2025–26 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

2025–26 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
2025–26 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–19 (1–13 ACC)
Head coach	Tory Verdi (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Candice Finley (3rd season); Anthony Brammer (3rd season); Devan Newman (2nd season); Abby Anderson (1st season);
Home arena	Petersen Events Center

2025–26 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Duke	14	–	0	1.000	19	–	6	.760
No. 8 Louisville	14	–	1	.933	24	–	4	.857
Syracuse	11	–	4	.733	21	–	5	.808
No. 22 North Carolina	10	–	4	.714	21	–	6	.778
NC State	10	–	4	.714	17	–	8	.680
Virginia Tech	10	–	5	.667	20	–	7	.741
Virginia	10	–	5	.667	18	–	8	.692
Clemson	9	–	6	.600	18	–	9	.667
Notre Dame	8	–	6	.571	16	–	9	.640
California	7	–	7	.500	16	–	11	.593
Georgia Tech	6	–	8	.429	11	–	15	.423
Stanford	5	–	9	.357	16	–	11	.593
Miami (FL)	5	–	9	.357	13	–	12	.520
Florida State	4	–	10	.286	9	–	17	.346
Wake Forest	3	–	11	.214	13	–	13	.500
SMU	2	–	12	.143	9	–	17	.346
Pittsburgh	1	–	13	.071	8	–	19	.296
Boston College	0	–	15	.000	4	–	24	.143

† 2026 ACC tournament winner As of February 15, 2026 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represents The University of Pittsburgh during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers are led by third-year head coach Tory Verdi, and play their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Previous season

The Panthers finished the season 13–19 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their first-round matchup with tenth-seeded Virginia.^[1] They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Brooklyn Miles	0	G	5'5"	Senior	Frankfort, Kentucky	Graduated
Aaryn Battle	1	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Sewell, New Jersey	Transferred to Hampton^[2]
MaKayla Elmore	3	F	6'3"	Senior	Fostoria, Ohio	Graduated
Kiara Williams	5	F	6'0"	Freshman	Palm Bay, Florida	Transferred to La Salle^[3]
Bella Perkins	10	G	5'9"	Senior	Chantilly, Virginia	Graduated
Marley Washenitz	11	G	5'7"	Junior	Fairmont, West Virginia	Transferred to Arizona State^[4]
Raeven Boswell	14	G	5'11"	Junior	Austin, Texas	—
Khadija Faye	15	C	6'4"	Graduate Student	Dakar, Senegal	Graudated
Aislin Malcolm	20	G	5'10"	Junior	Carnegie, Pennsylvania	Transferred to Robert Morris^[5]

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Carla Viegas	8	G	5'9"	Junior	Málaga, Spain	Florida State^[6]
Angel Jones	11	G	5'4"	Senior	Woodbridge, Virginia	Coppin State^[7]
Fatima Diakhate	21	F	6'5"	Junior	Dakar, Senegal	Georgia^[8]

Recruiting class

Source:^[9]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Macie Arzner G	McMinnville, Oregon	McMinnville	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Macie Arzner G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (NR)
Theresa Hagans Jr. G	Utica, New York	Bishop Ireton	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Theresa Hagans Jr. G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (91)
Megan Hollingsworth G	Ottawa, Canada	Acapital Courts Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Megan Hollingsworth G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (NR)
Angela Le Faou F	Bordeaux, France	Tony Parker Adequat Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Angela Le Faou F	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (NR)
Divine Tumba Tshibuabua F	Longueuil, Canada	Royal Crown Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Divine Tumba Tshibuabua F	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (NR)
Jayda Queeley G	Edmonton, Canada	Royal Crown Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Jayda Queeley G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (NR)
Nylah Wilson G	Chester, Virginia	IMG Academy	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Nylah Wilson G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (96)
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 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Divine Tumba Tshibabua	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Royal Crown Academy	Longueuil, Canada
G	1	Theresa Hagans	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Bishop Ireton	Utica, NY
G	2	Amiya Jenkins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Anderson County Kentucky	Lexington, KY
G	3	Nylah Wilson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	IMG Academy	Chester, VA
G	5	Jayda Queeley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Royal Crown Academy	Edmonton, Canada
G	8	Carla Viegas	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	CAB Estepona Florida State	Málaga, Spain
F	10	Anglea Le Faou	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Tony Parker Adequat Academy	Bordeaux, France
G	11	Angel Jones	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Sr	Forest Park Coppin State	Woodbridge, VA
F	13	Lauren Rust	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	The Webb School	Victoria, Canada
G	15	Megan Hollingsworth	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Capital Courts Academy	Ottawa, Canada
C	21	Fatima Diakhate	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	RS Jr	Montverde Academy Georgia	Dakar, Senegal
G	22	Audrey Biggs	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Boyd County	Catlettsburg, KY
G	23	Mikayla Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Bartlett Colorado	Anchorage, AK
G	44	Macie Arzner	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	McMinnville	McMinnville, OR

Head coach

Tory Verdi (Keene State)

Assistant coach(es)

Candice Finley (Eastern Kentucky)
Anthony Brammer (Old Dominion)
Devan Newman (Louisville)
Abby Anderson (St. Francis)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 7, 2025

Schedule

Source:^[10]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2025* 1:00 p.m.	Pitt–Johnstown	W 101–46	–	17 – Viegas	9 – Hollingsworth	4 – Wilson	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
October 30, 2025* 6:00 p.m.	Lock Haven	W 98–58	–	23 – Jones	15 – Johnson	5 – Queeley	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
November 4, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Drexel	L 60–68	0–1	19 – Johnson	8 – Diakhate	3 – Queeley	Petersen Events Center (638) Pittsburgh, PA
November 8, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Mount St. Mary's	W 66–52	1–1	14 – Diakhate	11 – Diakhate	8 – Queeley	Petersen Events Center (708) Pittsburgh, PA
November 11, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Cornell	W 56–54	2–1	20 – Diakhate	12 – Diakhate	3 – Tied	Petersen Events Center (627) Pittsburgh, PA
November 16, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Scranton	L 63–69	2–2	17 – Diakhate	13 – Rust	5 – Queeley	Petersen Events Center (638) Pittsburgh, PA
November 18, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Le Moyne	W 87–65	3–2	17 – Hagans Jr.	10 – Diakhate	8 – Hagans Jr.	Petersen Events Center (592) Pittsburgh, PA
November 22, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Robert Morris	W 63–54	4–2	20 – Johnson	11 – Rust	6 – Hagans Jr.	Petersen Events Center (839) Pittsburgh, PA
November 25, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Lafayette	L 59–76	4–3	16 – Hagans Jr.	9 – Diakhate	6 – Jones	Petersen Events Center (529) Pittsburgh, PA
November 28, 2025* 1:15 p.m., AWSN	vs. Ball State Florida Gulf Coast Classic	L 41–55	4–4	11 – Jenkins	13 – Rust	1 – Tied	Alico Arena (300) Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2025* 11:00 a.m., AWSN	vs. Chicago State Florida Gulf Coast Classic	W 67–53	5–4	17 – Johnson	14 – Diakhate	3 – Hagans Jr.	Alico Arena (137) Fort Myers, FL
December 1, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Central Connecticut	W 68–43	6–4	17 – Tied	8 – Diakhate	5 – Tied	Petersen Events Center (552) Pittsburgh, PA
December 4, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN	at Mississippi State ACC–SEC Challenge	L 44–79	6–5	15 – Viegas	5 – Johnson	2 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (3,433) Starkville, MS
December 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Clemson	L 41–73	6–6 (0–1)	23 – Hagans Jr.	6 – Hollingsworth	2 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,060) Clemson, SC
December 18, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Saint Francis	W 98–46	7–6	14 – Tied	11 – Diakhate	4 – Queeley	Petersen Events Center (541) Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Duquesne	L 69–84	7–7	23 – Johnson	8 – Rust	4 – Hagans Jr.	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,221) Pittsburgh, PA
December 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at No. 18 Notre Dame	L 59–94	7–8 (0–2)	22 – Johnson	16 – Diakhate	5 – Hagans Jr.	Purcell Pavilion (7,879) Notre Dame, IN
January 1, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Wake Forest	L 55–74	7–9 (0–3)	17 – Rust	11 – Diakhate	8 – Hagans Jr.	Petersen Events Center (721) Pittsburgh, PA
January 4, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at Boston College	W 64–61	8–9 (1–3)	24 – Hagans Jr.	15 – Rust	5 – Hagans Jr.	Conte Forum (623) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 11, 2026 2:00 p.m., The CW	at No. 10 Louisville	L 46–86	8–10 (1–4)	14 – Hagans Jr.	8 – Rust	2 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center (8,220) Louisville, KY
January 15, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Florida State	L 65–69	8–11 (1–5)	19 – Johnson	16 – Diakhate	3 – Tied	Petersen Events Center (743) Pittsburgh, PA
January 18, 2026 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	SMU	L 76–83	8–12 (1–6)	20 – Johnson	15 – Diakhate	5 – Hagans Jr.	Petersen Events Center (746) Pittsburgh, PA
January 22, 2026 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Virginia	L 46–84	8–13 (1–7)	13 – Hagans Jr.	7 – Tied	5 – Hagans Jr.	John Paul Jones Arena (3,755) Charlottesville, VA
January 24, 2026 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 21 Duke	L 41–95	8–14 (1–8)	15 – Johnson	6 – Diakhate	1 – Tied	Petersen Events Center (1,233) Pittsburgh, PA
January 29, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Virginia Tech	L 50–67	8–15 (1–9)	21 – Johnson	9 – Diakhate	4 – Tied	Cassell Coliseum (4,051) Blacksburg, VA
February 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Stanford	L 65–86	8–16 (1–10)	21 – Hagans Jr.	6 – Tied	4 – Hagans Jr.	Petersen Events Center (571) Pittsburgh, PA
February 8, 2026 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	California	L 80–95	8–17 (1–11)	19 – Hagans Jr.	9 – Diakhate	5 – Hagans Jr.	Petersen Events Center (1,113) Pittsburgh, PA
February 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Syracuse	L 51–84	8–18 (1–12)	13 – Hagans Jr.	8 – Johnson	5 – Hagans Jr.	Petersen Events Center (722) Pittsburgh, PA
February 15, 2026 12:00 p.m., ACCN	at SMU	L 76–83	8–19 (1–13)	33 – Hagans Jr.	10 – Johnson	6 – Hagans Jr.	Moody Coliseum (1,331) University Park, TX
February 19, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Georgia Tech						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 22, 2026 12:00 p.m., ACCN	at No. 22 North Carolina						Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Miami (FL)						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
March 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., ACCN	NC State						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
ACC women's tournament
*	vs.						Gas South Arena Duluth, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

References

^ "Panthers Conclude 2024-25 Campaign; Fall to Virginia in First Round of 2025 Ally ACC Women's Basketball Tournament". Pitt Panthers. March 5, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
^ "Women's Basketball Announces Signing Of Aaryn Battle". hamptonpirates.com. Hampton University. April 9, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
^ @Raoul_000 (May 29, 2025). "La Salle WBB has announced the signing of Pitt transfer Kiara Williams (6-0 FR forward, Palm Bay, FL)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Campbell, Dominic (April 17, 2025). "Pitt WBB Guard Lands at Arizona State". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
^ Campbell, Dominic (February 15, 2025). "Pitt Women's Basketball Guard Transfers to RMU". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
^ Rose, Bob (May 2, 2025). "Pittsburgh Panthers Basketball Lands Two Major Backcourt Transfers". Yahoo Sports. Athlon Sports. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
^ Campbell, Dominic (April 28, 2025). "Pitt Women's Basketball Lands All-MEAC Transfer Guard". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
^ Campbell, Dominic (April 5, 2025). "Pitt Women's Basketball Adds Georgia Transfer". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
^ "Pittsburgh Panthers". ESPN. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

[1] "Panthers Conclude 2024-25 Campaign; Fall to Virginia in First Round of 2025 Ally ACC Women's Basketball Tournament". Pitt Panthers. March 5, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.

[2] "Women's Basketball Announces Signing Of Aaryn Battle". hamptonpirates.com. Hampton University. April 9, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

[3] @Raoul_000 (May 29, 2025). "La Salle WBB has announced the signing of Pitt transfer Kiara Williams (6-0 FR forward, Palm Bay, FL)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[4] Campbell, Dominic (April 17, 2025). "Pitt WBB Guard Lands at Arizona State". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

[5] Campbell, Dominic (February 15, 2025). "Pitt Women's Basketball Guard Transfers to RMU". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

[6] Rose, Bob (May 2, 2025). "Pittsburgh Panthers Basketball Lands Two Major Backcourt Transfers". Yahoo Sports. Athlon Sports. Retrieved September 24, 2025.

[7] Campbell, Dominic (April 28, 2025). "Pitt Women's Basketball Lands All-MEAC Transfer Guard". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

[8] Campbell, Dominic (April 5, 2025). "Pitt Women's Basketball Adds Georgia Transfer". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

[9] "Pittsburgh Panthers". ESPN. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

[10] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

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Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
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