By: Michael Pitts
DALLAS – Kennesaw State women's basketball's 18-game Conference USA slate was unveiled by the league office Friday.
Led by fifth year head coach
Octavia Blue, KSU starts off its CUSA schedule at home for two games with a three-game homestand later in January. The Owls end the regular season with three-consecutive road contests.
The slate tips off Friday, Jan. 2 at home against Middle Tennessee, followed by a Sunday contest on Jan. 4 versus Western Kentucky.
Trips to new CUSA foe Missouri State on Thursday, Jan. 8 and FIU on Saturday, Jan. 10 mark the first away games of the campaign.
Kennesaw State then returns home Saturday, Jan. 17 to face Jacksonville State followed by a pair of home games against UTEP (Jan. 22) and New Mexico State (Jan. 24).
Next, the Owls are back on the road Jan. 29 (at Louisiana Tech) and Jan. 31 (at Sam Houston).
The February calendar starts Thursday, Feb. 5 at home against another new CUSA member Delaware, trailed by a Feb. 7 contest against 2025 league champion Liberty. KSU then treks for return games at Western Kentucky (Feb. 12) and MTSU (Feb. 14).
The Owls' final homestand of the season features contests against Sam Houston (Feb. 19) and Louisiana Tech (Feb. 21). KSU's regular season ends on the road for three games at New Mexico State (Feb. 26), UTEP (Feb. 28) and Jacksonville State (March 7).
Kennesaw State women's basketball's full 2025-26 schedule will be revealed at a later date. The 2026 Conference USA Basketball Championships are set for March 10-14 inside Propst Arena in Huntsville, Ala.
Kennesaw State women's basketball enters the season coming off a 2024-25 campaign where the team earned its first CUSA tournament win over UTEP along with All-CUSA honors for graduate
Prencis Harden. KSU captured wins over Georgia State and Chattanooga and held Seattle to its fewest points in a non-conference home game since Dec. 2004. The Black and Gold won seven games in their first season in CUSA and led the league in double-doubles and second in three-point defense.
Trynce Taylor,
Lee Lee Willis,
Kailyn Fields,
Gabriela Bendeck-Giron and
Mame Kane return for another season with KSU. They are joined by transfers
Fanta Daffe (Saint Francis),
Kaelyn Flowers (FGCU),
Marihya Hart (Jackson State CC),
Emaya Lewis (FAU),
Shania Nichols (IU Indianapolis) and
Latazia Williamson (Memphis). Freshman
TaTianna Stovall and
Madyson Elliott round out the Owls' 2025-26 roster.
Back in June, Blue
announced the hiring of assistant coach Chris Straker and assistant coach/recruiting coordinator Sherrie Tucker. They join Blue and returning associate head coach
Keisha McClinic on the staff.
Fans can now place deposits on 2025-26 season tickets for the upcoming women's basketball campaign. Click
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2025-26 Women's Basketball CUSA Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
| Friday, Jan. 2 |
Middle Tennessee |
| Sunday, Jan. 4 |
Western Kentucky |
| Thursday, Jan. 8 |
at Missouri State |
| Saturday, Jan. 10 |
at Florida International |
| Saturday, Jan. 17 |
Jacksonville State |
| Thursday, Jan. 22 |
UTEP |
| Saturday, Jan. 24 |
New Mexico State |
| Thursday, Jan. 29 |
at Louisiana Tech |
| Saturday, Jan. 31 |
at Sam Houston |
| Thursday, Feb. 5 |
Delaware |
| Saturday, Feb. 7 |
Liberty |
| Thursday, Feb. 12 |
at Western Kentucky |
| Saturday, Feb. 14 |
at Middle Tennessee |
| Thursday, Feb. 19 |
Sam Houston |
| Saturday, Feb. 21 |
Louisiana Tech |
| Thursday, Feb. 26 |
at New Mexico State |
| Saturday, Feb. 28 |
at UTEP |
| Saturday, March 7 |
at Jacksonville State |
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