PORTALES, N.M. – Two-time Lone Star Conference champions, the Eastern New Mexico women's basketball team was slated to finish fifth in the 2026-27 LSC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll. The team received 644 points and one first-place vote from coaches, sports information directors, and media representatives.
 
The Greyhounds made a deep run in the 2025-26 season finishing 15-5 in conference play and 20-11 overall, reaching the LSC semifinals and the first round of the South Central Regional tournament. ENMU defeated Lubbock Christian to make to the LSC semifinals in which the team then fell to Texas Woman's.
 
Senior transfer Cacia Antonio has earned preseason player to watch for the Greyhounds. Antonio is from Luanda, Angola and comes to the Hounds after spending a season at the University of New Mexico where she started in 33 out of 34 games for the Lobos and averaged 13.9 points and 3.1 assists per game.
 
Texas Woman's topped the preseason poll with 828 points and 31 first-place votes as the Pioneers seek its fifth LSC championship. West Texas A&M (794 points), UT Tyler (755 points), and Lubbock Christian (743 points) were selected to finish ahead of ENMU, while Angelo State (594 points) rounds out the top six.