The 2025–26 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons women's basketball team represented Purdue University Fort Wayne during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by fifth-year head coach Maria Marchesano, played their home games at the Gates Sports Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with two games at the Memorial Coliseum, as members of the Horizon League.
Previous season The Mastodons finished the 2024–25 season 27–9, 18–2 in Horizon League play, to finish in second place. They defeated Wright State and Cleveland State before falling to Green Bay in the championship game of the Horizon League tournament. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they would defeat Old Dominion in the second round and Butler in the Super 16 before falling to Cleveland State in the Great 8.
Preseason On October 9, 2025, the Horizon League released their preseason poll and league teams. Purdue Fort Wayne was picked to finish fifth in the conference. One player was named to the preseason All-Horizon League Second Team.
Preseason rankings + Horizon League Preseason Coaches Poll Place Team Votes 1 117 (8) 2 97 (1) 3 92 (1) 4 87 (1) 5 79 6 70 7 59 8 47 9 29 10 27 11 22
Preseason All-Horizon League Teams Preseason All-Horizon League TeamsTeamPlayerPositionYear Second Jordan Reid Forward Graduate student
Roster
Schedule and results
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