2025–26 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team

2025–26 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Conference
Record19–10 (11–6 American)
Head coach
Associate head coachDoug Brotherton
Assistant coaches
  • Taylor Reed
  • Jim McDonnell
Home arenaReynolds Center
2025–26 American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rice 17 1   .944 28 5   .848
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 15   .545
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
As of March 14, 2026

The 2025–26 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team currently represents the University of Tulsa during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by fifth-year head coach Angie Nelp, play their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the 2024–25 season 17–14 and 11–7 in AAC play to clinch the No. 5 seed in the AAC tournament. They were upset by No. 12 Charlotte in the second round. Following the loss, they received an invite to the 2025 WNIT, where they were eliminated in the first round by Lindenwood.

Offseason

Departures

Tulsa Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Cam Mathews 1 G 5'7" Junior Keller, TX Transferred to Tennessee Tech
Kristol Ayson 2 G 5'8" Senior Tacoma, WA Transferred to UCF
Lexie Foutch 4 F 6'3" Senior Fort Gibson, OK Graduated
Delanie Crawford 5 G 5'11" Senior Piedmont, OK Graduated
Paige Bradley 7 G 5'10" RS Junior Dallas, TX Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Brooklyn Alexander 13 G 6'1" Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to Memphis
Tobi Ademuwagun 20 G 5'11" RS Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to Western Kentucky
Hadley Periman 21 G/F 6'2" Junior Tuttle, OK Transferred to Clemson
Whitney Sullivan 23 F 6'3" Freshman Orangeville, IL Transferred to Kirkwood CC (NJCAA)
Elise Hill 24 G 5'7" Sophomore Tulsa, OK Transferred to SMU
McKayla Miller 32 G 6'1" Sophomore Cimarron, KS Transferred to Lipscomb
Kennedi Alexander 33 G 6'1" Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to Memphis

Incoming transfers

Tulsa Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
RyLee Grays 2 F 6'4" Junior Pearland, TX Virginia
Abby Jegede 4 G 5'10" RS Junior Toronto, Ontario Northeastern
Teresa Seppala 7 G 6'0" Senior Tampere, Finland Siena
Layla-J Cameron 11 G 6'0" Junior Gold Coast, Australia Dodge City CC (NJCAA)
Hannah Riddick 17 F 6'1" RS Senior Calgary, Alberta Memphis
Shamaryah Duncan 20 G 5'11" RS Senior Waco, TX North Texas
Laura Di Stefano 31 F 6'2" Junior Rome, Italy Salt Lake CC (NJCAA)

Recruiting class

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

Roster

2025–26 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Haven Fisher 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Prior Lake High School Prior Lake, MN
F 2 RyLee Grays 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Pearland High School
North Carolina
Virginia
Pearland, TX
G 4 Abby Jegede 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr King's Christian Collegiate
Villanova
Northeastern
Toronto, Ontario
G 5 Alisha Peavy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Pieper High School San Antonio, TX
F 6 Brynn Eshoo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr William Fremd High School Inverness, IL
G 7 Teresa Seppala 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Mäkelänrinteen Lukio
Siena
Tampere, Finland
G 8 Gina Nikola Pirjak 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Dominis Private School Jezera, Croatia
G 11 Layla-J Cameron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Hillcrest Christian College
Dodge City CC
Gold Coast, Australia
F 15 Jade Clack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Austin High School
TCU
Buda, TX
F 17 Hannah Riddick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Cairine Wilson Secondary School
Memphis
Calgary, Alberta
G 20 Shamaryah Duncan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Midway High School
Wichita State
North Texas
Waco, TX
G 21 Josie Meghee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Shawnee High School Shawnee, OK
G 22 Mady Cartwright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Greenwood High School Greenwood, AR
F 31 Laura Di Stefano 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Liceo Orazio
Salt Lake CC
Rome, Italy
G 33 Dora Toman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Soproni Széchenyi István Gimnázium Budapest, Hungary
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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 5, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
New Orleans W 77–60  1–0
 26  Cartwright   12  Peavy   5  Toman  Reynolds Center (1,287)
Tulsa, OK
November 9, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Prairie View A&M W 79–59  2–0
 29  Jegede   14  Toman   5  Toman  Reynolds Center (1,143)
Tulsa, OK
November 13, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Houston Christian W 75–67  3–0
 15  Cartwright   7  Toman   4  Tied  Reynolds Center (1,143)
Tulsa, OK
November 17, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oral Roberts
Rivalry
W 78–69 OT 4–0
 27  Riddick   18  Riddick   3  Riddick  Mabee Center (1,670)
Tulsa, OK
November 22, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Missouri State W 73–57  5–0
 16  Tied   9  Toman   4  Clack  Reynolds Center (1,283)
Tulsa, OK
November 28, 2025*
10:00 a.m., FloCollege
vs. Kent State
Nassau Championship Goombay Division semifinals
L 69–75  5–1
 28  Cartwright   11  Riddick   3  Tied  Baha Mar Convention Center (217)
Nassau, The Bahamas
November 30, 2025*
10:00 a.m., ESPN+
vs. Houston
Nassau Championship Goombay Division consolation game
L 61–66  5–2
 22  Riddick   7  Riddick   4  Tied  Baha Mar Convention Center (227)
Nassau, The Bahamas
December 4, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State W 101–53  6–2
 22  Toman   9  Toman   5  Toman  Reynolds Center (1,313)
Tulsa, OK
December 7, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Creighton L 60–73  6–3
 19  Cartwright   10  Riddick   3  Toman  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,003)
Omaha, NE
December 15, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Oklahoma State L 58–90  6–4
 14  Grays   6  Peavy   5  Clack  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,021)
Stillwater, OK
December 18, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 67–43  7–4
 16  Clack   9  Toman   3  Cartwright  Reynolds Center (4,165)
Tulsa, OK
December 21, 2025*
1:45 p.m., SEC Network
at Florida W 74–67  8–4
 26  Cartwright   5  Toman   3  Tied  Exactech Arena (2,871)
Gainesville, FL
American regular season
December 30, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Wichita State W 64–58  9–4
(1–0)
 18  Jegede   11  Riddick   5  Toman  Reynolds Center (1,501)
Tulsa, OK
January 6, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Tulane W 76–73  10–4
(2–0)
 22  Riddick   11  Riddick   5  Toman  Devlin Fieldhouse (614)
New Orleans, LA
January 9, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Temple W 94–82  11–4
(3–0)
 31  Cartwright   11  Riddick   4  Tied  Reynolds Center (1,128)
Tulsa, OK
January 13, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Carolina L 48–79  11–5
(3–1)
 8  Tied   6  Jegede   3  Cartwright  Williams Arena (687)
Greenville, NC
January 17, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte W 64–53  12–5
(4–1)
 22  Clack   9  Clack   3  Cartwright  Halton Arena (821)
Charlotte, NC
January 20, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Rice L 66–78  12–6
(4–2)
 22  Riddick   8  Jegede   1  Tied  Reynolds Center (1,238)
Tulsa, OK
January 23, 2026
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
at North Texas W 57–53  13–6
(5–2)
 16  Tied   10  Toman   2  Tied  The Super Pit (2,420)
Denton, TX
January 27, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Florida Atlantic W 77–58  14–6
(6–2)
 18  Cartwright   6  Riddick   4  Clack  Reynolds Center (1,110)
Tulsa, OK
January 31, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Memphis W 74–69 2OT 15–6
(7–2)
 22  Riddick   12  Clack   2  Cartwright  Reynolds Center (1,336)
Tulsa, OK
February 3, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wichita State W 75–65  16–6
(8–2)
 27  Riddick   6  Tied   7  Cartwright  Charles Koch Arena (902)
Wichita, KS
February 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTSA L 47–66  16–7
(8–3)
 11  Cartwright   5  Riddick   2  Tied  Reynolds Center (1,364)
Tulsa, OK
February 11, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Florida L 60–72  16–8
(8–4)
 18  Cartwright   9  Riddick   4  Cartwright  Yuengling Center (2,414)
Tampa, FL
February 14, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic L 55–61  16–9
(8–5)
 17  Riddick   11  Tied   3  Tied  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (808)
Boca Raton, FL
February 20, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
UAB W 59–55  17–9
(9–5)
 17  Riddick   8  Riddick   3  Toman  Reynolds Center (1,414)
Tulsa, OK
February 24, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Tulane W 65–46  18–9
(10–5)
 16  Cartwright   10  Riddick   5  Riddick  Reynolds Center (1,185)
Tulsa, OK
February 28, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rice L 65–105  18–10
(10–6)
 17  Cartwright   5  Cameron   4  Tied  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,365)
Houston, TX
March 4, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at UTSA W 53–41  19–10
(11–6)
 17  Riddick   8  Peavy   4  Cartwright  Convocation Center (1,173)
San Antonio, TX
March 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
East Carolina       Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
AAC tournament
March 12, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) North Texas
Quarterfinals
      Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[1]

References

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