HOUSTON – On Monday afternoon, HCU head women's basketball coach Drew Long announced eight signees for his first season at the helm of the Huskies' program.
The eight additions include seven transfers and one high school signee. Martyna Czescik, Remi Langmaid and Gabrielle Wener are transfers coming in as seniors while Jordan Jackson comes to HCU with two years of eligibility left. Grace Booth, Maddie Hurta and Veronika Korchagina will all transfer in for their sophomore seasons while Sidney Carr joins the Huskies from the high school ranks.
"We are excited about this group," said Long. "We've added some really good players who fit what we are trying to build both on and off the floor. It's a good mix with some talented transfers who will bring much needed experience and a solid group of freshmen who have the ability to make an impact from day one. We are anxious to get started and can't wait to see how they come together."
Czescik, from Warsaw, Poland, is a 6-0 forward who played the previous two years at Delta State. During her two seasons with the Lady Statesmen she appeared in 49 games with 22 starts. Czescik averaged 4.6 points per game and 2.9 rebounds per game while shooting 35.6 percent (80-of-225) from the floor. She also had 54 assists, 37 steals and 17 blocked shots. Prior to Delta State, she spent three seasons at South Plains College, twice reaching the NJCAA Division 1 Elite Eight.
A Melbourne, Australia native, Langmaid is a 5-8 guard who played the 2024-25 season at West Florida. During her junior year with the Argonauts, she appeared in 29 games off the bench and averaged 2.9 ppg. The year prior, Langmaid averaged 8.4 ppg in 30 games at Mineral Area College. She played her freshman season at Murray State College.
Wener, a 6-3 senior guard/forward from St. Cloud, Fla., spent the 2024-25 season at Palm Beach Atlantic. She started 10 games for the Sailfish, averaging 14.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game while shooting 34.3 percent (49-of-143) from the floor and 72.9 percent (35-of-48) from the foul line. Wener played two seasons at McNeese after two years, including a redshirt year, at Monmouth.
Jackson, a 6-0 guard/forward from Sachse, Texas, joins the Huskies following two years at Wichita State. As a redshirt sophomore in 2024-25, she appeared in 22 games off the bench for the Shockers and averaged 1.3 ppg and 1.2 rpg. Jackson missed the 2023-24 season due to injury after playing her freshman year at Texas Woman's University where she averaged 4.9 ppg and 2.3 rpg as a true freshman.
Hailing from Glen Rose, Texas, Booth is a 5-10 guard who played her freshman year at Tarleton State. In 11 games as a true freshman, she shot 42.3 percent (11-of-26) from the floor while averaging 2.3 ppg and 2.1 rpg in just seven minutes per game. Booth was named District Co-MVP and was an all-state performer as a senior at Glen Rose High School, averaging 18 ppg and 8.1 rpg.
Hurta, a 5-9 guard from New Braunfels, Texas native, earned second team all-American Southwest Conference honors at East Texas Baptist in 2024-25. She started 27 of the Tigers' 28 games and finished second on the team in scoring at 12.5 ppg while shooting 38.9 percent (65-of-167) from three-point range. Hurta scored in double-figures in 23 games during her freshman campaign.
A native of Moscow, Russia, Korchagina makes her way to HCU after a year at Morehead State. A 6-3 forward, she appeared in five games for the Eagles, averaging 2.6 rpg while playing just 4.2 minutes per game.
A 5-6 guard from Lucas, Texas, Carr was a four-year starter at Lovejoy High School who twice earned all-region honors and was named district MVP as a senior. During her senior year, she averaged 13.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.3 assists and 3.1 steals per game as Lovejoy won a district title and reached for the regional semifinals in the state tournament for the first time since 2011.
These eight signees, along with the previously announced signings of Dasia Hyams and Kamryn McLaurin, will join returners
Tove Caesar,
Madelyne Davis,
Hannah Fields and
Jo Oly in comprising the 2025-26 Huskies in their first season under Long.
