2025–26 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team
| 2025–26 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 WAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home arena | UCCU Center (Capacity: 8,500)[1] Lockhart Arena (Capacity: 2,000)[2] |
The 2025–26 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team represents Utah Valley University 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).
Previous season
The Wolverines finished the 2024–25 season 19–13, 9–7 in WAC play, to finish tied for fourth place.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Position | Height | Year | Reason for departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ally Criddle | G | 5" 8" | Senior | Graduated[7] |
| Danja Stafford Collins | F | 6' 1" | Senior | Graduated[7] |
| Tahlia White | G | 6' 0" | Senior | Graduated[7] |
| Abby Hendricks | G | 5' 6" | Sophomore | Entered transfer portal[8] |
| Aspen Caldwell | G | 5' 7" | Sophomore | Transferred to Idaho State[9] |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Position | Height | Year | Previous school |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naia Tanuvasa | G | 5" 10" | Sophomore | BYU[10] |
| Kaylee Headrick | F | 5' 10" | Senior | Colorado State[11] |
| Evie Leeson | F | 6' 2" | Redshirt Freshman | Alaska Anchorage[12] |
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| December 2025* TBA, ESPN+ |
at BYU UCCU Crosstown Clash |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
| December 2025* TBA, ESPN+ |
Weber State | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| WAC Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| January 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| January 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
at Grand Canyon | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | |||||||||
| January 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
at California Baptist | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| January 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| January 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry |
Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| January 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
California Baptist | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| January 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
Seattle | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| February 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
Grand Canyon | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT | |||||||||
| February 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| February 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
at Tarleton | Wisdom Gymnasium Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| February 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT | |||||||||
| February 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry |
UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| February 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
at Seattle | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA | |||||||||
| March 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| March 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| March 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
Tarleton | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
vs. TBD | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "UCCU Center". www.utahvalley.com. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "UVU arena named after Becky Lockhart, first female speaker of the Utah House of Representatives". heraldextra.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "UVU signs men's and women's hoops coaches to new five-year deals". heraldextra.com. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "Utah Valley Wolverines 2024-25 Postseason NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "WAC tournament run ends for UVU women's basketball in semifinals". heraldextra.com. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "UVU women's basketball loses heartbreaker at Wash. St. in WNIT". heraldextra.com. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Senior Day set for Saturday vs Tarleton State". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ Goodman, Talia (April 17, 2025). "On3 2024-2025 Women's Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker". On3. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Bengals Sign Transfer Guard Aspen Caldwell". Idaho State University Athletics. May 28, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Nielson announces signing of Lone Peak star/BYU transfer Tanuvasa". Utah Valley University Athletics. April 10, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Nielson signs former Westlake star, Colorado State transfer Headrick". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Nielson signs New Zealand post Evie Leeson". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.