UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- The Big Ten Conference released the conference matchup schedule for the 2025-26 season on Thursday afternoon with 18 B1G regular season contests slated for the upcoming year.
Home Matchups: Nebraska (Dec. 6); UCLA (Dec. 31); Michigan (Jan. 8); Illinois (Jan. 11); Rutgers (Jan. 18); Minnesota (Jan. 28); Michigan State (Feb. 4); Northwestern (Feb. 15); USC (Feb. 25)
The Lady Lions open Big Ten play at home for the second consecutive year when they take on Nebraska on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Penn State will play host to UCLA to welcome the New Year for a Dec. 31 contest, marking the first-ever home game against the Bruins in program history. The Blue & White will remain home for the week between Jan. 8-11 while they host Michigan and Illinois respectively. After a quick road trip, the Lady Lions will return home to face Rutgers for the first of two times in the 2025-26 campaign on Jan. 18. Minnesota will be the final opponent of the January slate on Jan. 28.
Penn State will play three conference games at home in the month of February, beginning with Michigan State on Feb. 4, followed by Northwestern on Feb. 15. The Lady Lions will round out their regular season home slate with a contest against USC on Feb. 25.
Road Matchups: Iowa (Dec. 28); Wisconsin (Jan. 4); Ohio State (Jan. 14); Washington (Jan. 21); Oregon (Jan. 24); Purdue (Feb. 4); Maryland (Feb. 12); Rutgers (Feb. 21); Indiana (Feb. 28)
The Lady Lions begin their Big Ten road slate at Iowa on Dec. 28 before heading back to the mid-west a few days later on Jan. 4 to take on Wisconsin. Penn State will face Ohio State in Columbus on Jan. 14 before kicking off its west coast trip to Washington and Oregon on Jan. 21 and Jan. 24 respectively. PSU returns to road action in February in West Lafayette on the fourth to take on Purdue followed by trips to border state opponents Maryland on Feb. 12 and Rutgers on Feb. 21. The Lady Lions conclude their regular season at Indiana on Feb. 28.
Season tickets for the 2025-26 Lady Lions season are on sale now and can be found at the link here. Single-game tickets will go on sale at a later date.
Times and television selections for each league game will be announced later.
The 62nd season of Lady Lions basketball starts November 3 versus Bucknell.
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