EAST LANSING, Mich. (Interstat) — The Michigan State Spartans will open their 2025-26 women’s basketball season on Tuesday, Nov. 4, hosting the Mercyhurst Lakers at the Breslin Events Center.

Both teams are 0-0 and will be playing their first game of the new campaign. The matchup marks the start of a new era for the Spartans, who look to move past a season-ending 83-49 loss to North Carolina State in the NCAA tournament last March.

For Mercyhurst, a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, the game represents a challenging non-conference test against a Power Five opponent. The Lakers last played on March 6, 2025, falling 80-65 to Saint Francis (PA).

The contest is the first of a difficult opening stretch for the Lakers, who will visit Dayton just two days later. Michigan State, a member of the Big Ten, will begin its season with a five-game homestand, facing Eastern Michigan on Nov. 9 following Tuesday’s opener.

The game will tip off at 7 p.m. EST in East Lansing.