The 2026–27 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team will represent Sacred Heart University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by fourteenth-year head coach Jessica Mannetti, will play their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut and compete as a member of the newly renamed Metro Conference.
Previous season
The Pioneers finished the 2025–26 season 13–18 overall and 10–10 in MAAC play, finishing in a tie for seventh place in the conference with Manhattan. As the No. 8 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 10 Saint Peter's in the first round before falling in the quarterfinals to No. 2 Fairfield.
Offseason Departures Sacred Heart departures Taaliyah Porter 3 Guard 5'9" Freshman Rapid City, SD Transferred to Eastern Florida State College (NJCAA) Grace John 5 Guard 5'5" Senior Bayelsa, Nigeria Graduated Esther Kursite 14 Center 6'2" Sophomore London, England Transferred to South Alabama Faith Pappas 23 Guard 5'11" Senior Long Valley, NJ Graduated Sierra Johnson 24 Guard 5'8" Senior Richmond, VA Graduated Amelia Wood 33 Guard 6'0" Senior Wynantskill, NY Graduated Dianne Crespo López 44 Guard 5'10" Sophomore Río Grande, Puerto Rico Transferred to UPR-Bayamón (D-II)
Incoming transfers Sacred Heart incoming transfers Angelina Hodgens 1 Guard 5'10" Sophomore Staten Island, NY Northwestern Oralye Kiefer 12 Forward 6'3" Graduate Student Wayland, MA Merrimack Katie Ledden 15 Guard/Forward 6'0" Senior Clark, NJ New Hampshire Mercedes Artaiz 44 Guard 5'8" Sophomore Durham, CT Wilkes (D-III)
Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.
Roster
Schedule and results
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