2025–26 Saint Peter's Peacocks women's basketball team

2025–26 Saint Peter's Peacocks women's basketball
2025–26 Saint Peter's Peacocks women's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	7–23 (6–14 MAAC)
Head coach	Jennifer Leedham (4th season);
Associate head coach	David Jollon
Assistant coaches	Johannah Leedham-Warner; Tay Hughes; Olivia Tucker;
Home arena	Run Baby Run Arena
	Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Saint Peter's Peacocks women's basketball team represented Saint Peter's University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Peacocks, led by fourth-year head coach Jennifer Leedham, played their home games at the Run Baby Run Arena in Jersey City, New Jersey, as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

2025–26 MAAC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Quinnipiac	19	–	1	.950	27	–	7	.794
Fairfield †	19	–	1	.950	28	–	5	.848
Merrimack	15	–	5	.750	19	–	13	.594
Iona	12	–	8	.600	20	–	12	.625
Siena	11	–	9	.550	13	–	17	.433
Mount St. Mary's	11	–	9	.550	15	–	15	.500
Sacred Heart	10	–	10	.500	13	–	18	.419
Manhattan	10	–	10	.500	11	–	20	.355
Marist	8	–	12	.400	11	–	20	.355
Saint Peter's	6	–	14	.300	7	–	23	.233
Rider	5	–	15	.250	7	–	22	.241
Canisius	3	–	17	.150	5	–	24	.172
Niagara	1	–	19	.050	1	–	28	.034

† 2026 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Peacocks finished the 2024–25 season 11–19, 9–11 in MAAC play, to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by Iona in the first round of the MAAC tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference released their preseason poll. Saint Peter's was picked to finish tenth in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

MAAC Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Fairfield	169 (13)
2	Quinnipiac	155
3	Mount St. Mary's	132
4	Marist	128
5	Siena	103
6	Iona	100
7	Manhattan	95
8	Merrimack	76
9	Canisius	69
10	Saint Peter's	51
11	Niagara	48
12	Sacred Heart	43
13	Rider	14
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-MAAC Teams

No players were named to the Preseason All-MAAC First, Second or Third Teams.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Saint Peter's Peacocks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Laila Grant	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Presbyterian	Derwood, Maryland
G/F	1	Nikola Zdenkova	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Jr	Siena	Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
G	2	Jada Mills	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	James Madison	Norwich, Connecticut
G	3	Louella Allana	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Sr	Robert Morris	Laval, Quebec
G	4	Jayshlynn Vega	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Central Pointe Christian Academy	Florida, Puerto Rico
G/F	7	Jineen Ayyash	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Ocean Township High School	Ocean, New Jersey
G	12	Emily O'Connell	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	City of London Academy	London, England
F	13	De'Naya Rippey	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Cheshire Academy	Brooklyn, New York
C	14	Carys Roy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Cowbridge Comprehensive School	Cowbridge, Wales
F	15	Layla Laws	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Saint Francis	Pine Beach, New Jersey
G	20	Reilly Sunday	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Duquesne	Moon Township, Pennsylvania
G	22	Sierra Patricio	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Capital Courts Academy	Toronto, Ontario
G	25	Eszter Turi	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Siena	Budapest, Hungary

Head coach

Jennifer Leedham (Franklin Pierce)

Assistant coach(es)

David Jollon (Thomas Edison State)
Johannah Leedham-Warner (Franklin Pierce)
Tay Hughes (Saint Peter's)
Olivia Tucker (Sacred Heart)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 25, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Seton Hall	L 39–88	0–1	Walsh Gymnasium (757) South Orange, NJ
November 10, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	L 56–70	0–2	Rose Hill Gymnasium (380) Bronx, NY
November 13, 2025* 8:30 pm, ESPN+		at Lafayette	L 58–76	0–3	Kirby Sports Center (247) Easton, PA
November 19, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	L 33–81	0–4	Wellness and Events Center (179) Newark, NJ
November 25, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Lehman	W 83–31	1–4	Run Baby Run Arena (243) Jersey City, NJ
November 30, 2025* 3:00 pm, BTN		at Rutgers	L 39−57	1−5	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,765) Piscataway, NJ
December 3, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Army	L 43−65	1−6	Run Baby Run Arena (673) Jersey City, NJ
December 7, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Monmouth	L 38–66	1–7	Run Baby Run Arena (258) Jersey City, NJ
December 10, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairleigh Dickinson	L 34–57	1–8	Run Baby Run Arena (235) Jersey City, NJ
MAAC regular season
December 19, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Canisius	W 61–49	2–8 (1–0)	Koessler Athletic Center (449) Buffalo, NY
December 21, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Niagara	W 81–72	3–8 (2–0)	Gallagher Center (152) Lewiston, NY
December 29, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Quinnipiac	L 27–67	3–9 (2–1)	Run Baby Run Arena (253) Jersey City, NJ
January 1, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	L 45−60	3−10 (2–2)	Run Baby Run Arena (273) Jersey City, NJ
January 3, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Merrimack	L 59–67	3–11 (2–3)	Lawler Arena (184) North Andover, MA
January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairfield	L 62–84	3–12 (2–4)	Run Baby Run Arena (240) Jersey City, NJ
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	L 51–55	3–13 (2–5)	Run Baby Run Arena (248) Jersey City, NJ
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	L 47–74	3–14 (2–6)	UHY Center (423) Loudonville, NY
January 19, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iona	W 63–57	4–14 (3–6)	Hynes Athletics Center (579) New Rochelle, NY
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Merrimack	L 59–66	4–15 (3–7)	Run Baby Run Arena (267) Jersey City, NJ
January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Rider	W 55–46	5–15 (4–7)	Run Baby Run Arena (233) Jersey City, NJ
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's	W 73–61	6–15 (5–7)	Knott Arena (1,282) Emmitsburg, MD
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena	L 62–75	6–16 (5–8)	Run Baby Run Arena (359) Jersey City, NJ
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	L 53–56	6–17 (5–9)	McCann Arena (1,273) Poughkeepsie, NY
February 12, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rider	W 42–40	7–17 (6–9)	Alumni Gymnasium (292) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacred Heart	L 61–63	7–18 (6–10)	Run Baby Run Arena (123) Jersey City, NJ
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	L 30–62	7–19 (6–11)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (741) Fairfield, CT
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	L 55–66	7–20 (6–12)	Run Baby Run Arena (180) Jersey City, NJ
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	L 45–48	7–21 (6–13)	Run Baby Run Arena (279) Jersey City, NJ
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Manhattan	L 49–68	7–22 (6–14)	Draddy Gymnasium (621) Riverdale, NY
MAAC tournament
March 5, 2026 2:30 pm, ESPN+	(10)	vs. (7) Sacred Heart First Round	L 34–47	7–23	Boardwalk Hall (662) Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
↑ "Iona WBB Upsets No. 7 Saint Peter's, 42-40, to Advance to MAAC Quarterfinals". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
1 2 3 "Fairfield Unanimously Picked First in Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
↑ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
↑ "Saint Peter's Peacocks 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 25, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2026.

[2] "Iona WBB Upsets No. 7 Saint Peter's, 42-40, to Advance to MAAC Quarterfinals". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2026.

[poll-3] 1 2 3 "Fairfield Unanimously Picked First in Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2026.

[4] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2026.

[5] "Saint Peter's Peacocks 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 25, 2026.

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