The 2025–26 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The River Hawks, led by first-year head coach Jon Plefka, played their home games at the Kennedy Family Athletic Complex as members of the America East Conference.
Previous season The River Hawks finished the 2024–25 season 3–25 and 1–15 in America East play to finish in ninth place. They failed to make the America East tournament.
On March 6, 2025, following the conclusion of the season, the school announced the departure of head coach Denise King after five seasons. In April 2025, the school announced the hiring of Stony Brook assistant coach Jon Plefka as the team's new head coach.
Offseason Departures UMass Lowell departures Sille-Lis Mölder 2 G 5'10" Freshman Tallinn, Estonia Transferred to Chipola (NJCAA) Abbey Lindsey 5 G 5'8" Sophomore Staten Island, NY Transferred to Bryant Tasha Lima 9 G 5'7" Senior Roslindale, MA Graduated Rayne Durant 14 F 6'1" Sophomore New Haven, CT Transferred to Howard Sydney Watkins 15 G 5'8" RS senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated Alex Gitchenko 55 F 5'11" Senior Ashdod, Israel Graduated
Incoming transfers UMass Lowell incoming transfers Paris Gilmore 4 G 5'7" Junior Youngstown, OH Pearl River CC (NJCAA) Sabrina Larsson 5 G 5'8" Senior Uppsala, Sweden Hofstra Klimentina Modeva 13 F 6'8" Sophomore Ohrid, North Macedonia Weatherford (NJCAA) Anabel Latorre Ciria 18 F 6'2" Graduate Zaragoza, Spain Florida A&M Adna Halilbasic 24 F 6'2" Sophomore Recklinghausen, Germany Louisiana Tech
Recruiting class There was no recruiting class for 2025.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=""| America East regular season
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