By: Mitch Morelli
Steubenville, Ohio - Franciscan Women's Basketball released their 2025-26 schedule, which consists of 25 regular season contests before the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Tournament begins in the end of February.
Iliana Spoelman is entering her third season at the helm and will have the Barons ready for the season that begins in November
The Barons begin the season with three consecutive road games. The first two will be played in New York, as they compete in a season-opening tournament at SUNY Canton. The Barons will have their home opener on November 13th against Penn State Greater Allegheny.
In November, the Barons will play at Hope College in Michigan. They will take on Illinois Wesleyan and Carthage over that weekend.
PAC play begins at Waynesburg on December 3rd. PAC play is a little different this season with the addition of Hiram to the league. The PAC has now split into North and South Divisions. Franciscan is in the South alongside Waynesburg, Washington & Jefferson, Saint Vincent, Chatham, and Bethany. They will play each South team twice, one at home and one away, but only play each North team once this season. That gives each team 16 PAC games, not 20, that were played over the last several seasons.
Kuzma Day will be on January 31st, as Hiram comes to Steubenville. Senior Day will be February 18th against Saint Vincent.
The PAC Championship Tournament was also altered, as eight teams will now make postseason play. The top four teams from each division will make the tournament. The full tournament layout can be viewed
here.
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