2025–26 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

2025–26 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball
2025–26 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	28–5 (16–2 A-10)
Head coach	Tammi Reiss (7th season);
Associate head coach	Adeniyi Amadou; Ali Jaques
Assistant coach	Jen Fay
Home arena	Ryan Center

2025–26 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island †	16	–	2	.889	28	–	5	.848
George Mason	16	–	2	.889	23	–	10	.697
Richmond	15	–	3	.833	26	–	8	.765
Davidson	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Saint Joseph's	10	–	8	.556	20	–	11	.645
La Salle	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
Dayton	9	–	9	.500	17	–	14	.548
Loyola Chicago	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
St. Bonaventure	7	–	11	.389	17	–	15	.531
George Washington	7	–	11	.389	16	–	17	.485
Saint Louis	5	–	13	.278	12	–	21	.364
Duquesne	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
VCU	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258
Fordham	2	–	16	.111	10	–	20	.333

† 2026 A10 tournament winner As of March 21, 2026

The 2025–26 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team represents the University of Rhode Island during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams, led by seventh-year head coach Tammi Reiss, play their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2024–25 season 17–16, 11–7 in A-10 play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.^[1] They defeated George Washington,^[2] before falling to Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the Atlantic 10 Conference released their preseason poll. Rhode Island was picked to finish fourth in the conference.^[4]

Preseason rankings

Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Richmond	188 (9)
2	George Mason	185 (4)
3	Davidson	167 (1)
4	Rhode Island	137
5	Dayton	123
6	Saint Joseph's	120
7	VCU	110
8	Duquesne	95
9	Saint Louis	86
10	George Washington	75
11	Fordham	63
12	La Salle	56
13	Loyola Chicago	43
14	St. Bonaventure	22
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-A10 Teams

Preseason All-A10 Team
Team	Player	Year	Position
Second	Brooklyn Gray	Senior	Guard

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-A10 Defensive Team

Preseason All-A10 Defensive Team
Player	Year	Position
Ines Debroise	Senior	Guard

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Amori Jarrett	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Mt. Zion Prep	Baltimore, Maryland
G	3	Ta'Viyanna Habib	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	George Mason	Tampa, Florida
F	5	Palmire Mbu	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Lycée Hector Berlioz Vincennes	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
G	8	Eva Agba	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Fr	Union Féminine Angers Basket 49	Marseille, France
G	9	Valentina Ojeda	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	VCU	Punta Arenas, Chile
C	12	Albina Syla	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Mäkelänrinteen Lukio	Vantaa, Finland
G	14	Brooklyn Gray	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Saint Louis	Rockford, Illinois
G	15	Sophia Vital	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Jr	Tabor Academy	Cambridge, Massachusetts
F	19	Mary-Kate Tshibuabua	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Fr	École Acadomia	Ternay, France
C	20	Lilyana Fontcha	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	INSEP	Strasbourg, France
C	22	Aimée Michel	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Lycee Jean Mermoz	Albi, France
G	23	Vanessa Harris	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Bishop McNamara High School	Glenarden, Maryland
G	30	Ines Debroise	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	INSEP	Paris, France

Head coach

Tammi Reiss (Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Adeniyi Amadou (Indiana (PA))
Ali Jaques (NYU)
Jen Fay (Quinnipiac)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 12, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Manhattan	W 56–38	1–0	12 – Mbu	14 – Mbu	4 – Debroise	Draddy Gymnasium (209) Riverdale, NY
November 7, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Merrimack	W 84–46	2–0	14 – Mbu	8 – Tied	5 – Debroise	Ryan Center (1,008) Kingston, RI
November 10, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Emmanuel	W 105–49	3–0	24 – Mbu	10 – Gray	7 – Gray	Ryan Center (927) Kingston, RI
November 13, 2025* 11:00 am, B1G+		at Rutgers	L 63–68	3–1	18 – Gray	10 – Syla	3 – Harris	Jersey Mike's Arena (6,829) Piscataway, NJ
November 15, 2025* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		Albany	W 64−52	4−1	12 – Tied	7 – Tied	4 – Vital	Ryan Center (1,172) Kingston, RI
November 19, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Holy Cross	W 73−59	5−1	19 – Harris	11 – Syla	4 – Mbu	Ryan Center (912) Kingston, RI
November 23, 2025* 2:00 pm, ACCNX		at No. 16 NC State	W 68–63	6–1	15 – Harris	6 – Mbu	3 – Mbu	Reynolds Coliseum (4,705) Raleigh, NC
November 26, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Princeton	L 59–67	6–2	19 – Gray	6 – Mbu	5 – Gray	Ryan Center (1,029) Kingston, RI
December 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	W 59–52	7–2 (1–0)	20 – Mbu	8 – Gray	3 – Vital	Hagan Arena (875) Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Maine	W 69–56	8–2	18 – Tied	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (1,143) Orono, ME
December 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Providence	W 57–51	9–2	16 – Gray	11 – Gray	3 – Tied	Alumni Hall (832) Providence, RI
December 19, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Wagner	W 72−36	10−2	18 – Syla	9 – Tied	6 – Gray	Ryan Center (2,155) Kingston, RI
December 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Richmond	W 73–61	11–2 (2–0)	19 – Mbu	9 – Syla	5 – Vital	Ryan Center (1,146) Kingston, RI
January 3, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola Chicago	W 70–58	12–2 (3–0)	17 – Debroise	10 – Syla	4 – Debroise	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (371) Chicago, IL
January 7, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+		at George Washington	W 79–70	13–2 (4–0)	23 – Gray	14 – Vital	5 – Vital	Charles E. Smith Center (970) Washington, D.C.
January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 66–45	14–2 (5–0)	14 – Vital	8 – Mbu	4 – Tied	Ryan Center (1,617) Kingston, RI
January 14, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU	W 46–41	15–2 (6–0)	15 – Gray	11 – Gray	6 – Vital	Siegel Center (313) Richmond, VA
January 18, 2026 1:30 pm, USA		Duquesne	W 70–50	16–2 (7–0)	23 – Syla	11 – Syla	6 – Vital	Ryan Center (1,118) Kingston, RI
January 21, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Davidson	W 60–53	17–2 (8–0)	19 – Gray	9 – Gray	5 – Debroise	Ryan Center (1,123) Kingston, RI
January 25, 2026 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at Dayton	W 79–66	18–2 (9–0)	17 – Mbu	11 – Syla	6 – Vital	UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	W 61–47	19–2 (10–0)	13 – Harris	10 – Syla	4 – Tied	Rose Hill Gymnasium (506) Bronx, NY
February 4, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	W 69–61	20–2 (11–0)	21 – Gray	11 – Mbu	3 – Vital	Ryan Center (1,216) Kingston, RI
February 8, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Louis	W 74–43	21–2 (12–0)	15 – Vital	10 – Syla	7 – Debroise	Ryan Center (1,576) Kingston, RI
February 11, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		VCU	W 85–42	22–2 (13–0)	16 – Harris	10 – Syla	7 – Vital	Ryan Center (1,072) Kingston, RI
February 14, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	W 79–63	23–2 (14–0)	30 – Gray	9 – Gray	3 – Tied	EagleBank Arena (1,412) Fairfax, VA
February 18, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	L 59–63	23–3 (14–1)	16 – Syla	11 – Syla	5 – Vital	John Glaser Arena (321) Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Fordham	W 69–39	24–3 (15–1)	16 – Syla	10 – Vital	4 – Vital	Ryan Center (2,528) Kingston, RI
February 25, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	L 46–72	24–4 (15–2)	9 – Harris	9 – Michel	3 – Vital	Robins Center (1,944) Richmond, VA
February 28, 2026 2:30 pm, ESPN+		George Washington	W 72–48	25–4 (16–2)	23 – Mbu	6 – Vital	7 – Vital	Ryan Center (6,580) Kingston, RI
A-10 tournament
March 6, 2026 11:00 a.m., USA	(1)	vs. (8) Loyola Chicago Quarterfinals	W 71–64	26-4	16 – Gray	6 – Tied	6 – Vital	Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
March 7, 2026 11:00 a.m., CBSSN	(1)	vs. (4) Davidson Semifinals	W 55–46	27–4	22 – Syla	14 – Syla	6 – Debroise	Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
March 8, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	(1)	vs. (2) George Mason Finals	W 53–51	28–4	16 – Gray	10 – Syla	3 – Mbu	Henrico Sports & Events Center (2,724) Henrico, VA
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2026* 2:30 p.m., ESPNews	(6 FW3)	vs. (11 FW3) Alabama First Round	L 55–68	28–5	–	–	–	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. FW3=Fort Worth 3. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
^ "Here's how Rhode Island women's basketball opened the A-10 Tournament with a win on Thursday". The Providence Journal. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
^ "Women's Basketball Advances to Atlantic 10 Semifinals; Secures Comeback Win in an Overtime Thriller Against Rhode Island". Saint Joseph's University. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
^ "Rhode Island Rams 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 12, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 12, 2026.

[2] "Here's how Rhode Island women's basketball opened the A-10 Tournament with a win on Thursday". The Providence Journal. Retrieved February 12, 2026.

[3] "Women's Basketball Advances to Atlantic 10 Semifinals; Secures Comeback Win in an Overtime Thriller Against Rhode Island". Saint Joseph's University. Retrieved February 12, 2026.

[poll-4] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 12, 2026.

[5] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved February 12, 2026.

[6] "Rhode Island Rams 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 12, 2026.

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