IRVINE, Calif. – UC Irvine women's basketball has finalized the non-conference portion of its 2025-26 schedule.
 
The Anteaters will play 11 preseason games, highlighted by a home tournament on Thanksgiving weekend.
 
For the 10th time in the last 11 seasons, the 'Eaters kick off the campaign at the Bren Events Center, hosting the University of San Diego on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
 
UCI will then travel to Tucson for a Sunday (Nov. 9) game at the University of Arizona. UC Irvine continues the road trip with a visit to Idaho State on Nov. 12.
 
The Anteaters return to the Bren Events Center to face Northern Arizona (Nov. 15), which went 27-8 and advanced to the second round of the WBIT in 2024-25. The 'Eaters then make their way to Anchorage for the Great Alaska Shootout, Nov. 21-22, where they will open the two-day tournament against a Bowling Green squad that posted 18 wins a year ago.
 
The Anteaters are home for Thanksgiving as they are set to host the ZotGiving Classic, Nov. 28-29. They are scheduled to square off against Wichita State on Friday and Colgate on Saturday. Colgate is coming off a 23-10 season that culminated with an appearance in the WNIT.
 
Following the Big West's Bold Week (Dec. 4-6) when UCI plays its first two conference games, the 'Eaters will entertain future Big West member California Baptist on Dec. 13.
 
UC Irvine then heads to New Mexico State (Dec. 16) and UTEP (Dec. 18) to close out non-conference play. This is the third year in a row UCI and the Aggies will meet. The Anteaters picked up a 61-55 win in Las Cruces on Dec. 5, 2023, before falling in last year's season opener, 57-49, to an NM State squad that made it to the second round of the WNIT.
 

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