POCATELLO, Idaho – Idaho State women's basketball announced its 2025-26 non-conference schedule on Monday, featuring five home games in Reed Gym, a return trip to the University of Hawaii for a November tournament, and high-profile road matchups against Grand Canyon and BYU.
The campaign begins with an exhibition against Park University (AZ) on Nov. 1, giving fans their first chance to see the new-look Bengals on the hardwood. The regular season opens Nov. 4 at home versus Westminster.
ISU travels to Phoenix to take on Grand Canyon on Nov. 8 before returning to Pocatello for a three-game homestand that includes UC Irvine (Nov. 12) and South Dakota (Nov. 16).
From Nov. 21–23, the Bengals will compete in the University of Hawaii Tournament. Matchups and tournament bracket information will be released at a later date.
The Orange and Black play the opening contest of the third annual Big Sky–Summit League Challenge in Reed Gym, facing Omaha on (Dec. 3)
Following the Omaha game, Idaho State heads to Tulsa to take on Oral Roberts (Dec. 6) in the second leg of the Big Sky–Summit League Challenge.
A challenging three-game road swing closes the non-conference schedule: ISU faces BYU (Dec. 11), Cal Poly (Dec. 13), and Utah Valley (Dec. 20) before beginning Big Sky play in January.
The full Big Sky Conference slate was announced earlier this month, with Idaho State set to open league play on the road Jan. 1 at Sacramento State.
2025-26 Non-Conference Schedule:
- Nov. 1 – Park University (AZ) (Exhibition)
- Nov. 4 – Westminster
- Nov. 8 – at Grand Canyon
- Nov. 12 – UC Irvine
- Nov. 16 – South Dakota
- Nov. 21–23 – at University of Hawaii Tournament
- Dec. 3 – Omaha (Big Sky–Summit Challenge)
- Dec. 6 – at Oral Roberts (Big Sky–Summit Challenge)
- Dec. 11 – at BYU
- Dec. 13 – at Cal Poly
- Dec. 20 – at Utah Valley
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