2025–26 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

2025–26 San Francisco Dons women's basketball
2025–26 San Francisco Dons women's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	12–7 (5–3 WCC)
Head coach	Molly Goodenbour (10th season);
Associate head coach	Janell Jones
Assistant coaches	Isaac Lu; Todd Kent; Ryan Yablonsky;
Home arena	Sobrato Center

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 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team represents the University of San Francisco during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dons, led by tenth-year head coach Molly Goodenbour, play their home games at the Sobrato Center in San Francisco, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Dons finished the 2024–25 season 15–16, 11–9 in WCC play, to finish in fifth place.^[1] They defeated Loyola Marymount in the third round,^[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions Oregon State in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 23, 2025, the West Coast Conference released their preseason poll. San Francisco was picked to finish sixth in the conference.^[4]

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:^[4]

Preseason All-WCC Team

No players were named to the Preseason All-WCC Team.^[4]

Roster

2025–26 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Mara Neira	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Appalachian State	Baiona, Spain
F	3	Noelia Mouriño	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Segle XXI Barcelona	O Porriño, Spain
G	4	Meghan McIntyre	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	GS	Southern Oregon	Garden Grove, California
F	7	Nevaeh Ferrara Horne	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	North Dakota	Regina, Saskatchewan
G	9	Aina Cargol	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Spar Girona	Olot, Spain
G	10	Amy Pateman	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Westlake Girls High School	Auckland, New Zealand
F	12	Nataša Taušová	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Piešťanské Čajky	Poprad, Slovakia
F	14	Michelle Ugwah	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	Morehead State	Cork, Ireland
G	21	Olivia Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	UC Irvine	South San Francisco, California
G	22	Paula Tirado	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS So	IES Damià Campeny	Mataró, Spain
G	23	Candy Edokpaigbe	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Seattle	Naples, Italy
F	24	Sol Castro	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Robert Morris	Río Colorado, Argentina
F	32	Sophia Priestley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Ullern IF Oslo	Oslo, Norway

Head coach

Molly Goodenbour (Stanford)

Assistant coach(es)

Janell Jones (Oklahoma Christian)
Isaac Lu (San Francisco)
Todd Kent (Eastern Washington)
Ryan Yablonsky (Texas)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 10, 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* 4:30 pm, ESPN+	UNC Greensboro	W 64–40	1–0	26 – Edokpaigbe	11 – Ferrara Horne	7 – McIntyre	Sobrato Center (248) San Francisco, CA
November 9, 2025* 1:00 pm, MWN	at Boise State	L 68–83	1–1	13 – Tirado	7 – Mouriño	3 – Tied	ExtraMile Arena (1,761) Boise, ID
November 14, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Seton Hall	L 66–80	1–2	20 – Cargol	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Sobrato Center (367) San Francisco, CA
November 16, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UC San Diego	W 80–69	2–2	24 – Edokpaigbe	10 – Edokpaigbe	6 – Cargol	Sobrato Center (569) San Francisco, CA
November 20, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Long Beach State	W 68−55	3−2	22 – Edokpaigbe	17 – Mouriño	4 – Tied	LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid (511) Long Beach, CA
November 25, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Lehigh	W 89−84	4−2	25 – Edokpaigbe	8 – Castro	10 – Cargol	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
November 30, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Monterey Bay	W 92–52	5–2	16 – McIntyre	7 – Castro	7 – McIntyre	Sobrato Center (358) San Francisco, CA
December 5, 2025* 3:00 pm	vs. Nevada Briann January Classic	W 68–45	6–2	16 – Edokpaigbe	10 – Mouriño	4 – Cargol	Mullett Arena (142) Tempe, AZ
December 6, 2025* 1:30 pm, ESPN+	at Arizona State Briann January Classic	L 44–67	6–3	17 – Edokpaigbe	5 – Edokpaigbe	3 – Cargol	Mullett Arena (2,414) Tempe, AZ
December 13, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Colorado State	L 52–69	6–4	14 – Taušová	6 – Neira	3 – Mouriño	Sobrato Center (156) San Francisco, CA
December 17, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Sacramento State USF Legacy	W 61–55	7–4	14 – Cargol	6 – Tied	7 – Cargol	Chase Center (219) San Francisco, CA
WCC regular season
December 28, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Oregon State	L 65−74	7−5 (0–1)	15 – Cargol	6 – Tied	3 – Mouriño	Sobrato Center (286) San Francisco, CA
December 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Portland	W 67–64	8–5 (1–1)	16 – Neira	13 – Castro	6 – Cargol	Sobrato Center (267) San Francisco, CA
January 2, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at San Diego	W 59–55	9–5 (2–1)	17 – Edokpaigbe	9 – Mouriño	6 – Cargol	Jenny Craig Pavilion (385) San Diego, CA
January 4, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Loyola Marymount	W 85–82 ^OT	10–5 (3–1)	19 – Neira	7 – Mouriño	8 – Cargol	Gersten Pavilion (227) Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Santa Clara	L 67–77	10–6 (3–2)	19 – Edokpaigbe	11 – Mouriño	7 – Cargol	Sobrato Center (257) San Francisco, CA
January 15, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Gonzaga	L 69-82	10-7 (3-3)	24 – Edokpaigbe	8 – Edokpaigbe	6 – Cargol	McCarthey Athletic Center (4,765) Spokane, WA
January 17, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Washington State	W 85-72	11-7 (4-3)	21 – Cargol	12 – Mouriño	7 – Cargol	Beasley Coliseum (900) Pullman, WA
January 22, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	San Diego	W 69-65	12-7 (5-3)	24 – Edokpaigbe	11 – Mouriño	5 – Cargol	Sobrato Center (326) San Francisco, CA
January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Pacific						Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
January 29, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Gonzaga						Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
January 31, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Oregon State						Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
February 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Seattle						Redhawk Center Seattle, WA
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Saint Mary's						Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
February 14, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Pepperdine						Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
February 19, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
February 21, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Mary's						University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 26, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Loyola Marymount						Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
February 28, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Santa Clara						Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
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:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
^ "Lions Season Ends in Battle Against Dons". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
^ "Oregon State Women's Basketball: Beavers Beat San Francisco 61-59, Advance to WCC Semifinals". Oregon State Beavers On SI. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Oregon State Picked to Win 2025-26 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Championship". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
^ "San Francisco Dons 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 10, 2026.

[2] "Lions Season Ends in Battle Against Dons". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2026.

[3] "Oregon State Women's Basketball: Beavers Beat San Francisco 61-59, Advance to WCC Semifinals". Oregon State Beavers On SI. Retrieved January 10, 2026.

[poll-4] "Oregon State Picked to Win 2025-26 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Championship". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 10, 2026.

[5] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2026.

[6] "San Francisco Dons 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2026.

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