2025–26 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team

2025–26 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball
2025–26 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	4–9 (2–1 Big West)
Head coach	Brad Langston (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Natasha Smith
Assistant coaches	Jewelyn Huth; Najé Murray; Lorenzo Griffin;
Home arena	SRC Arena

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 Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team represents the University of California, Riverside during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by third-year head coach Brad Langston, play their home games at the SRC Arena in Riverside, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2024–25 season 17–15, 12–8 in Big West play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.^[1] They defeated Long Beach State,^[2] before falling to UC Davis in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 16, 2025, the Big West released their preseason poll. UC Riverside was picked to finish seventh in the conference.^[4]

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:^[4]

Preseason All-Big West Team

Preseason All-Big West Team
Player	Year	Position
Shelley Duchemin	Senior	Guard

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Kaylani Polk	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Paramount High School	Compton, California
G	2	Seneca Hackley	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Northern Colorado	Colorado Springs, Colorado
G	3	Zoe Tillery	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Laguna Creek High School	Sacramento, California
G	5	Shelley Duchemin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Northern Colorado	Culver City, California
G	7	Hannah Wickstrom	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Kilbreda College	Melbourne, Australia
G	8	Aaliyah Stanton	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Jr	Cal State Fullerton	San Diego, California
G/F	9	Maya Chocano	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	King's Christian Collegiate	Toronto, Ontario
G	10	Makayla Minshall	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Westfields Sports High School	Sydney, Australia
F	11	Jayda Cobbs	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Ontario High School	Ontario, California
G	22	Taylor Swanson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Westlake High School	Thousand Oaks, California
G	23	Maria Mejia	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Fairmont Prep	Mexicali, Mexico
F	30	Dieynaba Sylla	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	San Bernardino Valley College	Paris, France
F	32	Lucia Moreno Tallon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Les Lalaboral	Málaga, Spain
F	35	TT Hill-Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Utah State	Stockton, California
F	41	Bria Shine	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	UC Davis	Sacramento, California

Head coach

Brad Langston (San José State)

Assistant coach(es)

Natasha Smith (Chico State)
Jewelyn Huth (Long Beach State)
Najé Murray (Syracuse)
Lorenzo Griffin (Waldorf)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 31, 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* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at California Baptist Crosstown Showdown	L 53–56	0–1	15 – Polk	9 – Duchemin	4 – Hackley	Fowler Events Center (1,085) Riverside, CA
November 6, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Arizona	L 59–62	0–2	14 – Stanton	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	McKale Center (5,216) Tucson, AZ
November 14, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Saint Mary's	L 41–51	0–3	13 – Stanton	5 – Tied	2 – Hackley	SRC Arena (178) Riverside, CA
November 21, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho	L 75–89	0–4	15 – Swanson	8 – Wickstrom	4 – Wickstrom	ICCU Arena (355) Moscow, ID
November 23, 2025* 1:00 pm, MWN	at Boise State	L 56−67	0−5	15 – Wickstrom	10 – Wickstrom	3 – Polk	ExtraMile Arena (1,617) Boise, ID
November 29, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal Lutheran	W 64−47	1−5	30 – Wickstrom	14 – Wickstrom	3 – Polk	SRC Arena (121) Riverside, CA
December 4, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Irvine	L 40–77	1–6 (0–1)	14 – Wickstrom	6 – Hackley	2 – Wickstrom	SRC Arena (115) Riverside, CA
December 6, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal Poly	W 63–46	2–6 (1–1)	22 – Wickstrom	7 – Tied	5 – Polk	SRC Arena (101) Riverside, CA
December 14, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at San Diego	L 56–63	2–7	17 – Wickstrom	6 – Wickstrom	5 – Mejia	Jenny Craig Pavilion (871) San Diego, CA
December 17, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Utah	L 52–61	2–8	19 – Hackley	7 – Shine	2 – Tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,126) Salt Lake City, UT
December 21, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Gonzaga	L 62–68	2–9	22 – Wickstrom	7 – Wickstrom	6 – Polk	SRC Arena (149) Riverside, CA
December 30, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Merced	W 93−52	3−9	30 – Wickstrom	6 – Tied	6 – Hackley	SRC Arena (183) Riverside, CA
January 1, 2026 9:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hawai'i	W 65–58	4–9 (2–1)	36 – Wickstrom	7 – Polk	3 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (1,688) Honolulu, HI
January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Bakersfield						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 10, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC San Diego						LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
January 15, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Long Beach State						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
January 22, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
January 24, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Davis						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 29, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Long Beach State						LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid Long Beach, CA
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 7, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Northridge						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 12, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 14, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	UC San Diego						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 19, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Bakersfield						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Davis						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
February 26, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
March 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Hawai'i						SRC Arena Riverside, 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:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
^ "Long Beach State Women's Basketball Drops Big West Tournament Opener to UC Riverside". The562.org. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
^ "UC Davis WBB overcomes UC Riverside surge, 61-50". New University. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hawai'i Selected as Preseason Favorites for 2025–26 Women's Basketball Title". The Big West. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
^ "UC Riverside Highlanders 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 31, 2025.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved December 31, 2025.

[2] "Long Beach State Women's Basketball Drops Big West Tournament Opener to UC Riverside". The562.org. Retrieved December 31, 2025.

[3] "UC Davis WBB overcomes UC Riverside surge, 61-50". New University. Retrieved December 31, 2025.

[poll-4] "Hawai'i Selected as Preseason Favorites for 2025–26 Women's Basketball Title". The Big West. Retrieved December 31, 2025.

[5] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2025.

[6] "UC Riverside Highlanders 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 31, 2025.

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