2025–26 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team

2025–26 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball
2025–26 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	10–20 (6–14 Big West)
Head coach	Angie Ned (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Nate Fripp; Akilah Martin; Brittany Dybala;
Home arena	Premier America Credit Union Arena
	Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team represents California State University, Northridge during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Matadors, led by second-year head coach Angie Ned, play their home games at the Premier America Credit Union Arena in Northridge, California as members of the Big West Conference.

2025–26 Big West women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Irvine	17	–	3	.850	26	–	7	.788
UC San Diego †	17	–	3	.850	24	–	9	.727
UC Davis	15	–	5	.750	23	–	11	.676
Hawai'i	14	–	6	.700	22	–	11	.667
Cal State Fullerton	13	–	7	.650	18	–	14	.563
UC Santa Barbara	12	–	8	.600	20	–	10	.667
UC Riverside	8	–	12	.400	11	–	21	.344
Cal State Northridge	6	–	14	.300	10	–	20	.333
Long Beach State	4	–	16	.200	5	–	25	.167
Cal State Bakersfield	2	–	18	.100	7	–	23	.233
Cal Poly	2	–	18	.100	4	–	26	.133

† 2026 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

The Matadors finished the 2024–25 season 4–25, 2–18 in Big West play, to finish in a tie for tenth (last) place.^[1] They failed to qualify for the Big West tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.^[2]

Preseason

On October 16, 2025, the Big West released their preseason poll. Cal State Northridge was picked to finish ninth in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

Big West Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Hawai'i	91 (4)
2	UC Irvine	90 (4)
3	UC Davis	83 (1)
4	UC San Diego	77 (2)
5	UC Santa Barbara	61
6	Long Beach State	57
7	UC Riverside	51
8	Cal Poly	34
9	Cal State Northridge	27
10	Cal State Fullerton	20
11	Cal State Bakersfield	14
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-Big West Team

No players were named to the Preseason All-Big West Team.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jite Gbemuotor	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Ole Miss	Delta State, Nigeria
G	1	Amya Moody	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Martin Luther King High School	Riverside, California
G	2	Saray White	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Cosumnes River College	Sacramento, California
G	3	Kelly Tumlin	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Chabot College	San Ramon, California
G	4	Morgan Edwards	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Cal State Bakersfield	Los Angeles, California
G	5	Norret Lewis	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	McClatchy High School	Sacramento, California
F	10	Alondra Lizama	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Bishop Alemany High School	North Hollywood, California
G	12	Erika Aspajo	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Georgian Court	Barcelona, Spain
F	21	Jana Canadell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Instituto L'Alzina	Barcelona, Spain
G	22	Laini Dahlin	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Eastern Arizona College	Central Point, Oregon
F	23	Maya Contreras	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	New Mexico Junior College	San Elizario, Texas
F	24	Mariona Cos-Morales	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Rider	Matadepera, Spain
G	33	Rita Nazário	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Saint Louis	Figueira da Foz, Portugal
F	34	Nadia Bernard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Saint Mary's	Santa Clarita, California

Head coach

Angie Ned (UC Irvine)

Assistant coach(es)

Nate Fripp (BYU–Hawaii)
Akilah Martin (UC Riverside)
Brittany Dybala (Cal Baptist)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Bethesda	W 103–13	1–0	19 – Dahlin	16 – Gbemuotor	8 – Aspajo	Premier America Credit Union Arena (335) Northridge, CA
November 8, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		San Diego	W 63–48	2–0	21 – Nazário	8 – Gbemuotor	5 – Aspajo	Premier America Credit Union Arena (310) Northridge, CA
November 12, 2025* 6:00 pm, MWN		at San Diego State	L 70–91	2–1	16 – Nazário	6 – Tied	6 – Aspajo	Viejas Arena (1,220) San Diego, CA
November 19, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at California Baptist	L 54–86	2–2	15 – Bernard	7 – Bernard	4 – Edwards	Fowler Events Center (421) Riverside, CA
November 23, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho	L 56−89	2−3	11 – Nazário	5 – Cos-Morales	3 – Edwards	ICCU Arena (1,006) Moscow, ID
November 26, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Life Pacific	W 106−43	3−3	21 – Edwards	9 – Gbemuotor	5 – Tied	Premier America Credit Union Arena (227) Northridge, CA
December 4, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 59–57	4–3 (1–0)	13 – White	7 – Tied	3 – Nazário	Icardo Center (267) Bakersfield, CA
December 6, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Irvine	L 46–72	4–4 (1–1)	10 – White	7 – Lizama	4 – Nazário	Premier America Credit Union Arena (359) Northridge, CA
December 13, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		San Jose State	W 66–55	5–4	20 – Nazário	8 – Tumlin	3 – Moody	Premier America Credit Union Arena (220) Northridge, CA
December 18, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Arizona	L 56–77	5–5	10 – Tumlin	7 – Contreras	4 – White	Premier America Credit Union Arena (276) Northridge, CA
December 20, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Pepperdine	L 63–69	5–6	16 – Nazário	11 – Dahlin	4 – White	Firestone Fieldhouse (280) Malibu, CA
January 1, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Davis	L 66–85	5–7 (1–2)	18 – White	9 – Gbemuotor	3 – Tied	Premier America Credit Union Arena (415) Northridge, CA
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	L 70–88	5–8 (1–3)	19 – Aspajo	5 – Aspajo	4 – White	The Thunderdome (481) Santa Barbara, CA
January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal Poly	W 77–68	6–8 (2–3)	16 – Gbemuotor	15 – Gbemuotor	3 – Tied	Mott Athletics Center (374) San Luis Obispo, CA
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton	L 58–73	6–9 (2–4)	26 – White	14 – Gbemuotor	5 – Aspajo	Premier America Credit Union Arena (335) Northridge, CA
January 15, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UC San Diego	L 48–60	6–10 (2–5)	14 – Nazário	8 – Tied	4 – White	Premier America Credit Union Arena (385) Northridge, CA
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Long Beach State	L 61–62	6–11 (2–6)	16 – Tied	8 – Aspajo	6 – Aspajo	LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid (612) Long Beach, CA
January 24, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Hawai'i	L 55–64	6–12 (2–7)	20 – Aspajo	12 – Gbemuotor	5 – Aspajo	Premier America Credit Union Arena (201) Northridge, CA
January 29, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Davis	L 51–68	6–13 (2–8)	15 – Tied	8 – Gbemuotor	4 – Aspajo	University Credit Union Center (537) Davis, CA
January 31, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC San Diego	L 67–82	6–14 (2–9)	20 – Aspajo	6 – Cos-Morales	6 – Aspajo	LionTree Arena (743) La Jolla, CA
February 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal Poly	W 60–50	7–14 (3–9)	15 – Gbemuotor	16 – Gbemuotor	7 – Cos-Morales	Premier America Credit Union Arena (145) Northridge, CA
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Riverside	W 58–53	8–14 (4–9)	16 – Nazário	13 – Gbemuotor	7 – Aspajo	SRC Arena (101) Riverside, CA
February 14, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hawai'i	L 54–63	8–15 (4–10)	19 – Gbemuotor	10 – Gbemuotor	2 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (1,871) Honolulu, HI
February 19, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	L 58–74	8–16 (4–11)	11 – Tied	7 – Gbemuotor	5 – Aspajo	Premier America Credit Union Arena (185) Northridge, CA
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Long Beach State	W 85–75	9–16 (5–11)	20 – Nazário	10 – Gbemuotor	4 – Aspajo	Premier America Credit Union Arena (197) Northridge, CA
February 26, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Irvine	L 57–60	9–17 (5–12)	23 – White	15 – Gbemuotor	5 – White	Bren Events Center (645) Irvine, CA
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Riverside	L 61–70	9–18 (5–13)	19 – Gbemuotor	8 – Gbemuotor	3 – Tied	Premier America Credit Union Arena (303) Northridge, CA
March 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield	W 82–47	10–18 (6–13)	16 – Nazário	15 – Gbemuotor	3 – White	Premier America Credit Union Arena (376) Northridge, CA
March 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton	L 60–81	10–19 (6–14)	13 – Tied	6 – Gbemuotor	4 – Aspajo	Titan Gym (179) Fullerton, CA
Big West tournament
March 11, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (5) Cal State Fullerton First round	L 65–80	10–20	17 – Nazario	8 – Gbemuotor	4 – Moody	Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
↑ "Big West women's tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, channels, scores for 2025 basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
1 2 3 "Hawai'i Selected as Preseason Favorites for 2025–26 Women's Basketball Title". The Big West. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
↑ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
↑ "Cal State Northridge Matadors 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2025.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved December 30, 2025.

[2] "Big West women's tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, channels, scores for 2025 basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved December 30, 2025.

[poll-3] 1 2 3 "Hawai'i Selected as Preseason Favorites for 2025–26 Women's Basketball Title". The Big West. Retrieved December 30, 2025.

[4] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2025.

[5] "Cal State Northridge Matadors 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2025.

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