2025–26 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team

2025–26 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball
2025–26 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–16 (3–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Laura Dinkins (1st season);
Associate head coach	Bryan Camacho
Assistant coaches	Nicholas Milan; Dajae Black;
Home arena	Rolle Activity Center; Findlay Toyota Court

2025–26 Big Sky women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Idaho †	17	–	1	.944	29	–	5	.853
Montana State	16	–	2	.889	25	–	7	.781
Northern Colorado	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
Idaho State	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
Sacramento State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	18	.455
Eastern Washington	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Northern Arizona	6	–	12	.333	10	–	22	.313
Montana	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Weber State	4	–	14	.222	11	–	22	.333
Portland State	2	–	16	.111	6	–	25	.194

† 2026 Big Sky tournament winner As of March 19, 2026

The 2025–26 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team represents Northern Arizona University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by first-year head coach Laura Dinkins, play their non-conference home games at the Rolle Activity Center, and play their conference home games at Findlay Toyota Court, both in Flagstaff, Arizona, as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2024–25 season 27–8, 16–2 in Big Sky play, to finish in second place.^[1] They defeated Sacramento State,^[2] before being upset by Montana in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament.^[3] They received an at-large bid to the WBIT,^[4] where they would defeat Arizona in the first round,^[5] before falling to eventual tournament runner-up Belmont in the second round.^[6]

On March 24, 2025, it was announced that head coach Loree Payne would be leaving the program, after eight seasons, in order to take the head coaching position at Santa Clara.^[7] A little over a week later, on April 1, the school announced that they would be hiring Grand Canyon associate head coach and former NAU player Laura Dinkins as the team's new head coach.^[8]

Preseason

On October 22, 2025, the Big Sky Conference released their preseason coaches and media poll. Northern Arizona was picked to finish tied for ninth in the coaches poll, and eighth in the media poll.^[9]

Preseason rankings

Big Sky Preseason Coaches' Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Montana State	74 (5)
2	Montana	72 (3)
3	Idaho	65 (1)
4	Idaho State	57 (1)
5	Sacramento State	50
6	Eastern Washington	38
7	Northern Colorado	36
8	Weber State	28
T-9	Northern Arizona	15
T-9	Portland State	15
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[9]

Big Sky Preseason Media Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Montana State	238 (11)
2	Montana	224 (7)
3	Idaho	220 (7)
4	Sacramento State	177 (2)
5	Idaho State	161
6	Eastern Washington	123
7	Weber State	120
8	Northern Arizona	102
9	Northern Colorado	86
10	Portland State	34
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[9]

Preseason All-Big Sky Team

No players were named to the All-Big Sky Team.^[10]

Roster

2025–26 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Emma Dasovich	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	New Mexico State	Surprise, Arizona
G	1	Alyssa Harris	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Husson	Kaibito, Arizona
G	3	Madison Watts	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Loyola Marymount	San Pedro, California
G	5	Eri Blithikioti	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	UC San Diego	Athens, Greece
F	7	Layla Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Cal State Fullerton	Lancaster, California
F	10	Hannah Williams	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Salpointe Catholic High School	Tucson, Arizona
G	11	Audrey Taylor	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Timberline High School	Boise, Idaho
G	12	Addison Dunn	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Midland Classical Academy	Midland, Texas
G	13	J'Bionna Robinson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Morrow High School	Atlanta, Georgia
G/F	14	Valentina Saric	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Jr	Jacksonville State	Los Altos, California
F	23	Kayla Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Texas A&M–Texarkana	San Diego, California
G	25	Naomi White	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Fr	Grand Canyon	Omaha, Nebraska
G/F	30	Faith Curry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Fr	Liberty High School	Bakersfield, California
G	35	Simone Morris	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Robert Morris	Carson, California

Head coach

Laura Dinkins (Northern Arizona)

Assistant coach(es)

Bryan Camacho (UCLA)
Nicholas Milan (Cal State Fullerton)
Dajae Black (Lewis)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 31, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2025* 6:00 pm	Arizona Christian	W 96–68		–	–	–	Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, MWN	at New Mexico	L 59–77	0–1	24 – White	8 – Morris	2 – Tied	The Pit (3,850) Albuquerque, NM
November 8, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Utah Tech	L 73–78	0–2	26 – White	7 – Tied	5 – Taylor	Burns Arena (436) St. George, UT
November 11, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Embry–Riddle (AZ)	W 100–59	1–2	21 – White	9 – H. Williams	6 – White	Rolle Activity Center (372) Flagstaff, AZ
November 15, 2025* 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at UC Irvine	L 75–90	1–3	21 – White	7 – Watts	5 – Taylor	Bren Events Center (560) Irvine, CA
November 19, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Pepperdine	L 74−80	1−4	27 – White	7 – Davis	3 – Robinson	Rolle Activity Center (244) Flagstaff, AZ
November 21, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Arizona	L 76−87	1−5	28 – White	7 – Watts	5 – Taylor	McKale Center (5,613) Tucson, AZ
November 26, 2025* 3:30 pm, YouTube	vs. Northern Iowa UNLV Thanksgiving Turkey Tip-Off	L 60–79	1–6	19 – White	8 – K. Williams	5 – Tied	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
November 28, 2025* 1:00 pm, YouTube	vs. Creighton UNLV Thanksgiving Turkey Tip-Off	L 62–86	1–7	19 – Robinson	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
December 3, 2025* 10:00 am, Midco Sports Plus	at St. Thomas Big Sky-Summit Challenge	L 66–74	1–8	21 – Davis	8 – Morris	6 – Robinson	Lee & Penny Anderson Arena (558) St. Paul, MN
December 6, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	South Dakota State Big Sky-Summit Challenge	L 72–88	1–9	25 – White	7 – Davis	3 – Taylor	Rolle Activity Center (238) Flagstaff, AZ
December 15, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Park–Gilbert	W 95–53	2–9	30 – White	13 – Watts	7 – Taylor	Rolle Activity Center (278) Flagstaff, AZ
December 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge	W 77−56	3−9	27 – White	10 – White	5 – Tied	Premier America Credit Union Arena (276) Northridge, CA
December 20, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC San Diego	W 71–68	4–9	18 – White	8 – Morris	3 – Tied	LionTree Arena (246) La Jolla, CA
Big Sky regular season
January 1, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana	W 81–72	5–9 (1–0)	27 – White	10 – White	6 – Dasovich	Findlay Toyota Court (263) Flagstaff, AZ
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana State	L 65–82	5–10 (1–1)	18 – White	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	Findlay Toyota Court (246) Flagstaff, AZ
January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Weber State	W 71–58	6–10 (2–1)	37 – White	8 – Morris	4 – Watts	Dee Events Center (307) Ogden, UT
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho State	L 46–59	6–11 (2–2)	11 – White	10 – Watts	2 – Taylor	Reed Gym (964) Pocatello, ID
January 15, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Sacramento State	L 59–78	6–12 (2–3)	17 – White	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Findlay Toyota Court (342) Flagstaff, AZ
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Portland State	W 80–68	7–12 (3–3)	17 – Watts	9 – Watts	7 – Taylor	Findlay Toyota Court (384) Flagstaff, AZ
January 19, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana	L 72–76	7–13 (3–4)	29 – White	9 – Watts	5 – Taylor	Dahlberg Arena (2,449) Missoula, MT
January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Colorado	L 59–72	7–14 (3–5)	26 – White	6 – Dasovich	3 – Tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (750) Greeley, CO
January 29, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Washington	L 87–93	7–15 (3–6)	32 – K. Williams	5 – Tied	8 – Dasovich	Findlay Toyota Court (179) Flagstaff, AZ
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho	L 71–94	7–16 (3–7)	20 – Watts	9 – White	2 – Tied	ICCU Arena (1,077) Moscow, ID
February 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Idaho State						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Weber State						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
February 12, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Portland State						Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
February 14, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Sacramento State						Hornet Pavilion Sacramento, CA
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Colorado						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
February 26, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Idaho						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
February 28, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Washington						Reese Court Cheney, WA
March 2, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana State						Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 7–11, 2026	vs.						Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[11]^[12]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
^ "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SEASON COMES TO CLOSE IN 69-65 BIG SKY TOURNEY LOSS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA". Sacramento State. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
^ "Montana Lady Griz fight back, upset NAU to reach Big Sky championship game". MontanaSports.com. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
^ "WBIT 2025 schedule, bracket: Game times, TV, streaming for women's tournament". USA Today. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
^ "Northern Arizona defeats Arizona in first round of WBIT". KOLD. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
^ "Belmont women's basketball advances to WBIT quarterfinals with huge comeback over Northern Arizona". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
^ "Havre native Loree Payne named head coach at Santa Clara". swxlocalsports.com. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
^ "Northern Arizona hires former player Laura Dinkins as women's basketball coach". FOX Sports. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Montana State Sweeps Preseason Women's Basketball Polls". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Big Sky Women's Basketball Preseason Team Announced, Versteeg Named Preseason MVP". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
^ "Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

[2] "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SEASON COMES TO CLOSE IN 69-65 BIG SKY TOURNEY LOSS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA". Sacramento State. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

[3] "Montana Lady Griz fight back, upset NAU to reach Big Sky championship game". MontanaSports.com. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

[4] "WBIT 2025 schedule, bracket: Game times, TV, streaming for women's tournament". USA Today. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

[5] "Northern Arizona defeats Arizona in first round of WBIT". KOLD. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

[6] "Belmont women's basketball advances to WBIT quarterfinals with huge comeback over Northern Arizona". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

[7] "Havre native Loree Payne named head coach at Santa Clara". swxlocalsports.com. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

[8] "Northern Arizona hires former player Laura Dinkins as women's basketball coach". FOX Sports. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

[poll-9] "Montana State Sweeps Preseason Women's Basketball Polls". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

[10] "2025-26 Big Sky Women's Basketball Preseason Team Announced, Versteeg Named Preseason MVP". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 29, 2026.

[11] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

[12] "Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

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