2025–26 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team

2025–26 Hofstra Pride women's basketball
2025–26 Hofstra Pride women's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	11–22 (6–12 CAA)
Head coach	Danielle Santos Atkinson (7th season);
Associate head coach	Lance White
Assistant coaches	Keila Whittington; Amber Reeves; Maniya Custis;
Home arena	Mack Sports Complex
	Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pride, led by seventh-year head coach Danielle Santos Atkinson, played their home games at the Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York, as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

2025–26 CAA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charleston †	16	–	2	.889	27	–	6	.818
Campbell	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Drexel	13	–	5	.722	21	–	11	.656
Stony Brook	12	–	6	.667	18	–	15	.545
Monmouth	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Elon	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Towson	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
William & Mary	9	–	9	.500	17	–	14	.548
North Carolina A&T	7	–	11	.389	12	–	18	.400
Hofstra	6	–	12	.333	11	–	22	.333
Hampton	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
Northeastern	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241
UNC Wilmington	2	–	16	.111	7	–	24	.226

† 2026 CAA tournament winner

Previous season

The Pride finished the 2024–25 season 14–16, 9–9 in CAA play, to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by #9 seed and eventual tournament champions William & Mary in the second round of the CAA tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 2, 2025, the Coastal Athletic Association released their preseason poll. Hofstra was picked to finish ninth in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

CAA Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Charleston	139 (8)
2	Drexel	125 (2)
3	North Carolina A&T	124 (3)
4	Campbell	112
5	Elon	87
6	William & Mary	83
7	Towson	79
8	Monmouth	71
9	Hofstra	67
10	UNC Wilmington	39
11	Hampton	37
12	Stony Brook	33
13	Northeastern	18
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-CAA Teams

Preseason All-CAA Teams
Team	Name	Class	Position
Second	Chloe Sterling	Senior	Guard
Honorable Mention - Emma Von Essen

Source:^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
PG	0	Sana'a Garrett	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Jacksonville	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	1	Maddie Pounds	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	N.C. Good Better Best Academy	Rocky Mount, North Carolina
G	2	Emma Von Essen	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Long Island Lutheran High School	Rockville Centre, New York
G	3	Chloe Sterling	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	James Madison	Kennesaw, Georgia
G/F	5	Ema Karim	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Amelia Rey Colaço Escola	Paredes, Portugal
F	6	Ayen Angoi	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Louisiana Tech	Lavon, Texas
C	7	Deivejon Harris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Texas Southern	Bronx, New York
G	8	Nevaeh Brown	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	UCF	Charlotte, North Carolina
PG	10	Alarice Gooden	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	J. Addison School	Brampton, Ontario
G	11	Syniya Barton	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School	South Hempstead, New York
F	13	Sandra Magolico	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	SMU	Maputo, Mozambique
F	23	Olivia VanPatten	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	St. George's School	Cranston, Rhode Island
G	25	Micaela Carter	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	St. Mary Catholic Secondary School	Brampton, Ontario
F/C	32	Michaela Hodge	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Northampton County High School	Jackson, North Carolina
F	35	Kiyanna Blacks-Stewart	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Paul VI High School	Sicklerville, New Jersey

Head coach

Danielle Santos Atkinson (Florida)

Assistant coach(es)

Lance White (Texas Tech)
Keila Whittington (Dillard)
Amber Reeves (UNC Wilmington)
Maniya Custis (Hofstra)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 26, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 5:00 pm, ACCNX		at Miami (FL)	L 48–83	0–1	Watsco Center (803) Coral Gables, FL
November 11, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Yale	W 73–66	1–1	John J. Lee Amphitheater (240) New Haven, CT
November 15, 2025* 1:00 pm, FloCollege/MSG		Penn	L 55–67	1–2	Mack Sports Complex (462) Hempstead, NY
November 22, 2025* 2:00 pm, FloCollege		Bucknell	L 55–61	1–3	Mack Sports Complex (430) Hempstead, NY
November 27, 2025* 3:00 pm, FloCollege		vs. No. 7 Maryland Puerto Rico Shootout	L 38−95	1−4	Coliseo Guillermo Angulo (250) Carolina, PR
November 28, 2025* 12:30 pm, FloCollege		vs. East Carolina Puerto Rico Shootout	L 53−72	1−5	Coliseo Guillermo Angulo (250) Carolina, PR
December 6, 2025* 2:00 pm, FloCollege/MSG2		Fordham	L 46–69	1–6	Mack Sports Complex (327) Hempstead, NY
December 9, 2025* 6:00 pm, FloCollege		Marywood	W 80–44	2–6	Mack Sports Complex (188) Hempstead, NY
December 13, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. John's	L 60–63	2–7	Carnesecca Arena (881) Queens, NY
December 21, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Albany	L 43–52	2–8	Broadview Center (2,568) Albany, NY
December 28, 2025* 2:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 11 Kentucky	L 42–80	2–9	Memorial Coliseum (4,609) Lexington, KY
CAA regular season
January 2, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		at Charleston	L 55−72	2−10 (0–1)	TD Arena (433) Charleston, SC
January 4, 2026 1:00 pm, FloCollege		at UNC Wilmington	W 54–46	3–10 (1–1)	Trask Coliseum (841) Wilmington, NC
January 9, 2026 6:00 pm, FloCollege/MSGSN		Towson	L 46–47	3–11 (1–2)	Mack Sports Complex (429) Hempstead, NY
January 11, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege		at Drexel	L 38–67	3–12 (1–3)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (519) Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 2026 6:00 pm, FloCollege/MSGSN		Stony Brook Battle of Long Island	L 44–61	3–13 (1–4)	Mack Sports Complex (466) Hempstead, NY
January 18, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege/MSGSN		Northeastern	L 60–62	3–14 (1–5)	Mack Sports Complex (605) Hempstead, NY
January 23, 2026 11:00 am, FloCollege		at Towson	L 55–58	3–15 (1–6)	SECU Arena (713) Towson, MD
January 26, 2026 3:00 pm, FloCollege/MSGSN		William & Mary	L 37–55	3–16 (1–7)	Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
January 30, 2026 6:31 pm, FloCollege		at Stony Brook Battle of Long Island	L 49–52	3–17 (1–8)	Stony Brook Arena (688) Stony Brook, NY
February 6, 2026 6:00 pm, FloCollege/MSGSN		Monmouth	L 54–59	3–18 (1–9)	Mack Sports Complex (487) Hempstead, NY
February 8, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege		Hampton	W 75–59	4–18 (2–9)	Mack Sports Complex (387) Hempstead, NY
February 13, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		at Campbell	L 47–58	4–19 (2–10)	Gore Arena (1,072) Buies Creek, NC
February 15, 2026 1:00 pm, FloCollege		at North Carolina A&T	W 60–51	5–19 (3–10)	Corbett Sports Center (625) Greensboro, NC
February 22, 2026 12:00 pm, FloCollege/MSG		UNC Wilmington	W 75–43	6–19 (4–10)	Mack Sports Complex (493) Hempstead, NY
February 27, 2026 6:00 pm, FloCollege/MSGSN		Elon	L 56–58	6–20 (4–11)	Mack Sports Complex (327) Hempstead, NY
March 1, 2026 3:00 pm, FloCollege		at Monmouth	W 45–44	7–20 (5–11)	OceanFirst Bank Center (811) West Long Branch, NJ
March 5, 2026 6:00 pm, FloCollege/MSG2		Drexel	L 56–70	7–21 (5–12)	Mack Sports Complex (399) Hempstead, NY
March 7, 2026 1:00 pm, FloCollege		at Northeastern	W 62–46	8–21 (6–12)	Cabot Center (204) Boston, MA
CAA tournament
March 12, 2026 6:00 pm, FloCollege	(10)	vs. (7) Towson Second Round	W 72–71	9–21	CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C.
March 13, 2026 6:00 pm, FloCollege	(10)	vs. (2) Campbell Quarterfinals	W 55–50	10–21	CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C.
March 14, 2026 4:30 pm, FloCollege	(10)	vs. (3) Drexel Semifinals	W 53–49 ^OT	11–21	CareFirst Arena (1,450) Washington, D.C.
March 15, 2026 2:00 pm, CBSSN	(10)	vs. (1) Charleston Championship	L 56–68	11–22	CareFirst Arena (1,325) Washington, D.C.
*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". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved May 26, 2026.
↑ "Complete Team Effort Leads No. 9 Women's Basketball Past No. 8 Hofstra in CAA Second Round". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
1 2 3 "Barbot Goes Back-To-Back As CAA Preseason Player of the Year; Charleston Headlines Coaches Poll". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved May 26, 2026.
↑ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Hofstra University Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
↑ "Hofstra Pride 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved May 26, 2026.

[2] "Complete Team Effort Leads No. 9 Women's Basketball Past No. 8 Hofstra in CAA Second Round". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2026.

[poll-3] 1 2 3 "Barbot Goes Back-To-Back As CAA Preseason Player of the Year; Charleston Headlines Coaches Poll". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved May 26, 2026.

[4] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Hofstra University Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2026.

[5] "Hofstra Pride 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2026.

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