2025–26 Temple Owls women's basketball team

2025–26 Temple Owls women's basketball
2025–26 Temple Owls women's basketball
Conference	American Conference
Record	15–17 (8–10 American)
Head coach	Diane Richardson (4th season);
Associate head coach	Wanisha Smith
Assistant coaches	Cheyenne Curley; Myles Jackson; Shenita Landry; Aaron Thomas;
Home arena	Liacouras Center

2025–26 American Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rice	17	–	1	.944	29	–	6	.829
East Carolina	14	–	4	.778	22	–	10	.688
South Florida	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Tulsa	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
North Texas	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
UTSA †	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Temple	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
Charlotte	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Florida Atlantic	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Tulane	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
Wichita State	5	–	13	.278	8	–	23	.258
UAB	4	–	14	.222	11	–	19	.367
Memphis	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323

† 2026 American tournament winner

The 2025–26 Temple Owls women's basketball team currently represents Temple University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach Diane Richardson, play their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the American Conference.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2024–25 season 19–10 and 13–5 in AAC play, clinching the No. 4 seed in the AAC tournament. They beat No. 12 Charlotte in the quarterfinals before being eliminated in an upset to eventual tournament runner-up, No. 9 Rice, in the semifinals for the second consecutive year.

Offseason

Departures

Temple Departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Adena Webster	0	G	5'8"	Freshman	Nassau, Bahamas	Transferred to Monmouth
Amaya Oliver	1	F	6'1"	Graduate Student	Richmond, CA	Graduated
Makayla Waleed	3	G	5'8"	Junior	Upper Marlboro, MD	Transferred to Winston-Salem (DII)^[a]
Alexandra Wilkinson	13	F/C	6'2"	RS Junior	Woodbury, NJ	TBD; not listed on roster
Anissa Rivera	19	F	6'1"	Graduate Student	Capitol Heights, MD	Graduated
Tarriyonna Gary	22	G	5'8"	Senior (5th Year)	Brooksville, FL	Graduated
Tiarra East	55	G	5'11"	Senior	Louisville, KY	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Temple incoming transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Brianna Mead	2	G	5'7"	Sophomore	Thompson, CT	LIU
Khloe Miller	24	F	6'3"	RS Freshman	Raleigh, NC	East Carolina
Saniyah Craig	91	F	5'11"	Junior	Phoenix, AZ	Jacksonville

Recruiting class

There was no recruiting class for the class of 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Temple Owls women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Ariana Meriedy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Riverdale Baptist School	Clinton, MD
G	2	Brianna Mead	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Putnam Science Academy LIU	Thompson, CT
G	3	Kelian Cedano	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Putnam Science Academy	Boston, MA
G	7	Kaylah Turner	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Oakleaf High School Alabama A&M	Jacksonville, FL
F	8	Jaleesa Molina	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Landslake Lions	The Hague, Netherlands
F	9	Felicia Jacobs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	City of London Academy, Southwark	London, England
G	10	Savannah Curry	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Westtown School	Fallston, MD
G	11	Tristen Taylor	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Duncanville HS	Dallas, TX
F	18	Anastasia Bulanova	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	BC Enisey	Novosibirsk, Russia
F	24	Khloe Miller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Fr	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy East Carolina	Raleigh, NC
G	30	Drew Alexander	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS So	Shabach Christian Academy	Greensboro, NC
C	34	Sheyenne Swain-Price	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Dexter Southfield School	Stoughton, MA
F	91	Saniyah Craig	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Arizona Compass Prep School	Phoenix, AZ

Head coach

Diane Richardson (Frostburg State)

Assistant coach(es)

Wanisha Smith (Duke)
Cheyenne Curley (Howard)
Myles Jackson (Towson)
Shenita Landry (Temple)
Aaron Thomas (Towson)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	George Mason	W 94–85 ^OT	1–0	19 – Taylor	15 – Craig	7 – Taylor	Liacouras Center (1,406) Philadelphia, PA
November 7, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	George Washington	W 86–50	2–0	15 – Molina	12 – Craig	8 – Taylor	Liacouras Center (1,302) Philadelphia, PA
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at West Virginia	L 61–89	2–1	23 – Turner	8 – Craig	5 – Taylor	Hope Coliseum (2,516) Morgantown, WV
November 14, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	La Salle	W 75–54	3–1	12 – Turner	11 – Craig	4 – Tied	Liacouras Center (3,507) Philadelphia, PA
November 18, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Richmond	L 57–72	3–2	22 – Turner	11 – Molina	5 – Taylor	Robins Center (1,233) Richmond, VA
November 22, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Villanova	L 58–88	3–3	15 – Taylor	9 – Molina	4 – Taylor	Finneran Pavilion (1,551) Villanova, PA
November 28, 2025* 6:30 p.m., FloCollege	vs. No. 20 Michigan State Nassau Championship Junkanoo Division semifinals	L 50–85	3–4	11 – Craig	6 – Tied	3 – Taylor	Baha Mar Convention Center (267) Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2025* 6:30 p.m., FloCollege	vs. Western Carolina Nassau Championship Junkanoo Division consolation game	W 84–44	4–4	23 – Turner	9 – Molina	4 – Tied	Baha Mar Convention Center (247) Nassau, Bahamas
December 7, 2025* 2:15 p.m., ESPN+	at Drexel Toyota Big 5 Classic	L 52–59	4–5	16 – Turner	8 – Molina	3 – Turner	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 13, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	VCU	W 88–63	5–5	29 – Turner	10 – Molina	6 – Tied	Liacouras Center (1,393) Philadelphia, PA
December 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Coppin State	W 59–39	6–5	12 – Tied	13 – Molina	4 – Mead	Liacouras Center (1,377) Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2025* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+	at Princeton	L 77–87	6–6	36 – Turner	12 – Craig	5 – Craig	Jadwin Gymnasium (3,000) Princeton, NJ
American regular season
January 3, 2026 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	UTSA	L 47–50	6–7 (0–1)	18 – Taylor	11 – Craig	3 – Taylor	Liacouras Center (4,038) Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Wichita State	W 70–50	7–7 (1–1)	13 – Tied	7 – Molina	5 – Taylor	Charles Koch Arena (760) Wichita, KS
January 9, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulsa	L 82–94	7–8 (1–2)	31 – Turner	7 – Tied	6 – Taylor	Reynolds Center (1,128) Tulsa, OK
January 13, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tulane	L 58–71	7–9 (1–3)	20 – Molina	10 – Molina	3 – Tied	Liacouras Center (1,119) Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at East Carolina	L 65–81	7–10 (1–4)	17 – Turner	8 – Jacobs	3 – Taylor	Williams Arena (1,027) Greenville, NC
January 20, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Florida	W 86–83	8–10 (2–4)	23 – Turner	6 – Craig	5 – Taylor	Liacouras Center (1,223) Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Charlotte	W 83–82	9–10 (3–4)	32 – Taylor	6 – Craig	6 – Taylor	Liacouras Center (1,352) Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rice	L 56–65	9–11 (3–5)	16 – Turner	8 – Molina	4 – Turner	Tudor Fieldhouse (767) Houston, TX
January 31, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulane	W 67–65 ^OT	10–11 (4–5)	27 – Turner	13 – Molina	7 – Taylor	Devlin Fieldhouse (729) New Orleans, LA
February 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Texas						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at UTSA						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
February 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Carolina						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Charlotte						Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
February 22, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Memphis						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rice						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	UAB						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
March 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
March 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Florida Atlantic						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[1]^[2]

Footnotes

^ Waleed did not play during the 2024–25 season.

References

^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Temple. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
^ "Temple Owls 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN.

[1] Waleed did not play during the 2024–25 season.

[2] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Temple. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[3] "Temple Owls 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN.

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