Bellarmine Women's Basketball Hosts UNA, Travels to Austin Peay

Knights look to bounce back after recent injury-plagued stretch

Feb. 20, 2026 at 11:39am

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The Bellarmine University women's basketball team has a split week of Atlantic Sun Conference home and away contests. The Knights will welcome North Alabama on Wednesday for their regular-season home finale, before heading to Austin Peay on Saturday. Bellarmine has been hit hard by injuries, competing with as few as six players in recent games.

Why it matters

This week's games are important for Bellarmine as they look to build momentum heading into the ASUN tournament. North Alabama and Austin Peay are both key conference opponents, and the Knights will need to find a way to win despite their depleted roster due to injuries.

The details

North Alabama (13-12, 8-6 ASUN) is tied for sixth in the conference and is coming off a win over West Georgia and a loss to Eastern Kentucky. Guard Alexsandra Alvarado leads the Lions in scoring. Austin Peay (14-10, 6-8) is coming off a loss to West Georgia but had previously defeated Queens. The Governors lead the ASUN in field-goal percentage and rebounding margin.

  • The North Alabama game is set for 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
  • The Austin Peay game is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT (4 p.m. ET) on Saturday, February 21, 2026.

The players

Alexsandra Alvarado

A guard for North Alabama who is tied for 10th in the ASUN in scoring (13.3 points per game) and eighth in assists (3.2).

Anovia Sheals

A guard for Austin Peay who is the league's eighth-leading scorer (14.0 points per game).

Jim'Miyah Branton

A guard for Austin Peay who ranks third in the ASUN in assists (3.8 per game).

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What’s next

Bellarmine will look to get healthy and find a way to compete with their depleted roster as they take on North Alabama and Austin Peay this week. A strong finish to the regular season could provide momentum heading into the ASUN tournament.

The takeaway

Bellarmine's women's basketball team has faced significant adversity this season due to an epidemic of injuries, but they will look to rally and finish the regular season strong against key conference opponents North Alabama and Austin Peay.