Women's Basketball 2025 Non-Conference Schedule Released

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - The Seton Hall women' basketball team released its official 2025-26 non-conference schedule on Thursday. The slate features nine opponents, including five that qualified for the 2025 postseason, and five games in historic Walsh Gymnasium.

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"This schedule puts us in the best position to vie for another postseason berth," said Head Coach Anthony Bozzella. "It's a nice balance of tough, local opponents and high majors that will test us. We can't wait to get back in front of the best fans in the world in Walsh Gym."

Seton Hall will open the 2025-26 campaign against Saint Peter's on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at Walsh Gymnasium. It'll be the fourth time during the Bozzella era that The Hall has opened the season with the Peacocks. The Pirates are 18-3 in 21 all-time meetings and have won nine straight in the series. Their last meeting was a 73-39 victory in South Orange on Nov. 7 to open the 2022-23 campaign. The Peacocks are coming off an 11-19 season in 2024-25, which includes a 9-11 mark in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play.

After its opener, The Hall will head to California for a pair of games in the Bay Area. The Pirates will face San Francisco on Friday, Nov. 14, followed by the University of the Pacific on Sunday, Nov. 16. Seton Hall is 2-1 all-time against the Dons with a 59-53 victory over them in Walsh Gym last season. San Francisco is coming off a 15-16 overall record, but was 9-4 at home. The Pirates will play Pacific for the first time in program history. The Tigers went 15-19 in 2024-25, which included a first-round loss in the WNIT.

On Thursday, Nov. 20, the Pirates will return home to host Fordham in Walsh Gymnasium. Seton Hall is 9-5 all-time against Fordham, including a 67-44 drubbing of the Rams last season. Fordham went 15-15 overall last season, including a 9-9 mark in Atlantic 10 Conference play.

The long-time rivalry between Seton Hall and Princeton will be renewed on Tuesday, Dec. 2 in in Jadwin Gym on Princeton's campus. It'll be the 10th time in the last 11 seasons that the two New Jersey foes have faced off. Although the Pirates own a 13-10 all-time series lead, the Tigers have won six of the last eight games, including an epic 75-71 double-overtime victory in Princeton in 2023. The Tigers went 21-8 last season, including a 12-2 mark in the Ivy League. The Tigers earned an at large bid for their sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance before falling to Iowa State by five points in the opening round.

On Sunday, Dec. 7, Seton Hall will travel to Raleigh, N.C. for a contest at NC State. The Pirates are just 2-3 all-time against the Wolfpack, but won the most-recent meeting, a 58-55 victory on Nov. 26, 2015 in Cancun, Mexico. NC State is coming off a tremendous season in 2024-25 that saw a 28-7 final record, including a 16-2 mark in Atlantic Coast Conference play, and a run to the NCAA Sweet 16.

The Hall will close out the non-conference portion of its schedule with a trio of home games in Walsh Gymnasium.

On Tuesday, Dec. 9, the Pirates will face Columbia for the fourth time in the last four years. The Hall is 3-2 all-time against the Lions, but has dropped the last two contests. The Pirates' last victory in the series came in the National Quarterfinals of the WNIT on March 28, 2022. Columbia is coming off a terrific 24-7 season, which included an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and a victory in the NCAA First Four over 11-seeded Washington.

The Pirates will welcome Auburn to Walsh Gymnasium on Saturday, Dec. 13. The teams have only played one other time in history, and haven't met since Nov. 27, 2010. Last season, the Tigers went 12-18, including a 3-13 mark in Southeastern Conference play.

Finally, Seton Hall will close out the non-conference portion of its schedule with Washington State on Tuesday, Dec. 16. This will be the first-ever meeting between the teams. The Cougars are coming off a 21-14 overall record in 2024-25, including a 14-6 mark in West Coast Conference play. Washington State received a bit to the WNIT and defeated Utah Valley before falling in the second round.

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