2025–26 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

2025–26 UAB Blazers women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Conference
Record11–19 (4–14 American)
Head coach
Associate head coachTaren Martin
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBartow Arena
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 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represenged the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by 13th-year head coach Randy Norton, played their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as second year members of the American Conference.

Previous season

The Blazers finished the 2024–25 season 16–16 and 7–11 in AAC play to clinch the No. 8 seed in the AAC tournament. They lost to eventual tournament finalists No. 9 Rice in the second round.

Following the loss, they received an at-large bid to the 2025 WNIT, where they lost in the first round to UIC.

Offseason

Departures

UAB Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Rayne Tucker 0 F 6'1" Graduate Student New Carrollton, MD Graduated
Desiree Ware 4 G 5'8" Junior Brooklyn Park, MN TBD; entered transfer portal
Genevieve Wedemeyer 11 G 5'8" Sophomore Hamburg, Germany Transferred to Siena
Valentina Monzo 13 F 6'2" Senior Santiago, Chile Graduated
Maddie Walsh 21 G 6'2" Graduate Student Hartland, WI Graduated
Ashton Elley 22 G 5'10" Junior Little Rock, AK Transferred to Miami (OH)
Jade Weathersby 23 F 6'2" Sophomore Aurora, CO Transferred to Florida
Tracey Bershers 24 F 6'2" Junior Fort Smith, AK Transferred to Minnesota
Sara Bershers 33 F 6'0" Graduate Student Fort Smith, AK Graduated

Incoming transfers

UAB Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Samari Taylor 13 F 6'3" Junior Louisville, KY Three Rivers CC (NJCAA)
Monae' Duffy 14 F 5'10" Senior Lafayette, LA Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Lika Kvirkvelia 21 F 6'4" RS Sophomore Kobuleti, Georgia Xavier
Jordan Rosier 24 G 5'9" Graduate Student Tallahassee, FL South Alabama

Recruiting class

There was no recruiting class for the class of 2025.

Roster

2025–26 UAB Blazers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Eleecia Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Lake Highland Prep
Chattanooga 		Winter Garden, FL
G 3 Journey Armstead 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Charles Page High School
Hutchinson Community College 		Tulsa, OK
G 10 Riley Talbert 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Bishop Kenny High School Amelia Island, FL
G 11 Peyton Musial 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Notre Dame Academy De Pere, WI
F 12 Molly Moffitt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Putnam Science Academy Seattle, WA
F 13 Samari Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Ballard High School
Three Rivers CC 		Louisville, KY
F 14 Monae' Duffy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Lafayette Christian Academy
Hutchinson CC
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 		Lafayette, LA
G 20 Sofia Munoz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Lake Highland Prep Canovanas, PR
F 21 Lika Kvirkvelia 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Tbilisi Public School
Xavier 		Kobuleti, Georgia
G 23 Cali Smallwood 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Susan Moore High School
Montevallo 		Blountsville, AL
G 24 Jordan Rosier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Florida State University Schools
South Alabama 		Tallahassee, FL
F 30 Ashlyn Howard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Hewitt-Trussville High School Trussville, AL
G 31 Mari Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Rock Bridge High School Columbia, MO
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 3, 2025*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		West Alabama L 59–62  0–1
  12 – Tied   9 – Moffitt   5 – Munoz  Bartow Arena (234)
Birmingham, AL
November 8, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Alabama L 68–91  0–2
  20 – Munoz   8 – Talbert   5 – Carter  Bartow Arena (315)
Birmingham, AL
November 12, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Alabama A&M W 74–67  1–2
  29 – Smallwood   6 – Duffy   8 – Munoz  Bartow Arena (1,065)
Birmingham, AL
November 16, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga W 79–66  2–2
  25 – Carter   12 – Duffy   5 – Munoz  McKenzie Arena (1,347)
Chattanooga, TN
November 22, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Murray State L 79–91  2–3
  26 – Duffy   12 – Duffy   8 – Armstead  CFSB Center (1,612)
Murray, KY
November 27, 2025*
5:30 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Southern Miss
Cancún Challenge Yucatan Tournament 		W 77–72  3–3
  21 – Carter   7 – Carter   10 – Munoz  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (100)
Cancún, Mexico
November 26, 2024*
11:00 am, FloHoops 		vs. No. 8 TCU
Cancún Challenge Yucatan Tournament 		L 61–82  3–4
  17 – Carter   6 – Tied   6 – Munoz  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancún, Mexico
December 3, 2025*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois W 81–54  4–4
  25 – Moffitt   8 – Munoz   9 – Armstead  Bartow Arena (703)
Birmingham, AL
December 7, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss L 73–81  4–5
  24 – Munoz   12 – Duffy   5 – Armstead  Reed Green Coliseum (1,576)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 15, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Alcorn State W 70–32  5–5
  18 – Smallwood   9 – Tied   7 – Armstead  Bartow Arena (125)
Birmingham, AL
December 20, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mississippi Valley State W 86–62  6–5
  15 – Moffitt   8 – Tied   3 – Tied  Bartow Arena (245)
Birmingham, AL
December 22, 2025*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Samford W 65–49  7–5
  14 – Moffitt   8 – Duffy   6 – Carter  Bartow Arena (356)
Birmingham, AL
American regular season
December 30, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at East Carolina L 87–88 OT 7–6
(0–1) 		 22 – Duffy   19 – Duffy   11 – Armstead  Williams Arena (760)
Greenville, NC
January 3, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Charlotte L 60–71  7–7
(0–2) 		 20 – Moffitt   8 – Moffitt   6 – Armstead  Dale F. Halton Arena (667)
Charlotte, NC
January 6, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Florida L 65–70  7–8
(0–3) 		 20 – Smallwood   13 – Duffy   3 – Carter  Bartow Arena (206)
Birmingham, AL
January 10, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Florida Atlantic L 63–70  7–9
(0–4) 		 16 – Munoz   9 – Moffitt   3 – Tied  Bartow Arena (287)
Birmingham, AL
January 14, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Rice L 56–76  7–10
(0–5) 		 13 – Duffy   6 – Duffy   5 – Munoz  Tudor Fieldhouse (885)
Houston, TX
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tulane L 68–73  7–11
(0–6) 		 17 – Smallwood   6 – Moffitt   5 – Tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (636)
New Orleans, LA
January 20, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Texas L 59–72  7–12
(0–7) 		 21 – Smallwood   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Bartow Arena (247)
Birmingham, AL
January 24, 2026
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		East Carolina L 61–87  7–13
(0–8) 		 19 – Munoz   12 – Duffy   5 – Armstead  Bartow Arena (310)
Birmingham, AL
January 31, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wichita State W 83–65  8–13
(1–8) 		 25 – Smallwood   16 – Duffy   4 – Carter  Charles Koch Arena (1,083)
Wichita, KS
February 3, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UTSA W 81–69  9–13
(2–8) 		 19 – Moffitt   8 – Duffy   7 – Munoz  Bartow Arena (407)
Birmingham, AL
February 7, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Florida Atlantic L 63–68  9–14
(2–9) 		 12 – Moffitt   5 – Moffitt   5 – Tied  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (738)
Boca Raton, FL
February 10, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Memphis W 58–56  10–14
(3–9) 		 22 – Smallwood   13 – Duffy   5 – Armstead  Bartow Arena (634)
Birmingham, AL
February 17, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Texas L 54–84  10–15
(3–10) 		 15 – Moffitt   10 – Moffitt   2 – Tied  The Super Pit (1,737)
Denton, TX
February 20, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tulsa L 55–59  10–16
(3–11) 		 14 – Munoz   12 – Duffy   3 – Tied  Reynolds Center (1414)
Tulsa, OK
February 25, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wichita State L 54–60  10–17
(3–12) 		 14 – Smallwood   13 – Duffy   5 – Munoz  Bartow Arena (310)
Birmingham, AL
February 28, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Temple L 57–86  10–18
(3–13) 		 13 – Tied   14 – Duffy   6 – Armstead  Bartow Arena (455)
Birmingham, AL
March 4, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Memphis W 79–76 OT 11–18
(4–13) 		 23 – Moffitt   16 – Moffitt   8 – Munoz  Elma Roane Fieldhouse (881)
Memphis, TN
March 7, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Charlotte L 66–69 OT 11–19
(4–14) 		 17 – Smallwood   9 – Duffy   9 – Munoz  Bartow Arena (453)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  2. ^ "UAB Blazers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". Retrieved March 5, 2026.
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