2025–26 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team

2025–26 Idaho Vandals women's basketball
Big Sky regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record29–5 (17–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachDrew Muscatell
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsey Foster
  • Derek Saich
  • Hannah Roberts
Home arenaICCU Arena
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 22 – 10   .688
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 11, 2026

The 2025–26 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represents the University of Idaho during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vandals, led by second-year head coach Arthur Moreira, play their home games at the Idaho Central Credit Union Arena in Moscow, Idaho, as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Vandals finished the 2024–25 season 18–12, 10–8 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for third place.[1] They were defeated by Montana in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament.[2]

Preseason

On October 22, 2025, the Big Sky Conference released their preseason coaches and media poll. Idaho was picked to finish third in both the coaches poll, with one first-place vote, and the media poll, with seven first-place votes.[3]

Preseason rankings

Preseason All-Big Sky Team

Preseason All-Big Sky Team
Player Year Position
Hope Hassmann Junior Guard

Source:[4]

Roster

2025–26 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Reese de Groot 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Clarkston High School Lewiston, Idaho
F 2 Sarah Brans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Monte Vista High School Dublin, California
G 3 Kyra Gardner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Washington State Raymond, Washington
G 4 Hope Hassmann 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Cal State Fullerton Maple Valley, Washington
G 5 Ella Uriarte 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Folsom High School Folsom, California
G 6 Sofia Ekh 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr RIG Luleå Västerås, Sweden
F 9 Debora dos Santos 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr San Francisco Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
F 10 Lorena Barbosa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Sr San Francisco Itatiba, Brazil
G 12 Anja Bukvic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Louisiana Tech Belgrade, Serbia
F 13 Catelyn Deaver 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Utah Tech Sumner, Washington
G 14 Katlin Kangur 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr TSA/CITYTEED Tallinn Tallinn, Estonia
G 21 Niveya Henley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Furman Seattle, Washington
G 23 Ana Beatriz Passos Alves da Silva 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Brazil U19 national team São Paulo, Brazil
G 24 Mary McMorris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Valdosta State Las Vegas, Nevada
G 37 Ana Pinheiro 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Portugal U18 national team Braga, Portugal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 29, 2026

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Washington State
Battle of the Palouse 		W 87–85  1–0
  26 – Gardner   8 – Gardner   4 – Hassmann  Beasley Coliseum (1,382)
Pullman, WA
November 7, 2025*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at UC Davis L 76–89  1–1
  17 – Pinheiro   11 – Pinheiro   6 – Pinheiro  University Credit Union Center (5,567)
Davis, CA
November 9, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Walla Walla W 94–39  2–1
  16 – Ekh   8 – Deaver   6 – McMorris  ICCU Arena (280)
Moscow, ID
November 15, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Utah W 76–72  3–1
  21 – Hassmann   9 – Gardner   5 – Hassmann  ICCU Arena (396)
Moscow, ID
November 21, 2025*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Riverside W 89–75  4–1
  18 – Passos Alves da Silva   6 – Tied   4 – Hassmann  ICCU Arena (355)
Moscow, ID
November 23, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Northridge W 89–56  5−1
  18 – Barbosa   8 – Tied   4 – Pinheiro  ICCU Arena (1,006)
Moscow, ID
November 28, 2025*
4:30 pm 		vs. Colgate
UC Irvine Tournament 		W 82–53  6−1
  17 – Hassmann   9 – dos Santos   4 – Hassmann  Bren Events Center (325)
Irvine, CA
November 29, 2025*
2:00 pm 		vs. Wichita State
UC Irvine Tournament 		W 83–61  7–1
  21 – Gardner   10 – dos Santos   7 – Hassmann  Bren Events Center (441)
Irvine, CA
December 3, 2025*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Oral Roberts
Big Sky-Summit Challenge 		L 89–92  7–2
  22 – dos Santos   15 – dos Santos   6 – Hassmann  ICCU Arena (2,486)
Moscow, ID
December 6, 2025*
11:00 am, SLN 		at Denver
Big Sky-Summit Challenge 		W 84–54  8–2
  16 – Gardner   12 – Gardner   4 – Tied  Hamilton Gymnasium (504)
Denver, CO
December 10, 2025*
7:00 pm, ACCNX 		at California L 61–68  8–3
  14 – Pinheiro   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (903)
Berkeley, CA
December 13, 2025*
12:00 pm, MW Network 		at Utah State L 73–80  8–4
  18 – Pinheiro   10 – Gardner   8 – Hassmann  Smith Spectrum (427)
Logan, UT
December 20, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Oregon W 91–63  9–4
  19 – Pinheiro   12 – Gardner   10 – Gardner  ICCU Arena (858)
Moscow, ID
Big Sky regular season
January 3, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+/SWX 		at Eastern Washington W 69–63  10–4
(1–0) 		 15 – Pinheiro   10 – Gardner   5 – Hassmann  Reese Court (712)
Cheney, WA
January 8, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana W 67–50  11–4
(2–0) 		 28 – Gardner   11 – Gardner   5 – McMorris  Dahlberg Arena (1,892)
Missoula, MT
January 10, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana State L 66–99  11–5
(2–1) 		 15 – Pinheiro   6 – Pinheiro   2 – Tied  Worthington Arena (2,145)
Bozeman, MT
January 15, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Idaho State
King Spud Rivalry 		W 81–68  12–5
(3–1) 		 14 – Pinheiro   10 – dos Santos   5 – Hassmann  ICCU Arena (507)
Moscow, ID
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Weber State W 95–76  13–5
(4–1) 		 27 – Gardner   12 – dos Santos   4 – Tied  ICCU Arena (555)
Moscow, ID
January 22, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sacramento State W 62–55  14–5
(5–1) 		 11 – Hassmann   9 – Passos Alves da Silva   3 – Hassmann  Hornet Pavilion (397)
Sacramento, CA
January 24, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Portland State W 84–66  15–5
(6–1) 		 20 – Hassmann   9 – Barbosa   12 – Hassmann  Viking Pavilion (538)
Portland, OR
January 29, 2026
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Northern Colorado W 62–55  16–5
(7–1) 		 15 – Tied   7 – dos Santos   4 – Pinheiro  Bank of Colorado Arena (2,810)
Greeley, CO
January 31, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona W 94–71  17–5
(8–1) 		 20 – Hassmann   7 – Gardner   6 – Hassmann  ICCU Arena (1,077)
Moscow, ID
February 5, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana State W 73–70 OT 18–5
(9–1) 		 18 – Gardner   17 – dos Santos   6 – Hassmann  ICCU Arena (1,773)
Moscow, ID
February 7, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana W 89–65  19–5
(10–1) 		 19 – Hassmann   9 – Pinheiro   7 – Hassmann  ICCU Arena (1,588)
Moscow, ID
February 12, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Weber State W 80–67  20–5
(11–1) 		 25 – Hassmann   8 – Tied   5 – Hassmann  Dee Events Center (433)
Ogden, UT
February 14, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho State
King Spud Rivalry 		W 65–50  21–5
(12–1) 		 15 – Barbosa   8 – Tied   4 – Hassmann  Reed Gym (1,245)
Pocatello, ID
February 19, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Portland State W 86–66  22–5
(13–1) 		 17 – Gardner   10 – Pinheiro   5 – Tied  ICCU Arena (1,352)
Moscow, ID
February 21, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sacramento State W 75–60  23–5
(14–1) 		 22 – Hassmann   11 – dos Santos   5 – Gardner  ICCU Arena (1,444)
Moscow, ID
February 26, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Arizona W 85–57  24–5
(15–1) 		 14 – Beatriz Passos Alves da Silva   11 – Gardner   4 – Gardner  Findlay Toyota Court (312)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 28, 2026
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Colorado W 55–41  25–5
(16–1) 		 12 – Hassmann   11 – dos Santos   6 – Hassmann  ICCU Arena (2,339)
Moscow, ID
March 2, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Washington W 75–64  26–5
(17–1) 		 25 – Hassmann   15 – dos Santos   5 – Uriarte  ICCU Arena (1,395)
Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 8, 2026
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (9) Weber State
Second Round 		W 66–52  27–5
  14 – Tied   11 – Pinheiro   6 – Hassmann  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 10, 2026
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (5) Sacramento State
Semifinals 		W 59–51  28–5
  15 – Hassmann   12 – dos Santos   3 – Hassmann  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 11, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		(1) vs. (2) Montana State
Championship 		W 60–57  29–5
  12 – Beatriz Passos Alves da Silva   10 – dos Santos   4 – Hassmann  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

  1. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  2. ^ "Montana Lady Griz rise up, knock off Idaho to advance at Big Sky tournament". MontanaSports.com. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "Montana State Sweeps Preseason Women's Basketball Polls". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  4. ^ "2025-26 Big Sky Women's Basketball Preseason Team Announced, Versteeg Named Preseason MVP". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  5. ^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  6. ^ "Idaho Vandals 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
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