2025–26 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team

2025–26 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball
2025–26 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	16–10 (10–7 Big East)
Head coach	Cara Consuegra (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Deont'a McChester; Khadijah Rushdan; Chaia Huff; Sam Logic; Michael Garven;
Home arena	Al McGuire Center

2025–26 Big East women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UConn	16	–	0	1.000	27	–	0	1.000
Villanova	14	–	3	.824	21	–	5	.808
Seton Hall	11	–	5	.688	17	–	8	.680
St. John's	10	–	7	.588	20	–	8	.714
Marquette	10	–	7	.588	16	–	10	.615
Creighton	8	–	9	.471	12	–	14	.462
Providence	6	–	10	.375	13	–	14	.481
Georgetown	5	–	11	.313	12	–	13	.480
Xavier	4	–	12	.250	11	–	14	.440
Butler	3	–	13	.188	9	–	17	.346
DePaul	3	–	13	.188	6	–	21	.222

† 2026 Big East tournament winner As of February 15, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represents Marquette University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, are led by second-year head coach Cara Consuegra and play their home games at the Al McGuire Center as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

Offseason

Incoming transfers

Marquette Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jordan Meulemans	20	G	6'0"	Junior	De Pere, WI\|	Butler

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
JJ Barnes G	Racine, WI	The Prairie School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
JJ Barnes G	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Kam Herring G	Atlanta, GA	Woodward Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Kam Herring G	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 14, 2025.

Roster

2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Lee Volker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Duke	Purcellville, Virginia
G	2	Jaidynn Mason	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Southern Illinois	Kansas City, Missouri
F	4	Abbey Cracknell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Gulf Coast State College	Avoca Beach, Australia
F	5	Charia Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Northland High School	Columbus, Ohio
G	7	Bridget Utberg	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Central Michigan	Canton, Georgia
G	8	JJ Barnes	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	The Prairie School	Racine, Wisconsin
G	10	Kam Herring	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Woodward Academy	Atlanta, Georgia
F	11	Skylar Forbes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Scarborough Prep	Markham, Ontario
F	14	Jada Bediako	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Georgia Tech	Brampton, Ontario
G	20	Jordan Meulemans	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Butler	De Pere, Wisconsin
G	21	Kennedi Perkins	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Syracuse	Bolingbrook, Illinois
G	22	Halle Vice	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Pleasant Valley	Bettendorf, Iowa
G	23	Olivia Porter	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Charlotte	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
F	24	Ayuen Akot	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Frank Phillips College	Melbourne, Australia
F	35	Aryelle Stevens	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Gulf Coast State College	Pearland, Texas

Head coach

Cara Consuegra (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Deont'a McChester (Keuka)
Khadijah Rushdan (Rutgers)
Chaia Huff (Moody Bible)
Sam Logic (Iowa)
Michael Garven (Marquette)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2025

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Winthrop	W 89–57	1–0	25 – Mason	11 – Vice	5 – 3 Tied	Al McGuire Center (3,750) Milwaukee, WI
November 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wisconsin	W 65–62	2–0	19 – Forbes	14 – Vice	4 – Forbes	Al McGuire Center (1,633) Milwaukee, WI
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	at Minnesota	L 47–90	2–1	13 – Volker	9 – Vice	2 – 3 Tied	Williams Arena (2,999) Minneapolis, MN
November 14, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Bowling Green	W 71–55	3–1	23 – Volker	7 – Volker	7 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (1,112) Milwaukee, WI
November 19, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Milwaukee	W 75–43	4–1	23 – Vice	10 – Volker	6 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (822) Milwaukee, WI
November 28, 2025* 10:00 a.m., FloHoops	vs. No. 10 Iowa State Coconut Hoops Blue Heron Division semifinals	L 73–84	4–2	17 – Mason	5 – Vice	3 – Tied	Alico Arena (553) Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2025* 10:00 a.m., FloHoops	vs. Gonzaga Coconut Hoops Blue Heron Division Consolation Game	L 61–65	4–3	24 – Forbes	8 – Vice	5 – Volker	Alico Arena (252) Fort Myers, FL
December 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock	at DePaul	W 85–54	5–3 (1–0)	19 – Forbes	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Wintrust Arena (1,031) Chicago, IL
December 7, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Butler	W 80–55	6–3 (2–0)	26 – Forbes	9 – Vice	7 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (1,304) Milwaukee, WI
December 14, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Le Moyne	W 89–42	7–3	23 – Vice	10 – Vice	11 – Volker	Al McGuire Center (1,109) Milwaukee, WI
December 17, 2025 6:00 p.m., Peacock	at No. 1 UConn	L 53–89	7–4 (2–1)	17 – Forbes	5 – Vice	3 – Mason	PeoplesBank Arena (12,348) Hartford, CT
December 20, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Truman State	W 86–43	8–4	26 – Forbes	13 – Vice	8 – Porter	Al McGuire Center (1,416) Milwaukee, WI
December 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	St. John's	L 66–73	8–5 (2–2)	16 – Forbes	10 – Vice	5 – Porter	Al McGuire Center (1,602) Milwaukee, WI
January 1, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Xavier	W 67–54	9–5 (3–2)	20 – Vice	19 – Vice	6 – Mason	Cintas Center (1,197) Cincinnati, OH
January 4, 2026 3:00 p.m., Peacock	Villanova	W 85–69	10–5 (4–2)	32 – Vice	11 – Vice	7 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (1,660) Milwaukee, WI
January 8, 2026 7:00 p.m., TruTV	Creighton	W 67–49	11–5 (5–2)	23 – Porter	10 – Forbes	5 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (1,297) Milwaukee, WI
January 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Seton Hall	L 61–64	11–6 (5–3)	20 – Volker	13 – Vice	9 – Mason	Walsh Gymnasium (729) South Orange, NJ
January 17, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgetown	L 54–63	11–7 (5–4)	16 – Volker	8 – Volker	2 – Tied	Al McGuire Center (1,953) Milwaukee, WI
January 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock	at St. John's	W 56–55	12–7 (6–4)	12 – Forbes	9 – Volker	4 – Mason	Carnesecca Arena (528) Queens, NY
January 25, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Butler	W 64–60	13–7 (7–4)	23 – Vice	5 – Vice	4 – Tied	Hinkle Fieldhouse (439) Indianapolis, IN
January 28, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	DePaul	W 74–73	14–7 (8–4)	18 – Vice	14 – Vice	7 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (1,252) Milwaukee, WI
February 1, 2026 4:00 p.m., TruTV	at Georgetown	W 67–59	15–7 (9–4)	22 – Volker	10 – Vice	5 – Vice	CareFirst Arena (523) Washington, D.C.
February 4, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Providence	W 78–61	16–7 (10–4)	22 – Forbes	10 – Vice	6 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (1,774) Milwaukee, WI
February 8, 2026 12:00 p.m., FS1	at Creighton	L 74–80	16–8 (10–5)	21 – Forbes	8 – Vice	6 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (2,054) Milwaukee, WI
February 11, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Seton Hall	L 58–70	16–9 (10–6)	17 – Forbes	6 – Vice	4 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (1,394) Milwaukee, WI
February 14, 2026 12:00 p.m., FS1	No. 1 UConn	L 56–71	16–10 (10–7)	15 – Volker	8 – Mason	5 – Mason	Al McGuire Center (3,953) Milwaukee, WI
February 22, 2026 2:30 p.m., Peacock	at Villanova						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
February 25, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Xavier						Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
March 1, 2026 4:30 p.m., Peacock	at Providence						Alumni Hall Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 6, 2026 TBA, Peacock	TBA						Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP																					Not released
Coaches

References

^ "Marquette Women's Basketball Official Schedule". Gomarquette.com. Retrieved November 14, 2025.

[1] "Marquette Women's Basketball Official Schedule". Gomarquette.com. Retrieved November 14, 2025.

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