2025–26 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

2025–26 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
2025–26 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
Paradise Jam Island Division champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 13
Record	11–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Shea Ralph (5th season);
Associate head coach	Tom Garrick
Assistant coaches	Ashley Earley; Kevin DeMille; Kaili McLaren;
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium

2025–26 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama	0	–	0	–	13	–	0	1.000
No. 2 Texas	0	–	0	–	13	–	0	1.000
No. 5 LSU	0	–	0	–	12	–	0	1.000
Georgia	0	–	0	–	11	–	0	1.000
No. 13 Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	11	–	0	1.000
No. 12 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
No. 8 Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
No. 14 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
No. 3 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Florida	0	–	0	–	11	–	2	.846
No. 17 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
Auburn	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
Missouri	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750

† 2026 SEC tournament winner As of December 18, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team will represent Vanderbilt University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commodores, led by fifth-year head coach Shea Ralph, play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Commdores finished the 2024–25 season 22–11, 8–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Tennessee in the second round before losing to South Carolina in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed Birmingham 2 region. They lost in the first round to Oregon.

Offseason

Departures

Vanderbilt Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Leilani Kapinus	5	G	5'10"	GS Senior	Madison, WI	Graduated
Jane Nwaba	10	F	5'10"	GS Senior	Carson, CA	Graduated
Jordyn Oliver	11	G	5'10"	GS Senior	Prosper, TX	Graduated
Khamil Pierre	12	F	6'2"	Sophomore	Phoenix, AZ	Transferred to NC State
Iyana Moore	23	G	5'8"	Senior	Milwaukee, WI	Transferred to Notre Dame

Incoming transfers

Vanderbilt Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda	15	G	6'2"	Graduate Student	Sioux Falls, SD	LSU
Aalyah Del Rosario	32	C	6'6"	Junior	Bronx, NY	LSU

2025 recruiting class

There is no recruiting class of 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Mikayla Blakes	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Rutgers Prep	Somerset, NJ
G	2	Jada Brown	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Bentonville HS	Bentonville, AR
G	3	Aubrey Galvan	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Wilmette Loyola Academy	Deerfield, IL
G	4	Madison Greene	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Pickerington Central HS	Columbus, OH
G	8	Ava Black	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Tabor Academy (Mass.)	Auburn, NH
F	11	Monique Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Willetton Sr. HS	Perth, Australia
G/F	13	Justine Pissott	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Red Bank Catholic HS Tennessee	Toms River, NJ
F	14	Aiyana Mitchell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Fountain-Fort Carson HS	Colorado Springs, CO
G	15	Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Washington HS Texas	Sioux Falls, SD
G	24	Aga Makurat	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Sopocka Akademia Tenisowa	Sierakowice, Poland
F	30	Trinity Wilson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Lakeville North HS	Lakeville, MN
C	32	Aalyah Del Rosario	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Jr	The Webb School LSU	The Bronx, NY
F	35	Sacha Washington	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Collins Hill HS	Lawrenceville, GA

Head coach

Shea Ralph (Connecticut)

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Garrick (Rhode Island)
Ashley Earley (Vanderbilt)
Kevin DeMille (Connecticut)
Kaili McLaren (Connecticut)

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 27, 2025* 5:30 p.m., ESPNU	No. 19	at Memphis 2025 Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic	W 104–68		40 – Blakes	11 – Washington	10 – Pissott	FedExForum Memphis, TN
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 1:30 p.m., ESPNU	No. 19	vs. California Oui Play Paris	W 74–65	1–0	27 – Blakes	10 – Mitchell	7 – Galvan	Adidas Arena (5,712) Paris, France
November 10, 2025* 6:00 p.m., SECN	No. 19	Furman	W 96–48	2–0	16 – Mwenentanda	7 – Galvan	8 – Galvan	Memorial Gymnasium (2,352) Nashville, TN
November 12, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 19	at Austin Peay	W 75–65	3–0	26 – Blakes	10 – Washington	4 – Pissott	F&M Bank Arena (1,178) Clarksville, TN
November 19, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 17	at Western Kentucky	W 87–49	4–0	28 – Blakes	9 – Blakes	4 – Tied	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,536) Bowling Green, KY
November 21, 2025* 11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 17	Alabama State	W 92–38	5–0	21 – Makurat	7 – Washington	8 – Galvan	Memorial Gymnasium (3,733) Nashville, TN
November 23, 2025* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 17	Tennessee State	W 99–43	6–0	24 – Blakes	10 – Washington	15 – Galvan	Memorial Gymnasium (2,508) Nashville, TN
November 27, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 17	vs. Oregon State Paradise Jam Island Division semifinals	W 88–66	7–0	35 – Blakes	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Sports and Fitness Center (824) St. Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	No. 17	vs. BYU Paradise Jam Island Division Final	W 84–71	8–0	27 – Blakes	12 – Washington	6 – Tied	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI
December 3, 2025* 4:00 p.m., SECN	No. 15	Virginia ACC–SEC Challenge	W 81–68	9–0	28 – Blakes	7 – Tied	8 – Galvan	Memorial Gymnasium (2,661) Nashville, TN
December 15, 2025* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 13	South Florida	W 87–58	10–0	19 – Blakes	6 – Tied	8 – Galvan	Memorial Gymnasium (2,188) Nashville, TN
December 18, 2025* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 13	Albany	W 64–35	11–0	17 – Blakes	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (2,221) Nashville, TN
December 20, 2025* 12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 13	Texas Southern						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
December 28, 2025* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Stonehill						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 4, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN		LSU						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 8, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Missouri						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 11, 2026 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Texas A&M						Reed Arena College Station, TX
January 15, 2026 5:30 p.m., SECN		at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 19, 2026* 1:30 p.m., FOX		vs. Michigan Coretta Scott King Classic						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 22, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Auburn						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 25, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 29, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
February 1, 2026 3:00 p.m., SECN		Florida						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Kentucky						Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
February 9, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		Oklahoma						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 12, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Texas						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 15, 2026 11:00 a.m., SECN		at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 22, 2026 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Kentucky						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 26, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Alabama						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN		at Tennessee Rivalry						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
SEC Tournament
March 4–8, 2026 TBA		vs.						Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. notes=^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	19	19	17	17	15	14	13
Coaches	21	19	17	17	14	13	11

References

^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[1] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

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Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1977–present)
Rivalries	Tennessee
Culture & lore	"Dynamite"
People	Head coaches Retired numbers
Seasons	1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References