2025–26 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team

2025–26 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball
2025–26 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	10–20 (4–12 America East)
Head coach	Megan Shoniker (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Kennedi Thompson; Jessica George; Alexa Brodie; Maxwell Fink;
Home arena	Lundholm Gym

2025–26 America East Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Vermont †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	8	.771
Maine	12	–	4	.750	19	–	13	.594
Binghamton	10	–	6	.625	20	–	12	.625
UMBC	10	–	6	.625	17	–	14	.548
NJIT	9	–	7	.563	19	–	12	.613
Bryant	8	–	8	.500	18	–	12	.600
New Hampshire	4	–	12	.250	10	–	20	.333
Albany	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467
UMass Lowell	2	–	14	.125	8	–	21	.276

† 2026 AmEast tournament winner As of March 21, 2026

The 2025–26 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team currently represents the University of New Hampshire during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Megan Shoniker, play their home games at the Lundholm Gymnasium in Durham, New Hampshire, as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the season 10–20 and 4–12 in AmEast play to clinch the No. 8 seed in the America East tournament. They lost in the quarterfinals to No. 1 seed Albany.

Offseason

Departures

New Hampshire Departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
McKenna Karlson	2	G	5'9"	Freshman	Manasquan, NJ	Transferred to Catholic (DIII)
Avery O'Connor	11	G	6'0"	Junior	Dedham, MA	Transferred to West Florida (DII)
Aina Roque Sucarrats	12	G	5'9"	Junior	Cervera, Spain	TBD; entered transfer portal
Clara Gomez	13	F	6'1"	Senior	Barcelona, Spain	Graduated
Sharmela Reid	14	F	6'1"	Sophomore	Montreal, Quebec	Transferred to Jacksonville
Carly Catania	15	G	5'9"	Freshman	West Chester, PA	Transferred to Catholic (DIII)
Karolina Andersson	20	G	5'11"	Junior	Söderköping, Sweden	Transferred to Bridgeport (DII)
Belen Morales Lopez	42	F	6'0"	Senior	Alicante, Spain	Graduated

Incoming transfers

New Hampshire Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jamie Kent	1	F	6'0"	Junior	Dublin, CA	Pacific
Camryn Fauria	3	G/F	6'0"	Senior	North Attleborough, MA	Binghamton
Kassidy Thompson	12	G	5'10"	Junior	Mullica Hill, NJ	Hofstra
Katie Ledden	20	G/F	6'0"	Junior	Clark, NJ	Rhode Island
Sophia Sabino	22	G	5'9"	Senior	Rumson, NJ	Bucknell

Recruiting class

There was no recruiting class for the class of 2025.

Roster

2025–26 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Maggie Cavanaugh	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	St. Rose High School	Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
F	1	Jamie Kent	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Carondelet High School Pacific	Dublin, CA
G	2	Carolina Williams	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Hoosac School	Valatie, NY
G/F	3	Camryn Fauria	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Bishop Feehan High School Binghamton	North Attleborough, MA
G	10	Diana Eliasson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Luleå gymnasieskola	Stockholm, Sweden
F	11	Alia Cordone	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Western Reserve Academy	Davis, CA
G	12	Kassidy Thompson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Camden Catholic High School Hofstra	Mullica Hill, NJ
G/F	20	Katie Ledden	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Rutgers Preparatory School Rhode Island	Clark, NJ
G	21	Eva DeChent	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Rhode Island	Putnam Valley, NY
G	22	Sophie Sabino	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Red Bank Catholic High School Bucknell	Rumson, NJ
G	23	Elizabeth Lavoie	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Pinkerton Academy	Derry, NH
G	24	Kenzie Matulonis	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Bridgewater-Raynham High School	Raynham, MA
G	30	Sydney Lusher	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Le Moyne	Oneida, NY
F	32	Lucia Melero Sabat	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Institut Pompeu Fabra	Barcelona, Spain
F	33	Averie Harding	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Egg Harbor Township High School	Egg Harbor Township, NJ

Head coach

Megan Shoniker (Rhode Island)

Assistant coach(es)

Kennedi Thompson (Binghamton)
Jessica George (UMass)
Alexa Brodie (Colgate)
Maxwell Fink (Kent State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 3, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Worcester State	W 72–32	1–0	16 – DeChent	6 – Tied	3 – Cavanaugh	Lundholm Gymnasium (246) Durham, NH
November 6, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		at Boston College	L 57–69	1–1	28 – DeChent	9 – DeChent	4 – Matulonis	Conte Forum (631) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 10, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Colgate	L 79–89	1–2	31 – DeChent	9 – DeChent	3 – Cavanaugh	Cotterell Court (270) Hamilton, NY
November 13, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Green Bay	L 64–76	1–3	19 – Fauria	6 – Tied	6 – Tied	Kress Events Center (2,647) Green Bay, WI
November 16, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		New England	W 76–29	2–3	26 – DeChent	4 – Lavoie	5 – Matulonis	Lundholm Gymnasium (287) Durham, NH
November 20, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Army	L 44–63	2–4	10 – Ledden	6 – Lavoie	3 – Cavanaugh	Christl Arena (597) West Point, NY
November 25, 2025* 7:00 p.m., NESN/ESPN+		at Brown	L 60–68	2–5	15 – DeChent	7 – Lavoie	5 – Cavanaugh	Pizzitola Sports Center (309) Providence, RI
November 30, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Holy Cross	L 45–64	2–6	18 – DeChent	7 – Lavoie	4 – Cavanaugh	Hart Center (648) Worcester, MA
December 5, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Merrimack	W 65–61	3–6	26 – DeChent	7 – DeChent	5 – Cavanaugh	Lundholm Gymnasium (956) Durham, NH
December 7, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 22 Louisville	L 43–94	3–7	12 – Cavanaugh	7 – Cavanaugh	3 – DeChent	KFC Yum! Center (6,653) Louisville, KY
December 17, 2025* 11:00 a.m., NEC Front Row		at Central Connecticut	W 69–66	4–7	33 – DeChent	7 – DeChent	3 – Lavoie	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,209) New Britain, CT
December 20, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dartmouth	W 74–38	5–7	22 – DeChent	10 – Lavoie	7 – DeChent	Lundholm Gymnasium (481) Durham, NH
December 21, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Haven	W 64–59	6–7	24 – DeChent	7 – Tied	4 – DeChent	Lundholm Gymnasium (427) Durham, NH
America East regular season
January 1, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bryant	L 31–45	6–8 (0–1)	15 – DeChent	7 – Tied	1 – Tied	Chace Athletic Center (207) Smithfield, RI
January 3, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Vermont	L 56–72	6–9 (0–2)	15 – DeChent	9 – DeChent	3 – Tied	Patrick Gymnasium (1,219) Burlington, VT
January 8, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		NJIT	L 62–69	6–10 (0–3)	34 – DeChent	11 – DeChent	3 – Fauria	Lundholm Gymnasium (226) Durham, NH
January 10, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMBC	L 47–58	6–11 (0–4)	9 – Tied	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Lundholm Gymnasium (201) Durham, NH
January 17, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maine	L 51–73	6–12 (0–5)	17 – Cavanaugh	8 – Ledden	2 – Tied	Lundholm Gymnasium (442) Durham, NH
January 22, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Binghamton	L 42–50	6–13 (0–6)	12 – Tied	9 – Tied	3 – Matulonis	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,337) Vestal, NY
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Albany	W 56–51	7–13 (1–6)	17 – DeChent	7 – Cavanaugh	3 – Matulonis	Broadview Center (1,538) Albany, NY
January 29, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	W 62–58 ^OT	8–13 (2–6)	17 – DeChent	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Kennedy Family Athletic Complex (218) Lowell, MA
January 31, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bryant	L 45–51	8–14 (2–7)	15 – Cavanaugh	9 – Cavanaugh	2 – Matulonis	Lundholm Gymnasium (337) Durham, NH
February 7, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Vermont	L 35–60	8–15 (2–8)	8 – Lavoie	7 – Lavoie	1 – Tied	Lundholm Gymnasium (337) Durham, NH
February 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at NJIT	L 47–55	8–16 (2–9)	16 – Cavanaugh	7 – Cavanaugh	4 – Cavanaugh	Wellness and Events Center (278) Newark, NJ
February 14, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMBC	L 44–61	8–17 (2–10)	15 – DeChent	6 – Melero Sabat	3 – DeChent	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (663) Baltimore, MD
February 19, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass Lowell Play4Kay	L 54–57	8–18 (2–11)	29 – DeChent	6 – Tied	4 – Cavanaugh	Lundholm Gymnasium (199) Durham, NH
February 21, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Maine	L 61–67	8–19 (2–12)	26 – DeChent	7 – Melero Sabat	4 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (1,151) Orono, ME
February 26, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Binghamton	W 67–48	9–19 (3–12)	23 – DeChent	7 – Melero Sabat	6 – DeChent	Lundholm Gymnasium (264) Durham, NH
February 28, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Albany	W 45–42	10–19 (4–12)	14 – DeChent	9 – Melero Sabat	6 – Cavanaugh	Lundholm Gymnasium (401) Durham, NH
America East tournament
March 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	at (2) Maine Quarterfinals						Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Sources:^[1]

References

^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of New Hampshire Athletics.

[1] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of New Hampshire Athletics.

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New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball
Venues	Lundholm Gym (1975–present) Whittemore Center (alternate, 1995–present)
Rivalries	Dartmouth
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26