2025–26 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team

2025–26 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball
2025–26 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	20–11 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach	Cindy Griffin (25th season);
Associate head coach	Melissa Dunne
Assistant coaches	Ashley Prim; MyNeshia McKenzie; Tyler Robinson; Megan Bauman;
Home arena	Hagan 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 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team represents Saint Joseph's University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 25th-year head coach Cindy Griffin, play their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Saint Joseph's finished the 2024–25 season 24–10, 12–6 in A-10 play, to finish in fourth place.^[1] They defeated Rhode Island^[2] and Richmond,^[3] before falling to George Mason in the A-10 tournament championship game.^[4] They received an at-large bid to the WBIT,^[5] where they would beat Albany in the First Round,^[6] before falling to Villanova in the Second Round.^[7]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the Atlantic 10 Conference released their preseason poll. Saint Joseph's was picked to finish sixth in the conference.^[8]

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:^[8]

Preseason All-A10 Teams

Preseason All-A10 Team
Team	Player	Year	Position
Second	Aleah Snead	Junior	Guard
Third	Gabby Casey	Junior	Guard

Source:^[8]

Preseason All-A10 Defensive Team

Preseason All-A10 Defensive Team
Player	Year	Position
Aleah Snead	Junior	Guard

Source:^[8]

Roster

2025–26 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Faith Stinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	IU Indy	Thornville, Ohio
G	1	Rhian Stokes	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Ewing High School	Ewing, New Jersey
G	2	Aleah Snead	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	William Penn Charter School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	9	Meja Jägerskog	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	RIG Luleå Elite Academy	Stockholm, Sweden
G	11	Kaylie Griffin	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School	Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
G	15	Gabby Casey	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Lansdale Catholic High School	Quakertown, Pennsylvania
F	19	Olivia Lutterodt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Allerød Gymnasium	Farum, Denmark
G	22	Kaylinn Bethea	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	William Penn Charter School	Voorhees, New Jersey
G	24	Jill Jekot	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Penn State	Enola, Pennsylvania
F	25	Rian Dotsey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Haverford High School	Havertown, Pennsylvania
G	30	Emily Knouse	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Archbishop Wood Catholic High School	Horsham, Pennsylvania
G	31	Lauren Greer	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Archbishop Wood Catholic High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	32	Cecilia Kay	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	American	Melrose, Massachusetts
G	33	Emirson Devenie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Royal Crown Academy	Melbourne, Australia

Head coach

Cindy Griffin (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Melissa Dunne (Temple)
Ashley Prim (Saint Joseph's)
MyNeshia McKenzie (Rider)
Tyler Robinson (Penn State)
Megan Bauman (NYU)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 15, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		West Chester	W 69–46	1–0	20 – Jekot	11 – Kay	5 – Stokes	Hagan Arena (1,143) Philadelphia, PA
November 7, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Maine	W 63–62	2–0	19 – Casey	9 – Casey	7 – Snead	Memorial Gymnasium (1,230) Orono, ME
November 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cincinnati	W 70–65	3–0	19 – Snead	9 – Casey	4 – Stokes	Hagan Arena (895) Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSP		Penn State	L 77–89	3–1	24 – Casey	6 – Snead	5 – Casey	Hagan Arena (1,522) Philadelphia, PA
November 20, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Columbia	W 66–48	4–1	17 – Casey	7 – Jekot	4 – Jekot	Levien Gymnasium (2,511) New York, NY
November 24, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSP		at Penn Big 5 Classic Pod 1	W 74−53	5−1	18 – Snead	11 – Snead	8 – Snead	The Palestra (491) Philadelphia, PA
November 29, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSP		Drexel Big 5 Classic Pod 1	W 57−55	6−1	16 – Casey	12 – Snead	3 – Tied	Hagan Arena (1,009) Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rhode Island	L 52–59	6–2 (0–1)	16 – Stokes	7 – Snead	4 – Tied	Hagan Arena (875) Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2025* 4:30 pm, NBCSP		at Villanova Big 5 Classic championship/Holy War	L 70–76	6–3	23 – Stokes	8 – Casey	6 – Stokes	Finneran Pavilion (1,242) Villanova, PA
December 20, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Le Moyne Hawk Classic	W 100–40	7–3	18 – Stinson	10 – Casey	6 – Casey	Hagan Arena (1,031) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Delaware Hawk Classic	W 73–66	8–3	19 – Casey	6 – Tied	5 – Tied	Hagan Arena (1,051) Philadelphia, PA
December 28, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Arcadia	W 108–38	9–3	16 – Jekot	9 – Jägerskog	10 – Stokes	Hagan Arena (2,012) Philadelphia, PA
December 31, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		VCU	W 55−45	10−3 (1–1)	11 – Stokes	9 – Stinson	5 – Stokes	Hagan Arena (942) Philadelphia, PA
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSP/SNY		at Fordham	W 78–49	11–3 (2–1)	19 – Casey	7 – Casey	7 – Casey	Rose Hill Gymnasium (216) Bronx, NY
January 7, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Davidson	L 36–48	11–4 (2–2)	19 – Casey	8 – Casey	2 – Stokes	John M. Belk Arena (742) Davidson, NC
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSP		La Salle	W 69–60	12–4 (3–2)	15 – Casey	7 – Casey	2 – Tied	Hagan Arena (1,132) Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 48–57	12–5 (3–3)	20 – Stokes	8 – Casey	3 – Kay	Reilly Center (305) St. Bonaventure, NY
January 18, 2026 2:00 pm, CBSSN		George Mason	L 59–66	12–6 (3–4)	15 – Stokes	10 – Casey	4 – Stokes	Hagan Arena (1,057) Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Duquesne	W 72–53	13–6 (4–4)	26 – Casey	10 – Casey	5 – Casey	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (850) Pittsburgh, PA
January 28, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	W 69–65	14–6 (5–4)	14 – Casey	7 – Kay	4 – Stinson	John Glaser Arena (385) Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Davidson	W 59–51	15–6 (6–4)	22 – Casey	6 – Tied	3 – Stinson	Hagan Arena (1,054) Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 61–69	15–7 (6–5)	24 – Snead	9 – Tied	5 – Stokes	Ryan Center (1,216) Kingston, RI
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Dayton	L 73–75	15–8 (6–6)	29 – Casey	7 – Casey	4 – Tied	Hagan Arena (1,050) Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+/NBCSP		George Washington	W 70–63	16–8 (7–6)	16 – Stokes	6 – Snead	5 – Casey	Hagan Arena (1,580) Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola Chicago	W 63–50	17–8 (8–6)	16 – Snead	12 – Snead	6 – Snead	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (501) Chicago, IL
February 18, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Duquesne	W 61–46	18–8 (9–6)	19 – Casey	9 – Tied	5 – Stokes	Hagan Arena (1,059) Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Louis	W 65–54	19–8 (10–6)	18 – Snead	5 – Tied	7 – Snead	Chaifetz Arena (1,374) St. Louis, MO
February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	L 59–85	19–9 (10–7)	15 – Stinson	6 – Kay	3 – Tied	EagleBank Arena (846) Fairfax, VA
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Richmond	L 61–72	19–10 (10–8)	15 – Stokes	7 – Snead	4 – Stokes	Hagan Arena (1,604) Philadelphia, PA
A-10 tournament
March 5, 2026 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	(5)	vs. (12) Duquesne Second round	W 66–45	20–10	16 – Casey	11 – Jekot	6 – Snead	Henrico Sports & Events Center (1,434) Henrico, VA
March 6, 2026 1:30 p.m., USA App	(5)	vs. (4) Davidson Quarterfinals	L 59–64	20–11	23 – Snead	8 – Stinson	3 – Stokes	Henrico Sports & Events Center (2,116) Henrico, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[9]^[10]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
^ "Rams Fall In Overtime to Saint Joseph's In Quarterfinals". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
^ "Richmond falls in Atlantic 10 Semifinals to Saint Joseph's on last second shot". WRIC ABC 8News. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
^ "St. Joseph's suffers tough loss to George Mason in Atlantic 10 championship game". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
^ "WBIT 2025 schedule, bracket: Game times, TV, streaming for women's tournament". USA Today. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
^ "UAlbany's season ends with lopsided loss to Saint Joseph's in WBIT opener". Times Union. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
^ "Villanova Women's Basketball Storms Past Saint Joseph's in WBIT". Philadelphia Sports Now. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Saint Joseph's University. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
^ "Saint Joseph's Hawks 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 15, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 15, 2026.

[2] "Rams Fall In Overtime to Saint Joseph's In Quarterfinals". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved February 15, 2026.

[3] "Richmond falls in Atlantic 10 Semifinals to Saint Joseph's on last second shot". WRIC ABC 8News. Retrieved February 15, 2026.

[4] "St. Joseph's suffers tough loss to George Mason in Atlantic 10 championship game". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 15, 2026.

[5] "WBIT 2025 schedule, bracket: Game times, TV, streaming for women's tournament". USA Today. Retrieved February 15, 2026.

[6] "UAlbany's season ends with lopsided loss to Saint Joseph's in WBIT opener". Times Union. Retrieved February 15, 2026.

[7] "Villanova Women's Basketball Storms Past Saint Joseph's in WBIT". Philadelphia Sports Now. Retrieved February 15, 2026.

[poll-8] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Atlantic 10. Retrieved February 15, 2026.

[9] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Saint Joseph's University. Retrieved February 15, 2026.

[10] "Saint Joseph's Hawks 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 15, 2026.

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Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball
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