2025–26 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team

2025–26 Princeton Tigers women's basketball
Ivy League regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 23
Record26–3 (12–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lauren Battista (7th season)
  • Lauren Dillon (7th season)
  • Jordan Edwards (2nd season)
Home arenaJadwin Gymnasium
2025–26 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Princeton 12 2   .857 26 3   .897
Columbia 11 3   .786 20 8   .714
Harvard 10 4   .714 18 11   .621
Brown 8 6   .571 16 11   .593
Penn 7 7   .500 17 10   .630
Cornell 4 10   .286 9 18   .333
Yale 3 11   .214 7 20   .259
Dartmouth 1 13   .071 10 17   .370
2026 Ivy League tournament winner
As of March 14, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team currently represents Princeton University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by seventh-year head coach Carla Berube, play their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey as members of the Ivy League.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2024–25 with a 21–8 overall record, and 12–2 in Ivy League play, to finish in 2nd place as the conference's regular season champion. As the top seed in the Ivy League tournament, they lost by three in the semifinal game to No. 3 seed Harvard. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were eliminated in the first round by Iowa State.

Offseason

Departures

Princeton Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Adaora Nwokeji 1 G 5'8" Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Tabitha Amanze 3 F 6'4" Junior Ogun, Nigeria Transferred to Virginia
Paige Morton 5 F 6'3" Senior Summit, NJ Graduated
Parker Hill 22 F 6'4" Senior Bethesda, MD Graduated
Amelia Osgood 32 G 5'9" Senior Brentwood, TN Graduated
Katie Thiers 44 F 6'2" Senior Seattle, WA Graduated

Transfers

There were no transfers for the season.

Recruiting class

There was no college recruiting class for the class of 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Emily Eadie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Sage Hill School Newport Beach, CA
G/F 2 Olivia Hutcherson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Holy Innocents' Episcopal School Johns Creek, GA
G 3 Cristina Parrella 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Saddle River Day School Closter, NJ
G 4 Grace O'Sullivan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Rivers School Acton, MA
G/F 5 Fadima Tall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Georgetown Visitation Prep Silver Spring, MD
F 8 Sarah Lessig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Garfield High School Seattle, WA
G 10 Skye Belker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Windward School Los Angeles, CA
F 11 Taylor Charles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Burlington Central High School Elgin, IL
G 13 Ashley Chea 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Flintridge Prep Los Angeles, CA
G 21 Toby Nweke 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Georgetown Visitation Prep Woodbine, MA
G 23 Madison St. Rose 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr St. John Vianney High School Old Bridge, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 9, 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 9, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
at Georgia Tech W 67–61  1–0
 16  Tall   14  Tall   4  St. Rose  McCamish Pavilion (1,809)
Atlanta, GA
November 12, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Villanova W 73–68  2–0
 21  Tall   9  Tied   3  Tied  Finneran Pavilion (1,051)
Villanova, PA
November 16, 2025*
1:00 p.m., B1G+
at No. 9 Maryland L 68–84  2–1
 20  St. Rose   8  Hutcherson   4  Tied  Xfinity Center (6,748)
College Park, GA
November 19, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Rice W 69–56  3–1
 19  St. Rose   6  Tall   5  Belker  Jadwin Gymnasium (657)
Princeton, NJ
November 22, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Penn State
Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals
W 100–93  4–1
 27  Belker   10  St. Rose   7  Chea  Baha Mar Convention Center (218)
Nassau, The Bahamas
November 23, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. UMES
Battle 4 Atlantis championship
W 81–62  5–1
 18  Chea   6  Tied   6  Chea  Baha Mar Convention Center (226)
Nassau, The Bahamas
November 26, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rhode Island W 67–59  6–1
 21  St. Rose   13  St. Rose   3  Hutcherson  Ryan Center (1,029)
Kingston, RI
November 30, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
DePaul W 71–41  7–1
 22  Chea   9  Charles   5  Belker  Jadwin Gymnasium (779)
Princeton, NJ
December 2, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Seton Hall W 82–78  8–1
 26  Belker   9  St. Rose   6  Chea  Jadwin Gymnasium (665)
Princeton, NJ
December 6, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Belmont W 70–58  9–1
 19  Hutcherson   11  Tied   3  Tied  Curb Event Center (755)
Nashville, TN
December 10, 2025*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Rutgers
Rivalry
W 81–63  10–1
 28  Tall   4  Tied   3  Tied  Jadwin Gymnasium (1,186)
Princeton, NJ
December 20, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 at George Mason W 71–69 OT 11–1
 19  St. Rose   10  Tall   5  Chea  EagleBank Arena (1,186)
Fairfax, VA
December 22, 2025*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+
No. 25 Temple W 87–77  12–1
 22  St. Rose   5  Tall   4  Tied  Jadwin Gymnasium (3,000)
Princeton, NJ
Ivy League regular season
January 3, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 at Penn W 74–68  13–1
(1–0)
 20  Hutcherson   8  Tall   3  Tied  The Palestra (992)
Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 24 at Yale W 76–50  14–1
(2–0)
 18  St. Rose   7  Hutcherson   5  St. Rose  John J. Lee Amphitheater (557)
New Haven, CT
January 17, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 22 Dartmouth W 69–41  15–1
(3–0)
 16  Chea   10  Eadie   3  Eadie  Jadwin Gymnasium (1,232)
Princeton, NJ
January 19, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 20 Harvard W 82–79 OT 16–1
(4–0)
 19  Tied   9  Tall   3  Tall  Jadwin Gymnasium (1,857)
Princeton, NJ
January 24, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 20 at Brown W 58–49  17–1
(5–0)
 12  Tall   8  Tall   7  Chea  Pizzitola Sports Center (328)
Providence, RI
January 30, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 19 Columbia L 67–73  17–2
(5–1)
 17  Tied   10  Hutcherson   4  St. Rose  Jadwin Gymnasium (1,424)
Princeton, NJ
January 31, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 19 Cornell W 72–61  18–2
(6–1)
 20  Tied   9  Tall   5  Tied  Jadwin Gymnasium (1,734)
Princeton, NJ
February 6, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 23 Penn W 69–50  19–2
(7–1)
 19  Hutcherson   7  Tied   6  St. Rose  Jadwin Gymnasium (917)
Princeton, NJ
February 13, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 24 at Columbia L 56–70  19–3
(7–2)
 16  Tall   7  Hutcherson   5  Chea  Levien Gymnasium (2,014)
New York, NY
February 14, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 24 at Cornell W 59–38  20–3
(8–2)
 15  St. Rose   7  St. Rose   4  Chea  Newman Arena (216)
Ithaca, NY
February 21, 2026
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
Brown W 69–37  21–3
(9–2)
 30  St. Rose   13  Tall   6  Chea  Jadwin Gymnasium (1,661)
Princeton, NJ
February 27, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 at Dartmouth W 97–47  22–3
(10–2)
 13  Tied   10  Charles   9  Chea  Leede Arena (726)
Hanover, NH
February 28, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 at Harvard W 62–49  23–3
(11–2)
 18  Tall   9  Tall   2  Chea  Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Cambridge, MA
March 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 23 Yale W 78–55  24–3
(12–2)
 22  Tall   5  Tall   5  Chea  Jadwin Gymnasium (1,438)
Princeton, NJ
Ivy League tournament
March 13, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
(1) No. 23 vs. (4) Brown
Semifinals
W 65–51  25–3
 18  St. Rose   10  Tall   5  Chea  Newman Arena (788)
Ithaca, NY
March 14, 2026
5:30 p.m., ESPNU
(1) No. 23 vs. (3) Harvard
Championship
W 63–53  26–3
 20  Tall   7  Tall   5  Belker  Newman Arena (698)
Ithaca, NY
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN2
(9 S2) No. 23 vs. (8 S2) Oklahoma State
First round
      Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Sources:[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

See also

Footnotes

References

  1. ^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Princeton University Athletics.