TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State women's basketball's 2025-26 schedule was finalized Monday morning, as the Missouri Valley Conference unveiled the 20-game league slate for each of the 11 conference members.
 
The Sycamores' 20-game conference schedule opens December 17 with a home contest against Drake inside Hulman Center. The December 17 date marks the earliest conference opener in Indiana State's Division I history. Indiana State closes the 2025 calendar year with a December 29 tilt at Illinois State.
 
Indiana State plays on New Year's Day for the first time since the 2020-21 season when Valparaiso pays a visit to Hulman Center. Back-to-back Sunday road games at UIC (January 4) and Bradley (January 11) follow before the Trees return home to face Belmont (January 15) and Evansville (January 18). Road dates at Southern Illinois (January 22) and Valparaiso (January 29) are sandwiched between a January 25 home contest against Illinois State.
 
The Trees' February slate opens with a road game at Evansville (February 1), before consecutive home games against Murray State (Feburary 5) and Bradley (February 7). Indiana State follows with the Iowa road swing at Northern Iowa (February 12) and Drake (February 14), before UIC (February 19) and Southern Illinois (February 21) pay a visit to Hulman Center. The Sycamores head south to end the month at Murray State (February 26) and Belmont (February 28).
 
Indiana State's final game of the regular season comes March 5, with Northern Iowa closing the MVC slate inside Hulman Center. The 2026 MVC Tournament will take place March 12-15 at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.
 
The Sycamores previously announced an 11-game non-conference schedule (read more on that HERE) to go along with the 20-game MVC slate
 
Indiana State's home games will tip at 7 p.m. on weekdays (Monday through Friday) and 2 p.m. on weekends (Saturday and Sunday), with two exceptions. The Sycamores' November 24 game against Saint Mary-of-the-Woods will be an 11 a.m. tip for Education Day, while the New Year's Day game against Valparaiso will be a 2 p.m. tip.
 
Tip times for the remaining games will be announced at a later date.
 
2025-26 Indiana State Women's Basketball Schedule
Nov. 3 – at IU Indy – 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 11 – EASTERN ILLINOIS – 7 p.m.
Nov. 14 – at Western Kentucky – TBA
Nov. 16 – at Austin Peay – TBA
Nov. 19 – at SIU Edwardsville – 11 a.m.
Nov. 24 – SAINT MARY-OF-THE-WOODS – 11 a.m.
Nov. 29 – EUREKA – 2 p.m.
Dec. 3 – NORTHERN ILLINOIS – 7 p.m.
Dec. 11 – at Butler – 7 p.m.
Dec. 17 – DRAKE* - 7 p.m.
Dec. 21 – vs. Michigan State (Cherokee Invitational – Cherokee, N.C.) – 3 p.m.
Dec. 22 – vs. Old Dominion/Ole Miss (Cherokee Invitational – Cherokee, N.C.) – 7 or 9:45 p.m.
Dec. 29 – at Illinois State* – TBA
Jan. 1 – VALPARAISO* – 2 p.m.
Jan. 4 – at UIC* – TBA
Jan. 11 – at Bradley* – TBA
Jan. 15 – BELMONT* – 7 p.m.
Jan. 18 – EVANSVILLE* – 2 p.m.
Jan. 22 – at Southern Illinois* – TBA
Jan. 25 – ILLINOIS STATE* – 2 p.m.
Jan. 29 – at Valparaiso* – 7 p.m.
Feb. 1 – at Evansville* – TBA
Feb. 5 – MURRAY STATE* – 7 p.m.
Feb. 7 – BRADLEY* – 2 p.m.
Feb. 12 – at Northern Iowa* – TBA
Feb. 14 – at Drake* – TBA
Feb. 19 – UIC* – 7 p.m.
Feb. 21 – SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* – 2 p.m.
Feb. 26 – at Murray State* – TBA
Feb. 28 – at Belmont* – TBA
March 5 – NORTHERN IOWA* – 7 p.m.
March 12-15 – MVC Tournament (Coralville, Iowa)
 
Indiana State features a new-look roster for the 2025-26 season, with 13 additions to the Sycamore program this season. The Trees are looking to build off head coach Marc Mitchell's debut season which saw Indiana State post its best offensive numbers in 15 years.
 
Season and single-game tickets for Indiana State home games are still available, with season tickets as low as $40 for lower-level seats. Single-game ticket prices start at $6. For more information, contact Assistant Manager of Athletic Ticketing Grant Manning at 812-237-8972 or Grant.Manning@indstate.edu.
 
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