LONGVIEW, Texas – A new era of LeTourneau women's basketball begins in 2026-27 as first-year head coach Morgan Garrett takes the helm.  

Garrett arrives at LeTourneau after spending the last two seasons as the top assistant coach at East Texas Baptist University, where she helped lead them to 39 wins, an ASC regular-season and tournament title, and an NCAA tournament appearance.  

Joining Garrett's staff is first-year assistant coach Edwinna Sackey-Addoo, who served with Garrett on ETBU women's basketball staff a season ago as a graduate assistant. 

Mikayla McGarrity returns to the coaching staff, entering her second season as a graduate assistant. 

THE ROSTER 

Garrett welcomes six new faces to the 2026-27 roster while returning eight players from last year's squad, including five of the top six scorers. 

LeTourneau's senior class is headlined by two-time all-conference selection Mariana Espinosa, who led the Jackets in rebounds (5.6 per game) and assists (3.1 per game) a year ago. Espinosa also ranked second on the team in scoring and has averaged over 11 points per game in each of the last two seasons. 

Seniors Robbi Martinez and Makenzie Covey return for their final seasons in Longview, bringing a combined 47 starts from last season. Martinez was third on the team in scoring a year ago with 8.6 points, while shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and hauling in 4.1 rebounds per game. Covey provided a consistent presence for the YellowJackets, averaging 6.8 points and 4.4 rebounds in 24.5 minutes per game. Kathryn Laurence rounds out the senior class. 

Sallie Moser leads the junior class after starting 18 games a season ago, averaging 6.3 points while shooting 34 percent from three-point range. Moser recorded a career-high 15 points against Austin College, connecting on four three-pointers in that contest. Caitlyn Stanley returns for her junior year after appearing in 22 games as a freshman.  

Sophomore Kaylin Cervantes returns after leading the YellowJackets in field goal percentage at 45 percent last season, while averaging 6.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Taylor Brown also returns after playing in 23 games last season, while Katelyn Dudley is set to make her YellowJacket debut after missing her freshman season due to injury. 

The freshman class is made up of Camden Shields, Abby Galvan, Sadie Franklin, and Gemma Schill. 

Also joining the roster is Division II transfer Keeley Chaddick, who comes to LeTourneau after playing her sophomore year at Southern Nazarene. 

SCAC OUTLOOK 

LeTourneau was selected eighth in the SCAC preseason poll, receiving 22 points. 

Colorado College was picked to finish first, garnering 76 points and six first-place votes. Hendrix and Texas Lutheran also received first-place votes, while last year's SCAC champion, Austin College, was picked to finish fourth.  

THE SCHEDULE 

The season tips off in Farmers Branch, Texas, on Nov. 12, where LeTourneau will take on Dallas Christian before traveling to the Bluegrass state to play in the Lee's Famous Recipe/Hampton Inn Classic against Centre and Berry on Nov. 20-21.  

LeTourneau continues non-conference play, traveling to Howard Payne (Nov. 24) and Belhaven (Dec. 3) before returning to Longview for its home opener on Dec. 5 in a rematch with Howard Payne. 

The game is the first of 11 home games LeTourneau will play inside Solheim Arena - all home games are free to attend. All home and SCAC games will be streamed on FloCollege. 

Conference play begins on Dec. 11 with a trip to Shreveport, La., to take on Centenary. LeTourneau will play every conference team twice during the regular season, once at home and once on the road. 

The SCAC Tournament is slated for Feb. 26-28 at Brookshire Grocery Arena in Bossier City, La, with the top six teams in the conference standings qualifying for the postseason tournament. 

FOLLOW THE YELLOWJACKETS 

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