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Xavier University Athletics
BIG EAST Announces 2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule
09.19.25 | Women's Basketball, Tickets
Xavier opens conference action on Nov. 30 vs UConn at Cintas Center
CINCINNATI - The BIG EAST Conference announced the 2025-26 women's basketball schedule on Friday. The conference will play a 20-game conference schedule that includes 110 games in a double round-robin format for the first time since 2022-23.
Xavier opens its BIG EAST schedule on Sunday, Nov. 30 vs the defending NCAA Champion UConn Huskies.
Xavier opens its BIG EAST schedule on Sunday, Nov. 30 vs the defending NCAA Champion UConn Huskies.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
- The upcoming season marks the first of a six-year media agreement, which will span from 2025-26 through 2030-31, encompassing coverage on FOX Sports (FOX, FS1), NBC Sports (NBC, Peacock), and TNT Sports (TNT, TBS, truTV and Max). The agreement will provide major national broadcast, cable, and direct-to-consumer streaming coverage of BIG EAST women's and men's basketball games. ESPN+ will also stream a minimum of 75 women's basketball games.
SCHEDULE NOTES
- Xavier will play seven home games at Cintas Center, including five straight to open the 2025-26 season. The Musketeers will play a total of 17 home games during the season (10 home BIG EAST games; seven non-conference games).
- Xavier will play teams from five different leagues during non-conference action: Mid-American (3), Northeast (3), Horizon, Big 12 and Atlantic 10. The Musketeers non-conference opponents combined to make two postseason appearances last season.
- The Musketeers travel to Cincinnati on Sunday, Dec. 7 for the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout. Xavier looks to snap its two-game losing streak in the series and pick up its first win at Fifth Third Arena since Dec. 11, 2016 (W, 72-61).
- Xavier will play two opponents for the first time in program history in New Haven and Long Island.
- Xavier will be playing Kent State for the second time in as many seasons.
- The Musketeers are renewing their rivalry with Dayton. The two teams are playing for the first time since Feb. 7, 2013.
ABOUT THE MUSKETEERS
- Xavier returns six letterwinners from the 2023-24 season, highlighted by Meri Kanerva who was named to the All-BIG EAST Freshman Team. The guard led the team in scoring (11.2) and assists (3.4).
- The Musketeers also welcome back starter Petra Oborilova. She averaged 4.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, while knocking down 33 three pointers (ranked third on the team).
- Third-year head coach Billi Chambers welcomes eight newcomers to the team this summer, including four transfers: Savannah White (Indiana State), Mya Moore (Cleveland State), Audia Young (Auburn) and Mariyah Noel (Ole Miss).
- Xavier also welcomes four freshman to the program: Penda Dieng (Louga, Senegal), Denise Neves (Lisbon, Portugal), Payton Richards (Lake Travis, Texas) and Kodee Williams-Sefo (Auckland, New Zealand).
- All told, the Musketeers will have players from eight different countries on the 2025-26 roster.
SEASON TICKET INFORMATION
- Buy season tickets now at GoXavier.com/Tickets. Single-game tickets will go on sale later in the fall.
- For more information on season tickets, fans can contact the Xavier Athletics Ticket Office at (513) 745-3411 x7 or tickets@xavier.edu
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