SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team will begin its 2024-25 season in just over a month as first-year head coach Jana Pearson announced her team's schedule on Tuesday.

"On the heels of another historic season, it's an honor to announce the 2024-25 schedule for CSUSM women's basketball," said Pearson. "This year's schedule will no doubt provide much excitement as well as many opportunities for this newly assembled squad to learn and grow."
 
The Cougars' 29-game slate includes one home exhibition to go along with 12 home games and 16 road games in the regular season.

"Our non-conference season opens with three of the West Region's top eight teams from last season in Point Loma, Azusa Pacific and Western Washington," Pearson said. "With no doubt having a target on our backs after last year's Final Four finish, it will be a true test of our grit while preparing us for the grind of the conference season that awaits."
 
The Cougars will begin the 2024-25 season with an exhibition game at San Diego State on Nov. 4. 

CSUSM will open its regular season on the road in two tough tournaments starting with the PacWest/CCAA Conference Challenge, facing Point Loma (Nov. 8), who the Cougars defeated in the opening game of the 2024 NCAA Division II West Regional and host Azusa Pacific (Nov. 9). The Cougars will then head north to the SPU Region Crossover to take on host Seattle Pacific (Nov. 15) and Western Washington (Nov. 16), who CSUSM knocked out in the second round of the West Regional. 

The Cougars will host Saint Martin's (Nov. 21) in their home opener before welcoming NCAA Division I UC Riverside (Nov. 26) to The Sports Center for an exhibition game. 
 
CSUSM will slip up to Northern California to face its travel partner Sonoma State (Nov. 30) in its CCAA opener before returning home to face Cal Poly Pomona (Dec. 5) and Cal State San Bernardino (Dec. 7). The Cougars will play their final non-conference game at Vanguard (Dec. 17) before closing out 2024 with a home game against Sonoma State (Dec. 21). 

The Cougars will begin the new year in the Bay Area, taking on Cal State East Bay (Jan. 2) and San Francisco State (Jan. 4). 
 
CSUSM will return to The Sports Center for a four-game homestand against Cal State Dominguez Hills (Jan. 9), Cal State LA (Jan. 11), Chico State (Jan. 16) and Cal Poly Humboldt (Jan. 18). 

The Cougars embark on their final long road trip of the season next, traveling to Cal State Monterey Bay (Jan. 23), Stanislaus State (Jan. 25), Cal State LA (Jan. 30) and Cal State Dominguez Hills (Feb. 1). 
 
CSUSM will come back to San Marcos for a pair of games against San Francisco State (Feb. 6) and Cal State East Bay (Feb. 8) before leaving for a set of games at Cal State San Bernardino (Feb. 13) and Cal Poly Pomona (Feb. 15). 
 
The Cougars will then play their final two home games of the regular season against Stanislaus State (Feb. 20) and Cal State Monterey Bay (Feb. 22).
 
Wrapping up the regular season on the road for the second consecutive season, the Cougars will head to Cal Poly Humboldt (Feb. 27) and Chico State (March 1). 

CSUSM will host the 2025 CCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on March 6-8 at The Sports Center, which will feature the top six teams in the CCAA standings at the end of the regular season.
 
2023-24 season ticket holders have until Oct. 31 to renew their seats for the upcoming season. New season tickets will go on sale on Nov. 1 while single-game tickets will be available on Nov. 8. For purchases and any questions, contact Armando Lara (arlara@csusm.edu).