The 2026–27 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team will represent the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The River Hawks, led by first-year head coach Brianna Finch, will play their home games at the Kennedy Family Athletic Complex in Lowell, Massachusetts, and compete as a member of the America East Conference.

Previous season

Under Jon Plefka in his first year, the River Hawks finished the 2025–26 season 8–21 overall and 2–14 in America East play, finishing last in the conference for the second straight season. They failed to qualify for the America East tournament.

On March 13, following the conclusion of the season, head coach Jon Plefka mutually parted ways with the program after his only season with the team. On April 4, Brianna Finch was announced as the team's new head coach. Finch had most recently served as an assistant coach for George Washington, where she helped guide the team to an 18–18 record and a WNIT Great 8 appearance in the 2025–26 season.

Offseason Departures UMass Lowell departures Jennah Johnson 0 Guard 5'8" Sophomore Woodbridge, NJ TBD; not listed on roster Amina Kameric 1 Guard 5'9" Senior Seattle, WA Graduated Jaini Edmonds 2 Guard 5'9" Senior Worcester, MA Graduated Paris Gilmore 4 Guard 5'7" Junior Youngstown, OH Transferred to Marshall Sabrina Larsson 5 Guar 5'8" Senior Uppsala, Sweden Graduated Sophie Baydanov 10 Guard 5'9" Senior Vienna, Austria Graduated Anabelle Latorre Ciria 18 Forward 6'2" Graduate Student Zaragoza, Spain Graduated Ella Ner 30 Guard 5'7" Senior Bene Atarot, Israel Graduated

Incoming transfers UMass Lowell incoming transfers Yazmin Edwards 5 Guard 5'9" Junior Ipswich, England Eastern Arizona (NJCAA) Kylie Diaz 40 Forward 6'1" Senior Albertville, MN Peru State (NAIA)

Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.

Preseason On September 28, 2026, the America East Conference released its preseason poll. UMass Lowell was picked to finish last in the conference.

Preseason rankings +America East Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 60 (6) 2 57 (2) 3 48 (1) 4 41 5 40 6 29 7 25 8 16 9 8 Source:

Preseason All-America East Team No players were selected for the Preseason All-America East Team.

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style=""| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=""| America East regular season

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