2025–26 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team

2025–26 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball
2025–26 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	12–7 (6–2 WCC)
Head coach	Aarika Hughes (5th season);
Associate head coach	Brooke Atkinson
Assistant coaches	Lauren Unger; Jody Burrows; Brad Johnson; Amanda Delgado;
Home arena	Gersten Pavilion

2025–26 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Gonzaga	11	–	3	.786	19	–	8	.704
Loyola Marymount	11	–	3	.786	17	–	8	.680
Santa Clara	10	–	4	.714	20	–	7	.741
Oregon State	10	–	4	.714	18	–	9	.667
Portland	9	–	5	.643	15	–	11	.577
San Francisco	8	–	6	.571	15	–	10	.600
Pepperdine	6	–	8	.429	15	–	11	.577
Saint Mary's	6	–	8	.429	15	–	12	.556
Pacific	5	–	9	.357	10	–	15	.400
Washington State	4	–	10	.286	5	–	22	.185
San Diego	3	–	11	.214	9	–	18	.333
Seattle	1	–	13	.071	5	–	20	.200

† 2026 WCC tournament winner As of February 16, 2026

The 2025–26 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team represents Loyola Marymount University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by fifth-year head coach Aarika Hughes, play their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2024–25 season 14–16, 7–13 in WCC play, to finish in ninth place.^[1] They defeated Santa Clara,^[2] before falling to San Francisco in the third round of the WCC tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 23, 2025, the West Coast Conference released their preseason poll. Loyola Marymount was picked to finish ninth in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

WCC Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Oregon State	119 (9)
2	Gonzaga	111 (3)
3	Washington State	94
4	Portland	91
5	Santa Clara	84
6	San Francisco	70
7	Saint Mary's	55
8	Pacific	52
9	Loyola Marymount	38
10	Pepperdine	36
11	San Diego	31
12	Seattle	11
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-WCC Team

Preseason All-WCC Team
Player	Year	Position
Maya Hernandez	Junior	Forward

Source:^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jess Lawson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Central Michigan	Las Vegas, Nevada
G	2	Mari Somvichian	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	Oakland Technical High School	Oakland, California
G	4	Allison Clarke	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Rosary Academy	Anaheim, California
G	5	Carly Heidger	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Samford	Dacula, Georgia
F	7	Ana Milanovic	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Middle Tennessee	Belgrade, Serbia
G	10	Lova Lagerlid	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Colorado	Stockholm, Sweden
G	13	Ivana Krajina	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Texas Tech	Kaštel Novi, Croatia
F	22	Ali'a Matavao	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	BYU	Las Vegas, Nevada
F	24	Kayla Jones	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Grayson College	Norman, Oklahoma
G	28	Andjela Matic	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Duquesne	Ub, Serbia
F	30	Paula Reus Piza	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	New Mexico	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
G	54	Zawadi Ogot	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Santiago High School	Upland, California
F	55	Maya Hernandez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Archbishop Mitty High School	San Jose, California

Head coach

Aarika Hughes (USC)

Assistant coach(es)

Brooke Atkinson (Wichita State)
Lauren Unger (UT Permian Basin)
Jody Burrows (Northeastern)
Brad Johnson
Amanda Delgado (Oregon)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 11, 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 5, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Utah Valley	L 60–64	0–1	15 – Krajina	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	Gersten Pavilion (287) Los Angeles, CA
November 9, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Denver	W 64–57	1–1	25 – Hernandez	10 – Hernandez	6 – Matic	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 13, 2025* 10:30 am, MWN	at Nevada	L 52–56	1–2	16 – Hernandez	4 – Tied	5 – Krajina	Lawlor Events Center (4,970) Reno, NV
November 18, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Westcliff	Canceled					Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 21, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hawai'i Bank of Hawai'i Classic	L 51–55	1–3	15 – Lawson	6 – Lawson	2 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (2,784) Honolulu, HI
November 23, 2025* 2:00 pm	vs. Idaho State Bank of Hawai'i Classic	W 71−52	2−3	23 – Lawson	9 – Lawson	3 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
November 29, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton	W 73−62	3−3	24 – Lawson	8 – Hernandez	3 – Tied	Titan Gym (231) Fullerton, CA
December 5, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Utah State	W 63–58	4–3	15 – Hernandez	13 – Lawson	4 – Tied	Gersten Pavilion (276) Los Angeles, CA
December 13, 2025* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	at Wichita State	L 64–71	4–4	27 – Lawson	12 – Lawson	2 – Tied	Charles Koch Arena (725) Wichita, KS
December 16, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Chapman	W 81–27	5–4	17 – Matic	8 – Lawson	4 – Tied	Gersten Pavilion (201) Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 2025* 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Weber State LMU Christmas Tournament	L 60–68	5–5	16 – Hernandez	8 – Lawson	4 – Matic	Gersten Pavilion (196) Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2025* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	Southern Utah LMU Christmas Tournament	W 76–68	6–5	17 – Lawson	7 – Lawson	7 – Matic	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
WCC regular season
December 28, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Gonzaga	L 80–87 ^2OT	6–6 (0–1)	18 – Hernandez	6 – Matic	5 – Matic	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,179) Spokane, WA
December 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Washington State	W 67–58	7–6 (1–1)	16 – Lawson	11 – Lawson	5 – Matic	Beasley Coliseum (887) Pullman, WA
January 2, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Santa Clara	W 92–85	8–6 (2–1)	25 – Hernandez	7 – Lawson	5 – Matic	Gersten Pavilion (303) Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	San Francisco	L 82–85 ^OT	8–7 (2–2)	32 – Lawson	10 – Hernandez	4 – Krajina	Gersten Pavilion (227) Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Pepperdine	W 83–78 ^OT	9–7 (3–2)	21 – Hernandez	8 – Hernandez	4 – Krajina	Firestone Fieldhouse (377) Malibu, CA
January 15, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Oregon State	W 55-51	10-7 (4-2)	14 – Tied	16 – Lawson	4 – Tied	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Pacific	W 74-54	11-7 (5-2)	15 – Matic	8 – Jones	5 – Krajina	Alex G. Spanos Center (812) Stockton, CA
January 22, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Portland	W 77-68	12-7 (6-2)	20 – Hernandez	6 – Tied	4 – Krajina	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at San Diego						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
January 29, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Pacific						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Seattle						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Mary's						University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 12, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Pepperdine						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Gonzaga						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Seattle						Redhawk Center Seattle, WA
February 21, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	San Diego						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at San Francisco						Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
February 28, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Oregon State						Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
WCC tournament
March 5–10, 2026	vs.						Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
^ ^a ^b "WCC tournament recap: Men's and women's basketball seasons come to a close in the third round". laloyolan.com. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Oregon State Picked to Win 2025-26 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Championship". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
^ "Loyola Marymount Lions 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 11, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.

[wcctourny-2] "WCC tournament recap: Men's and women's basketball seasons come to a close in the third round". laloyolan.com. Retrieved January 11, 2026.

[poll-3] "Oregon State Picked to Win 2025-26 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Championship". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.

[4] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2026.

[5] "Loyola Marymount Lions 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 11, 2026.

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