2025–26 UC Davis Aggies women's basketball team

2025–26 UC Davis Aggies women's basketball
2025–26 UC Davis Aggies women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	23–11 (15–5 Big West)
Head coach	Jennifer Gross (15th season);
Associate head coach	Joe Teramoto
Assistant coaches	Matt Klemin; Vicki Baugh; Mia Gallo; Dejza James;
Home arena	University Credit Union Center

2025–26 Big West women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Irvine	17	–	3	.850	26	–	7	.788
UC San Diego †	17	–	3	.850	24	–	8	.750
UC Davis	15	–	5	.750	23	–	11	.676
Hawai'i	14	–	6	.700	22	–	11	.667
Cal State Fullerton	13	–	7	.650	18	–	14	.563
UC Santa Barbara	12	–	8	.600	20	–	10	.667
UC Riverside	8	–	12	.400	11	–	21	.344
Cal State Northridge	6	–	14	.300	10	–	20	.333
Long Beach State	4	–	16	.200	5	–	25	.167
Cal State Bakersfield	2	–	18	.100	7	–	23	.233
Cal Poly	2	–	18	.100	4	–	26	.133

† 2026 Big West tournament winner As of March 19, 2026

The 2025–26 UC Davis Aggies women's basketball team represents the University of California, Davis during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by 15th-year head coach Jennifer Gross, play their home games at the University Credit Union Center in Davis, California as members of the Big West Conference.

This will be the Aggies' last season as members of the Big West Conference, as they will be joining the Mountain West Conference in all sports except football, effective July 1, 2026.^[1]

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2024–25 season 21–12, 13–7 in Big West play, to finish in a tie for third place.^[2] They defeated UC Riverside^[3] and UC Irvine,^[4] before falling to UC San Diego in the Big West tournament championship game.^[5]

Preseason

On October 16, 2025, the Big West released their preseason poll. UC Davis was picked to finish third in the conference, with one first-place vote.^[6]

Preseason rankings

Big West Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Hawai'i	91 (4)
2	UC Irvine	90 (4)
3	UC Davis	83 (1)
4	UC San Diego	77 (2)
5	UC Santa Barbara	61
6	Long Beach State	57
7	UC Riverside	51
8	Cal Poly	34
9	Cal State Northridge	27
10	Cal State Fullerton	20
11	Cal State Bakersfield	14
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[6]

Preseason All-Big West Team

Preseason All-Big West Team
Player	Year	Position
Megan Norris	Senior	Center

Source:^[6]

Roster

2025–26 UC Davis Aggies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Carrington Davis	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Rialto High School	Rialto, California
G	2	Ryann Bennett	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	St. Anthony High School	Long Beach, California
G	3	Sahana Kanagasabay	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS So	Providence	Surrey, British Columbia
G	4	Nya Epps	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Carondelet High School	El Cerrito, California
F	5	Ally Fitzgerald	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Colorado	St. Louis, Missouri
G	6	Helen Matthews	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Wofford	Kaiapoi, New Zealand
G	9	Avery Sussex	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Riverside Secondary School	Coquitlam, British Columbia
F	10	Tegan Young	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Manhattan	Leominster, Massachusetts
G	11	Emmy Ersdala	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Norrköping Dolphins	Västerås, Sweden
G	15	Sophie Lentfer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Grace Christian School	Anchorage, Alaska
F	21	Theoni Tsami	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	Kronos Agiou Dimitriou	Athens, Greece
G	23	Victoria Baker	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Sr	UC Irvine	Austin, Texas
C	25	Megan Norris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Sr	Sacred Heart Prep	Menlo Park, California

Head coach

Jennifer Gross (UC Davis)

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Teramoto (Cal Poly)
Matt Klemin (Cal Poly)
Vicki Baugh (Tennessee)
Mia Gallo (Cal State Fullerton)
Dejza James (Arizona)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Jessup	W 72–35	1–0	21 – Bennett	17 – Norris	4 – Tied	University Credit Union Center (493) Davis, CA
November 7, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Idaho	W 89–76	2–0	21 – Bennett	11 – Norris	6 – Bennett	University Credit Union Center (5,567) Davis, CA
November 12, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Weber State	W 75–52	3–0	20 – Epps	9 – Norris	5 – Norris	Dee Events Center (273) Ogden, UT
November 14, 2025* 5:30 pm, MWN	at Boise State	L 77−91	3−1	23 – Sussex	8 – Norris	4 – Sussex	ExtraMile Arena (1,645) Boise, ID
November 20, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at Stanford	L 45−70	3−2	19 – Bennett	5 – Tied	3 – Norris	Maples Pavilion (2,228) Stanford, CA
November 24, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Sacramento State Causeway Cup	W 70–67 ^OT	4–2	25 – Bennett	9 – Norris	3 – Norris	Hornet Pavilion (597) Sacramento, CA
November 28, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Jacksonville State Tiger Turkey Tip-Off	W 69–59	5–2	19 – Norris	11 – Norris	5 – Tied	Alex G. Spanos Center (392) Stockton, CA
November 29, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Milwaukee Tiger Turkey Tip-Off	W 81–72	6–2	19 – Bennett	15 – Norris	7 – Bennett	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
December 4, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Hawai'i	W 68–63	7–2 (1–0)	26 – Norris	11 – Norris	3 – Bennett	University Credit Union Center (569) Davis, CA
December 6, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Gonzaga	L 72–83	7–3	23 – Tied	8 – Epps	6 – Bennett	McCarthey Athletic Center (4,686) Spokane, WA
December 14, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Chico State	W 74−42	8−3	13 – Young	13 – Norris	6 – Sussex	University Credit Union Center (503) Davis, CA
December 20, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Colorado	L 47–57	8–4	13 – Tied	11 – Norris	4 – Bennett	University Credit Union Center (489) Davis, CA
January 1, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge	W 85–66	9–4 (2–0)	26 – Bennett	16 – Norris	5 – Sussex	Premier America Credit Union Arena (415) Northridge, CA
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Bakersfield	W 69–59	10–4 (3–0)	28 – Epps	13 – Norris	6 – Bennett	Icardo Center (74) Bakersfield, CA
January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal Poly						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
January 22, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC San Diego						LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
January 24, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Riverside						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 29, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Northridge						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Bakersfield						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
February 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 12, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UC San Diego						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Long Beach State						LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid Long Beach, CA
February 19, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Riverside						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
February 26, 2026 10:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hawai'i						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
March 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Long Beach State						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
March 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Irvine						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
Big West tournament
March 11–14, 2026	vs.						Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Mountain West Welcomes UC Davis". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
^ "UC Davis WBB overcomes UC Riverside surge, 61-50". New University. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
^ "Second-Half Rally Comes up Short Against UC Davis". UCI Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
^ "Gallegos scores 24 points as fourth-seeded UC San Diego beats UC Davis 75-66 to claim Big West crown". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hawai'i Selected as Preseason Favorites for 2025–26 Women's Basketball Title". The Big West. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
^ "UC Davis Aggies 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2025.

[1] "Mountain West Welcomes UC Davis". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved December 31, 2025.

[2] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved December 30, 2025.

[3] "UC Davis WBB overcomes UC Riverside surge, 61-50". New University. Retrieved December 30, 2025.

[4] "Second-Half Rally Comes up Short Against UC Davis". UCI Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2025.

[5] "Gallegos scores 24 points as fourth-seeded UC San Diego beats UC Davis 75-66 to claim Big West crown". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 30, 2025.

[poll-6] "Hawai'i Selected as Preseason Favorites for 2025–26 Women's Basketball Title". The Big West. Retrieved December 30, 2025.

[7] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2025.

[8] "UC Davis Aggies 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2025.

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