2025–26 Providence Friars women's basketball team

2025–26 Providence Friars women's basketball
2025–26 Providence Friars women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	8–5 (1–2 Big East)
Head coach	Erin Batth (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Valerie Nainima; Molly Reagan; Sharon Baldwin; Elissa Cunane;
Home arena	Alumni Hall

2025–26 Big East women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UConn	3	–	0	1.000	12	–	0	1.000
Villanova	3	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
Marquette	2	–	1	.667	8	–	4	.667
Seton Hall	2	–	1	.667	8	–	4	.667
Creighton	2	–	1	.667	6	–	6	.500
St. John's	1	–	2	.333	11	–	3	.786
Xavier	1	–	2	.333	8	–	4	.667
Providence	1	–	2	.333	7	–	5	.583
Butler	1	–	2	.333	7	–	6	.538
Georgetown	0	–	2	.000	7	–	3	.700
DePaul	0	–	3	.000	3	–	11	.214

† 2026 Big East tournament winner As of December 22, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Providence Friars women's basketball team will represent Providence College in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars are lead by third year head coach Erin Batth and play their home games at Alumni Hall as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Friars finished the season with a record of 13–19 and 6–12 in Big East, finishing in 7th in the conference. They lost in the first round to No.10 Georgetown in the 2025 Big East women's basketball tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Providence Departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Kylee Sheppard	1	G	5'9"	Senior	Cincinnati, OH	Graduated
Grace Efosa	2	G	5'11"	Graduate	Lawrence, MA	Graduated
Ugne Sirtautaite	10	F	6'1"	Sophomore	Kaunas, Lithuania	Transferred to Fordham
Nariah Scott	11	G	5'10"	Senior	Holden, MA	Graduated
Marta Morales Romero	13	G/F	6'1"	Senior	Granada, Spain	Graduated
MacKayla Scarlett	15	G	5'10"	Graduate	Bronx, NY	Graduated
Brynn Farrell	22	G	6'0"	Graduate	Ortley Beach, NJ	Graduated
Sarah Bandoma	23	F	6'3"	Senior	Johnston, RI	Graduated
Audrey Koch	24	G	5'10"	Senior	Iowa City, IA	Graduated
Olivia Olsen	31	F	6'3"	Senior	Niskayuna, NY	Graduated
Emily Archibald	33	F	6'0"	Senior	Kennebunk, ME	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Providence Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Sabou Gueye	0	G	5'9"	Graduate	Dakar, Senegal	Florida A&M
Teneisia Brown	20	F	6'2"	Graduate	Montego Bay, Jamaica	Fairleigh Dickinson
Payton Dunbar	21	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Narrows, VA	Virginia
Eseosa Imafidon	22	C	6'5"	Junior	Benin City, Nigeria	Louisville

Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2025.

Roster

2024–25 Providence Friars women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Sabou Gueye	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Putnam Science New Mexico State Florida A&M	Dakar, Senegal
G	1	Mariana Padilla	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Dexter Southfield	Newton, MA
G	2	Princess Moody	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Bishop McNamara	La Plata, MD
G	3	Orlagh Gormley	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Dexter Southfield	Quincy, MA
F	9	Austeja Babraitis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Vilnius Ozo Gymnasium	Kaunas, Lithuania
G/F	10	Audrey Shields	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Emma Willard	Troy, MY
G	11	Riley Hamburger	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Paul VI	Aldie, VA
G	12	Olivia Rodrigues	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Tabor Academy	New Bedford, MA
F/C	15	Sam Mancini	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Fr	Webb City	Webb City, MO
F	20	Teneisia Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	St. Andrew's School Fairleigh Dickinson	Montego Bay, Jamaica
G	21	Payton Dunbar	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Jefferson Christian Virginia	Narrows, VA
C	22	Eseosa Imafidon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Proctor Academy Louisville	Benin City, Nigeria
F	23	Ashley Dinges	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Noble and Greenough	Haverhill, MA
G	33	Sophi Hall	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Holy Family HS	Carver, MN

Head coach

Erin Batth (Clemson)

Assistant coach(es)

Valerie Nainima (South Carolina)
Molly Reagan (Liberty)
Sharon Baldwin
Elissa Cunane (NC State

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
Exhibition
October 29, 2025* 7:00 p.m.	Franklin Pierce	W 71–38		12 – Tied	6 – Dinges	5 – Brown	Alumni Hall (333) Providence, RI
Regular season
November 4, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Howard	L 56–68	0–1	16 – Gueye	7 – Moody	4 – Dunbar	Alumni Hall (512) Providence, RI
November 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Connecticut	W 65–40	1–1	16 – Gueye	14 – Brown	6 – Gormley	Alumni Hall (668) Providence, RI
November 15, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Boston College	W 70–61	2–1	22 – Dunbar	12 – Gueye	5 – Gormley	Alumni Hall (714) Providence, RI
November 18, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Northeastern	W 50–45	3–1	21 – Gueye	9 – Brown	3 – Gormley	Alumni Hall (1,108) Providence, RI
November 21, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Yale	W 75–64	4–1	22 – Gueye	6 – Tied	5 – Gueye	Alumni Hall (652) Providence, RI
November 24, 2025* 12:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Middle Tennessee Emerald Coast Classic semifinals	L 48–54	4–2	13 – Tied	8 – Gormley	3 – Gormley	Raider Arena (500) Niceville, FL
November 25, 2025* 12:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Alcorn State Emerald Coast Classic Consolation Game	W 64–33	5–2	19 – Dunbar	6 – Gueye	4 – Gormley	Raider Arena (200) Niceville, FL
November 30, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bryant	W 62–53	6–2	18 – Gueye	14 – Brown	3 – Moody	Alumni Hall (715) Providence, RI
December 4, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	at Xavier	L 47–61	6–3 (0–1)	16 – Gueye	12 – Gueye	7 – Gormley	Cintas Center (3,773) Cincinnati, OH
December 7, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at St. John's	L 55–62	6–4 (0–2)	12 – Tied	10 – Brown	6 – Gueye	Carnesecca Arena (838) Queens, NY
December 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rhode Island	L 51–57	6–5	17 – Brown	7 – Gormley	8 – Gormley	Alumni Hall (832) Providence, RI
December 13, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stonehill	W 63–51	7–5	13 – Dinges	9 – Dinges	4 – Gormley	Alumni Hall (753) Providence, RI
December 21, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgetown	W 68–61	8–5 (1–2)	23 – Gueye	8 – Gueye	6 – Gormley	Alumni Hall (645) Providence, RI
December 28, 2025* 12:00 p.m., SECN	at No. 3 South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 31, 2025 3:00 p.m., Peacock	UConn						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
January 4, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 8, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Seton Hall						Alumni Hall Providence, RI
January 11, 2026 12:00 p.m., truTV	Villanova						Alumni Hall Providence, RI
January 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 17, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Creighton						Alumni Hall Providence, RI
January 20, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Seton Hall						Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
January 27, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Villanova						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 31, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	St. John's						Alumni Hall Providence, RI
February 4, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Marquette						Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
February 8, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Xavier						Alumni Hall Providence, RI
February 11, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Butler						Alumni Hall Providence, RI
February 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgetown						McDonough Arena Washington, D.C.
February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	DePaul						Alumni Hall Providence, RI
February 22, 2026 12:00 p.m., FS1	at UConn						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 26, 2026 9:00 p.m., truTV	at Creighton						D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
March 1, 2026 5:30 pm, Peacock	Marquette						Alumni Hall Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 6–9, 2026 TBA	vs.						Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Sources:^[1]

Footnotes

References

^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Providence College Athletics.

[1] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Providence College Athletics.

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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

Footnotes

References