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2025–26 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball team

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The 2025–26 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Jaguars, led by eighth-year head coach Carlos Funchess, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record20–14 (12–6 SWAC)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeremy Bonin
  • Patrece Carter
  • TJ Pugh
Quick facts Southern Lady Jaguars basketball, SWAC Tournament Champions ...
2025–26 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball
SWAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record20–14 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeremy Bonin
  • Patrece Carter
  • TJ Pugh
Home arenaF. G. Clark Center
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2025–26 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Alabama A&M17–1 .94422–11  .667
Alcorn State14–4 .77817–14  .548
Alabama State12–6 .66717–15  .531
Southern †12–6 .66720–14  .588
Jackson State10–8 .55612–19  .387
Grambling State10–8 .55613–19  .406
Arkansas–Pine Bluff10–8 .55615–16  .484
Florida A&M7–11 .3899–22  .290
Mississippi Valley State6–12 .3338–23  .258
Texas Southern6–12 .33310–21  .323
Bethune–Cookman4–14 .2227–26  .212
Prairie View A&M0–18 .0002–28  .067
† 2026 SWAC tournament winner
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Previous season

The Lady Jaguars finished the 2024–25 season 21–13, 15–3 in SWAC play, to win the SWAC regular season title. They beat #9 seed Mississippi Valley State, Jackson State and Alcorn State to SWAC tournament as a result they received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated UC San Diego in the First Four before losing to UCLA in the first round.

Preseason

On October 7, 2025, the SWAC released their preseason coaches poll. Southern was picked to finish atop the conference in the SWAC, receiving fourteen of the twenty-three first-place votes.[1]

Preseason rankings

More information Predicted finish, Team ...
SWAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Southern265 (14)
2Alabama A&M224 (5)
3Jackson State213 (1)
4Texas Southern202 (1)
5Grambling State186 (2)
6Alcorn State164
7Bethune–Cookman119
8Florida A&M111
9Alabama State98
10Prairie View A&M93
11Arkansas–Pine Bluff63
12Mississippi Valley State56
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Preseason All-SWAC Teams

No Lady Jaguars were named to the first or second Preseason All-SWAC teams.[1]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 Southern Lady Jaguars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Aubri Wilkins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS FrCarver High School Columbus, Georgia
G 1 Aniya Gourdine 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrTemple Baltimore, Maryland
G 2 Jaylia Reed 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GSMississippi Valley State Hot Springs, Arkansas
G 3 Taniya Lawson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrTexas Southern Capitol Heights, Maryland
G 5 D'Shantae Edwards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrBethune–Cookman Baltimore, Maryland
G 8 Mykayla Cunningham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrLindenwood Salina, Kansas
G 10 Demonnie Lagway 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrCal State Fullerton Los Angeles, California
C 13 Anaja Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrAlabama State Atlanta, Georgia
G 20 Zaria Hurston 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrCoastal Carolina Decatur, Georgia
G 23 Kiana Wilson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrFlorida SouthWestern State Jacksonville, Florida
F 24 DeMya Porter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoBogue Chitto High School Bogue Chitto, Mississippi
G 30 Olivia Delancy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrFlorida A&M St. Petersburg, Florida
C 32 Xyllize Harrison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrGarland High School Garland, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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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 3, 2025*
6:30 p.m., B1G+		 at No. 21 Iowa L 51–86  0–1
  14 – Hurston  4 – Hurston  5 – Cunningham  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
November 5, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at No. 14 Iowa State L 58–85  0–2
  14 – Hurston  6 – Tied  2 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (8,908)
Ames, IA
November 12, 2025*
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		 at No. 13 Ole Miss L 44–94  0–3
  21 – Hurston  7 – Tate  5 – Cunningham  SJB Pavilion (2,299)
Oxford, MS
November 18, 2025*
6:00 p.m.		 Tougaloo (MS) W 67–38  1–3
  13 – Lagway  13 – Tate  3 – Tied  F. G. Clark Center (2,419)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 23, 2025*
4:00 p.m., B1G+		 at No. 3 UCLA L 37–88  1–4
  8 – Porter  4 – Porter  3 – Cunningham  Pauley Pavilion (3,712)
Los Angeles, CA
November 25, 2025*
6:00 p.m., B1G+		 at No. 22 Washington L 40–66  1–5
  16 – Porter  9 – Porter  1 – Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (2,000)
Seattle, WA
December 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Arizona W 63–57  2–5
  16 – Porter  7 – Hurston  9 – Cunningham  McKale Center (5,245)
Tucson, AZ
December 7, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Houston W 70–62  3–5
  11 – Tied  6 – Porter  7 – Cunningham  Fertitta Center (985)
Houston, TX
December 12, 2025*
11:00 a.m.		 Southern–New Orleans W 84–34  4–5
  18 – Porter  8 – Tied  4 – Reed  F. G. Clark Center (2,860)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 18, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at No. 15 Baylor L 60–77  4–6
  11 – Reed  4 – Tied  3 – Tate  Foster Pavilion (3,074)
Waco, TX
December 21, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		 at SMU L 62–74  4–7
  15 – Reed  9 – Hurston  3 – Cunningham  Moody Coliseum (1,579)
Dallas, TX
SWAC regular season
January 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., SWAC TV		 Prairie View A&M W 70–55  5–7
(1–0)		  14 – Tied  8 – Tate  3 – Dixon  F. G. Clark Center (3,765)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 3, 2026
2:30 p.m., SWAC TV		 Texas Southern W 64–45  6–7
(2–0)		  11 – Hurston  8 – Hurston  3 – Cunningham  F. G. Clark Center (3,930)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 8, 2026
6:00 p.m., SWAC TV		 at Bethune–Cookman W 61–50  7–7
(3–0)		  17 – Porter  13 – Hurston  5 – Cunningham  Moore Gymnasium (312)
Daytona Beach, FL
January 10, 2026
3:00 p.m., SWAC TV		 at Florida A&M L 57–60  7–8
(3–1)		  10 – Tied  10 – Hurston  3 – Tied  Al Lawson Center (651)
Tallahassee, FL
January 17, 2026
2:00 p.m., SWAC TV		 at Grambling State W 60–43  8–8
(4–1)		  16 – Porter  7 – Porter  2 – Tied  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA
January 22, 2026
4:00 p.m., SWAC TV		 Mississippi Valley State W 69–46  9–8
(5–1)		  13 – Reed  7 – Dixon  4 – Wilson  F. G. Clark Center (2,896)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 24, 2026
2:30 p.m., SWAC TV		 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 80–65  10–8
(6–1)		  19 – Porter  10 – Tate  8 – Cunningham  F. G. Clark Center (3,159)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 29, 2026
6:00 p.m., SWAC TV		 at Jackson State W 67–43  11–8
(7–1)		  10 – Tied  5 – Hall  5 – Hurston  Williams Assembly Center (395)
Jackson, MS
January 31, 2026
1:00 p.m., SWAC TV		 at Alcorn State L 56–69  11–9
(7–2)		  15 – Tate  12 – Tate  3 – Reed  Davey Whitney Complex (667)
Lorman, MS
February 5, 2026
6:00 p.m., SWAC TV		 Alabama State L 57–61  11–10
(7–3)		  12 – Tate  9 – Tate  5 – Cunningham  F. G. Clark Center (2,952)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 7, 2026
2:30 p.m., SWAC TV		 Alabama A&M L 54–56  11–11
(7–4)		  10 – Tied  8 – Porter  3 – Tied  F. G. Clark Center (3,125)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 12, 2026
6:00 p.m., SWAC TV		 at Texas Southern W 66–54  12–11
(8–4)		  20 – Delancy  7 – Tate  4 – Dixon  H&PE Arena (478)
Houston, TX
February 14, 2026
2:00 p.m., SWAC TV		 at Prairie View A&M W 60–45  13–11
(9–4)		  17 – Hurston  8 – Hurston  3 – Wilson  William J. Nicks Building (426)
Prairie View, TX
February 21, 2026
2:30 p.m., SWAC TV		 Grambling State W 59–45  14–11
(10–4)		  17 – Porter  9 – Porter  7 – Cunningham  F. G. Clark Center (5,139)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 26, 2026
6:00 p.m., SWAC TV		 Florida A&M W 80–61  15–11
(11–4)		  20 – Delancy  8 – Dixon  5 – Cunningham  F. G. Clark Center (3,159)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 28, 2026
12:00 p.m., SWAC TV		 Bethune–Cookman W 73–47  16–11
(12–4)		  20 – Delancy  8 – Dixon  5 – Cunningham  F. G. Clark Center (3,152)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 3, 2026
5:00 p.m., SWAC TV		 at Alabama State L 63–65  16–12
(12–5)		  13 – Reed  9 – Hurston  5 – Cunningham  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (725)
Montgomery, AL
March 3, 2026
5:00 p.m., SWAC TV		 at Alabama A&M L 61–64  16–13
(12–6)		  17 – Tate  8 – Hurston  3 – Tied  Alabama A&M Events Center (1,387)
Huntsville, AL
SWAC tournament
March 12, 2026*
10:00 a.m., ESPN+		 (4) vs. (5) Jackson State
Quarterfinals		 W 64–51  17–13
  18 – Delancy  8 – Tate  4 – Cunningham  Gateway Center Arena (842)
College Park, GA
March 13, 2026*
10:00 a.m., ESPN+		 (4) vs. (1) Alabama A&M
Semifinals		 W 51–49  18–13
  10 – Tied  9 – Porter  4 – Cunningham  Gateway Center Arena (1,002)
College Park, GA
March 14, 2026*
12:00 p.m., ESPNU		 (4) vs. (3) Alabama State
Championship		 W 73–56  19–13
  13 – Hurston  8 – Tate  5 – Reed  Gateway Center Arena (1,582)
College Park, GA
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2026*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 (16 S4) vs. (16 S4) Samford
First Four		 W 65–53  20–13
  16 – Reed  12 – Porter  8 – Cunningham  Colonial Life Arena (736)
Columbia, SC
March 21, 2026*
12:00 p.m., ABC		 (16 S4) at (1 S4) No. 4 South Carolina
First Round		 L 34–103  20–14
  10 – Tate  8 – Tate  2 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S4=Sacramento 4.
All times are in Central.
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