2025–26 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team

2025–26 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball
2025–26 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball
MAAC regular season co-champions
WBIT, Second Round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	27–7 (19–1 MAAC)
Head coach	Tricia Fabbri (31st season);
Associate head coach	William Sullivan
Assistant coaches	Cur'Tiera Haywood; Carly Fabbri;
Home arena	M&T Bank Arena
	Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by 31st-year head coach Tricia Fabbri, played their home games at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, Connecticut 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 Bobcats finished the 2024–25 season 28–5, 18–2 in MAAC play, to finish in second place.^[1] They defeated Iona in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament,^[2] and Merrimack in the semifinals,^[3] before falling to top-seeded Fairfield in the championship game.^[4] They received an automatic bid to the WBIT,^[5] where they would be defeated by Seton Hall in the first round.^[6]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference released their preseason poll. Quinnipiac was picked to finish second in the conference.^[7]

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:^[7]

Preseason All-MAAC Teams

Preseason All-MAAC Teams
Team	Player	Position	Year
First	Anna Foley	Forward/Center	Junior
First	Jackie Grisdale	Guard	Graduate Student
Second	Karson Martin	Guard	Junior

Source:^[7]

Roster

2025–26 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Ella Ryan	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Brentwood High School	Brentwood, Tennessee
G	3	Aniyah Neal	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Loomis Chaffee School	Syracuse, New York
G	5	Paige Girardi	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Warwick Valley High School	Warwick, New York
G	10	Maria Kealy	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Loreto Letterkenny	Donegal, Ireland
F	12	Ella O'Donnell (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Rathdown School	Shankill, Ireland
F	14	Emma Lizotte	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Thornton Academy	Saco, Maine
G	15	Karson Martin	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Woodstock High School	Woodstock, Georgia
G	20	Sydney Ryan	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Furman	Brentwood, Tennessee
G	21	Jackie Grisdale (C)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Poland High School	Poland, Ohio
G	22	Reagan Sipla	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	St. Charles North High School	St. Charles, Illinois
F/C	23	Anna Foley (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Andover High School	Andover, Massachusetts
G	24	Ava Sollenne	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	St. Luke's School	Greenwich, Connecticut

Head coach

Tricia Fabbri (Fairfield)

Assistant coach(es)

William Sullivan (Connecticut)
Cur'Tiera Haywood (Quinnipiac)
Carly Fabbri (Quinnipiac)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 16, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston University	W 65–55	1–0	Case Gym (845) Boston, MA
November 6, 2025* 7:00 pm, B1G+		at Rutgers	L 55–64	1–1	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,548) Piscataway, NJ
November 11, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		St. John's	L 51–53	1–2	M&T Bank Arena (537) Hamden, CT
November 18, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Yale	W 69–46	2–2	John J. Lee Amphitheater (354) New Haven, CT
November 21, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston	L 71−75	2−3	M&T Bank Arena (458) Hamden, CT
November 23, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Colgate	W 77−50	3−3	M&T Bank Arena (409) Hamden, CT
December 3, 2025* 1:00 pm, ACCNX		at Boston College	W 76–49	4–3	Conte Forum (617) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 6, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cornell	W 68–47	5–3	Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
December 14, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+/NESN+		Maine	L 55–63	5–4	M&T Bank Arena (263) Hamden, CT
MAAC regular season
December 19, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+/NESN		Manhattan	W 78–39	6–4 (1–0)	M&T Bank Arena (2,919) Hamden, CT
December 21, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	W 76–67	7–4 (2–0)	McCann Arena (535) Poughkeepsie, NY
December 29, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	W 67−27	8−4 (3–0)	Run Baby Run Arena (253) Jersey City, NJ
January 1, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+/NESN		Iona	W 80–54	9–4 (4–0)	M&T Bank Arena (487) Hamden, CT
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rider	W 68–56	10–4 (5–0)	Alumni Gymnasium (386) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 8, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's	W 70–44	11–4 (6–0)	Knott Arena (537) Emmitsburg, MD
January 10, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacred Heart	W 65–49	12–4 (7–0)	M&T Bank Arena (676) Hamden, CT
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	W 59–47	13–4 (8–0)	M&T Bank Arena (756) Hamden, CT
January 19, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Merrimack	W 75–61	14–4 (9–0)	Lawler Arena (311) North Andover, MA
January 22, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	W 56–43	15–4 (10–0)	M&T Bank Arena (394) Hamden, CT
January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Manhattan	W 74–56	16–4 (11–0)	Draddy Gymnasium (609) Riverdale, NY
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Fairfield	W 72–58	17–4 (12–0)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,491) Fairfield, CT
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Merrimack	W 80–53	18–4 (13–0)	M&T Bank Arena (556) Hamden, CT
February 5, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Canisius	W 73–55	19–4 (14–0)	Koessler Athletic Center (457) Buffalo, NY
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Niagara	W 89–45	20–4 (15–0)	Gallagher Center (386) Lewiston, NY
February 12, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena	W 62–40	21–4 (16–0)	M&T Bank Arena (310) Hamden, CT
February 14, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairfield	L 63–75	21–5 (16–1)	M&T Bank Arena (1,307) Hamden, CT
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacred Heart	W 55–39	22–5 (17–1)	William H. Pitt Center (805) Fairfield, CT
February 26, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	W 54–38	23–5 (18–1)	M&T Bank Arena (437) Hamden, CT
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	W 75–37	24–5 (19–1)	M&T Bank Arena (663) Hamden, CT
MAAC tournament
March 6, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (8) Manhattan Quarterfinals	W 59–43	25–5	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
March 8, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (4) Iona Semifinals	W 63–62	26–5	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
March 9, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (2) Fairfield Championship	L 44–51	26–6	Boardwalk Hall (826) Atlantic City, NJ
WBIT
March 19, 2026* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at (3) George Mason First Round	W 71–64	27–6	EagleBank Arena (511) Fairfax, VA
March 22, 2026* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at (2) Stanford Second Round	L 69–81	27–7	Maples Pavilion (874) Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[8]^[9]

References

↑ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
↑ "Iona WBB Falls to No. 2 Quinnipiac in the MAAC Quarterfinals". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
↑ "Women's Basketball Drops MAAC Semifinal Matchup to Quinnipiac". Merrimack College Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
↑ "Back-to-Back, Stags Win 2024-25 MAAC Championship!". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
↑ "WBIT 2025 schedule, bracket: Game times, TV, streaming for women's tournament". USA Today. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
↑ "Women's basketball defeat Quinnipiac, 55-38, in first round of WBIT after being snubbed from NCAA tourney". The Setonian. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
1 2 3 "Fairfield Unanimously Picked First in Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
↑ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
↑ "Quinnipiac Bobcats 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 16, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2026.

[2] "Iona WBB Falls to No. 2 Quinnipiac in the MAAC Quarterfinals". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2026.

[3] "Women's Basketball Drops MAAC Semifinal Matchup to Quinnipiac". Merrimack College Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2026.

[4] "Back-to-Back, Stags Win 2024-25 MAAC Championship!". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2026.

[5] "WBIT 2025 schedule, bracket: Game times, TV, streaming for women's tournament". USA Today. Retrieved June 16, 2026.

[6] "Women's basketball defeat Quinnipiac, 55-38, in first round of WBIT after being snubbed from NCAA tourney". The Setonian. Retrieved June 16, 2026.

[poll-7] 1 2 3 "Fairfield Unanimously Picked First in Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2026.

[8] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2026.

[9] "Quinnipiac Bobcats 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 16, 2026.

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