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2025–26 Omaha Mavericks women's basketball team

2025–26 Omaha Mavericks women's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record2–22 (0–9 Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Leah Szabla
  • Claire Gritt
  • Madi Townley
  • Dan Levine
Home arenaBaxter Arena
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 Omaha Mavericks women's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska Omaha during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by first-year head coach Jamie Carey, play their home games at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

The Mavericks finished the 2024–25 season 14–17, 5–11 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie for seventh place.[1] They defeated Denver,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions South Dakota State in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament.[3]

On April 22, 2025, it was announced that the school would be firing head coach Carrie Banks, ending her five-year tenure with the team.[4] On May 4, the school announced that they would be hiring UTSA assistant coach Jamie Carey as the team's new head coach.[5]

Preseason

On October 7, 2025, the Summit League released their preseason poll. Omaha was picked to finish eighth in the conference.[6]

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:[6]

Preseason All-Summit League Teams

No players were named to the Preseason All-Summit League First or Second Teams.[6]

Roster

2025–26 Omaha Mavericks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Mina Milosevic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Bellarmine Belgrade, Serbia
G 1 Tannika Leger-Walker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St Peter's School, Cambridge Hamilton, New Zealand
G 2 Leekaya Burke Perryman 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Pine Creek High School Colorado Springs, Colorado
G 4 Daria Shelby 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Belleville High School Canton, Michigan
G 5 Sarai Estupiñan 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS Old Dominion Cedar Park, Texas
G 7 Esra Kurban 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Okyanus Istanbul, Turkey
G 10 Reilly Palmer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr College of Saint Mary Omaha, Nebraska
F 11 Ali Stephens 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Homestead High School Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 12 Elsa Vedral 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Marian High School Omaha, Nebraska
F 14 Avril Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Millard North High School Omaha, Nebraska
F 20 Aduke Ojullu 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Lakeville North High School Lakeville, Minnesota
G 21 Olivia Borsutzki 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Xavier Munich, Germany
F 22 Cora Olsen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Millard South High School Omaha, Nebraska
F 23 Erikka Gooden 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Northside High School Fort Smith, Arkansas
G 24 Regan Juenemann 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Crosby-Ironton High School Crosby, Minnesota
F 25 Lainey Maehl 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, Iowa
C 33 Lillian Merow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Port Washington High School Port Washington, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 5, 2026

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2025*
3:30 pm 		Avila W 81–55  –
  17 – Stephens   11 – Smith   5 – Estupiñan  Sapp Fieldhouse (467)
Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
9:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Kansas State L 35–100  0–1
  7 – Olsen   7 – Merow   3 – Estupiñan  Bramlage Coliseum (3,207)
Manhattan, KS
November 6, 2025*
6:30 pm, SLN 		Saint Mary (NE) W 88–47  1–1
  25 – Olsen   21 – Smith   5 – Smith  Sapp Fieldhouse (728)
Omaha, NE
November 12, 2025*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech L 56–62  1–2
  23 – Olsen   14 – Smith   4 – Smith  Burns Arena (552)
St. George, UT
November 13, 2025*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at BYU L 47–104  1–3
  10 – Tied   6 – Merow   1 – Tied  Marriott Center (2,058)
Provo, UT
November 15, 2025*
12:00 pm, MWN 		at Utah State L 69−77  1−4
  26 – Estupiñan   9 – Smith   6 – Estupiñan  Smith Spectrum (1,554)
Logan, UT
November 20, 2025*
6:30 pm, SLN 		Cal State Bakersfield L 73−82  1−5
  23 – Olsen   13 – Smith   5 – Estupiñan  Baxter Arena (508)
Omaha, NE
November 22, 2025*
1:00 pm, SLN 		Lindenwood L 41–85  1–6
  9 – Vedral   10 – Merow   4 – Estupiñan  Baxter Arena (695)
Omaha, NE
December 3, 2025*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho State
Big Sky-Summit League Challenge 		L 43–74  1–7
  11 – Juenemann   8 – Tied   3 – Juenemann  Reed Gym (762)
Pocatello, ID
December 6, 2025*
1:00 pm, SLN 		Northern Colorado
Big Sky-Summit League Challenge 		L 60–71  1–8
  23 – Estupiñan   7 – Stephens   5 – Estupiñan  Baxter Arena (693)
Omaha, NE
December 9, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Nebraska L 35–87  1–9
  10 – Estupiñan   11 – Smith   2 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,318)
Lincoln, NE
December 13, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Illinois L 41–90  1–10
  15 – Estupiñan   11 – Smith   3 – Burke Perryman  Western Hall (164)
Macomb, IL
December 17, 2025*
6:30 pm, SLN 		Creighton L 48−92  1−11
  13 – Vedral   12 – Smith   5 – Estupiñan  Baxter Arena (2,839)
Omaha, NE
December 20, 2025*
3:00 pm 		vs. Southern Utah
LMU Tournament 		L 47–80  1–12
  15 – Juenemann   9 – Smith   2 – Tied  Gersten Pavilion (102)
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2025*
2:00 pm 		vs. Weber State
LMU Tournament 		L 61–74  1–13
  17 – Estupiñan   14 – Smith   4 – Burke Perryman  Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 27, 2025*
1:00 pm, SLN 		Briar Cliff W 90–81  2–13
  35 – Estupiñan   21 – Smith   7 – Estupiñan  Baxter Arena (1,057)
Omaha, NE
Summit League regular season
December 31, 2025
5:00 pm, SLN 		at Kansas City L 59–61  2–14
(0–1) 		 27 – Juenemann   10 – Smith   9 – Estupiñan  Swinney Recreation Center (269)
Kansas City, MO
January 3, 2026
4:00 pm, SLN 		South Dakota State L 36–65  2–15
(0–2) 		 10 – Shelby   7 – Stephens   2 – Estupiñan  Baxter Arena (3,324)
Omaha, NE
January 8, 2026
7:00 pm, SLN 		at North Dakota L 54–75  2–16
(0–3) 		 15 – Stephens   8 – Smith   7 – Estupiñan  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,386)
Grand Forks, ND
January 10, 2026
1:00 pm, SLN 		at North Dakota State L 39–94  2–17
(0–4) 		 15 – Juenemann   15 – Smith   2 – Smith  Scheels Center (1,274)
Fargo, ND
January 15, 2026
6:30 pm, SLN 		St. Thomas L 68–81  2–18
(0–5) 		 18 – Stephens   10 – Smith   4 – Tied  Baxter Arena (794)
Omaha, NE
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, SLN 		at Oral Roberts L 52–85  2–19
(0–6) 		 16 – Stephens   16 – Smith   5 – Estupiñan  Mabee Center (747)
Tulsa, OK
January 22, 2026
6:30 pm, SLN 		South Dakota L 39–67  2–20
(0–7) 		 12 – Burke Perryman   15 – Smith   2 – Tied  Baxter Arena (1,334)
Omaha, NE
January 28, 2026
7:00 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota State L 41–85  2–21
(0–8) 		 10 – Juenemann   6 – Smith   3 – Estupiñan  First Bank and Trust Arena (2,389)
Brookings, SD
January 31, 2026
1:00 pm, SLN 		Kansas City L 59–60  2–22
(0–9) 		 27 – Juenemann   17 – Smith   8 – Burke Perryman  Baxter Arena (1,221)
Omaha, NE
February 5, 2026
6:30 pm, SLN 		North Dakota       Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE
February 7, 2026
1:00 pm, SLN 		North Dakota State       Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE
February 11, 2026
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Denver       Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
February 14, 2026
1:00 pm, SLN 		at St. Thomas       Lee & Penny Anderson Arena 
St. Paul, MN
February 19, 2026
7:00 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota       Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
February 25, 2026
6:30 pm, SLN 		Oral Roberts       Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE
February 28, 2026
1:00 pm, SLN 		Denver       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 Central.

Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  2. ^ "Omaha women's basketball holds off Denver to advance to quarterfinal of Summit League tournament". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  3. ^ "NO. 1 SDSU PULLS AWAY FROM NO. 8 OMAHA". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  4. ^ "Omaha women's basketball coach Carrie Banks fired after 5 straight losing seasons". FOX Sports. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  5. ^ "Omaha hires Jamie Carey as next women's basketball head coach". The Gateway. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  6. ^ a b c "Jackrabbits selected to repeat #SummitWBB crown in 2025-26". The Summit League. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  7. ^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Omaha Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  8. ^ "Omaha Mavericks 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
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