Virginia Tech, Notre Dame and Texas Spotlight 2025-26 Ladies’s Basketball Non-Conference Schedule

HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison ladies’s basketball unveiled a loaded non-conference schedule, that includes 4 groups that competed within the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship.

The slate is comprised of 13 contests, with eight going down contained in the Atlantic Union Bank Center. Four non-conference opponents completed within the high 50 from the ultimate NET rankings of the 2024-25 season: Texas (3), Notre Dame (4), George Mason (45) and Virginia Tech (47).



“Thrilled with the challenges and local matchups we were able to get in our non-conference schedule this year,” stated Head Coach Sean O’Regan. “It is certainly one of the most challenging schedules we’ve ever played. It will prepare us for the Sun Belt and help us chase our ultimate goal of winning a championship.”

The Dukes’ marketing campaign kicks off with a five-game homestand, starting with Kent State on Nov. 3 for the primary leg of the MAC-SBC Challenge. JMU then welcomes George Mason to Harrisonburg on Nov. 6, with the Patriots coming off their first NCAA Tournament berth in program historical past.

James Madison will see Queens (N.C.) enterprise to the Friendly City (Nov. 9), adopted by a midweek tilt with Liberty (Nov. 12), recent off its first Conference USA title. The Dukes are then set for a rematch with Villanova (Nov. 16) earlier than making their return journey to Austin, Texas to tackle the Longhorns on Nov. 19. Texas is coming off a 35-4 (15-1 SEC) season that noticed the staff attain its fourth Final Four in program historical past.

JMU hosts Virginia Tech for a Nov. 23 matchup, marking the primary matchup between the 2 packages since assembly within the third spherical of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament in 2019. From there, the Dukes head to the Sunshine State for the Daytona Beach Classic the place they are going to play on Nov. 28 and Nov. 29. Opponents and recreation occasions will likely be introduced at a later date.

O’Regan’s squad opens December at East Carolina (Dec. 3) within the Dukes’ first go to to Greenville, N.C. since 2005. JMU then returns to Harrisonburg when it welcomes VCU on Dec. 7 and can battle Notre Dame contained in the Atlantic Union Bank Center on Dec. 14 for the ultimate house recreation of 2025.

Later within the season, the Dukes will journey to a Mid-American Conference opponent on Feb. 7. Matchups will likely be decided in mid-January primarily based on NET rankings.

JMU’s full 2025-26 schedule may be discovered right here. Promotions and recreation occasions will likely be introduced at a later date.



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