2025–26 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team

2025–26 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball
2025–26 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball
WNIT
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	14–17 (9–9 A-10)
Head coach	Allison Guth (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Jordan McCann; Adam Call; Mai-Loni Henson; Jasmyne Fogle; Alyssa Fisher;
Home arena	Joseph J. Gentile Arena

2025–26 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island †	16	–	2	.889	28	–	4	.875
George Mason	16	–	2	.889	23	–	9	.719
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	18	–	13	.581
Dayton	9	–	9	.500	17	–	14	.548
Loyola Chicago	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
St. Bonaventure	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
George Washington	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
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 18, 2026

The 2025–26 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by fourth-year head coach Allison Guth, play their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Ramblers finished the 2024–25 season 12–16, 4–13 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for 12th place.^[1] They were defeated by George Washington in the first round of the A-10 tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the Atlantic 10 Conference released their preseason poll. Loyola Chicago was picked to finish 13th 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 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Yasmyn Palmer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Cranbrook Kingswood School	Southfield, Michigan
F	1	Roisin Grandberry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Rolling Meadows High School	Arlington Heights, Illinois
G	2	Alexa Kinas	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Kaukauna High School	Kaukauna, Wisconsin
G	4	Audrey Deptula	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Middleton High School	Middleton, Wisconsin
G	9	Rosalie Mercille	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Monmouth	Montreal, Quebec
G/F	10	Alex-Anne Bessette	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Cairine Wilson Secondary School	Quebec City, Quebec
G	11	Kendall Hendrix	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	West Bloomfield High School	West Bloomfield, Michigan
G	13	Kira Chivers	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Sr	Marist High School	Chicago, Illinois
F	14	Nevaeh Dickman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Fishers High School	Fishers, Indiana
G	20	Daniella Matus	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Morris Catholic High School	Fairfield, New Jersey
F	21	Brooklyn Vaughn	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Central Catholic High School	Maumee, Ohio
G	22	Alexus Mobley	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Akron	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	28	Clara Djoko	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	UC Irvine	Entzheim, France

Head coach

Allison Guth (Illinois)

Assistant coach(es)

Jordan McCann (Illinois)
Adam Call (Oklahoma)
Mai-Loni Henson (Washington)
Jasmyne Fogle (Post)
Alyssa Fisher (St. Francis Brooklyn)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 16, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2025* 1:00 pm		North Central	W 86–42	–	–	–	–	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Milwaukee	W 59–55	1–0	12 – Bessette	7 – Kinas	3 – Djoko	Klotsche Center (462) Milwaukee, WI
November 6, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Green Bay	L 46–55	1–1	10 – Deptula	7 – Djoko	3 – Djoko	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (210) Chicago, IL
November 12, 2025* 6:30 pm, truTV		at No. 1 UConn	L 31–85	1–2	7 – Tied	7 – Hendrix	3 – Kinas	Gampel Pavilion (10,244) Storrs, CT
November 16, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	L 67–70	1–3	22 – Vaughn	10 – Vaughn	6 – Kinas	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (576) Chicago, IL
November 18, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Illinois State	L 44−59	1−4	11 – Kinas	13 – Vaughn	3 – Vaughn	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (566) Chicago, IL
November 22, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	L 54−68	1−5	22 – Bessette	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	Credit Union 1 Arena (495) Chicago, IL
November 26, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at DePaul	W 61–49	2–5	16 – Tied	9 – Vaughn	5 – Kinas	Wintrust Arena (1,400) Chicago, IL
December 3, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	L 46–69	2–6 (0–1)	15 – Bessette	9 – Vaughn	7 – Chivers	Robins Center (1,335) Richmond, VA
December 7, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Michigan	L 45–58	2–7	18 – Chivers	8 – Djoko	5 – Vaughn	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (382) Chicago, IL
December 15, 2025* 11:00 am, Marquee		Oakland	W 59–56	3–7	18 – Bessette	10 – Djoko	5 – Djoko	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,825) Chicago, IL
December 18, 2025* 11:00 am, B1G+		at Northwestern	W 69–68	4–7	22 – Bessette	10 – Vaughn	4 – Tied	Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,102) Evanston, IL
December 22, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay	L 47−57	4−8	15 – Vaughn	8 – Vaughn	3 – Kinas	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (390) Chicago, IL
December 31, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Davidson	L 50–62	4–9 (0–2)	18 – Kinas	8 – Vaughn	3 – Kinas	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (317) Chicago, IL
January 3, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rhode Island	L 58–70	4–10 (0–3)	17 – Vaughn	10 – Kinas	4 – Chivers	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (371) Chicago, IL
January 7, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton	W 71–68	5–10 (1–3)	20 – Kinas	7 – Vaughn	4 – Vaughn	UD Arena (1,881) Dayton, OH
January 11, 2026 1:00 pm, USA		Saint Louis	W 71–64	6–10 (2–3)	20 – Bessette	9 – Mobley	2 – Tied	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (428) Chicago, IL
January 14, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	L 54–59	6–11 (2–4)	17 – Kinas	7 – Kinas	3 – Bessette	EagleBank Arena (727) Fairfax, VA
January 17, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	W 53–48	7–11 (3–4)	19 – Mobley	5 – Mobley	3 – Chivers	Charles E. Smith Center (573) Washington, D.C.
January 21, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		La Salle	W 64–60	8–11 (4–4)	18 – Bessette	7 – Kinas	6 – Kinas	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (420) Chicago, IL
January 24, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Louis	W 74–59	9–11 (5–4)	23 – Bessette	8 – Bessette	3 – Chivers	Chaifetz Arena (276) St. Louis, MO
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 60–52	10–11 (6–4)	18 – Bessette	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (499) Chicago, IL
February 4, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	W 47–42	11–11 (7–4)	17 – Mobley	4 – Tied	3 – Kinas	Rose Hill Gymnasium (406) Bronx, NY
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, Marquee		VCU	W 66–55	12–11 (8–4)	23 – Mobley	11 – Vaughn	6 – Kinas	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (834) Chicago, IL
February 11, 2026 10:00 am, ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 55–67	12–12 (8–5)	14 – Bessette	7 – Kinas	2 – Tied	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,005) Pittsburgh, PA
February 14, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	L 50–63	12–13 (8–6)	15 – Kinas	5 – Kinas	4 – Kinas	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (501) Chicago, IL
February 18, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		George Mason	L 55–67	12–14 (8–7)	15 – Bessette	8 – Mobley	3 – Tied	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (412) Chicago, IL
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	W 58–55	13–14 (9–7)	21 – Kinas	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Reilly Center (427) St. Bonaventure, NY
February 25, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Dayton	L 58–67	13–15 (9–8)	22 – Mobley	6 – Mobley	5 – Chivers	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (804) Chicago, IL
February 28, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	L 57–70	13–16 (9–9)	13 – Tied	10 – Mobley	4 – Kinas	John Glaser Arena (405) Philadelphia, PA
A-10 tournament
March 5, 2026 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) St. Bonaventure Second round	W 61–59	14–16	20 – Bessette	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Henrico Sports & Events Center (1,434) Henrico, VA
March 6, 2026 11:00 a.m., USA	(8)	vs. (1) Rhode Island Quaterfinals	L 64–71	14–17	19 – Mobley	11 – Mobley	2 – Tied	Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
^ "Women's Basketball Trounces Loyola Chicago, Advances in A-10 Championship". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
^ "Loyola Chicago Ramblers 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

[2] "Women's Basketball Trounces Loyola Chicago, Advances in A-10 Championship". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

[poll-3] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

[4] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

[5] "Loyola Chicago Ramblers 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

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