2025–26 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's basketball team

2025–26 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's basketball
2025–26 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	5–9 (0–4 Big West)
Head coach	Ari Wideman (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Ray Alvarado
Assistant coaches	Malika Glover; Fa-Ko-Fieme'a (Me'a) Hafoka-Latu; Erika Warren;
Home arena	Icardo Center

2025–26 Big West women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC San Diego	13	–	2	.867	18	–	7	.720
UC Irvine	12	–	2	.857	21	–	4	.840
UC Davis	12	–	3	.800	19	–	7	.731
Cal State Fullerton	11	–	4	.733	15	–	10	.600
UC Santa Barbara	9	–	6	.600	17	–	7	.708
Hawai'i	8	–	6	.571	14	–	10	.583
UC Riverside	6	–	9	.400	8	–	17	.320
Cal State Northridge	4	–	10	.286	8	–	15	.348
Cal State Bakersfield	2	–	12	.143	7	–	17	.292
Long Beach State	2	–	12	.143	3	–	21	.125
Cal Poly	1	–	14	.067	3	–	22	.120

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

The 2025–26 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's basketball team represents California State University, Bakersfield during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by second-year head coach Ari Wideman, play their home games at the Icardo Center in Bakersfield, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2024–25 season 2–28, 2–18 in Big West play, to finish in a tie for tenth (last) place.^[1] They failed to qualify for the Big West tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.^[2]

Preseason

On October 16, 2025, the Big West released their preseason poll. Cal State Bakersfield was picked to finish 11th (last) in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

Big West Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Hawai'i	91 (4)
2	UC Irvine	90 (4)
3	UC Davis	83 (1)
4	UC San Diego	77 (2)
5	UC Santa Barbara	61
6	Long Beach State	57
7	UC Riverside	51
8	Cal Poly	34
9	Cal State Northridge	27
10	Cal State Fullerton	20
11	Cal State Bakersfield	14
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-Big West Team

No players were named to the Preseason All-Big West Team.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Zalissa Finley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Indiana State	Inchelium, Washington
G	2	Aliyah Carter	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Huston–Tillotson	Austin, Texas
G	4	Ophelia Powell	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	St Andrew's College	Melbourne, Australia
F	7	Jaime Gallatly	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Southern Miss	Maffra, Australia
G/F	8	Marley Langi	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Skyline College	Redwood City, California
G	11	Maria Dias (5th)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Idaho State	Lisbon, Portugal
G	12	Chrishawn Coleman	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Morehead State	Arlington, Texas
G	14	Morgan Hawkins	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Hawai'i Pacific	Corona, California
G	21	Tianna Sutherland	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Reedley College	Fresno, California
F	22	Dae'Jaidence Kincade	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Blinn College	Tyler, Texas
F/C	24	Tena Ikidi (5th)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Charlotte	Bayelsa State, Nigeria
G	30	Alli Dioli	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Mission College	Half Moon Bay, California
F	55	Adrienne Puletasi	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	College of Southern Nevada	Las Vegas, Nevada

Head coach

Ari Wideman (Nevada)

Assistant coach(es)

Ray Alvarado (Fresno State)
Malika Glover (Northern Kentucky)
Fa-Ko-Fieme'a (Me'a) Hafoka-Latu (San José State)
Erika Warren (UTEP)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(5th) Fifth-year senior
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Utah Valley	L 42–66	0–1	9 – Tied	8 – Ikidi	2 – Tied	Icardo Center (134) Bakersfield, CA
November 7, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Fresno State	L 51–74	0–2	26 – Coleman	7 – Ikidi	3 – Hawkins	Icardo Center (233) Bakersfield, CA
November 11, 2025* 1:30 pm, ESPN+	Utah State	L 65–68	0–3	14 – Dias	9 – Ikidi	4 – Hawkins	Icardo Center (103) Bakersfield, CA
November 15, 2025* 1:00 pm, MWN	at San Diego State	L 48–78	0–4	25 – Coleman	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Viejas Arena (2,101) San Diego, CA
November 20, 2025* 4:30 pm, SLN	at Omaha	W 82−73	1−4	21 – Coleman	15 – Ikidi	3 – Tied	Baxter Arena (508) Omaha, NE
November 22, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wichita State	W 60−55	2−4	16 – Coleman	8 – Ikidi	3 – Coleman	Charles Koch Arena (846) Wichita, KS
November 29, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Arizona	L 63–78	2–5	16 – Dias	6 – Tied	3 – Hawkins	McKale Center (5,328) Tucson, AZ
December 4, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Northridge	L 57–59	2–6 (0–1)	21 – Coleman	8 – Ikidi	2 – Hawkins	Icardo Center (267) Bakersfield, CA
December 6, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara	L 47–67	2–7 (0–2)	14 – Dias	8 – Coleman	2 – Carter	Icardo Center (129) Bakersfield, CA
December 13, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Seattle	W 72–51	3–7	21 – Coleman	14 – Ikidi	5 – Carter	Redhawk Center (291) Seattle, WA
December 16, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Cal State East Bay	W 67–55	4–7	25 – Coleman	8 – Kincade	3 – Tied	Icardo Center (1,403) Bakersfield, CA
December 20, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Washington	W 85−72	5−7	19 – Langi	16 – Ikidi	3 – Tied	Icardo Center (81) Bakersfield, CA
January 1, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Irvine	L 63–82	5–8 (0–3)	29 – Coleman	11 – Coleman	4 – Carter	Bren Events Center (717) Irvine, CA
January 3, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Davis	L 59–69	5–9 (0–4)	15 – Tied	9 – Tied	5 – Hawkins	Icardo Center (74) Bakersfield, CA
January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Riverside						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Long Beach State						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 15, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 17, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC San Diego						LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
January 22, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Hawai'i						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 29, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Davis						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
February 5, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	UC Irvine						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 12, 2026 9:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hawai'i						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 19, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	UC Riverside						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
February 26, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	UC San Diego						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Long Beach State						LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid Long Beach, CA
March 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
March 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal Poly						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
Big West tournament
March 11–14, 2026	vs.						Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ "Big West women's tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, channels, scores for 2025 basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hawai'i Selected as Preseason Favorites for 2025–26 Women's Basketball Title". The Big West. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". California State University at Bakersfield Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
^ "Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[2] "Big West women's tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, channels, scores for 2025 basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[poll-3] "Hawai'i Selected as Preseason Favorites for 2025–26 Women's Basketball Title". The Big West. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[4] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". California State University at Bakersfield Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

[5] "Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2026.

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