2025–26 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team

2025–26 Utah State Aggies women's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record6–11 (2–6 MW)
Head coach
Associate head coachAnna Kjaerholt
Assistant coaches
  • Quim Gomez
  • Jasmine Hotchkins-Parker
  • Kailie Quinn
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
2025–26 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Diego State 19 1   .950 26 5   .839
UNLV 15 5   .750 21 11   .656
Colorado State 15 5   .750 27 8   .771
New Mexico 14 6   .700 22 10   .688
Boise State 14 6   .700 25 9   .735
Grand Canyon 11 9   .550 13 19   .406
Fresno State 8 12   .400 15 18   .455
Wyoming 7 13   .350 10 20   .333
Air Force 7 13   .350 16 19   .457
Nevada 6 14   .300 10 21   .323
Utah State 2 18   .100 6 24   .200
San Jose State 2 18   .100 4 28   .125
2026 Mountain West tournament winner
As of March 20, 2026

The 2025–26 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team represents Utah State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by second-year head coach Wesley Brooks, play their home games at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah, as members of the Mountain West Conference.

This season will mark Utah State's last season as members of the Mountain West Conference, as they will be joining the newly reformed Pac-12 Conference, effective July 1, 2026.[1]

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2024–25 season 4–27, 3–15 in Mountain West play, to finish in a tie for tenth (last) place.[2] They were defeated by Air Force in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament.[3]

Preseason

On October 22, 2025, the Mountain West Conference released their preseason poll. Utah State was picked to finish eleventh in the conference.[4]

Preseason rankings

MW Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1 UNLV 281 (19)
2 San Diego State 240 (3)
3 Colorado State 236 (1)
4 Boise State 210 (1)
5 New Mexico 207 (2)
6 Wyoming 194
7 Grand Canyon 177 (1)
8 Air Force 132
9 Fresno State 95
10 Nevada 92
11 Utah State 54
12 San Jose State 44
(#) first-place votes

Source:[4]

Preseason All-MW Team

No players were named to the Preseason All-MW Team.[5]

Roster

2025–26 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Rachel Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Wheeling Carrollton, Georgia
G 1 Marina Asensio 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Western Michigan Sabadell, Spain
F 2 Saskia Kruger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So ASC Theresianum Mainz Lusaka, Zambia
G 3 Aaliyah Gayles 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr USC Las Vegas, Nevada
G 8 Aitana Rosello Lopez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Valencia Basket Castellón de la Plana, Spain
G 9 Paloma Munoz Herreros 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Baloncesto Málaga Málaga, Spain
G 12 Bella Cosme 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Rancho Christian School Eastvale, California
F 13 Andjela Marojevic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So ŽKK Partizan Vrbas, Serbia
G 15 Karyn Sanford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Tarleton State Bergen, Norway
G 21 Mirembe Twehamye Montanana 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Valencia Basket Valencia, Spain
G 23 Elise Livingston 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Ridgeline High School Millville, Utah
F 31 Macie Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So College of Southern Idaho Millville, Utah
G/F 32 Jamisyn Heaton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr College of Southern Idaho Lehi, Utah
F/C 55 Sophie Sene 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Rhode Island Nice, France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 21, 2026

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2025*
6:00 pm
San Francisco State W 71–40 
 16  Gayles   7  Sene   4  Sanford  Smith Spectrum (226)
Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2025*
6:00 pm, MWN
Utah L 53–90  0–1
 12  Asensio   5  Tied   3  Tied  Smith Spectrum (1,146)
Logan, UT
November 11, 2025*
2:30 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield W 68–65  1–1
 18  Sene   7  Sene   3  Tied  Icardo Center (103)
Bakersfield, CA
November 15, 2025*
11:00 am, MWN
Omaha W 77–69  2–1
 16  Gayles   7  Wilson   6  Sanford  Smith Spectrum (1,554)
Logan, UT
November 18, 2025*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oregon State L 52–71  2–2
 9  Tied   7  Sene   5  Asensio  Gill Coliseum (8,613)
Corvallis, OR
November 20, 2025*
11:00 am, MWN
Stanislaus State W 96−41  3−2
 15  Heaton   11  Sene   6  Cosme  Smith Spectrum (3,863)
Logan, UT
November 23, 2025*
3:00 pm, B1G+
at Oregon L 34−70  3−3
 11  Gayles   8  Sene   1  Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (4,645)
Eugene, OR
December 5, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount L 58–63  3–4
 14  Asensio   4  Tied   3  Asensio  Gersten Pavilion (276)
Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 2025*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at San Diego L 66–70  3–5
 20  Gayles   4  Tied   4  Gayles  Jenny Craig Pavilion (389)
San Diego, CA
December 13, 2025*
1:00 pm, MWN
Idaho W 80–73  4–5
 18  Gayles   9  Gayles   4  Asensio  Smith Spectrum (442)
Logan, UT
Mountain West regular season
December 17, 2025
6:00 pm, MWN
Air Force W 65–53  5–5
(1–0)
 19  Gayles   10  Gayles   4  Tied  Smith Spectrum (453)
Logan, UT
December 20, 2025
1:00 pm, MWN
at Colorado State L 46–55  5–6
(1–1)
 10  Asensio   7  Heaton   3  Asensio  Moby Arena (1,598)
Fort Collins, CO
December 31, 2025
1:00 pm, MWN
San Jose State W 74−61  6−6
(2–1)
 19  Tied   13  Sene   9  Asensio  Smith Spectrum (673)
Logan, UT
January 3, 2026
2:00 pm, MWN
at Nevada L 40–58  6–7
(2–2)
 20  Asensio   7  Sene   2  Asensio  Lawlor Events Center (2,371)
Reno, NV
January 7, 2026
7:30 pm, MWN
at UNLV L 58–69  6–8
(2–3)
 16  Asensio   10  Sene   4  Livingston  Smith Spectrum (499)
Logan, UT
January 10, 2026
1:00 pm, MWN
San Diego State L 72–73  6–9
(2–4)
 18  Heaton   9  Sene   4  Rosello Lopez  Smith Spectrum (678)
Logan, UT
January 14, 2026
7:30 pm, MWN
at Fresno State L 56–86  6–10
(2–5)
 16  Livingston   8  Sene   3  Sanford  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
January 17, 2026
7:00 pm, MWN
Boise State L 60–76  6–11
(2–6)
 17  Livingston   5  Sene   5  Sanford  Smith Spectrum (833)
Logan, UT
January 21, 2026
6:30 pm, MWN
at Wyoming       Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
January 24, 2026
1:00 pm, MWN
Wyoming       Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
January 28, 2026
11:00 am, MWN
Grand Canyon       Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
January 31, 2026
1:00 pm, MWN
at New Mexico       The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
February 4, 2026
6:30 pm, MWN
at Air Force       Clune Arena 
Air Force Academy, CO
February 7, 2026
1:00 pm, MWN
UNLV       Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
February 15, 2026
1:00 pm, MWN
Fresno State       Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
February 18, 2026
8:00 pm, MWN
at San Jose State       Provident Credit Union Event Center 
San Jose, CA
February 21, 2026
12:00 pm, MWN
at Grand Canyon       Global Credit Union Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
February 25, 2026
6:00 pm, MWN
New Mexico       Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
February 28, 2026
2:00 pm, MWN
at Boise State       ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
March 3, 2026
6:00 pm, MWN
Nevada       Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
Mountain West tournament
March 7–10, 2026
vs.        Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Pac-12 Conference and Utah State University Unite to Advance the New Era of the 100-Year-Old Legacy". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Standings 2024-25". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  3. ^ "Aggie women done for the season after loss to Air Force". The Utah Statesman. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  4. ^ a b "UNLV Collects the 2025-26 Mountain West Basketball Preseason Favorite Nod". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  5. ^ "MW Announces 2025-26 Preseason Women's Basketball Honors". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  6. ^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  7. ^ "Utah State Aggies 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 21, 2026.