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DALLAS – Conference USA announced the 2025-26 women's basketball conference schedule on Friday (July 11) with the Lady Bears set to play an 18-game slate in their first try through the league.
 
With the league's expansion to 12 teams, Missouri State will face four teams in the league one time during the regular season, while playing a home-and-home series against the remaining seven teams.
 
Missouri State will tip off its inaugural season in Conference USA with a trip to Miami to face its travel partner FIU on Jan. 4.
 
The Lady Bears will then face all four of their one-off opponents consecutively, starting with their CUSA home opener against Kennesaw State (Jan. 8) before welcoming Jacksonville State (Jan. 10) to Springfield. MoState will then travel to UTEP (Jan. 15) and New Mexico State (Jan. 17). Missouri State closes out the month of January with home games against Louisiana Tech (Jan. 22) and Sam Houston (Jan. 24) before making a trip to the Mid-Atlantic to face Delaware (Jan. 29) and Liberty (Jan. 31).
 
February's slate features five home games for the Lady Bears that include visits from Middle Tennessee (Feb. 5), Western Kentucky (Feb. 7), Liberty (Feb. 19), Delaware (Feb. 21) and FIU (Feb. 28). The only road stint of the month for Missouri State is a two-game stretch at Sam Houston (Feb. 12) and Louisiana Tech (Feb. 14).
 
MoState closes the regular season on the road with matchups at Western Kentucky (March 5) and Middle Tennessee (March 7).
 
The 2026 CUSA Basketball Tournament is set for March 10-14 at Propst Arena in Huntsville, Ala. Liberty won the 2025 tournament after sharing the regular-season title with Middle Tennessee.
 
All game times and television designations will be released at a later date.
 
Head coach Beth Cunningham and the Lady Bears are coming off a 26-9 season that saw Missouri State win a share of the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title and make an appearance in the WBIT for the second consecutive year. The 2024-25 season marked Missouri State's eighth consecutive 20-win season and 10^th straight season with a postseason appearance. The Lady Bears return seven players from a season ago, while adding a group of seven newcomers that is comprised of four transfers and three freshmen.
 
Season tickets are on sale now by calling (417) 836-7678 or visiting MissouriStateBears.com.