2025–26 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

2025–26 San Francisco Dons women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record18–14 (9–9 WCC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJanell Jones
Assistant coaches
  • Isaac Lu
  • Todd Kent
  • Ryan Yablonsky
Home arenaSobrato Center
2025–26 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Loyola Marymount 15 3   .833 21 10   .677
Gonzaga 14 4   .778 24 9   .727
Santa Clara 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
Oregon State 13 5   .722 23 12   .657
Portland 11 7   .611 19 14   .576
Pepperdine 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
San Francisco 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Pacific 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Washington State 6 12   .333 9 25   .265
Saint Mary's 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
San Diego 4 14   .222 11 22   .333
Seattle 1 17   .056 5 25   .167
2026 WCC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2026

The 2025–26 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team represents the University of San Francisco during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dons, led by tenth-year head coach Molly Goodenbour, play their home games at the Sobrato Center in San Francisco, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Dons finished the 2024–25 season 15–16, 11–9 in WCC play, to finish in fifth place.[1] They defeated Loyola Marymount in the third round,[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions Oregon State in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament.[3]

Preseason

On October 23, 2025, the West Coast Conference released their preseason poll. San Francisco was picked to finish sixth in the conference.[4]

Preseason rankings

WCC Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1 Oregon State 119 (9)
2 Gonzaga 111 (3)
3 Washington State 94
4 Portland 91
5 Santa Clara 84
6 San Francisco 70
7 Saint Mary's 55
8 Pacific 52
9 Loyola Marymount 38
10 Pepperdine 36
11 San Diego 31
12 Seattle 11
(#) first-place votes

Source:[4]

Preseason All-WCC Team

No players were named to the Preseason All-WCC Team.[4]

Roster

2025–26 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Mara Neira 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Appalachian State Baiona, Spain
F 3 Noelia Mouriño 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Segle XXI Barcelona O Porriño, Spain
G 4 Meghan McIntyre 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Southern Oregon Garden Grove, California
F 7 Nevaeh Ferrara Horne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr North Dakota Regina, Saskatchewan
G 9 Aina Cargol 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Spar Girona Olot, Spain
G 10 Amy Pateman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Westlake Girls High School Auckland, New Zealand
F 12 Nataša Taušová 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Piešťanské Čajky Poprad, Slovakia
F 14 Michelle Ugwah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Morehead State Cork, Ireland
G 21 Olivia Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr UC Irvine South San Francisco, California
G 22 Paula Tirado 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So IES Damià Campeny Mataró, Spain
G 23 Candy Edokpaigbe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Seattle Naples, Italy
F 24 Sol Castro 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Robert Morris Río Colorado, Argentina
F 32 Sophia Priestley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Ullern IF Oslo Oslo, Norway
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 10, 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 5, 2025*
4:30 pm, ESPN+
UNC Greensboro W 64–40  1–0
 26  Edokpaigbe   11  Ferrara Horne   7  McIntyre  Sobrato Center (248)
San Francisco, CA
November 9, 2025*
1:00 pm, MWN
at Boise State L 68–83  1–1
 13  Tirado   7  Mouriño   3  Tied  ExtraMile Arena (1,761)
Boise, ID
November 14, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Seton Hall L 66–80  1–2
 20  Cargol   5  Tied   3  Tied  Sobrato Center (367)
San Francisco, CA
November 16, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UC San Diego W 80–69  2–2
 24  Edokpaigbe   10  Edokpaigbe   6  Cargol  Sobrato Center (569)
San Francisco, CA
November 20, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Long Beach State W 68−55  3−2
 22  Edokpaigbe   17  Mouriño   4  Tied  LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid (511)
Long Beach, CA
November 25, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Lehigh W 89−84  4−2
 25  Edokpaigbe   8  Castro   10  Cargol  Sobrato Center 
San Francisco, CA
November 30, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Monterey Bay W 92–52  5–2
 16  McIntyre   7  Castro   7  McIntyre  Sobrato Center (358)
San Francisco, CA
December 5, 2025*
3:00 pm
vs. Nevada
Briann January Classic
W 68–45  6–2
 16  Edokpaigbe   10  Mouriño   4  Cargol  Mullett Arena (142)
Tempe, AZ
December 6, 2025*
1:30 pm, ESPN+
at Arizona State
Briann January Classic
L 44–67  6–3
 17  Edokpaigbe   5  Edokpaigbe   3  Cargol  Mullett Arena (2,414)
Tempe, AZ
December 13, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Colorado State L 52–69  6–4
 14  Taušová   6  Neira   3  Mouriño  Sobrato Center (156)
San Francisco, CA
December 17, 2025*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento State
USF Legacy
W 61–55  7–4
 14  Cargol   6  Tied   7  Cargol  Chase Center (219)
San Francisco, CA
WCC regular season
December 28, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Oregon State L 65−74  7−5
(0–1)
 15  Cargol   6  Tied   3  Mouriño  Sobrato Center (286)
San Francisco, CA
December 30, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland W 67–64  8–5
(1–1)
 16  Neira   13  Castro   6  Cargol  Sobrato Center (267)
San Francisco, CA
January 2, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at San Diego W 59–55  9–5
(2–1)
 17  Edokpaigbe   9  Mouriño   6  Cargol  Jenny Craig Pavilion (385)
San Diego, CA
January 4, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount W 85–82 OT 10–5
(3–1)
 19  Neira   7  Mouriño   8  Cargol  Gersten Pavilion (227)
Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Santa Clara L 67–77  10–6
(3–2)
 19  Edokpaigbe   11  Mouriño   7  Cargol  Sobrato Center (257)
San Francisco, CA
January 15, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Gonzaga L 69-82  10-7
(3-3)
 24  Edokpaigbe   8  Edokpaigbe   6  Cargol  McCarthey Athletic Center (4,765)
Spokane, WA
January 17, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Washington State W 85-72  11-7
(4-3)
 21  Cargol   12  Mouriño   7  Cargol  Beasley Coliseum (900)
Pullman, WA
January 22, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+
San Diego W 69-65  12-7
(5-3)
 24  Edokpaigbe   11  Mouriño   5  Cargol  Sobrato Center (326)
San Francisco, CA
January 24, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Pacific W 68-61  13-7
(6-3)
 23  Edokpaigbe   8  Tied   3  Tied  Sobrato Center (265)
San Francisco, CA
January 29, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Gonzaga L 66-74 OT 13-8
(6-4)
 13  Edokpaigbe   8  Ugwah   5  Cargol  Sobrato Center (463)
San Francisco, CA
January 31, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oregon State L 53-75  13-9
(6-5)
 13  Tied   5  Tied   5  Cargol  Gill Coliseum (4,381)
Corvallis, OR
February 5, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Seattle W 76-67  14-9
(7-5)
 24  Edokpaigbe   9  Mourino   4  Tied  Redhawk Center (277)
Seattle, WA
February 7, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Mary's L 55-72  14-10
(7-6)
 18  Neira   12  Mourino   6  Mourino  Sobrato Center (219)
San Francisco, CA
February 14, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Pepperdine W 81-70  15-10
(8-6)
 28  Edokpaigbe   10  Castro   8  Cargol  Sobrato Center (304)
San Francisco, CA
February 19, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Pacific L 51-73  15-11
(8-7)
 15  Tausova   6  McIntyre   2  Tied  Alex G. Spanos Center (537)
Stockton, CA
February 21, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Mary's W 61–60 OT 16–11
(9–7)
 28  Edokpaigbe   10  Mourino   5  Neira  University Credit Union Pavilion (639)
Moraga, CA
February 26, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola Marymount L 57–66  16–12
(9–8)
 18  Neira   9  Edokpaigbe   4  Cargol  Sobrato Center (267)
San Francisco, CA
February 28, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Santa Clara L 82-90 OT 16-13
(9-9)
 23  Edokpaigbe   9  Tied   5  Tausova  Leavey Center (455)
Santa Clara, CA
WCC tournament
March 6, 2026
2:45 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (11) San Diego
Second Round
W 61-52  17-13
 25  Edokpaigbe   6  Tied   4  Tied  Orleans Arena (977)
Paradise, NV
March 7, 2026
2:30 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (6) Pepperdine
Third Round
W 86-69  18-13
 15  Neira   7  Tied   9  Cargol  Orleans Arena (1,526)
Paradise, NV
March 8, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (3) Santa Clara
Quarterfinal
L 69-87  18-14
 20  Edokpaigbe   4  Tied   8  Cargol  Orleans Arena (1,811)
Paradise, NV
*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". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  2. ^ "Lions Season Ends in Battle Against Dons". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  3. ^ "Oregon State Women's Basketball: Beavers Beat San Francisco 61-59, Advance to WCC Semifinals". Oregon State Beavers On SI. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  4. ^ a b c "Oregon State Picked to Win 2025-26 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Championship". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  5. ^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  6. ^ "San Francisco Dons 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2026.