The UW-Whitewater women's basketball team was picked to finish third in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference preseason poll voted on by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors. UWW is ranked 25th according to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Preseason Poll and is receiving votes in the D3hoops.com listing heading into the season. 

The Warhawks return four starters to this year's squad including All-WIAC honorees Mia Gillis (Mundelein, Ill./Carmel Catholic) (senior, forward), Bri McCurdy (St. Croix Falls, Wis./St. Croix Falls) (senior, guard) and Camryn Nies (Platteville, Wis./Platteville) (senior, guard). Gillis was one of the league's top scorers a season ago averaging 12.9 points per game while hitting 51% of her shots from the floor, adding 5.1 rebounds per outing. McCurdy dished out 2.8 assists while swiping 2.3 steals per game - both top three in the WIAC a year ago. 

Sophomore forward Brooke Stenklyft (Cambridge, Wis./Cambridge) who ranked third on the team in both scoring and rebounding is back along with junior guard Ashley Schlabowske (Grayslake, Ill./Carmel Catholic) who started 15 games last season. 

UW-Whitewater finished third in the league in 2025-26 and hosted a NCAA regional for the sixth consecutive season after earning an at-large bid into the tournament. The Warhawks fell in the second round of their 10th straight postseason appearance. 

The Warhawks will kick off the 2026-27 campaign at a tournament hosted by Washington University in St. Louis November 6-7. UWW opens the season against Benedictine Friday at 1 PM and will play either Central or WashU Saturday. UW-Whitewater will welcome the Warhawk faithful to Kachel Gym for the Champions Classic November 13-14 with games against Illinois Wesleyan and Millikin respectively.