YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — Seeking a 2-0 start in Mid-American Conference play for the first time since 1999-2000, the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team travels to Toledo for a game at Savage Arena Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m.
ON AIR Eastern Michigan and Toledo will air on ESPN+ from Savage Arena. Tom Helmer and Greg Steiner will have the call live on WEMU (89.1 FM) and the Varsity Network App. Live stats will also be available on EMUEagles.com.
OPENING TIPS »Led by a dominating 32-point, nine-rebound performance from senior Da’Sean Nelson, Eastern Michigan edged Northern Illinois, 75-71, in the MAC opener, Jan. 4. »In the NIU game, Jan. 4, junior Christian Henryadded 13 points and nine assists. His nine assists are the most by an Eagle since Paul Jackson had 10, Jan. 26, 2019, against Western Michigan. »Toledo native and senior Da’Sean Nelson, who is averaging a team-high 15.7 points per game, has nine-straight games scoring at least 10 points. »Eastern Michigan, which has four different players to score 28 points in separate games this season, is the only school in the nation to have four different players score even 27 points in separate games this season. A total of 12 other schools have three players to each reach 27 points as 359 different players have a 27-point performance this season and 287 different players have a 28-point performance. »EMU’s 6-0 mark in games decided by four points or fewer is the best in the nation. »Eastern Michigan has four players averaging at least 11.5-plus points each for the first time since the 1990-91 season. »After topping Northern Illinois, 75-71, Jan. 4, Eastern is seeking a 2-0 start in MAC play for the first time since 1999-2000. »Eastern Michigan’s Stan Heath is in his fourth year at the helm of the Eagles, holding a 37-68 record at EMU and a 247-275 record over 17 years as a head coach.
2-0 IN THE MAC? After topping Northern Illinois, 75-71, Jan. 4, Eastern is seeking a 2-0 start in MAC play for the first time since 1999-2000. The Eagles are 1-0 in conference play for the first time since the 2021-22 season. The 85-79 road win over Western Michigan, Jan. 4, 2022, also marks the last time EMU won its first MAC away contest of the season.
DA’SEAN NELSON IN TOLEDO Senior Da’Sean Nelson is set to return to is hometown for Tuesday, Jan. 7’s game against the Rockets. Nelson, who was not recruited by Toledo out of Robert S. Rogers High School in the Glass City, played some summer ball in Savage Arena, but never played with Rogers on the Rockets’ home floor. Nelson is expected to have more than 60 friends and family in attendance for Tuesday’s game.
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY VS. TOLEDO Eastern and Toledo are meeting for the 116th time as Toledo leads the all-time series, 63-52, as the Rockets have won the last seven meetings, including a narrow 91-87 win in Ypsilanti, Feb. 6, 2024, in the teams’ most recent meeting, despite EMU holding an 81-74 lead with 3:35 left to play. Eastern’s 87 points were its highest mark in the series since winning 91-85, Feb. 20, 2016. The 87 points also marked the second-most scored by EMU in a loss against Toledo as the top mark is 88 in a 95-88 overtime loss to the Rockets, March 3, 1981.
The Eagles have dropped four-straight in Toledo, including a 70-63 loss, Feb. 11, 2023, the teams’ most recent meeting at UT.
DA’SEAN NELSON CAREER-HIGH 32 POINTS Senior Da’Sean Nelsonnetted a career-high 32 points to go with nine rebounds in the win over Northern Illinois, Jan. 4. Nelson, who scored 16 points in each half, also set a career high with 12 made field goals.
DA’SEAN NELSON 10+ POINTS IN 9-STRAIGHT After scoring 32 points against Northern Illinois, Jan. 4, senior Da’Sean Nelsonhas nine-straight games with at least 10 points for the first time in his career.
With 18 regular-season games remaining, Nelson would need the Eagles to qualify for the MAC Tournament to have the opportunity to top Tyson Acuff‘s 27-game double-digit scoring streak from the 2023-24 season.
DA’SEAN NELSON MAC POTW (x3)??? Senior Da’Sean Nelson, who was named MAC Player of the Week Dec. 2 and Dec. 23, will have a good shot to earn his third conference weekly honor of the season after an impressive 32-point, nine-rebound showing against Northern Illinois, Jan. 4.
Nelson is the first Eagle since the 2019-20 season to earn two MAC Player of the Week honors in the same season as Boubacar Toure and Ty Groce each earned MAC West Division Player of the Week twice.
If he were to earn the recognition for the third time, Nelson would be the first player in the MAC to accomplish that feat since former Akron Zip and current Indiana Pacer Enrique Freeman earned the honor eight times in 2023-24.
CHRISTIAN HENRY NINE ASSISTS Junior Da’Sean Nelson dished out a career-high nine assists against Northern Illinois, Jan. 4, the top mark by an Eagle since Paul Jackson had 10, Jan. 26, 2019, against Western Michigan.
FIVE STARTERS MADE A THREE AT DAVIDSON Against Davidson, Dec. 28, all five Eastern starters made at least one three-pointer for the first time since at least the 2008-09 season.
SEVEN PLAYERS MADE A THREE AT DAVIDSON Against Davidson, Dec. 28, the Eagles had seven different players make at least one three-pointer for the first time since Nov. 12, 2019, against Goshen. It marks the first time EMU has had seven players with one made three-pointer against a Division I team since Dec. 20, 2010, against Valparaiso.
ONLY SCHOOL WITH 28+ POINTS (x4) With senior Da’Sean Nelson‘s 28 points against Northern Illinois, Jan. 4, junior Christian Henry‘s 28-point showing against Detroit Mercy, Nov. 30, senior Jalen Terry‘s 28 points against IU Indy, Nov. 14, and senior Jalin Billingsley‘s 32 points against Siena Heights, Nov. 8, Eastern Michigan is the only team in the nation with four different players reaching 28 points this season. EMU is also the only team with four reaching 27 points.
In total, 338 different players have scored at least 27 points in a single game nationally.
SUCCESS IN CLOSE GAMES – NATIONAL LEADER After a four-point win against Northern Illinois, Jan. 4, Eastern moved to 6-0 in games decided by four points or less. Eastern’s six wins by four or fewer is the most in the nation. The trend has continued from the 2023-24 season when the Eagles were 8-3 in games decided by four points or less.
Wins by Four Points or Less: 1. Eastern Michigan 6 T2. Nicholls 5 T2. Northeastern 5 T2. Princeton 5 T2. UC-Riverside 5
FOUR EAGLES AVERAGING 11.5+ POINTS Eastern has four players averaging 11.5 points for the first time since 1990-91.
Player PPG 1990-91 Marcus Kennedy 20.0 Carl Thomas 14.1 Lorenzo Neely 11.6 Kory Hallas 11.5
Eastern is the only team in the MAC with four players averaging at least 11.5 points per game.
DOUBLE-DIGIT ASSISTS Eastern Michigan has 12 consecutive games with at least 10 assists for the first time since a 13-game streak during the 2017-18 season.
JALEN TERRY, A BIT OF EVERYTHING Senior Jalen Terryis averaging 15.2 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game, and 3.3 assists per game.
Terry is one of 34 players nationally to average at least 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists.
Adding in his 1.5 steals per game, Terry is one of just 12 players nationally to average at least 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.5 steals.
JALEN TERRY MAC MINUTES LEADER Senior Jalen Terryleads the MAC in minutes, averaging 37.0 minutes per game.
National Minutes Leaders: 1. Bennett Stiritz (Drake) 38.0 2. Luke Barrett (St. Mary’s) 37.2 3. Kino Lilly, Jr. (Brown) 37.1 4. Brooks Barnhizer (NW) 37.0 5. Gibson Jimerson (SLU) 37.0 6. Jalen Terry (EMU) 37.0
With former Eagle Tyson Acuffranking fourth in the nation in minutes per game at 37.9 in 2023-24, EMU is the first school since Stony Brook (2021-23) to have different players rank inside the top six in minutes nationally in different seasons.
JALEN TERRY REBOUNDING AT 6-FEET TALL Despite standing at 6-feet-0, senior Jalen Terryis averaging 5.2 rebounds per game, which ranks 19th in the MAC. Terry ranks eighth in the MAC in defensive rebounds per game at 4.7.
JT 25+ POINTS, 6+ THREE-POINTERS SeniorJalen Terryposted back-to-back games with at least 25 points and six made three-pointers at IU Indy, Nov. 14, and at Cleveland State, Nov. 16. He is one of five MAC players to accomplish that feat and the first to do so since Jordan Dartis for Ohio University in 2019.
MAC Players With 25 Points AND 6 Three-Pointers in CONSECUTIVE Games (Since 2002-03): MOH Michael Bramos 4 Dec. 3-13, 2008 EMU Jalen Terry 2 Nov. 14-16, 2024 OU Jordan Dartis 2 Nov. 24-30, 2019 CMU Marcus Keene 2 (x2) Dec. 3-6, 2016; Jan. 17-21, 2017 BSU Skip Mills 2 March 4-6, 2006
Terry is one of just five Eagles since 2002-03 to record multiple games with at least 25 points and six made three-pointers in a season. If he can accomplish the feat again, he would be the first in that time frame to record three such games in one season.
EMU Players With 25 Points AND 6 Three-Pointers TOTAL Games in One Season (Since 2002-03): Jalen Terry 2 2024-25 Tyson Acuff 2 2022-23 Emoni Bates 2 2022-23 Elijah Minnie 2 2018-19 Willie Mangum 2 2016-17
Terry was also the first Eagle since Carlos Medlock, Feb. 11-15, 2006, to knock down six three-pointers in back-to-back games.
BELOW THE CENTURY MARK In 376 games at the George Gervin GameAbove Center since opening in 1998-99, only one team has reached 100 points against the Eagles as 2022-23 Florida Atlantic, which reached the 2023 Final Four, scored 101 at EMU, Dec. 4, 2022.
Horizon League preseason favorite Purdue Fort Wayne fell one point shy becoming the second Eagle foe to reach 100 points at the George Gervin GameAbove Center as Eastern fell, 99-76, Dec. 15.
Top Point Totals by Foes at the George Gervin GameAbove Center Date School Points 12/4/2022 Florida Atlantic 101 12/15/2024 Purdue Fort Wayne 99 11/30/2024 Detroit Mercy 98 11/12/2023 Illinois State 98
THR33-POINT STR3AK, 626-STRAIGHT GAM3S Eastern, which hit five threes against Northern Illinois, Jan. 4, has now hit at least one triple in 626-straight games. EMU last failed to score from downtown Jan. 24, 2004, when Miami held the Eagles to 0-of-7 from behind the arc.
The Eagles have converted at least five three-pointers in 14-consecutive games, dating back to the final game of the 2023-24 season. The 14-game streak is EMU’s longest since a 15-game streak extending from the 2020-21 to the 2021-22 season.
2024-25 PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAMS First Team Payton Sparks, Senior, Center, Ball State Anthony Pritchard, Senior, Guard, Central Michigan VonCameron Davis, R-Senior, Forward, Kent State AJ Clayton, Senior, Forward, Ohio Javan Simmons, Sophomore, Forward, Toledo
Second Team Isaiah Gray, Senior, Guard, Akron Jalen Sullinger, Senior, Guard, Kent State Shereef Mitchell, Graduate Student, Guard, Ohio AJ Brown, R-Sophomore, Guard, Ohio Isaiah Adams, Fifth Year, Guard, Toledo
PRESEASON PICKED NINTH After finishing 10th in 2023-24, EMU was picked ninth in the MAC preseason coaches’ poll.
2024-25 MAC Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
(First Place Votes)
1. Ohio (11) – 121 2. Akron (1) – 106 3. Kent State – 99 4. Toledo – 95 5. Bowling Green – 73 6. Miami – 72 7. Ball State – 67 8. Central Michigan – 55 9. Eastern Michigan – 36 10. Western Michigan – 33 11. Northern Illinois – 24 12. Buffalo – 11
Tournament Champion: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)
The six Ohio schools made up the top six while the bottom six is filled with the rest of the MAC schools.
MICHIGAN MATCH-UPS The Eagles play three in-state opponents in non-conference action with contests against Siena Heights (Nov. 8), Oakland (Nov. 21), and Detroit Mercy (Nov. 30).
NEW FOE, WHO DIS? The Eagles added competition against three first-time opponents this season; they face off against Texas State, Nov. 4 (L, 44-64), Houston Christian, Nov. 25 (W, 74-73), and Wright State, Dec. 21.
WHO’S GONE?? EMU lost 10 players from its 2023-24 game one roster including Tyson Acuff (Rutgers), Orlando Lovejoy (Detroit Mercy),Legend Geeter(Detroit Mercy), Conner Serven (Virginia Tech), Cyril Martynov(Eastern Kentucky), Julius Ellerbe(Coppin State), John McGriff(transfer portal – no destination),Javantae Randle (Central State), Prakash Ketterhagen (Lourdes), and Andrew Wells(graduation). The Eagles also lost Director of Operations LaMonta Stone (Assistant Coach – Detroit Mercy) and Graduate Assistant Nick Madray (graduation –> Utah Jazz).
WHAT’S GONE?? EMU lost 1,332 of its 2,047 points (65.07%) from the 2023-24 season, most notably leading scorerTyson Acuff, who averaged 21.7 ppg (8th in the nation) on 43/29/81 shooting splits and transferred to Rutgers.
DEPAUL DUO TO YPSILANTI Jalen Terry and Da’Sean Nelson both came to Ypsilanti from DePaul and are expected to have big roles for the Eagles in 2024-25. Terry averaged 8.5 ppg and Nelson scored 9.7 ppg for the Blue Demons in 2023-24.
STAYING HOME Eastern Michigan has just four players (Yusuf Jihad, Farmington Hills; Jalen Terry, Flint; Cooper Smith, Mio; and Julian Lewis, Ypsilanti) from the Mitten State on its 2024-25 roster, EMU’s fewest since 2020-21 (four).
INTERNATIONAL INFLUX International student-athlete representation doubled on the Eagles 15-player roster this season, as they added three true freshmen from Senegal (Mbaye N’Diaye), Nigeria (Godslove Nwabude), and Italy (Mario Brunetto), respectively. The trio joins sophomore Arne Osojnikwho represented Slovenia twice as a member of the U18 national team at the Euro Championships. A complete breakdown of the EMU roster can be found on page 11.
Most international true freshmen in the nation: 1. Buffalo – 6 2. Florida Atlantic – 5 t3. Eastern Michigan – 3 Manhattan – 3 Oregon State – 3 San Francisco – 3 Seattle – 3 UT-Martin – 3 Weber State – 3
Most African true freshmen in the nation: t1. Eastern Michigan – 2 Seton Hall – 2
Osojnik is one of five players from Slovenia in the country.
Slovenian MBB Players at NCAA Division I: Arne Osojnik – Eastern Michigan Klemen Vuga – UAPB Urban Klavzar – Florida Jan Vide – LMU (Calif.) Sasa Ciani – UIC
Brunetto is one of 17 Italians players while N’Diaye is one of 32 Senegalese players and Nwabude is one of 38 Nigerian players.
DOUBLEHEADER DAY The Eagles are scheduled to play three double-headers with the EMU women’s basketball team in 2023-24 with four of the five doubleheaders taking place in Ypsilanti. Both the EMU men’s and women’s teams will play Jan. 11 (vs. Akron), Feb. 15 (men vs. Toledo, women vs. Ball State), and Feb. 22 (Northern Illinois).
The men’s team was 5-0 at home in doubleheader games in 2023-24.
EMONI BATES NBA + G-LEAGUE Former Eagle Emoni Bates was named a G-League All-Star with the Cleveland Charge in 2023-24, averaging 24.8 ppg. Bates also appeared in 15 games with the Cavaliers during the 2023-24 season. He underwent surgery in early October to repair a torn meniscus and is expected to return to action at some point during the 2024-25 season.
EASTERN HADN’T PLAYED WRIGHT STATE? Despite being separated by 174 miles, Eastern Michigan and Wright State have never competed against each other in men’s basketball, prior to Eastern’s 86-82 win, Dec. 21.
Of the 44 Division I schools within 300 miles (straight line on map) of Ypsilanti, Eastern had played all but four of them, meeting 37 of the 44 multiple times.
Schools Within 300 Miles Eastern Had Not Played: School Distance Wright State 174 Northwestern 211 West Virginia 264 Morehead State 279
NEXT UP Eastern Michigan hosts Akron in both men’s and women’s basketball Saturday, Jan. 11. The women’s game is set for 1 p.m. while the men’s game is listed as a 3:30 p.m. start.
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The college volleyball offseason has only just officially begun, but moves are already being made.
Kentucky head coach Craig Skinner kicked things off by signing an All-American honorable mention for next season’s group. UK announced the addition of Notre Dame outside hitter Morgan Gaerte through the transfer portal on Wednesday morning. A 6-foot-5 native of Indiana, Gaerte was named a 2025 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention and a First Team All-ACC performer. She’ll help ease the loss of Eva Hudson — the lone senior on Kentucky’s national runner-up team this past season — on the outside.
Gaerte, who will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Wildcats, set a Notre Dame record last season with 4.64 kills per set (13th nationally). She’ll be expected to play on the opposite side of All-American outside hitter Brooklyn DeLeye for the ‘Cats in 2026. Skinner is already reloading.
Gaerte was a rare star for Notre Dame volleyball. A team captain, she started all 28 matches in 2025 as a sophomore for the Fighting Irish, finishing the year with 497 kills, the third-most ever in a season in Notre Dame history and the most since Christy Peters in 1997. Her First Team All-ACC nod was the first by a Notre Dame player since 2020. She reached 20 or more kills in 11 matches, also a program record for one season.
But where the transfer portal can give, it can also take. Kentucky lost a piece of this past season’s roster when redshirt sophomore middle blocker Brooke Bultema announced on Wednesday her intentions to transfer out of Lexington. After a redshirt freshman campaign in 2024 that saw her named to the SEC All-Freshman Team, Bultema did not see as much playing time in 2025 as she would have hoped for.
She likely won’t be the last outgoing transfer for Kentucky, either. Skinner is expected to return eight of his top nine rotation players from last season (barring an unexpected transfer), with the only departure being Hudson to graduation. And now that Gaerte is in the fold, the top half of the roster is in good shape once again. Don’t be shocked if other current Wildcats deeper on the bench elect to look elsewhere in the coming days/weeks.
Skinner shows love to the BBN
Coming off a disappointing loss in the national championship match to Texas A&M, Craig Skinner reminded us all how truly magical the 2025 campaign still was. Kentucky won its ninth straight SEC Championship, won the SEC Tournament, finished with 30 wins on the season, and went perfect (15-0) during conference play. UK made just the program’s second-ever national title match and first since winning it all in 2020 along the way.
Skinner sent out a few social media posts on Wednesday morning, thanking the Big Blue Nation for all their support throughout the season. He says over 38,000 total fans showed up to home matches inside Memorial Coliseum in 2025, where the ‘Cats did not drop a single match.
Man. What a ride! This team rejuvenated my fire for coaching and my love for this incredible fan base. Over 38,000 of you came through the turnstiles at HMC and led us to an undefeated home record and a Lexington Regional Championship! pic.twitter.com/Xw7aBDBN4E
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ST. MARY’S CITY, Md. – Four members of the St. Mary’s College of Maryland volleyball team were honored by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) as members of the CSC Academic All-District® Team, the organization announced in a release Tuesday (Dec. 16).
Senior Julia Bobrowski (California, Md./Leonardtown), juniors Camilla Galeano (Germantown, Md./Damascus) and Lauren Panageotou (Baltimore, Md./Mercy), and sophomore Stella Marrero (Pleasant Prairie, Wis./Christian Life) all earned the award for the 2025 season.
Bobrowski is the lone repeat selection.
The 2025 Academic All-District® Volleyball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.
The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes volleyball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.
Outstanding student-athletes are nominated for Academic All-District® recognition by communications directors and must have a minimum 3.50 GPA plus meet high athletic standards.
Bobrowski owns a 3.74 GPA as a sociology major and business administration minor for her second straight Academic All-District award. The 5-6 outside hitter ranked sixth in the United East Conference with 55 service aces and 14th with 0.52 aces per set. She was named to the United East All-Sportsmanship Team (Nov. 24).
Galeano, a computer science major with a 3.87 GPA, tied for 14th in the conference with 42 service aces while tying for 17th with 0.49 aces per set. The 5-4 setter led the Seahawks with 402 assists while registering 20-plus assists five times this season.
A psychology major and educational studies minor, Panageotou boasts a 3.7 GPA. The 5-10 setter was second on the team with 291 assists while adding 101 digs, 12 service aces, and six kills in 30 matches.
Marrero picked up her first Academic All-District award with 3.96 GPA as a neuroscience and psychology double major and biology minor. The 5-7 defensive specialist ranked 10th in the United East with 303 digs while sitting 20th with 2.78 digs per set. She was also second on the team with 45 service aces.
St. Mary’s College (17-15, 8-2 UEC) captured the program’s first-ever conference tournament championship title by taking the 2025 United East tournament crown with a 3-2 road win over top-seeded Penn State Harrisburg. The Seahawks also gained the program’s first-ever berth in the NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Tournament.
Wellsboro junior Madison Cruttenden was recently named to the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association’s, PVCA, Class 2A All-State team.
Cruttenden was one of three NTL and District IV volleyballers (Aryana Andrus and Alli Bailey from Troy) to make the team.
Cruttenden received 536 serves, made 37 assists and had 341 digs this season. She also scored 163 points to go along with 54 aces.
Over the course of her career she has made 1,197 receptions, 56 assists, 784 digs, 407 points (112 aces) and 6 kills.
“This is a well-deserved honor for Maddy,” head coach Darci Pollock said. “She has been a consistent back row player for us the past two seasons. She continues to work hard in the off season. I’m very proud of her work ethic and dedication to the team!”
Cruttenden is the ninth Wellsboro player to earn a spot on the PCVA All-State team. Cruttenden joins Carrie Gorda, Rachel Patt, Hannah Zuchowski, Kirsten Florio, Caitlyn Callahan, Megan Starkweather, Paige Logsdon and Lexi Urena.
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The 118th Millrose Games women’s 3000 meters on Feb. 1, 2026, at the Nike Track & Field Center at The Armory will feature a showdown between NCAA distance running’s top stars Doris Lemngole and Jane Hedengren, along with 2025 runner-up Josette Andrews.
Lemngole, competing for Alabama, holds the NCAA championship and record in the 3000m steeplechase. The Kenya native won the steeplechase at the Lausanne Diamond League and finished fourth at the World Championships before claiming her second straight NCAA cross country title — her fifth NCAA championship overall. The junior received the 2025 Bowerman Award last week, recognizing her as collegiate track and field’s top athlete.
“I am excited and looking forward to competing at the Millrose Games, especially given its prestige and historic significance,” said Lemngole in a release by the meeting this week.. “It is a great opportunity!”
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Hedengren broke every American high school distance record from 1500m through 5000m before enrolling at BYU. The freshman went unbeaten in cross country until finishing second to Lemngole at nationals, then shattered the NCAA 5000m record with a 14:44.79 clocking in her indoor debut.
Both runners will chase Katelyn Tuohy’s NCAA 3000m record of 8:35.20, established at the 2023 Millrose Games.
Andrews, from Tenafly, N.J., finished sixth in the 5000m at the 2025 World Championships and has top-five showings at World Indoor Championships and the Diamond League Final.
Several Other 118th Millrose Games Confirmations
The World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meet will also feature Grant Fisher, Cole Hocker, Elle St. Pierre, Jess Hull, Nikki Hiltz, Joe Kovacs, Yared Nuguse, Hobbs Kessler, Cameron Myers, Julien Alfred, Devynne Charlton and Danielle Williams.
Tickets are available at millrosegames.org. More than 85 percent of seats have sold.
DAYTONA BEACH – The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats have officially released their 2026 softball schedule. The schedule includes four in-season tournaments prior to SWAC play along with two separate contests against non-conference foes.
The Wildcats’ season will begin at the USF-Rawlings Classic in Tampa from February 5-7. B-CU will open against Illinois State, followed by matchups with USF, Kansas, Michigan, and Florida.
The Cats’ first game at Sunnyland Park will take place on February 11th against North Dakota State at 5 p.m.
From February 13-15, the Wildcats will be in Leesburg, Florida for THE Spring Games, where they will take on mid-majors LIU, Southern Miss, Loyola Chicago, and St. John’s.
The following weekend, B-CU once again travels to Cathedral City, California for an appearance in the annual Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 19-21), squaring off against Utah, Rutgers, Texas Tech, Oregon State, and Long Beach State.
For their fourth and final in-season tournament, the Wildcats head to Madiera Beach, Florida for the Make It Happen Games. The event takes place from February 27 to March 1 and features Bellarmine, UMass, UIC, Bowling Green, and Monmouth.
The Wildcats’ SWAC schedule begins on Friday, March 6th with a two-game road series against Alabama A&M. B-CU will then finish up their non-conference schedule following a road contest against UNF (March 11).
B-CU welcomes Alabama State for a three-game series on March 13th & 14th. The following weekend (March 20-21), they will travel to play Jackson State before heading back to Sunnyland. The Cats host rival Florida A&M for a three-game set on March 27th and 28th.
The Wildcats travel to Itta Bena, Mississippi to take on the Delta Devils on April 3rd & 4th. Their final three series include rematches of previous series against Jackson State, Alabama State, and Alabama A&M. B-CU will host the Tigers (April 10-11) and the Bulldogs (April 24-25), while traveling to face the Hornets (April 17-18).
The Southeastern Athletic Conference tournament will again compete in Gulfport, Mississippi, and takes place from May 5th to May 9th.
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