The 2026–27 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team will represent the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by fourth-year head coach Nicole Woods, will play their home games at Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, North Carolina as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.
Previous season
The Seahawks finished the 2025–26 season 7–24 overall and 2–16 in CAA play, to finish last in the conference for the fifth time in six seasons. As the #13 seed in the CAA tournament, they defeated #12 Northeastern 51–50 in the first round to win their first tournament game since 2022. They lost in the second round to #5 Monmouth.
In February 2026, junior guard Paige Smith was arrested on felony drug charges involving marijuana. She was subsequently placed on suspension by the program and did not play with the team for the rest of the season. She later entered the transfer portal in April.
Offseason Departures UNC Wilmington departures Mary Ferrito 1 Guard 5'10" Senior Plain City, OH Graduated Paige Smith 2 Guard 5'7" Junior Hagerstown, MD Suspended from team, entered transfer portal Kate Hollifield 3 Guard 5'10" Senior Shelby, NC Graduated, transferred to Western Carolina Tia Dobson 4 Guard 5'7" Sophomore Daytona Beach, FL Transferred to George Mason Rori Cox 5 Guard 5'7" Graduate student Brooklyn, NY Graduated McCall King 10 Guard 5'10" Senior Easley, SC Graduated Torin Rogers 11 Forward 6'1" RS junior Brasstown, NC Transferred to Appalachian State Corrie McLaughlin 13 Forward 6'2" Junior Raleigh, NC Graduated, transferred to Georgetown Kylah Silver 14 Guard 5'10" RS sophomore Greenville, NC Graduated, transferred to Providence Icyss Storm 23 Forward 6'1" Freshman Durham, NC Transferred to North Carolina A&T Angelina Pelayo 24 Center 6'3" RS freshman Louisville, KY Transferred to Wofford Staci Williams 33 Guard 5'8" Junior Holly Springs, NC Walk-on
Incoming transfers UNC Wilmington incoming transfers Leah Keyes 3 Guard 5'10" Sophomore Stafford, VA George Mason Kimmie Hicks 5 Guard 5'10" Senior Annapolis, MD Loyola Maryland Loghan Johnson 7 Guard 5'10" Senior Houston, TX West Virginia Naylee Cortes 9 Forward 5'10" Graduate student Bogotá, Colombia Charleston Bella Toomey 11 Forward 6'2" Senior Philadelphia, PA Fairleigh Dickinson Sienna Dauer 13 Guard-forward 5'11" Junior Bradenton, FL Davidson
Recruiting class There was no recruiting class for the class of 2026.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
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