2026 Big 5 Women’s Basketball Transfer Tracker

Three of the six teams in the Philadelphia Big 5 qualified for a postseason tournament during the 2025-26 season; Villanova ended a three-year NCAA Tournament drought, while Drexel and La Salle each qualified for the WNIT.

The Explorers, whose WNIT berth marked their first postseason appearance in 29 seasons, lost six players from last season’s roster and have plenty of work to do if they want to build on their recent success. Temple, who struggled through a 15-17 season, also lost half a dozen transfers.

Saint Joseph’s and Villanova enjoyed a high degree of roster continuity, while Penn built next year’s team through recruiting instead of the portal. Here’s a tracker for incoming and outgoing transfers for each program in the Philadelphia Big 5; click here for the corresponding recruiting tracker.

Big 5 Outgoing Transfers:

Drexel (five roster spots open)

• Senior F Deja Evans/6-foot-2/Saint Joseph’s
• Junior F Iriona Gravley/6-foot-0/FSU

La Salle (five roster spots open)

• R-Senior G Ty’Renisha Bowers/5-foot-8
• R-Senior G Ashleigh Connor/5-foot-11/Iowa State
• Junior G Sania Jenkins/5-foot-11
• R-Junior G Aryss Macktoon/5-foot-11/Mississippi State
• Senior G/F Yar Manyiel/6-foot-0/Southeast Missouri
• Junior G/F Diora Ressaissi/6-foot-0

Penn (no roster spots open)

• Sophomore G Sarah Gordon/5-foot-11
• Junior G Reagan Jamison/6-foot-0
• Junior G Sarah Miller/5-foot-10/UC Irvine
• Sophomore G Ruke Ogbevire/5-foot-7

Saint Joseph’s (no roster spots open)

• Junior F Meja Jägerskog/6-foot-2/Vermont

Temple (five roster spots open)

• Junior G Drew Alexander/5-foot-1/North Carolina A&T
• Junior G Kelian Cedano/5-foot-10/Hofstra
• Junior G Savannah Curry/6-foot-0/South Florida
• Junior F Felicia Jacobs/6-foot-3/Hofstra
• Junior G Brianna Mead/5-foot-7
• Senior F Jaleesa Molina/6-foot-3/Syracuse
• R-Junior F Sheyenne Swain-Price/6-foot-2

Villanova (three roster spots open)

• Sophomore G MD Ntambue/5-foot-9/Loyola-Chicago

Incoming Transfers:

Drexel

• No transfers as of 5/11/26

La Salle

• Junior guard Vivien Nejašmić/6-foot-0/Xavier/6.9 PPG, 3.7 RPG

Penn

• No transfers as of 5/11/26

Saint Joseph’s

• Senior F Deja Evans/6-foot-2/Saint Joseph’s/9.8 PPG, 6.4 RPG
• Junior G Maddy Potts/6-foot-0/Syracuse/9.1 MPG

Temple

• R-Sophomore C Timya Grice/6-foot-5/Arizona State/eight games played
• Junior G/F Taliyah Logwood/5-foot-10/Texas Southern/14.5 PPG, 5.4 RPG
• Sophomore G Shayla Smith/5-foot-9/Penn State/20 games played

Villanova

• Senior F/C Anna Foley/6-foot-3/Quinnipiac/10 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 2.6 APG
• R-Sophomore G Simone Pelish/Miami/12 games played