2025–26 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team

2025–26 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball
2025–26 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	20–8 (10–7 Big East)
Head coach	Joe Tartamella (14th season);
Associate head coach	Steve Pogue (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Kaity Healy; Venessa Abel; Joe Rutigliano;
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena

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	13	–	3	.813	20	–	5	.800
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	–	8	.500	12	–	13	.480
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 14, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team represent St. John's University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Storm, led by head coach Joe Tartamella, play their games at Carnesecca Arena and are members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

St. John's Departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Ariana Vanderhoop	1	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Boston, Massachusetts	Graduated
Jayda Brown	10	G	6'0"	Sophomore	Atlanta, Georgia	transferred to Tulane
Lashae Dwyer	13	G	5'6"	Senior	Toronto, Ontario	Graduated
Jade Blagrove	20	G	6'2"	Graduate Student	Barendrecht, Netherlands	Graduated
Phoenix Gedeon	21	G	6'0"	Senior	Montreal, QC	Graduated
Nevaeh Wingate	22	F	6'0"	Sophomore	Liverpool, New York	transferred to Northern Illinois
Ber'Nyah Mayo	23	G	5'6"	Graduate Student	Wilmington, Delaware	Graduated
Tara Daye	44	G	5'10"	Junior	Newark, New Jersey	transferred to Purdue

Incoming transfers

St. John's incoming transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	From
Daniella Abies	16	F	6'0"	Redshirt Junior	Málaga, Spain	Wichita State Miami
Sa'Mya Wyatt	20	F	5'11"	Sophomore	Powder Springs, Georgia	Austin Peay

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Kyla Hayes Forward	Buffalo, New York	Cardinal O' Hara High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Kyla Hayes Forward	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 18, 2025.

Roster

2023–24 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Beautiful Waheed	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Wabash Valley	Milwaukee, WI
F	2	Julie Bahati	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Springfield Central	Nairobi, Kenya
G	3	Ariel Little	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	South Shore	Brooklyn, New York
G	4	Skye Owen	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	St. Francis Prep	Staten Island, NY
G	5	Jailah Donald	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Serra	Inglewood, CA
G	8	Shaulana Wagner	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Xavier	Detroit, MI
G	10	Brooke Moore	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Liberty	Kennesaw, Georgia
G	11	Janeya Grant	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	South Shore	Middletown, CT
G	12	Kyla Hayes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Cardinal O'Hara	Buffalo, NY
F	14	Kylie Lavelle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Riverside Penn State Drexel	Moosic, Pennsylvania
F	16	Daniela Ables	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Wichita State	Málaga, Spain
F	20	Sa'Mya Wyatt	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Austin Peay	Powder Springs, GA

Head coach

Joe Tartamella (James Madison)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Pogue (Nyack)
Kaity Healy (Seton Hall)
Venessa Abel (Duquesne)
Joe Rutigliano (Canisius)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2025

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Le Moyne	W 68–53	1–0	15 – Moore	15 – Abies	1 – Wagner	Carnesecca Arena (427) Queens, NY
November 7, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Harvard	L 56–61	1–1	19 – Wagner	8 – Tied	3 – Wagner	Lavietes Pavilion (658) Cambridge, MA
November 11, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Quinnipiac	W 53–51	2–1	10 – Waheed	8 – Wyatt	3 – Wagner	M&T Bank Arena (537) Hamden, CT
November 14, 2025* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	Yale	W 88–60	3–1	16 – Moore	7 – Abies	8 – Wagner	Carnesecca Arena (518) Queens, NY
November 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 18/21 Oklahoma State	W 74–67	4–1	13 – Moore	8 – Wyatt	6 – Lavelle	Carnesecca Arena (726) Queens, NY
November 24, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Connecticut State	W 71–46	5–1	20 – Moore	11 – Moore	8 – Wagner	Carnesecca Arena (543) Queens, NY
November 28, 2025* 5:00 p.m., FloSports	vs. Georgia Tech Cayman Islands Classic	W 77–75	6–1	25 – Moore	7 – Tied	13 – Wagner	John Gray Gymnasium (450) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 29, 2025* 7:30 p.m., FloSports	vs. Memphis Cayman Islands Classic	W 84–73	7–1	22 – Wyatt	11 – Moore	5 – Tied	John Gray Gymnasium (313) George Town, Cayman Islands
December 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Creighton	L 52–60	7–2 (0–1)	16 – Wyatt	11 – Moore	4 – Wagner	Carnesecca Arena (535) Queens, NY
December 7, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Providence	W 62–55	8–2 (1–1)	16 – Moore	8 – Wagner	5 – Tied	Carnesecca Arena (838) Queens, NY
December 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., FloSports	Stony Brook	W 73–42	9–2	13 – Wyatt	8 – Wyatt	3 – Tied	Stony Brook Arena (500) Stony Brook, NY
December 13, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Hofstra	W 63–60	10–2	17 – Lavelle	6 – Wyatt	5 – Wagner	Carnesecca Arena (881) Queens, NY
December 17, 2025* 7:00 p.m., NEC FrontRow	New Haven	W 67–47	11–2	23 – Moore	9 – Moore	5 – Wagner	Jeffrey P. Hazell Athletics Center (694) West Haven, CT
December 22, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Villanova	L 48–85	11–3 (1–2)	11 – Tied	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Finneran Pavilion (909) Villanova, PA
December 29, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Marquette	W 73–66	12–3 (2–2)	14 – Waheed	8 – Tied	9 – Wagner	Al McGuire Center (1,602) Milwaukee, WI
January 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	DePaul	W 75–58	13–3 (3–2)	11 – Tied	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Carnesecca Arena (680) Queens, NY
January 7, 2026 7:30 p.m., truTV	No. 1 UConn	L 43–88	13–4 (3–3)	14 – Waheed	6 – Abies	3 – Donald	PeoplesBank Arena (13,229) Hartford, CT
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Butler	W 49–39	14–4 (4–3)	16 – Waheed	10 – Moore	4 – Wyatt	Carnesecca Arena (903) Queens, NY
January 13, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgetown	L 34–59	14–5 (4–4)	11 – Moore	13 – Wyatt	2 – Tied	McDonough Arena (321) Washington, D.C.
January 17, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Xavier	W 66–64	15–5 (5–4)	28 – Wyatt	9 – Abies	8 – Wagner	Cintas Center (1,085) Cincinnati, OH
January 21, 2026 8:00 p.m., Peacock	Marquette	L 55–56	15–6 (5–5)	16 – Moore	7 – Tied	5 – Wagner	Carnesecca Arena (528) Queens, NY
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., FS1	Villanova	W 71–58	16–6 (6–5)	20 – Moore	9 – Waheed	4 – Tied	Carnesecca Arena (1,039) Queens, NY
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Creighton	L 51–81	16–7 (6–6)	14 – Wyatt	8 – Wyatt	3 – Wagner	D. J. Sokol Arena (735) Omaha, NE
January 31, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Providence	W 62–57	17–7 (7–6)	16 – Abies	11 – Abies	5 – Donald	Alumni Hall (Providence) (804) Providence, RI
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Xavier	W 71–52	18–7 (8–6)	14 – Tied	8 – Abies	5 – Donald	Carnesecca Arena (535) Queens, NY
February 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Seton Hall	W 67–61	19–7 (9–6)	20 – Wyatt	12 – Abies	5 – Donald	Carnesecca Arena (841) Queens, NY
February 10, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	DePaul	L 68–72	19–8 (9–7)	20 – Waheed	8 – Abies	5 – Donald	Wintrust Arena (1,007) Chicago, IL Wintrust Arena
February 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Butler	W 58–47	20–8 (10–7)	12 – Waheed	12 – Abies	2 – Tied	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,876) Indianapolis, IN
February 18, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgetown						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
February 22, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Seton Hall						Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
March 1, 2026 TBD, TNT/truTV	UConn						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
Big East Women's Tournament
March 6–9, 2026 TBA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern 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

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". St. John's University. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". St. John's University. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

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