2025–26 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

2025–26 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
2025–26 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8 (tie)
AP	No. 6
Record	10–1 (1–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kim Barnes Arico (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Melanie Moore; Justine Raterman; Jillian Dunston;
Home arena	Crisler Center

2025–26 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Maryland	1	–	0	1.000	13	–	0	1.000
No. 20 Nebraska	1	–	0	1.000	12	–	0	1.000
Illinois	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
No. 19 Ohio State	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
No. 4 UCLA	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
No. 6 Michigan	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	1	.909
No. 14 Iowa	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
No. 17 USC	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Wisconsin	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
No. 24 Michigan State	0	–	1	.000	11	–	1	.917
Oregon	0	–	1	.000	12	–	2	.857
Indiana	0	–	1	.000	11	–	2	.846
Washington	0	–	1	.000	10	–	2	.833
Minnesota	0	–	1	.000	9	–	3	.750
Purdue	0	–	1	.000	8	–	4	.667
Rutgers	0	–	1	.000	8	–	4	.667
Penn State	0	–	1	.000	7	–	5	.583
Northwestern	0	–	1	.000	6	–	6	.500

† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of December 22, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represents the University of Michigan during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines are led by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her fourteenth year, and play their home games at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This season marks the program's 44th season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2024–25 season with a 23–11 record, including 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish tied for fifth place. They were ranked the No. 6 seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, and were eliminated in the second round by Notre Dame.^[1]^[2] The Wolverines finished the year ranked No. 25 in the season-ending AP Poll.^[3]^[4]

Offseason

On April 8, 2025, Yulia Grabovskaia transferred to Washington.^[5]^[6] Michigan added two players via the transfer portal, Kendall Dudley from UCLA and Ashley Sofilkanich from Bucknell.^[7]

Departures

Michigan Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Yulia Grabovskaia	55	C	6'5"	Junior	Rostov-on-Don, Russia	Transferred to Washington
Jordan Hobbs	10	G	6'3"	Senior	Springboro, OH	Graduated
Greta Kampschroeder	11	G	6'1"	Senior	Naperville, IL	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Michigan incoming transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kendall Dudley	F	6'2"	SO	Manassas Park, VA	UCLA
Ashley Sofilkanich	F	6'3"	JR	South Amboy, NJ	Bucknell

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
McKenzie Mathurin G	Broken Arrow, Oklahoma	Broken Arrow High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A	Aug 7, 2024
McKenzie Mathurin G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (94)
Ciara Byars F	Paris, KY	George Rogers Clark High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Oct 23, 2024
Ciara Byars F	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (93)
Jessica Fields G	Kennesaw, GA	Mount Paran Christian School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Aug 11, 2024
Jessica Fields G	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: "2025 Michigan Wolverines Recruiting Class". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 16, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Olivia Olson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Benilde-St. Margaret's	New Hope, MN
G	2	Macy Brown	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	East Grand Rapids	East Grand Rapids, MI
G	3	Mila Holloway	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Legacy Early College	Charlotte, NC
G	5	Brooke Quarles Daniels	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Oakland	Macomb, MI
F	7	Jessica Fields	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Mount Paran Christian	Kennesaw, GA
G	12	Syla Swords	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Long Island Lutheran	Sudbury, ON
F	15	Ashley Sofilkanich	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Bucknell	South Amboy, NJ
F	20	Alyssa Crockett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Westfield	Westfield, IN
F	21	Ally VanTimmeren	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	Jenison	Allendale, MI
F	22	Kendall Dudley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	UCLA	Manassas Park, VA
F	23	Ciara Byars	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	George Rogers Clark	Paris, KY
G	25	McKenzie Mathurin	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow, OK
G/F	33	Te'Yala Delfosse	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Ewing	Ewing, NJ
F	34	Aaiyanna Dunbar	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Blackman	Murfreesboro, TN

Head coach

Kim Barnes Arico (Montclair State)

Assistant coach(es)

Melanie Moore (Siena)
Justine Raterman (Dayton)
Jillian Dunston (Michigan)
Natalie Achonwa (Notre Dame)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2025* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 13	Ferris State	W 108–58	–	22 – Olson	10 – Olson	7 – Holloway	Crisler Center (1,441) Ann Arbor, MI
Regular season
November 4, 2025* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 13	Canisius	W 100–40	1–0	21 – Holloway	6 – Delfosse	8 – Holloway	Crisler Center (2,881) Ann Arbor, MI
November 9, 2025* 12:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 13	Harvard	W 84–55	2–0	18 – Olson	6 – Delfosse	5 – Quarles Daniels	Crisler Center (3,348) Ann Arbor, MI
November 15, 2025* 4:00 p.m., NBC	No. 14	vs. No. 18 Notre Dame Citi Shamrock Classic	W 93–54	3–0	20 – Olson	10 – Quarles Daniels	5 – Holloway	Wayne State Fieldhouse (2,200) Detroit, MI
November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 6	Binghamton	W 120–50	4–0	15 – Tied	6 – Tied	8 – Holloway	Crisler Center (2,557) Ann Arbor, MI
November 21, 2025* 8:00 p.m., FOX	No. 6	vs. No. 1 UConn Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase	L 69–72	4–1	29 – Swords	10 – Olson	6 – Holloway	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,312) Uncasville, CT
November 23, 2025* 12:00 p.m., FS1	No. 6	vs. Syracuse Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase	W 81–55	5–1	21 – Delfosse	8 – Olson	7 – Quarles Daniels	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
November 26, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 6	at Detroit Mercy	W 102–53	6–1	19 – Holloway	10 – Delfosse	5 – Quarles Daniels	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 6	Central Michigan	W 82–40	7–1	21 – Olson	11 – Olson	4 – Holloway	Crisler Center (2,773) Ann Arbor, MI
December 7, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	No. 6	Purdue	W 104–56	8–1 (1–0)	26 – Olson	7 – Olson	5 – Olson	Crisler Center (4,055) Ann Arbor, MI
December 13, 2025* 12:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 6	Akron	W 85–59	9–1	17 – Tied	7 – Delfosse	7 – Holloway	Crisler Center (3,495) Ann Arbor, MI
December 21, 2025* 12:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 6	Oakland	W 97–54	10–1	23 – Olson	6 – Tied	7 – Holloway	Crisler Center (4,752) Ann Arbor, MI
December 29, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1		at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
January 1, 2026 6:00 p.m., BTN		at Washington						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
January 5, 2026 6:30 p.m., BTN		Minnesota						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
January 8, 2026 6:00 p.m., B1G+		at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
January 11, 2026 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Wisconsin						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
January 15, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock		Illinois						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
January 19, 2026* 2:30 p.m., FOX		vs. Vanderbilt Coretta Scott King Classic						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 22, 2026 6:00 p.m., BTN		at Rutgers						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
January 25, 2026 2:00 p.m., BTN		USC						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
January 29, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock		at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
February 1, 2026 12:00 p.m., FS1		at Michigan State Rivalry						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Nebraska						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
February 8, 2026 3:00 p.m., FOX		UCLA						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
February 12, 2026 9:00 p.m., Peacock		at Northwestern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 15, 2026 4:00 p.m., FS1		Michigan State Rivalry						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
February 22, 2026 12:00 p.m./2:00 p.m., FOX/FS1		at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa, City, IA
February 25, 2026 8:00 p.m., Peacock		at Ohio State Rivalry						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 28, 2026 2:30 p.m., FOX		Maryland						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 4–8, 2026 TBA		vs.						Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[8]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	13	14	6	6	6	6	6	6
Coaches	15	15	9	9	8	8	9	8т

References

^ VanMetre, Sarah (March 23, 2025). "Wolverines Fall to Irish in NCAA Second Round". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ McMann, Aaron (March 23, 2025). "Michigan bounced from NCAA Tournament in lopsided loss to Notre Dame". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "AP Top 25 Womens College Basketball Poll". AP News. April 7, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ Kahn, Andrew (April 7, 2025). "Michigan basketball makes season's final AP Top 25 poll". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ Koop, Trent (April 8, 2025). "Michigan basketball center transfers to Big Ten team". SI.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ Kahn, Andrew (April 11, 2025). "Michigan basketball transfer staying in the Big Ten". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ VanMetre, Sarah (April 15, 2025). "Michigan Adds Dudley, Sofilkanich to 2025-26 Roster". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[1] VanMetre, Sarah (March 23, 2025). "Wolverines Fall to Irish in NCAA Second Round". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[2] McMann, Aaron (March 23, 2025). "Michigan bounced from NCAA Tournament in lopsided loss to Notre Dame". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[3] "AP Top 25 Womens College Basketball Poll". AP News. April 7, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[4] Kahn, Andrew (April 7, 2025). "Michigan basketball makes season's final AP Top 25 poll". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[5] Koop, Trent (April 8, 2025). "Michigan basketball center transfers to Big Ten team". SI.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[6] Kahn, Andrew (April 11, 2025). "Michigan basketball transfer staying in the Big Ten". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[7] VanMetre, Sarah (April 15, 2025). "Michigan Adds Dudley, Sofilkanich to 2025-26 Roster". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[8] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

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