The 2025–26 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks, led by second-year head coach Malikah Willis, played their home games at the Hytche Athletic Center in Princess Anne, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
Previous season The Hawks finished the 2024–25 season 14–17, 8–6 in MEAC play, to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Morgan State, before falling to Howard in the semifinals of the MEAC tournament.
Preseason On October 8, 2025, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference released their preseason poll. Maryland Eastern Shore was picked to finish third in the conference.
Preseason rankings +MEAC Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 118 (10) 2 107 (4) 3 Maryland Eastern Shore 93 4 68 (1) 5 62 6 60 7 41 8 27 (1)
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Preseason All-MEAC Teams Preseason All-MEAC TeamsTeamPlayerPositionYearSecondBrianna BarnesForwardSeniorAshanti LynchGuard Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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