SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The Notre Dame women’s basketball team has released its 2025-26 schedule, and it includes several marquee matchups.

The Fighting Irish will tip off their season on Nov. 5 at home against Fairleigh Dickinson. Prior to the season opener, the Irish will host Purdue Northwest in a preseason exhibition on Oct. 30.

The Irish will then host Chicago State (Nov. 9) and Akron (Nov. 12) before welcoming USC on Nov. 21 for a marquee matchup that pits All-Americans Hannah Hidalgo and JuJu Watkins against each other.

Notre Dame will then host Central Michigan on Nov. 24 in its final game before Thanksgiving and won’t play again until the 2025 ACC/SEC Challenge on Dec. 4 at Ole Miss.

Skipping ahead to mid-January, the Irish will head to Storrs for a non-conference showdown w

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