WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Wellesley College basketball head coach Jennifer Kroll has announced the team's 2025-26 schedule. The schedule features 24 contests and 11 home games at Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse, including the season opener versus Lasell University on Friday, November 7.
Key Dates:
- Home Opener: Friday, November 7 at 7:30 PM vs. Lasell University
- NEWMAC Home Opener: Wednesday, January 21 at 7:00 PM vs. Emerson
- 2026 NEWMAC Championship: February 25-March 1
Schedule dates, times and opponents are subject to change, please visit WellesleyBlue.com for the latest schedule information.
Wellesley starts the season with a pair of home games at Lasell (Nov. 7) and Worcester State University (Nov. 12). The team will then head up to Maine to compete in the Gene DeLorenzo Tip Off Tournament at Colby College on November 15-16.
The rest of 2025 includes a road game at Wentworth Institute of Technology (Nov. 25), a home game with Elms (Dec. 2) and participation in the Shooting Touch Tournament at Williams College on December 5-6. Just before New Year's, the Blue will head south to Florida to compete in the St. Petersburg Classic on December 29-30.
Coach Kroll's team begins the 2026 portion of the season by traveling to University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) on January 3. The team will then host Regis College (Jan. 7) and Dean College (Jan. 8) before opening NEWMAC play at Mount Holyoke (Jan. 17).Â
The final 10 games of the season will feature six NEWMAC home games and four NEWMAC away games. The Blue are home versus Emerson College (Jan. 21), Smith College (Jan. 28), Wheaton College (Jan. 31), Clark University (Feb. 11), WPI (Feb. 19) and Salve Regina University (Feb. 21) and on the road against Smith College (Jan. 28), MIT (Feb. 4), Babson College (Feb. 7) and Springfield College (Feb. 14).
The NEWMAC Women's Basketball Championship will be held from February 25-March 1, 2026.
Wellesley Athletics strives for excellence at the conference, regional, and national levels, while providing opportunities for students to achieve their potential and learn the values of discipline, leadership, critical thinking, and responsibility to oneself and others.