2025–26 Presbyterian Blue Hose women's basketball team

2025–26 Presbyterian Blue Hose women's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record3–27 (1–15 Big South)
Head coach
  • Tiffany Sardin (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ivey Slaughter
  • Elyse Kiploks
  • Martin Henry
  • Grant Raedle
Home arenaTempleton Center
2025–26 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
High Point 13 3   .813 27 6   .818
Radford 12 4   .750 23 12   .657
Longwood 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
Gardner–Webb 9 7   .563 12 19   .387
Winthrop 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
UNC Asheville 7 9   .438 12 18   .400
Charleston Southern 6 10   .375 8 22   .267
USC Upstate 6 10   .375 12 20   .375
Presbyterian 1 15   .063 3 27   .100
2026 Big South tournament winner
As of March 21, 2026

The 2025–26 Presbyterian Blue Hose women's basketball team represented Presbyterian College during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Hose, led by second-year head coach Tiffany Sardin, played their home games at the Templeton Center in Clinton, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Blue Hose finished the 2024–25 season 6–24, 4–12 in Big South play, to finish in eighth place.[1] They were defeated by UNC Asheville in the first round of the Big South tournament.[2]

Preseason

On October 15, 2025, the Big South Conference released their preseason poll. Presbyterian was picked to finish eighth in the conference.[3]

Preseason rankings

Big South Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1 High Point 77 (6)
2 Longwood 69 (1)
3 Radford 67 (1)
4 Winthrop 48
5 Charleston Southern 41
6 USC Upstate 33
7 Gardner–Webb 25
8 Presbyterian 23
9 UNC Asheville 22 (1)
(#) first-place votes

Source:[3]

Preseason All-Big South Teams

No players were named to the First or Second Preseason All-Big South Teams.[4]

Roster

2025–26 Presbyterian Blue Hose women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Aminata Tal 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Shorter Saint-Louis, Senegal
G 1 Ore Ogunwolere 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Union Plainfield, New Jersey
G 2 Shelby Fiddler 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Niagara Roanoke, Virginia
G 4 Morgan Boyd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Highland Springs High School Highland Springs, Virginia
G 8 Aretha Linger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Orange Lions Academy Rotterdam, Netherlands
G 12 Yolanda Floyd 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Hillgrove High School Powder Springs, Georgia
G 13 Allie Sykes 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Western Alamance High School Burlington, North Carolina
G 15 Ja'Cia Cunningham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Chicago State Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 21 Daniella Velez 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School Queens, New York
G 23 Krystal Haddock 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Tennessee State Greenville, North Carolina
F 25 Samantha Mullock 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Nottingham Academy Nottingham, England
F 30 Amani Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Ben L. Smith High School Greensboro, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 9, 2026

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Warren Wilson W 113–45  1–0
Templeton Center (125)
Clinton, SC
November 6, 2025*
6:00 pm, ACCNX
at Wake Forest L 41–78  1–1
LJVM Coliseum (950)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 10, 2025*
11:00 am, FloCollege
at Elon L 48–93  1–2
Schar Center (3,224)
Elon, NC
November 14, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Greensboro L 53–57  1–3
Templeton Center (103)
Clinton, SC
November 17, 2025*
11:00 am, ESPN+
Erskine W 86–50  2–3
Templeton Center (712)
Clinton, SC
November 21, 2025*
11:00 am, FloCollege
at UNC Wilmington L 55−75  2−4
Trask Coliseum (2,893)
Wilmington, NC
November 24, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina L 38−87  2−5
HTC Center (581)
Conway, SC
November 28, 2025*
1:30 pm, ESPN+
vs. Seattle
FIU Thanksgiving Classic
L 61–72  2–6
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (36)
Miami, FL
November 30, 2025*
11:00 am, ESPN+
vs. UMBC
FIU Thanksgiving Classic
L 48–68  2–7
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (40)
Miami, FL
December 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Furman L 56–74  2–8
Timmons Arena (185)
Greenville, SC
December 10, 2025*
6:00 pm, ACCNX
at Virginia Tech L 36–92  2–9
Cassell Coliseum (3,716)
Blacksburg, VA
December 19, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky L 61–81  2–10
Templeton Center (194)
Clinton, SC
December 21, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville State L 39−74  2−11
Templeton Center (194)
Clinton, SC
Big South regular season
December 31, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Radford L 32–75  2–12
(0–1)
Templeton Center (224)
Clinton, SC
January 3, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Longwood L 56–89  2–13
(0–2)
Joan Perry Brock Center (862)
Farmville, VA
January 7, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+
High Point L 43–76  2–14
(0–3)
Templeton Center (360)
Clinton, SC
January 14, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at USC Upstate L 38–58  2–15
(0–4)
G. B. Hodge Center (287)
Spartanburg, SC
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Asheville L 53–64  2–16
(0–5)
Templeton Center (282)
Clinton, SC
January 21, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Gardner–Webb W 50–46  3–16
(1–5)
Paul Porter Arena (234)
Boiling Springs, NC
January 23, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Charleston Southern L 73–77  3–17
(1–6)
Templeton Center (219)
Clinton, SC
January 28, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Winthrop L 42–74  3–18
(1–7)
Winthrop Coliseum (219)
Rock Hill, SC
February 1, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at High Point L 41–70  3–19
(1–8)
Qubein Center (484)
High Point, NC
February 4, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+
USC Upstate L 63–70  3–20
(1–9)
Templeton Center (220)
Clinton, SC
February 7, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charleston Southern L 62–88  3–21
(1–10)
Buccaneer Field House (322)
North Charleston, SC
February 14, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Gardner–Webb L 50–62  3–22
(1–11)
Templeton Center (287)
Clinton, SC
February 18, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Winthrop L 59–72  3–23
(1–12)
Templeton Center (233)
Clinton, SC
February 21, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Asheville L 58–76  3–24
(1–13)
Kimmel Arena (547)
Asheville, NC
February 25, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Radford L 54–95  3–25
(1–14)
Dedmon Center (563)
Radford, VA
February 28, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Longwood L 57–89  3–26
(1–15)
Templeton Center (213)
Clinton, SC
Big South tournament
March 4, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) vs. (8) USC Upstate
First Round
L 48–60  3–27
Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  2. ^ "UNC-Asheville and Gardner-Webb advance in the Big South tournament". WJHL. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  3. ^ a b "High Point Voted 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  4. ^ "Big South Announces 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Honors". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  5. ^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Presbyterian College. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  6. ^ "Presbyterian Blue Hose 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2026.