2025–26 Tarleton State Texans women's basketball team

2025–26 Tarleton State Texans women's basketball
2025–26 Tarleton State Texans women's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	14–17 (7–11 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Brock (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Geoff Golden
Assistant coaches	Monique Whaley-Briggs; Gee Lawler; Brooks White; Kelsey Ground;
Home arena	EECU Center

2025–26 WAC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
California Baptist †	15	–	3	.833	23	–	11	.676
Abilene Christian	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
Southern Utah	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Utah Valley	9	–	9	.500	16	–	15	.516
Tarleton	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
UT Arlington	4	–	14	.222	12	–	21	.364
Utah Tech	4	–	14	.222	9	–	20	.310

† 2026 WAC tournament winner As of March 22, 2026

The 2025–26 Tarleton State Texans women's basketball team represents Tarleton State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Texans, led by third-year head coach Bill Brock, play their home games at the newly opened EECU Center in Stephenville, Texas, as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Texans finished the 2024–25 season 20–14, 10–6 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for second place.^[1] They defeated Southern Utah,^[2] before falling to UT Arlington in the semifinals of the WAC tournament.^[3] They received an automatic bid to the WNIT,^[4] where they would be defeated by Lindenwood in the second round.^[5]

Preseason

On October 29, 2025, the Western Athletic Conference released their preseason poll. Tarleton State was picked to finish fifth in the conference.^[6]

Preseason rankings

WAC Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Abilene Christian	32 (2)
2	California Baptist	31 (4)
3	UT Arlington	25 (1)
4	Utah Valley	23
5	Tarleton State	18
6	Utah Tech	12
7	Southern Utah	6
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[6]

Preseason All-WAC Team

Preseason All-WAC Team
Player	Year	Position
Jakoriah Long	Senior	Guard

Source:^[6]

Roster

2025–26 Tarleton State Texans women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Mar'Cyah Willis	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	La Vega High School	Waco, Texas
G/F	2	Kyriana Jones	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Dodge City Community College	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	4	Nyah Buntun	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	St. Mary's High School	Stockton, California
F	5	Tessa Engelman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Mount St. Mary's	Calgary, Alberta
G	6	Luka Malinka	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Roosevelt	Rungsted, Denmark
F/C	7	Jailynn Brill	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Chipola College	Lincoln, Nebraska
G	8	Kristian Hieskill	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Byron P. Steele High School	Cibolo, Texas
G	11	Jakoriah Long	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Blinn College	Waco, Texas
G	13	Gia Adams	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	North Texas	Cypress, Texas
G	15	Alexis Rynders	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Glen Rose High School	Glen Rose, Texas
F	23	Shadasia Brackens	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	North Texas	Fairfield, Texas
G	24	Jaylynn Perez-Richard	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Pearland Dawson High School	Houston, Texas
C	27	Elodie Lutbert	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Fr	ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq	Sainte-Luce, Martinique
G	30	Caroline Lyles	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Akron	Argyle, Texas
F	32	Allie Myers	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Seward County Community College	Carlsbad, New Mexico

Head coach

Bill Brock (SE Oklahoma State)

Assistant coach(es)

Geoff Golden (Texas State)
Monique Whaley-Briggs (North Carolina Central)
Gee Lawler (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)
Brooks White (Tarleton State)
Kelsey Ground (Ozarks)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 26, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Kansas State	L 57–78	–	19 – Long	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	EECU Center (1,312) Stephenville, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Schreiner	W 90–35	1–0	16 – Willis	11 – Brackens	3 – Tied	EECU Center (753) Stephenville, TX
November 7, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Arkansas State	L 77–87 ^OT	1–1	20 – Brackens	9 – Brackens	6 – Adams	EECU Center (1,103) Stephenville, TX
November 9, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Houston Christian	W 75–71 ^2OT	2–1	21 – Malinka	10 – Long	3 – Engelman	EECU Center (723) Stephenville, TX
November 13, 2025* 11:00 am, SECN+	at Texas A&M	L 64–79	2–2	21 – Adams	4 – Tied	3 – Long	Reed Arena (7,851) College Station, TX
November 16, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	McNeese	L 47−49	2−3	14 – Lutbert	6 – Tied	3 – Engelman	EECU Center (953) Stephenville, TX
November 20, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at No. 10 TCU	L 32−80	2−4	7 – Lutbert	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Schollmaier Arena (2,849) Fort Worth, TX
November 25, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas State	W 56–45	3–4	16 – Tied	12 – Lutbert	5 – Adams	Strahan Arena (841) San Marcos, TX
December 2, 2025* 7:00 pm	at Mississippi Valley State	W 66–50	4–4	16 – Long	11 – Brackens	4 – Long	Harrison HPER Complex (267) Itta Bena, MS
December 7, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–San Antonio	W 94–73	5–4	19 – Brackens	12 – Lutbert	7 – Adams	EECU Center (1,090) Stephenville, TX
December 19, 2025* 7:30 pm, WAC International	vs. Buffalo ACU Christmas Classic	W 70–65	6–4	23 – Adams	10 – Brackens	8 – Adams	Moody Coliseum (775) Abilene, TX
December 20, 2025* 1:00 pm, WAC International	vs. Montana ACU Christmas Classic	L 85–90 ^OT	6–5	22 – Adams	8 – Tied	8 – Adams	Moody Coliseum (123) Abilene, TX
WAC regular season
December 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UT Arlington	W 66−57	7−5 (1–0)	14 – Brackens	11 – Brackens	3 – Tied	EECU Center (832) Stephenville, TX
January 1, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Utah Valley	L 49–74	7–6 (1–1)	9 – Brackens	7 – Lyles	3 – Tied	UCCU Center (648) Orem, UT
January 3, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at California Baptist	L 68–80	7–7 (1–2)	21 – Adams	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Fowler Events Center (483) Riverside, CA
January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Abilene Christian	L 59–64	7–8 (1–3)	21 – Brackens	9 – Brackens	4 – Long	Moody Coliseum (593) Abilene, TX
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Utah	W 81–55	8–8 (2–3)	20 – Adams	14 – Lutbert	5 – Adams	EECU Center (878) Stephenville, TX
January 17, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Utah Tech	W 64–60	9–8 (3–3)	17 – Long	13 – Brackens	5 – Adams	EECU Center (772) Stephenville, TX
January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UT Arlington	W 51–37	10–8 (4–3)	12 – Adams	16 – Lutbert	7 – Adams	EECU Center (802) Stephenville, TX
January 26, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Abilene Christian						Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Utah Valley						Lockhart Arena Orem, UT
January 31, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Utah Tech						Burns Arena St. George, UT
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	California Baptist						EECU Center Stephenville, TX
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Utah						EECU Center Stephenville, TX
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Abilene Christian						EECU Center Stephenville, TX
February 18, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Utah						America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Utah Tech						Burns Arena St. George, UT
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Utah Valley						EECU Center Stephenville, TX
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	California Baptist						EECU Center Stephenville, TX
March 5, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at UT Arlington						College Park Center Arlington, TX
WAC tournament
March 11–14, 2026 ESPN+	vs.						Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
^ "Southern Utah's Season Comes to an End in WAC Quarterfinal Round". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
^ "Lady Mavs Pick Up Gritty Victory Over Tarleton State In The WAC Semifinals To Earn Berth In Championship Game". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
^ "WNIT tournament bracket, TV, schedule, times, where to watch". USA Today. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
^ "Kelsey's Double-Double Sends Women's Basketball to the Super 16". Lindenlink. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Abilene Christian Selected as 2025-26 WAC Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
^ "Tarleton State Texans 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[2] "Southern Utah's Season Comes to an End in WAC Quarterfinal Round". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[3] "Lady Mavs Pick Up Gritty Victory Over Tarleton State In The WAC Semifinals To Earn Berth In Championship Game". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[4] "WNIT tournament bracket, TV, schedule, times, where to watch". USA Today. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[5] "Kelsey's Double-Double Sends Women's Basketball to the Super 16". Lindenlink. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[poll-6] "Abilene Christian Selected as 2025-26 WAC Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[7] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[8] "Tarleton State Texans 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

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Tarleton State Texans women's basketball
Venues	Wisdom Gymnasium (1970–2025) EECU Center (2025–present)
Seasons	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26