2025–26 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

2025–26 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record4–24 (2–15 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachTemeka Johnson
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCajundome
2025–26 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia Southern 16 2   .889 23 8   .742
Troy 15 3   .833 25 8   .758
Arkansas State 14 4   .778 24 9   .727
James Madison † 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Marshall 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Old Dominion 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Southern Miss 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Texas State 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Coastal Carolina 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Louisiana–Monroe 7 11   .389 17 16   .515
Georgia State 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
South Alabama 5 13   .278 16 18   .471
Appalachian State 4 14   .222 11 19   .367
Louisiana 2 16   .111 5 26   .161
2026 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of March 19, 2026

The 2025–26 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by fourteenth-year head coach Garry Brodhead, play their home games at the Cajundome. They are competing as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Louisiana finished the 2024–25 season 13–16, 9–9 in the Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.[1] They were defeated by 11th-seeded Marshall in the Third Round of the Sun Belt tournament.[2]

Preseason

On October 20, 2025, the Sun Belt Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Louisiana was picked to finish eleventh in the Sun Belt regular season.[3]

Preseason rankings

Sun Belt preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 James Madison 189 (9)
2 Arkansas State 174 (3)
3 Troy 171 (1)
4 Old Dominion 151 (1)
5 Southern Miss 125
6 Coastal Carolina 104
7 Georgia State 102
8 Marshall 100
9 Appalachian State 94
10 Georgia Southern 73
11 Louisiana 67
12 Texas State 55
13 Louisiana–Monroe 36
14 South Alabama 29

Source:[4]

Roster

2025–26 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kahlen Norris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr The Colony HS
Hutchinson CC
The Colony, Texas
G 2 Amijah Price 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Woodlawn HS Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 3 Stephanie Mosley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Timberview HS
Norfolk State
Mansfield, Texas
G 4 Jazmyne Jackson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Ray Braswell HS
Georgia Southern
Dallas, Texas
G 5 Zoriahn Davis 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr New Iberia Senior HS
Baton Rouge CC
New Iberia, Louisiana
F 8 Lily Ba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Blue Valley West HS
Tulane
Overland Park, Kansas
F 10 Marina Artero 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr FC Barcelona
Saint Francis
Fontanilles, Spain
F 11 Arionna Patterson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Walker HS Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 13 Bianca Silva 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Layton Christian Academy
Northwest
Florianopolis, Brazil
G 15 Imani Daniel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr John Curtis Christian Gramercy, Louisiana
G 24 Mikaylah Manley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Barbe HS
Southern Miss
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 3, 2026

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
Exhibition
October 23, 2025*
6:00 p.m.
LSU Alexandria W 92–47 
 19  Tied   15  Daniel   6  Silva  Cajundome (353)
Lafayette, LA
October 28, 2025*
6:00 p.m.
Mississippi College W 78–67 
 22  Daniel   6  Manley   2  Tied  Cajundome (279)
Lafayette, LA
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bowling Green
MAC-SBC Challenge
L 67–82  0–1
 17  Price   9  Daniel   2  Manley  Cajundome (516)
Lafayette, LA
November 7, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Delta State L 68–76  0–2
 20  Price   9  Price   3  Jackson  Cajundome (643)
Lafayette, LA
November 10, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at No. 4 Texas L 38–100  0–3
 17  Daniel   5  TEAM   2  Tied  Moody Center (8,677)
Austin, TX
November 14, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Nicholls L 64–66  0–4
 23  Manley   11  Price   3  Price  Stopher Gymnasium (711)
Thibodaux, LA
November 25, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Memphis L 64–70  0–5
 19  Silva   8  Tied   6  Silva  Elma Roane Fieldhouse (681)
Memphis, TN
November 28, 2025*
12:00 p.m.
vs. High Point
Big Easy Classic
L 62–77  0–6
 17  Manley   8  Ba   7  Silva  Alario Center (196)
Westwego, LA
November 29, 2025*
2:30 p.m.
vs. Fresno State
Big Easy Classic
L 48–61  0–7
 17  Daniel   10  Daniel   4  Silva  Alario Center (183)
Westwego, LA
December 2, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
East Texas A&M L 47–72  0–8
 18  Price   7  Manley   2  Silva  Cajundome (5,046)
Lafayette, LA
December 7, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Morehead State L 54–61  0–9
 13  Silva   5  Artero   3  Silva  Cajundome (529)
Lafayette, LA
December 17, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas State L 55–62  0–10
(0–1)
 20  Daniel   7  Manley   6  Silva  Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
December 20, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss L 58–76  0–11
(0–2)
 15  Daniel   8  Daniel   5  Silva  Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
December 29, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Dillard W 97–56  1–11
 30  Price   9  Artero   5  Silva  Cajundome (639)
Lafayette, LA
January 1, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Troy L 54–80  1–12
(0–3)
 15  Price   9  Price   4  Price  Cajundome (518)
Lafayette, LA
January 3, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Alabama L 56–81  1–13
(0–4)
 24  Price   8  Daniel   2  Silva  Cajundome (557)
Lafayette, LA
January 8, 2026
5:00 p.m, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
January 10, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas State       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
January 15, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Arkansas State       First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
January 17, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe       Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
January 21, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Coastal Carolina       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
January 23, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Appalachian State L 48−68  2−18
(1−9)
 15  Norris   5  Manley   4  Silva  Cajundome (409)
Lafayette, LA
January 29, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at James Madison       Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
January 31, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Marshall       Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
February 4, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Old Dominion       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
February 12, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Troy       Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
February 14, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Alabama       Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
February 18, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Miss       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
February 21, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Arkansas State       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
February 27, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia State       Georgia State Convocation Center 
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[5][6][7]

Notes

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Standings". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  2. ^ "Marshall Women's Basketball Outlasts Louisiana, 48-46". Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  3. ^ "James Madison Voted 2025-26 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Favorite & McDaniel Named Preseason Player of the Year". sunbeltsports.org. October 20, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  4. ^ "James Madison Voted 2025-26 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Favorite & McDaniel Named Preseason Player of the Year". Sun Belt Sports. October 20, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  5. ^ "Louisiana Women's Basketball Reveals Non-Conference Schedule". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  6. ^ "Louisiana Women Set for 2025-26 Sun Belt Basketball Slate". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  7. ^ "Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2026.