2025–26 UNC Asheville Bulldogs women's basketball team

2025–26 UNC Asheville Bulldogs women's basketball
2025–26 UNC Asheville Bulldogs women's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	12–18 (7–9 Big South)
Head coach	Tynesha Lewis (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Ron Woodard; Quante Lee; Sha-Teisa Sharpe; Mike Moses Jr.;
Home arena	Kimmel Arena
	Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 UNC Asheville Bulldogs women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Tynesha Lewis, played their home games at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, as members of the Big South Conference.

2025–26 Big South women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
High Point †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	6	.818
Radford	12	–	4	.750	23	–	13	.639
Longwood	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
Gardner–Webb	9	–	7	.563	12	–	19	.387
Winthrop	7	–	9	.438	15	–	17	.469
UNC Asheville	7	–	9	.438	12	–	18	.400
Charleston Southern	6	–	10	.375	8	–	22	.267
USC Upstate	6	–	10	.375	12	–	20	.375
Presbyterian	1	–	15	.063	3	–	27	.100

† 2026 Big South tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2024–25 season 4–27, 1–15 in Big South play, to finish in ninth (last) place.^[1] They defeated Presbyterian,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions High Point in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 15, 2025, the Big South Conference released their preseason poll. UNC Asheville was picked to finish ninth (last) in the conference, with one first-place vote.^[4]

Preseason rankings

Big South Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	High Point	77 (6)
2	Longwood	69 (1)
3	Radford	67 (1)
4	Winthrop	48
5	Charleston Southern	41
6	USC Upstate	33
7	Gardner–Webb	25
8	Presbyterian	23
9	UNC Asheville	22 (1)
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-Big South Teams

No players were named to the First or Second Preseason All-Big South Teams.^[5]

Roster

2025–26 UNC Asheville Bulldogs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Taliya Council	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	North Carolina A&T	Lumberton, North Carolina
G	1	Journee McDaniel	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	East Carolina	New Bern, North Carolina
G	2	Jamaria Freeman	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Fike High School	Wilson, North Carolina
G	3	Trinity Fields	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	RS So	Brentwood Academy	Old Hickory, Tennessee
G	5	Nia Green	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Morgan State	Baltimore, Maryland
F	6	Kristen McMillan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College	Birmingham, Alabama
G	7	Aileen Marquez	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Morehead State	Arden, North Carolina
G	9	D'yanna Maxey	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Mississippi Valley State	Atlanta, Georgia
F	13	Jazlyn Ware	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Stockbridge High School	McDonough, Georgia
F	22	Sara Yarnell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Hammond High School	Columbia, Maryland
G	23	Jaidyn Koerdt	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Coastal Carolina	Providence, Arkansas
F	24	Clementina Odom	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Tyler Junior College	London, England
F	30	Deborah Orianegbena	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Victory Christian Center School	Edo State, Nigeria

Head coach

Tynesha Lewis (NC State)

Assistant coach(es)

Ron Woodard (Norfolk State)
Quante Lee (NC State)
Sha-Teisa Sharpe (Elizabeth City State)
Mike Moses Jr. (Fayetteville State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 7, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Mercer	L 39–48	0–1	Kimmel Arena (189) Asheville, NC
November 6, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Warren Wilson	W 108–44	1–1	Kimmel Arena (246) Asheville, NC
November 13, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at North Carolina Central	L 53–66	1–2	McDougald–McLendon Arena (963) Durham, NC
November 19, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	W 67–50	2–2	Ramsey Center (802) Cullowhee, NC
November 22, 2025* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Appalachian State	L 40–64	2–3	Kimmel Arena (341) Asheville, NC
November 25, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford	L 54−80	2−4	Kimmel Arena (259) Asheville, NC
November 29, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 67−74	2−5	Timmons Arena (303) Greenville, SC
December 3, 2025* 11:30 am, ESPN+/CW62		South Carolina State	W 64–58 ^OT	3–5	Kimmel Arena (1,612) Asheville, NC
December 6, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Florida	L 61–76	3–6	Kimmel Arena (234) Asheville, NC
December 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 53–63	3–7	Brooks Gymnasium (263) Johnson City, TN
December 14, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Carolina	L 61–75	3–8	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
December 17, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Simmons (KY)	W 94–39	4–8	Kimmel Arena (212) Asheville, NC
December 29, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+/CW62		Brevard	W 84−31	5−8	Kimmel Arena (267) Asheville, NC
Big South regular season
December 31, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	L 51–78	5–9 (0–1)	Qubein Center (437) High Point, NC
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Winthrop	L 55–59	5–10 (0–2)	Kimmel Arena (248) Asheville, NC
January 7, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 62–51	6–10 (1–2)	Paul Porter Arena (875) Boiling Springs, NC
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Longwood	L 58–67	6–11 (1–3)	Kimmel Arena (329) Asheville, NC
January 14, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	L 66–72	6–12 (1–4)	Kimmel Arena (582) Asheville, NC
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 64–53	7–12 (2–4)	Templeton Center (282) Clinton, SC
January 21, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		USC Upstate	W 57–56	8–12 (3–4)	Kimmel Arena (324) Asheville, NC
January 23, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Radford	L 52–64	8–13 (3–5)	Dedmon Center (591) Radford, VA
January 30, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	L 52–54	8–14 (3–6)	Kimmel Arena (194) Asheville, NC
February 4, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 60–48	9–14 (4–6)	Buccaneer Field House (310) North Charleston, SC
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	L 60–72	9–15 (4–7)	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,147) Farmville, VA
February 11, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Radford	L 45–73	9–16 (4–8)	Kimmel Arena (373) Asheville, NC
February 14, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	W 63–57	10–16 (5–8)	G. B. Hodge Center (209) Spartanburg, SC
February 18, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		High Point	L 55–60	10–17 (5–9)	Kimmel Arena (486) Asheville, NC
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 76–58	11–17 (6–9)	Kimmel Arena (547) Asheville, NC
February 25, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop	W 64–59	12–17 (7–9)	Winthrop Coliseum (301) Rock Hill, SC
Big South tournament
March 5, 2026 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) Longwood Quarterfinals	L 58–72	12–18	Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,208) Johnson City, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

↑ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
↑ "UNC-Asheville and Gardner-Webb advance in the Big South tournament". WJHL. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
↑ "Panthers Advance to Semifinals". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
1 2 "High Point Voted 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
↑ "Big South Announces 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Honors". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
↑ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
↑ "UNC Asheville Bulldogs 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 7, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 7, 2026.

[2] "UNC-Asheville and Gardner-Webb advance in the Big South tournament". WJHL. Retrieved March 7, 2026.

[3] "Panthers Advance to Semifinals". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2026.

[poll-4] 1 2 "High Point Voted 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 7, 2026.

[5] "Big South Announces 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Honors". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 7, 2026.

[6] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2026.

[7] "UNC Asheville Bulldogs 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 7, 2026.

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