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Big East Conference Announces 2025-26 Villanova Women’s Basketball Tipoff Times and TV Information

Dylan Johnson, Co-Sports Editor

October 2, 2025

Villanova women’s basketball will move to ESPN+ instead of FloSports for a majority of games.

On Thursday, the Big East Conference announced tipoff times and television information for the Villanova women’s 2025-26 basketball season.

This is the first season under the new Big East six-year media deal, which lasts until 2030-31, with coverage on FOX Sports (FOX, FS1), NBC Sports (NBC, Peacock), TNT Sports (TNT, truTV), and ESPN (ESPN+).

The Big East also agreed to a six-year media deal with ESPN. A minimum of 75 women’s basketball games will be streamed on ESPN+. Previously, a majority of Villanova women’s basketball games were on FloSports.

The Wildcats begin their season on Monday, Nov. 3, at the Finneran Pavilion, hosting Fairfield (7:00 p.m.).

Villanova’s conference schedule begins with a home game against Seton Hall on Friday, Dec. 19, at the Finneran Pavilion.

From March 6-9, the Big East Tournament will be held at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.

The Wildcats will host Towson for an exhibition before the start of the season on Friday, Oct. 24 (6:00 p.m.).

Below is the current 2025-26 Villanova women’s basketball schedule:

10/24: vs Towson – 6:00 p.m. (Exhibition)

11/3: vs Lafayette – 7:00 p.m. (TBD)

11/5: vs Fairfield – 7:00 p.m. (TBD)

11/9: vs VCU – 2:00 p.m. (TBD) – Toronto, Canada

11/12: vs Princeton – 7:00 p.m. (TBD)

11/16: at James Madison – 2:00 p.m. (TBD)

11/22: vs Temple – 7:00 p.m. (TBD)

11/25: at La Salle – 6:00 p.m. (TBD)

12/1: at West Virginia – 7:00 p.m. (TBD)

12/4: at Georgetown – 7:00 p.m. (Peacock)

12/7: vs Big Five Classic – TBD (TBD)

12/19: vs Seton Hall – 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

12/22: vs St. John’s – Noon (ESPN+)

12/29: at DePaul – 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

1/1: vs Creighton – Noon (ESPN+)

1/4: at Marquette – 4:00 p.m. (Peacock)

1/8: vs Xavier – 11:30 a.m. (ESPN+)

1/11: at Providence – Noon (TruTV)

1/15: at Connecticut – 7:00 p.m. (FS1)

1/18: vs Butler – 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

1/24: at St. John’s – 2:00 p.m. (FS1)

1/27: vs Providence – 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

1/31: vs DePaul – 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

2/4: at Butler – 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

2/7: vs Georgetown – 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

2/11: at Xavier – 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)

2/15: at Creighton – 5:00 p.m. (truTV)

2/18: vs Connecticut – 7:00 p.m. (Peacock)

2/22: vs Marquette – 3:30 p.m. (Peacock)

2/26: at Seton Hall – 7:00 p.m. (Peacock)

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Dylan Johnson, Co-Editor-in-Chief

Dylan Johnson has recently taken over one of the two Co-Editor-in-Chief roles for 2026. He is currently pursuing a major in Communications with a specialization in journalism. Dylan is a junior from Philadelphia, PA. Dylan’s passion for journalism is driven by storytelling. At The Villanovan, he wants to discover and tell the stories that might otherwise go untold. Outside of the paper, Dylan is currently working for The Philadelphia Inquirer as a Sports Intern. Dylan is a hard worker who is always looking for the next article to write. He is a diehard Philadelphia sports fan and will never miss an Eagles game. He can always be found at a Villanova game, whether it be in a press box, on the sidelines, or in the stands. When he is not spending hours in the Finn’s media room, Dylan can be found enjoying runs around campus.