2025–26 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

2025–26 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
2025–26 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 9
Record	27–6 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kim Barnes Arico (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Melanie Moore; Justine Raterman; Natalie Achonwa; Jordann Reese; Danielle Rauch;
Home arena	Crisler Center

2025–26 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 UCLA †	18	–	0	1.000	33	–	1	.971
No. 9 Michigan	15	–	3	.833	27	–	6	.818
No. 7 Iowa	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
No. 12 Ohio State	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
No. 18 Minnesota	13	–	5	.722	24	–	8	.750
No. 17 Maryland	11	–	7	.611	24	–	9	.727
No. 20 Michigan State	11	–	7	.611	23	–	9	.719
Washington	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
USC	9	–	9	.500	18	–	14	.563
Illinois	9	–	9	.500	22	–	12	.647
Oregon	8	–	10	.444	23	–	13	.639
Nebraska	7	–	11	.389	19	–	13	.594
Indiana	6	–	12	.333	18	–	14	.563
Purdue	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
Wisconsin	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Penn State	4	–	14	.222	11	–	18	.379
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	8	–	21	.276
Rutgers	1	–	17	.056	9	–	20	.310

† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 23, 2026 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represents the University of Michigan during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines are led by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her fourteenth year, and play their home games at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This season marks the program's 44th season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2024–25 season with a 23–11 record, including 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish tied for fifth place. They were ranked the No. 6 seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, and were eliminated in the second round by Notre Dame.^[1]^[2] The Wolverines finished the year ranked No. 25 in the season-ending AP Poll.^[3]^[4]

Offseason

On April 8, 2025, Yulia Grabovskaia transferred to Washington.^[5]^[6] Michigan added two players via the transfer portal, Kendall Dudley from UCLA and Ashley Sofilkanich from Bucknell.^[7]

Departures

Michigan Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Yulia Grabovskaia	55	C	6'5"	Junior	Rostov-on-Don, Russia	Transferred to Washington
Jordan Hobbs	10	G	6'3"	Senior	Springboro, OH	Graduated
Greta Kampschroeder	11	G	6'1"	Senior	Naperville, IL	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Michigan incoming transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous team
Kendall Dudley	F	6'2"	SO	Manassas Park, VA	UCLA
Ashley Sofilkanich	F	6'3"	JR	South Amboy, NJ	Bucknell

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
McKenzie Mathurin G	Broken Arrow, Oklahoma	Broken Arrow High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A	Aug 7, 2024
McKenzie Mathurin G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (94)
Ciara Byars F	Paris, KY	George Rogers Clark High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Oct 23, 2024
Ciara Byars F	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (93)
Jessica Fields G	Kennesaw, GA	Mount Paran Christian School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Aug 11, 2024
Jessica Fields G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (91)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Michigan Wolverines Recruiting Class". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 16, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Olivia Olson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Benilde-St. Margaret's	New Hope, MN
G	2	Macy Brown	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	East Grand Rapids HS	East Grand Rapids, MI
G	3	Mila Holloway	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Legacy Early College	Charlotte, NC
G	5	Brooke Quarles Daniels	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Oakland	Macomb, MI
F	7	Jessica Fields	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Mount Paran Christian School	Kennesaw, GA
G	12	Syla Swords	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Long Island Lutheran HS	Sudbury, ON
F	15	Ashley Sofilkanich	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Bucknell	South Amboy, NJ
F	20	Alyssa Crockett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Westfield HS	Westfield, IN
F	21	Ally VanTimmeren	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	Jenison HS	Allendale, MI
F	22	Kendall Dudley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	UCLA	Manassas Park, VA
F	23	Ciara Byars	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	George Rogers Clark HS	Paris, KY
G	25	McKenzie Mathurin	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Broken Arrow HS	Broken Arrow, OK
G/F	33	Te'Yala Delfosse	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Ewing HS	Ewing, NJ
F	34	Aaiyanna Dunbar	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Blackman HS	Murfreesboro, TN

Head coach

Kim Barnes Arico (alum: Montclair State)

Assistant coach(es)

Melanie Moore (Siena)
Justine Raterman (Dayton)
Natalie Achonwa (Notre Dame)
Jordann Reese (Drake)
Danielle Rauch (Michigan)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2025* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 13	Ferris State	W 108–58	–	22 – Olson	10 – Olson	7 – Holloway	Crisler Center (1,441) Ann Arbor, MI
Regular season
November 4, 2025* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 13	Canisius	W 100–40	1–0	21 – Holloway	6 – Delfosse	8 – Holloway	Crisler Center (2,881) Ann Arbor, MI
November 9, 2025* 12:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 13	Harvard	W 84–55	2–0	18 – Olson	6 – Delfosse	5 – Quarles Daniels	Crisler Center (3,348) Ann Arbor, MI
November 15, 2025* 4:00 p.m., NBC	No. 14	vs. No. 18 Notre Dame Citi Shamrock Classic	W 93–54	3–0	20 – Olson	10 – Quarles Daniels	5 – Holloway	Wayne State Fieldhouse (2,200) Detroit, MI
November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 6	Binghamton	W 120–50	4–0	15 – Tied	6 – Tied	8 – Holloway	Crisler Center (2,557) Ann Arbor, MI
November 21, 2025* 8:00 p.m., FOX	No. 6	vs. No. 1 UConn Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase	L 69–72	4–1	29 – Swords	10 – Olson	6 – Holloway	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,312) Uncasville, CT
November 23, 2025* 12:00 p.m., FS1	No. 6	vs. Syracuse Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase	W 81–55	5–1	21 – Delfosse	8 – Olson	7 – Quarles Daniels	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
November 26, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 6	at Detroit Mercy	W 102–53	6–1	19 – Holloway	10 – Delfosse	5 – Quarles Daniels	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 6	Central Michigan	W 82–40	7–1	21 – Olson	11 – Olson	4 – Holloway	Crisler Center (2,773) Ann Arbor, MI
December 7, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	No. 6	Purdue	W 104–56	8–1 (1–0)	26 – Olson	7 – Olson	5 – Olson	Crisler Center (4,055) Ann Arbor, MI
December 13, 2025* 12:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 6	Akron	W 85–59	9–1	17 – Tied	7 – Delfosse	7 – Holloway	Crisler Center (3,495) Ann Arbor, MI
December 21, 2025* 12:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 6	Oakland	W 97–54	10–1	23 – Olson	6 – Tied	7 – Holloway	Crisler Center (4,752) Ann Arbor, MI
December 29, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1	No. 6	at Oregon	W 92–87 ^2OT	11–1 (2–0)	18 – Swords	9 – Delfosse	6 – Holloway	Matthew Knight Arena (5,439) Eugene, OR
January 1, 2026 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 6	at Washington	L 52–64	11–2 (2–1)	15 – Swords	6 – Swords	1 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,229) Seattle, WA
January 5, 2026 6:30 p.m., BTN	No. 9	Minnesota	W 70–60	12–2 (3–1)	21 – Olson	7 – Tied	4 – Quarles Daniels	Crisler Center (3,046) Ann Arbor, MI
January 8, 2026 6:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 9	at Penn State	W 105–65	13–2 (4–1)	18 – Holloway	12 – Quarles Daniels	6 – Olson	Rec Hall (1,468) State College, PA
January 11, 2026 2:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 9	Wisconsin	W 86–60	14–2 (5–1)	21 – Olson	10 – Delfosse	6 – Quarles Daniels	Crisler Center (4,488) Ann Arbor, MI
January 15, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 8	No. 25 Illinois	W 85–69	15–2 (6–1)	21 – Olson	9 – Tied	5 – Swords	Crisler Center (3,108) Ann Arbor, MI
January 19, 2026* 2:30 p.m., FOX	No. 7	vs. No. 5 Vanderbilt Coretta Scott King Classic	L 69–72	15–3	16 – Tied	10 – Quarles Daniels	4 – Tied	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 22, 2026 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 7	at Rutgers	W 94–60	16–3 (7–1)	16 – Tied	8 – Dudley	5 – Tied	Jersey Mike's Arena (2,802) Piscataway, NJ
January 25, 2026 2:00 p.m., BTN	No. 7	USC	W 73–67	17–3 (8–1)	24 – Olson	8 – Olson	8 – Holloway	Crisler Center (4,692) Ann Arbor, MI
January 29, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 9	at Indiana	W 95–67	18–3 (9–1)	27 – Olson	6 – Quarles Daniels	5 – Holloway	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,619) Bloomington, IN
February 1, 2026 12:00 p.m., FS1	No. 9	at No. 13 Michigan State Rivalry	W 94–91 ^OT	19–3 (10–1)	26 – Holloway	8 – Sofilkanich	6 – Quarles Daniels	Breslin Center (11,635) East Lansing, MI
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 8	Nebraska	W 88–76	20–3 (11–1)	28 – Swords	13 – Sofilkanich	6 – Olson	Crisler Center (3,039) Ann Arbor, MI
February 8, 2026 3:00 p.m., FOX	No. 8	No. 2 UCLA	L 66–69	20–4 (11–2)	20 – Olson	8 – Tied	6 – Holloway	Crisler Center (6,108) Ann Arbor, MI
February 12, 2026 9:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 7	at Northwestern	W 80–58	21–4 (12–2)	21 – Olson	8 – Olson	7 – Olson	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,636) Evanston, IL
February 15, 2026 4:00 p.m., FS1	No. 7	No. 13 Michigan State Rivalry	W 86–65	22–4 (13–2)	24 – Swords	8 – Olson	5 – Quarles Daniels	Crisler Center (11,627) Ann Arbor, MI
February 22, 2026 12:00 p.m., FOX	No. 6	at No. 13 Iowa	L 44–62	22–5 (13–3)	13 – Olson	8 – Holloway	4 – Holloway	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa, City, IA
February 25, 2026 8:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 8	at No. 13 Ohio State Rivalry	W 88–86 ^OT	23–5 (14–3)	31 – Olson	9 – Olson	4 – Tied	Value City Arena (6,663) Columbus, OH
February 28, 2026 2:30 p.m., FOX	No. 8	No. 14 Maryland	W 87–69	24–5 (15–3)	28 – Olson	8 – Olson	6 – Holloway	Crisler Center (5,212) Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 6, 2026 9:00 p.m., BTN	(3) No. 8	vs. (11) Oregon Quarterfinal	W 80–58	25–5	17 – Swords	8 – Swords	10 – Holloway	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (6,053) Indianapolis, IN
March 7, 2026 4:30 p.m., BTN	(3) No. 8	vs. (2) No. 9 Iowa Semifinal	L 42–59	25–6	10 – Tied	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (6,387) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 20, 2026* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2	(2 FW3) No. 9	(15 FW3) Holy Cross First round	W 83–48	26–6	20 – Holloway	8 – Tied	7 – Holloway	Crisler Center (8,491) Ann Arbor, MI
March 22, 2026* 1:00 p.m., ABC	(2 FW3) No. 9	(7 FW3) NC State Second round	W 92–63	27–6	27 – Olson	9 – Holloway	6 – Holloway	Crisler Center (7,003) Ann Arbor, MI
March 28, 2026* 12:30 p.m., ABC	(2 FW3) No. 9	vs. (3 FW3) No. 13 Louisville Sweet Sixteen						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. FW3=Fort Worth 3. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[8]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	13	14	6	6	6	6	6	6	6*	9	8	7	9	8	7	6	8	8	9	9
Coaches	15	15	9	9	8	8	9	8т	8	9	7	7т	9	7	7	5	8	7	8	8

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

References

^ VanMetre, Sarah (March 23, 2025). "Wolverines Fall to Irish in NCAA Second Round". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ McMann, Aaron (March 23, 2025). "Michigan bounced from NCAA Tournament in lopsided loss to Notre Dame". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "AP Top 25 Womens College Basketball Poll". AP News. April 7, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ Kahn, Andrew (April 7, 2025). "Michigan basketball makes season's final AP Top 25 poll". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ Koop, Trent (April 8, 2025). "Michigan basketball center transfers to Big Ten team". SI.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ Kahn, Andrew (April 11, 2025). "Michigan basketball transfer staying in the Big Ten". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ VanMetre, Sarah (April 15, 2025). "Michigan Adds Dudley, Sofilkanich to 2025-26 Roster". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[1] VanMetre, Sarah (March 23, 2025). "Wolverines Fall to Irish in NCAA Second Round". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[2] McMann, Aaron (March 23, 2025). "Michigan bounced from NCAA Tournament in lopsided loss to Notre Dame". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[3] "AP Top 25 Womens College Basketball Poll". AP News. April 7, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[4] Kahn, Andrew (April 7, 2025). "Michigan basketball makes season's final AP Top 25 poll". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[5] Koop, Trent (April 8, 2025). "Michigan basketball center transfers to Big Ten team". SI.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[6] Kahn, Andrew (April 11, 2025). "Michigan basketball transfer staying in the Big Ten". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[7] VanMetre, Sarah (April 15, 2025). "Michigan Adds Dudley, Sofilkanich to 2025-26 Roster". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[8] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

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