2025–26 Utah Tech Trailblazers women's basketball team

2025–26 Utah Tech Trailblazers women's basketball
2025–26 Utah Tech Trailblazers women's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–17 (3–12 WAC)
Head coach	JD Gustin (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Alan Nakamura; Breaunna Gillen; Emily Chamberlain; Taylia Stimpson;
Home arena	Burns Arena

2025–26 WAC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
California Baptist †	15	–	3	.833	23	–	10	.697
Abilene Christian	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
Southern Utah	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Utah Valley	9	–	9	.500	16	–	14	.533
Tarleton	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
UT Arlington	4	–	14	.222	11	–	20	.355
Utah Tech	4	–	14	.222	9	–	19	.321

† 2026 WAC tournament winner As of March 14, 2026

The 2025–26 Utah Tech Trailblazers women's basketball team represents Utah Tech University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trailblazers, led by tenth-year head coach JD Gustin, play their home games at Burns Arena in St. George, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Trailblazers finished the 2024–25 season 6–25, 1–15 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth (last) place.^[1] They defeated Seattle,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Grand Canyon in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 29, 2025, the Western Athletic Conference released their preseason poll. Utah Tech was picked to finish sixth in the conference.^[4]

Preseason rankings

WAC Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Abilene Christian	32 (2)
2	California Baptist	31 (4)
3	UT Arlington	25 (1)
4	Utah Valley	23
5	Tarleton State	18
6	Utah Tech	12
7	Southern Utah	6
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-WAC Team

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

Roster

2025–26 Utah Tech Trailblazers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Maddie Warren	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Lehi High School	Lehi, Utah
G	2	Macie Warren	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Lehi High School	Lehi, Utah
G	3	Calyn Dallas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Cooper High School	Lubbock, Texas
G	4	Brie Crittendon	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Eastern Kentucky	Union, Kentucky
G	5	Chardonnay Hartley	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Sr	Niagara	Harlem, New York
G	10	Andjela Colic	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Fr	Karaburma Beograd	Belgrade, Serbia
F	11	Paige Cofer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Eagle High School	Eagle, Idaho
G	12	Ellie Taylor	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Copper Hills High School	West Jordan, Utah
G/F	20	Merceius Mili	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Skyridge High School	Lehi, Utah
G	21	Kaylee Borden	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS Sr	Nevada	Anadarko, Oklahoma
F	22	Rose Boisnel	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq	Caen, France
F	24	Lauren Crocker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Utah State	Calgary, Alberta
F	25	Annalyse Shimada	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Cedar High School	Kanarraville, Utah

Head coach

JD Gustin (Montana Western)

Assistant coach(es)

Alan Nakamura (San Diego State)
Breaunna Gillen (Utah Tech)
Emily Chamberlain (Utah Tech)
Taylia Stimpson (Utah Tech)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 27, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Westcliff	Canceled					Burns Arena St. George, UT
November 8, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Arizona	W 78–73	1–0	21 – Borden	8 – Dallas	4 – Hartley	Burns Arena (436) St. George, UT
November 12, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Omaha	W 62–56	2–0	13 – Borden	10 – Crittendon	4 – Hartley	Burns Arena (552) St. George, UT
November 15, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Weber State	L 76–82	2–1	21 – Borden	11 – Borden	2 – Tied	Dee Events Center (512) Ogden, UT
November 22, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Portland State	W 71–63	3–1	25 – Borden	11 – Cofer	4 – Hartley	Burns Arena (572) St. George, UT
November 25, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Arizona State	L 54−81	3−2	14 – Mad. Warren	10 – Crittendon	8 – Hartley	Desert Financial Arena (2,227) Tempe, AZ
November 29, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Westminster	W 81−70	4−2	25 – Borden	13 – Crittendon	6 – Hartley	Burns Arena (613) St. George, UT
December 2, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	McNeese	L 52–67	4–3	15 – Crittendon	10 – Crittendon	3 – Hartley	Burns Arena (616) St. George, UT
December 6, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	New Mexico State	L 55–58	4–4	22 – Borden	11 – Cofer	3 – Mad. Warren	Burns Arena (538) St. George, UT
December 13, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara	L 65–68	4–5	17 – Crittendon	9 – Crittendon	7 – Hartley	Burns Arena (537) St. George, UT
December 17, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Chicago State	W 69–55	5–5	16 – Crittendon	8 – Tied	8 – Hartley	Burns Arena (495) St. George, UT
WAC regular season
December 29, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Utah	L 60–78	5–6 (0–1)	18 – Cofer	9 – Crocker	5 – Borden	America First Event Center (405) Cedar City, UT
January 1, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Abilene Christian	L 51−81	5−7 (0–2)	17 – Mad. Warren	7 – Tied	7 – Hartley	Burns Arena (837) St. George, UT
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	California Baptist	L 67–75	5–8 (0–3)	16 – Mad. Warren	8 – Crittendon	5 – Hartley	Burns Arena (512) St. George, UT
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Utah Valley	W 65–54	6–8 (1–3)	14 – Borden	9 – Borden	6 – Hartley	Burns Arena (579) St. George, UT
January 15, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at UT Arlington	L 56–64	6–9 (1–4)	23 – Borden	6 – Tied	4 – Borden	College Park Center (761) Arlington, TX
January 17, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tarleton State	L 60–64	6–10 (1–5)	12 – Tied	7 – Crocker	5 – Hartley	EECU Center (772) Stephenville, TX
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	California Baptist	L 61–67	6–11 (1–6)	23 – Borden	9 – Crocker	4 – Borden	Burns Arena (580) St. George, UT
January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Utah	L 49–62	6–12 (1–7)	13 – Crocker	9 – Crocker	4 – Hartley	America First Event Center (560) Cedar City, UT
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Abilene Christian						Burns Arena St. George, UT
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Tarleton State						Burns Arena St. George, UT
February 5, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at UT Arlington						College Park Center Arlington, TX
February 12, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Utah Valley						Lockhart Arena Orem, UT
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at California Baptist						Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA
February 18, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UT Arlington						Burns Arena St. George, UT
February 21, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Tarleton State						Burns Arena St. George, UT
February 26, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Abilene Christian						Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Utah						Burns Arena St. George, UT
March 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Utah Valley						UCCU Center Orem, UT
WAC tournament
March 11–14, 2026 ESPN+	vs.						Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
^ "Redhawks Exit WAC Tournament". Seattle University Redhawks - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
^ "Grand Canyon women reach WAC semifinals with rout of Utah Tech". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Abilene Christian Selected as 2025-26 WAC Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Utah Tech University Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
^ "Utah Tech Trailblazers 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

[2] "Redhawks Exit WAC Tournament". Seattle University Redhawks - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

[3] "Grand Canyon women reach WAC semifinals with rout of Utah Tech". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

[poll-4] "Abilene Christian Selected as 2025-26 WAC Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

[5] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Utah Tech University Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

[6] "Utah Tech Trailblazers 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

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Utah Tech Trailblazers women's basketball
Venues	Burns Arena
Seasons	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26