SAN FRANCISCO – Utah Valley's 2025-26 season came to an end Thursday night in an 80-50 loss to San Francisco Dons women's basketball at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center. Cambree Blackham scored 16 points for the Wolverines (16-15) to lead the team. Senior Kaylee Headrick added 10 points with seven rebounds. USF (19-14) was led by First Team All-WCC selection Candy Edokpaigbe, who scored 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting.
 
San Francisco shot 56.9% from the field and finished 10 of 20 from 3-point range. It marked the Dons' best shooting performance of the season. They advance to play in the second round on Sunday, March 22, against Montana State.
 
The Wolverines trailed 8-2 in the first quarter when Tessa Chaney entered the game. After grabbing a rebound, she scored off the glass on the other end to cut the lead to 8-4. Later, her high school teammate Kaylee Headrick provided a spark, scoring six of her 10 points in the opening 10 minutes to help Utah Valley close the gap to 15-11.
 
Gracie Sorenson finished with 11 points, including a layup early in the second quarter to make it a three-point game at 16-13. The tide then swung to the home team as the Wolverines went cold from the field, while the Dons continued shooting well, building a 39-22 halftime lead.
 
The inside-out game with Blackham and Sorenson paced Utah Valley's offense in the third quarter. The Wolverines found success inside, including a 7-2 run over a 1:30 span. Each time UVU cut into the deficit, USF responded with a key basket to maintain momentum.
 
Blackham continued to attack the basket and scored six points in the fourth quarter, but the deficit proved too much to overcome. Two Wolverines reached career milestones in the game. Kylee Mabry played in her 112th career game, tying Julie Smith for eighth all-time in games played, while Saige Gibb appeared in her 111th game to move into ninth place all-time.
 
Utah Valley finished the 2025-26 season with a 16-15 overall record and a fourth-place finish in its final season in the Western Athletic Conference. The Wolverines will look to build on back-to-back postseason appearances in 2026-27 as they transition to The Big West.