CHESTER, Pa. - Widener Women's Basketball head coach Alisa Kintner announced the 2026-27 schedule.

The Pride are looking to carry positive momentum from last season into this upcoming one. Widener finished with a 21-6 overall record and an 11-3 record in MAC Conference play. The Pride entered the conference tournament as the no.2 seed and would knock off Alvernia in the semifinals before falling to Messiah in the MAC Championship game.

Kintner discussed her optimism heading into the season.

"We're really excited about this upcoming season and the group we have coming back. We have a good mix of returning players and newcomers, and our biggest focus has been building team chemistry, getting stronger, and establishing our identity early."

Kintner also touched on her thoughts about the upcoming schedule.

"Our schedule will challenge us, but we're excited to open the season at home with our TFD Consulting Widener Basketball Tip-Off Tournament and compete in front of our fans, community and parents. Our goal is to continue improving every day, play together, compete on every possession, and put ourselves in a position to compete for a MAC Commonwealth championship."

The squad loses MAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-MAC first team honoree Lindsay Kutz, Second team selection Avalynn Baer and 20 point per game scorer Mia Robbins to graduation. Returning key contributors include junior guard Riley Stackhouse and senior guard Giada Palmieri. Stackhouse was third on the team in scoring last night, averaging 12 points per game while pulling down almost four rebounds a game. Palmieri was a key scorer off the bench, contributing 7.7 points per game and will step into a larger role this season.

The 2026-27 Schedule
The season starts right here in Chester as the Pride will host the Widener Tip Off Tournament on Nov. 6-7. Other home opponents in November include Immaculata on Nov. 11 and Ursinus on Nov. 21. The Pride will travel to non-conference opponents Montclair State on Nov. 14 and Rowan on Nov. 24.

December starts with back-to-back MAC road games against Eastern and Stevenson before returning home to face Hood on Dec. 12. Later in the month, Widener travels to Newport News, Va. to participate in the Christopher Newport Tournament on Dec. 18-19. 

Widener will travel to take on Messiah in a rematch of the last three MAC Championship games on Jan. 6. Another key match-up comes when Widener hits the road to take on Alvernia in a MAC semifinal rematch on Jan. 20. Home dates in January include Albright on Jan. 9, York on Jan. 13, Stevenson on Jan. 23 and Eastern on Jan. 27

Widener welcomes Messiah into Schwartz Center on Feb. 6 for their second meeting of the season. The Pride finish out the regular season with away games at York and Albright and the regular season finale at home against Alvernia.

Tickets
Digital tickets will be available for all home basketball games played at Schwartz Athletic Center in single game passes and full season passes. All fans looking to purchase general admission single game tickets can do so starting Monday (October 5) via the ticket link located on the season schedule. Fans looking to purchase a season pass will be able to do so shortly after the beginning of October. 

To view the entire 2026-27 schedule, click here.