Queens W 84–49  19–7
(11–4) 		Swisher Gymnasium (143)
Jacksonville, FL
February 21, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Florida Gulf Coast W 70–61  20–7
(12–4) 		Swisher Gymnasium (312)
Jacksonville, FL
February 25, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stetson L 81–85  20–8
(12–5) 		Insight Credit Union Arena (515)
DeLand, FL
February 27, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		North Florida
River City Rumble 		W 79–71  21–8
(13–5) 		Swisher Gymnasium (498)
Jacksonville, FL
ASUN tournament
March 5, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (7) West Georgia
Quarterfinals 		W 86–77  22–8
 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
March 7, 2026
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (3) Central Arkansas
Semifinals 		W 67–58  23–8
 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
March 9, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		(2) vs. (8) Austin Peay
Championship 		W 66–63 OT 24–8
 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2026*
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		(15 S2) at (2 S2) No. 5 LSU
First Round 		L 58–116  24–9
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,456)
Baton Rouge, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S2=Sacramento 2.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  2. ^ "Edyn Battle scores JU-record 39 points but Dolphins fall to Bellarmine in ASUN first round". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d "Eagles Top ASUN Women's Basketball Preseason Rankings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  4. ^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Jacksonville University. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  5. ^ "Jacksonville Dolphins 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
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