BALTIMORE -- Second-year head coach
Candice Hill announced the 2025-26 UMBC Women's Basketball schedule on Tuesday afternoon.
The 28-game schedule features 13 home match-ups at The Peake, 12 non-conference contests and seven games against in-state opponents.Â
Season Ticket Renewals begin this week. If you held seats last year, check your inbox and be ready to lock them in before new sales open on September 1st.
New season ticket sales go live on September 15. If you're looking to join us, this is your chance to be part of the action from day one.
For the first time, we are introducing Mid-Court Table Seating. These premium seats are located at center court and include exclusive table access with the best view in the arena. Seating is limited and reserved for our most dedicated fans.
If you're interested, contact
Keelah Dixon atÂ
keelahd1@umbc.edu for details and availability.
The schedule is set, our teams are locked in, and we are building something special. We can't wait to see you back in the stands.
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The season opens on November 3 when UMBC hosts local foe Stevenson, before a pair of Power 4 road contests at Maryland (11/6) and Virginia (11/13). The Dawgs then welcome Brown to The Peake on November 16, before returning to the road to face Maryland Eastern Shore (11/19).
After a home game against cross-county rival Towson on November 23, the Retrievers head to Miami for a tournament at FIU (11/38-11/30) where they will face two of FIU, Seattle and Presbyterian.
December opens with a road game at Morgan State (12/6) followed by a home contest against Loyola Maryland (12/9). Non-conference play wraps up with a trip to D.C. to face American on December 20, followed by a home game against Notre Dame of Maryland on December 30.
America East play begins on New Year's Day when UMBC plays host to NJIT, followed by a pair of road games at Maine (1/8) and New Hampshire (1/10). UMBC returns home to face Bryant (1/15) and Binghamton (1/17) before another road trip with contests at NJIT (1/22) and UMass Lowell (1/24).
January closes with a pair of marquee home games against defending America East Tournament Champion Vermont (1/29) and defending America East Regular Season Champion UAlbany (1/31).
February starts with a Thursday road game at Binghamton (2/5) followed by the Retrievers lone weekend bye in America East play. Home contests against Maine (2/12) and New Hampshire (2/14) await before a three game road trip to Vermont (2/19), UAlbany (2/21) and Bryant (2/26).
The regular season concludes with a home game against UMass Lowell on February 28. The top eight teams qualify for the America East tournament, with each round hosted by the higher seed.Â
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2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule
| Day |
Date |
Opponent |
| Monday |
November 3 |
STEVENSON |
| Thursday |
November 6 |
at Maryland |
| Thursday |
November 13 |
at Virginia |
| Sunday |
November 16 |
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| Wednesday |
November 19 |
at MD Eastern Shore |
| Sunday |
November 23 |
TOWSON |
| Friday |
November 28 |
at FIU Tournament |
| Sunday |
November 30 |
at FIU Tournament |
| Saturday |
December 6 |
at Morgan State |
| Tuesday |
December 9 |
LOYOLA (MD) |
| Saturday |
December 20 |
at American        |
| Tuesday |
December 30 |
NOTRE DAME MD |
| Thursday |
January 1 |
NJIT* |
| Thursday |
January 8 |
at Maine* |
| Saturday |
January 10 |
at New Hampshire* |
| Thursday |
January 15 |
BRYANT* |
| Saturday |
January 17 |
BINGHAMTON* |
| Thursday |
January 22 |
at NJITÂ * |
| Saturday |
January 24 |
at UMass Lowell* |
| Thursday |
January 29 |
VERMONT* |
| Saturday |
January 31 |
UALBANY* |
| Thursday |
February 5 |
at Binghamton* |
| Thursday |
February 12 |
MAINE* |
| Saturday |
February 14 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE* |
| Thursday |
February 19 |
at Vermont* |
| Saturday |
February 21 |
at UAlbany* |
| Thursday |
February 26 |
at Bryant* |
| Saturday |
February 28 |
UMASS LOWELL* |
* America East contests
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