2025–26 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team

2025–26 Idaho Vandals women's basketball
2025–26 Idaho Vandals women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	15–5 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Arthur Moreira (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Drew Muscatell
Assistant coaches	Lindsey Foster; Derek Saich; Hannah Roberts;
Home arena	ICCU Arena

2025–26 Big Sky women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Idaho	12	–	1	.923	21	–	5	.808
Montana State	11	–	2	.846	18	–	6	.750
Northern Colorado	10	–	4	.714	19	–	8	.704
Idaho State	10	–	4	.714	17	–	8	.680
Northern Arizona	6	–	8	.429	10	–	17	.370
Eastern Washington	5	–	8	.385	12	–	14	.462
Sacramento State	5	–	8	.385	11	–	15	.423
Montana	4	–	9	.308	7	–	17	.292
Portland State	2	–	11	.154	6	–	19	.240
Weber State	2	–	12	.143	8	–	19	.296

† 2026 Big Sky tournament winner As of February 14, 2026

The 2025–26 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represents the University of Idaho during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vandals, led by second-year head coach Arthur Moreira, play their home games at the Idaho Central Credit Union Arena in Moscow, Idaho, as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Vandals finished the 2024–25 season 18–12, 10–8 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for third place.^[1] They were defeated by Montana in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 22, 2025, the Big Sky Conference released their preseason coaches and media poll. Idaho was picked to finish third in both the coaches poll, with one first-place vote, and the media poll, with seven first-place votes.^[3]

Preseason rankings

Big Sky Preseason Coaches' Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Montana State	74 (5)
2	Montana	72 (3)
3	Idaho	65 (1)
4	Idaho State	57 (1)
5	Sacramento State	50
6	Eastern Washington	38
7	Northern Colorado	36
8	Weber State	28
T-9	Northern Arizona	15
T-9	Portland State	15
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Big Sky Preseason Media Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Montana State	238 (11)
2	Montana	224 (7)
3	Idaho	220 (7)
4	Sacramento State	177 (2)
5	Idaho State	161
6	Eastern Washington	123
7	Weber State	120
8	Northern Arizona	102
9	Northern Colorado	86
10	Portland State	34
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-Big Sky Team

Preseason All-Big Sky Team
Player	Year	Position
Hope Hassmann	Junior	Guard

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Reese de Groot	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Clarkston High School	Lewiston, Idaho
F	2	Sarah Brans	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Monte Vista High School	Dublin, California
G	3	Kyra Gardner	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Washington State	Raymond, Washington
G	4	Hope Hassmann	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Cal State Fullerton	Maple Valley, Washington
G	5	Ella Uriarte	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Folsom High School	Folsom, California
G	6	Sofia Ekh	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	RIG Luleå	Västerås, Sweden
F	9	Debora dos Santos	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	San Francisco	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
F	10	Lorena Barbosa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	RS Sr	San Francisco	Itatiba, Brazil
G	12	Anja Bukvic	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Louisiana Tech	Belgrade, Serbia
F	13	Catelyn Deaver	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Utah Tech	Sumner, Washington
G	14	Katlin Kangur	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	TSA/CITYTEED Tallinn	Tallinn, Estonia
G	21	Niveya Henley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Furman	Seattle, Washington
G	23	Ana Beatriz Passos Alves da Silva	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Brazil U19 national team	São Paulo, Brazil
G	24	Mary McMorris	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Valdosta State	Las Vegas, Nevada
G	37	Ana Pinheiro	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Portugal U18 national team	Braga, Portugal

Head coach

Arthur Moreira (Sonoma State)

Assistant coach(es)

Drew Muscatell (Oregon)
Lindsey Foster (La Verne)
Derek Saich (UC Santa Barbara)
Hannah Roberts (Idaho)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 29, 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 3, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Washington State Battle of the Palouse	W 87–85	1–0	26 – Gardner	8 – Gardner	4 – Hassmann	Beasley Coliseum (1,382) Pullman, WA
November 7, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at UC Davis	L 76–89	1–1	17 – Pinheiro	11 – Pinheiro	6 – Pinheiro	University Credit Union Center (5,567) Davis, CA
November 9, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Walla Walla	W 94–39	2–1	16 – Ekh	8 – Deaver	6 – McMorris	ICCU Arena (280) Moscow, ID
November 15, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Utah	W 76–72	3–1	21 – Hassmann	9 – Gardner	5 – Hassmann	ICCU Arena (396) Moscow, ID
November 21, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+	UC Riverside	W 89–75	4–1	18 – Passos Alves da Silva	6 – Tied	4 – Hassmann	ICCU Arena (355) Moscow, ID
November 23, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Northridge	W 89−56	5−1	18 – Barbosa	8 – Tied	4 – Pinheiro	ICCU Arena (1,006) Moscow, ID
November 28, 2025* 4:30 pm	vs. Colgate UC Irvine Tournament	W 82−53	6−1	17 – Hassmann	9 – dos Santos	4 – Hassmann	Bren Events Center (325) Irvine, CA
November 29, 2025* 2:00 pm	vs. Wichita State UC Irvine Tournament	W 83–61	7–1	21 – Gardner	10 – dos Santos	7 – Hassmann	Bren Events Center (441) Irvine, CA
December 3, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Oral Roberts Big Sky-Summit Challenge	L 89–92	7–2	22 – dos Santos	15 – dos Santos	6 – Hassmann	ICCU Arena (2,486) Moscow, ID
December 6, 2025* 11:00 am, SLN	at Denver Big Sky-Summit Challenge	W 84–54	8–2	16 – Gardner	12 – Gardner	4 – Tied	Hamilton Gymnasium (504) Denver, CO
December 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at California	L 61–68	8–3	14 – Pinheiro	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (903) Berkeley, CA
December 13, 2025* 12:00 pm, MWN	at Utah State	L 73–80	8–4	18 – Pinheiro	10 – Gardner	8 – Hassmann	Smith Spectrum (427) Logan, UT
December 20, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Oregon	W 91−63	9−4	19 – Pinheiro	12 – Gardner	10 – Gardner	ICCU Arena (858) Moscow, ID
Big Sky regular season
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+/SWX	at Eastern Washington	W 69–63	10–4 (1–0)	15 – Pinheiro	10 – Gardner	5 – Hassmann	Reese Court (712) Cheney, WA
January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana	W 67–50	11–4 (2–0)	28 – Gardner	11 – Gardner	5 – McMorris	Dahlberg Arena (1,892) Missoula, MT
January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana State	L 66–99	11–5 (2–1)	15 – Pinheiro	6 – Pinheiro	2 – Tied	Worthington Arena (2,145) Bozeman, MT
January 15, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Idaho State King Spud Rivalry	W 81–68	12–5 (3–1)	14 – Pinheiro	10 – dos Santos	5 – Hassmann	ICCU Arena (507) Moscow, ID
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Weber State	W 95–76	13–5 (4–1)	27 – Gardner	12 – dos Santos	4 – Tied	ICCU Arena (555) Moscow, ID
January 22, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Sacramento State	W 62–55	14–5 (5–1)	11 – Hassmann	9 – Passos Alves da Silva	3 – Hassmann	Hornet Pavilion (397) Sacramento, CA
January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Portland State	W 84–66	15–5 (6–1)	20 – Hassmann	9 – Barbosa	12 – Hassmann	Viking Pavilion (538) Portland, OR
January 29, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Northern Colorado						Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Arizona						ICCU Arena Moscow, ID
February 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana State						ICCU Arena Moscow, ID
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana						ICCU Arena Moscow, ID
February 12, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Weber State						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
February 14, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho State King Spud Rivalry						Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 19, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Portland State						ICCU Arena Moscow, ID
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Sacramento State						ICCU Arena Moscow, ID
February 26, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Arizona						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
February 28, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Northern Colorado						ICCU Arena Moscow, ID
March 2, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Washington						ICCU Arena Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 7–11, 2026	vs.						Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*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". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
^ "Montana Lady Griz rise up, knock off Idaho to advance at Big Sky tournament". MontanaSports.com. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Montana State Sweeps Preseason Women's Basketball Polls". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Big Sky Women's Basketball Preseason Team Announced, Versteeg Named Preseason MVP". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
^ "Idaho Vandals 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 29, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 29, 2026.

[2] "Montana Lady Griz rise up, knock off Idaho to advance at Big Sky tournament". MontanaSports.com. Retrieved January 29, 2026.

[poll-3] "Montana State Sweeps Preseason Women's Basketball Polls". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 29, 2026.

[4] "2025-26 Big Sky Women's Basketball Preseason Team Announced, Versteeg Named Preseason MVP". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 29, 2026.

[5] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2026.

[6] "Idaho Vandals 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 29, 2026.

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Idaho Vandals women's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1974–1976, 2020–21) Cowan Spectrum (1976–2020) Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (2021–present)
Rivalries	Washington State
Culture & lore	Go, Vandals, Go
People	Head coaches
Seasons	List of seasons 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25