2025–26 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team

2025–26 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record16–15 (9–9 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Shreeve (4th season)
  • McKenzie Mangino (2nd season)
  • Jasmine Porter (2nd season)
Home arenaUCCU Center (Capacity: 8,500)[1]
Lockhart Arena (Capacity: 2,000)[2]
2025–26 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California Baptist † 15 – 3   .833 23 – 11   .676
Abilene Christian 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
Southern Utah 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
Utah Valley 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
Tarleton 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
UT Arlington 4 – 14   .222 12 – 21   .364
Utah Tech 4 – 14   .222 9 – 20   .310
† 2026 WAC tournament winner
As of March 22, 2026

The 2025–26 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team represents Utah Valley University (UVU) in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Dan Nielson entered the season as head coach for his seventh season.[3] The Wolverines play their home games at the UCCU Center and Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

This will be UVU's last season in the WAC. The Big West Conference announced on June 4, 2025 that UVU would join that conference in July 2026.[4]

Previous season

Main article: 2024–25 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team

The Wolverines finished the 2024–25 season 19–13, 9–7 in WAC play, to finish tied for fourth place.[5] As the No. 5 seed in the WAC Tournament, they defeated Abilene Christian in the quarterfinals 75–65, but then lost to Grand Canyon in the semifinals 84–55.[6] The team was subsequently invited to participate in the 2025 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Air Force 70–64 in round 1, but later lost to Washington State 57–54 in round 2.[7]

Offseason

Departures

Name Position Height Year Reason for departure
Ally Criddle G 5" 8" Senior Graduated[8]
Danja Stafford Collins F 6' 1" Senior Graduated[8]
Tahlia White G 6' 0" Senior Graduated[8]
Abby Hendricks G 5' 6" Sophomore Entered transfer portal[9]
Aspen Caldwell G 5' 7" Sophomore Transferred to Idaho State[10]
Kendra Kitchen F 6' 1" Sophomore Unknown

Incoming transfers

Name Position Height Year Previous school
Naia Tanuvasa G 5" 10" Sophomore BYU[11]
Kaylee Headrick F 5' 10" Senior Colorado State[12]
Evie Leeson F 6' 2" Redshirt Freshman Alaska Anchorage[13]
Gaby Goo F 6' 0" Sophomore USU-Eastern

Roster

2025–26 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kylee Mabry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Davis High School Kaysville, UT
G 2 Anna Shreeve 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr San Juan Hills HS Ladera Ranch, CA
G/F 3 Amanda Barcello 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Seton Catholic High School

BYU

Chandler, AZ
G 4 Kennedy "KJ" Carlyle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Cedar Park High School Cedar Park, TX
G 5 Cambree Blackham 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Skyridge High School Lehi, UT
G 10 Saige Gibb 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Timpview High School Raymond, AB
F 12 Gaby Goo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Orem
USU Eastern 		Orem, UT
F 14 Kaylee Headrick 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Westlake High School
Colorado State 		Bluffdale, UT
F 15 Evie Leeson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr St Margaret's College
Alaska Anchorage 		Dublin, Ireland
G 21 Naia Tanuvasa 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lone Peak HS
BYU 		Highland, UT
G/F 25 Halle Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr American Fork High School
Utah State 		American Fork, UT
C 34 Tessa Chaney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Westlake High School Saratoga Springs, UT
C 44 Gracie Sorenson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Syracuse High School
Eastern Arizona 		Syracuse, UT
Head coach
  • Dan Nielson (BYU)
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
  • Josh Morzelewski (Utah)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Aaron Leavitt
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2025

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 3, 2025*
7:30pm, ESPN+ 		at CSU Bakersfield W 66–42  1–0
  18 – Nelson   9 – Nelson   5 – Mabry  Icardo Center (134)
Bakersfield, CA
November 5, 2025*
6:00pm, ESPN+ 		at Loyola Marymount W 64–60  2–0
  13 – Chaney   5 – Tied   7 – Blackham  Gersten Pavilion (287)
Los Angeles, CA
November 11, 2025*
7:00pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah L 52–75  2–1
  18 – Headrick   12 – Nelson   2 – Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,167)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 14, 2025*
6:00pm, ESPN+ 		Pepperdine W 85–56  3–1
  19 – Barcello   8 – Nelson   6 – Blackham  UCCU Center (581)
Orem, UT
November 17, 2025*
6:00pm, ESPN+ 		Benedictine W 74–34  4–1
  15 – Barcello   7 – Tied   5 – Blackham  UCCU Center (671)
Orem, UT
November 20, 2025*
6:00pm, ESPN+ 		Weber State W 59–55  5–1
  17 – Blackham   9 – Headrick   3 – Tied  UCCU Center (520)
Orem, UT
November 24, 2025*
7:30pm, Mountain West Network 		at Nevada L 42–71  5–2
  13 – Chaney   5 – Blackham   4 – Nelson  Lawlor Events Center (1,244)
Reno, NV
December 6, 2025*
2:00pm, ESPN+ 		Air Force L 50–58  5–3
  17 – Barcello   12 – Chaney   4 – Headrick  UCCU Center (539)
Orem, UT
December 13, 2025*
12:00pm, Summit League Network 		at Kansas City W 64–58  6–3
  18 – Headrick   11 – Headrick   9 – Blackham  Swinney Recreation Center (301)
Kansas City, MO
December 16, 2025*
6:00pm, ESPN+ 		La Sierra W 97–48  7–3
  16 – Carlyle   6 – Leeson   8 – Blackham  UCCU Center (492)
Orem, UT
December 20, 2025*
12:00pm, ESPN+ 		Idaho State L 56–59  7–4
  14 – Gibb   6 – Tied   4 – Blackham  UCCU Center (1,316)
Orem, UT
WAC Conference regular season
December 29, 2025
7:00pm, ESPN+ 		at California Baptist L 51–82  7–5
(0–1) 		 12 – Chaney   12 – Nelson   3 – Nelson  Fowler Events Center (358)
Riverside, CA
January 1, 2026
2:00pm, ESPN+ 		Tarleton W 74–49  8–5
(1–1) 		 15 – Barcello   6 – Chaney   6 – Blackham  UCCU Center (648)
Orem, UT
January 3, 2026
2:00pm, ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian W 69–67  9–5
(2–1) 		 23 – Tied   7 – Chaney   6 – Blackham  UCCU Center (544)
Orem, UT
January 8, 2026
6:30pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Utah L 68–76  9–6
(2–2) 		 21 – Barcello   7 – Nelson   3 – Blackham  America First Event Center (559)
Cedar City, UT
January 10, 2026
2:00pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry 		L 54–65  9–7
(2–3) 		 16 – Mabry   6 – Nelson   3 – Gibb  Burns Arena (579)
St. George, UT
January 17, 2026
1:00pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 47–59  9–8
(2–4) 		 17 – Blackham   7 – Gibb   3 – Blackham  College Park Center (473)
Arlington, TX
January 22, 2026
6:00pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Utah L 60–64  9–9
(2–5) 		 15 – Headrick   5 – Tied   4 – Blackham  UCCU Center (1,113)
Orem, UT
January 24, 2026
2:00pm, ESPN+ 		California Baptist L 75–85  9–10
(2–6) 		 31 – Barcello   8 – Headrick   6 – Blackham  UCCU Center (681)
Orem, UT
January 29, 2026
6:00pm, ESPN+ 		Tarleton W 70–67  10–10
(3–6) 		 17 – Barcello   8 – Headrick   5 – Blackham  Lockhart Arena (679)
Orem, UT
February 5, 2026
5:00pm, ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian L 50–70  10–11
(3–7) 		 9 – Tied   8 – Nelson   5 – Blackham  Moody Coliseum (799)
Abilene, TX
February 7, 2026
1:00pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 59–60 OT 10–12
(3–8) 		 19 – Blackham   10 – Headrick   4 – Mabry  College Park Center (613)
Arlington, TX
February 12, 2026
6:00pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Tech W 58–55  11–12
(4–8) 		 14 – Headrick   10 – Nelson   6 – Blackham  Lockhart Arena (761)
Orem, UT
February 19, 2026
7:00pm, ESPN+ 		at California Baptist W 63–61  12–12
(5–8) 		 17 – Sorenson   7 – Headrick   8 – Blackham  Fowler Events Center (559)
Riverside, CA
February 21, 2026
2:00pm, ESPN+ 		UT Arlington W 77–60  13–12
(6–8) 		 25 – Barcello   12 – Nelson   8 – Nelson  UCCU Center (584)
Orem, UT
February 26, 2026
8:00pm, ESPN+ 		at Tarleton W 65–51  14–12
(7–8) 		 19 – Tied   10 – Headrick   2 – Tied  EECU Center (701)
Stephenville, TX
February 28, 2026
12:00pm, ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian L 57–58  14–13
(7–9) 		 13 – Barcello   8 – Nelson   4 – Blackham  Moody Coliseum (1,127)
Abilene, TX
March 5, 2026
6:00pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Utah W 74–53  15–13
(8–9) 		 17 – Headrick   6 – Headrick   5 – Tied  UCCU Center (761)
Orem, UT
March 7, 2026
2:00pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry 		W 71–59  16–13
(9–9) 		 17 – Mabry   8 – Tied   6 – Nelson  UCCU Center (1,076)
Orem, UT
WAC tournament
March 12, 2026
1:00pm, ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (5) Tarleton
Quarterfinals 		L 57–60  16–14
  17 – Headrick   7 – Tied   7 – Blackham  Orleans Arena (786)
Paradise, NV
WNIT
March 19, 2026
7:00pm, ESPN+ 		at San Francisco
Round 1 		L 50–80  16–15
  16 – Blackham   9 – Headrick   3 – Headrick  Sobrato Center (180)
San Francisco, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

See also

References

  1. ^ "UCCU Center". www.utahvalley.com. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  2. ^ "UVU arena named after Becky Lockhart, first female speaker of the Utah House of Representatives". heraldextra.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. ^ "UVU signs men's and women's hoops coaches to new five-year deals". heraldextra.com. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Utah Valley University Joins The Big West" (Press release). Big West Conference. June 4, 2025. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  5. ^ "Utah Valley Wolverines 2024-25 Postseason NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "WAC tournament run ends for UVU women's basketball in semifinals". heraldextra.com. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  7. ^ "UVU women's basketball loses heartbreaker at Wash. St. in WNIT". heraldextra.com. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c "Senior Day set for Saturday vs Tarleton State". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  9. ^ Goodman, Talia (April 17, 2025). "On3 2024-2025 Women's Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker". On3. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  10. ^ "Bengals Sign Transfer Guard Aspen Caldwell". Idaho State University Athletics. May 28, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  11. ^ "Nielson announces signing of Lone Peak star/BYU transfer Tanuvasa". Utah Valley University Athletics. April 10, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  12. ^ "Nielson signs former Westlake star, Colorado State transfer Headrick". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  13. ^ "Nielson signs New Zealand post Evie Leeson". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
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