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2025–26 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team

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The 2025–26 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represents the University of Northern Colorado during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, led by fifth-year head coach Kristen Mattio, play their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado as members of the Big Sky Conference.

ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record23–11 (13–5 Big Sky)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachCamille Perkins
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2025–26 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record23–11 (13–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachCamille Perkins
Assistant coaches
  • Jerad Stottlemyre
  • Katie Bussey Mayes
  • DeAndre Betty
Home arenaBank of Colorado Arena
Seasons
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2025–26 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Idaho †17–1 .94429–6  .829
Montana State16–2 .88927–8  .771
Northern Colorado13–5 .72223–11  .676
Idaho State12–6 .66719–11  .633
Sacramento State8–10 .44415–18  .455
Eastern Washington7–11 .38915–18  .455
Northern Arizona6–12 .33310–22  .313
Montana5–13 .2789–22  .290
Weber State4–14 .22211–22  .333
Portland State2–16 .1116–25  .194
† 2026 Big Sky tournament winner
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Previous season

The Bears finished the 2024–25 season 14–17, 6–12 in Big Sky play, to finish in ninth place.[1] They defeated Portland State,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Montana State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament.[3]

Preseason

On October 22, 2025, the Big Sky Conference released their preseason coaches and media poll. Northern Colorado was picked to finish seventh in the coaches poll, and ninth in the media poll.[4]

Preseason rankings

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Preseason All-Big Sky Team

No players were named to the All-Big Sky Team.[5]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Olivia Loomis-Goltl 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoBridgeport High School Bridgeport, Nebraska
G 2 Heather Baymon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoTexas State Phoenix, Arizona
F 4 Claire Fraser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoBrisbane State High School Brisbane, Australia
G 5 Neenah George 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoLegion Prep Dallas, Texas
F 8 Erin Powell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoColorado Hampshire, England
F 10 Louise Dykstra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoSir Winston Churchill Secondary School Vancouver, British Columbia
F 11 Lilah Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrPinnacle High School Phoenix, Arizona
F 12 Ruthie Loomis-Goltl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoSouth Dakota Bridgeport, Nebraska
G 13 Lele Tanuvasa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoUSC Upstate Eureka, California
G 15 Gabi Fields 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrBrownfield High School Brownfield, Texas
F 22 Aniah Hall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrTemple High School Temple, Texas
F 24 Tatum West 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrCrandall High School Combine, Texas
G 33 Julia Riley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrCal State Bakersfield Granite Bay, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 29, 2026

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northern New Mexico W 105–31  1–0
  21 – Baymon  11 – West  6 – Fields  Bank of Colorado Arena (578)
Greeley, CO
November 8, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Lamar W 72–68 OT 2–0
  26 – George  7 – West  4 – Fields  Bank of Colorado Arena (650)
Greeley, CO
November 11, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Bethany (KS) W 84–52  3–0
  14 – Baymon  7 – West  4 – Tied  Bank of Colorado Arena (569)
Greeley, CO
November 14, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Denver L 53–56  3–1
  16 – Hall  10 – West  4 – George  Bank of Colorado Arena (730)
Greeley, CO
November 21, 2025*
2:00 pm		 vs. Campbell
WellNow Blue Demon Classic		 W 68−62 OT 4−1
  20 – Hall  10 – Hall  5 – Fields  Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
November 22, 2025*
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 at DePaul
WellNow Blue Demon Classic		 W 61−60  5−1
  13 – Tied  10 – West  5 – George  Wintrust Arena (973)
Chicago, IL
November 25, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Arizona L 58–84  5–2
  19 – George  8 – West  3 – George  McKale Center (5,251)
Tucson, AZ
November 28, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Chadron State W 114–47  6–2
  23 – Baymon  10 – West  8 – Fields  Bank of Colorado Arena (678)
Greeley, CO
December 3, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Kansas City
Big Sky - Summit Challenge		 W 72–59  7–2
  18 – West  14 – West  4 – George  Bank of Colorado Arena (510)
Greeley, CO
December 6, 2025*
12:00 pm, SLN		 at Omaha
Big Sky - Summit Challenge		 W 71–60  8–2
  17 – Riley  11 – West  4 – George  Baxter Arena (693)
Omaha, NE
December 16, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Colorado L 62–79  8–3
  13 – Tied  5 – West  2 – Tied  CU Events Center (1,782)
Boulder, CO
December 20, 2025*
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UC Davis W 57−47  9−3
  22 – George  9 – West  5 – Fields  University Credit Union Center (489)
Davis, CA
December 22, 2025*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at Sam Houston L 56–65  9–4
  18 – George  8 – West  4 – Fields  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (424)
Huntsville, TX
Big Sky regular season
January 1, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Montana State L 79–86  9–5
(0–1)		  26 – Baymon  6 – Tied  5 – Fields  Bank of Colorado Arena (685)
Greeley, CO
January 3, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Montana W 77–58  10–5
(1–1)		  29 – Baymon  9 – Hall  9 – Fields  Bank of Colorado Arena (740)
Greeley, CO
January 8, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Idaho State W 67–56  11–5
(2–1)		  19 – George  13 – West  4 – Fields  Reed Gym (860)
Pocatello, ID
January 10, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Weber State W 69–66  12–5
(3–1)		  16 – West  10 – West  6 – George  Dee Events Center (673)
Ogden, UT
January 15, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Portland State W 80–60  13–5
(4–1)		  23 – Baymon  10 – West  5 – Tied  Bank of Colorado Arena (761)
Greeley, CO
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Sacramento State W 68–46  14–5
(5–1)		  24 – Baymon  8 – West  2 – Tied  Bank of Colorado Arena (670)
Greeley, CO
January 19, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Montana State L 57–71  14–6
(5–2)		  17 – Hall  10 – Hall  4 – Fields  Worthington Arena (1,671)
Bozeman, MT
January 24, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Arizona W 72–59  15–6
(6–2)		  17 – Baymon  11 – West  5 – George  Bank of Colorado Arena (750)
Greeley, CO
January 29, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 Idaho L 55–62  15–7
(6–3)		  12 – Tied  8 – West  2 – George  Bank of Colorado Arena (2,810)
Greeley, CO
January 31, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Eastern Washington W 71–62  16–7
(7–3)		  16 – West  8 – West  6 – George  Reese Court (622)
Cheney, WA
February 5, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Weber State W 55–41  17–7
(8–3)		  13 – Hall  6 – Tied  4 – George  Bank of Colorado Arena (930)
Greeley, CO
February 7, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Idaho State L 69–73  17–8
(8–4)		  12 – Tied  6 – West  3 – Tied  Bank of Colorado Arena (1,037)
Greeley, CO
February 12, 2026
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Sacramento State W 62–55  18–8
(9–4)		  20 – Baymon  12 – West  4 – Fields  Hornet Pavilion (701)
Sacramento, CA
February 14, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Portland State W 71–57  19–8
(10–4)		  17 – George  5 – Tied  6 – Fields  Viking Pavilion (414)
Portland, OR
February 21, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Arizona W 81–53  20–8
(11–4)		  15 – Baymon  10 – West  4 – Fields  Findlay Toyota Court (356)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 26, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Eastern Washington W 70–65  21–8
(12–4)		  20 – West  9 – West  5 – George  Bank of Colorado Arena (920)
Greeley, CO
February 28, 2026
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Idaho L 41–55  21–9
(12–5)		  10 – West  10 – West  3 – George  ICCU Arena (1,743)
Moscow, ID
March 2, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Montana W 61–59  22–9
(13–5)		  15 – Riley  15 – West  5 – George  Dahlberg Arena (1,964)
Missoula, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2026
2:30 pm, ESPN+		 (3) vs. (6) Eastern Washington
Quarterfinals		 L 53–55  22–10
  14 – Baymon  18 – West  4 – George  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
WNIT
March 19, 2026*
6:30 pm		 at Air Force
First round		 W 79–72  23–10
  22 – West  13 – West  4 – George  Clune Arena (719)
Air Force Academy, CO
March 22, 2026*
12:00 pm, Midco Sports/SLN		 at South Dakota
Second round		 L 60–80  23–11
  15 – Baymon  5 – Tied  5 – George  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,225)
Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.
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