UCF women's basketball signs 7 transfers under new coach Gabe Lazo

Key Roseby

Stephen F. Austin's Key Roseby blocks a shot by Texas Tech's Kilah Freelon in a non-conference women's basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, at United Supermarkets Arena.

• Previous school: Stephen F. Austin
• Position: Guard
• Height: 6 feet
• Years of eligibility remaining: 2
• Hometown: Frisco, Texas
• 2025-26 stats: 35 games (35 starts), 13.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.9 steals per game, 43.6% field goals (169 for 388), 34.4% 3-point shooting (56 for 163), 79.7% free throws (63 for 79)
• Analysis: Roseby cracked the Southland Conference’s first team and helped the Ladyjacks win the league’s postseason title for a second straight season, setting up a March Madness play-in matchup with Missouri State.

Caitlyn Jones

Feb 12, 2026; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Wake Forest Demon Deacons guard Caitlyn Jones (5) shoots against Louisville Cardinals forward Yevheniia Putra (12) during the second half at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Wake Forest 86-67. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

• Previous school: Wake Forest
• Position: Guard
• Height: 5-foot-8
• Years of eligibility remaining: 3
• Hometown: Rolesville, N.C.
• 2025-26 stats: 28 games (five starts), 8.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists per game, 52.8% field goals (93 for 176), 37.5% 3-point shooting (6 for 16), 65.6% free throws (40 for 61)
• Analysis: Jones started five ACC games for the Demon Deacons, four on the road, and ranked fourth among the conference’s freshmen in assists per game (2.6). She lit up UCF for 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting in Puerto Rico over Thanksgiving weekend. In high school, Jones earned all-state honors three times from the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association, including a first-team nomination as a senior.

Vittoria Blasigh

DULUTH, GEORGIA - MARCH 05: Hannah Hidalgo #3 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish defends against Vittoria Blasigh #15 of the Miami Hurricanes during the first quarter of the second round of the Women's ACC Tournament between the Miami Hurricanes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Gas South Arena on March 05, 2026 in Duluth, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

• Previous school: Miami
• Position: Guard
• Height: 5-foot-9
• Years of eligibility remaining: 1
• Hometown: Udine, Italy
• 2025-26 stats: 31 games (three starts), 6.7 points, 1.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists per game, 41.3% field goals (74 for 179), 38.2% 3-point shooting (47 for 123), 75% free throws (12 for 16)
• Analysis: The Italian continues a four-year tour of the Sunshine State, spending two years at South Florida and one at Miami. Chosen as the American Conference’s Freshman of the Year in 2024, Blasigh has improved her 3-point shooting percentage every season. She averaged 1.5 field goals per game from long range last year, ranking inside the ACC’s top 20.

Candace Kpetikou

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MARCH 04: Candace Kpetikou #4 of the Miami Hurricanes reacts after a three-point basket against the Stanford Cardinal to end the third quarter of the first round of the Women's ACC Tournament at Gas South Arena on March 04, 2026 in Duluth, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

• Previous school: Miami
• Position: Center
• Height: 6-foot-3
• Years of eligibility remaining: 2
• Hometown: Niamey, Niger
• 2025-26 stats: 31 games (one start), 1.5 points, 2.4 rebounds per game, 43.5% field goals (20 for 46), 30% free throws (6 for 20)
• Analysis: Kpetikou made just three appearances of 10 minutes or more for the Hurricanes after the calendar flipped to January and ACC play got underway. She made seven starts for Washington State in 2024-25 and has blocked 33 shots in 64 college games. Born in Niger but raised in Benin, Kpetikou played her high school ball at Saint Joseph in Southern California.

Nyla McFadden

Penn State guard Nyla McFadden, left, rebounds over Oregon forward Mia Jacobs as the Oregon Ducks host the Penn State Nittany Lions on Jan. 24, 2026, at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon.

• Previous school: Penn State
• Position: Guard/Forward
• Height: 6 feet
• Years of eligibility remaining: 3
• Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
• 2025-26 stats: 28 games (eight starts), 4.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1 assist per game, 47.4% field goals (46 for 97), 34.4% 3-point shooting (11 for 32), 82.1% free throws (23 for 28)
• Analysis: McFadden helped South Florida juggernaut St. Thomas Aquinas win back-to-back state championships in her freshman and sophomore seasons, and then she returned after spending one year at Mount Zion Academy in Durham, N.C. She surpassed double digits five times during Big Ten play and topped 20 minutes in nine of those games.

Jennica Suggs

• Previous school: Robert Morris
• Position: Guard/Forward
• Height: 5-foot-11
• Years of eligibility remaining: 2
• Hometown: St. Paul, Minn.
• 2025-26 stats: 13 games (zero starts), 1.8 points, 3 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.5 steals per game, 21.1% field goals (8 for 38), 24% 3-point shooting (6 for 25), 100% free throws (2 for 2)
• Analysis: The younger sister of Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs, Jennica played 40 games and averaged 11.8 minutes across two seasons at Robert Morris. She will help the team’s defense off the bench, notching eight games with multiple steals along with 11 career blocks.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: UCF women's basketball: 7 transfer signings for new coach Gabe Lazo