The 2026–27 Rider Broncs women's basketball team will represent Rider University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncs, led by second-year head coach Jackie Hartzell, will play their home games at the Canastra Hammer Arena in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and compete as a member of the newly renamed Metro Conference.
Previous season
The Broncs finished the 2025–26 season 7–22 overall and 5–15 in MAAC play, both for the second consecutive season, to finish in eleventh in the conference. They failed to qualify for the MAAC tournament.
Offseason Departures Rider departures Daniya Brown 0 Guard 5'7" Freshman Fairfax, VA Transferred to Howard CC (NJCAA) Deb Okechukwu 3 Guard 5'9" Junior Washington, D.C. Transferred to Stony Brook Amany Lopez 10 Guard 5'8" Sophomore Springfield, MA Transferred to UNC Asheville Emmy Roach 11 Guard 6'0" Sophomore Littlehampton, Australia Transferred to Gonzaga Claudia Lazaro-Carrasco 21 Center 6'2" Freshman Madrid, Spain Transferred to New Haven Kristina Ekofo 22 Forward 6'1" Graduate Student Brussels, Belgium Graduated Jocelyn Chavez 23 Guard 5'9" Sophomore Surprise, AZ Entered transfer portal Kaylan Deveney 44 Center 6'3" Junior Medford, NJ Transferred to Wyoming
Incoming transfers Rider incoming transfers Gabby Sweeney 2 Forward 6'1" Junior East Fishkill, NY Mercyhurst Gianna Hoddinot 12 Guard 5'9" Graduate Student Littlestown, PA Mount St. Mary's Julia Karpell 31 Guard/Forward 5'11" Junior Holmdel, NJ Fairfield
Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.
Roster Years are listed according to the new NCAA age-based eligibility model.
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=""| Metro Conference regular season
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