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2025-26 VCU Women's Basketball Roster

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Players

  • Guard G 5'7"
    0

    Tyrielle Williams

    Sr. New Orleans, La. Ursuline Academy McNeese State/S. Alabama
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    Senior New Orleans, La. Ursuline Academy McNeese State/S. Alabama
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  • Guard G 5'7" Contact for NIL Opportunities
    2

    Cyriah Griffin

    So. Virginia Beach, Va. Menchville
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    Sophomore Virginia Beach, Va. Menchville
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  • Forward F 6'2"
    5

    Makennah White

    Sr. Farrell, Pa. West Middlesex Seton Hall/UMass
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    Senior Farrell, Pa. West Middlesex Seton Hall/UMass
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  • Forward F 6'7"
    7

    Hawa Doumbouya

    Jr. Bronx, N.Y. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Virginia/Maryland
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    Junior Bronx, N.Y. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Virginia/Maryland
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  • Guard G
    8

    Daja Preston

    Fr. Douglasville, Ga. Carrollton
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    Freshman Douglasville, Ga. Carrollton
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  • Forward F 6'2"
    10

    Ann Zachariah

    R-Jr. Kerala, India Kansas State Life Prep Academy Colorado State/Howard Collage
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    Redshirt Junior Kerala, India Kansas State Life Prep Academy Colorado State/Howard Collage
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  • Guard G 5'8" Contact for NIL Opportunities
    11

    Mary-Anna Asare

    Sr. Pickering, Canada J. Addison School
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    Senior Pickering, Canada J. Addison School
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  • Guard G
    12

    Patricia Augustin

    Fr. Longueil, Canada Capital Courts
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    Freshman Longueil, Canada Capital Courts
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  • G/F 6'2"
    14

    Tetiana Tkachenko

    Fr. Berdiansk, Ukraine
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    Freshman Berdiansk, Ukraine
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  • Guard G
    22

    Laia Crespin

    Fr. Spain
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    Freshman Spain
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  • Forward F 6'3" Contact for NIL Opportunities
    31

    Isabel Whitelaw

    So. Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
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    Sophomore Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
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  • Forward F 6'1" Contact for NIL Opportunities
    32

    Lucía Sotelo

    Jr. Ourense, Spain
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    Junior Ourense, Spain
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  • Guard/Forward G/F 6'0"
    34

    Katarina Kneževic

    So. Belgrade, Serbia Arizona
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    Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia Arizona
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  • Forward F 6'0"
    42

    Lucy Ghaifan

    Jr. Grand Island, Neb. Grand Island Central Catholic Grand Canyon
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    Junior Grand Island, Neb. Grand Island Central Catholic Grand Canyon
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Staff Roster

Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Beth O'Boyle

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  • Assistant Coach

    Kirk Crawford

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  • Assistant Coach

    Brittany Parker

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  • Assistant Coach

    Dylan Nsiah-Amoako

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  • Assistant Coach

    Taya Robinson

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  • Chief of Staff

    Sam Brenner

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  • Assistant AD for Sports Medicine

    Chris Mignogna

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  • Director of Student-Athlete Development

    Samantha Smith

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  • Video Coordinator

    Alexa Gutchess

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  • Graduate Assistant for Sports Performance

    Ian Proctor

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Women's Basketball Support Staff

  • Deputy Director of Athletics & General Manager - Men's & Women's Basketball

    Dr. Mak Afework

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  • Associate AD for External Affairs (WBB, FH, Lacrosse)

    Evan Nicely

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  • Assistant AD for Academic Support/Director of Student-Athlete Support Services

    Kasey Mattison

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  • Director of Sports Nutrition

    Heather Wagner

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  • Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Development

    Dr. Garrett Knudson

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  • Creative Video Content Manager

    Devin Summer

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  • Creative Content Manager

    Donovan Banks

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2025-26 VCU Women's Basketball Roster
No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown / High School Previous School Twitter Instagram NIL Opportunities
0 Tyrielle Williams G Sr. 5-7 New Orleans, La. / Ursuline Academy McNeese State/S. Alabama
2 Cyriah Griffin G So. 5-7 Virginia Beach, Va. / Menchville CyriahGriffin cyriah.hoops Contact for NIL Opportunities
5 Makennah White F Sr. 6-2 Farrell, Pa. / West Middlesex Seton Hall/UMass
7 Hawa Doumbouya F Jr. 6-7 Bronx, N.Y. / Our Lady of Mount Carmel Virginia/Maryland
8 Daja Preston G Fr. - Douglasville, Ga. / Carrollton
10 Ann Zachariah F R-Jr. 6-2 Kerala, India / Kansas State Life Prep Academy Colorado State/Howard Collage
11 Mary-Anna Asare G Sr. 5-8 Pickering, Canada / J. Addison School maarryy_11 maryannaasare Contact for NIL Opportunities
12 Patricia Augustin G Fr. - Longueil, Canada / Capital Courts
14 Tetiana Tkachenko G/F Fr. 6-2 Berdiansk, Ukraine /
22 Laia Crespin G Fr. - Spain /
31 Isabel Whitelaw F So. 6-3 Shepparton, Victoria, Australia / isabelwhitelaw Contact for NIL Opportunities
32 Lucía Sotelo F Jr. 6-1 Ourense, Spain / luciasotelo_32 Contact for NIL Opportunities
34 Katarina Kneževic G/F So. 6-0 Belgrade, Serbia / Arizona
42 Lucy Ghaifan F Jr. 6-0 Grand Island, Neb. / Grand Island Central Catholic Grand Canyon

Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

Women's Basketball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Beth O'Boyle Headshot Beth O'Boyle Head Coach
Kirk Crawford HS Kirk Crawford Assistant Coach
Brittany Parker Headshot Brittany Parker Assistant Coach
Dylan Nsiah-Amoako Headshot Dylan Nsiah-Amoako Assistant Coach
VCU Logo Headshot Taya Robinson Assistant Coach
Sam Brenner Headshot 2023-24 Sam Brenner Chief of Staff
Chris Mignonia Headshot 2022-23 Chris Mignogna Assistant AD for Sports Medicine
Samantha Smith Headshot 2023 Samantha Smith Director of Student-Athlete Development
Gutchess_Alexa_HS_24 Alexa Gutchess Video Coordinator
Ian Proctor Headshot 2023-24 Ian Proctor Graduate Assistant for Sports Performance

Women's Basketball Support Staff

Women's Basketball - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Dr. Mak Afework Dr. Mak Afework Deputy Director of Athletics & General Manager - Men's & Women's Basketball
Evan Nicely Headshot Evan Nicely Associate AD for External Affairs (WBB, FH, Lacrosse)
Kasey Mattison Headshot 2024-25 Kasey Mattison Assistant AD for Academic Support/Director of Student-Athlete Support Services
Heather Wagner Director of Sports Nutrition
Garrett Knudson HS 2021 Dr. Garrett Knudson Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Development
Devin Summer Headshot 2024-25 Devin Summer Creative Video Content Manager
Donovan Banks Creative Content Manager

Staff Roster

Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

Women's Basketball Support Staff