Indiana women’s basketball’s conference schedule was announced Thursday afternoon on the Big Ten Network’s schedule release show.
The Hoosiers finished 26-6 a season ago, including 15-3 in conference play. Each Big Ten loss came on the road, with Indiana falling to Iowa, Ohio State and Illinois.
Despite the Big Ten’s addition of four new schools in USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon, each squad will play an 18-game conference slate.
The Hoosiers will host UCLA on Jan 4 and USC on Jan. 19. The cream and crimson will travel to Oregon on Jan. 24 and Washington on Jan. 27.
Indiana will host Purdue on Feb. 15 before traveling to West Lafayette on March 2. The Boilermakers are the only conference opponent the Hoosiers will play twice during the regular season.
Indiana’s 2024-25 schedule:
Exhibition:
Wednesday, Oct. 30: vs. Maryville University at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Regular season:
Monday, Nov. 4: vs. Brown University at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Thursday, Nov. 7: vs. Harvard University at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Wednesday, Nov. 13: at Butler University in Indianapolis.
Sunday, Nov. 17: vs. Stanford University at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
2024 Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis at the Paradise Islands, Bahamas
Saturday, Nov. 23: vs. Columbia University at Imperial Arena; 1:30 p.m. EST on FloHoops
Sunday, Nov. 24: TBD
Monday, Nov. 25: TBD
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Sunday, Dec. 1: vs. the University of Maine at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Wednesday, Dec. 4: vs. the University of Southern Indiana at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Saturday, Dec. 7: at Penn State in State College, Pennsylvania (Big Ten)
Sunday, Dec. 15: vs. Bellarmine University at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Sunday, Dec. 22: vs. Oakland University at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
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Saturday, Dec. 28: vs. Wisconsin at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Saturday, Jan. 4: vs. UCLA at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Wednesday, Jan. 8: at Northwestern in Evanston, Illinois
Sunday, Jan. 12: at Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.
Thursday, Jan. 16: vs. Illinois at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Sunday, Jan. 19: vs. USC at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Friday, Jan. 24: at Oregon in Eugene, Oregon
Monday, Jan. 27: at Washington in Seattle.
Sunday, Feb. 2: vs. Nebraska at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Thursday, Feb. 6: vs. Rutgers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Sunday, Feb. 9: at Minnesota in Minneapolis
Wednesday, Feb. 12: at Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Saturday, Feb. 15: vs. Purdue at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Thursday, Feb. 20: vs. Ohio State at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Sunday, Feb. 23: at Michigan State in East Lansing, Michigan
Thursday, Feb. 27: vs. Maryland at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Sunday, March 2: at Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana
Big Ten Tournament
Wednesday, March 5 - Sunday, March 9: at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis
Takeaways:
The Hoosiers begin conference play at Penn State — a return game for junior guard Shay Ciezki, a former Nittany Lion, who transferred to Indiana over the offseason. Senior guard Sydney Parrish will also return to her former school when the Hoosiers take on Oregon on Jan. 24.
Indiana’s west coast trip comes just after it hosts USC — one of the best teams in the country led by sophomore guard JuJu Watkins.
The Hoosiers’ two contests against Purdue come during the final five games of the regular season.
Follow reporter Dalton James (@DaltonMJames) and columnist Ryan Canfield (@_ryancanfield) for updates throughout the Indiana women’s basketball season.
