The 2025–26 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team currently represents Villanova University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by sixth-year head coach Denise Dillon, play their home games at the Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, Pennsylvania and are members of the Big East Conference.
Previous season The Wildcats finished the 2024–25 season 21–15 and 11–7 in Big East play to clinch the No. 5 seed in the Big East tournament. They beat No. 4 Marquette in the quarterfinals before losing to No. 1 UConn in the semifinals.
They once again received an at-large bid to the WBIT, defeating Boston College and Saint Joseph's in the first and second rounds as well as Portland in the quarterfinals, before falling to eventual runners-up Belmont in the semifinals.
Offseason Departures Villanova Departures Kaitlyn Orihel 4 G 5'10" Senior Newtown, PA Graduated Bronagh Power-Cassidy 7 G 5'10" Graduate Student Dublin, Ireland Graduated Jaliyah Green 8 G 5'10" Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated Lara Edmanson 14 G/F 6'0" Graduate Student Melbourne, Australia Graduated Maddie Burke 23 G 6'0" Graduate Student Doylestown, PA Graduated Maddie Webber 34 G 5'11" Junior Sparta, NJ Transferred to
Incoming transfers Villanova Incoming Transfers Kylee Watson 4 F 6'4" Graduate Student Linwood, NJ Notre Dame Kelsey Joens 23 G 5'10" Junior Iowa City, Iowa Iowa State
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
See also 2025–26 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team Villanova Wildcats at ESPN.com
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