2025–26 Eastern Kentucky Colonels women's basketball team

2025–26 Eastern Kentucky Colonels women's basketball
2025–26 Eastern Kentucky Colonels women's basketball
ASUN regular season champions
WBIT
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	24–8 (15–3 ASUN)
Head coach	Greg Todd (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Brie Wajer; Chad Gibney; Ashleigh Fox;
Home arena	Baptist Health Arena

2025–26 ASUN women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Kentucky	15	–	3	.833	24	–	8	.750
Jacksonville †	13	–	5	.722	24	–	8	.750
Central Arkansas	13	–	5	.722	21	–	11	.656
Stetson	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
Florida Gulf Coast	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
North Alabama	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
West Georgia*	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
Austin Peay	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
Lipscomb	7	–	11	.389	10	–	20	.333
North Florida	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
Queens	4	–	14	.222	10	–	20	.333
Bellarmine	0	–	18	.000	2	–	30	.063

† 2026 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II As of March 9, 2026

The 2025–26 Eastern Kentucky Colonels women's basketball team represents Eastern Kentucky University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by fifth-year head coach Greg Todd, play their home games at Baptist Health Arena in Richmond, Kentucky, with two non-conference home games being played at the Seabury Center on the campus of Berea College in Berea, Kentucky and one non-conference game at the Clive M. Beck Center on the campus of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2024–25 season 20–11, 10–8 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.^[1] They defeated Stetson,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Florida Gulf Coast in the semifinals of the ASUN tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 17, 2025, the Atlantic Sun Conference released their preseason coaches and media polls. Eastern Kentucky was picked to finish fifth in the coaches poll, with one first-place vote, and fourth in the media poll, with two first-place votes.^[4]

Preseason rankings

ASUN Preseason Coaches' Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Florida Gulf Coast	128 (6)
2	Central Arkansas	124 (3)
3	Stetson	118 (1)
4	Lipscomb	98
5	Eastern Kentucky	97 (1)
6	North Alabama	77
7	Jacksonville	73
8	Austin Peay	61
9	Bellarmine	49
10	West Georgia	48
11	Queens	37 (1)
12	North Florida	26
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

ASUN Preseason Media Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Florida Gulf Coast	474 (36)
2	Central Arkansas	416
3	Lipscomb	370
4	Eastern Kentucky	368 (2)
5	Stetson	308
6	North Alabama	240
7	Jacksonville	238
8	Bellarmine	216
9	Austin Peay	172
10	West Georgia	146
11	North Florida	88
12	Queens	84
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-ASUN Team

Preseason All-ASUN Team
Player	Year	Position
Liz Freihofer^	Sophomore	Forward
(^) unanimous selection

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Eastern Kentucky Colonels women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Zyniah Thomas (5th)	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Arkansas–Fort Smith	Dallas, Texas
G	1	Ndidiamaka Ndukwe (5th)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Georgia Southwestern	Inkster, Michigan
G	2	Love Mays	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	UT Martin	Harrodsburg, Kentucky
G	3	Savannah Gardner	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Fr	Christian Academy of Louisville	Louisville, Kentucky
F	4	Joseana Vaz	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Colorado State	Praia, Cape Verde
G	10	Kenleigh Woods	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Ashland Blazer High School	Ashland, Kentucky
G	11	Althea Kara Angeles	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	GS	Old Dominion	Melbourne, Australia
G	22	Madison Lewis	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Wabash Valley College	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
F	23	Jasmine Jordan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Rio Grande	Ashland, Kentucky
F	24	Kailani Lindsey	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Foster High School	Wildwood, Florida
G	31	Liz Freihofer	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Cooper High School	Union, Kentucky
F	32	Ella Bradley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	UT Tyler	Cambridge, New Zealand

Head coach

Greg Todd (Eastern Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Brie Wajer (Villanova)
Chad Gibney (Wichita State)
Ashleigh Fox (Georgia College)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(5th) Fifth-year senior
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 22, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 17, 2025* 7:00 pm		at Xavier	W 76–69	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Transylvania	W 95–41	1–0	Seabury Center (324) Berea, KY
November 7, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	L 51–56	1–1	Seabury Center Berea, KY
November 12, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville	W 83–60	2–1	Baptist Health Arena (347) Richmond, KY
November 16, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		North Dakota	W 57–46	3–1	Baptist Health Arena (281) Richmond, KY
November 18, 2025* 6:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota	W 87–66	4–1	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,384) Grand Forks, ND
November 22, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Midway	W 107−66	5−1	Baptist Health Arena (363) Richmond, KY
November 26, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Morehead State	W 73−60	6−1	Ellis Johnson Arena (330) Morehead, KY
November 29, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Army	W 74–64	7–1	Baptist Health Arena (491) Richmond, KY
December 10, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Arizona	L 83–87	7–2	McKale Center (7,780) Tucson, AZ
December 14, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Marshall	L 50–75	7–3	Clive M. Beck Center (417) Lexington, KY
December 17, 2025* 6:00 pm, ACCN		at No. 16 Louisville	L 51–76	7–4	KFC Yum! Center (6,682) Louisville, KY
December 19, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 81–61	8–4	Templeton Center (194) Clinton, SC
December 29, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Hampton	W 70−52	9−4	Baptist Health Arena (249) Richmond, KY
ASUN regular season
January 1, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		West Georgia	W 69–53	10–4 (1–0)	Baptist Health Arena (278) Richmond, KY
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Queens	W 103–49	11–4 (2–0)	Baptist Health Arena (261) Richmond, KY
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	W 80–78	12–4 (3–0)	CB&S Bank Arena (1,178) Florence, AL
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Central Arkansas	W 64–54	13–4 (4–0)	Farris Center (837) Conway, AR
January 15, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Lipscomb	W 69–60	14–4 (5–0)	Baptist Health Arena (337) Richmond, KY
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 90–46	15–4 (6–0)	Knights Hall (420) Louisville, KY
January 22, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 82–63	16–4 (7–0)	Baptist Health Arena (512) Richmond, KY
January 24, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+		North Florida	W 88–54	17–4 (8–0)	Baptist Health Arena (253) Richmond, KY
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at West Georgia	W 68–55	18–4 (9–0)	The Coliseum (513) Carrollton, GA
January 30, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Queens	W 74–59	19–4 (10–0)	Curry Arena (131) Charlotte, NC
February 4, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb	W 61–55	20–4 (11–0)	Allen Arena (794) Nashville, TN
February 7, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay	W 67–60	21–4 (12–0)	Baptist Health Arena (630) Richmond, KY
February 12, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Central Arkansas	L 48–60	21–5 (12–1)	Baptist Health Arena (638) Richmond, KY
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	W 73–56	22–5 (13–1)	Baptist Health Arena (402) Richmond, KY
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 63–69	22–6 (13–2)	Alico Arena (1,658) Fort Myers, FL
February 21, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	L 54–69	22–7 (13–3)	Insight Credit Union Arena (670) DeLand, FL
February 25, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay	W 67–54	23–7 (14–3)	F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
February 27, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Bellarmine	W 100–43	24–7 (15–3)	Baptist Health Arena (671) Richmond, KY
ASUN tournament
March 5, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (8) Austin Peay/ Quarterfinals	L 41–45	24–8	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
^ "Stetson Drops ASUN Quarterfinal to EKU 77-60". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
^ "Trailing by as many as 15, FGCU women come back to lock up spot in ASUN Championship game". The News-Press. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Eagles Top ASUN Women's Basketball Preseason Rankings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
^ "Eastern Kentucky Colonels 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 22, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 22, 2026.

[2] "Stetson Drops ASUN Quarterfinal to EKU 77-60". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2026.

[3] "Trailing by as many as 15, FGCU women come back to lock up spot in ASUN Championship game". The News-Press. Retrieved February 22, 2026.

[poll-4] "Eagles Top ASUN Women's Basketball Preseason Rankings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 22, 2026.

[5] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2026.

[6] "Eastern Kentucky Colonels 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 22, 2026.

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