The 2026–27 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team will represent Marquette University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by third-year head coach Cara Consuegra, will primarily play their home games at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and compete as a member of the Big East Conference.
Previous season
The Golden Eagles finished the 2025–26 season 18–12 overall and 12–8 in Big East play, finishing fourth in the conference. As the No. 4 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost 44–57 to No. 5 Creighton in the quarterfinals to end their season.
Offseason Departures Marquette departures Lee Volker 1 Guard 6'1" Graduate Student Purcellville, VA Graduated Jaidynn Mason 2 Guard 5'6" Senior Kansas City, MO Graduated Abbey Cracknell 4 Forward 5'11" Graduate Student Avoca Beach, Australia Graduated Charia Smith 5 Forward 6'1" Junior Columbus, OH Transferred to Bradley Bridget Utberg 7 Guard 5'5" Senior Canton, GA Graduated Skylar Forbes 11 Forward 6'3" Junior Markham, Ontario Transferred to West Virginia Jada Bediako 14 Forward 6'3" Junior Brampton, Ontario Transferred to Texas Kennedi Perkins 21 Guard 5'6" Senior Bolingbrook, IL Graduated Olivia Porter 23 Guard 5'8" Senior Chapel Hill, NC Graduated, entered transfer portal Ayuen Akot 24 Forward 5'11" Senior Melbourne, Australia Graduated Aryelle Stevens 35 Forward 6'1" Senior Pearland, TX Graduated, transferred to Georgia State
Incoming transfers Marquette incoming transfers Brooklyn Hall 1 Guard/Forward 6'1" Sophomore Dayton, OH South Florida Noelle Anthon 5 Forward 6'2" Junior Oconomowoc, WI Hutchinson CC (NJCAA) Yu Han Lin 11 Guard 5'9" Sophomore Hualien, Taiwan Middle Tennessee Mackenzie Givens 12 Guard/Forward 6'0" Junior Cincinnati, OH Xavier Kayl Petersen 34 Forward 6'1" Junior Waupun, WI Virginia Tech
Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.
Preseason On October 1, 2026, the Big East Conference released its annual preseason coaches poll and awards. Marquette was picked to finish sixth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +Big East Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 100 (10) 2 90 (1) 3 78 4 68 5 67 6 60 7 38 8 36 9 29 10 21 11 18 Source:
Preseason All-Big East Team Preseason All-Big East Team Halle Vice Senior Guard
Honorable Mentions No players were named Big East preseason honorable mentions.
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Roster Years are listed according to the new NCAA age-based eligibility model.
Schedule and results
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