Katrina Merriweather and the Lady Bearcats welcomed in their first member of the 2026 recruiting class late last night.

2026-point guard Jaidyn Gunter announced her pledge to Merriweather and the Lady Bearcats last night.

Gunter currently attends McKinney High School in Texas, where she is currently listed as the 11th ranked player within the State of Texas. The 5'7" point guard is a known scorer and can do so from all three levels. A pure knock down sharpshooter that currently plays for IFN Under Armour on the AAU circuit.

Worth noting that Gunter was on campus back on January 18th for an unofficial visit where she got to witness the Bearcats come from behind victory over Colorado.

Now, Gunter, becomes the first member of the 2026 recruiting class, just shortly after Cincinnati landed their highest rated recruiting class in program history amongst the 2025 class.