2025–26 Providence Friars women's basketball team

2025–26 Providence Friars women's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record15–18 (7–13 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
2025–26 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn † 20 – 0   1.000 34 – 0   1.000
Villanova 16 – 4   .800 25 – 8   .758
Seton Hall 12 – 8   .600 19 – 13   .594
Marquette 12 – 8   .600 18 – 12   .600
Creighton 11 – 9   .550 16 – 15   .516
St. John's 11 – 9   .550 22 – 12   .647
Providence 7 – 13   .350 15 – 18   .455
Butler 6 – 14   .300 12 – 19   .387
Georgetown 6 – 14   .300 14 – 17   .452
DePaul 5 – 15   .250 8 – 24   .250
Xavier 4 – 16   .200 11 – 19   .367
† 2026 Big East tournament winner
As of March 20, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Providence Friars women's basketball team will represent Providence College in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars are led by third year head coach Erin Batth and play their home games at Alumni Hall as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Friars finished the season with a record of 13–19 and 6–12 in Big East, finishing in 7th in the conference. They lost in the first round to No.10 Georgetown in the 2025 Big East women's basketball tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Providence Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kylee Sheppard 1 G 5'9" Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated
Grace Efosa 2 G 5'11" Graduate Lawrence, MA Graduated
Ugne Sirtautaite 10 F 6'1" Sophomore Kaunas, Lithuania Transferred to Fordham
Nariah Scott 11 G 5'10" Senior Holden, MA Graduated
Marta Morales Romero 13 G/F 6'1" Senior Granada, Spain Graduated
MacKayla Scarlett 15 G 5'10" Graduate Bronx, NY Graduated
Brynn Farrell 22 G 6'0" Graduate Ortley Beach, NJ Graduated
Sarah Bandoma 23 F 6'3" Senior Johnston, RI Graduated
Audrey Koch 24 G 5'10" Senior Iowa City, IA Graduated
Olivia Olsen 31 F 6'3" Senior Niskayuna, NY Graduated
Emily Archibald 33 F 6'0" Senior Kennebunk, ME Graduated

Incoming transfers

Providence incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Sabou Gueye 0 G 5'9" Graduate Dakar, Senegal Florida A&M
Nalani Kaysia[a] 8 F 6'2" Graduate Washington, D.C. George Mason
Teneisia Brown 20 F 6'2" Graduate Montego Bay, Jamaica Fairleigh Dickinson
Payton Dunbar 21 G 5'11" Sophomore Narrows, VA Virginia
Eseosa Imafidon 22 C 6'5" Junior Benin City, Nigeria Louisville

Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2025.

Roster

2024–25 Providence Friars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sabou Gueye 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Putnam Science
New Mexico State
Florida A&M 		Dakar, Senegal
G 1 Mariana Padilla 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Dexter Southfield Newton, MA
G 2 Princess Moody 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Bishop McNamara La Plata, MD
G 3 Orlagh Gormley 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Dexter Southfield Quincy, MA
F 8 Nalani Kaysia 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Sidwell Friends School
George Mason 		Washington, D.C.
G/F 10 Audrey Shields 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Emma Willard Troy, MY
G 11 Riley Hamburger 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Paul VI Aldie, VA
G 12 Olivia Rodrigues 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Tabor Academy New Bedford, MA
F/C 15 Sam Mancini 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr Webb City Webb City, MO
F 20 Teneisia Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS St. Andrew's School
Fairleigh Dickinson 		Montego Bay, Jamaica
G 21 Payton Dunbar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Jefferson Christian
Virginia 		Narrows, VA
C 22 Eseosa Imafidon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Proctor Academy
Louisville 		Benin City, Nigeria
F 23 Ashley Dinges 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Noble and Greenough
 Haverhill, MA
G 33 Sophi Hall 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Holy Family HS Carver, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2025*
7:00 p.m. 		Franklin Pierce W 71–38 
 12 – Tied   6 – Dinges   5 – Brown  Alumni Hall (333)
Providence, RI
Regular season
November 4, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Howard L 56–68  0–1
  16 – Gueye   7 – Moody   4 – Dunbar  Alumni Hall (512)
Providence, RI
November 10, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Central Connecticut W 65–40  1–1
  16 – Gueye   14 – Brown   6 – Gormley  Alumni Hall (668)
Providence, RI
November 15, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Boston College W 70–61  2–1
  22 – Dunbar   12 – Gueye   5 – Gormley  Alumni Hall (714)
Providence, RI
November 18, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Northeastern W 50–45  3–1
  21 – Gueye   9 – Brown   3 – Gormley  Alumni Hall (1,108)
Providence, RI
November 21, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Yale W 75–64  4–1
  22 – Gueye   6 – Tied   5 – Gueye  Alumni Hall (652)
Providence, RI
November 24, 2025*
12:00 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Middle Tennessee
Emerald Coast Classic semifinals 		L 48–54  4–2
  13 – Tied   8 – Gormley   3 – Gormley  Raider Arena (500)
Niceville, FL
November 25, 2025*
12:00 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Alcorn State
Emerald Coast Classic Consolation Game 		W 64–33  5–2
  19 – Dunbar   6 – Gueye   4 – Gormley  Raider Arena (200)
Niceville, FL
November 30, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bryant W 62–53  6–2
  18 – Gueye   14 – Brown   3 – Moody  Alumni Hall (715)
Providence, RI
December 4, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Xavier L 47–61  6–3
(0–1) 		 16 – Gueye   12 – Gueye   7 – Gormley  Cintas Center (3,773)
Cincinnati, OH
December 7, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at St. John's L 55–62  6–4
(0–2) 		 12 – Tied   10 – Brown   6 – Gueye  Carnesecca Arena (838)
Queens, NY
December 10, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rhode Island L 51–57  6–5
  17 – Brown   7 – Gormley   8 – Gormley  Alumni Hall (832)
Providence, RI
December 13, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Stonehill W 63–51  7–5
  13 – Dinges   9 – Dinges   4 – Gormley  Alumni Hall (753)
Providence, RI
December 21, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgetown W 68–61  8–5
(1–2) 		 23 – Gueye   8 – Gueye   6 – Gormley  Alumni Hall (645)
Providence, RI
December 28, 2025*
12:00 p.m., SECN 		at No. 3 South Carolina L 55–96  8–6
  16 – Gueye   11 – Kaysia   5 – Gormley  Colonial Life Arena (15,065)
Columbia, SC
December 31, 2025
3:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 1 UConn L 53–90  8–7
(1–3) 		 12 – Gueye   6 – Gormley   5 – Gormley  Amica Mutual Pavilion (5,240)
Providence, RI
January 4, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at DePaul W 69–59  9–7
(2–3) 		 17 – Gueye   6 – Dinges   5 – Tied  Wintrust Arena (1,580)
Chicago, IL
January 8, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Seton Hall L 48–58  9–8
(2–4) 		 13 – Dunbar   11 – Gueye   5 – Gormley  Alumni Hall (667)
Providence, RI
January 11, 2026
12:00 p.m., truTV 		Villanova L 55–85  9–9
(2–5) 		 13 – Dunbar   12 – Kaysia   5 – Gueye  Alumni Hall (816)
Providence, RI
January 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Butler L 52–62  9–10
(2–6) 		 22 – Gueye   8 – Gueye   4 – Brown  Hinkle Fieldhouse (777)
Indianapolis, IN
January 17, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Creighton W 80–77  10–10
(3–6) 		 22 – Gueye   7 – Gueye   4 – Gormley  Alumni Hall (989)
Providence, RI
January 20, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Seton Hall L 57–73  10–11
(3–7) 		 15 – Gueye   9 – Gueye   4 – Gueye  Walsh Gymnasium (879)
South Orange, NJ
January 27, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Villanova L 68–83  10–12
(3–8) 		 22 – Gueye   6 – Tied   5 – Gueye  Finneran Pavilion (1,069)
Villanova, PA
January 31, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		St. John's L 57–62  10–13
(3–9) 		 16 – Abies   11 – Abies   5 – Donald  Alumni Hall (804)
Providence, RI
February 4, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marquette L 61–78  10–14
(3–10) 		 24 – Brown   7 – Gormley   4 – Gormley  Al McGuire Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 8, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Xavier W 66–50  11–14
(4–10) 		 29 – Gueye   9 – Gueye   4 – Tied  Alumni Hall (1,004)
Providence, RI
February 11, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Butler W 73–64  12–14
(5–10) 		 19 – Gueye   8 – Tied   4 – Dinges  Alumni Hall (678)
Providence, RI
February 14, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgetown W 59–54  13–14
(6–10) 		 17 – Gueye   7 – Gueye   3 – Gormley  McDonough Arena (741)
Washington, D.C.
February 18, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		DePaul W 66–60  14–14
(7–10) 		 18 – Gormley   12 – Brown   3 – Brown  Alumni Hall (795)
Providence, RI
February 22, 2026
12:00 p.m., FS1 		at No. 1 UConn L 38–81  14–15
(7–11) 		 11 – Moody   6 – Tied   4 – Gormley  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,244)
Storrs, CT
February 26, 2026
9:00 p.m., truTV 		at Creighton L 49–69  14–16
(7–12) 		 13 – Gueye   11 – Gormley   3 – Gormley  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,157)
Omaha, NE
March 1, 2026
5:30 pm, Peacock 		Marquette L 65–69  14–17
(7–13) 		 20 – Gueye   9 – Gueye   5 – Gueye  Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 6, 2026
12:30 		vs. DePaul       Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Sources:[1]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Kaysia joined the team mid-season in December 2025 as a mid-year graduate transfer.

References

  1. ^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Providence College Athletics.
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