EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State women’s basketball announced its 2022-23 non-conference schedule on Tuesday.
Michigan State will play 11 non-conference games, along with an exhibition game against Saginaw Valley State. Three of the Spartans’ 2022-23 non-conference opponents competed in the NCAA Tournament last season, including MSU’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge opponent Georgia Tech. All three teams at the Phil Knight Invitational competed in the NCAA Tournament with MSU facing Iowa State in the first game. The Spartans will then face either Oregon or North Carolina in the next game.
MSU will play nine games at the friendly confines of the Breslin Center, beginning with an exhibition against Saginaw Valley State on Sunday, Oct. 30. The Spartans open the regular season with five-straight home games, beginning on Monday, Nov. 7 against Delaware State, before facing Purdue Fort Wayne on Thursday, Nov. 10.
In a tough stretch, MSU will take on Western Michigan (Nov. 13), Oakland (Nov. 15) and Florida A&M (Nov. 17).
In their only true road game of the non-conference ledger, the Spartans will travel to Central Michigan on Saturday, Nov. 19. MSU will round out November at the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland, Oregon, facing Iowa State on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 24), and the Spartans will then face either North Carolina or Oregon on Sunday, Nov. 27.
Michigan State will conclude December with a trio of non-conference games at home, beginning with Georgia Tech on Thursday, Dec. 1 in the ACC/B1G Challenge. MSU will then face Detroit Mercy (Dec. 18) and Prairie View A&M (Dec. 20).
The Spartans completed the 2021-22 campaign with a 15-15 overall record and an 8-9 mark in conference play. MSU was led by departed All-American senior Nia Clouden, who averaged 20.0 points per game. The Spartans welcome back two starters in the All-B1G freshmen duo DeeDee Hagemann and Matilda Ekh.
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