Virginia Women’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 2, 2026 · CSM Staff
Virginia Cavaliers
ACC (19-11, 11-7)
Big Wins: 2/8 Notre Dame (81-70), 2/22 at Louisville (74-72)
Bad Losses: 11/13 UMBC (56-61), 2/12 at California (58-64)
Coach: Amaka Agugua-Hamilton
Probable Starters:
Tabitha Amanze, Senior, Forward, 9.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Sa’Myah Smith, Junior, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.3 apg
Kymora Johnson, Junior, Guard, 19.0 ppg, 5.9 apg, 4.3 rpg, 2.2 spg
Paris Clark, Senior, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 3.0 apg, 4.6 rpg
Romi Levy, Senior, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 2.2 apg, 4.0 rpg
Key Role Players:
Breona Hurd, Sophomore, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 1.6 rpg
Caitlin Weimar, Senior, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.3 bpg
Gabby White, Freshman, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 2.0 apg, 3.6 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.3 (39th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.3 (181, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.4 (56, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.9 (74, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.4 (158, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.0 (121, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.0 (197, 12)
Rebound Margin: 9.5 (12, 1)
Assists Per Game: 17.2 (26, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.1 (69, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2024 | WBI | First Round win over High Point |
| 2024 | WBI | Second Round loss to Villanova |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over California |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to South Carolina |
| 2016 | NIT | First Round win over VCU |
| 2016 | NIT | Second Round win over Rutgers |
| 2016 | NIT | Third Round loss to Hofstra |
| 2015 | NIT | First Round loss to Old Dominion |
| 2012 | NIT | First Round win over Howard |
| 2012 | NIT | Second Round win over Richmond |
| 2012 | NIT | Third Round win over Appalachian State |
| 2012 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to James Madison |
| 2011 | NIT | Round of 64 win over Morgan State |
| 2011 | NIT | Round of 32 win over Loyola-Maryland |
| 2011 | NIT | Regional Semifinal win over Boston College |
| 2011 | NIT | Regional Final loss to Charlotte |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Green Bay |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Marist |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to California |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over UCSB |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Old Dominion |
| 2007 | NIT | Second Round win over Charlotte |
| 2007 | NIT | Third Round win over South Florida |
| 2007 | NIT | Fourth Round loss to Wisconsin |
*all team stats through 3/5
