The 2026–27 New Haven Chargers women's basketball team will represent the University of New Haven during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chargers, led by ninth-year head coach Debbie Buff, will play their home games at The Hazell Center in West Haven, Connecticut and compete as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC).
This season will mark New Haven's second of a three-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Chargers are ineligible to participate in the NCAA tournament until the 2028–29 season. They will also be ineligible for the NEC tournament until 2028.
Previous season
In their first season in Division I, the Chargers finished the 2025–26 season 7–22 overall and 5–13 in NEC play, to finish in eighth in the conference. They were ineligible for the NEC tournament.
Offseason Departures New Haven departures Aniya McDonald-Perry 10 Forward 5'9" Senior Middletown, CT Graduated Katelyn Simpson 11 Guard 5'9" Junior Baldwin, NY TBD; not listed on roster Lindsay Hogan 14 Guard/Forward 6'1" Senior Bayville, NY Graduated Katie Drozd 15 Guard/Forward 6'0" Sophomore Hastings-on-Hudson, NY Entered transfer portal Mikayla Taylor 21 Guard 5'9" Freshman Burlington, NJ Departed from team Addisen Sulikowksi 25 Forward 5'10" Sophomore Saco, ME Entered transfer portal Shannon McCarthy 34 Center 6'1" Freshman Woburn, MA Transferred to Saint Michael's (D-II) Merit Innocent 44 Center 6'2" Junior Delta State, Nigeria Transferred to Morgan State
Incoming transfers New Haven incoming transfers Laura Vera Ramirez 15 Guard 5'11" Sophomore Estepona, Spain Albany Mariah Pates 21 Forward 6'2" Junior Champlin, MN St. Francis (IL) (NAIA) Carla Ramirez 24 Guard 5'10" Sophomore Malaga, Spain Central Arkansas Claudia Lazaro-Carrasco 32 Forward 6'2" Junior Madrid, Spain Rider
Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.
Roster
Schedule and results
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