TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State head women's basketball coach Marc Mitchell unveiled the Sycamores' 2025-26 non-conference schedule Tuesday afternoon.
 
The Sycamores' 11-game non-conference slate features four home games inside Hulman Center, five road games within a four-hour radius of Terre Haute and a holiday tournament in North Carolina featuring three 2024-25 postseason teams.
 
Indiana State begins its 2025-26 season November 3 on the road at IU Indy, one of two trips to the state's capital city in the first two months of the season. The Trees' home opener will be November 11, with Eastern Illinois making the short trip across the state line to face the Blue and White. Indiana State follows its home opener with a pair of return trips from last season, paying visits to Western Kentucky (November 14) and Austin Peay (November 16), and will also travel to SIU Edwardsville (November 19) before kicking off a three-game homestand.
 
The Sycamores' three-game homestand, their longest non-conference homestand since the 2022-23 season, starts with an Education Day game November 24 against fellow area school Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Indiana State closes November with a game against Eureka (November 29), while opening December at home against Northern Illinois (December 3). The game against the Huskies marks the third straight season that Indiana State and Northern Illinois have faced each other, with all three coming in different locations. Indiana State's final road game of the non-conference slate is the Sycamores' second trip to Indianapolis, with the Trees heading to Hinkle Fieldhouse December 11 to face Butler.
 
Indiana State closes its non-conference slate as part of a strong field in the Cherokee Invitational December 21-22 at Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort, nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains. The Sycamores will be joined in the field by a pair of 2025 NCAA Tournament teams in Michigan State and Ole Miss, along with 2025 WNIT participant Old Dominion. Matchups for the four-team tournament will be announced at a later date.
 
The Sycamores' 20-game Missouri Valley Conference schedule, along with tip times and broadcast information for the full 2025-26 schedule, will be announced at a later date.
 
2025-26 Indiana State Women's Basketball Non-Conference Schedule
Nov. 3 – at IU Indy
Nov. 11 – EASTERN ILLINOIS
Nov. 14 – at Western Kentucky
Nov. 16 – at Austin Peay
Nov. 19 – at SIU Edwardsville
Nov. 24 – SAINT MARY-OF-THE-WOODS
Nov. 29 – EUREKA
Dec. 3 – NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Dec. 11 – at Butler
Dec. 21 – vs. Michigan State/Old Dominion/Ole Miss (Cherokee Invitational – Cherokee, N.C.)
Dec. 22 – vs. Michigan State/Old Dominion/Ole Miss (Cherokee Invitational – Cherokee, N.C.)
 
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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