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Navy women's basketball opens season at Mount St. Mary's Monday

Navy women's basketball opens season at Mount St. Mary's Monday

The Navy Midshipmen open their women's basketball season on the road Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. ET against the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Md. The game streams on ESPN+.

Both teams are 0-0, so this is the first game of the season for each.

How Navy finished last season

The Midshipmen's last five games of the previous season were split. Navy won three straight, starting with a 73-63 win at Colgate on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. Navy then beat Loyola Maryland 72-50 at home on Wednesday, Mar. 4, and Boston University 76-66 at home on Monday, Mar. 9.

The run ended with two losses. Lehigh beat Navy 81-76 in overtime at home on Thursday, Mar. 12, and Harvard won 73-52 on Thursday, Mar. 19, in Navy's last game of that season.

How Mount St. Mary's finished last season

The Mountaineers closed their previous season with three wins and two losses in their last five. They beat Niagara 76-57 on the road on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, then lost 68-63 in overtime at Canisius on Saturday, Feb. 21.

Mount St. Mary's followed with two home wins: 66-61 over Sacred Heart on Thursday, Feb. 26, and 54-46 over Rider on Saturday, Feb. 28. Its final game of that stretch was a 62-48 loss at Merrimack on Saturday, Mar. 7.

Game details

Navy is the road team in this opener, and Mount St. Mary's is at home. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. ET on Monday at Knott Arena.

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