The 2026–27 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Gonzaga University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 13th-year head coach Lisa Fortier, play their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington, as new members of the Pac-12 Conference.
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2025–26 season 24–10, 14–4 in WCC play, to finish in second place. They defeated Santa Clara and Oregon State to win the WCC tournament. As an result they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as an No. 12 seed in the Sacramento Regional 2 where they lost in the first round to Ole Miss.
This season will mark Gonzaga's last season as members of the West Coast Conference, as they will be joining the newly reformed Pac-12 Conference, effective July 1, 2026.
Offseason Departures Due to COVID-19 disruptions throughout NCAA sports in 2020–21, the NCAA announced that the 2020–21 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any individual involved in an NCAA winter sport, including women's basketball. This meant that all seniors in 2023–24 had the option to return for 2024–25. Gonzaga departures Paige Lofing 1 G 5'9" Freshman Billings, MT Transferred to Montana Vera Gunaydin 2 G 5'9" Senior Ankara, Turkey Transferred to North Alabama Sierra Lichtie 4 F 6'0" Graduate Student Riverton, UT Graduated
Incoming transfers Gonzaga incoming transfers Emmy Roach 4 G 6'0" Junior Littlehampton, Australia Rider Jocelyn Medina 8 G 5'6" Senior Arbuckle, CA Denver
Recruiting There was no recruiting class of 2026.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
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See also 2026–27 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
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