Extended home and road stints define the nonconference portion of the schedule. More games away from the East Side will provide an early test in Ivy League play.
That’s the upcoming women’s basketball reality for Brown in 2025-26. The Bears will be challenged early and often while trying to build momentum both in general and against their conference foes.
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A trip to Belmont starts the season and is the first of three in a row away from Pizzitola Center. The Bruins host Brown for a Nov. 7 tip that precedes two more games at Holy Cross and at UMBC. The Bears finally open a stretch of three straight at home with a Nov. 19 matchup against Boston University.
Head coach Monique LeBlanc huddles with her team during a December game last season. The Bears have steadily improved over the past two years. Is this the year they make a postseason run?
Brown plays another five straight on the road between a Nov. 25 meeting against New Hampshire and a Dec. 21 contest against Monmouth. The Bears close their nonconference schedule Dec. 29 against Regis before traveling to Yale for a Jan. 3 tip. Brown doesn’t play Bryant, Providence or the University of Rhode Island after closing 1-2 against that in-state trio in 2024-25.
The Bears battle all three returning NCAA Tournament qualifiers from the conference between Jan. 19 and Jan. 31. They visit Columbia, host Princeton and travel to Harvard around a Jan. 30 road game at Dartmouth. The Lions, Tigers and Crimson were a combined 36-6 in league play last season, with Columbia capturing the regular season crown and Harvard prevailing at Ivy Madness in Providence.
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Brown plays five of its next six at home after taking on Harvard. Yale, Dartmouth, the Crimson, Cornell and Columbia all visit the Bears between Feb. 7 and Feb. 28. Princeton and Penn are the lone road trips for Brown during the second half of the 14-game league schedule.
The Bears closed 12-15 overall and 6-8 in conference play last season. They missed the four-team league playoff on their home floor via tiebreaker against the Quakers, who also ended 6-8 against conference foes. Brown improved to 13-15 against the league after going just 5-23 in its first two seasons under coach Monique LeBlanc.
Good health would go a long way toward the Bears reaching the last four in the conference. Grace Arnolie, Alyssa Moreland and Ada Anamekwe headline a strong senior class and Gia Powell was a breakout scoring guard as a first-year player. Moreland, Anamekwe and Powell missed a combined 47 games last season due to various injuries, including foot problems that sidelined Anamekwe for the entirety.
Tip times and broadcast information for all games will be released at a later date. Visit brownbears.com for updates and ticket information.
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Brown women’s basketball schedule
Nov. 7 – at Belmont
Nov. 12 – at Holy Cross
Nov. 16 – at UMBC
Nov. 19 – Boston University
Nov. 23 – Maine
Nov. 25 – New Hampshire
Nov. 28 – at Bucknell
Nov. 30 – at Lehigh
Dec. 3 – at Stonehill
Dec. 6 – at George Washington
Dec. 9 – at Merrimack
Dec. 21 – Monmouth
Dec. 29 – Regis
Jan. 3 – at Yale
Jan. 10 – Penn
Jan. 17 – at Cornell
Jan. 19 – at Columbia
Jan. 24 – Princeton
Jan. 30 – at Dartmouth
Jan. 31 – at Harvard
Feb. 7 – Yale
Feb. 13 – Dartmouth
Feb. 14 – Harvard
Feb. 21 – at Princeton
Feb. 27 – Cornell
Feb. 28 – Columbia
March 7 – at Penn
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This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Brown women’s basketball schedule for 2025-26 season released
