2025–26 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team

2025–26 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball
2025–26 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	15-18 (7-11 Big Sky)
Head coach	Joddie Gleason (5th season);
Associate head coach	Skip Gleason
Assistant coaches	Dora Goles; Brynna Maxwell; Jaela Eggers;
Home arena	Reese Court

2025–26 Big Sky women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Idaho †	17	–	1	.944	29	–	5	.853
Montana State	16	–	2	.889	25	–	7	.781
Northern Colorado	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
Idaho State	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
Sacramento State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	18	.455
Eastern Washington	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Northern Arizona	6	–	12	.333	10	–	22	.313
Montana	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Weber State	4	–	14	.222	11	–	22	.333
Portland State	2	–	16	.111	6	–	25	.194

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

The 2025–26 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team represents Eastern Washington University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Joddie Gleason, play their home games at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2024–25 season 11–20, 7–11 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for seventh place.^[1] They were defeated by Sacramento State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 22, 2025, the Big Sky Conference released their preseason coaches and media poll. Eastern Washington was picked to finish sixth in both the coaches poll and the media poll.^[3]

Preseason rankings

Big Sky Preseason Coaches' Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Montana State	74 (5)
2	Montana	72 (3)
3	Idaho	65 (1)
4	Idaho State	57 (1)
5	Sacramento State	50
6	Eastern Washington	38
7	Northern Colorado	36
8	Weber State	28
T-9	Northern Arizona	15
T-9	Portland State	15
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Big Sky Preseason Media Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Montana State	238 (11)
2	Montana	224 (7)
3	Idaho	220 (7)
4	Sacramento State	177 (2)
5	Idaho State	161
6	Eastern Washington	123
7	Weber State	120
8	Northern Arizona	102
9	Northern Colorado	86
10	Portland State	34
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-Big Sky Team

Preseason All-Big Sky Team
Player	Year	Position
Kourtney Grossman	Sophomore	Forward

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Elyn Bowers	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Pinedale High School	Pinedale, Wyoming
G	2	Ella Gallatin	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Snohomish High School	Snohomish, Washington
G	3	Madeline Gibbs	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Cherokee Trail High School	Aurora, Colorado
G	4	Autumn Agnew	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Salt Lake Community College	Spokane Valley, Washington
F	10	Jaecy Eggers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Woodinville High School	Woodinville, Washington
G	11	Dylyn Dress	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Kennewick High School	Kennewick, Washington
F	12	Paris Kirk	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Robert Morris	Kelowna, British Columbia
G	13	Caitie Gingras	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Cal State Bakersfield	Vernon, British Columbia
G	15	Emma Myers	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Ridgeline High School	Spokane Valley, Washington
G	21	Léa-line Romain	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Santa Margarita Catholic High School	Paris, France
F	22	Kourtney Grossman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Billings West High School	Billings, Montana
G	23	Emily McElmurry	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Sentinel High School	Missoula, Montana
G	24	Brielle Magnuson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Walla Walla Community College	Meridian, Idaho
F	41	Addison Hall	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Winlock Senior High School	Winlock, Washington
F	44	Camille Jentzsch	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS So	Lake Stevens High School	Lake Stevens, Washington
C	52	Bella Hays	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Jr	Wasilla High School	Wasilla, Alaska

Head coach

Joddie Gleason (Chico State)

Assistant coach(es)

Skip Gleason (Chico State)
Dora Goles (Idaho State)
Brynna Maxwell (Gonzaga)
Jaela Eggers (George Fox)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 30, 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* 6:00 pm		Whitworth	W 85–35	–	17 – Tied	11 – Grossman	–	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northwest	W 99–43	1–0	21 – Gallatin	8 – Grossman	4 – Bowers	Reese Court (500) Cheney, WA
November 8, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Arizona State	L 58–73	1–1	15 – Bowers	9 – Grossman	4 – Gallatin	Desert Financial Arena (2,261) Tempe, AZ
November 13, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Utah	L 68–74	1–2	21 – Eggers	11 – Grossman	3 – Gallatin	Reese Court (500) Cheney, WA
November 17, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal Poly	W 78–67	2–2	19 – Bowers	10 – Grossman	4 – Gallatin	Reese Court (620) Cheney, WA
November 23, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gonzaga	L 60–79	2–3	21 – Bowers	7 – Grossman	4 – Gallatin	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,018) Spokane, WA
November 28, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Nevada Portland Invitational	W 58−57	3−3	15 – Grossman	9 – Bowers	3 – Tied	Chiles Center (335) Portland, OR
November 30, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland Portland Invitational	L 58−73	3−4	19 – Gallatin	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Chiles Center (421) Portland, OR
December 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Denver Big Sky—Summit League Challenge	W 66–65	4–4	26 – Eggers	23 – Grossman	3 – Tied	Reese Court (490) Cheney, WA
December 6, 2025* 11:00 am, SLN		at South Dakota Big Sky—Summit League Challenge	W 67–63	5–4	24 – Eggers	17 – Grossman	3 – Bowers	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,261) Vermillion, SD
December 10, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Washington State	W 71–69	6–4	22 – Gallatin	18 – Grossman	4 – Bowers	Beasley Coliseum (925) Pullman, WA
December 18, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	L 63–89	6–5	17 – Grossman	12 – Grossman	6 – Bowers	The Thunderdome (527) Santa Barbara, CA
December 20, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 72–85	6–6	21 – Grossman	17 – Grossman	3 – Bowers	Icardo Center (81) Bakersfield, CA
December 29, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Bushnell	W 78−37	7−6	17 – Grossman	13 – Eggers	5 – McElmurry	Reese Court (627) Cheney, WA
Big Sky regular season
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+/SWX		Idaho	L 63–69	7–7 (0–1)	20 – Bowers	22 – Grossman	2 – Tied	Reese Court (712) Cheney, WA
January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana State	L 70–72 ^OT	7–8 (0–2)	18 – Gallatin	17 – Eggers	6 – Gallatin	Worthington Arena (1,673) Bozeman, MT
January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana	W 65–58	8–8 (1–2)	20 – Gallatin	17 – Grossman	3 – Gallatin	Dahlberg Arena (2,234) Missoula, MT
January 15, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Weber State	W 73–58	9–8 (2–2)	20 – Eggers	14 – Grossman	3 – Tied	Reese Court (579) Cheney, WA
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+		Idaho State	L 57–66	9–9 (2–3)	22 – Gallatin	16 – Grossman	4 – Bowers	Reese Court (663) Cheney, WA
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland State	W 81–63	10–9 (3–3)	21 – Bowers	13 – Grossman	3 – Tied	Viking Pavilion (472) Portland, OR
January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacramento State	L 54–61	10–10 (3–4)	17 – Gallatin	10 – Grossman	5 – Gallatin	Hornet Pavilion (607) Sacramento, CA
January 29, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	W 93–87	11–10 (4–4)	26 – Bowers	13 – Grossman	5 – Gallatin	Findlay Toyota Court (179) Flagstaff, AZ
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Colorado	L 62-71	11-11 (4-5)	26 – Bowers	11 – Grossman	4 – Grossman	Reese Court (622) Cheney, WA
February 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana	W 76-72	12-11 (5-5)	21 – Grossman	15 – Grossman	8 – Bowers	Reese Court (600) Cheney, WA
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+		Montana State	L 69-71	12-12 (5-6)	18 – Gallatin	14 – Grossman	3 – Tied	Reese Court (700) Cheney, WA
February 12, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho State	L 65-77	12-13 (5-7)	20 – Gallatin	11 – Grossman	3 – Bowers	Reed Gym (1,024) Pocatello, ID
February 14, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Weber State	L 72-74	12-14 (5-8)	26 – Gallatin	14 – Eggers	3 – Tied	Dee Events Center (581) Ogden, UT
February 19, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+		Sacramento State	L 60-69	12-15 (5-9)	20 – Grossman	8 – Grossman	6 – Gallatin	Reese Court (2,689) Cheney, WA
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland State	W 87–78	13–15 (6–9)	25 – Gallatin	16 – Grossman	10 – Gallatin	Reese Court (570) Cheney, WA
February 26, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	L 65–70	13–16 (6–10)	16 – Bowers	12 – Grossman	3 – Eggers	Bank of Colorado Arena (920) Greeley, CO
February 28, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Northern Arizona	W 81–61	14–16 (7–10)	21 – Bowers	12 – Grossman	7 – Gallatin	Reese Court (852) Cheney, WA
March 2, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho	L 64–75	14–17 (7–11)	26 – Gallatin	17 – Grossman	4 – Gallatin	ICCU Arena (1,395) Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2026 1:30 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) Northern Colorado Quarterfinals	W 55–53	15–17	11 – Tied	11 – Eggers	4 – Gallatin	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
March 10, 2026 1:30 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (2) Montana State Semifinals	L 77–79 ^OT	15–18	23 – Bowers	9 – Tied	4 – Gallatin	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*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". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
^ "Sacramento State outlasts Eastern Washington women 71-67 at Big Sky Tournament". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Montana State Sweeps Preseason Women's Basketball Polls". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Big Sky Women's Basketball Preseason Team Announced, Versteeg Named Preseason MVP". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
^ "Eastern Washington Eagles 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 30, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2026.

[2] "Sacramento State outlasts Eastern Washington women 71-67 at Big Sky Tournament". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 30, 2026.

[poll-3] "Montana State Sweeps Preseason Women's Basketball Polls". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2026.

[4] "2025-26 Big Sky Women's Basketball Preseason Team Announced, Versteeg Named Preseason MVP". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2026.

[5] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2026.

[6] "Eastern Washington Eagles 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 30, 2026.

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