2025–26 Denver Pioneers women's basketball team

2025–26 Denver Pioneers women's basketball
2025–26 Denver Pioneers women's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	9–13 (3–6 Summit)
Head coach	Doshia Woods (6th season);
Associate head coach	Lindsay Werntz
Assistant coaches	Janet Butler; Alex Frazier;
Home arena	Hamilton Gymnasium

2025–26 Summit League women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Dakota State	12	–	0	1.000	23	–	2	.920
South Dakota	10	–	2	.833	20	–	6	.769
South Dakota State	10	–	2	.833	20	–	6	.769
Oral Roberts	6	–	6	.500	13	–	12	.520
St. Thomas	6	–	6	.500	13	–	13	.500
Kansas City	4	–	9	.308	7	–	19	.269
Denver	3	–	10	.231	9	–	17	.346
North Dakota	3	–	10	.231	7	–	20	.259
Omaha	2	–	11	.154	4	–	24	.143

† 2026 Summit League tournament winner As of February 15, 2026

The 2025–26 Denver Pioneers women's basketball team represents the University of Denver during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by sixth-year head coach Doshia Woods, play their home games at Hamilton Gymnasium in Denver, Colorado as members of the Summit League.

This will be Denver's last season as members of the Summit League, as they will be joing the West Coast Conference, effective July 1, 2026.^[1]

Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2024–25 season 9–21, 2–14 in Summit League play, to finish in ninth (last) place.^[2] They were defeated by Omaha in the first round of the Summit League tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 7, 2025, the Summit League released their preseason poll. Denver was picked to finish ninth (last) in the conference.^[4]

Preseason rankings

Summit League Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	South Dakota State	558 (34)
2	North Dakota State	498 (2)
3	Oral Roberts	410
4	South Dakota	320
5	St. Thomas	305
6	Kansas City	291
7	North Dakota	251
8	Omaha	121
9	Denver	101
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-Summit League Teams

No players were named to the Preseason All-Summit League First or Second Teams.^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Denver Pioneers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Brooke Murrell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS So	Hawai'i	Aurora, Colorado
F	1	Laila McLeod	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Grand Canyon	Dallas, Texas
G	2	Lexi Pletschette	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Chabot College	Livermore, California
G	3	Tori Baker	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Highlands Ranch High School	Highlands Ranch, Colorado
C	5	Anna Rosenberger	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Glenbrook South High School	Glenview, Illinois
F	8	Natalia Fanjul	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Socrates Educa International School	Altafulla, Spain
PF	9	Teodora Simoncevic	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	ŽKK Art Basket	Ivanjica, Serbia
G	10	Coryn Watts	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Regis Jesuit High School	Aurora, Colorado
G	11	Karolina Padilla	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Cochise College	Douglas, Arizona
G	12	Laia Monclova	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	La Salle	Mallorca, Spain
C	13	Ana Conde	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Siena	Madrid, Spain
G	15	Jocelyn Medina	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	College of the Sequoias	Arbuckle, California
F	22	Paula Oliva	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Col. Maria Auxiliadora	Salamanca, Spain
C	32	Lily Esparza	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Boylan Catholic High School	Rockford, Illinois

Head coach

Doshia Woods (Western Illinois)

Assistant coach(es)

Lindsay Werntz (Purdue Fort Wayne)
Janet Butler (Louisiana College)
Alex Frazier (East Carolina)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 3, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, SLN/Altitude 2	Air Force	L 50–59	0–1	19 – Watts	8 – Monclova	3 – Tied	Hamilton Gymnasium (594) Denver, CO
November 7, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC San Diego	L 54–72	0–2	15 – Watts	8 – Murrell	3 – Monclova	LionTree Arena (1,292) La Jolla, CA
November 9, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Loyola Marymount	L 57–64	0–3	23 – Watts	6 – Murrell	2 – Tied	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 14, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Colorado	W 56–53	1–3	18 – Watts	7 – Murrell	3 – Conde	Bank of Colorado Arena (730) Greeley, CO
November 16, 2025* 1:00 pm, SLN	Cal State Fullerton	W 60–55	2–3	23 – Watts	7 – McLeod	4 – Baker	Hamilton Gymnasium (343) Denver, CO
November 21, 2025* 6:00 pm, SLN	Regis	W 67−40	3−3	20 – Watts	9 – Conde	4 – Medina	Hamilton Gymnasium (1,026) Denver, CO
November 29, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UTEP	L 52−69	3−4	19 – Watts	8 – Murrell	2 – Medina	Don Haskins Center (1,096) El Paso, TX
December 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Washington Big Sky/Summit League Challenge	L 65–66	3–5	19 – Watts	7 – Tied	5 – Watts	Reese Court (490) Cheney, WA
December 6, 2025* 12:00 pm, SLN	Idaho Big Sky/Summit League Challenge	L 54–84	3–6	15 – Watts	5 – Murrell	4 – Monclova	Hamilton Gymnasium (504) Denver, CO
December 9, 2025* 3:00 pm, SLN	MSU Denver	W 92–68	4–6	30 – Watts	15 – Murrell	6 – Baker	Hamilton Gymnasium (251) Denver, CO
December 14, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Kansas	L 38–77	4–7	10 – Baker	6 – Conde	3 – Tied	Allen Fieldhouse (3,709) Lawrence, KS
December 17, 2025* 6:00 pm, SLN	Colorado Christian	W 80–53	5–7	30 – Monclova	8 – Tied	5 – Baker	Hamilton Gymnasium (465) Denver, CO
December 19, 2025* 1:00 pm, SLN	California Baptist	W 76−71	6−7	32 – Watts	8 – Monclova	5 – Watts	Hamilton Gymnasium (330) Denver, CO
Summit League regular season
January 1, 2026 2:00 pm, SLN	North Dakota	W 64–57	7–7 (1–0)	23 – Watts	7 – Monclova	3 – Tied	Hamilton Gymnasium (575) Denver, CO
January 3, 2026 12:00 pm, SLN	North Dakota State	L 44–81	7–8 (1–1)	15 – Monclova	4 – Rosenberger	4 – Baker	Hamilton Gymnasium (398) Denver, CO
January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, SLN	at St. Thomas	L 65–74 ^OT	7–9 (1–2)	17 – Tied	10 – Monclova	6 – Monclova	Lee & Penny Anderson Arena (206) St. Paul, MN
January 15, 2026 6:00 pm, SLN	at South Dakota State	L 44–90	7–10 (1–3)	14 – Watts	6 – Simoncevic	2 – Baker	First Bank and Trust Arena (2,480) Brookings, SD
January 17, 2026 12:00 pm, SLN	at South Dakota	L 55–75	7–11 (1–4)	19 – Watts	9 – Murrell	1 – Tied	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,988) Vermillion, SD
January 21, 2026 6:00 pm, SLN	Kansas City	W 64–54	8–11 (2–4)	21 – Watts	12 – Monclova	8 – Watts	Hamilton Gymnasium (372) Denver, CO
January 24, 2026 11:00 am, SLN	Oral Roberts	W 86–74	9–11 (3–4)	31 – Watts	13 – Medina	7 – Medina	Hamilton Gymnasium (449) Denver, CO
January 29, 2026 6:00 pm, SLN	at North Dakota State	L 55–95	9–12 (3–5)	19 – Watts	4 – Murrell	2 – Conde	Scheels Center (1,234) Fargo, ND
January 31, 2026 12:00 pm, SLN	at North Dakota	L 72–73	9–13 (3–6)	23 – Medina	6 – Medina	5 – Monclova	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,511) Grand Forks, ND
February 5, 2026 6:00 pm, SLN	South Dakota						Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, SLN	St. Thomas						Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
February 11, 2026 6:00 pm, SLN/Altitude 2	Omaha						Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
February 14, 2026 1:00 pm, SLN	at Oral Roberts						Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
February 18, 2026 6:00 pm, SLN	at Kansas City						Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 21, 2026 1:00 pm, SLN	South Dakota State						Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
February 28, 2026 12:00 pm, SLN	at Omaha						Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
Summit League tournament
March 4–8, 2026	vs.						Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "West Coast Conference Expands Footprint With Addition of the University of Denver". West Coast Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
^ "Omaha women's basketball holds off Denver to advance to quarterfinal of Summit League tournament". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Jackrabbits selected to repeat #SummitWBB crown in 2025-26". The Summit League. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Denver Athletics. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
^ "Denver Pioneers 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2026.

[1] "West Coast Conference Expands Footprint With Addition of the University of Denver". West Coast Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2026.

[2] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved February 3, 2026.

[3] "Omaha women's basketball holds off Denver to advance to quarterfinal of Summit League tournament". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 3, 2026.

[poll-4] "Jackrabbits selected to repeat #SummitWBB crown in 2025-26". The Summit League. Retrieved February 3, 2026.

[5] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Denver Athletics. Retrieved February 3, 2026.

[6] "Denver Pioneers 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2026.

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Denver Pioneers women's basketball
Venues	DU Arena (1974–1997) McNichols Sports Arena / Denver Coliseum (1997–1999) Magness Arena (1999–2020) Hamilton Gymnasium (2020–present)
People	Head coaches
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