The 2026–27 Canisius Golden Griffins women's basketball team will represent Canisius University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by third-year head coach Tiffany Swoffard, will play their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York, and compete as a member of the newly renamed Metro Conference.
Previous season
The Golden Griffins finished the 2025–26 season 5–24 overall and 3–17 in MAAC play, to finish in twelfth place in the conference. They failed to qualify for the MAAC tournament.
Offseason Departures Canisius departures Irene Rey Pineda 5 Forward 5'10" Sophomore Madrid, Spain Transferred to Stony Brook Antionique Austin 11 Guard 5'9" Junior Sun Prairie, WI Entered transfer portal Ileana Feliz 15 Forward 6'1" Sophomore New Milford, CT Entered transfer portal Evie van der Woude 21 Center 6'5" Junior Zwolle, Netherlands Graduated Franka Wittenburg 22 Guard 5'8" Senior Hildesheim, Germany Graduated
Incoming transfers Canisius incoming transfers Sofia Vitucci 5 Guard 5'7" Junior Yardley, PA Harcum College (NJCAA) Maria Sánchez Pitarch 11 Guard 5'8" Junior Valencia, Spain Northeastern Suzanne Wembadjonga 22 Forward 6'4" Junior Libreville, Gabon Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NJCAA)
Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.
Roster Years are listed according to the new NCAA age-based eligibility model.
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=""| Metro Conference regular season
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