2025–26 Queens Royals women's basketball team

2025–26 Queens Royals women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record10–19 (4–14 ASUN)
Head coach
  • Jen Brown (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kenneth Blake
  • Toia Giggetts
  • Taylor Todd-Williams
  • Kasey Kidwell
Home arenaCurry Arena
2025–26 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Kentucky 15 – 3   .833 25 – 8   .758
Jacksonville † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750
Central Arkansas 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656
Stetson 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645
Florida Gulf Coast 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
North Alabama 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
West Georgia* 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581
Austin Peay 8 – 10   .444 19 – 14   .576
Lipscomb 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333
North Florida 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300
Queens 4 – 14   .222 10 – 20   .333
Bellarmine 0 – 18   .000 2 – 30   .063
† 2026 ASUN tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
As of March 19, 2026

The 2025–26 Queens Royals women's basketball team represents the Queens University of Charlotte during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Royals, led by sixth-year head coach Jen Brown, play their home games at Curry Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

This season will mark Queens' first year as a full Division I member, thanks to a ruling from the NCAA in January 2025 that reduced the transition period from DII to DI by a year, from four years to three years. As a result, the Royals are now eligible to participate in the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.[1]

Previous season

The Royals finished the 2024–25 season 10–19, 4–14 in ASUN play, to finish in 11th place.[2] They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament, as only the top ten qualify for the tournament.[3]

Preseason

On October 17, 2025, the Atlantic Sun Conference released their preseason coaches and media polls. Queens was picked to finish 11th in the coaches poll, with one first place vote, and 12th (last) in the media poll.[4]

Preseason rankings

Preseason All-ASUN Team

No players were named to the Preseason All-ASUN Team.[4]

Roster

2025–26 Queens Royals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Alyssa Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr NC State Harrisburg, North Carolina
G 3 Jermany Mapp 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS UMass Chester, South Carolina
F 5 Brenae Jones-Grant 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Cleveland State Plainfield, New Jersey
G 6 Magda Freire 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So S.L. Benfica Linda-a-Velha, Portugal
G 7 Shanelle Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Monroe Staten Island, New York
F 8 Tamar Kopilevich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Eastern Wyoming College Ashdod, Israel
G 9 Kelley Hutcherson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Culpeper County High School Culpeper, Virginia
G 10 Ana Barreto 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Ball State Lisbon, Portugal
F/C 11 Imani Morris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Southern Oakland, California
F 21 Hannah Hicks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS West Georgia Cleveland, Ohio
G 22 Dayuna Colvin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Butler Community College Kennesaw, Georgia
G 23 Mia Moore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Rock Valley College Aurora, Illinois
C 31 Breah Franks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr J. L. Mann High School Greenville, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 27, 2026

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb W 58–47  1–0
 Curry Arena (326)
Charlotte, NC
November 6, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mars Hill W 80–48  2–0
 Curry Arena (151)
Charlotte, NC
November 9, 2025*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at James Madison L 38–87  2–1
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,057)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 15, 2025*
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Winthrop L 69–75  2–2
 Winthrop Coliseum (308)
Rock Hill, SC
November 20, 2025*
7:00 pm 		at South Carolina State W 76−65  3−2
 SHM Memorial Center (150)
Orangeburg, SC
November 23, 2025*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 2 South Carolina L 49−121  3−3
 Colonial Life Arena (15,222)
Columbia, SC
November 30, 2025*
1:00 pm, FloCollege 		at UNC Wilmington L 59–69  3–4
 Trask Coliseum (826)
Wilmington, NC
December 7, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Carolina W 71–64  4–4
 Ramsey Center (641)
Cullowhee, NC
December 14, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Carolina W 97–37  5–4
 Curry Arena (117)
Charlotte, NC
December 17, 2025*
12:30 pm, WCCB/ESPN+ 		North Carolina Central L 51–61  5–5
 Curry Arena (620)
Charlotte, NC
December 20, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		USC Upstate W 60–35  6–5
 Curry Arena (222)
Charlotte, NC
ASUN regular season
January 1, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bellarmine W 58−46  7−5
(1–0) 		Knights Hall (301)
Louisville, KY
January 3, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Kentucky L 49–103  7–6
(1–1) 		Baptist Health Arena (261)
Richmond, KY
January 8, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Jacksonville L 40–91  7–7
(1–2) 		Curry Arena (135)
Charlotte, NC
January 10, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Florida L 51–64  7–8
(1–3) 		Curry Arena (102)
Charlotte, NC
January 15, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stetson L 61–69  7–9
(1–4) 		Curry Arena (172)
Charlotte, NC
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, WCCB/ESPN+ 		Florida Gulf Coast L 45–65  7–10
(1–5) 		Curry Arena (136)
Charlotte, NC
January 22, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Alabama L 60–63  7–11
(1–6) 		CB&S Bank Arena (1,216)
Florence, AL
January 24, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at West Georgia L 64–77  7–12
(1–7) 		The Coliseum (278)
Carrollton, GA
January 29, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bellarmine W 100–48  8–12
(2–7) 		Curry Arena (136)
Charlotte, NC
January 30, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Kentucky L 59–74  8–13
(2–8) 		Curry Arena (131)
Charlotte, NC
February 4, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Arkansas L 39–64  8–14
(2–9) 		Curry Arena (131)
Charlotte, NC
February 7, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Alabama L 55–71  8–15
(2–10) 		Curry Arena (228)
Charlotte, NC
February 12, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Austin Peay L 47–85  8–16
(2–11) 		F&M Bank Arena (449)
Clarksville, TN
February 14, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lipscomb W 70–66  9–16
(3–11) 		Allen Arena (477)
Nashville, TN
February 19, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville L 49–84  9–17
(3–12) 		Swisher Gymnasium (143)
Jacksonville, FL
February 21, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Florida L 51–62  9–18
(3–13) 		UNF Arena (640)
Jacksonville, FL
February 24, 2026
7:00 pm, WCCB/ESPN+ 		West Georgia W 72–62  10–18
(4–13) 		Curry Arena (218)
Charlotte, NC
February 27, 2026
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Arkansas L 47–65  10–19
(4–14) 		Farris Center (713)
Conway, AR
ASUN tournament
March 3, 2026
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(11) vs. (6) North Alabama
First Round 		UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Division I adopts new reclassification criteria". NCAA.org. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  2. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  3. ^ "ASUN women's tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, channels, scores for 2025 basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  4. ^ a b c d "Eagles Top ASUN Women's Basketball Preseason Rankings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  5. ^ "2025-2026 Women's Basketball Schedule". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  6. ^ "Queens University Royals 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
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