2025–26 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

2025–26 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball
2025–26 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	12–21 (4–14 WAC)
Head coach	Shereka Wright (6th season);
Associate head coach	KaeLynn Boyd
Assistant coaches	Steven Reynolds Jr.; Ethan McIlhargey; Christian Chapman;
Home arena	College Park Center
	Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by sixth-year head coach Shereka Wright, play their home games at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

2025–26 WAC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
California Baptist †	15	–	3	.833	23	–	11	.676
Abilene Christian	13	–	5	.722	24	–	11	.686
Southern Utah	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Utah Valley	9	–	9	.500	16	–	15	.516
Tarleton	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
UT Arlington	4	–	14	.222	12	–	21	.364
Utah Tech	4	–	14	.222	9	–	20	.310

† 2026 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Mavericks finished the 2024–25 season 18–14, 10–6 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for second place.^[1] They defeated California Baptist^[2] and Tarleton State,^[3] before falling to top-seeded Grand Canyon in the WAC tournament championship game.^[4] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,^[5] where they would defeat Incarnate Word in the first round,^[6] before falling to North Texas in the second round.^[7]

Preseason

On October 29, 2025, the Western Athletic Conference released their preseason poll. UT Arlington was picked to finish third in the conference, with one first-place vote.^[8]

Preseason rankings

WAC Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Abilene Christian	32 (2)
2	California Baptist	31 (4)
3	UT Arlington	25 (1)
4	Utah Valley	23
5	Tarleton State	18
6	Utah Tech	12
7	Southern Utah	6
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[8]

Preseason All-WAC Team

No players were named to the Preseason All-WAC Team.^[8]

Roster

2025–26 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kali Haizlip	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	College of Southern Idaho	Puyallup, Washington
G	1	Amiyah Reynolds	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Purdue	South Bend, Indiana
G	2	Kendal Robinson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	North Crowley High School	Fort Worth, Texas
G	3	Erin Sellers	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	RS So	Menlo College	Oakland, California
F	4	Laura Bello	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Sr	Idaho State	Dublin, Ireland
G	5	Nya Threatt	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Dulles High School	Missouri City, Texas
F	11	Kira Reynolds	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	South Bend Washington High School	South Bend, Indiana
G	13	Jadyn Atchison	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Old Dominion	Cedar Hill, Texas
F	15	Mila Reynolds	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Jr	Purdue	South Bend, Indiana
G	21	Alexsyah Goudeau	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Tahlequah High School	Tahlequah, Oklahoma
F	24	Miraya Perkins	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Boswell High School	Dallas, Texas
C	42	Jeanne Rodriguez	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Salt Lake Community College	Landerneau, France

Head coach

Shereka Wright (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

KaeLynn Boyd (Southeastern Louisiana)
Steven Reynolds Jr. (Western Michigan)
Ethan McIlhargey (Idaho)
Christian Chapman (Cal State East Bay)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 26, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2025* 5:00 pm		New Mexico	L 56–79	–	16 – K. Reynolds	6 – Bello	2 – Sellers	College Park Center (971) Arlington, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Houston	L 59–76	0–1	15 – K. Reynolds	16 – K. Reynolds	1 – Tied	Fertitta Center (1,025) Houston, TX
November 7, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State	L 53–69	0–2	10 – Tied	8 – K. Reynolds	4 – Atchison	College Park Center (586) Arlington, TX
November 11, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Wyoming	W 64–44	1–2	14 – K. Reynolds	13 – K. Reynolds	4 – Tied	College Park Center (695) Arlington, TX
November 14, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 78–58	2–2	21 – Threatt	6 – Tied	5 – Threatt	College Park Center (912) Arlington, TX
November 16, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar	L 55−66	2−3	13 – Threatt	6 – K. Reynolds	3 – Atchison	Montagne Center (1,150) Beaumont, TX
November 22, 2025* 8:00 pm, BallerTV		vs. Colorado Hawaii North Shore Showcase	L 60−71	2−4	14 – Tied	8 – K. Reynolds	4 – Threatt	George Q. Cannon Activities Center (350) Lāʻie, HI
November 24, 2025* 4:00 pm, BallerTV		vs. Texas A&M Hawaii North Shore Showcase	W 61–60	3–4	22 – K. Reynolds	12 – K. Reynolds	3 – Tied	George Q. Cannon Activities Center (349) Lāʻie, HI
November 25, 2025* 8:30 pm, BallerTV		vs. VCU Hawaii North Shore Showcase	W 61–39	4–4	11 – Perkins	7 – Tied	5 – Atchison	George Q. Cannon Activities Center (278) Lāʻie, HI
December 2, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Little Rock	W 62–55	5–4	22 – K. Reynolds	11 – K. Reynolds	5 – Threatt	Jack Stephens Center (447) Little Rock, AR
December 12, 2025* 11:15 am, ESPN+		at Rice	L 54–75	5–5	15 – M. Reynolds	8 – A. Reynolds	4 – Threatt	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,044) Houston, TX
December 17, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Texas Southern	W 81–73	6–5	17 – Haizlip	11 – K. Reynolds	4 – Tied	College Park Center (729) Arlington, TX
December 21, 2025* 1:00 pm, SECN		at No. 5 LSU	L 45−110	6−6	7 – Tied	5 – Atchison	2 – M. Reynolds	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,163) Baton Rouge, LA
WAC regular season
December 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tarleton State	L 57–66	6–7 (0–1)	15 – Atchison	10 – Bello	3 – Tied	EECU Center (832) Stephenville, TX
January 1, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at California Baptist	L 64–85	6–8 (0–2)	15 – K. Reynolds	9 – A. Reynolds	4 – A. Reynolds	Fowler Events Center (309) Riverside, CA
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Utah	L 55–58	6–9 (0–3)	10 – Haizlip	9 – K. Reynolds	3 – Tied	College Park Center (721) Arlington, TX
January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	L 56–59	6–10 (0–4)	21 – K. Reynolds	7 – K. Reynolds	4 – Tied	Moody Coliseum (712) Abilene, TX
January 15, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Utah Tech	W 64–56	7–10 (1–4)	17 – M. Reynolds	7 – A. Reynolds	3 – Tied	College Park Center (761) Arlington, TX
January 17, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Utah Valley	W 59–47	8–10 (2–4)	16 – K. Reynolds	13 – K. Reynolds	5 – Threatt	College Park Center (473) Arlington, TX
January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tarleton State	L 37–51	8–11 (2–5)	7 – Haizlip	6 – Bello	1 – Tied	EECU Center (802) Stephenville, TX
January 29, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Utah	L 68-77	8-12 (2-6)	27 – Threatt	6 – Bello	2 – K. Reynolds	America First Event Center (441) Cedar City, UT
January 31, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at California Baptist	L 55-83	8-13 (2-7)	16 – Atchison	15 – Bello	1 – Tied	Fowler Events Center (742) Riverside, CA
February 5, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Utah Tech	W 84-78 ^{2 OT}	9-13 (3-7)	20 – K. Reynolds	15 – K. Reynolds	3 – Tied	College Park Center (562) Arlington, TX
February 7, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Utah Valley	W 60-59 ^OT	10-13 (4-7)	17 – Tied	9 – Bello	7 – Goudeau	College Park Center (613) Arlington, TX
February 12, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Abilene Christian	L 63-72	10-14 (4-8)	15 – Robinson	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	College Park Center (810) Arlington, TX
February 14, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Utah	L 67-78	10-15 (4-9)	24 – K. Reynolds	6 – K. Reynolds	2 – Tied	America First Event Center (392) Cedar City, UT
February 18, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Utah Tech	L 58-60	10-16 (4-10)	14 – Tied	9 – Atchison	5 – Atchison	Burns Arena (588) St. George, UT
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Utah Valley	L 60-77	10-17 (4-11)	17 – K. Reynolds	6 – Bello	6 – Goudeau	UCCU Center (584) Orem, UT
February 26, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		California Baptist	L 72-79	10-18 (4-12)	19 – Atchison	11 – K. Reynolds	4 – Goudeau	College Park Center (637) Arlington, TX
March 5, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Tarleton State	L 54-65	10-19 (4-13)	15 – Atchison	7 – Bello	3 – Tied	College Park Center (611) Arlington, TX
March 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Abilene Christian	L 57-72	10-20 (4-14)	16 – K. Reynolds	9 – K. Reynolds	4 – Atchison	College Park Center (795) Arlington, TX
WAC tournament
March 11, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (7) Utah Tech First Round	W 77-73	11-20	21 – K. Reynolds	16 – K. Reynolds	5 – K. Reynolds	Orleans Arena (760) Las Vegas, NV
March 12, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) Southern Utah Quarterfinal	W 70-65	12-20	23 – K. Reynolds	6 – Tied	3 – Threatt	Orleans Arena (786) Las Vegas, NV
March 13, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (2) Abilene Christian Semifinal	L 50-70	12-21	8 – Tied	4 – Bello	3 – Tied	Orleans Arena (786) Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[9]^[10]

References

↑ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
↑ "UTA women's basketball advances to WAC semifinal, win over California Baptist University". The Shorthorn. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
↑ "UTA pulls away late to defeat Tarleton State Women's Basketball in WAC Semifinals". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
↑ "San Antonio, Erikstrup lead Grand Canyon to 30th straight win and first trip to NCAA Tournament". AP News. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
↑ "WNIT tournament bracket, TV, schedule, times, where to watch". USA Today. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
↑ "Mean Green Set for WNIT Showdown with UT Arlington After First-Round Bye". 247Sports. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
↑ "UNT women's basketball team rolls past UTA for milestone win in WNIT". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
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↑ "Women's Basketball 2025-26 Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
↑ "UT Arlington Mavericks 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[2] "UTA women's basketball advances to WAC semifinal, win over California Baptist University". The Shorthorn. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[3] "UTA pulls away late to defeat Tarleton State Women's Basketball in WAC Semifinals". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[4] "San Antonio, Erikstrup lead Grand Canyon to 30th straight win and first trip to NCAA Tournament". AP News. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[5] "WNIT tournament bracket, TV, schedule, times, where to watch". USA Today. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[6] "Mean Green Set for WNIT Showdown with UT Arlington After First-Round Bye". 247Sports. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[7] "UNT women's basketball team rolls past UTA for milestone win in WNIT". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[poll-8] 1 2 3 "Abilene Christian Selected as 2025-26 WAC Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[9] "Women's Basketball 2025-26 Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[10] "UT Arlington Mavericks 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

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