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2025–26 Baylor Bears women's basketball team

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The 2025–26 Baylor Bears women's basketball team represents Baylor University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears are led by fifth-year head coach Nicki Collen and play their home games at Foster Pavilion in Waco, Texas. The Baylor Bears are competing as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

ConferenceBig 12 Conference
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 21
Record25–9 (13–5 Big 12)
Quick facts Baylor Bears women's basketball, NCAA tournament, Second Round ...
2025–26 Baylor Bears women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 21
Record25–9 (13–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachTony Greene
Johnnie Harris
Assistant coaches
  • Aaron Sternecker
  • Jaelyn Richard Harris
  • Tez Dumars
Home arenaFoster Pavilion
Seasons
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2025–26 Big 12 women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 TCU15–3 .83332–6  .842
No. 18 West Virginia †14–4 .77828–7  .800
No. 23 Baylor13–5 .72225–9  .735
Oklahoma State12–6 .66724–10  .706
Texas Tech12–6 .66726–8  .765
Colorado11–7 .61122–12  .647
Iowa State10–8 .55622–10  .688
Utah10–8 .55619–13  .594
BYU9–9 .50026–12  .684
Arizona State9–9 .50024–11  .686
Kansas8–10 .44422–14  .611
Kansas State8–10 .44419–18  .514
Cincinnati6–12 .33311–20  .355
UCF3–15 .16711–19  .367
Arizona3–15 .16712–18  .400
Houston1–17 .0567–23  .233
† 2026 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

The Bears finished the 2024–25 season 28–8, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Iowa State in the quarterfinals and Oklahoma State in the semifinals before losing in the championship game TCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed as the Spokane region 1 where they defeated Grand Canyon in the first round before losing to Ole Miss in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

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Baylor Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Yaya Felder2G5'8"SeniorHartford, CTGraduated
Madison Bartley3F6'3"Graduate StudentKettering, OHGraduated
Waiata Jennings7G5'9"JuniorRotorua, New ZealandTransferred to Alabama
Jada Walker11G5'7"SeniorRichmond, VAGraduated
Aaronette Vonleh21C6'3"SeniorWest Linn, ORGraduated/went undrafted in 2025 WNBA draft; signed with the Dallas Wings
Sarah Andrews24G5'6"Graduate StudentIrving, TXGraduated
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Incoming

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Baylor incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Taliah Scott0G5'9"Redshirt SophomoreOrange, FLAuburn
Kiersten Johnson2F6'4"SeniorDuncanville, TXOklahoma[1]
Ella Brow3G5'8"Redshirt JuniorPalm Beach, AustraliaSMU
Yuting Deng7G6'0"SophomoreHunan, ChinaAuburn
Kiera Pemberton9F6'1"JuniorLangley, BCNorth Dakota
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Recruiting

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Marcayla Johnson
G		 Tulsa, OK Booker T. Washington High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (94)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2025 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 4, 2024.
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Taliah Scott 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoSt. Johns Country Day School
Auburn		 Orange Park, FL
G 1 Ines Goryanova 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrDME Academy Sofia, Bulgaria
F 2 Kiersten Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrDuncanville HS Duncanville, TX
G 3 Ella Brow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrPalm Beach Currumbin
SMU		 Palm Beach, Australia
G 4 Jana Van Gytenbeek 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GSStanford Greenwood Village, CO
G/F 5 Darianna Littlepage-Buggs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrClassen HS Edmond, OK
G 7 Yuting Deng 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoFIBA China
Auburn		 Hunan, China
F 8 Kayla Nelms 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMiami Country Day HS Miami, FL
F 9 Kiera Pemberton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrWalnut Grove Secondary School
Notre Dakota		 Langley, British Columbia
F 12 Kyla Abraham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrSmithfield HS Carrollton, VA
G 21 Marcayla Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBooker T. Washington HS Tulsa, OK
G/F 22 Bella Fontleroy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrKickapoo HS Springfield, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2025*
4:00 p.m.		 No. 16 West Texas A&M W 86–46 
  –     –     –    Foster Pavilion 
Waco, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ESPN		 No. 16 vs. No. 7 Duke
Oui-Play		 W 58–52  1–0
  24 –  Scott  10 –  Littlepage-Buggs  4 –  Van Gytenbeek  Adidas Arena (5,712)
Paris, France
November 9, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 16 Lindenwood W 76–63  2–0
  29 – Scott  8 – Fontleroy  6 – Van Gytenbeek  Foster Pavilion (3,251)
Waco, TX
November 14, 2025*
8:30 p.m., CBSSN		 No. 7 at UNLV W 62–54  3–0
  23 – Scott  12 – Littlepage-Buggs  5 – Scott  Cox Pavilion (2,464)
Paradise, NV
November 16, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 7 Le Moyne W 99–43  4–0
  26 – Littlepage-Buggs  11 – Littlepage-Buggs  9 – Scott  Foster Pavilion (3,360)
Waco, TX
November 20, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 7 vs. No. 19 Iowa
WBCA Showcase		 L 52–57  4–1
  32 – Scott  12 – Littlepage-Buggs  4 – Van Gytenbeek  State Farm Field House (2,532)
Bay Lake, FL
November 22, 2025*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 7 vs. Davidson
WBCA Showcase		 W 74–72 OT 5–1
  22 – Scott  11 – K. Johnson  5 – Van Gytenbeek  State Farm Field House 
Bay Lake, FL
November 26, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 15 Louisiana Tech W 75–46  6–1
  21 – Scott  12 – Littlepage-Buggs  5 – Van Gytenbeek  Foster Pavilion (3,247)
Waco, TX
November 30, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 15 Grambling State W 76–35  7–1
  17 – Scott  16 – Littlepage-Buggs  7 – Van Gytenbeek  Foster Pavilion (3,121)
Waco, TX
December 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 14 Southeastern Louisiana W 112–47  8–1
  23 – Scott  14 – Littlepage-Buggs  12 – Van Gytenbeek  Foster Pavilion (3,158)
Waco, TX
December 7, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 14 UTSA W 73–55  9–1
  19 – Scott  6 – Fontleroy  3 – Tied  Foster Pavilion (3,242)
Waco, TX
December 9, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+		 No. 13 Alabama State W 90–36  10–1
  30 – Scott  10 – Tied  13 – Van Gytenbeek  Foster Pavilion (4,169)
Waco, TX
December 14, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ABC		 No. 13 vs. No. 2 Texas
Sprouts Farmers Market espnW Invitational		 L 54–89  10–2
  9 – Tied  14 – Littlepage-Buggs  7 – Van Gytenbeek  Dickies Arena (3,116)
Fort Worth, TX
December 18, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 15 Southern W 77–60  11–2
  21 – Fontleroy  12 – Littlepage-Buggs  10 – Van Gytenbeek  Foster Pavilion (3,074)
Waco, TX
Big 12 regular season
December 21, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 15 Texas Tech L 60–61  11–3
(0–1)		  22 – Deng  7 – Littlepage-Buggs  7 – Van Gytenbeek  Foster Pavilion (3,935)
Waco, TX
December 31, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 22 at Oklahoma State W 77–68  12–3
(1–1)		  24 – Scott  8 – Nelms  8 – Van Gytenbeek  Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,259)
Stillwater, OK
January 4, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 22 at No. 10 Iowa State W 72–70  13–3
(2–1)		  21 – Scott  20 – Littlepage-Buggs  7 – Van Gytenbeek  Hilton Coliseum (10,832)
Ames, IA
January 8, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 16 Colorado W 56–52  14–3
(3–1)		  13 –  Deng  12 –  Littlepage-Buggs  7 –  Van Gytenbeek  Foster Pavilion (3,172)
Waco, TX
January 11, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 16 Kansas W 79–64  15–3
(4–1)		  24 –  Scott  13 –  Littlepage-Buggs  6 –  Littlepage-Buggs  Foster Pavilion (3,651)
Waco, TX
January 14, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 18 at Utah W 61–45  16–3
(5–1)		  14 – Scott  9 – Tied  6 – Van Gytenbeek  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,862)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 17, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 18 at BYU W 69–58  17–3
(6–1)		  25 – Scott  9 – Littlepage-Buggs  5 – Scott  Marriott Center (3,251)
Provo, UT
January 21, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 14 UCF W 73–48  18–3
(7–1)		  22 –  Scott  18 –  Littlepage-Buggs  7 –  Van Gytenbeek  Foster Pavilion (3,192)
Waco, TX
January 27, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 14 Houston W 82–66  19–3
(8–1)		  25 –  Littlepage-Buggs  12 –  Fontleroy  7 –  Van Gytenbeek  Foster Pavilion (3,438)
Waco, TX
February 1, 2026
11:00 a.m., ESPN		 No. 14 at No. 22 West Virginia L 60–70  19–4
(8–2)		  18 – Scott  8 – Littlepage-Buggs  3 – Van Gytenbeek  Hope Coliseum (6,034)
Morgantown, WV
February 4, 2026
5:30 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 15 at Cincinnati W 76–70  20–4
(9–2)		  26 – Scott  12 – Littlepage-Buggs  4 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (1,674)
Cincinnati, OH
February 7, 2026
5:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 15 Arizona State W 67–64  21–4
(10–2)		  17 – Scott  12 – Littlepage-Buggs  5 – Van Gytenbeek  Foster Pavilion (4,213)
Waco, TX
February 12, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 12 No. 17 TCU L 67–83  21–5
(10–3)		  22 – Scott  5 – Littlepage-Buggs  6 – Van Gytenbeek  Foster Pavilion (5,758)
Waco, TX
February 15, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 12 at UCF W 93–63  22–5
(11–3)		  26 – Scott  8 – Littlepage-Buggs  11 – Van Gytenbeek  Addition Financial Arena (1,329)
Orlando, FL
February 18, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 15 at No. 20 Texas Tech L 56–87  22–6
(11–4)		  13 – Tied  6 – K. Johnson  3 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (5,020)
Lubbock, TX
February 21, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 15 Arizona W 74–60  23–6
(12–4)		  22 – Scott  10 – Fontleroy  8 – Van Gytenbeek  Foster Pavilion (3,840)
Waco, TX
February 23, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 18 Kansas State W 80–54  24–6
(13–4)		  20 – Scott  11 – Littlepage-Buggs  8 – Van Gytenbeek  Foster Pavilion (3,478)
Waco, TX
March 1, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 18 at No. 11 TCU L 53–65  24–7
(13–5)		  17 – Scott  8 – Littlepage-Buggs  4 – Scott  Schollmaier Arena (6,330)
Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 Tournament
March 6, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (3) No. 20 vs. (6) Colorado
Quarterfinals		 L 53–62  24–8
  14 – Scott  10 – Littlepage-Buggs  3 – Brow  T-Mobile Center (4,771)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2026*
1:00 p.m., ESPN		 (6 S2) No. 21 vs. (11 S2) Nebraska
First Round		 W 67–62  25–8
  15 – Scott  11 – Littlepage-Buggs  4 – Van Gytenbeek  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,455)
Durham, NC
March 22, 2026*
4:00 p.m., ESPN		 (6 S2) No. 21 at (3 S2) No. 8 Duke
Second Round		 L 46–69  25–9
  13 – Scott  9 – Littlepage-Buggs  2 – Littlepage-Buggs  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,907)
Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S2=Sacramento 2.
All times are in Central Time.
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Rankings

Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP1677151413152222*1618141415121518202121
Coaches1814101615141520211617141415111416182121Not released
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*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

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