BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A California journey, a pair of dates with energy convention opponents and two non-league clashes with 2025 NCAA Tournament groups spotlight the 2025-26 Lehigh ladies’s basketball schedule, introduced Thursday by head coach Addie Micir. The defending Patriot League champion Mountain Hawks will play a 29-game slate, together with 14 video games at Stabler Arena.
The season begins with a visit to Cincinnati to face the Big 12 Bearcats on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The sport will function a homecoming for junior Whitney Lind, who hails from Florence in northern Kentucky. Lehigh will then go to two-time defending MAAC champion Fairfield on Saturday, Nov. 8.
The house opener is about for Nov. 11 when Lehigh kicks off a three-game house stand towards La Salle. The Mountain Hawks will then host defending America East champion Vermont on Nov. 15, with the house stand concluding towards La Salle on Nov. 19.
The Mountain Hawks will head to northern California for 2 video games main into Thanksgiving that can function a homecoming for junior Gracyn Lovette and sophomores Keshia Vitalicio and Belle Bramer. Lehigh will face the Stanford Cardinal on Sunday, Nov. 23 after which will go to the University of San Francisco on Nov. 25.
Coming out of Thanksgiving, Lehigh will host back-to-back video games towards Ivy League opponents, with Brown visiting Stabler Arena on Nov. 30 and Cornell coming to city Dec. 3. Lehigh will journey to Mount St. Mary’s on Dec. 7 within the remaining sport earlier than remaining exams after which will come out of the examination break with a visit to Towson Dec. 20.
“We’ve built our non-league schedule to be a true test, facing NCAA Tournament participants and perennial powerhouses to prepare us for the Patriot League grind,” Micir mentioned. “We’re also thrilled to bring our team to our players’ hometowns, giving our fans and alumni in the Midwest and the Bay Area a chance to see us play live. Opening our season in Cincinnati for Whitney and then heading to California to play at Stanford and USF with Belle, Gracyn, and Keshia is a special opportunity for all of us.”
Patriot League play begins Dec. 31 with a rematch of final 12 months’s Patriot League championship sport with Lehigh going through Army at West Point. The Mountain Hawks’ league house opener might be towards Bucknell on Jan. 3.
The Rivalry video games with Lafayette will as soon as once more be performed as doubleheaders with the lads’s groups. The doubleheader at Stabler Arena, offered by Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute, a part of Jefferson Health, is about for Jan. 24, whereas the return doubleheader at Lafayette might be Feb. 14.
Other house league video games embody visits from Colgate (Jan. 10), Boston University (Jan. 14), Army West Point (Jan. 28), Loyola (Feb. 4), Holy Cross (Feb. 7), Navy (Feb. 18) and American (Mar. 4). The American sport will function the common season finale with the Patriot League Tournament dates set for Mar. 7, 9, 12 and 15.
Single sport and season ticket packages for Lehigh ladies’s basketball will go on sale in October.
The season begins with a visit to Cincinnati to face the Big 12 Bearcats on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The sport will function a homecoming for junior Whitney Lind, who hails from Florence in northern Kentucky. Lehigh will then go to two-time defending MAAC champion Fairfield on Saturday, Nov. 8.
The house opener is about for Nov. 11 when Lehigh kicks off a three-game house stand towards La Salle. The Mountain Hawks will then host defending America East champion Vermont on Nov. 15, with the house stand concluding towards La Salle on Nov. 19.
The Mountain Hawks will head to northern California for 2 video games main into Thanksgiving that can function a homecoming for junior Gracyn Lovette and sophomores Keshia Vitalicio and Belle Bramer. Lehigh will face the Stanford Cardinal on Sunday, Nov. 23 after which will go to the University of San Francisco on Nov. 25.
Coming out of Thanksgiving, Lehigh will host back-to-back video games towards Ivy League opponents, with Brown visiting Stabler Arena on Nov. 30 and Cornell coming to city Dec. 3. Lehigh will journey to Mount St. Mary’s on Dec. 7 within the remaining sport earlier than remaining exams after which will come out of the examination break with a visit to Towson Dec. 20.
“We’ve built our non-league schedule to be a true test, facing NCAA Tournament participants and perennial powerhouses to prepare us for the Patriot League grind,” Micir mentioned. “We’re also thrilled to bring our team to our players’ hometowns, giving our fans and alumni in the Midwest and the Bay Area a chance to see us play live. Opening our season in Cincinnati for Whitney and then heading to California to play at Stanford and USF with Belle, Gracyn, and Keshia is a special opportunity for all of us.”
Patriot League play begins Dec. 31 with a rematch of final 12 months’s Patriot League championship sport with Lehigh going through Army at West Point. The Mountain Hawks’ league house opener might be towards Bucknell on Jan. 3.
The Rivalry video games with Lafayette will as soon as once more be performed as doubleheaders with the lads’s groups. The doubleheader at Stabler Arena, offered by Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute, a part of Jefferson Health, is about for Jan. 24, whereas the return doubleheader at Lafayette might be Feb. 14.
Other house league video games embody visits from Colgate (Jan. 10), Boston University (Jan. 14), Army West Point (Jan. 28), Loyola (Feb. 4), Holy Cross (Feb. 7), Navy (Feb. 18) and American (Mar. 4). The American sport will function the common season finale with the Patriot League Tournament dates set for Mar. 7, 9, 12 and 15.
Single sport and season ticket packages for Lehigh ladies’s basketball will go on sale in October.