WVU Women’s Basketball
WVU Women’s Basketball Unveils 2026-27 Out of Conference Schedule
West Virginia Athletics announced the non-conference schedule for the 2026-27 WVU women’s basketball season on Tuesday.
This year’s non-conference slate features seven home contests, two road games, and three at neutral sites. The Mountaineers will play their first neutral-site game in a standalone contest at the Greenbrier for the second straight season, and two at the Battle 4 Atlantis in Nassau, The Bahamas.
“We’re excited about the opportunities this schedule presents and the growth it can create for our team,” Hayhurst Family Head Coach Mark Kellogg said. “Every season brings a new journey, and this group will be challenged from the very beginning with quality opponents both at home and away from Morgantown. Our goal is to continue building throughout the non-conference season, so we’re prepared for the demands of Big 12 play. We cannot wait to get back in front of our fans and compete in an incredible environment at the Coliseum.”
The Mountaineers officially open the regular season on Tuesday, Nov. 3, welcoming Rhode Island to Morgantown. The Rams and the Mountaineers will renew their Atlantic 10 rivalry, which has seen the pair compete 24 times and is the first meeting since 2008, and will help tip off West Virginia’s fourth season under Kellogg.
On Thursday, Nov. 5, the Mountaineers play host to their second old Atlantic 10 foe in George Washington. The matchup will be the 28thall-time meeting between the pair. WVU claimed the last meeting in 2023 by a score of 54-51, during the San Juan Shootout.
On Sunday, Nov. 8, the Mountaineers take to the road for their first time against Georgia Tech in Atlanta in a game that is the final meeting of the pair’s home-and-home series. West Virginia won last season’s meeting 82-50 as WVU leads the all-time series 3-1.
The Mountaineers stay on the road in the team’s first neutral site match-up of the season for the Greenbrier Tipoff. The contest is set for Friday, Nov. 13 and will take place at the Greenbrier Resort inside Colonial Hall. Mountaineer Athletic Club (MAC) members and season ticket holders will receive a pre-sale link to tickets on Sept. 29th. General public tickets will go on sale the following day, on Sept. 30th.
West Virginia then plays host to Akron on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The contest will tip off at 10:30 a.m. ET as part of the Mountaineers’ annual Education Day game.
The Mountaineers then head to Nassau, Bahamas, for Thanksgiving to compete in the Battle 4 Atlantis. WVU will play two contests from Nov. 24-26. Individual game opponents and the full bracket and schedule will be released at a later date. Davidson, Florida and Notre Dame are the three possible matchups for WVU at the event.
West Virginia then returns home for three straight nonconference matchups. WVU opens the home stand against Coppin State on Monday, Nov. 30. A back-to-back double feature then takes over the Coliseum to kick off the December slate. WVU first takes on Mount St. Mary’s on Thursday, Dec. 3, before welcoming Harvard on Friday, Dec. 4.
WVU then takes on Villanova in its final road nonconference game and the last game of a two-game series that began last season with the Wildcats. Tipoff is scheduled for Dec. 12 in Philadelphia. The Mountaineers close out the nonconference schedule at home against Robert Morris on Dec. 15.
All of the Mountaineers’ home non-conference games will tip off at 7 p.m. ET, apart from the game against Akron, which is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. ET.
WVU will also play an exhibition contest on Thursday, Oct. 29 inside Hope Coliseum. The opponent and tipoff time are still to be determined.
This story originated as a WVU press release.
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