Springfield Standard

Conference USA has released the 2025-26 women's basketball conference schedule, marking Missouri State University's Lady Bears' first season in the league. The team will participate in an 18-game slate as part of the league's expansion to 12 teams.

Missouri State will face four teams once during the regular season and engage in a home-and-home series with seven others. The Lady Bears begin their Conference USA journey on January 4 with a game against FIU in Miami.

Following this, they will play their one-off opponents consecutively, starting with Kennesaw State at home on January 8 and Jacksonville State on January 10. The team will then travel to UTEP and New Mexico State before returning for home games against Louisiana Tech and Sam Houston. They conclude January with away games against Delaware and Liberty.

In February, Missouri State will host five home games against Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky, Liberty, Delaware, and FIU. Their only road trip that month includes matches at Sam Houston and Louisiana Tech.

The regular season concludes with away games at Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee in early March. The CUSA Basketball Tournament is scheduled for March 10-14 at Propst Arena in Huntsville, Alabama.

Missouri State's head coach Beth Cunningham leads a team coming off a successful season with a share of the Missouri Valley Conference title and an appearance in the WBIT. The Lady Bears have achieved eight consecutive 20-win seasons and ten straight postseason appearances. They return seven players from last year while adding seven newcomers.

Season tickets are available through MissouriStateBears.com or by calling (417) 836-7678.