MORRIS, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris women's basketball team has announced its 2026-27 schedule. The Cougars will play 25 games, including 10 at James Gremmels Court. Head Coach Tim Grove enters his 21st season leading the program.
 
The Cougars tip off the 2026-27 season with a pair of games in St. Joseph, Minn. UMM opens the season against the College of Saint Benedict on Nov. 6 at 8:15 p.m. The following day, Minnesota Morris faces Hamline University, with a noon tipoff.
 
The Cougars continue their road trip against Concordia College (Minn.) on Nov. 11, with a 5:30 p.m. start. Three days later, they travel to St. Catherine University for a noon contest. Minnesota Morris hosts its first game of the season on Nov. 16, welcoming Trinity Bible College for a 5 p.m. game.
 
Minnesota Morris then travels west for two games in Tacoma, Wash. The Cougars will face Pacific Lutheran University for the first time in program history on Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m., followed by a matchup with the University of Puget Sound on Nov. 25 at 2 p.m.
 
As the Cougars return to Minnesota, they will begin Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play. This season, each team in the conference will play every other team three times. Conference games will be played on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with Wednesday games starting at 5 p.m. and Saturday games at 1 p.m. Conference play begins on Dec. 2, as Minnesota Morris travels to Bethany Lutheran College for a 5 p.m. game.
 
Minnesota Morris will then play back-to-back home games on Saturday, Dec. 5, and Wednesday, Dec. 9. The Cougars will host North Central University and the University of Northwestern, respectively. On Dec. 16, UMM travels to Martin Luther College for a 5 p.m. contest before wrapping up the 2026 calendar year by hosting Crown College at 1 p.m.
 
After winter break, action resumes with a 3 p.m. contest at the University of Wisconsin-Superior on Jan. 2. The regular schedule resumes with a 5 p.m. tipoff at Northwestern on Jan. 6. The Cougars host their first game of 2027 on Jan. 13 against Bethany Lutheran, with tipoff scheduled for 5 p.m. They then return to the road to face Crown and North Central the following Saturday and Wednesday, respectively.
 
UMM then begins its longest homestand of the season, featuring three games. The stretch starts with UW-Superior on Jan. 23 at 3 p.m. The Cougars then host Martin Luther on Jan. 27 and Northwestern on Feb. 3, with both games starting at 5 p.m.
 
As the Cougars near the end of the schedule, they travel to Bethany Lutheran one final time for a 1 p.m. contest on Feb. 6. They then return home to host North Central at 5 p.m. on Feb. 10. The Cougars travel to Martin Luther and UW-Superior on Feb. 13 and 17, respectively. Minnesota Morris wraps up the regular season by hosting Crown on Feb. 20 at 1 p.m.