2025–26 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team

2025–26 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball
2025–26 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	21-12 (12–6 A-10)
Head coach	Gayle Fulks (9th season);
Associate head coach	James Janssen
Assistant coaches	Jasmine Jenkins; Laura Barry; Ryan Bauder;
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena

2025–26 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island †	16	–	2	.889	28	–	4	.875
George Mason	16	–	2	.889	23	–	9	.719
Richmond	15	–	3	.833	26	–	8	.765
Davidson	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Saint Joseph's	10	–	8	.556	20	–	11	.645
La Salle	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
Dayton	9	–	9	.500	17	–	14	.548
Loyola Chicago	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
St. Bonaventure	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
George Washington	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Saint Louis	5	–	13	.278	12	–	21	.364
Duquesne	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
VCU	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258
Fordham	2	–	16	.111	10	–	20	.333

† 2026 A10 tournament winner As of March 18, 2026

The 2025–26 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team represents Davidson College during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by ninth-year head coach Gayle Fulks, play their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2024–25 season 19–14, 13–5 in A-10 play, to finish in third place.^[1] They defeated Dayton,^[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions George Mason in the semifinals of the A-10 tournament.^[3] They received an at-large bid to the WBIT,^[4] where they would be defeated by James Madison in the first round.^[5]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the Atlantic 10 Conference released their preseason poll. Davidson was picked to finish third in the conference, with one first-place vote.^[6]

Preseason rankings

Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Richmond	188 (9)
2	George Mason	185 (4)
3	Davidson	167 (1)
4	Rhode Island	137
5	Dayton	123
6	Saint Joseph's	120
7	VCU	110
8	Duquesne	95
9	Saint Louis	86
10	George Washington	75
11	Fordham	63
12	La Salle	56
13	Loyola Chicago	43
14	St. Bonaventure	22
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[6]

Preseason All-A10 Teams

Preseason All-A10 Teams
Team	Player	Year	Position
First	Charlise Dunn	Senior	Guard
Second	Katie Donovan	Junior	Guard
Third	Candice Lienafa	Sophomore	Forward

Source:^[6]

Preseason All-A10 Defensive Team

Preseason All-A10 Defensive Team
Player	Year	Position
Charlise Dunn	Senior	Guard

Source:^[6]

Roster

2025–26 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Eliza Buerk	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Clackamas High School	Portland, Oregon
G	3	Jasmine Timmerson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Pittsburgh	Wexford, Pennsylvania
G	4	Elena Alvarez Castellanos	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Colegio Miravalles-El Redin	Pamplona, Spain
G	7	Katie Donovan	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Southport State High School	Gold Coast, Australia
F	10	Ines Garcia Monje	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Instituto Joaquim Blume	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
G	11	Angeliki Ziaka	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	San Francisco	Athens, Greece
G	13	Sienna Dauer	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	IMG Academy	Bradenton, Florida
G	14	Kyra Bruyndoncx	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Topsportschool Antwerpen	Mol, Belgium
F	17	Candice Lienafa	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Champlain College Saint-Lambert	Ducos, Martinique
G	21	Charlise Dunn	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Virginia Tech	Vermont, Australia
G	22	Sylvie Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Louisa County High School	Zion Crossroads, Virginia
F	23	Asha Nightingale	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Casey Cavaliers	Melbourne, Australia
C	26	Edina Strausz	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Winston-Salem Christian School	Budapest, Hungary
G	33	Stephanie Gutierrez-Rodriguez	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Coleville High School	South Lake Tahoe, California
G	44	Emilie Bessell	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Redlands College	Sydney, Australia

Head coach

Gayle Fulks (Fairleigh Dickinson)

Assistant coach(es)

James Janssen (Deakin)
Jasmine Jenkins (Vanderbilt)
Laura Barry (North Carolina)
Ryan Bauder (Wake Forest)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 16, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2025* 7:00 pm		Wingate	W 70–55	–	–	–	–	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:30 pm, SECN+		at Mississippi State	L 57–66	0–1	11 – Tied	6 – Garcia Monje	4 – Donovan	Humphrey Coliseum (3,462) Starkville, MS
November 6, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		William & Mary	W 71–50	1–1	18 – Bruyndoncx	5 – Dunn	5 – Garcia Monje	John M. Belk Arena (795) Davidson, NC
November 8, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	W 77–51	2–1	20 – Tied	8 – Tied	3 – Garcia Monje	Alico Arena (1,573) Fort Myers, FL
November 12, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Appalachian State	W 74–55	3–1	19 – Bessell	9 – Dunn	3 – Tied	Holmes Center (489) Boone, NC
November 16, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	W 82–52	4–1	23 – Donovan	7 – Dunn	6 – Garcia Monje	John M. Belk Arena (795) Davidson, NC
November 20, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Miami (FL) WBCA Showcase	L 58−66	4−2	14 – Dunn	6 – Tied	4 – Lienafa	State Farm Field House Kissimmee, FL
November 22, 2025* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. No. 7 Baylor WBCA Showcase	L 72−74 ^OT	4−3	33 – Dunn	11 – Dunn	2 – Tied	State Farm Field House Kissimmee, FL
November 30, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Ohio	W 64–59	5–3	17 – Dunn	12 – Dunn	4 – Dunn	John M. Belk Arena (835) Davidson, NC
December 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Duquesne	W 72–55	6–3 (1–0)	19 – Donovan	11 – Dunn	5 – Dunn	John M. Belk Arena (716) Davidson, NC
December 7, 2025* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Ball State	W 87–65	7–3	28 – Donovan	6 – Strausz	6 – Dunn	John M. Belk Arena (819) Davidson, NC
December 14, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charlotte	L 61–71	7–4	16 – Donovan	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	Halton Arena (475) Charlotte, NC
December 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		High Point	W 76–65	8–4	20 – Garcia Monje	10 – Dunn	5 – Garcia Monje	John M. Belk Arena (737) Davidson, NC
December 19, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Morgan State	W 78−34	9−4	14 – Lienafa	9 – Strausz	5 – Alvarez Castellanos	John M. Belk Arena (3,083) Davidson, NC
December 21, 2025* 12:00 pm, CBSSN		NC State	L 59–68	9–5	21 – Dunn	9 – Strausz	5 – Alvarez Castellanos	John M. Belk Arena (1,521) Davidson, NC
December 31, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola Chicago	W 62–50	10–5 (2–0)	18 – Donovan	13 – Dunn	4 – Timmerson	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (317) Chicago, IL
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Louis	W 71–55	11–5 (3–0)	17 – Tied	6 – Dunn	4 – Timmerson	Chaifetz Arena (866) St. Louis, MO
January 7, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	W 48–36	12–5 (4–0)	10 – Tied	13 – Dunn	3 – Timmerson	John M. Belk Arena (742) Davidson, NC
January 10, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	L 84–91 ^3OT	12–6 (4–1)	27 – Donovan	11 – Dunn	8 – Garcia Monje	Robins Center (2,207) Richmond, VA
January 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fordham	W 74–50	13–6 (5–1)	17 – Strausz	6 – Lienafa	4 – Tied	John M. Belk Arena (770) Davidson, NC
January 18, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	W 62–58	14–6 (6–1)	13 – Donovan	6 – Tied	5 – Alvarez Castellanos	John Glaser Arena (123) Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 53–60	14–7 (6–2)	17 – Bruyndoncx	4 – Tied	5 – Alvarez Castellanos	Ryan Center (1,123) Kingston, RI
January 24, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		VCU	W 66–51	15–7 (7–2)	18 – Bruyndoncx	12 – Dunn	3 – Garcia Monje	John M. Belk Arena (1,044) Davidson, NC
January 28, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		George Mason	L 51–62	15–8 (7–3)	18 – Donovan	11 – Dunn	3 – Bruyndoncx	John M. Belk Arena (786) Davidson, NC
February 1, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 51–59	15–9 (7–4)	21 – Dunn	11 – Dunn	4 – Alvarez Castellanos	Hagan Arena (1,054) Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 50–59	15–10 (7–5)	18 – Dunn	10 – Dunn	2 – Tied	Reilly Center (395) St. Bonaventure, NY
February 7, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		George Washington	W 68–58	16–10 (8–5)	31 – Dunn	8 – Garcia Monje	6 – Alvarez Castellanos	John M. Belk Arena (951) Davidson, NC
February 14, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Richmond	L 43–65	16–11 (8–6)	12 – Alvarez Castellanos	7 – Garcia Monje	3 – Dunn	John M. Belk Arena (1,348) Davidson, NC
February 18, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU	W 66–39	17–11 (9–6)	14 – Donovan	9 – Garcia Monje	4 – Alvarez Castellanos	Siegel Center (341) Richmond, VA
February 21, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Dayton	W 79–67	18–11 (10–6)	18 – Donovan	7 – Dunn	4 – Timmerson	John M. Belk Arena (823) Davidson, NC
February 25, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	W 58–49	19–11 (11–6)	22 – Dunn	7 – Garcia Monje	4 – Garcia Monje	Rose Hill Gymnasium (376) Bronx, NY
February 28, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Louis	W 74–62	20–11 (12–6)	24 – Donovan	9 – Ziaka	6 – Timmerson	John M. Belk Arena (1,249) Davidson, NC
A-10 tournament
March 6, 2026 1:30 p.m., USA App	(4)	vs. (5) Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals	W 64–59	21–11	13 – Donovan	6 – Garcia Monje	2 – Tied	Henrico Sports & Events Center (2,116) Henrico, VA
March 7, 2026 11:00 a.m., CBSSN	(4)	vs. (1) Rhode Island Semifinals	L 46-55	21-12	15 – Dunn	5 – Tied	2 – Alvarez Castellanos	Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
^ "Dayton's season ends with loss to Davidson in A-10 tournament". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
^ "Patriots Top Wildcats, Play for A-10 Championship Sunday". George Mason University Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
^ "WBIT 2025 schedule, bracket: Game times, TV, streaming for women's tournament". USA Today. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
^ "James Madison defeats Davidson 77-50 in WBIT First Round". WHSV. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
^ "Davidson Wildcats 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

[2] "Dayton's season ends with loss to Davidson in A-10 tournament". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

[3] "Patriots Top Wildcats, Play for A-10 Championship Sunday". George Mason University Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

[4] "WBIT 2025 schedule, bracket: Game times, TV, streaming for women's tournament". USA Today. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

[5] "James Madison defeats Davidson 77-50 in WBIT First Round". WHSV. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

[poll-6] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

[7] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

[8] "Davidson Wildcats 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

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