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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

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Players

  • Guard G 5'10"
    0

    Rainey Welson

    Fr. Psychology Greenville, WI Hortonville High School
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    Freshman Psychology Greenville, WI Hortonville High School
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  • Guard G 5'8"
    1

    Lea Bartelme

    Fr. Letters and Sciences Kisovec, Slovenia
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    Freshman Letters and Sciences Kisovec, Slovenia
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  • Guard G 6'0"
    2

    Kaylene Smikle

    Sr. Sociology Bay Shore, NY Westtown Rutgers
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    Senior Sociology Bay Shore, NY Westtown Rutgers
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  • Guard G 5'9"
    3

    Addi Mack

    Fr. Finance Minneapolis, MN Minnehaha Academy
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    Freshman Finance Minneapolis, MN Minnehaha Academy
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  • Guard/Forward G/F 6'2"
    5

    Ava McKennie

    So. Management McSherrystown, PA McDonogh
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    Sophomore Management McSherrystown, PA McDonogh
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  • Guard G 6'2"
    6

    Saylor Poffenbarger

    R-Sr. Communication Middletown, MD Middletown UConn/Arkansas
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    Redshirt Senior Communication Middletown, MD Middletown UConn/Arkansas
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  • Guard G 5'10"
    7

    Oluchi Okananwa

    Jr. Sociology Boston, MA Worcester Academy Duke
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    Junior Sociology Boston, MA Worcester Academy Duke
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  • Guard G 5'9"
    8

    Kyndal Walker

    R-Fr. Business and Management Beltsville, MD St. John’s College
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    Redshirt Freshman Business and Management Beltsville, MD St. John’s College
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  • Forward F 6'3"
    9

    Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu

    R-Jr. Sociology London, England Gulf Coast State
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    Redshirt Junior Sociology London, England Gulf Coast State
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  • Guard/Forward G/F 5'11"
    10

    Mir McLean

    Gr. International Relations Baltimore, MD Roland Park Country School UConn/Virginia
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    Graduate Student International Relations Baltimore, MD Roland Park Country School UConn/Virginia
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  • Forward F 6'4"
    11

    Marya Boiko

    Fr. Nutrition and Food Science Minsk, Belarus
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    Freshman Nutrition and Food Science Minsk, Belarus
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  • Guard G 6'3"
    12

    Yarden Garzon

    Sr. Economics Ra'anana, Israel Ostrovsky Indiana
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    Senior Economics Ra'anana, Israel Ostrovsky Indiana
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  • Forward F 6'2"
    21

    Nicole Fritea

    Fr. Family Health Arad, Romania
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    Freshman Family Health Arad, Romania
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  • Guard G 5'10"
    24

    Bri McDaniel

    Sr. African American Studies Chicago, IL Kenwood Academy
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    Senior African American Studies Chicago, IL Kenwood Academy
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  • Forward F 6'2"
    40

    Breanna Williams

    R-Fr. Kinesiology Billings, MT Skyview
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    Redshirt Freshman Kinesiology Billings, MT Skyview
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Staff Roster

Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Brenda Frese

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  • Assistant Coach/Offensive Specialist

    Carley Kuhns

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  • Assistant Coach/Defensive Specialist

    Kaitlynn Fratz

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  • Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

    Lindsey Spann

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  • Assistant Coach/Director of Scouting

    Jessica Imhof

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  • Assistant Coach/Director of Recruiting

    Noelle Cobb

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  • Executive Director of Operations/Chief of Staff

    Ryland Adkins

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  • Director of Operations

    Mitch Simmons

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Women's Basketball Support Staff

  • Team Impact

    Sophie Rupolo

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  • Director of Video

    Joe Glowacki

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  • Basketball Performance

    Kelsey Wolfe

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  • Athletic Trainer

    Sam Schuh

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  • Strategic Communications & Content Development (Primary)

    Rose DiPaula

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  • Coordinator

    Jennifer Carson Elkonoh

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  • Creative Recruiting Content

    Mallory Mathis

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  • Sports Nutrition

    Spencer Ferguson, MS, RD, LDN, CSSD

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  • Sports Psychology

    Dr. Kristi Hall, Psy.D.

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  • Facilities, Operations & Events

    Anna Kehoe

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  • Student-Athlete Development

    Resa Lovelace

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  • Academic Support & Career Development

    Miranda Matias

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  • Lead Photographer

    Mackenzie Miles

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  • Development

    Matt Monroe

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  • Equipment Manager

    Benjamin Nash

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  • Marketing Strategy & Fan Experience

    Ashley Terry

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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
# Name Pos. Ht. Year Major Hometown / High School Previous School Instagram Twitter Opendorse
0 Rainey Welson G 5-10 Fr. Psychology Greenville, WI / Hortonville High School raineywelson RaineyWelson
1 Lea Bartelme G 5-8 Fr. Letters and Sciences Kisovec, Slovenia / lea_bartelme
2 Kaylene Smikle G 6-0 Sr. Sociology Bay Shore, NY / Westtown Rutgers kaylene.smikle kaylene_smikle kaylene-smikle
3 Addi Mack G 5-9 Fr. Finance Minneapolis, MN / Minnehaha Academy addimackk addimackk
5 Ava McKennie G/F 6-2 So. Management McSherrystown, PA / McDonogh Ava.mckennie5 AvaMckennie ava-mckennie
6 Saylor Poffenbarger G 6-2 R-Sr. Communication Middletown, MD / Middletown UConn/Arkansas saylor.poff saylorpoff saylor-poffenbarger
7 Oluchi Okananwa G 5-10 Jr. Sociology Boston, MA / Worcester Academy Duke oluchiokananwa oluchi_okananwa
8 Kyndal Walker G 5-9 R-Fr. Business and Management Beltsville, MD / St. John’s College kynwalker_24 kynwalker_24 kyndal-walker
9 Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu F 6-3 R-Jr. Sociology London, England / Gulf Coast State isi.lovexx OzzyIsi isimenme-ozzy-momodu
10 Mir McLean G/F 5-11 Gr. International Relations Baltimore, MD / Roland Park Country School UConn/Virginia mirwitthe_gear MirMcLean mir-mclean
11 Marya Boiko F 6-4 Fr. Nutrition and Food Science Minsk, Belarus / m.a.r.y.a._.a
12 Yarden Garzon G 6-3 Sr. Economics Ra'anana, Israel / Ostrovsky Indiana yarden_garzon
21 Nicole Fritea F 6-2 Fr. Family Health Arad, Romania / nicole_sarah08
24 Bri McDaniel G 5-10 Sr. African American Studies Chicago, IL / Kenwood Academy bri.doll24x bri_doll23 brianna-mcdaniel-profile
40 Breanna Williams F 6-2 R-Fr. Kinesiology Billings, MT / Skyview breanna.w40 BreWilliams40 breanna-williams

Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

Women's Basketball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Brenda Frese 2024 headshot Brenda Frese Head Coach
Carley Kuhns headshot Carley Kuhns Assistant Coach/Offensive Specialist
Kaitlynn Fratz Kaitlynn Fratz Assistant Coach/Defensive Specialist
Spann Lindsey Spann Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Jessica Imhof Jessica Imhof Assistant Coach/Director of Scouting
Noelle Cobb headshot Noelle Cobb Assistant Coach/Director of Recruiting
Ryland Adkins Ryland Adkins Executive Director of Operations/Chief of Staff
Mitch Simmons headshot Mitch Simmons Director of Operations

Women's Basketball Support Staff

Women's Basketball - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Sophie Rupolo head shot Sophie Rupolo Team Impact
Joe Glowacki head shot Joe Glowacki Director of Video
Kelsey Wolfe Kelsey Wolfe Basketball Performance
Sam Schuh Sam Schuh Athletic Trainer
Rose DiPaula headshot Rose DiPaula Strategic Communications & Content Development (Primary)
Jennifer Carson Elkonoh Jennifer Carson Elkonoh Coordinator
Mallory Mathis Mallory Mathis Creative Recruiting Content
Spencer Ferguson Spencer Ferguson, MS, RD, LDN, CSSD Sports Nutrition
Kristi Hall Dr. Kristi Hall, Psy.D. Sports Psychology
Anna Kehoe Anna Kehoe Facilities, Operations & Events
Resa Lovelace Resa Lovelace Student-Athlete Development
Miranda Matias Miranda Matias Academic Support & Career Development
Mackenzie Miles Mackenzie Miles Lead Photographer
Matt Monroe Matt Monroe Development
Ben Nash Benjamin Nash Equipment Manager
Ashley Terry Ashley Terry Marketing Strategy & Fan Experience

Staff Roster

Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

Women's Basketball Support Staff