CHADRON, Neb. – Two Division I exhibitions, two in-state rivalry matchups and four of the final six games at home are some of the highlights from the official 2025-26 schedule for Chadron State women's basketball.
The 2025-26 season will be the first under new leadership for the program, with former Chadron State men's assistant and CSU Pueblo women's assistant Jalen Little taking the helm of the program for his first head coaching job.
Little's 2025 squad features four holdover players from last year's Eagles roster – junior guard Jordyn Stokes, senior forward McKenzi Petersen, redshirt junior guard Camren Morris and redshirt freshman forward Alex Ridenour, who missed last season with a knee injury but is poised to return to the court at some point in 2025-26.
Little and his team will take the court at the Chicoine Center for the first time on Saturday, December 6 against South Dakota Mines at 1 p.m. Chadron State's RMAC opener is two days before, when the Eagles travel to Spearfish to take on Black Hills State on Thursday, December 4 at 5 p.m.
The Eagles will open the season with a pair of nonconference matchups against Oklahoma Christian on Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16 before taking on Wayne State on Saturday, November 22.
Like last year, Chadron State will take on two Division I programs in exhibition games, meaning the result will not count in Chadron State's win-loss record. The Eagles will face the University of Wyoming on Tuesday, November 25 and the University of Northern Colorado on Friday, November 28.
The final two nonconference matchups of the year happen just before Christmas, when the Eagles travel to face Nebraska-Kearney on Tuesday, December 16 and Fort Hays State on Friday, December 19.
Once again, RMAC contests will be played on Thursdays and Saturdays this season. Among the home highlights during the RMAC schedule – a homestand against Little's former school (CSU Pueblo) and the reigning RMAC Tournament champions (UCCS) on December 11-13, a home rivalry game against Black Hills State on January 27 and two home games on the last week of the regular season, when the Eagles host Western Colorado on February 26 and Westminster on February 28.
Eagle fans can purchase reserved seat and general admission season tickets, as well as single game tickets, online now by visiting chadroneagles.com/tickets.
