HAMPTON, Virginia -- The Hampton University women's basketball team will once again feature a slate highlighted by major Division I opponents as the 2018-19 non-conference schedule was released.
Hampton will open the season on the road at Florida Atlantic on November 7 before returning home on Friday, November 16 to face Tennessee-Chattanooga.
The season opener will mark the third time that the Lady Pirates has faced off with Florida Atlantic, as FAU has won the first two contests. The game will end a 23-year hiatus between the two squads, who most recently played in 1995.
Similar to FAU, Hampton has faced off with Tennessee-Chattanooga twice as well, dropping both contests. The two teams met last season in Chattanooga on December 28, a 64-52 loss for the Lady Pirates.
The Chattanooga matchup will start a long four-game home stand for the Lady Pirates. HU plays host to James Madison University for an intra-state battle on November 20. The Lady Pirates have squared off with the Dukes six times in program history, most recently coming in the 2016-17 season. Hampton's lone win in the series came back in the 2010-11 campaign, a 69-64 triumph.
Eight days later, Samford University ventures to Hampton Roads to take on the Lady Pirates. Hampton will wrap up a home-and-home with the Bulldogs this season after falling to Samford in the inaugural matchup between the schools last season.
Elon caps off the spurt of home games, traveling to HU on Sunday, December 2. This will be the first time the Lady Pirates have hosted Elon, winning on a neutral site in 2001 before falling to the Phoenix on their home court last season.
Hampton takes to the road for a Wednesday contest at ACC-opponent N.C. State on December 5. This will be the second-ever matchup between the two schools. The Wolfpack defeated HU 81-56 in Raleigh during the 2016-17 season.
The Lady Pirates welcome Mid-Atlantic Christian University to town on Saturday, December 15 for a 4 p.m. tip-off. It will be the first-ever contest between the two schools. MACU is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). The Mustangs went 9-20 last season and are located out of Elizabeth City, N.C.
HU heads to the airport for a holiday trip out west, competing in the New Mexico Tournament on December 19-20 with opponents to still be announced.
Hampton wraps up the non-conference slate with a pair of road contests against Ivy League opponents. The Lady Pirates travel to Cornell on December 29, then Columbia on January 2 before venturing home for the remainder of the Big South schedule.
Hampton has never faced Cornell prior to this season. The Lady Pirates will be facing Columbia for the second time in program history, defeating the Lions at home last season by a score of 60-58.
The Big South schedule will be released later this summer.
For more information on Hampton University women's basketball, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.
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