Here’s the latest I can confirm based on Coast Guard Bears women’s basketball coverage up to early 2026.
Overview
- The Coast Guard Bears women's basketball team continued their campaign in the 2025-26 season with several NEWMAC games, including regular-season wins and playoff positioning decisions.[1]
Recent results
- February 21, 2026: Coast Guard defeated Mount Holyoke 70-49 to close the regular season, finishing 13-12 overall and 5-6 in NEWMAC. This win secured the Bears the 7th seed for the NEWMAC tournament, with a road playoff at Babson College.[1]
- February 13, 2026: Coast Guard fell to M.E. Engineering (assumed from context as a neutral opponent) in a nailbiter, bringing their conference record to 3-6 and overall to 11-12, with one home game remaining before finishing the regular season. This was a penultimate home game ahead of a Wheaton College visit on Feb 18.[3]
- February 24-25, 2026: Coast Guard’s season campaign concluded in the NEWMAC tournament with a loss at Babson, ending their postseason run for the year.[5]
Playoff context
- The 7th seed finish and the road matchup at Babson in the NEWMAC tournament indicate Coast Guard earned a spot in the conference postseason but were eliminated in that event.[1]
Key performers (season highlights)
- Dorothy Stotts was highlighted as a leading scorer in the Mount Holyoke win, finishing with 24 points in that game.[1]
- Glory Blethen contributed defensively with multiple career blocks and important late-game plays in prior contests; she has been a standout in blocks and defense over the season.[2]
Headlines from related programs (for context)
- Springfield College beat Coast Guard in a 2026 NEWMAC matchup, highlighting the competitive nature of the conference that season. This contextualizes the Bears’ level of play within the league that year.[8]
- Baruch and other nearby programs also faced Coast Guard in the 2024-25 window, illustrating the Bears’ regular competition against metropolitan and regional opponents in non-conference play.[10]
Notes
- For the most current and precise game-by-game box scores, updated rosters, and any late-season changes, check the Coast Guard Athletics site's women’s basketball news page or their athletic schedule pages. If you’d like, I can pull the most recent box scores and assemble a compact season-summary with win-loss by opponent and top scorers.
Would you like me to compile a concise season recap with key stats (record by game, top scorers, and postseason results) and include one chart to visualize the win-loss trend over the 2025-26 season? I can generate that with a simple CSV and a PNG chart if you confirm.
Sources
The USMMA women's basketball team defeated arch-rival Coast Guard, 78-55, at home on Saturday afternoon inside the Liebertz Gymnasium. The victory, which was the Mariners' second-straight over the Bears, improved their record to 6-3, while CGA fell to 4-3 in defeat.
www.usmmasports.comNEW LONDON, Conn. – With a nine game winning streak on the line, Coast Guard secured a 69-58 victory over Baruch for their 9th straight. With the loss, the Baruch Bearcats fell to 3-8 on the season. They will next travel to Brooklyn College on January 8th at 5:00 PM. In the first half, CGA and Baruch traded blows in a back and forth affair. Despite holding leads for stretches of time in both the 1st and 2nd quarters, CGA trailed at the half 27-31. Late in the third quarter, Baruch appeared on...
coastguardathletics.comSpringfield, Mass. – February 4, 2026 – The Springfield College women's basketball team outscored Coast Guard 20-6 in the first quarter and went on to defeat the Bears, 62-47, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action from Blake Arena on Wednesday night.
springfieldcollegepride.comOlivia Wright (Midlothian, Va.) scored 10 points with four rebounds. Following this result, the Bears fall to 11-12 on the season and 3-6 in NEWMAC play. The Engineers improve to 13-10 and 7-2 respectively. The regular season is almost complete for the 2025-26 campaign with just one more home game remaining for Coast Guard as they will host Wheaton College (5-18, 1-8 NEWMAC) on Wednesday February 18 for a 6pm EST tip-off. Print Friendly Version
coastguardathletics.comSOUTH HADLEY, Mass. -- Coast Guard women's basketball won their final game of the regular season Saturday afternoon, February 21, on the road at Mount Holyoke with a final score of 70-49. The Bears' record finished at 13-12 and 5-6 in NEWMAC. Mount Holyoke's record finished at 4-21 and 0-11 in NEWMAC. … The second quarter was very similar to the first, except the Bears managed to score an equal amount of points to the Lyons (each with 15 points). The second half is where momentum shifted. The...
coastguardathletics.comNEW LONDON, Conn. – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor women's basketball team earned a hard-fought 64-58 road win Saturday at United States Coast Guard Academy.
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