2025–26 California Baptist Lancers women's basketball team
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 12–8 (6–1 WAC) |
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| Associate head coach | Brittany Chambers |
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| Home arena | Fowler Events Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 11 | – | 2 | .846 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 11 | – | 12 | .478 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 4 | – | 9 | .308 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech | 1 | – | 12 | .077 | 6 | – | 17 | .261 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 WAC tournament winner As of February 14, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 California Baptist Lancers women's basketball team represents California Baptist University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lancers, led by 14th-year head coach Jarrod Olson, play their home games at the Fowler Events Center in Riverside, California as members of the Western Athletic Conference.
This will be the Lancers' last season as members of the WAC, as they will be joing the Big West Conference, effective July 1, 2026.[1]
Previous season
The Lancers finished the 2024–25 season 12–19, 9–7 in WAC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.[2] They were defeated by UT Arlington in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament.[3]
Preseason
On October 29, 2025, the Western Athletic Conference released their preseason poll. California Baptist was picked to finish second in the conference, with four first-place votes.[4]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Votes | |
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| 1 | Abilene Christian | 32 (2) | |
| 2 | California Baptist | 31 (4) | |
| 3 | UT Arlington | 25 (1) | |
| 4 | Utah Valley | 23 | |
| 5 | Tarleton State | 18 | |
| 6 | Utah Tech | 12 | |
| 7 | Southern Utah | 6 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[4]
Preseason All-WAC Team
| Player | Year | Position |
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| Khloe Lemon | Junior | Guard |
Source:[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UC Riverside Crosstown Showdown |
W 56–53 | 1–0 |
22 – Bucher | 20 – Johansson | 3 – Barros | Fowler Events Center (1,085) Riverside, CA | ||||
| November 8, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Pacific | W 67–54 | 2–0 |
27 – Olsen | 13 – Johansson | 3 – Tied | Alex G. Spanos Center (521) Stockton, CA | ||||
| November 12, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Long Beach State | W 83–60 | 3–0 |
17 – Lemon | 12 – Barros | 11 – Barros | LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid (628) Long Beach, CA | ||||
| November 14, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
San Jose State | W 69–55 | 4–0 |
23 – Olsen | 7 – Barros | 4 – Tied | Fowler Events Center (1,029) Riverside, CA | ||||
| November 19, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cal State Northridge | W 86−54 | 5−0 |
23 – Barros | 11 – Tied | 7 – Barros | Fowler Events Center (421) Riverside, CA | ||||
| November 28, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UC Santa Barbara CBU Classic |
L 49−74 | 5−1 |
13 – Olsen | 8 – Johansson | 2 – Tied | Fowler Events Center (515) Riverside, CA | ||||
| November 29, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Sacramento State CBU Classic |
W 92–49 | 6–1 |
20 – Olsen | 8 – Tied | 9 – Barros | Fowler Events Center (354) Riverside, CA | ||||
| December 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Pepperdine | L 58–69 | 6–2 |
21 – Johansson | 13 – Barros | 7 – Barros | Firestone Fieldhouse (251) Malibu, CA | ||||
| December 6, 2025* 12:00 pm, MWN |
at Boise State | L 80–82 | 6–3 |
26 – Lemon | 11 – Barros | 10 – Barros | ExtraMile Arena (1,696) Boise, ID | ||||
| December 13, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UC Irvine | L 57–77 | 6–4 |
15 – Olsen | 7 – Johansson | 2 – Nordstrom | Bren Events Center (441) Irvine, CA | ||||
| December 15, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UC San Diego | L 59–67 | 6–5 |
11 – Barros | 7 – Johansson | 2 – Johansson | Fowler Events Center (368) Riverside, CA | ||||
| December 19, 2025* 12:00 pm, SLN |
at Denver | L 71−76 | 6−6 |
22 – Schmidt | 8 – Olsen | 4 – Barros | Hamilton Gymnasium (330) Denver, CO | ||||
| December 21, 2025* 9:00 am, B1G+ |
at No. 23 Nebraska | L 56–87 | 6–7 |
17 – Olsen | 8 – Olsen | 5 – Barros | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,391) Lincoln, NE | ||||
| WAC regular season | |||||||||||
| December 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Valley | W 82–51 | 7–7 (1–0) |
20 – Olsen | 13 – Barros | 8 – Barros | Fowler Events Center (358) Riverside, CA | ||||
| January 1, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | W 85–64 | 8–7 (2–0) |
23 – Olsen | 11 – Barros | 3 – Nordstrom | Fowler Events Center (309) Riverside, CA | ||||
| January 3, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tarleton State | W 80–68 | 9–7 (3–0) |
20 – Olsen | 11 – Barros | 5 – Barros | Fowler Events Center (483) Riverside, CA | ||||
| January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech | W 75–67 | 10–7 (4–0) |
18 – Lemon | 12 – Barros | 4 – Johansson | Burns Arena (512) St. George, UT | ||||
| January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | W 82–77 OT | 11–7 (5–0) |
23 – Schmidt | 10 – Barros | 7 – Barros | America First Event Center (469) Cedar City, UT | ||||
| January 15, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | L 58–70 | 11–8 (5–1) |
19 – Olsen | 8 – Nordstrom | 3 – Tied | Fowler Events Center (4,157) Riverside, CA | ||||
| January 22, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech | W 67–61 | 12–8 (6–1) |
16 – Lemon | 12 – Barros | 2 – Tied | Burns Arena (580) St. George, UT | ||||
| January 24, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Valley | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| February 5, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tarleton State | EECU Center Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| February 12, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Tech | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| February 18, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Valley | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| February 26, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tarleton State | EECU Center Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| March 5, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| March 7, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11–14, 2026 ESPN+ |
vs. | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
References
- ^ "California Baptist University Joins The Big West". The Big West. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
- ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
- ^ "UTA women's basketball advances to WAC semifinal, win over California Baptist University". The Shorthorn. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
- ^ a b c "Abilene Christian Selected as 2025-26 WAC Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
- ^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". CBU Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
- ^ "California Baptist Lancers 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
