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2025–26 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

2025–26 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
Nassau Championship Junkanoo Division champions
Cherokee Invitational champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 18
Record20–6 (9–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachKim Cameron
Assistant coaches
  • Maria Kasza
  • Bianca Smith
Home arenaBreslin Center
2025–26 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA 15 – 0   1.000 25 – 1   .962
No. 6 Michigan 13 – 2   .867 22 – 4   .846
No. 10 Ohio State 11 – 3   .786 22 – 4   .846
No. 13 Iowa 11 – 3   .786 20 – 5   .800
No. 23 Minnesota 11 – 4   .733 20 – 6   .769
No. 14 Maryland 9 – 6   .600 21 – 6   .778
No. 18 Michigan State 9 – 6   .600 20 – 6   .769
Washington 9 – 6   .600 19 – 7   .731
USC 8 – 6   .571 16 – 9   .640
Illinois 8 – 7   .533 18 – 8   .692
Oregon 6 – 8   .429 18 – 9   .667
Nebraska 5 – 10   .333 16 – 10   .615
Wisconsin 5 – 10   .333 13 – 13   .500
Purdue 4 – 10   .286 12 – 13   .480
Indiana 3 – 12   .200 14 – 13   .519
Northwestern 2 – 12   .143 8 – 17   .320
Penn State 2 – 13   .133 9 – 17   .346
Rutgers 1 – 14   .067 9 – 17   .346
† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner
As of February 17, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represents Michigan State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans are led by third-year head coach Robyn Fralick and play their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.

In the season opening 125–39 win against Mercyhurst, the Spartans set a school record for most points scored in a game and largest margin of victory.[1]

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2024–25 season 22–10, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.[2] As the No. 6 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Iowa in the second round.[3] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Spokane 1 region.[4] They defeated Harvard in the first round[5] before losing to NC State in the second round.[6]

Offseason

Departures

Michigan State departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Sinai Douglas 0 G 5'4" Freshman Toledo, OH Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast[7]
Jaddan Simmons 1 G 5'9" Graduate Student Houston, TX Graduated
Helen Holley 10 F 6'1" Freshman Cleveland, OH Walk-on; transferred to San Diego
Jocelyn Tate 11 G/F 5'10" Senior Pickerington, OH Graduated
Mary Meng 21 C 6'5" Redshirt Freshman Grafton, OH Transferred to Yale[8]
Nyla Hampton 22 G 5'7" Graduate Student Huber Heights, OH Graduated
Julia Ayrault 40 G 6'2" Graduate Student Grosse Pointe, MI Graduated/went undrafted in 2025 WNBA draft; signed with the Phoenix Mercury[9]

Incoming transfers

Michigan State incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Rashunda Jones 2 G 5'8" Junior South Bend, IN Purdue[10]
Jalyn Brown 23 G 6'0" Senior Baltimore, MD Arizona State[11]
Marah Dykstra 32 F 6'2" Senior Vancouver, BC Montana State[12]
Sara Sambolić 9 G 5'7" Junior Ljubljana, Slovenia University of Ljubljana[13]

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Ode
G 		Maple Grove, MN Maple Grove High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (95)
Amy Terrian
PG 		Pewaukee, WI Pewaukee High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (91)
Anna Terrian
PG 		Pewaukee, WI Pewaukee High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (91)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2025 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 6, 2024.

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Lilly Williams
P 		Farmington Hills, MI Homeschool 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (95)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2025–26 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Ode 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Maple Grove Maple Grove, MN
G 1 Rashunda Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Purdue South Bend, IN
G 2 Abbey Kimball 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr West Catholic Grand Rapids, MI
G 4 Theryn Hallock 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Forest Hills Central Grand Rapids, MI
G 5 Emma Shumate 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Ohio State Dresden, OH
G 9 Sara Sambolić 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr   Ljubljana, Slovenia
C 10 Inés Sotelo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Duran Maquinaria Ensino Ourense, Spain
F 12 Isaline Alexander 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Bill Crothers Secondary Keswick, ON
F 14 Grace VanSlooten 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Oregon Toledo, OH
G 23 Jalyn Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Arizona State Baltimore, MD
G 24 Amy Terrian 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI
G 25 Anna Terrian 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI
F 32 Marah Dykstra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Montana State Vancouver, BC
F 33 Juliann Woodard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Jennings County North Vernon, IN
G 35 Kennedy Blair 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Divine Child Dearborn, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2025*
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 23 Michigan Tech W 101–58 
 22 – Vanslooten   10 – Dykstra   7 – Jones  Breslin Center (2,578)
East Lansing, MI
Regular season
November 4, 2025*
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 23 Mercyhurst W 125–39  1–0
  19 – Hallock   8 – Brown   12 – Blair  Breslin Center (2,804)
East Lansing, MI
November 9, 2025*
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 23 Eastern Michigan W 92–60  2–0
  15 – Tied   6 – VanSlooten   5 – Jones  Breslin Center (3,276)
East Lansing, MI
November 12, 2025*
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 24 Youngstown State W 96–52  3–0
  17 – VanSlooten   6 – VanSlooten   7 – Jones  Breslin Center (2,542)
East Lansing, MI
November 16, 2025*
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 24 Western Michigan W 98–44  4–0
  19 – VanSlooten   8 – Tied   8 – Blair  Breslin Center (3,653)
East Lansing, MI
November 20, 2025*
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 22 Eastern Illinois W 101–53  5–0
  17 – Tied   15 – Blair   6 – Jones  Breslin Center (2,756)
East Lansing, MI
November 23, 2025*
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 22 Oakland W 102–41  6–0
  25 – Blair   6 – Tied   8 – Jones  Breslin Center (4,251)
East Lansing, MI
November 28, 2025*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops 		No. 20 vs. Temple
Nassau Championship Junkanoo Division Semifinals 		W 85–50  7–0
  18 – Jones   10 – VanSlooten   6 – Blair  Baha Mar Convention Center (267)
Nassau, The Bahamas
November 30, 2025*
6:30 p.m., FloHoops 		No. 20 vs. Clemson
Nassau Championship Junkanoo Division Championship 		W 72–64  8–0
  22 – Blair   12 – Blair   5 – Blair  Baha Mar Convention Center (257)
Nassau, The Bahamas
December 7, 2025
6:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 20 at Wisconsin L 64–78  8–1
(0–1) 		 16 – Blair   7 – Tied   7 – Blair  Kohl Center (3,039)
Madison, WI
December 14, 2025*
5:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 25 at DePaul W 90–46  9–1
  16 – Blair   7 – Tied   5 – Blair  Wintrust Arena (2,076)
Chicago, IL
December 21, 2025*
3:00 p.m., AWSN 		No. 24 vs. Indiana State
Cherokee Invitational semifinals 		W 115–66  10–1
  22 – Shumate   10 – Blair   7 – Blair  Harrah's Cherokee (1,112)
Cherokee, NC
December 22, 2025*
7:30 p.m., AWSN 		No. 24 vs. No. 15 Ole Miss
Cherokee Invitational championship game 		W 66–49  11–1
  16 – VanSlooten   10 – VanSlooten   3 – VanSlooten  Harrah's Cherokee (350)
Cherokee, NC
December 28, 2025
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 24 Rutgers W 70–64  12–1
(1–1) 		 14 – Jones   11 – Blair   6 – Blair  Breslin Center (5,034)
East Lansing, MI
January 1, 2026
12:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 24 at Indiana W 80–60  13–1
(2–1) 		 20 – Brown   14 – VanSlooten   5 – Blair  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,892)
Bloomington, IN
January 4, 2026
12:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 24 Illinois W 81–75  14–1
(3–1) 		 19 – Blair   9 – Tied   7 – Blair  Breslin Center (5,114)
East Lansing, MI
January 8, 2026
9:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 15 at No. 23 Washington W 82–67  15–1
(4–1) 		 21 – Blair   10 – Jones   5 – Blair  Alaska Airlines Arena (2,858)
Seattle, WA
January 11, 2026
5:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 15 at Oregon W 85–81  16–1
(5–1) 		 23 – Jones   10 – VanSlooten   4 – Blair  Matthew Knight Arena (6,313)
Eugene, OR
January 15, 2026
7:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 15 No. 24 Nebraska W 73–71  17–1
(6–1) 		 22 – VanSlooten   6 – Blair   6 – Blair  Breslin Center (4,273)
East Lansing, MI
January 18, 2026
8:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 15 at No. 11 Iowa L 68–75  17–2
(6–2) 		 17 – VanSlooten   7 – VanSlooten   3 – Blair  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,988)
Iowa, City, IA
January 22, 2026
8:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 13 USC W 74–68  18–2
(7–2) 		 21 – Blair   9 – VanSlooten   3 – VanSlooten  Breslin Center (4,123)
East Lansing, MI
January 29, 2026
6:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 13 at Purdue W 86–65  19–2
(8–2) 		 17 – VanSlooten   8 – Tied   7 – Blair  Mackey Arena (3,610)
West Lafayette, IN
February 1, 2026
12:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 13 No. 9 Michigan
Rivalry 		L 91–94 OT 19–3
(8–3) 		 21 – Tied   10 – Blair   6 – Jones  Breslin Center (11,635)
East Lansing, MI
February 4, 2026
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 12 No. 22 Maryland L 70–86  19–4
(8–4) 		 19 – VanSlooten   9 – VanSlooten   7 – Blair  Breslin Center (3,423)
East Lansing, MI
February 7, 2026
1:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 12 at Penn State W 81–70  20–4
(9–4) 		 20 – VanSlooten   14 – VanSlooten   5 – Jones  Rec Hall (2,011)
State College, PA
February 11, 2026
8:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 13 No. 2 UCLA L 63–86  20–5
(9–5) 		 15 – Jones   6 – VanSlooten   6 – Blair  Breslin Center (3,517)
East Lansing, MI
February 15, 2026
4:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 13 at No. 7 Michigan
Rivalry 		L 65–86  20–6
(9–6) 		 21 – Blair   12 – Blair   3 – Jones  Crisler Arena (11,627)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 18, 2026
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 18 Northwestern       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
February 22, 2026
6:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 18 at No. 23 Minnesota       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
March 1, 2026
12:00 p.m., BTN 		Ohio State       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten tournament
March 4–8, 2026
TBD 		vs. TBD       Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[14][15]

Rankings

Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP232422202025242424*15151313121318Not released
CoachesRV24252120242321т1915141513131316

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Michigan State 125-39 Mercyhurst (Nov 4, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Michigan State Spartans Women's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  3. ^ "Iowa 74-61 Michigan State (Mar 6, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  4. ^ read, Anna Skog·1 min (2025-03-17). "Michigan, Michigan State women's teams make NCAA tourney bracket". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2025-10-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Michigan State 64-50 Harvard (Mar 22, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  6. ^ "NC State 83-49 Michigan State (Mar 24, 2025) Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  7. ^ Fortney, Sam. "Eagle News "As it Happens": FGCU Basketball Offseason Updates". Eagle Media. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  8. ^ "Bulldogs Welcome Mary Meng, Luisa Vydrova to Roster". Yale University. 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  9. ^ "Julia Ayrault – 2x Inc". Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  10. ^ "MSU women's basketball adds sophomore guard Rashunda Jones from Purdue". The State News. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  11. ^ Calloway, Brian. "Michigan State women's basketball adds Arizona State guard Jalyn Brown from transfer portal". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  12. ^ Calloway, Brian. "Michigan State women's basketball signs Montana State transfer Marah Dykstra". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  13. ^ Calloway, Brian (August 15, 2025). "Michigan State women's basketball adds transfer from Slovenia". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  14. ^ "Michigan State University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Msuspartans.com. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  15. ^ "Michigan State Spartans Schedule 2025-26". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
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