2025–26 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team

2025–26 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball
2025–26 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	13–17 (6–12 C-USA)
Head coach	Octavia Blue (5th season);
Associate head coach	Keisha McClinic
Assistant coach	Chris Straker
Home arena	VyStar Arena

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 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team represents Kennesaw State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by fifth-year head coach Octavia Blue, play their home games at VyStar Arena in Kennesaw, Georgia, as second-year members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2024–25 season 13–18, 7–11 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.^[1] They defeated UTEP,^[2] before falling to Middle Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 9, 2025, Conference USA released their preseason poll. Kennesaw State was picked to finish tied for eighth 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

Preseason All-CUSA Team
Player	Position	Year
Keyarah Berry	Guard	Graduate Student

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kailyn Fields	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	The Galloway School	Atlanta, Georgia
G	1	Marihya Hart	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Jackson State Community College	Memphis, Tennessee
F	2	Trynce Taylor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	St. Francis School	Alpharetta, Georgia
F	4	Fanta Daffe	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Saint Francis (PA)	Paris, France
F	8	Emaya Lewis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Florida Atlantic	Loganville, Georgia
G	10	Gabriela Bendeck-Giron	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Sr	Pensacola State College	Barranquilla, Colombia
G	12	Kaelyn Flowers	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Florida Gulf Coast	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G	13	Shania Nichols	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	IU Indy	Saint Paul, Minnesota
G	21	Keyarah Berry	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Indiana	Rockmart, Georgia
F	22	Latazia Williamson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Memphis	Nashville, Tennessee
F	23	TaTianna Stovall	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Bradley Central High School	Cleveland, Tennessee
G	25	Madyson Elliott	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	East Nashville Magnet High School	Memphis, Tennessee
C	33	Mame Kane	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	So	The Academy of Central Florida	Dakar, Senegal

Head coach

Octavia Blue (Miami (FL))

Assistant coach(es)

Keisha McClinic (Middle Tennessee)
Chris Straker (San Diego State)

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 4, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Shorter	W 85–36	1–0	20 – Nichols	6 – Taylor	7 – Flowers	VyStar Arena (883) Kennesaw, GA
November 8, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Atlantic	L 68–69	1–1	25 – Berry	9 – Stovall	2 – Fields	VyStar Arena (567) Kennesaw, GA
November 12, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Tennessee State	W 64–63	2–1	20 – Williamson	12 – Taylor	4 – Fields	Brooks Gymnasium (234) Johnson City, TN
November 15, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee Tech	W 61–60	3–1	20 – Berry	9 – Taylor	5 – Flowers	VyStar Arena (515) Kennesaw, GA
November 15, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at South Alabama	L 54−66	3−2	19 – Berry	10 – Berry	6 – Fields	Mitchell Center (380) Mobile, AL
November 28, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	USC Upstate	W 55−41	4−2	20 – Nichols	12 – Berry	2 – Berry	VyStar Arena (471) Kennesaw, GA
December 1, 2025* 12:00 pm, SECN+	at Alabama	L 65–79	4–3	19 – Berry	8 – Berry	4 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,467) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 6, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Thomas	W 81–37	5–3	15 – Bendeck-Giron	7 – Taylor	4 – Tied	VyStar Arena (405) Kennesaw, GA
December 14, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Georgia State	W 69–63	6–3	19 – Nichols	9 – Taylor	5 – Bendeck-Giron	GSU Convocation Center (859) Atlanta, GA
December 21, 2025* 12:00 pm, ACCNX	at Miami (FL)	L 55–85	6–4	12 – Tied	6 – Stovall	4 – Bendeck-Giron	Watsco Center (609) Coral Gables, FL
December 29, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Life	W 86–41	7–4	20 – Tied	12 – Stovall	5 – Tied	VyStar Arena (475) Kennesaw, GA
C-USA regular season
January 2, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Middle Tennessee	L 47−60	7−5 (0–1)	15 – Taylor	7 – Stovall	5 – Fields	VyStar Arena (577) Kennesaw, GA
January 4, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Kentucky	W 78–64	8–5 (1–1)	22 – Fields	11 – Williamson	6 – Tied	VyStar Arena (639) Kennesaw, GA
January 8, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Missouri State	L 61–67	8–6 (1–2)	12 – Tied	6 – Tied	5 – Fields	Great Southern Bank Arena (1,863) Springfield, MO
January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at FIU	L 65–76	8–7 (1–3)	27 – Berry	6 – Stovall	3 – Tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (111) Miami, FL
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville State	L 47–74	8–8 (1–4)	11 – Williamson	7 – Tied	5 – Fields	VyStar Arena (513) Kennesaw, GA
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UTEP	W 83–52	9–8 (2–4)	18 – Tied	11 – Stovall	4 – Tied	VyStar Arena (441) Kennesaw, GA
January 24, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	New Mexico State	W 70–55	10–8 (3–4)	31 – Berry	15 – Taylor	9 – Fields	VyStar Arena (545) Kennesaw, GA
January 29, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech	L 44–72	10–9 (3–5)	15 – Stovall	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Thomas Assembly Center (1,496) Ruston, LA
January 31, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Sam Houston	L 57–62	10–10 (3–6)	20 – Williamson	6 – Berry	6 – Nichols	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (515) Huntsville, TX
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Delaware	L 60–65 ^OT	10–11 (3–7)	19 – Tied	9 – Williamson	4 – Taylor	VyStar Arena (681) Kennesaw, GA
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Liberty	W 64–58	11–11 (4–7)	18 – Nichols	9 – Taylor	9 – Fields	VyStar Arena (822) Kennesaw, GA
February 12, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Kentucky	W 55–51	12–11 (5–7)	17 – Berry	9 – Taylor	4 – Taylor	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,621) Bowling Green, KY
February 14, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee	L 53–71	12–12 (5–8)	15 – Taylor	6 – Tied	5 – Fields	Murphy Center (3,812) Murfreesboro, TN
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Sam Houston	L 66–72	12–13 (5–9)	23 – Berry	11 – Stovall	3 – Fields	VyStar Arena (508) Kennesaw, GA
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana Tech	L 59–63	12–14 (5–10)	13 – Williamson	9 – Stovall	4 – Flowers	VyStar Arena (835) Kennesaw, GA
February 26, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Mexico State	L 40–52	12–15 (5–11)	12 – Berry	9 – Williamson	2 – Nichols	Pan American Center (863) Las Cruces, NM
February 28, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at UTEP	W 58–57	13–15 (6–11)	15 – Nichols	8 – Williamson	3 – Tied	Don Haskins Center (1,191) El Paso, TX
March 7, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville State						Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
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". Conference USA. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
^ "UTEP women one-and-done in CUSA Tournament". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
^ "How MTSU women's basketball advanced to Conference USA Tournament semifinals". The Daily News Journal. 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". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
^ "Kennesaw State Owls 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[2] "UTEP women one-and-done in CUSA Tournament". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[3] "How MTSU women's basketball advanced to Conference USA Tournament semifinals". The Daily News Journal. 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". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[6] "Kennesaw State Owls 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

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