2025–26 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

2025–26 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
2025–26 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
Conference	American Conference
Record	4–3 (0–0 The American)
Head coach	LeAnn Freeland (1st season);
Associate head coach	Brooklyn Kohlheim
Assistant coaches	Manisha Redus; McKenah Peters; Alison Hughes;
Home arena	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena

2025–26 American Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rice	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
North Texas	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
South Florida	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Temple	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
UAB	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
UTSA	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Tulane	0	–	0	–	4	–	6	.400
Memphis	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	3	–	9	.250

† 2026 AAC tournament winner As of December 18, 2025

The 2025–26 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represents Florida Atlantic University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach LeAnn Freeland, plays their home games at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as third-year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2024–25 season 11–21, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Charlotte.

Sullivan left FAU on March 25, 2025, after 4 seasons for an assistant coaching position at Missouri.^[1] Freeland, the longtime head coach at Division II Nova Southeastern, was hired by the Owls on April 1.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Mya Perry	1	G	5'11"	Junior	Reynoldsburg, OH	Transferred to Cincinnati
Kristina Godfrey	3	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Miami, FL	TBD
Stefanie Ingram	8	G	5'8"	Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Transferred to South Florida
Alana Rouser	12	F	6'0"	Freshman	Madison, MS	Transferred to Charlotte
Evie Van Der Woude	13	C	6'5"	Sophomore	Zwolle, Netherlands	Transferred to Canisius
Lovisa Asbrink Hose	16	C	6'6"	Freshman	Stockholm, Sweden	Transferred to Texas
Maria Myklebust	21	F	6'1"	Senior	Asker, Norway	Graduated
Jada Moore	23	G	5'11"	Graduate Student	Denver, CO	Graduated
Sydney Mains	24	G	5'10"	Freshman	Knoxville, TN	Transferred to Missouri
Emaya Lewis	33	F	6'3"	Freshman	Loganville, GA	Transferred to Kennesaw State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Destyne Jackson	0	G	5'7"	Graduate Student	Lexington, KY	Memphis
Grace Carstensen	2	G	5'11"	Junior	Hinsdale, IL	DePaul
Jess Moors	3	F	6'0"	Senior	Auckland, New Zealand	Nova Southeastern
Michiyah Simmons	4	G	5'6"	Senior	Pompano Beach, FL	South Alabama
Ineivi Plata	5	G	5'3"	Sophomore	White Plains, NY	Saint Francis (PA)
Haley Walker	10	G	5'8"	Junior	Burlington, VT	DePaul
Madi Gewirtz	21	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Gilbert, AZ	New Mexico State
Vivian Onugha	22	F	6'2"	Junior	Lagos, Nigeria	Barton

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2025.

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaelynn Housey PG	Davie, FL	Nova High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Jaelynn Housey PG	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: "2026 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025. "2026 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 3, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Destyne Jackson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Memphis	Lexington, Kentucky
G	2	Grace Carstensen	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	DePaul	Hinsdale, Illinois
F	3	Jess Moors	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Nova Southeastern	Auckland, New Zealand
G	4	Michiyah Simmons	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	South Alabama	Pompano Beach, Florida
G	5	Ineivi Plata	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	So	Saint Francis (PA)	White Plains, New York
G	6	Erin Rodgers	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Grayson High School	Lawrenceville, Georgia
G	10	Haley Walker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	DePaul	Burlington, Vermont
G	11	Ta'Ziah Jenks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Cincinnati	Louisville, Kentucky
G	21	Madi Gewirtz	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	New Mexico State	Gilbert, Arizona
F	22	Vivan Onugha	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Barton	Lagos, Nigeria
G	31	Zahira Arizmendi	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Middle Tennessee	Madrid, Spain

Head coach

LeAnn Freeland (Southern Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Brooklyn Kohlheim (Florida Southern)
Manisha Redus (Alabama)
McKenah Peters (Nova Southeastern)
Alison Hughes (Nova Southeastern)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Florida Memorial	W 89–46	1–0	24 – Onugha	14 – Walker	5 – Tied	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (480) Boca Raton, FL
November 8, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kennesaw State	W 69–68	2–0	13 – Jackson	4 – Onugha	5 – Simmons	Convocation Center (567) Kennesaw, GA
November 13, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	at Miami (FL)	L 47–79	2–1	14 – Carstensen	4 – Tied	3 – Tied	Watsco Center (791) Coral Gables, FL
November 20, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Alabama	L 63–70	2–2	17 – Onugha	6 – Walker	3 – Jackson	Mitchell Center (379) Mobile, AL
November 24, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Florida	L 51-59	2-3	10 – Jackson	10 – Onugha	4 – Moors	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (831) Boca Raton, FL
November 27, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Air Force FAU Thanksgiving Classic	W 76-71	3-3	15 – Moors	7 – Onugha	3 – Moors	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (457) Boca Raton, FL
November 28, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wright State						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
December 3, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Western Kentucky						E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
December 12, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
December 15, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	FIU						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
December 19, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. UMass FIU Christmas Tournament						Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
December 20, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	at FIU FIU Christmas Tournament						Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
American regular season
December 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Texas						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 3, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rice						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Memphis						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
January 10, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UAB						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 13, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wichita State						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 16, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UTSA						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 20, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Florida						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 27, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulsa						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
January 31, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
February 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	UAB						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 10, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
February 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tulsa						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 17, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at East Carolina						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
February 24, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Charlotte						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
March 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tulane						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
March 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Temple						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
American tournament
March 10–14, 2026 TBA	vs.						Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]

References

^ "Jennifer Sullivan Steps Down for Position at Missouri" (Press release). Florida Atlantic Owls. March 25, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
^ "LeAnn Freeland Named Head Women's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Florida Atlantic Owls. April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2025.

[1] "Jennifer Sullivan Steps Down for Position at Missouri" (Press release). Florida Atlantic Owls. March 25, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.

[2] "LeAnn Freeland Named Head Women's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Florida Atlantic Owls. April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.

[3] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2025.

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