2025–26 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team

The 2025–26 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represents Marquette University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, are led by second-year head coach Cara Consuegra and play their home games at the Al McGuire Center as members of the Big East Conference.

2025–26 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	18–12 (12–8 Big East)
Head coach	Cara Consuegra (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Deont'a McChester Khadijah Rushdan Chaia Huff Sam Logic Michael Garven
Home arena	Al McGuire Center

2025–26 Big East women's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 UConn †	20	–	0		1.000			38	–	1		.974
Villanova	16	–	4		.800			25	–	8		.758
Seton Hall	12	–	8		.600			19	–	13		.594
Marquette	12	–	8		.600			18	–	12		.600
Creighton	11	–	9		.550			16	–	15		.516
St. John's	11	–	9		.550			22	–	12		.647
Providence	7	–	13		.350			15	–	18		.455
Butler	6	–	14		.300			12	–	19		.387
Georgetown	6	–	14		.300			14	–	17		.452
DePaul	5	–	15		.250			8	–	24		.250
Xavier	4	–	16		.200			11	–	19		.367
† 2026 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

Main article: 2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team

Offseason

Incoming transfers

Marquette Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jordan Meulemans	20	G	6'0"	Junior	De Pere, WI	Butler

Recruiting

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
JJ Barnes G	Racine, WI	The Prairie School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Kam Herring G	Atlanta, GA	Woodward Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
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 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 14, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Lee Volker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Duke Purcellville, Virginia G 2 Jaidynn Mason 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Southern Illinois Kansas City, Missouri F 4 Abbey Cracknell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Gulf Coast State College Avoca Beach, Australia F 5 Charia Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Northland High School Columbus, Ohio G 7 Bridget Utberg 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Central Michigan Canton, Georgia G 8 JJ Barnes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr The Prairie School Racine, Wisconsin G 10 Kam Herring 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Woodward Academy Atlanta, Georgia F 11 Skylar Forbes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Scarborough Prep Markham, Ontario F 14 Jada Bediako 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Georgia Tech Brampton, Ontario G 20 Jordan Meulemans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Butler De Pere, Wisconsin G 21 Kennedi Perkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Syracuse Bolingbrook, Illinois G 22 Halle Vice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Pleasant Valley Bettendorf, Iowa G 23 Olivia Porter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Charlotte Chapel Hill, North Carolina F 24 Ayuen Akot 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Frank Phillips College Melbourne, Australia F 35 Aryelle Stevens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Gulf Coast State College Pearland, Texas	Head coach Cara Consuegra (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Deont'a McChester (Keuka) Khadijah Rushdan (Rutgers) Chaia Huff (Moody Bible) Sam Logic (Iowa) Michael Garven (Marquette) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 14, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Winthrop	W 89–57	1–0	25 – Mason	11 – Vice	5 – 3 Tied	Al McGuire Center (3,750) Milwaukee, WI
November 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wisconsin	W 65–62	2–0	19 – Forbes	14 – Vice	4 – Forbes	Al McGuire Center (1,633) Milwaukee, WI
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		at Minnesota	L 47–90	2–1	13 – Volker	9 – Vice	2 – 3 Tied	Williams Arena (2,999) Minneapolis, MN
November 14, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Bowling Green	W 71–55	3–1	23 – Volker	7 – Volker	7 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (1,112) Milwaukee, WI
November 19, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Milwaukee	W 75–43	4–1	23 – Vice	10 – Volker	6 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (822) Milwaukee, WI
November 28, 2025* 10:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 10 Iowa State Coconut Hoops Blue Heron Division semifinals	L 73–84	4–2	17 – Mason	5 – Vice	3 – Tied	Alico Arena (553) Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2025* 10:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. Gonzaga Coconut Hoops Blue Heron Division Consolation Game	L 61–65	4–3	24 – Forbes	8 – Vice	5 – Volker	Alico Arena (252) Fort Myers, FL
December 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock		at DePaul	W 85–54	5–3 (1–0)	19 – Forbes	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Wintrust Arena (1,031) Chicago, IL
December 7, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Butler	W 80–55	6–3 (2–0)	26 – Forbes	9 – Vice	7 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (1,304) Milwaukee, WI
December 14, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Le Moyne	W 89–42	7–3	23 – Vice	10 – Vice	11 – Volker	Al McGuire Center (1,109) Milwaukee, WI
December 17, 2025 6:00 p.m., Peacock		at No. 1 UConn	L 53–89	7–4 (2–1)	17 – Forbes	5 – Vice	3 – Mason	PeoplesBank Arena (12,348) Hartford, CT
December 20, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Truman State	W 86–43	8–4	26 – Forbes	13 – Vice	8 – Porter	Al McGuire Center (1,416) Milwaukee, WI
December 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		St. John's	L 66–73	8–5 (2–2)	16 – Forbes	10 – Vice	5 – Porter	Al McGuire Center (1,602) Milwaukee, WI
January 1, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Xavier	W 67–54	9–5 (3–2)	20 – Vice	19 – Vice	6 – Mason	Cintas Center (1,197) Cincinnati, OH
January 4, 2026 3:00 p.m., Peacock		Villanova	W 85–69	10–5 (4–2)	32 – Vice	11 – Vice	7 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (1,660) Milwaukee, WI
January 8, 2026 7:00 p.m., TruTV		Creighton	W 67–49	11–5 (5–2)	23 – Porter	10 – Forbes	5 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (1,297) Milwaukee, WI
January 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Seton Hall	L 61–64	11–6 (5–3)	20 – Volker	13 – Vice	9 – Mason	Walsh Gymnasium (729) South Orange, NJ
January 17, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgetown	L 54–63	11–7 (5–4)	16 – Volker	8 – Volker	2 – Tied	Al McGuire Center (1,953) Milwaukee, WI
January 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock		at St. John's	W 56–55	12–7 (6–4)	12 – Forbes	9 – Volker	4 – Mason	Carnesecca Arena (528) Queens, NY
January 25, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Butler	W 64–60	13–7 (7–4)	23 – Vice	5 – Vice	4 – Tied	Hinkle Fieldhouse (439) Indianapolis, IN
January 28, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		DePaul	W 74–73	14–7 (8–4)	18 – Vice	14 – Vice	7 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (1,252) Milwaukee, WI
February 1, 2026 4:00 p.m., TruTV		at Georgetown	W 67–59	15–7 (9–4)	22 – Volker	10 – Vice	5 – Vice	CareFirst Arena (523) Washington, D.C.
February 4, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Providence	W 78–61	16–7 (10–4)	22 – Forbes	10 – Vice	6 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (1,774) Milwaukee, WI
February 8, 2026 12:00 p.m., FS1		at Creighton	L 74–80	16–8 (10–5)	21 – Forbes	8 – Vice	6 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (2,054) Milwaukee, WI
February 11, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Seton Hall	L 58–70	16–9 (10–6)	17 – Forbes	6 – Vice	4 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (1,394) Milwaukee, WI
February 14, 2026 12:00 p.m., FS1		No. 1 UConn	L 56–71	16–10 (10–7)	15 – Volker	8 – Mason	5 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (3,953) Milwaukee, WI
February 22, 2026 2:30 p.m., Peacock		at Villanova	L 39–64	16–11 (10–8)	11 – Volker	10 – Vice	2 – Mason	Finneran Pavilion (1,651) Villanova, PA
February 25, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Xavier	W 77–65	17–11 (11–8)	22 – Vice	8 – Vice	8 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (1,742) Milwaukee, WI
March 1, 2026 4:30 p.m., Peacock		at Providence	W 69–65	18–11 (12–8)	24 – Forbes	12 – Volker	4 – Perkins	Alumni Hall  Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 7, 2026 1:30 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN	(4)	vs. (5) Creighton Quarterfinals	L 44-57	18-12	16 – Forbes	11 – Vice	7 – Mason	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP																					Not released
Coaches

See also

• 2025–26 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team