2025–26 Tarleton State Texans women's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2025–26 Tarleton State Texans women's basketball team represents Tarleton State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Texans, led by third-year head coach Bill Brock, play their home games at the newly opened EECU Center in Stephenville, Texas, as members of the Western Athletic Conference.
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record14–17 (7–11 WAC)
Headcoach
- Bill Brock (3rd season)
Associate headcoachGeoff Golden
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 14–17 (7–11 WAC) |
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| Associate head coach | Geoff Golden |
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| Home arena | EECU Center |
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| 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 Texans finished the 2024–25 season 20–14, 10–6 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for second place.[1] They defeated Southern Utah,[2] before falling to UT Arlington in the semifinals of the WAC tournament.[3] They received an automatic bid to the WNIT,[4] where they would be defeated by Lindenwood in the second round.[5]
Preseason
On October 29, 2025, the Western Athletic Conference released their preseason poll. Tarleton State was picked to finish fifth in the conference.[6]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Votes | |
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| 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:[6]
Preseason All-WAC Team
| Player | Year | Position |
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| Jakoriah Long | Senior | Guard |
Source:[6]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 27, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Kansas State | L 57–78 | – |
19 – Long | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | EECU Center (1,312) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Schreiner | W 90–35 | 1–0 |
16 – Willis | 11 – Brackens | 3 – Tied | EECU Center (753) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| November 7, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
Arkansas State | L 77–87 OT | 1–1 |
20 – Brackens | 9 – Brackens | 6 – Adams | EECU Center (1,103) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| November 9, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | W 75–71 2OT | 2–1 |
21 – Malinka | 10 – Long | 3 – Engelman | EECU Center (723) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| November 13, 2025* 11:00 am, SECN+ |
at Texas A&M | L 64–79 | 2–2 |
21 – Adams | 4 – Tied | 3 – Long | Reed Arena (7,851) College Station, TX | ||||
| November 16, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
McNeese | L 47−49 | 2−3 |
14 – Lutbert | 6 – Tied | 3 – Engelman | EECU Center (953) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| November 20, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 10 TCU | L 32−80 | 2−4 |
7 – Lutbert | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Schollmaier Arena (2,849) Fort Worth, TX | ||||
| November 25, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas State | W 56–45 | 3–4 |
16 – Tied | 12 – Lutbert | 5 – Adams | Strahan Arena (841) San Marcos, TX | ||||
| December 2, 2025* 7:00 pm |
at Mississippi Valley State | W 66–50 | 4–4 |
16 – Long | 11 – Brackens | 4 – Long | Harrison HPER Complex (267) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
| December 7, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–San Antonio | W 94–73 | 5–4 |
19 – Brackens | 12 – Lutbert | 7 – Adams | EECU Center (1,090) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| December 19, 2025* 7:30 pm, WAC International |
vs. Buffalo ACU Christmas Classic |
W 70–65 | 6–4 |
23 – Adams | 10 – Brackens | 8 – Adams | Moody Coliseum (775) Abilene, TX | ||||
| December 20, 2025* 1:00 pm, WAC International |
vs. Montana ACU Christmas Classic |
L 85–90 OT | 6–5 |
22 – Adams | 8 – Tied | 8 – Adams | Moody Coliseum (123) Abilene, TX | ||||
| WAC regular season | |||||||||||
| December 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | W 66−57 | 7−5 (1–0) |
14 – Brackens | 11 – Brackens | 3 – Tied | EECU Center (832) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| January 1, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Valley | L 49–74 | 7–6 (1–1) |
9 – Brackens | 7 – Lyles | 3 – Tied | UCCU Center (648) Orem, UT | ||||
| January 3, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at California Baptist | L 68–80 | 7–7 (1–2) |
21 – Adams | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Fowler Events Center (483) Riverside, CA | ||||
| January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | L 59–64 | 7–8 (1–3) |
21 – Brackens | 9 – Brackens | 4 – Long | Moody Coliseum (593) Abilene, TX | ||||
| January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | W 81–55 | 8–8 (2–3) |
20 – Adams | 14 – Lutbert | 5 – Adams | EECU Center (878) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| January 17, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Tech | W 64–60 | 9–8 (3–3) |
17 – Long | 13 – Brackens | 5 – Adams | EECU Center (772) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | W 51–37 | 10–8 (4–3) |
12 – Adams | 16 – Lutbert | 7 – Adams | EECU Center (802) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| January 26, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Valley | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech | Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
California Baptist | EECU Center Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | EECU Center Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | EECU Center Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| February 18, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech | Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Valley | EECU Center Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
California Baptist | EECU Center Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| March 5, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11–14, 2026 ESPN+ |
vs. | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||